Exam Practice Test 1 Flashcards
In the triple vulnerability model of anxiety, negative affectivity is:
A. feeling enthusiastic, active and alert.
B. feeling sad and lethargic.
C. subjective distress involving anxiety, disgust and anger.
D. feeling grumpy and irritable.
C
What changes to the diagnostic criteria for GAD were enacted in the DSM-5?
A. Removed the criterion that worry should be difficult to control.
B. No changes were made in the DSM-5.
C. Excessive anxiety and worry must be present for three, rather than six, months.
D. Reduced the number of associated symptoms.
B
In the DSM-5, dysthymic disorder has been renamed as:
A. depressive personality disorder.
B. low-level chronic depressive disorder.
C. persistent depressive disorder.
D. mood dysregulation disorder.
C
Postnatal depression is a:
A. brief period of depression after childbirth, occurring in 70 per cent of women.
B. less common but serious disorder after childbirth.
C. mild long-term condition, involving low mood, which does not meet the criteria for depression.
D. type of depression that does not respond to medication.
B
The family communication style known as high expressed emotion (HEE) entails high levels of all of the following except:
A. support.
B. criticism.
C. hostility.
D. over-involvement.
A
When treating someone with a bipolar disorder, a cognitive behaviour therapist would not expect to:
A. identify maladaptive thoughts and behaviour patterns.
B. alleviate acute symptoms.
C. reduce relapse rates.
D. cure the disorder.
D
Which of the following options is not typically a reason why patients with bipolar disorder are admitted to a psychiatric unit?
A. If they pose a risk to themselves.
B. If they are experiencing psychosis.
C. If they are showing signs of disturbed sleep.
D. If they are resisting treatment.
C
Which of the following is a change to the PTSD diagnosis in the DSM-5?
A. Acute stress disorder was added to the DSM-5.
B. The diagnosis of PTSD could be made following events that caused shock but were not life threatening.
C. The cluster group involving negative alterations in cognitions and mood was removed.
D. The term ‘traumatic stress’ was extended to include reactions such as guilt, anger and shame.
D
The main reason for the removal of OCD from the anxiety chapter in the DSM-5 was:
A. to reflect that OCD, hair pulling, hoarding and skin picking are related in diagnosis and treatment.
B. to provide more space in the DSM for the diagnosis of hair pulling, hoarding and skin picking.
C. to reflect that OCD is not related to anxiety disorders.
D. to more accurately reflect the distinction between OCD and psychotic disorders.
A
Research supports the view that obsessional thoughts experienced by OCD sufferers are no different from those experienced by the general population. However, in OCD sufferers:
A. the obsessional thoughts are very negative.
B. the obsessional thoughts are very aggressive and/or sexual in nature.
C. the obsessional thoughts are awarded a special significance.
D. the obsessional thoughts arise ‘out of the blue’.
C
The DSM-5 includes avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder. The key feature is:
A. amenorrhoea.
B. an intense fear of weight gain.
C. an eating disturbance where nutritional needs are not met.
D. All of the given options are correct.
C
Preliminary studies have suggested that motivational enhancement therapy:
A. improves self-esteem and motivation.
B. decreases self-esteem and motivation.
C. improves self-esteem but decreases motivation.
D. decreases self-esteem but increases motivation.
A
Which of the following would exclude an individual from meeting DSM-5 criteria for binge eating disorder?
A. binge eating for a period of more than three months
B. eating alone during binges
C. becoming distressed by his/her binge eating
D. meeting criteria for anorexia or bulimia
D
Substance use disorders cluster in families because:
A. relatives of individuals with substance abuse are more likely to suffer from the disorder.
B. substance use disorders have a strong genetic component.
C. children model their substance use on their parents’ behaviour and environment.
D. All of the options given are correct.
D
For each year that first use of alcohol is delayed, the risk of developing alcohol use disorder decreases. However, this may be due to:
A. conduct disorder.
B. availability of alcohol and drugs to young people.
C. increase in self-harm behaviour during youth.
D. reduction in peer pressure.
A
In the DSM-5, pathological gambling is renamed as:
A. gambling disorder.
B. a personality disorder.
C. an impulse control disorder.
D. a mood disorder.
A
Which of the following is not a typical feature of borderline personality disorder?
A. emotional instability
B. lack of sense of self or identity
C. impulsivity
D. arrogance
D
The prevalence of personality disorders:
A. differs between cultures but is stable over time.
B. varies over time but not between cultures.
C. varies between cultures and over time.
D. does not vary between cultures or over time.
C
Young’s schema therapy model of personality development suggests that early maladaptive schemas:
A. develop in childhood and are strengthened by adult relationships.
B. develop in adult life and are strengthened by substance abuse.
C. develop in childhood as a result of biological and interpersonal factors.
D. develop in childhood but are expressed in young adulthood.
C
The violence inhibition mechanism model argues that psychopaths:
A. process emotion information in the same way as other people.
B. have difficulty recognising and processing fear.
C. have difficulty inhibiting emotions.
D. are unable to express their emotions.
B
Among children and adolescents in Australia, which option is true of the prevalence of childhood disorders?
A. Approximately 13 per cent of children and adolescents are affected by some form of disorder.
B. Anxiety and depression are more common than aggressive behaviour.
C. Mental disorders are experienced equally by boys and girls.
D. All of the given options are correct.
A
The range of pervasive developmental disorders may be subsumed under the autistic disorder category for DSM-5 because:
A. it reduces confusion in communication between health experts.
B. the disorders vary across different research and clinical settings.
C. there is little overlap between symptom severity, language level or intelligence.
D. it was hard to distinguish between previous categories.
D
Which of the following is not true of oppositional defiant disorder?
A. Its prevalence declines through childhood and adolescence.
B. It involves difficulty regulating emotion.
C. It involves a negative affective style.
D. It is more common in boys than in girls.
A
Which of these is not a first-rank symptom of schizophrenia, according to Schneider’s classification system?
A. bizarre delusions including passivity phenomena
B. elevated mood
C. hearing voices arguing
D. hearing voices commenting on the individual’s actions
B
