Sanderson Test Bank Answers Psychological Disorders Ch.13

Real World Psychology, 3e (Sanderson)

Chapter 13 Psychological Disorders

1) Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a ________.

A) statistically frequent pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action

B) pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action that results in increased functioning

C) pattern of pathological behaviors, thoughts, or emotions for one of three different reasons: deviance, dysfunction, and distress

D) pattern of rigid thought that prohibits one from developing meaningful relationships

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2) According to your text's complete definition of abnormal behavior, which of the following deviant behaviors would qualify as most abnormal?

A) believing that the CIA is following you and tapping your phones

B) having your entire body tattooed

C) living a completely celibate life

D) painting your face for every football game

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3) 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. This is an example of which approach to defining abnormal behavior?

A) infrequent occurrence

B) dysfunction

C) legal

D) violation of social norms

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4) Based on the distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would qualify as abnormal?

A) Marcel is so upset by the fact that his boyfriend ended their relationship that he is considering suicide.

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) A woman strikes a pedestrian with her vehicle and experiences remorse for several weeks.

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5) Sheila's alcohol use causes her to be late to work or to call out sick due to a hangover at least three times a week. Her boss is seriously considering firing her for these reasons. Which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders does this best represent?

A) statistical infrequency

B) dysfunction

C) personal distress

D) violation of norms

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6) Marissa has panic disorder, in which she experiences unpredictable, unbearable episodes of panic that closely resemble the symptoms of a heart attack and frighten her badly. What criterion for defining abnormality does this description of her disorder represent?

A) danger

B) dysfunctions

C) distress

D) deviance

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7) Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders?

A) statistical infrequency

B) dysfunctions

C) distress

D) deviance

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8) Which of the following were treatments for abnormal behavior in earlier times?

A) trephining and phrenology

B) exorcism and phrenology

C) exorcism and trephining

D) phrenology and asylums

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9) In early therapy of abnormal behavior, ________ was used to allow evil spirits to escape from one's skull, 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) hydrotherapy; dunking

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10) Which approach 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

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11) Which of the following is true about the medical model of mental disorders?

A) Underlying physical illness was believed to cause mental illness.

B) The model encourages people to evade responsibility for their own actions.

C) Labels can influence patients to act in ways that confirm their diagnosis.

D) The model takes into account the psychological and social aspects of mental illness.

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12) Which of these 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

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13) According to the humanistic perspective, anxiety is a result of ________.

A) unconscious, unresolved conflicts

B) blocked personal growth

C) faulty thinking

D) neurotransmitter imbalances

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14) According to the behavioral perspective, a psychological illness such as obsessive-compulsive disorder is a result of ________.

A) unconscious, unresolved conflicts

B) blocked personal growth

C) faulty thinking

D) inappropriate conditioning and modeling

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15) According to the cognitive perspective, anxiety is a result of ________.

A) unconscious, unresolved conflicts

B) blocked personal growth

C) faulty thinking

D) inappropriate conditioning and modeling

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16) Evolutionary perspectives explain abnormal behavior by emphasizing the role of which of the following in the development of psychological disorders?

A) unconscious, unresolved conflicts

B) blocked personal growth

C) exaggerated forms of an adaptive reaction

D) conditioning and modeling

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17) Psychodynamic perspectives explain abnormal behavior by emphasizing the role of which of the following in the development of psychological disorders?

A) unconscious, unresolved conflicts

B) blocked personal growth

C) exaggerated forms of an adaptive reaction

D) conditioning and modeling

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18) Which of the following terms is no longer used in the current version of the DSM?

A) psychosis

B) neurosis

C) mood disorder

D) schizophrenia

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19) In what percentage of court cases is the insanity plea used?

A) 10 percent

B) 20 percent

C) less than 1 percent

D) 25 percent

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20) Which term is applied to people with a mental disorder who are unable to control their behavior or manage their affairs?

A) neurosis

B) psychosis

C) insanity

D) incompetence

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21) The classification system produced by the American Psychiatric Association and used to describe abnormal behaviors is called the DSM, fifth edition. 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

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22) The purpose of DSM-5 is to provide ________.

