Chapter 6: Disorders of trauma and stress test bank

Question 1

The portion of the nervous system that is responsible for changes in response to fear and arousal is the ______.

Answer 1

sympathetic nervous system or autonomic nervous system

Question 2

Reactions to trauma that happen almost immediately and gradually disappear in a month or so are likely to be diagnosed as ______.

Answer 2

acute stress disorder

Question 3

Reliving an event that happened months ago, avoidance of things associated with that event, and a generally reduced responsiveness, are symptoms of ______.

Answer 3

posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 4

Clinicians eventually have come to realize that many soldiers also experienced serious psychological symptoms long after combat is over. The disorder that can follow combat is called

Answer 4

posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 5

A biological explanation for the stress disorders involves the activity of the neurotransmitter/hormone ______.

Answer 5

norepinephrine

Question 6

Poor health is BEST described as a:
A: stress. 
B:stressor.
c: stress response. 
D:  stress model.

Answer 6

Stressor

Question 7

A person who copes well with a happy event in life is showing a positive:
 stress. 
 stressor. 
 stress response. 
 stress model.

Answer 7

stress response.

Question 8

In the face of fear, a person is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted view of the world. This person is showing which of the following fear responses?
A: physical
B emotional
C; cognitive
D; The person is showing all three responses.

Answer 8

cognitive

Question 9

A friend says, “I’m going to get some therapy to help reduce my headaches. What do you suggest?” Based on current research on the effectiveness of treatments for stress-related physical disorders, your BEST answer would be:

 “Forget it; only the passage of time is really very helpful.”
 “Just take your medicine; drugs alone work as well as anything.”
 “Try any of the psychotherapies like relaxation training or support groups; you don’t need drugs.”
 “A combination of psychotherapy and drug therapy works better than any therapy by itself.”

Answer 9

“A combination of psychotherapy and drug therapy works better than any therapy by itself.”

Question 10

Which of the following BEST sums up the author’s views of the latest trends in understanding stress disorders?
 We tend to underestimate the significance of psychological factors in physical illness.
 There are too few creative prevention programs being developed.
 The line between enlightenment and overenthusiasm is often thin.
 Psychoneuroimmunology is a thing of the past and not likely to be used much in the future.

Answer 10

The line between enlightenment and overenthusiasm is often thin.

Question 11

According to your text, meditation, hypnosis, and cognitive interventions are all useful in:
 treating infection. 
 controlling pain. 
 treating asthma. 
 reducing “mindfulness.”

Answer 11

controlling pain.

Question 12

If a friend of yours was suffering from hypertension, the BEST advice you could give from the following alternatives is to:
 combine relaxation training with biofeedback.
 combine biofeedback with medication.
 combine meditation with biofeedback.
 combine medication with relaxation training.

Answer 12

combine medication with relaxation training.

Question 13

If you have a high level of cytokines, we know that:
 you have developed antibodies to protect you from infection.
 you are at greater risk for heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses.
 your liver is not producing bile.
 your immune system is unusually healthy.

Answer 13

you are at greater risk for heart disease, stroke, and other illnesses.

Question 14

Which of the following people is experiencing the MOST stress as measured by the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?
 one who has just won the lottery 
 one whose spouse has just died 
 one who has just retired 
 one whose child is seriously ill

Answer 14

one whose spouse has just died

Question 15

Narcolepsy is a:
 psychological disorder often triggered by biological factors.
 psychological disorder often triggered by strong emotions.
 biological disorder often triggered by biological
factors.
 biological disorder often triggered by strong emotions.

Answer 15

biological disorder often triggered by strong emotions.

Question 16

The MOST common of the following psychophysiological disorders is:
 ulcers. 
 chronic headaches. 
 asthma. 
 hypertension.

Answer 16

hypertension

Question 17

If you are similar to most other people, which of the following are you MOST likely to do to relieve stress?
 drink alcohol
 exercise 
 use a cell phone to call, text, etc. 
 watch TV, read, or listen to music

Answer 17

watch TV, read, or listen to music

Question 18

Surveys show that people are LEAST likely to do which of the following in order to relieve stress?
 drink alcoholic beverages
 talk to someone 
 exercise 
 pray or meditate

Answer 18

drink alcoholic beverages

Question 19

Ideally, critical incident stress debriefing occurs:
 immediately, and is long-term.
 immediately, and is short-term.
 after a “recovery” period, and is long-term.
 after a “recovery” period, and is short-term.

