12e Test Bank Answers Chapter.14 Psychological Disorders - Psychology in Action 12e Test Bank by Karen Huffman. DOCX document preview.
Package Title: Chapter 14, Testbank
Course Title: Huffman, PIA 12e
Chapter Number: 14
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) Which of the following statements regarding mental disorders is true?
a) Abnormal and normal behavior exist on a continuum.
b) Abnormal and normal behavior are fixed categories.
c) A single criterion is adequate for identifying all forms of abnormal behavior.
d) Diagnoses of mental disorders can only be made by a licensed psychiatrist.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
2) Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding abnormal behavior?
a) Mental disorders are signs of personal weakness.
b) Many mentally ill individuals work at moderate- and high-level jobs.
c) Mental illness is permanent.
d) Violence is the most common symptom of mental disorders.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
3) Which of the Four Ds is often overestimated by people in the general public about those who suffer from a mental disorder?
a) Deviance
b) Dysfunction
c) Distress
d) Danger
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
4) This criterion has NOT been used as an approach to defining abnormal behavior:
a) level of dysfunction
b) personal distress
c) medical school consensus
d) violation of social or cultural norms
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
5) Frances was diagnosed with a mental illness because she lost her job when she tested positive for marijuana use at a company that requires frequent random drug testing. From the criteria of identifying abnormal behavior and considering the context in which Frances works, this is an example of ________.
a) infrequent occurrence
b) deviance from a norm
c) danger
d) atypical behavior approach
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
6) Based on the personal distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would qualify as abnormal?
a) Two teenagers kill and injure fellow classmates and teachers, but feel no remorse afterwards.
b) A father uses alcohol to get through the day, with no concern for the consequences.
c) A West African woman is experiencing “brain fog.”
d) Tremonne’s girlfriend broke up with him three months ago and he is still terribly upset about it.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
7) An outdated term that refers to a condition in which psychological symptoms are experienced in the absence of gross brain abnormality, grossly irrational thinking, or violation of basic norms is ________.
a) psychosis
b) neurosis
c) prevalence
d) comorbidity
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
8) Which of the following was not a treatment for abnormal behavior in earlier time periods?
a) trephining
b) exorcism
c) placement in asylums
d) phrenology
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
9) In early therapy of abnormal behavior, ________ was used to allow evil spirits to escape, while ________ was designed to make the body so uncomfortable it would be uninhabitable to the devil.
a) purging; fasting
b) trephining; exorcism
c) demonology; hydrotherapy
d) the medical model; dunking
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
10) Worthington has been praying and fasting for days. His healer has been making extraordinary noises, beating him, and giving him foul-tasting brews to drink. It is MOST likely that Worthington and his healer are ________.
a) preparing Worthington for an episode of trephining
b) engaged in a sadomasochistic ritual
c) attempting to exorcise the demons they believe are responsible for Worthington’s troubles
d) exercising their right to do whatever they want in private
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
11) The ________ assumes that abnormal behavior is due to physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured and prevented.
a) medical model
b) psychiatric perspective
c) psychobiological approach
d) mind-body hypothesis
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
12) ________ is the specialized branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders.
a) Psychology
b) Psychiatry
c) Psychobiology
d) Psychodiagnostics
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
13) Compared to the medical model, modern psychology offers all but which of the following explanations for abnormal behavior?
a) unconscious thoughts, blocked personal growth, and faulty thinking
b) inappropriate conditioning or modeling
c) problems with genes, brain structure, or neurotransmitters
d) Those with mental illnesses are spiritually compromised and need religious cleansing.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
14) The classification system produced by the American Psychiatric Association and used to describe abnormal behaviors is called the DSM-5. DSM is an abbreviation for ________.
a) Diagnosis and Symptoms Manual
b) Diseases and Symptoms of Mental Disorders
c) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
d) Diagnosis, Symptoms, and Management Manual
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
15) The purpose of the DSM 5 is to provide ________.
a) descriptions and categories of disorders
b) explanations of the causes of disorders
c) treatment recommendations for disorders
d) guidance for the appropriate medication for a given condition
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
16) An outdated term for disorders characterized by unrealistic anxiety and other associated problems is ________.