A) descriptions of symptoms of disorders

B) explanations of the causes of disorders

C) treatment recommendations for disorders

D) definitive assessment guidelines

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23) A psychologist evaluating a new client would most likely use which of these in diagnosing the client's psychological disorder?

A) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

B) Manual of Diagnosing Mental Disorders

C) Psychological Disorders Manual

D) Physician's Desk Reference

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24) A person with more than one mental disorder at a time would be described as dealing with ________.

A) prevalence

B) comorbidity

C) misdiagnosis

D) differential diagnosis

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25) Which of the following is TRUE about the DSM?

A) It completely describes symptoms of mental and physical disorders.

B) It provides standardized diagnoses and case study examples.

C) It reflects a western European and U.S. perspective of mental disorders.

D) It relies on psychologically based explanations for mental disorders rather than the medical model.

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26) Which of the following is a criticism of the DSM?

A) It may be casting too wide a net and over diagnosing.

B) It is not essential to scientific study.

C) It is low on validity, but high on reliability.

D) It can only be used to diagnose one disorder per patient.

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27) Which of the following are classified as disruptive, impulse-control, and conduct disorders?

A) excessive gambling and gender dysphoria

B) pyromania and kleptomania

C) bipolar disorder and depression

D) dissociative identity disorder and anorexia

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28) Anxiety disorders are ________.

A) characterized by disabling worry or fear

B) the least frequent of the mental disorders

C) twice as common in men as in women

D) the most debilitating of all the psychiatric disorders

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29) Persistent, uncontrollable, free-floating worry about nothing in particular is associated with ________.

A) panic attack

B) hysteria

C) generalized anxiety disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

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30) Elizabeth always seems to feel on edge and worried that something in her life will go wrong, but she cannot pinpoint the causes of her anxiety. She can verbalize that there is nothing for her to worry about, but that doesn't stop her from having these concerns. These symptoms are most consistent with ________.

A) panic disorder

B) generalized anxiety disorder

C) phobia

D) obsessive compulsive disorder

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31) Lola has not been able to control her worries for the last six months, and complains of insomnia and headaches. Lola's symptoms are most consistent with ________.

A) panic attacks

B) generalized anxiety disorder

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) hysteria

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32) Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent physical symptoms are associated with ________.

A) hysteria

B) general anxiety disorder

C) panic disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

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33) Udo is frequently and suddenly overcome by intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. Udo's symptoms are most consistent with ________.

A) a specific phobia

B) panic disorder

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) agoraphobia

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34) Which of these sometimes occurs in conjunction with panic disorder and is characterized by anxiety about being in a place where escape is difficult or embarrassing?

A) social phobia

B) specific phobia

C) agoraphobia

D) acrophobia

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35) Which of these is characterized by a persistent, intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation?

A) a panic attack

B) panic disorder

C) a hysterical disorder

D) a phobia

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36) Myron avoids hospitals, doctor's offices, and people with injuries because he always faints at the sight of blood. Myron's symptoms are consistent with which type of phobia?

A) physical

B) specific

C) medical

D) generalized

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37) Alyssa feels uncomfortable talking in crowds, and her professor has assigned her an oral presentation to give in front of the class. She is afraid of "making a fool" of herself and starts to have symptoms that are similar to a panic attack. What anxiety disorder is most consistent with her symptoms?

A) panic disorder

B) social anxiety disorder

C) generalized anxiety

D) agoraphobia

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38) Social anxiety disorder used to be called ________.

A) panic disorder

B) social phobia

C) generalized anxiety

D) agoraphobia

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39) Which of the following is categorized as an anxiety disorder?

A) posttraumatic stress disorder

B) obsessive-compulsive disorder

C) somatic symptom disorder

D) panic disorder

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40) A person who is so afraid of something that they would jump out of a speeding car to escape it has symptoms most consistent with ________.

A) anxiety

B) agoraphobia

C) claustrophobia

D) a specific phobia

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41) Leroy refuses to dance in public because of an intense, irrational fear of being negatively evaluated by others. Leroy has symptoms consistent with ________.

