Download 1. Joe has an intense, irrational fear of snakes. He is suffering from a

1. Joe has an intense, irrational fear of snakes. He is suffering from a(n):
A) generalized anxiety disorder.
B) phobia.
C) mood disorder.
D) bipolar disorder.
E) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2. Before he can study, Rashid must arrange his books, pencils, paper, and other items on his desk so that
they are "just so." The campus counselor suggests that Rashid's compulsive behavior may help alleviate
his anxiety about failing in school, which reinforces the compulsive actions. This explanation of
obsessive-compulsive behavior is most consistent with which perspective?
A) social-cognitive
B) humanistic
C) learning
D) psychoanalytic
3. Although Mrs. Petrides usually sits passively in a motionless stupor, she sometimes repetitiously shakes
her head or waves her arms. She most likely suffers from:
A) catatonia.
B) an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) a bipolar disorder.
D) major depressive disorder.
E) paranoia.
4. 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) had a persistent fear of people that caused him to commit crimes against society.
B) was able to appreciate the wrongfulness of his behavior and control it.
C) suffered from an antisocial personality disorder.
D) was not abused by his parents during his early childhood.
E) experienced a massive dissociation of self from ordinary consciousness.
5. According to the medical model, psychological disorders are:
A) learned habits that need to be extinguished.
B) purely imaginary symptoms of distress.
C) sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and cured.
D) maladaptive responses to a troubling environment.
6. For the last month, Mary has felt lethargic and has been unable to get out of bed in the morning. She has
withdrawn from friends and family because she feels worthless and unlovable. Mary is most likely
suffering from:
A) anorexia nervosa.
B) agoraphobia.
C) an antisocial personality disorder.
D) a mood disorder.
E) schizophrenia.
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7. Sudden development of symptoms is to gradual development of symptoms as ________ schizophrenia is
to ________ schizophrenia.
A) reactive; process
B) acute; reactive
C) chronic; acute
D) chronic; process
8. The early warning signs of schizophrenia, based on studies of high-risk children, include all but which
of the following?
A) having a severely schizophrenic mother
B) having matured physically at a very early age
C) having a short attention span
D) having been separated from parents
9. Major depression is most likely to be characterized by:
A) a massive dissociation of self from ordinary consciousness.
B) feelings of personal worthlessness.
C) a persistent irrational fear of other people.
D) delusions of persecution.
E) alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.
10. In which type of disorder is a person's speech likely to be so full of unrelated words and phrases that it
could be characterized as a "word salad"?
A) dissociative disorder
B) dysthymic disorder
C) anorexia nervosa
D) schizophrenia
E) obsessive-compulsive disorder
11. Frequent nightmares, insomnia, and the intrusion of painful memories are symptoms most commonly
associated with:
A) bipolar disorder.
B) anorexia nervosa.
C) dissociative disorder.
D) histrionic personality disorder.
E) post-traumatic stress disorder.
12. The term psychotic disorders is most often used as a contrast to the less debilitating ________ disorders.
A) catatonic
B) paranoid
C) borderline personality
D) neurotic
E) mood
13. One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is:
A) inappropriate laughter.
B) uncontrollable temper tantrums.
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C) loud and meaningless talking.
D) an expressionless face.
14. A condition in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as:
A) catatonia.
B) a panic attack.
C) a manic episode.
D) paranoia.
15. The greatest shortcoming associated with explanations of psychological disorders in terms of demon
possession is that these explanations:
A) were relevant only to severe disorders such as schizophrenia.
B) absolved people of personal responsibility for their own behavior.
C) led to some harsh and ineffective remedial treatments.
D) encouraged many to believe there was no such thing as insanity.
16. A chronic state of low energy and self-esteem that is a bit less disabling than major depression is called
a:
A) generalized anxiety disorder.
B) dysthymic disorder.
C) dissociative disorder.
D) phobia.
E) bipolar disorder.
17. Which perspective suggests that explaining our own failures in terms that are global, stable, and internal
contributes to depression?
A) psychoanalytic
B) biological
C) trait
D) humanistic
E) social-cognitive
18. Wilma is extremely agitated because she hears voices that tell her to sexually seduce the male nurses in
her hospital ward. Wilma is most clearly suffering from:
A) an obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B) a dissociative disorder.
C) hallucinations.
D) delusions of grandeur.
E) a dysthymic disorder.
19. Which of the following individuals is most likely to suffer from schizophrenia?
A) Sarkar, whose wife and son were both diagnosed as having schizophrenia when Sarkar was 37
B) Sylvia, whose older sister was diagnosed as having schizophrenia when Sylvia was 7
C) Neeltje, whose parents were both diagnosed as having schizophrenia when Neeltje was 18
D) Jason, whose fraternal twin was diagnosed as having schizophrenia when they were 12
20. College students were asked to pretend that they were accused murderers. Under hypnosis, they
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typically expressed a second personality when prompted to do so by the examining psychiatrist. This
most strongly suggests that dissociative identity disorder may involve:
A) feelings of ambivalence.
B) low self-esteem.
C) internal attributions of blame.
D) unconscious fear.
E) role playing.
21. Disruptions in conscious awareness and sense of identity are most characteristic of ________ disorders.
A) personality
B) obsessive-compulsive
C) generalized anxiety
D) dissociative
E) bipolar
22. Claiming that she heard a voice commanding her to warn other people that eating is harmful, Sandy
attempts to convince others in a restaurant not to eat. The psychiatrist to whom she is referred finds that
Sandy's thinking and speech are often fragmented and incoherent. In addition, Sandy has an
unreasonable fear that someone is "out to get her" and consequently trusts no one. Her condition is most
indicative of:
A) a phobia.
B) personality disorder.
C) generalized anxiety disorder.
D) schizophrenia.
E) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
23. Which perspective would have the most difficulty accounting for the fact that anorexia nervosa is mostly
a disorder of Western cultures?
A) medical perspective
B) psychoanalytic perspective
C) behavioral perspective
D) cognitive perspective
24. Wayne's doctor attempts to help Wayne by prescribing a drug that blocks receptors for dopamine.
Wayne has apparently been diagnosed with:
A) a mood disorder.
B) schizophrenia.
C) an anxiety disorder.
D) a personality disorder.
25. The French reformer who insisted that madness was not demon possession and who called for humane
treatment of patients was:
A) Szasz.
B) Freud.
C) Pinel.
D) Nadel.
E) Spanos.
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26. Mrs. Swift is alarmed by her own persistent and irrational thoughts of murdering her young children.
Her experience best illustrates the agitating effects of a(n):
A) delusion.
B) obsession.
C) panic attack.
D) hallucination.
E) manic episode.
27. Which of the following provides evidence that human fears have been subjected to the evolutionary
process?
A) Most phobias focus on objects that our ancestors also feared.
B) Compulsive acts typically exaggerate behaviors that contributed to our species' survival.
C) It is easier to condition some fears than others.
D) All of the above provide evidence.
28. People are more likely to recover from ________ schizophrenia than from ________ schizophrenia.
A) reactive; acute
B) chronic; process
C) process; reactive
D) acute; chronic
29. Many psychologists dislike using DSM-IV because of its:
A) medical model bias.
B) learning theory bias.
C) failure to emphasize observable behaviors in the diagnostic process.
D) social-cultural bias.
E) psychoanalytic bias.
30. A breakdown in selective attention is most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from:
A) generalized anxiety disorders.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) schizophrenia.
E) phobias.
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