a) psychosis
b) neurosis
c) psychasthenia
d) hysteria
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
17) The current term for serious mental disorders characterized by a loss of contact with external reality and extreme disruption of thought processes is ________.
a) psychosis
b) neurosis
c) hysteria
d) melancholy
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
18) A legal term for people with a mental disorder that implies a lack of responsibility for their behavior and an inability to manage their affairs is ________.
a) neurosis
b) psychosis
c) insanity
d) incompetence to stand trial
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
19) Comorbidity is the term used to indicate ________.
a) the presence of two members of the same family with the same disease
b) the death of two or more family members from the same disorder
c) the presence of two or more disorders in the same person at the same time
d) a situation where a person with psychological problems receives help from more than one clinician at a time
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
20) The presence of two or more disorders in the same person at the same time is called ________.
a) dual diagnosis
b) comorbidity
c) double jeopardy
d) double indemnity
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
21) “Insanity” is a ________ term that is used in ________ of cases that reach trial.
a) psychological; just over 1%
b) legal; fewer than 1%
c) psychological; 5%
d) legal; about 10%
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
22) Which of the following is FALSE about the DSM 5?
a) It describes the symptoms of about 400 mental disorders.
b) It was most recently updated in 2013.
c) It reflects a western European and American perspective of mental disorders.
d) It relies on the psychological rather than the medical model of mental illness to describe mental disorders.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
23) Possibly the biggest criticism of the DSM-5 (as well as the earlier editions of the volume) is that it _________.
a) overrelies on the medical model and leads to unfair stigmatizing those with mental disorders
b) includes well over a thousand different diagnoses, which makes it too complicated to use
c) provides too many outs (or excuses) that allow those with a mental illness to escape a formal diagnosis
d) makes too many recommendations for the use of psychotropic medications
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
24) Approximately ________ people worldwide end their lives by suicide each year.
a) 150,000
b) 800,000
c) 1.2 million
d) 3 million
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
25) Read the following statements and select the one that is the most accurate.
a) Those who suicidal typically do not really want to die.
b) Thoughts about suicide are quite rare.
c) Suicide usually takes place with little or no warning.
d) One suicide can trigger another “copycat” suicide.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
26) Which of the following is TRUE regarding suicide?
a) People who talk about it won’t do it.
b) Only depressed or psychotic people commit suicide.
c) A family history of suicide increases a person’s risk for suicide.
d) Women commit suicide more often than men.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
27) When a depression is lifting from a person who has been suicidal in the past, ________.
a) the risk of suicide decreases
b) the risk of suicide is not affected
c) there is no risk of suicide
d) the risk of suicide increases
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
28) If you suspect a friend might be considering suicide, what should you do?
a) Call the police immediately. Dial 911 if necessary.
b) Convince your friend that everything will be okay.
c) Stay with your friend and encourage them to talk to you.
d) Avoid the topic of suicide so you don’t inadvertently “plant” the idea.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
29) Fear or discomfort that arises abruptly and usually involves feelings of impending doom is called ________.
a) a panic attack
b) hysteria
c) a nihilistic obsession
d) a mortality-based compulsion
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
30) Anxiety disorders are ________.
a) characterized by disabling fear or worry, physiological arousal, and behavioral disturbances
b) the third most frequent of the mental disorders after mood disorders and substance use disorders
c) twice as common in men as in women and far more common in the elderly than in younger adults
d) almost always diagnosed with a comorbid depressive disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
31) Anxiety is experienced by nearly everyone, and is not a mental disorder unless _____
a) you experience it more than once per month
b) its presence in one’s life becomes disabling
c) your family has a history of anxiety disorders
d) other people begin to notice your symptoms
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
32) Chronic, uncontrollable, excessive worrying that is not associated with a specific trigger is indicative of ________.
a) a panic attack
b) a phobic disorder
c) generalized anxiety disorder
d) obsessive-compulsive disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
33) Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with an impending sense of doom are associated with ________.
