Abnormal Psychology Practice Test 1

Question 1

Name two types of MOOD DISORDERS

Answer 1

1. Bi-polar
2. Depression

Question 2

Name five ANXIETY DISORDERS

Answer 2

1. Phobias
2. Panic
3. PTSD
4. Agoraphobia
5. OCD* (going to be switched out to
   Impulse Control)

Question 3

Name some PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS

Answer 3

1. Schizophrenia
2. Delusional Disorder

Question 4

Name the most common EATING DISORDERS

Answer 4

1. Anorexia
2. Bulimia
3. Pica
4. Binge* (going to switch to impulse

Question 5

Name two disorders that are moving out of their categories into IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS in new DSM V?

Answer 5

1. Binge (formerly EATING)
2. OCD (formerly ANXIETY)

Question 6

Name a SOMATOFORM DISORDER

Answer 6

1. Hypochondriasis

Question 7

Name some PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Answer 7

1. Borderline
2. Antisocial (not anti-social, rather complete disregard for others)
3. Histrionic (overly dramatic)
4. Narcissistic
5. Paranoid

Question 8

What are the five different classifications of the Multiaxial System? Or, what are the five axis of daignosis?

Answer 8

1. Primary
2. Long standing difficulties
3. Medical problems described (ex. cancer)
4. Environmental factors (e.g. divorce)
5. Global assessment (GAF)

Question 9

What Axis does Personality Disorders go on and why do they go there?

Answer 9

Personality disorders goes on Axis 2; Forces clinician to stop and think since they sometimes lose sight of this

Question 10

Which axis does the actual diagnosis go on?

Answer 10

Axis I and II

Question 11

What’s an example of an environmental stressor?

Answer 11

Losing your job. Breaking up with partner etc.

Question 12

Which disorder scores the lowest on the GAF (1-100) scale? Which have the highest?

Answer 12

Schizophrenia is the lowest; phobias are the highest.

Question 13

Name at least two IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS

Answer 13

1. Kleptomania
2. Trichotillomania
3. Pyromania

Question 14

What’s the big update with substance abuse and addictions in the DSM 5?

Answer 14

The creation of Behavioral Addictions category. Pathological gambling is going to be in this category. NOT ONLY ABOUT SUBSTANCE

Question 15

How does a disorder get into the DSM?

Answer 15

1. Years of research
2. We see it across countries (e.g Down syndrome goes across countries)
3. Manifests itself the same in individuals

Question 16

What are some common Axis 1 disorders?

Answer 16

Depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, ADHD, autism spectrum disorders, anorexia, bulimia, and schizophrenia.

Question 17

List the four Ds.

Answer 17

1. Distress (psychic or emotional pain)
2. Disability (can’t take care of themselves)
3. Deviance (different from norm)
4. Danger (danger to themselves or others)

Question 18

What does NOS stand for?

Answer 18

Not otherwise specified. (e.g Mood Disorder (NOS). You might have the disorder but missing one or two criteria

Question 19

Give an example of two disorders that have high comorbididy?

Answer 19

OCD and Depression; Anorezia and Depression

Question 20

Can you have something in Axis I and nothing in Axis II?

Answer 20

Absolutely!

Question 21

Can you have something in Axis II w/out anything in Axis I?

Answer 21

Yes, but very unlikely

Question 22

Is Obesity a disorder in the DSM?

Answer 22

No. It’s more of a medical problem. 50% of people who are obese do not suffer from three Ds (deviance, distresss, disfunction)

Question 23

What are the most common disorders in the United States?

Answer 23

ANXIETY and SUBSTANCE ABUSE are most common

In oder:

1. Substance Abuse
2. Anxiety
3. Mood

Question 24

What are the two ways you can classify something?

Answer 24

Categorical Approach

or

Dimensional Approach

Question 25

What are some drawbacks to DSM classification?

Answer 25

1. No clear medical exams (you can't take an blood test to find MDD) 2. Does not take in account severity 3. Labeling 4. Room for error 5, Does not take in account personal difference; people get lost in the cracks

Question 26

What does RELIABILITY refer to?

Answer 26

The presence of clear cut checklists or criteria that you use as a reference to measure something. Example: a scale has high reliability; a multiple choice test has high reliability

Question 27

What does VALIDITY refer to?

Answer 27

Validity refers to accuracy; what I say I'm measuring is what I'm measuring. Ex. A broken scale has high reliability but low validity.

Question 28

Does the DSM have high reliability?

Answer 28

Yes. But validity is only good.

Question 29

VALIDITY is more important than RELIABILITY?

Answer 29

TRUE

Question 30

Give me some common pros and cons to DSM

Answer 30

Pros: 1 .Presents a clear picture of symptoms that individual is experiencing 2. Helps us treat the individual Cons: 1. Promotes labeling 2. People with the same disorder present differently 3. Does not include etiology (why things occur..) 4. No info about neurology/medical information (ex. Anorexia effects frontal lobe etc.

Question 31

What's the most common psychiatric disorder in the United States?

Answer 31

MDD (Major Depression)

Question 33

What's another name for MDD?

Answer 33

Unipolar Depression

Question 34

Name the diagnostic criteria for MDD?

Answer 34

1. Low or sad mood 2. Loss of interest in stuff you like to do 3. sleep issues 4. Eating issues (too much or too little) 5. Psychometer or Retardation (long face, slouched shoulders, drag feet etc.) 6. Difficulty concentrating 7. Fatigue 8. Feelings of worthlesness 9. suicidal thoughts

Question 35

How many of the 9 criteria for depression do you need to make a diagnosis?

Answer 35

5/9

Question 36

Which of the criteria for MDD must you have to make the diagnosis? And how long must you experience them for?

Answer 36

You must have 1 of the first 2: Sadness/low mood OR Loss of interest in activities you previously did Minimun of 2 WEEKS

Question 37

What are some defenses against MDD?

Answer 37

1. Strong support network 2. Be in good shape 3. Possess active coping strategies

Question 38

What is the difference between Passive and Active coping strategies?

Answer 38

Passive: Just thinking about it (women tend to do this) Active: Actually doing something (you lose your job but then go out and get another one etc.)

Question 39

What's the difference between EXOGENOUS and ENDOGENOUS

Answer 39

Exogenous: starts from something external (bad breakup or a disaster etc.) Endogenous: something origiginating from the inside (neurotransmitter etc.) If a Psychologist determines that depression is exogenous they usually always do talk therapy first and don't do drugs. But if it's endogenous, then they prescribe drugs.