Chapter 15 Pop Quiz Flashcards
DSM-5 is the most recent edition to the diagnostic manual.
True
A person who does not leave his or house because of fear associated with being in open public places suffers from social phobia.
False
Anxiety disorders include agoraphobia, social anxiety, generalized anxiety, and phobias.
True
Agoraphobia is an intense fear of being in places where escape may be difficult such as a theatre, bus, or airplane.
true
Disregard for the rights of others and impulsivity are two characteristics associated with antisocial personality disorder.
True
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Most psychological disorders are chronic and untreatable.
B. All psychological disorders result tom brain abnormalities of some kind.
C. Anxiety disorders occur when unacceptable impulses are blocked by the ego.
D. The most successful treatment for anxiety disorders are drugs that increase GABA activity in the brain.
D. the most successful treatment for anxiety disorders are drugs that increase GABA activity in the brain.
What does recurring episodes of intense anxiety that have sudden onset for no apparent reason describe? A. generalized anxiety disorder B. panic disorder C. obsessive-compulsive disorder D. agoraphobia
B. panic disorder
Kimberly constantly thinks her immaculate house is dirty and spends most of her time cleaning, scrubbing, and straightening up. She could be diagnosed suffering from which disorder? A. thought disorder B.specific dirt phobia C.obsessive-compulsive disorder D.generalized anxiety disorder
C. obsessive -compulsive disorder.
Which type of somatic symptom disorder typically develops soon after a specific serious stress or conflict? A. multiple personality B. conversion disorder C.Somatization disorder D.Hypochondriasis
D. hypochondriasis
Your careless smoking caused your family's home to burn down. You are most likely to develop which disorder? A. panic disorder B. dissociative identity disorders C. dissociative amnesia D. dissociative fugue disorder
C. dissociative amnesia
A history of significant childhood trauma-primarily sexual abuse-is frequently associated with which of the following? A. generalized anxiety disorder B. dissociative identity disorder C.dissociative amnesia D.schizophrenia
B. dissociative identity disorder
Jeff alternates periods of euphoria and frantic activity with periods of deep depression and is suffering from which disorder? A. seasonal affective disorder B. obsessive-compulsive disorder C. major depression D. bipolar disorder
D. bipolar disorderkln
According to the cognitive-behaviorla perspective, what is the cause of mood disorders?
A. repressed love-hate relationships
B. results of the loss of a primary sours of reinforcement, such as the loss of a loved one or a loss of any kind
C. results of pavlovian conditioning.
D. deficiency of brain chemicals
B. results of the loss of a primary source of reinforcement such as the loss of a loved one or of a loss of any kind.
The disturbances in emotional expression associated with schizophrenia are characterized \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. by a blunted or flat affect B. as inappropriate C. neither of the above apply D. either of the above apply
D. either of the above apply
Which of the following statements concerning schizophrenia is true?
A. manifestations of (symptoms) appear during middle and old age.
B. The prognosis for overcoming schizophrenia is good.
C. Schizophrenia may go in and out of remission early in the disease.
D. Schizophrenic patients are typically dangerous to others
C. Schizophrenia may go in and out of remission early in the disease.