A) an affective disorder

B) social anxiety disorder

C) generalized evaluative disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive

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42) Persons with anxiety disorders who are hypervigilant are thought to have ________.

A) faulty cognitive processes

B) generalized anxiety disorder

C) maladaptive learning patterns

D) obsessive compulsive disorder

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43) 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) operant conditioning; vicarious learning

C) classical conditioning; operant conditioning

D) classical conditioning; imitation and modeling

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44) According to learning theory, anxiety disorders can be caused by ________.

A) functional conditioning

B) concurrent conditioning

C) modeling and imitation

D) defense mechanisms

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45) Which of the following is a reasonable biological explanation for the development of anxiety disorders?

A) There may be a psychological predisposition to fear what is dangerous.

B) Some individuals may have a social predisposition for becoming easily aroused.

C) Biochemical disturbances due to caffeine, nicotine, or hyperventilation may play a role.

D) Some individuals just become more easily aroused than others for no reason.

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46) Our fast-paced lives, increased mobility, decreased job security, and reduced family support are believed to be important in the increase in which of the following over the past fifty years?

A) anxiety disorders

B) mood disorders

C) post-traumatic stress disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

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47) Some individuals in Japan experience a social phobia that is not typically seen among Westerners and involves an intense dread of embarrassing others. This demonstrates ________.

A) ethnocentrism

B) sociocultural influences on anxiety disorders

C) the presence of more social phobias in Japan

D) an emphasis on collectivism

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48) Which of the following refers to a syndrome observed in Japan that involves the morbid dread of doing something that would embarrass another person?

A) susto

B) taijin kyofusho (TKS)

C) koro

D) ataques de nervios

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49) Depressive disorders are best characterized by ________.

A) a grief reaction after a major loss

B) sad, empty, or irritable moods that interfere with functioning, pleasure, and life interests

C) any depression of mood that alternate with periods of mania

D) recurring or persistent episodes of depressed mood that are accompanied by psychotic thinking and suicidality

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50) Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. Morris is experiencing symptoms consistent with which type of disorder?

A) generalized depressive

B) generalized anxiety

C) depressive

D) bipolar

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51) Someone who is experiencing which of the following has periods of unreasonable elation and hyperactivity, often accompanied by insomnia and poor judgment?

A) hyperarousal

B) mania

C) compulsivity

D) psychosis

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52) Someone who experiences episodes of mania and cycles between manic and depressive periods has symptoms that are consistent with ________.

A) disruption of circadian rhythms

B) bipolar disorder

C) manic-depressive syndrome

D) cyclothymia disorder

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53) Brenda has been up for days and 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 undergarments in a public place, she answers rapidly and her thoughts are flying from one idea to another. Brenda has symptoms that are consistent with ________.

A) dissociative identity disorder

B) a personality disorder

C) bipolar disorder

D) tardive dyskinesia

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54) A major difference between depressive disorders and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people experience ________.

A) hallucinations or delusions

B) depression

C) manic episodes

D) biochemical imbalance

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55) Which of the following is true regarding bipolar disorder?

A) It is associated with a 90% suicide rate.

B) It involves depression, mania, and anxiety disorders.

C) It is associated with pressured speech and a rapid flight of ideas.

D) Manic episodes usually last three times as long as depressive episodes.

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56) The risk for bipolar disorder in the general population is between ________.

A) 10 and 15 percent

B) 5 and 7 percent

C) 0.5 and 1.6 percent

D) 2.5 and 5 percent

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57) Antidepressants are prescribed for depressive and bipolar disorders because they appear to affect the amount or functioning of which of the following?

A) GABA, norepinephrine, dopamine, and serotonin

B) dopamine, Substance P, endorphins, and enkephalins

C) endorphins, glutamate, and serotonin

D) acetylcholine, adrenaline, and dopamine

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58) You are writing a research paper examining different biological treatments for depression. You might be surprised to find that small amounts of which hallucinogenic drug can help reduce the symptoms of the disorder?

