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Practice Questions Unit 12 Abnormal Psychology/Disorders
|1. |Psychiatrists and psychologists label behavior as disordered when it is |
|A) |aggressive, persistent, and intentional. |
|B) |selfish, habitual, and avoidable. |
|C) |deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional. |
|D) |biologically influenced, unconsciously motivated, and difficult to change. |
|E) |instinctual, obsessive, and harmful. |
|2. |Inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are major symptoms of |
|A) |OCD. |
|B) |PTSD. |
|C) |ADHD. |
|D) |DID. |
|E) |DSM. |
|3. |Larry has difficulty organizing his daily schedule of work responsibilities. He often makes careless mistakes or fails to |
| |complete his work because he is easily distracted. Larry's behavior is most characteristic of |
|A) |hypochondriasis. |
|B) |attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. |
|C) |generalized anxiety disorder. |
|D) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|E) |conversion disorder. |
|4. |Individuals diagnosed with ________ experience a normal but delayed thinning of the frontal cerebral cortex. |
|A) |depression |
|B) |hypochondriasis |
|C) |generalized anxiety disorder |
|D) |attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
|E) |mood disorder |
|5. |Judicial systems are responsible for making decisions regarding |
|A) |manic behavior. |
|B) |insanity. |
|C) |catatonia. |
|D) |agoraphobia. |
|E) |disordered behavior. |
|6. |Jeffrey Dahmer was judged to be legally sane at the time he killed and dismembered 15 individuals. This indicates that the jury |
| |believed that Dahmer: |
|A) |suffered from an antisocial personality disorder. |
|B) |experienced a massive dissociation of self from ordinary consciousness. |
|C) |was able to appreciate the wrongfulness of his behavior and control it. |
|D) |had a persistent fear of people that caused him to commit crimes against society. |
|E) |was not abused by his parents during his early childhood. |
|7. |Using DSM-IV-TR guidelines, two different clinicians are likely to give a specific patient the same diagnosis. This indicates |
| |that the DSM-IV-TR is |
|A) |biopsychosocial. |
|B) |reliable. |
|C) |medical. |
|D) |analytic. |
|E) |valid. |
|8. |The DSM-IV-TR does NOT |
|A) |include a classification of personality disorders. |
|B) |explain the causes of the various psychological disorders. |
|C) |include a very broad range of psychological disorders. |
|D) |provide reliable guidelines for diagnosing psychological disorders. |
|E) |list symptoms within descriptions of each disorder. |
|9. |In a study by David Rosenhan (1973), researchers were admitted as patients into various mental hospitals after they falsely |
| |claimed to be “hearing voices.” This study best illustrated the negative effects of |
|A) |the medical model. |
|B) |psychoanalytic theory. |
|C) |hallucinations. |
|D) |linkage analysis. |
|E) |diagnostic labels. |
|10. |Anxiety is considered disordered if it is |
|A) |persistent and distressing. |
|B) |hard to control. |
|C) |genetically influenced. |
|D) |a biopsychosocial phenomenon. |
|E) |paired with depressive episodes. |
|11. |In which of the following disorders is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal? |
|A) |generalized anxiety disorder |
|B) |antisocial personality disorder |
|C) |dysthymic disorder |
|D) |dissociative identity disorder |
|E) |bipolar disorder |
|12. |Freud suggested that for those suffering a generalized anxiety disorder, the anxiety is |
|A) |learned. |
|B) |cyclical. |
|C) |free-floating. |
|D) |narcissistic. |
|E) |completely outside of conscious awareness. |
|13. |Irene occasionally experiences unpredictable episodes of intense dread accompanied by chest pains and a sensation of smothering.|
| |Since her symptoms have no apparent cause, they would probably be classified as indicative of: |
|A) |schizophrenia. |
|B) |bipolar disorder. |
|C) |manic episode. |
|D) |post-traumatic stress disorder. |
|E) |panic attack. |
|14. |Phobias are most likely to be characterized by |
|A) |a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object or situation. |
|B) |offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy the person. |
|C) |the misinterpretation of normal physical sensations as signs of a disease. |
|D) |a continuous state of tension, apprehension, and autonomic nervous system arousal. |
|E) |alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism. |
|15. |An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of |
|A) |mania. |
|B) |catatonia. |
|C) |a specific phobia. |
|D) |a dissociative disorder. |
|E) |panic disorder. |
|16. |An incapacitating and highly distressing fear about being embarrassed in the presence of others is most characteristic of |
|A) |panic disorder. |
|B) |social phobia. |
|C) |antisocial personality disorder. |