a) hysteria
b) general anxiety disorder
c) panic disorder
d) obsessive-compulsive disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
34) Fear or discomfort that arises abruptly and usually involves feelings of impending doom is called ________.
a) a panic attack
b) hysteria
c) a nihilistic obsession
d) a mortality-based compulsion
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
35) Lola has not been able to control her considerable and varying worries for the last six months, and complains of insomnia and headaches. When her therapist asks what she is so upset about, she is unable to identify a specific trigger of her stress. It is likely that Lola has ________.
a) panic attacks
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) obsessive-compulsive disorder
d) social anxiety disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
36) Udo is frequently and suddenly overcome by intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and difficult breathing. These episodes have been happening for at least the last three months on a regular basis. Udo is MOST likely suffering from ________.
a) general anxiety disorder
b) panic disorder
c) hysteria
d) agoraphobia
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
37) Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder that is categorized in the DSM-5?
a) social anxiety disorder
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) hysteria
d) panic disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
38) This complication, which can be experienced on conjunction with the symptoms of a panic attack, results in anxiety about being in a place where escape is difficult or embarrassing.
a) social anxiety disorder
b) specific phobia
c) agoraphobia
d) generalized anxiety disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
39) Which of the following is true of anxiety disorders?
a) They are diagnosed more in men than in women.
b) They are diagnosed more in older than in younger adults.
c) They are among the easiest disorders to treat.
d) In most cases they occur comorbidly with a mood disorder.
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
40) Daria was swimming in a friend’s pool yesterday, when she saw that a fly had landed in the water about 5 feet away from her. She began screaming, jumped out of the pool as fast as she could, and refused to get back in for the rest of the day. This is not the first time that her fear of bugs has interfered with a nice afternoon outside, and she has been less and less willing to participate in such activities recently. Daria probably suffers from _________.
a) a specific phobia
b) social anxiety disorder
c) agoraphobia
d) panic attacks
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
41) Leroy refuses to dance because of an intense, irrational fear of being negatively evaluated by others. Leroy probably has a(n) ________ phobia.
a) emotional
b) social
c) evaluation
d) situational
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
42) This is characterized by an intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation:
a) panic attack
b) panic disorder
c) hysterical disorder
d) a phobia
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
43) Persons with anxiety disorders who are hypervigilant are thought to have ________.
a) faulty cognitive habits
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) maladaptive learning patterns
d) obsessive compulsive disorder
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
44) According to learning theory, the development of an anxiety disorder may be related to _____, while the maintenance of that disorder may be related to ________.
a) operant conditioning; imitation and modeling
b) vicarious learning; operant conditioning
c) classical conditioning; operant conditioning
d) classical conditioning; imitation and modeling
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
45) Which of the following is not a biological explanation for the development of anxiety disorders?
a) There may be an evolutionary predisposition to fear what is dangerous.
b) Some individuals may have a genetic predisposition to become easily aroused.
c) Biochemical disturbances due to caffeine or hyperventilation may play a role.
d) Classical conditioning leads us to experience anxiety as a reaction to perceived threatening stimuli.
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
46) Women greatly outnumber men in the diagnosis of anxiety disorders, and a biological explanation that has been offered for this is _________.
a) that women have less regulated neurotransmission systems and that this chemical instability is related to anxiety
b) the fact that poverty is far more likely among women, and this condition can lead to understand anxiety that grows to pathology levels
c) the idea that sex hormones such as estrogen and progesterone may be involved
d) the more lateralized brains of women versus men leads to greater activity in the panic centers of the brain
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
47) A Japanese phobia called taijin kyofusho is characterized by an intense dread of embarrassing others. This condition does not exist in Western cultures. This demonstrates ________.
a) ethnocentrism
b) a cultural difference in emphasis on collectivist vs. individuals
c) the presence of more social phobias in Japan
d) different versions of the DSM-5 in different countries
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
48) The two main types of mood disorders are ________.
a) depressive disorders and bipolar disorders
b) phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorders
c) bipolar I and bipolar II disorders
d) learned helplessness and suicide
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
49) A depressive disorder is BEST characterized by ________.