A) psilocybin ("magic mushrooms")

B) mescaline

C) LSD ("acid")

D) PCP ("angel dust")

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59) Which party drug, when taken in small, therapeutic doses, has been found to reduce the symptoms of mood disorders?

A) Ecstasy

B) peyote

C) LSC

D) Ketamine

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60) According to evolutionary theories of depression, ________.

A) moderate depression may allow us, with time, to adapt to a real loss

B) those who experience severe depression are most likely to survive

C) those who are moderately depressed are more likely to find a mate

D) those with moderate depression are less likely to experience anxiety

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61) Seligman found that when faced with a painful situation from which there is no escape, animals and people enter a state of resignation in which they may surrender to those conditions. He called this ________.

A) autonomic resignation

B) helpless resignation

C) resigned helplessness

D) learned helplessness

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62) A theory of depression that is related to learned helplessness suggests that depression is more likely when people attribute their failure or unpleasant circumstances to an ________.

A) internal, stable, and global cause

B) external, unstable, and specific cause

C) internal, unstable, and global cause

D) external, stable, and specific cause

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63) "I'm stupid" is a(n) ________ attribution, "I'll always be stupid" is a(n) ________ attribution, and "I'm always stupid no matter what I do" is a(n) ________ attribution.

A) inferior; external; expansive

B) external; unstable; specific

C) internal; stable; global

D) personal; eternal; academic

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64) Zuri makes internal, stable, and global statements about her poor test performance. She is MOST likely to experience ________, which may be related to ________.

A) autonomic resignation; self-esteem

B) helpless resignation; anxiety

C) resigned helplessness; bipolar disorder

D) learned helplessness; depression

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65) People who attribute bad outcomes to themselves and good outcomes to external factors are more prone to which of the following than people who do the opposite?

A) anxiety

B) bipolar disorder

C) depression

D) schizophrenia

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66) Which choice refers to a progressive brain disease that may involve multiple concussions and is often found among athletes who engage in contact sports?

A) meningiotraumatic cerebropathy

B) corpus dialecticum

C) chronic traumatic encephalopathy

D) Duchenne's hemiplegia

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67) An athlete participating in which sport would be most likely to develop CTE?

A) tennis

B) football

C) long-distance running

D) track and field

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68) Research finds that one of the best ways to reduce suicides is to ________.

A) make antidepressant medication available without a prescription

B) take steps to reduce access to firearms

C) have laws that provide greater punishment for domestic abusers

D) increase the ability of a physician to involuntarily commit a depressed person to a hospital

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APA: LO 2.1 Use scientific reasoning to interpret psychological phenomena

69) A group of severe disorders that is characterized by severely disturbed perception, language, thought, affect (emotions), and behavior is ________.

A) schizophrenia

B) multiple personality disorder

C) somatic symptom disorder

D) dissociative identity disorder

Diff: 1

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70) Which of the following is CORRECT regarding schizophrenia?

A) One in 1000 people develops schizophrenia.

B) Schizophrenia usually first appears between the late teens and mid-30s.

C) Almost 20% of all hospitalized patients suffer from schizophrenia.

D) Schizophrenia is a curable illness.

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71) ________ refers to "split mind," while ________ refers to "split personality."

A) Psychosis; neurosis

B) Insanity; multiple personality

C) Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder

D) Paranoia; borderline

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72) In comparison to women, schizophrenia in men tends to ________.

A) be diagnosed earlier in life and be more severe

B) be diagnosed later in life and be more severe

C) be diagnosed earlier in life and be less severe

D) be diagnosed later in life and be less severe

Diff: 3

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73) Schizophrenia is associated with ________.

A) euphoric mood

B) episodic lows

C) delusions and hallucinations

D) obsessive thoughts

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74) Which of these 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

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75) Perceptions for which there are no appropriate external stimuli are called ________, and the most common type among people with schizophrenia is ________.

A) hallucinations; auditory

B) hallucinations; visual

C) delusions; auditory

D) delusions; visual

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76) Hallucinations can be defined as ________.