|D) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|E) |somatoform disorder. |
|17. |Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult is indicative of |
|A) |an obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|B) |a dysthymic disorder. |
|C) |schizophrenia. |
|D) |agoraphobia. |
|E) |bipolar disorder. |
|18. |An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions is called a(n) |
|A) |bipolar disorder. |
|B) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|C) |phobia. |
|D) |panic disorder. |
|E) |dissociative disorder. |
|19. |Obsessions are |
|A) |persistent, irrational fears of specific objects or situations. |
|B) |hyperactive, wildly optimistic states of emotion. |
|C) |false beliefs of persecution or grandeur. |
|D) |periodic episodes of intense dread accompanied by frightening physical sensations. |
|E) |offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person. |
|20. |The social withdrawal and haunting nightmares of battle-scarred war veterans best illustrate symptoms of |
|A) |DID. |
|B) |ADHD. |
|C) |OCD. |
|D) |PTSD. |
|E) |DSM. |
|21. |According to the ________ perspective, anxiety is sometimes produced by the submerged mental energy associated with repressed |
| |impulses. |
|A) |biological |
|B) |learning |
|C) |psychoanalytic |
|D) |social-cognitive |
|E) |medical |
|22. |Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places. Luke's therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization |
| |of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell off a sliding board. The therapist's suggestion |
| |reflects a ________ perspective. |
|A) |learning |
|B) |psychoanalytic |
|C) |cognitive |
|D) |humanistic |
|E) |biological |
|23. |Learning theorists have suggested that compulsive behaviors are |
|A) |habitual defenses against unconscious impulses. |
|B) |reinforced by anxiety reduction. |
|C) |classically conditioned habits. |
|D) |unconditioned responses to stress. |
|E) |learned through cultural stereotypes. |
|24. |The anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region that monitors our actions, seems especially likely to be hyperactive in those with|
|A) |generalized anxiety disorder. |
|B) |a dissociative disorder. |
|C) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|D) |antisocial personality disorder. |
|E) |a mood disorder. |
|25. |Some studies suggest that an anxiety gene affects the brain's level of the neurotransmitter |
|A) |dopamine. |
|B) |serotonin. |
|C) |epinephrine. |
|D) |acetylcholine. |
|E) |testosterone. |
|26. |Which of the following disorders was more common in Freud's day than it is today? |
|A) |depression |
|B) |anorexia nervosa |
|C) |conversion disorder |
|D) |dissociative identity disorder |
|E) |anxiety disorder |
|27. |A conversion disorder is a type of ________ disorder. |
|A) |somatoform |
|B) |personality |
|C) |dissociative |
|D) |anxiety |
|E) |mood |
|28. |Misinterpreting normal physical sensations as symptoms of a dreaded disease is indicative of |
|A) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|B) |catatonia. |
|C) |hypochondriasis. |
|D) |mania. |
|E) |post-traumatic stress disorder. |
|29. |A sense of being separated from your body and watching yourself with a sense of detachment is a symptom of |
|A) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|B) |dysthymic disorder. |
|C) |generalized anxiety disorder. |
|D) |agoraphobia. |
|E) |dissociation. |
|30. |Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of a(n) |
|A) |conversion disorder. |
|B) |dissociative identity disorder. |
|C) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|D) |antisocial personality disorder. |
|E) |schizophrenia. |
|31. |Psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes are called |
|A) |somatoform disorders. |
|B) |personality disorders. |
|C) |dissociative disorders. |
|D) |mood disorders. |
|E) |anxiety disorders. |
|32. |Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder? |
|A) |catatonia |
|B) |bipolar disorder |
|C) |generalized anxiety disorder |
|D) |agoraphobia |
|E) |antisocial personality disorder |
|33. |The number one reason people seek mental health services is |
|A) |agoraphobia. |
|B) |schizophrenia. |
|C) |depression. |
|D) |obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|E) |phobia. |
|34. |Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least |
|A) |one week. |
|B) |two weeks. |
|C) |two months. |
|D) |four months. |
|E) |one year. |
|35. |After several weeks of feeling apathetic and dissatisfied with his life, Mark has suddenly become extremely cheerful and so |
| |talkative he can't be interrupted. He seems to need less sleep and becomes irritated when his friends tell him to slow down. |
| |Mark's behavior is indicative of |
|A) |an obsessive-compulsive disorder. |
|B) |schizophrenia. |
|C) |bipolar disorder. |
|D) |agoraphobia. |
|E) |somatoform disorder. |
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