Question 1

When people make reference to a criminal as a "psychopath," they are describing a person with ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoid
B)  avoidant
C)  schizoid
D)  borderline
E)  antisocialF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive
B)  classical conditioning
C)  operant conditioning
D)  psychodynamic
E)  socioculturalF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 3

The secondary gain of conversion symptoms refers most closely to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  The symptom prevents the individual from having to confront stressful or conflict-laden situations.
B)  The symptom symbolizes an underlying struggle between opposing motives.
C)  The symptom enhances the employment of defense mechanisms.
D)  The symptom causes the person to have a certain amount of indifference toward it.
E)  The maintenance of the symptoms as conditioned responses.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

Ceci has a depressive attributional style. This means that when she fails, she is likely to make which types of attributions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Internal, global, and stable
B)  Internal, specific, and stable
C)  Internal, global, and unstable
D)  External, global, and stable
E)  External, specific, and unstableF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Delusions of ______ describe the most common theme among schizophrenia patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  waxy flexibility
B)  jealousy
C)  la belle indifference
D)  grandeur
E)  persecutionF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 6

As described in the text, the diathesis-stress model is an example of which model of abnormal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humanistic
B)  Cognitive
C)  Psychodynamic
D)  Sociocultural
E)  BiopsychosocialF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

Exaggerating the importance of negative events or personal flaws describes which type of cognitive distortion?

Accepted Answer

A)  All-or-nothing thinking
B)  Misfortune telling
C)  Catastrophizing
D)  Dismissing the positives
E)  Misplaced blameF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is true ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia affects about 1% of the adult population.
B)  Schizophrenia is somewhat more common in women than in men.
C)  Schizophrenia affects fewer than 500,000 people in the U.S.
D)  Schizophrenia typically develops in late childhood or early adolescence.
E)  Men tend to develop the disorder somewhat later than women.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Bipolar disorder was formerly called

Accepted Answer

A)  manic-depression.
B)  hysteria.
C)  illness anxiety disorder.
D)  multiple personality disorder.
E)  schizophrenia.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder demonstrate all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  disregard for rules of society.
B)  psychotic behavior.
C)  lack of remorse for misdeeds.
D)  impulsivity.
E)  irresponsible behavior.F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

Felicia reports that she is hearing voices that continually demean and belittle her. By what criterion is her behavior considered abnormal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dangerousness
B)  Maladaptive behavior
C)  Social deviance
D)  Emotional distress
E)  Faulty perceptions or interpretations of realityF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Steven has bipolar disorder. All of the following may occur during his manic episodes except

Accepted Answer

A)  flight of ideas.
B)  pressured speech.
C)  waxy flexibility.
D)  grandiosity.
E)  restlessness.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 13

A loss of physical function that has no organic cause is the primary symptom of

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriasis.
B)  dissociative identity disorder.
C)  functional neurological symptom disorder.
D)  schizophrenia.
E)  dissociative amnesia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Physical complaints that cannot be explained medically are characteristic of

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative identity disorder.
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C)  somatic symptoms and related disorders.
D)  dissociative amnesia.
E)  bipolar disorder.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

The secondary gain of conversion symptoms refers most closely to which of the following?

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Exaggerating the importance of negative events or personal flaws describes which type of cognitive distortion?

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Delusions of ______ describe the most common theme among schizophrenia patients.

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Steven has bipolar disorder. All of the following may occur during his manic episodes except

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Physical complaints that cannot be explained medically are characteristic of

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Bipolar disorder was formerly called

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As described in the text, the diathesis-stress model is an example of which model of abnormal behavior?

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Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

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Individuals with antisocial personality disorder demonstrate all of the following except

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When people make reference to a criminal as a "psychopath," they are describing a person with ________ personality disorder.

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Felicia reports that she is hearing voices that continually demean and belittle her. By what criterion is her behavior considered abnormal?

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A loss of physical function that has no organic cause is the primary symptom of

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Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is true ?

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Ceci has a depressive attributional style. This means that when she fails, she is likely to make which types of attributions?

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Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

The secondary gain of conversion symptoms refers most closely to which of the following?

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Exaggerating the importance of negative events or personal flaws describes which type of cognitive distortion?

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Delusions of ______ describe the most common theme among schizophrenia patients.

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Steven has bipolar disorder. All of the following may occur during his manic episodes except

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Physical complaints that cannot be explained medically are characteristic of

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Bipolar disorder was formerly called

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As described in the text, the diathesis-stress model is an example of which model of abnormal behavior?

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Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

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Individuals with antisocial personality disorder demonstrate all of the following except

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When people make reference to a criminal as a "psychopath," they are describing a person with ________ personality disorder.

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Felicia reports that she is hearing voices that continually demean and belittle her. By what criterion is her behavior considered abnormal?

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A loss of physical function that has no organic cause is the primary symptom of

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Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is true ?

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Ceci has a depressive attributional style. This means that when she fails, she is likely to make which types of attributions?

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