A) false thoughts

B) imaginary sensory perceptions

C) an absence of emotional response

D) abnormal patterns of speaking

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77) Which of the following is an example of a hallucination?

A) hearing voices that aren't really there

B) seeing a bridge and thinking it is the gateway to heaven

C) smelling a flower and having an unusually intense emotional response to the scent

D) walking into a tree because you didn't see it

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78) A random and illogical jumble of words or phrases sometimes used by people with schizophrenia is called a ________.

A) pragmatic error

B) word salad

C) word soup

D) flight of ideas

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79) When talking to his psychiatrist, a patient with schizophrenia said, "The pain in my head is the fusion of egg and sperm, but it only takes a father to make a baby, then the world ends." This is an example of a language disturbance called ________.

A) word salad

B) a pragmatic error

C) a neologism

D) cataleptic syntax

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80) False or irrational beliefs that maintained despite clear evidence to the contrary are called ________.

A) cognitive disruptions

B) false premises

C) delusions

D) illusions

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81) In the movie A Beautiful Mind, John Nash believed that men from the government were trying to kill him when he decided to stop working for them. This is called a delusion of ________.

A) nihilism

B) persecution

C) reference

D) grandeur

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82) If someone believes that he or she is someone very important, such as Jesus Christ or Napoleon, they would be experiencing a delusion of ________.

A) nihilism

B) persecution

C) reference

D) grandeur

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83) Bob believes that the city has someone drive by his house in an ambulance every day to make sure that he is home, and he is afraid to leave home because he "knows" the ambulance will follow him. This is an example of a delusion of ________.

A) nihilism

B) persecution

C) reference

D) grandeur

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84) Which of these is an example of an emotional disturbance in schizophrenia?

A) delusions of reference

B) artificial words

C) flattened affect

D) repetitive thoughts

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85) Some people with schizophrenia have almost no emotional response of any kind, a symptom called ________.

A) delusional affect

B) artificial affect

C) flattened affect

D) inappropriate affect

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86) Individuals with which disorder may become cataleptic and maintain a nearly immobile posture for a prolonged period of time?

A) bipolar disorder

B) post-traumatic stress disorder

C) dissociative identity disorder

D) schizophrenia

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87) People with schizophrenia may maintain a nearly immobile stance for hours at a time. Such an individual is said to be ________.

A) cataleptic

B) flatly affective

C) delusional

D) undifferentiated

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88) Previous versions of the DSM categorized schizophrenia into several different clinical types. Which was one of them?

A) undifferentiated

B) posttraumatic

C) dissociative

D) affective

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89) ________ 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

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90) Someone with schizophrenia who has both hallucinations and delusions is experiencing which type of symptoms?

A) positive

B) negative

C) both positive and negative

D) undifferentiated

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91) Someone with schizophrenia that is socially withdrawn and produces limited or toneless speech is displaying which type of symptoms?

A) positive

B) negative

C) both positive and negative

D) undifferentiated

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92) Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops rapidly?

A) positive

B) negative

C) residual

D) undifferentiated

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93) Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops slowly?

A) positive

B) negative

C) residual

D) undifferentiated

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94) The heritability of schizophrenia for identical twins is about ________%.

A) 8

B) 28

C) 38

D) 48

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95) Three of Yachi's grandparents had schizophrenia, both of Yumiko's parents have it, and Tabia's identical twin was just diagnosed with it. Who is most likely to someday be diagnosed with schizophrenia as well?

A) Yachi

B) Yumiko

C) Tabia

D) They all have the same genetic susceptibility for schizophrenia.

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96) Which approach to the causes of schizophrenia suggests that it is caused by an overactivity of neurons that are responsive to a specific neurotransmitter?

A) endocrine complexity theory

B) dopamine hypothesis

C) schizophrenogenic perspective

D) hyperneuronal activity model

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97) The dopamine hypothesis is supported by which of the following findings?

A) Amphetamines decrease dopamine and produce the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.

B) Amphetamine-induced psychosis is less likely in persons with a genetic predisposition for schizophrenia.