a) frequent melancholia, prolonged blues, or prolonged grief
b) a long-lasting depressed mood that interferes with functioning, pleasure, and life interests
c) any reduction of mood that also includes suicidal thoughts
d) recurring or persistent episodes of depressed mood and mania, with or without psychotic thinking and suicidality
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
50) Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. It is MOST likely that Morris is experiencing ________.
a) generalized depressive disorder
b) generalized anxiety disorder
c) major depressive disorder
d) bipolar I disorder
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
51) A state of hyperactivity and unreasonable elation that may include impulsive behavior is called ________.
a) hyperarousal
b) mania
c) compulsivity
d) elation
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
52) Which of the following is FALSE regarding bipolar disorder?
a) It is associated with a high suicide rate.
b) It is a very common disorder.
c) It often includes a rapid flight of ideas, as one experiences racing thoughts.
d) Depressive episodes usually last three times as long as manic episodes.
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
53) Someone who experiences episodes of mania, or cycles between mania and depression, has a ________.
a) disruption of circadian rhythms
b) bipolar disorder
c) persistent depressive disorder
d) depressive disorder
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
54) Brenda has been up for days. She forgot to pay the rent, but is handing out money to the homeless. When a police officer tries to talk to her about why she is wearing only her bra and underwear in a public place, she answers rapidly, but her thoughts and her words are moving quickly from one idea to another. The police officer would be correct in suspecting that Brenda has ________.
a) drug-induced multiple personalities
b) a personality disorder
c) bipolar disorder
d) major depressive disorder
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
55) A major difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people have ________.
a) hallucinations or delusions
b) depression
c) manic episodes
d) biochemical imbalance
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
56) Antidepressants are sometimes prescribed for mood disorders because they appear to affect the amount or functioning of several neurotransmitters, including _____, in the brain.
a) serotonin
b) acetylcholine
c) endorphins
d) epinephrine
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
57) Seligman found that, when faced with a painful situation from which there is no escape, animals and people enter a state of surrender and resignation. He called this ________.
a) autonomic resignation
b) helpless resignation
c) resigned helplessness
d) learned helplessness
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
58) Zuri makes internal, stable, and global statements about her poor test performance. She is MOST likely to experience _________, which is related to ________.
a) autonomic resignation; self-esteem
b) helpless resignation; anxiety
c) resigned helplessness; bipolar disorder
d) learned helplessness; depression
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
59) Which of the following is NOT a psychological theory of depression?
a) Depression is the result of turning anger inward.
b) Negative thinking patterns that include rumination and obsessive about problems occur.
c) Depression results from learning that pain cannot be avoided.
d) Environmental stressors, such as poverty and unemployment, affect our mood states.
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
60) An attributional theory of depression suggests that depression is more likely when someone attributes their failure or unpleasant circumstances to an ________ cause.
a) internal, stable, and global
b) external, unstable, and specific
c) internal, unstable, and global
d) external, stable, and specific
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
61) Maxwell was not chosen for the baseball team. Which of the following attributions will DECREASE his chances of feeling depressed?
a) “I’m just no good at baseball.”
b) “I’ve never been good at baseball, and never will be.”
c) “Baseball, basketball, school—I’ve failed at all of them.”
d) “Today just wasn’t my day.”
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
62) “I’m stupid” is a(n) ________ attribution, “I’ll always be stupid” is a(n) ________ attribution, and “I’ll never pass any of my classes” is a(n) ________ attribution.
a) inferior; external; expansive
b) external; unstable; specific
c) internal; stable; global
d) personal; eternal; academic
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
63) People who attribute negative outcomes to themselves, and positive outcomes to external factors, are more prone to ________ than people who do the opposite.
a) anxiety
b) bipolar disorder
c) depression
d) schizophrenia
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
64) A disorder that is characterized by severely disturbed perception, language, thought, emotion, and/or behavior is ________.
a) schizophrenia
b) dissociative identity disorder
c) antisocial personality disorder
d) somatic symptom disorder
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
65) Schizophrenia is associated with ________.
a) manic episodes
b) a separation from reality
c) multiple personalities
d) obsessions and compulsions
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
66) Which of the following is CORRECT regarding schizophrenia?
