Abnormal, Clinical, Personality

Question 1

The DSM-5 is a diagnostic guide that:

Answer 1

Describes psychological disorders and their prevalence.
Prevalence: refers to the total number of individuals in a population who have a disease or health condition at a specific period of time, usually expressed as a percentage of the population.

Question 2

According to the most recent edition of the DSM, which of the following is/are no longer classified as an anxiety disorder?

Answer 2

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Considerable research has demonstrated that PTSD entails multiple emotions (e.g., guilt, shame, anger) outside of the fear/anxiety spectrum

Question 3

The most common type of mental disorder is

Answer 3

Anxiety

Question 4

In contrast with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), panic disorder is characterized by periods of distress that are:

Answer 4

more intense and less prolonged

Question 5

An incapacitating and highly distressing fear about being embarrassed in the presence of others is most characteristic of:

Answer 5

social phobia

Question 6

Which of the following is not classified as a subtype of specific phobia?

Answer 6

social

Question 7

Obsessions are:

Answer 7

offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person

Question 8

Obsessive thoughts typically ________ anxiety and compulsive behaviors typically ________ anxiety.

Answer 8

increase; decrease

Question 9

Learning theorists have suggested that compulsive behaviors are

Answer 9

negatively reinforced by anxiety reduction

Question 10

Symptoms that may be misperceived as a heart attack are most characteristic of

Answer 10

panic disorder

Question 11

Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 16 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. He appears to suffer from a(n):

Answer 11

specific phobia

Question 12

In which of the following disorders is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal for no particular reason:

Answer 12

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 13

Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible, enduring, and socially maladaptive behavior patterns are called ________ disorders.

Answer 13

personality

Question 14

An antisocial personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by:

Answer 14

a lack of conscience and remorse

Question 15

Women are ________ likely than men to attempt suicide. Men are ________ likely than women to actually end their lives.

Answer 15

more; more

Question 16

Which perspective suggests that explaining our own failures in terms that are global, stable, and internal contributes to depression?

Answer 16

cognitive

Question 17

After several weeks of feeling apathetic and dissatisfied with his life, Mark has suddenly become extremely cheerful and so talkative he can’t be interrupted. He seems to need less sleep and becomes irritated when his friends tell him to slow down. Mark’s behavior is indicative of

Answer 17

bipolar disorder

Question 18

Mr. Hunt believes that he is the president of the United States and that he will soon become the “King of the Universe.” Mr. Hunt is most clearly suffering from:

Answer 18

Delusions of grandeur are one of the more common ones. It’s when you believe that you have more power, wealth, smarts, or other grand traits than is true.: Considerable research has demonstrated that PTSD entails multiple emotions (e.g., guilt, shame, anger) outside of the fear/anxiety spectrum

Question 19

Claiming that she heard a voice commanding her to warn other people that eating is harmful, Sandy attempts to convince others in a restaurant not to eat. The psychiatrist to whom she is referred finds that Sandy’s thinking and speech are often fragmented and incoherent. In addition, Sandy has an unreasonable fear that someone is “out to get her” and consequently trusts no one. Her condition is most indicative of:

Answer 19

schizophrenia

Question 20

Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that:

Answer 20

There is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia

Question 21

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Answer 21

social withdrawl

Question 22

Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Answer 22

hallucinations

Question 23

Seeing one-eyed monsters would be an example of a(n) ________; believing that you are Napoleon would be and example of a(n) ________.

Answer 23

hallucination; delusion

Question 24

When schizophrenia is slow to develop, called _________ schizophrenia, recovery is ________.

Answer 24

chronic (process); unlikely