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AP Psychology Worksheet - Abnormal Psych……..USE YOUR OWN PAPER
Module 65: Introduction to Disorders
Module 66: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and
Posttraumatic Stress
Module 69: Other Disorders
Module 67: Mood Disorders
Module 68: Schizophrenia *
1. _____ In the _____ model, abnormality is seen as an illness that is caused physically and that
can be treated physically.
a. social-learning
b. neurobiological
c. phenomenological
d. psychodynamic
2. _____ Janine has been told that since her mother is depressed, there is an increased risk that
Janine herself will later become depressed. Janine may have a(n) ______ toward depression.
a. integration
b. allotype
c. diathesis
d. prototype
3. _____ Histrionics is an example of which of the following disorders?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Personality disorders
c. Mood disorders
d. Sexual disorders
4. _____ Two psychologists interview the same patient and give her two different diagnoses. This
illustrates the problem of
a. low interrater reliability
b. high diagnostic specificity
c. statistical conformity
d. diagnostic validity
5. _____ Anxiety disorders are characterized by all of the following symptoms except
a. panic attacks
b. free-floating anxiety
c. worry
d. hallucinations
6. _____ A man breaks out in a cold sweat when he sees the color orange and takes great pains
to avoid the color orange. This condition is known as
a. panic disorder
b. social phobia
c. specific phobia
d. generalized anxiety disorder
7. _____ Sharon is continually tense, jittery, and apprehensive for no specific reason. She would
probably be diagnosed as suffering from a(n)
a. phobia
b. major depressive episode
c. obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. generalized anxiety disorder
8. _____China is afraid of going to the grocery store, the mall, and most other public places. She
is afraid that something bad will happen and she will not be able to escape. The diagnosis that
best fits is
a. social phobia
b. panic disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. agoraphobia
9. _____ Jennifer has developed a tendency toward bipolar disorder from her mother, but has not
yet developed the disease. According to the diathesis-stress model, one reason why Jennifer
has not developed bipolar disorder may be that
a. her self-actualization has not been blocked.
b. she has not yet had any unresolved unconscious conflicts
c. no life events have yet provoked the disorder
d. there is no genetic tendency in the first place
10. _____ Repeatedly washing one’s hands is to _____ as repeatedly thinking about one’s own
death is to _____.
a. obsession; compulsion
b. mania; depression
c. phobia; delusion
d. compulsion; obsession
11. _____ A woman walking her dog suddenly and without warning experiences heart palpitations,
becomes dizzy, has difficulty breathing and chest pains. She fears she is going to die.
Assuming the woman is NOT having a heart attack, she is most likely experiencing
a. a manic episode
b. a panic attack
c. a dissociative fugue
d. post-traumatic stress
12. _____ Jason is so preoccupied with staying clean that he showers as many as ten times each
day. Jason would be diagnosed as suffering from a(n)
a. dissociative disorder
b. generalized anxiety disorder
c. post-traumatic stress
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
13. _____ The psychoanalytic perspective would most likely view phobias as
a. conditioned fears
b. displaced responses to incompletely repressed impulses
c. biological predispositions
d. manifestations of self-defeating thoughts
14. _____ Although she escaped from war-torn Bosnia several years ago, Zheina still has haunting
memories and nightmares. She is extremely depressed, withdrawn and often suffers flashbacks
from stimuli that remind her of her past. Her therapist has diagnosed her condition as
a. dissociative identity disorder
b. obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. generalized anxiety disorder
d. post-traumatic stress disorder
15. _____ Julie’s psychologist believes that Julie’s fear of heights can be traced to a conditioned
fear she developed after falling from a ladder. This explanation reflects a ____ perspective.
a. medical
b. psychodynamic
c. behavioral (learning)
d. socio-cultural