a) Around 3 in every 100 people develops schizophrenia.
b) Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.
c) It is more severe in men but usually emerges earlier in women.
d) It is a lifelong disorder that is usually unresponsive to treatment.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
67) ________ refers to “split mind,” while ________ refers to “split personality.”
a) Psychosis; neurosis
b) Insanity; multiple personality
c) Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder
d) Paranoia; borderline
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
68) This is the term for a false. imaginary sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus.
a) delusion
b) illusion
c) hallucination
d) flight of ideas
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
69) Which of the following is an example of a hallucination?
a) Hearing voices that aren’t really there
b) Seeing an actual bridge and believing it is the gateway to heaven
c) Smelling a flower and believing its odor belongs to a skunk
d) Feeling as thought you can “hear colors” or “taste sights”
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
70) Perceptions for which there are no appropriate external stimuli are called _______, and the most common type among people suffering from schizophrenia is ________.
a) hallucinations; auditory
b) hallucinations; visual
c) delusions; auditory
d) delusions; visual
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
71) A person with schizophrenia is more likely to ________ than ________.
a) have negative symptoms; positive ones
b) be self-destructive; violent toward others
c) display violence; restraint
d) become catatonic; commit suicide
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
72) John believes he is a famous code-cracker for the CIA, even though in reality, he is not. John is having a delusion of ________.
a) grandeur
b) persecution
c) reference
d) control
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
73) A ________ is a jumbled combination of words and phrases into incomprehensible sentences.
a) pragmatic error
b) world salad
c) word soup
d) flight of ideas
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
74) Seeing helicopters rushing to an emergency scene, a person with schizophrenia may think they are after him because he is the leader of a drug cartel when he in fact is no such thing. This is an example of a disturbance called ________.
a) a delusion of reference
b) a delusion of grandeur
c) a delusion of persecution
d) a hallucination
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
75) This is a thought disturbance characterized by mistaken beliefs that are maintained in spite of clear evidence to the contrary.
a) Cognitive disruption
b) False premise
c) Delusion
d) Hallucination
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
76) Which of the following delusions is INCORRECTLY matched?
a) Grandeur: Buddha is my savior.
b) Control: Aliens have inserted microchips in my brain and are making me behave violently.
c) Persecution: The CIA, FBI, and IRS want to lock me up or kill me.
d) Paranoid: My neighbors are listening through the walls and following my footsteps.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
77) ________ symptoms of schizophrenia refer to “excess” behaviors, such as hallucinations, whereas ________ symptoms refer to “deficits,” such as flattened emotions or loss of activity.
a) Alpha; beta
b) Type a; Type b
c) Hyperactive; hypoactive
d) Positive; negative
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
78) The heritability of schizophrenia for identical twins is nearly ________.
a) 5%
b) 20%
c) 30%
d) 50%
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
79) Three of Yachi’s grandparents had schizophrenia. Both of Yumiko’s parents have it. Tabia’s identical twin was just diagnosed with it. Who is MOST likely someday to be diagnosed with schizophrenia as well?
a) Yachi
b) Yumiko
c) Tabia
d) They all have the same genetic susceptibility for schizophrenia.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
80) Psychotic symptoms similar to those found in schizophrenia can also occur with the use of ________.
a) alcohol
b) microwave ovens
c) amphetamines
d) cellular telephones
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
81) Neuroimaging studies of people with schizophrenia have found that they have ________ than people without schizophrenia.
a) smaller frontal lobes
b) larger cerebral ventricles
c) larger temporal lobes
d) smaller cerebral ventricles
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
82) If schizophrenia were completely hereditary, what’s the chance that a twin would have the disorder if his identical twin had it?
a) 10%
b) 50%
c) 75%
d) 100%
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
83) Two non-biological contributors to the development of schizophrenia are ________.
a) classical and operant conditioning
b) modeling and observational learning
c) prenatal and postnatal learning
d) stress and poor family communication patterns
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
84) Research on the biological and psychosocial theories of schizophrenia suggests that ________.