C) Drugs that block the effects of dopamine in the brain reduce or eliminate symptoms of schizophrenia.

D) Amphetamines decrease dopamine and can produce the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.

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98) Psychotic symptoms similar to those found in schizophrenia can be produced by the use of ________.

A) alcohol

B) phenobarbital

C) amphetamines

D) antidepressant medications

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99) MRI studies of people with schizophrenia have found that they have which of these in comparison to people without schizophrenia?

A) smaller frontal lobes

B) larger cerebral ventricles

C) larger temporal lobes

D) smaller cerebral ventricles

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100) Children who experience severe trauma before the age of 16 years are ________.

A) twice as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

B) three times as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

C) five times as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

D) eight times as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia

Diff: 1

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101) 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.

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102) Psychological conditions that begin in childhood and tend to persist into adulthood are called which type of disorders?

A) dissociative

B) somatic symptom

C) neurocognitive

D) neurodevelopmental

Diff: 1

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103) Brandon has difficulty sitting still in class. He fidgets a lot, is easily distracted, and often draws the attention of his teacher when she's trying to teach a lesson. He is not intentionally problematic, but the issue has required the teacher to contact his parents on several occasions. Brandon is experiencing symptoms consistent with which disorder?

A) conduct disorder

B) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

C) oppositional-defiant disorder

D) separation anxiety disorder

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Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

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104) Which symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder tend to decline with age?

A) dissociation

B) impulsivity

C) inattentiveness

D) hyperactivity

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Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

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105) The most common treatment for individuals with ADHD is ________.

A) antidepressant medication

B) Gestalt and restructuring psychotherapy

C) stimulant medication

D) eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing

Diff: 2

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

106) Which condition, formerly recognized as a standalone diagnosis, is now part of the DSM-5 category called autism spectrum disorders?

A) rumination disorder

B) Asperger's disorder

C) conduct disorder

D) intellectual disability

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

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APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

107) Which of these is characterized by persistent, unwanted, fearful thoughts and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors?

A) generalized anxiety disorder

B) agoraphobia

C) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) ritual abuse

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108) Persistent, unwanted, fearful thoughts are ________.

A) phobias

B) compulsions

C) obsessions

D) ritual fixations

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109) Which of the following MOST clearly illustrates a person with 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 over and over 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.

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110) Compulsions refer to ________, whereas obsessions refer to ________.

A) repeated ritualistic behaviors; exaggerated thoughts

B) rational thoughts; rational behaviors

C) exaggerated thoughts; repeated ritualistic behaviors

D) rational behaviors; exaggerated thoughts

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111) If someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder tries to stop the compulsive behavior, they will likely experience increasing ________.

A) anxiety

B) depression

C) mania

D) mental wellness

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112) Which disorders are psychological dysfunctions characterized by a major loss of memory without a clear physical cause, and are marked by a disturbance in the integration of identity, memory, or consciousness?

A) dissociative

B) displacement

C) disoriented

D) identity

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113) The most controversial, and least common, dissociative disorder is ________.

A) dissociative identity disorder

B) nervous breakdown

C) associative amnesia

D) dissociative fugue

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114) 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) multiple identity disorder (MID)

C) plural personality disorder (PPD)

D) dissociative personality disorder (DPD)

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115) Dissociative identity disorder (DID) was previously known as ________.

A) multiple personality disorder (MPD)

B) multiple identity disorder (MID)

C) plural personality disorder (PPD)

D) dissociative personality disorder (DPD)

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116) Some therapists consider dissociative identity disorder to be ________.

A) untreatable

B) a result of false memories

C) analogous to schizophrenia

D) a well-researched disorder

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117) The changing between one personality to another in an individual with dissociative identity disorder occurs primarily due to ________.

A) neurotransmitter imbalances

B) psychological stress

C) physical pain

D) high caloric intake

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118) The presence of chronic, inflexible, maladaptive traits which contribute to significant impairment of social and occupational functioning is characteristic of ________.

A) nearly all mental disorders

B) the psychotic and dissociative disorders

C) personality disorders

D) anxiety disorders

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119) Disregard for others, lack of a conscience, impulsive behavior, and superficial charm are characteristic of someone ________.

