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- 1. Multiple Choice
Isaac has an intense fear of injections. Although he realizes that this fear is irrational, he becomes fearful just going into a doctor's office for a check-up. Which disorder do these symptoms describe?
Agoraphobia
Specific Phobia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- 2. Multiple Choice
Neta 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 most likely has ____ disorder.
Dissociative Identity
Major Depressive
Borderline Personality
Bipolar
- 3. Multiple Choice
Mental health professionals agree that all of the following are criteria for abnormal behavior EXCEPT ____.
Difference
Dysfunction
Deviance
Danger
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRyan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships. In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:dangerous.common.medically based.dysfunctional.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceIf researchers discovered that genetically influenced abnormalities in brain structure contribute to bipolar disorder, this would most clearly add credibility to:the DSM-V.the medical model.the social-cognitive perspective.psychoanalytic theory.
- 6. Multiple ChoiceYears after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of:obsessive-compulsive disorder.generalized anxiety disorder.post-traumatic stress disorder.dysthymic disorder.
- 7. Multiple ChoiceFrom a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.operant conditioning; observational learningclassical conditioning; reinforcementoperant conditioning; reinforcementclassical conditioning; observational learning
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from:compulsions.catatonia.delusions.hallucinations.
- 9. Multiple ChoiceLow levels of anxiety are most characteristic of:antisocial personality disorder.dissociative identity disorder.obsessive-compulsive disorder.paranoid schizophrenia.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceOne cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder.avoidantnarcissisticschizoidantisocial
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?treating psychological disordersidentifying causes of psychological disordersclassifying psychological disordersdistinguishing between sanity and insanity
- 12. Multiple ChoiceWhat are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called?delusions of guiltdelusions of grandeurdelusions of persecutiondelusions of influence
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the idea that psychological disorders can be diagonsed and treated?
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The DSM
The medical model
The biospcyosocial approach
- 14. Multiple Choice
Patient D has grandiose feelings. He thinks his ideals are superior to all others. He has started his own cult and convinced his followers he is a prophet. Patient B may be suffering from?
Phobia
Narcissism
Anxiety
Schizophrenia
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