a) biological theories are superior to psychosocial ones
b) psychosocial theories are superior to biological ones
c) biological, psychosocial, and unknown factors probably interact to cause schizophrenia
d) the studies are too poorly designed to draw any conclusions
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
85) According to the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia, someone with an inherited predisposition for schizophrenia will experience a schizophrenic episode when they encounter ________.
a) more stress than they can handle
b) low levels of stress
c) moderate levels of stress
d) the same level of stress as anyone else
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
86) Those at genetic risk for schizophrenia are more likely to develop it if they use ___________heavily.
a) nicotine
b) amphetamines
c) marijuana
d) alcohol
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
87) Schizophrenia is also a form of _________, a term describing a general lack of contact with reality.
a) neurosis
b) psychosis
c) delusion
d) bizarre behavior
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
88) Which of the following supports the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia?
a) greater rates of relapse and worsening symptoms for hospitalized patients when returning home to their families
b) higher correlational rates of schizophrenia for identical than fraternal twins
c) greater levels of dopamine for schizophrenic patients than controls
d) higher levels of schizophrenia in those who use amphetamines
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
89) Which of the following MOST clearly illustrates an obsessive-compulsive disorder?
a) Morgan washes her hands 10 times after learning that the patient she just treated has hepatitis B.
b) Kendrick is so anxious about his speech for tomorrow that he reviews his notes 20 times.
c) Constant sexual thoughts have made Lauryn anxious for several months. She now carries a prayer book and feels pressured to read passages aloud over and over again everywhere she goes.
d) Mason’s house was burglarized last week. He now checks the locks on his doors and windows five times a night, and listens to the radio to stop worrying about his safety.
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
90) This is characterized by diffuse anxiety caused by intrusive thoughts and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.
a) generalized anxiety disorder
b) agoraphobia
c) obsessive-compulsive disorder
d) ritual abuse
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
91) This group of disorders attempts to avoid painful memories or situations. It is characterized by amnesia, fugue, or multiple personalities.
a) dissociative disorders
b) displacement disorders
c) disoriented disorders
d) identity disorders
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
92) A dissociative identity disorder has which of the following characteristics?
a) A splitting apart of a painful experience from consciousness
b) Damage to the hippocampus, which is involved in memory
c) A splitting apart of reality and fantasy
d) Low self-esteem
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
93) A condition in which two or more distinct personalities are present, at different times, in the same person is called ________.
a) dissociative identity disorder (DID)
b) schizophrenia (SSD)
c) plural personality disorder (PPD)
d) dissociative personality disorder (DPD)
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
94) Some therapists consider DID to be ________.
a) faked
b) the result of false memories
c) the result of a need to please the therapist
d) all of these options
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
95) The presence of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that significantly impair social and occupational functioning is characteristic of ________ disorders.
a) anxiety
b) the psychotic and dissociative
c) personality
d) mood
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
96) Egocentrism, lack of a conscience, disregard for the rights of others, impulsive behavior, lack of remorse/guilt, and charisma are characteristic of someone ________.
a) in the manic phase of a bipolar disorder
b) with schizophrenia in remission
c) with a narcissistic personality disorder
d) with an antisocial personality disorder
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
97) A preoccupation with one’s own concerns, and insensitivity to the perspective or needs of others, is defined as ________ disorder in your text.
a) antisocial personality
b) dissociative identity
c) borderline personality
d) obsessive compulsive personality
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
98) One of the biological theories of the cause of antisocial personality is ________.
a) a lack of hemispheric dominance
b) brain damage during the birth process
c) low autonomic activation during stress
d) an unusually small corpus callosum
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
99) This disorder is characterized by impulsivity, promiscuity, and instability of mood, relationships, and self-image.
a) borderline personality disorder
b) antisocial personality disorder
c) schizophrenia
d) Dissociative identity disorder
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
100) Janese cuts her arms when overwhelmed by emotion, abruptly changes from laughter to anger, and needs constant reassurance from others to feel any sense of self-worth. She is MOST likely to be diagnosed with ________ disorder.
a) dissociative identity
b) borderline personality
c) multiple personality
d) major depression
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
101) One possible biological cause of borderline personality disorder is ________.
a) childhood history of neglect
b) emotional deprivation
c) impaired functioning of the frontal lobes
d) unusually high levels of conflict-themed communication in the family home
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
102) Nishimoto (1988) found all EXCEPT which of the following culture-bound symptoms?
a) Anglo-Americans reported shortness of breath and headaches.
b) Vietnamese and Chinese respondents reported fullness in the head.
c) Mexican respondents reported problems with memory.
d) Germans reported sudden anxiety attacks.