Answer 19

immediately, and is short-term.

Question 20

Combat veterans in a therapy group express a great deal of guilt and rage. MOST likely, the veterans are in a(n):
 desensitization and reprocessing group.
 rap group.
 “experience writing” group.
 exposure group.

Answer 20

rap group.

Question 21

A combat veteran undergoing “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing” is experiencing:
 exposure therapy. 
 group therapy. 
 insight therapy. 
 drug therapy.

Answer 21

exposure therapy.

Question 22

A returning combat veteran with a stress disorder would MOST likely be in \_\_\_\_\_\_ to help change dysfunctional attitudes and styles of interpretation that resulted from the trauma.
 cognitive therapy 
 family therapy 
 EMDR 
 a rap group

Answer 22

cognitive therapy

Question 23

A friend says to you, “I know someone who is a combat veteran who was just diagnosed with PTSD. Do you think therapy will help this person?” Which of the following is the BEST answer you can give based on current research?
 “Probably—about two-thirds of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement.”
 “Probably—over 90 percent of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement.”
 “Almost certainly—about 80 percent of those receiving therapy for PTSD show almost immediate improvement, and most of the rest show improvement within two years of starting therapy.”
 “Yes—almost everyone receiving treatment for PTSD shows improvement within a few months.”

Answer 23

Probably—about two-thirds of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement.”

Question 24

After Marie’s plane crashed, her mother came to stay. Her friends visited often and went to lunch and dinner with her occasionally. This situation, which probably contributed to Marie’s coping ability after the accident, relates to stress as a factor in her response to the accident.
 personality
 social support
 severity of the trauma
 the nature of her childhood experiences

Answer 24

social support

Question 25

In the MOST common type of dissociative amnesia, a person loses memory for:
􀁸 some but not all the events surrounding the
trauma.
􀁸 all events beginning with the trauma but within a limited period of time.
􀁸 all events from the trauma onward.
􀁸 all events before and after the trauma

Answer 25

all events beginning with the trauma but within a limited period of time.

Question 26

After a major earthquake, television coverage showed
survivors shuffling confusedly through the ruined buildings. If such victims later could not remember the days immediately after the earthquake, the victims would be suffering from what type of amnesia?
A: continuous
􀁸 selective
􀁸 posttraumatic
􀁸 localized

Answer 26

localized

Question 27

People with which dissociative disorder typically do not eventually recover without receiving treatment?
􀁸 dissociative identity disorder
􀁸 dissociative fugue
􀁸 dissociative amnesia
􀁸 All dissociative disorders eventually resolve themselves successfully.

Answer 27

dissociative identity disorder

Question 28

Depersonalization disorder is most common among those who are:
􀁸 preadolescents. 
􀁸 adolescents and young adults.
􀁸 adults between the ages of 40 and 60. 
􀁸 adults over 60.

Answer 28

adolescents and young adults.

Question 29

If I suffer from depersonalization disorder, but the symptomsdisappear after a while, they most likely will reappear if I:
􀁸 get married to someone I really love. 
􀁸 survive a bad car accident. 
􀁸 travel on vacation near where I live. 
􀁸 experience a sudden bout of mania.

Answer 29

survive a bad car accident.

Question 30

I have just arrived in a city where I know no one, and English is not spoken by very many people. I feel as though my mind is separating from my body and I am actually observing myself do things. What I am experiencing is:
􀁸 temporary depersonalization. 
􀁸 depersonalization disorder. 
􀁸 posttraumatic stress disorder. 
􀁸 transient posttraumatic distress.

Answer 30

temporary depersonalization

Question 31

When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even “dead,” he or she is experiencing:
􀁸 doubling. 
􀁸 depersonalization. 
􀁸 dissociative amnesia. 
􀁸 derealization.

Answer 31

derealization.

Question 32

Feeling that your hands and feet are smaller or bigger than usual or that you are in a dreamlike state is called:
􀁸 doubting. 
􀁸 dumbing down. 
􀁸 doubling. 
􀁸 distrusting.

Answer 32

doubling.

Question 33

If a person’s mental functioning or body feels unreal or
foreign, the person is MOST likely suffering from:
􀁸 body dysmorphic disorder.
􀁸 depersonalization.
􀁸 dissociative identity disorder.
􀁸 dissociative amnesia

Answer 33

depersonalization.