A) in the manic phase of a bipolar disorder

B) with schizophrenia in remission

C) with narcissistic personality disorder

D) with antisocial personality disorder

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120) People who are defined as "lacking in conscience and empathy" may be diagnosed with ________.

A) schizoid personality disorder

B) borderline personality disorder

C) avoidant personality disorder

D) antisocial personality disorder

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121) Antisocial personality may be associated with ________.

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

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122) People who come from homes characterized by emotional deprivation, harsh and inconsistent discipline, and distant parental behavior are at a higher risk of being diagnosed with ________.

A) antisocial personality disorder

B) borderline personality disorder

C) histrionic personality disorder

D) narcissistic personality disorder

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123) Roger just cleaned out his girlfriend's bank account and left without telling anyone where he would be. He never felt any remorse for his actions, and used the money to buy himself a new sports car and support his new mistress. Roger is exhibiting behavior consistent with which personality disorder?

A) antisocial

B) borderline

C) histrionic

D) narcissistic

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Bloom's: Application

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124) Which personality disorder is characterized by impulsivity and an instability in mood, relationships, and self-image?

A) borderline

B) antisocial

C) psychotic

D) dissociative

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125) People with which of the following generally tend to see themselves and others in absolute terms — as either perfect or worthless?

A) borderline personality disorder

B) antisocial personality disorder

C) schizophrenia

D) dissociative identity disorder

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126) Janice 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 ________.

A) dissociative identity disorder

B) borderline personality disorder

C) multiple personality disorder

D) major depressive disorder

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127) One possible cause of borderline personality disorder is ________.

A) a childhood history of neglect, emotional deprivation, and abuse

B) the modeling of consistently positive behaviors

C) an impaired functioning of the occipital lobes

D) an impaired functioning of the parietal lobes

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128) One possible cause of borderline personality disorder is impaired function of the ________.

A) frontal lobes and limbic system

B) temporal lobes

C) occipital lobes

D) parietal lobes

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129) Jake has experienced numerous broken relationships, several divorces, and a number of lost jobs, primarily due to his overwhelming fear of abandonment and his unstable relationships and self-image. Jake's history is suggestive of ________.

A) dissociative personality disorder

B) borderline personality disorder

C) multiple personality disorder

D) depressive personality disorder

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130) Which of these is a culture-bound disorder that is characterized by delusions and cannibalistic impulses?

A) Susto

B) Taijin Kyofusho

C) Windigo psychosis

D) Koro

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131) One reason men may experience a lower rate of severe depression than women is because ________.

A) they are more likely to externalize their emotions and problems

B) the genes responsible for depression are found on the X chromosome, and men have only one of these

C) they tend to cope better with negative feelings

D) they are genetically predisposed to hormonal and neurotransmitter fluctuations

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132) Which of the following is a proposed reason that women are more likely to manifest major depression than men?

A) Women tend to avoid acknowledging and dealing with their problems.

B) Women have less social support and the support they have is less intimate.

C) Women are more likely to fall into lowest socioeconomic groups.

D) Women tend to use substances and dangerous behaviors to deal with their emotions.

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133) In comparison to industrialized countries, the prognosis for people with schizophrenia who live in non-industrialized countries is sometimes ________.

A) better

B) poor

C) the same

D) twice as poor

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134) Researcher Robert Nishimoto found which of the following culture-bound symptoms?

A) Anglo-American respondents reporting lack of energy.

B) Vietnamese and Chinese respondents reporting shortness of breath.

C) Mexican respondents reporting problems with memory.

D) German respondents reporting sudden anxiety attacks.

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135) Which of the following is a culture-general symptom of depression?

A) grief and anger

B) obsessive thoughts

C) intense concentration

D) poor concentration

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136) Which of these are culture-specific symptoms of depression?

A) anxiety and sad affect

B) somatization and guilt

C) poor concentration and lack of energy

D) loss of enjoyment and anxiety

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137) Which disorders are found only in particular cultures?