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
103) Windigo psychosis is an example of a ________ mental disorder.
a) culture-bound
b) culturally universal
c) functional
d) organic
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
104) This is a culture-bound disorder that is characterized by delusions and cannibalistic impulses.
a) Anorexia cannibalis
b) Flesh-eating fetish
c) Wiitiko psychosis
d) There is no such disorder.
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
105) List and briefly describe the “Four Ds” of psychopathology.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
106) What is trephining? Why was this technique practiced?
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
107) How does a specific phobia differ from social anxiety disorder?
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
108) What is chronic traumatic encephalopathy? Identify at least one group of people who are at higher risk for developing CTE.
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
109) What is a delusion of grandeur? Give an example.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
110) Rico just found out that he has been awarded a full scholarship to the college of his choice, but when he is informed he has almost no emotional reaction. It is as if he doesn’t care at all about this wonderful news. If Rico suffers from schizophrenia, he is displaying a symptom called ___.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Essay
111) Contrast the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
112) Identify the most prominent psychosocial explanation for the worldwide gender gap in certain psychopathological diagnoses.
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
113) Many people think that a person with a mental disorder is weak, dangerous, and incurable. Explain why these are not common characteristics in those with mental disorders, and offer your thoughts about why such myths came into being. Why might these myths be maintained?
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
114) Define abnormal behavior. Describe the four common standards for identifying abnormal behavior, (1) give an example for each standard that illustrates an abnormal behavior, and (2) state or exemplify a limitation of that standard.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
115) Describe the historical highlights of the causes and treatment of abnormal behavior from the Stone Age to modern times. Include descriptions of the medical model as it relates to both psychiatry and psychology. What is psychiatry’s, as well as psychology’s, approach to mental illness?
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
116) Describe the purpose, organization, and limitations of the DSM system for classifying mental disorders.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
117) State three common myths about suicide, and provide accurate information to counter each of these myths. State two things that you would do and two things you would not do, if someone you know showed signs of being suicidal. Explain your reasoning for these choices.
Section Reference 1: Studying Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.1 Summarize the study of psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 3: Ethical and Social Responsibility in a Diverse World
118) Create a case history for a client suffering from one of the anxiety disorders described in your text. Include a complete list of symptoms of this disorder. Differentiate the anxiety disorder your client has from the other anxiety disorders by listing essential symptoms of other types of anxiety disorders that are not present in your patient’s history. How are you certain this client has this particular anxiety disorder rather than another?
Section Reference 1: Anxiety Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.2 Summarize the major types of anxiety disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
119) Compare the two major mood disorders. Discuss the symptoms of each, and their possible biological and psychosocial causes.
Section Reference 1: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.3 Review the symptoms, causal factors, and dangers of depressive and bipolar disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
120) Define schizophrenia and describe its five characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one.
Section Reference 1: Schizophrenia
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.4 Review how psychologists define, classify, and explain schizophrenia.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
121) Identify the characteristics and causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Briefly describe the controversy that surrounds DID.
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
122) Describe the characteristics and causes of antisocial and borderline personality disorders.
Section Reference 1: Other Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.5 Review the main features of obsessive-compulsive, dissociative, and personality disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
123) Describe the nature of the problem of cultural biases in classifying psychological disorders. Give an example of a culture-bound symptom and describe how a psychologist should interpret the symptom in different cultural contexts.
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
124) It is a fact that many psychological disorders are diagnosed far more frequently in women than in men. Discuss several possible reasons for this discrepancy noted in your text, and comment on how managing depression might look different for women as opposed to for men.
Section Reference 1: Gender and Cultural Effects
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 14.6 Summarize gender and cultural differences in psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking