Question 1

Depressed people tend to believe that their situation is permanent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The two dominant approaches to understanding addiction and drug abuse are

Accepted Answer

A) the biological model and the learning model. 
B) the cultural model and the psychodynamic model. 
C) the humanist model and the biological model. 
D) the learning model and the psychodynamic model.

Question 3

List four of the five main symptoms of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List four of the five main symptoms...

Question 4

Delusions and hallucinations are associated with

Accepted Answer

A) somatoform disorders. 
B) mania. 
C) conversion hysteria. 
D) schizophrenia.

Question 5

There is an ongoing debate about how to best treat alcoholics and problem drinkers.How do the views of those psychologists who advocate the biological model of drug abuse and those who advocate the learning model differ on this issue?

Accepted Answer

The answer of There is an ongoing debate about how...

Question 6

Ramona has lost her interest in gardening,which brought her joy in the past.She's lost her appetite and life seems hopeless.Which disorder would Ramona be most likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety disorder 
B) narcissistic disorder 
C) major depression 
D) borderline personality disorder

Question 7

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933)in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) rates of alcoholism decreased significantly,although there were increased rates of per capita consumption. 
B) rates of alcoholism remained the same for men,but decreased for women. 
C) rates of alcoholism remained the same for women,but decreased for men. 
D) rates of alcoholism actually increased,although there were reduced rates of per capita consumption.

Question 8

Marvella has recurring periods when she trembles and shakes,and has hot and cold flashes.She is dizzy and her heart palpitates so much that Marvella is sure that she is going crazy.This kind of problem is called

Accepted Answer

A) panic attack. 
B) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C) agoraphobia. 
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 9

A recurring irrational thought that cannot be controlled or banished from one's mind is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) phobia. 
B) obsession. 
C) hypnagogic image. 
D) compulsion.

Question 10

The assessment method that would have the most validity and reliability would be

Accepted Answer

A) the MMPI (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). 
B) the Rorschach inkblot test. 
C) the use of "anatomically detailed" dolls to identify child abuse. 
D) clinical observations and interviews.

Question 11

Alcoholism is more likely to occur in

Accepted Answer

A) Italy. 
B) Greece. 
C) France. 
D) Ireland.

Question 12

Research on anxiety disorders has indicated that

Accepted Answer

A) in order to experience a generalized anxiety disorder,a person must have lived though a specific anxiety-producing event. 
B) stress symptoms are normal in the immediate aftermath of any crisis or trauma. 
C) the majority of people who live through a traumatic experience continue to have posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms for many years. 
D) if psychic numbing and a sense of detachment from others persist for 1 week after a trauma,then posttraumatic stress disorder is diagnosed.

Question 13

Phobias,obsessive-compulsive disorder,and posttraumatic stress disorder are all types of __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) psychosomatic 
B) somatoform 
C) anxiety 
D) dissociative

Question 14

Alcoholism would be less likely to occur

Accepted Answer

A) if it was used as a rite of passage into adulthood. 
B) if the adults drank moderately at family gatherings. 
C) if drinking occurred outside of homes,not in them. 
D) if national abstinence was enforced by law once again.

Question 15

__________ is a disorder in which a person experiences episodes of mania and depression.

Accepted Answer

A) Generalized anxiety disorder 
B) Major depression 
C) Bipolar disorder 
D) Borderline personality disorder

Question 16

Allen is in a constant state of dread.He has trouble sleeping,feels tense,and cannot concentrate.Allen will likely be diagnosed as which anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) phobia 
B) generalized anxiety 
C) panic 
D) obsessive-compulsive

Question 17

Acts that "must be done" are called

Accepted Answer

A) compulsions. 
B) obsessions. 
C) motor impulses. 
D) preservative impulses.

Question 18

The __________ model holds that addiction to alcohol or any drug is due primarily to a person's neurology and genetic predisposition.

Accepted Answer

A) biological 
B) social learning 
C) cognitive 
D) addiction

Question 19

Psychosis is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) distorted perceptions and irrational behavior. 
B) continuous,uncontrollable anxiety or worry. 
C) repeated thoughts used to ward off anxious feelings. 
D) feelings of hopelessness and fatigue.

Question 20

Alcoholism is ___________ in societies that forbid children to drink but condone drunkenness in adults.

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to occur 
B) less likely to occur 
C) considered harmless 
D) considered a disease

Exam 11: Psychological Disorders