Question 1

An intense,paralyzing fear of a specific object,person,situation,or thing in the absence of any real danger is a _______.

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder 
B) phobic disorder 
C) conversion reaction 
D) compulsive disorder

Question 2

Jane maintains a rigid posture,rarely communicates,and is unresponsive to stimulation.Jane would likely be diagnosed as which type of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) disorganized 
B) catatonic 
C) paranoid 
D) undifferentiated

Question 3

The _______ approach to psychological disorders stresses that events occurring in childhood can lead to unresolved conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) learning 
B) developmental 
C) psychoanalytic 
D) medical

Question 4

Nick was admitted to a mental institution because he heard voices talking to him that no one else could hear,and he saw demons attacking him,though no one else could see anything near him.Nick's symptoms are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) delusions 
B) obsessions 
C) hallucinations 
D) compulsions

Question 5

The most common psychotic disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A) manic-depressive. 
B) bipolar. 
C) schizophrenia. 
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 6

Most psychoanalytic theorists believe that anxiety disorders are the result of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) unconscious conflict 
B) learned helplessness 
C) lack of reinforcement 
D) primary drives

Question 7

Involuntary ideas that keep recurring despite the person's efforts to stop them are called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) compulsions 
B) obsessions 
C) impulses 
D) panic attacks

Question 8

A compulsion is:

Accepted Answer

A) a recurring irrational thought which you cannot put out of your mind. 
B) a behavior that you cannot control. 
C) an inability to express your emotions. 
D) all of the above

Question 9

Your aunt prefers to stay in her home and avoid public places and social situations.She would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A) agoraphobia. 
B) ailurophobia. 
C) cynophobia. 
D) specific phobia.

Question 10

The DSM-IV-TR identifies dissociative identity disorder as

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder. 
B) dissociative identity disorder. 
C) dissociative fugue. 
D) schizophrenia.

Question 11

Which of the following is a mood disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
B) dissociative identity disorder 
C) narcissistic personality disorder 
D) bipolar disorder

Question 12

A schizophrenic characterized by alternating periods of mute immobility and excited motor activity is referred to as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) disorganized schizophrenic. 
B) undifferentiated schizophrenic. 
C) paranoid schizophrenic. 
D) catatonic schizophrenic.

Question 13

Fears of snakes,thunderstorms,darkness,and water are classified as ________ phobias.

Accepted Answer

A) simple 
B) primary 
C) social 
D) innate

Question 14

An overwhelming desire to set fires is called a/an:

Accepted Answer

A) obsession. 
B) phobia. 
C) compulsion. 
D) somatoform.

Question 15

In the movie "The Exorcist," a Catholic priest performed religious rituals to cast out a demon that made a young girl act abnormally.This illustrates which perspective on the causes of abnormal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) mystical 
B) mythical 
C) medical 
D) psychoanalytic

Question 16

An episode of intense sadness that may last for several months is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder 
B) hypomania 
C) major depressive disorder 
D) dysthymia

Question 17

The _______ approach to psychological disorders suggests that we learn abnormal behaviors just as we learn other behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) rational 
C) motivation 
D) learning

Question 18

A person who loses her memory and wanders away from home may be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A) fugue. 
B) generalized anxiety. 
C) depression. 
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 19

The condition in which someone forgets his/her identity and takes on a new identity in a new location is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

A) psychogenic amnesia. 
B) a fugue state. 
C) catatonic schizophrenia. 
D) paranoid schizophrenia.

Question 20

False sensory perceptions that often take the form of hearing voices are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) hallucinations 
B) obsessions 
C) delusions 
D) compulsions

Exam 14: Psychological Disorders