A) culture-specific

B) culture-bound

C) culture-general

D) culture-restricted

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138) Windigo psychosis is an example of which type of mental disorder?

A) culture-bound

B) culturally universal

C) functional

D) organic

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Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.6 Key Issues in Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

139) In one culture-bound syndrome, the sufferer believes that they are possessed by the spirit of a cannibal giant with a heart and entrails of ice. The name of the giant is ________.

A) Koro

B) Amok

C) Zar

D) Windigo

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.6 Key Issues in Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

140) Which of the following culture-bound disorders is found primarily in Western cultures?

A) Koro

B) anorexia nervosa

C) possession by the Zar

D) running amok

Diff: 1

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.6 Key Issues in Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

141) John believes he is a famous code-cracker for the CIA, even though in reality, he is not. John is having ________.

A) delusions of grandeur

B) delusions of persecution

C) delusions of reference

D) delusions of insertion

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.4 Schizophrenia

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

142) Which disorder has core features including a pervasive pattern of instability in emotions, relationships, and self-image, along with impulsive and self-destructive behaviors?

A) dissociative identity disorder

B) borderline personality disorder

C) multiple personality disorder

D) major depressive disorder

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

143) Perhaps the most troubling criticism of the DSM is its reliance on the ________ model and the way it may unfairly label people.

Diff: 2

Bloom's: Conceptual

Section Reference: 13.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

144) A person with ________ anxiety disorder experiences persistent, uncontrollable, and free-floating nonspecific anxiety.

Diff: 1

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.2 Anxiety Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

145) "It doesn't matter what I do, I'm never going to be anything but a failure. I don't know why I should even try anymore." This statement might be made by someone suffering from what Martin Seligman called ________.

Diff: 1

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.3 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

146) Jordan believes that aliens from the planet Cthulhu have used a psychic weapon to infiltrate his mind, and are now influencing his thoughts and making him engage in illegal and dangerous behaviors. Jordan is suffering from a delusion of ________.

Diff: 1

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.4 Schizophrenia

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

147) MRI brain scans of people currently incarcerated people find that there is a reduction in gray matter in the ________ cortex. This may help explain why they feel little empathy and remorse for their antisocial behaviors.

Diff: 2

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

148) A developmental disorder that typically begins in early childhood and involves problems with social communication and social interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities is called ________ spectrum disorder.

Diff: 1

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.6 Key Issues in Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

149) Define abnormal behavior; describe the three common standards for identifying abnormal behavior; state an example for each standard that illustrates an abnormal behavior; and state or exemplify a limitation of the standard.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

150) Describe the historical trends regarding the causes and treatment of abnormal behavior from the Stone Age to modern times. Include descriptions of the medical model and psychiatry's model as well as psychology's approach to mental illness.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Conceptual

Section Reference: 13.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

151) Describe the purpose, organization, and limitations of the DSM system for classifying mental disorders.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

152) Describe four of the major classes of psychological disorders discussed in this chapter, their symptoms, and an example of a disorder that falls under each category.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.1 Understanding Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

153) Discuss the possible biological and psychosocial causes of anxiety disorders.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Conceptual

Section Reference: 13.2 Anxiety Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

154) Compare depressive disorders with bipolar disorders. Discuss the possible biological and psychosocial causes of these disorders.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.3 Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

155) Define schizophrenia and describe its five areas of characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one. Describe how positive symptoms differ from negative symptoms, and give examples of each.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.4 Schizophrenia

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

156) Discuss the primary symptoms of autism spectrum disorder, and explain the theory of mind model for the development of this condition.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains

157) State the essential characteristic of personality disorders, and describe the characteristics and causes of antisocial and borderline personality disorders.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Knowledge

Section Reference: 13.5 Other Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology

158) Give examples of how gender and culture affect abnormal behavior. Provide two examples of culture-bound versus culture general symptoms, as well as some disorders that are specific to only certain cultures.

Diff: 3

Bloom's: Application

Section Reference: 13.6 Key Issues in Psychological Disorders

APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology

APA: LO 1.3 Describe applications of psychology

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