Psychology Lesson 2

Question 1

How many American adults experienced at least one major depressive episode last year?

Answer 1

15 million

Question 2

True or False: Anxiety and depression often co-occur together and/or with a major physical diagnosis.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Which type of anxiety disorder is characterized by persistent and abundant worry about common life events?

Answer 3

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 4

True or false: Anxiety and depression always decrease an individual’s functioning.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

Which of the following is not an exposome factor?

Answer 5

Genes

Question 6

True or false: People with a family history of anxiety and depression are more likely to have anxiety and depression.

Answer 6

True

Question 7

True or false: Anxiety and depression are considered to be two sides of the same coin – an unhealthy physiological reaction to life situations.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

According to the DSM-5, how long does a person need to have a depressed mood or loss of interest in order to be diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder?

Answer 8

2 weeks

Question 9

What is the most commonly used type of therapy to treat anxiety and depression?

Answer 9

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Question 10

Which is not a type of PTSD symptom?

Answer 10

Addiction symptoms 
Correct ones (PSY Lesson 2 part 2)

Question 11

When did PTSD become a diagnosis in the DSM?

Answer 11

After the Vietnam War

Question 12

Which is not a potential cause or contributing factor of PTSD?

Answer 12

Running a marathon

Question 13

What is the most widely-prescribed pharmacological treatment for PTSD?

Answer 13

SSRIs

Question 14

True or False: Dependence and addiction are considered to be mental disorders – not a choice.

Answer 14

True

Question 15

What is characterized by a change in behavior due to biochemical disturbance in the brain caused by substance use?

Answer 15

Addiction

Question 16

What is characterized by symptoms of tolerance and withdrawal?

Answer 16

Dependence

Question 17

Which is not a major hypothesis about why some people develop addiction?

Answer 17

People want to be irresponsible.

Question 18

True or false: All illicit substances are toxic to the body in large amounts.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

How long is the average attention span of an American adult?

Answer 19

8 seconds

Question 20

How long is the average attention span of a goldfish?

Answer 20

9 seconds

Question 21

Which of the following has not contributed to the drastic decrease in the average attention span?

Answer 21

Books

Question 22

Who is most susceptible to ADHD?

Answer 22

A 10 year old boy

Question 23

Which is not a major symptom of ADHD, according to the DSM?

Answer 23

Boredom

Question 24

True or false: Long-term use of stimulants carries no risk of negative side effects.

Answer 24

False

Question 25

How does OCPD differ from OCD?

Answer 25

People with OCPD do not believe their cognitions, methods, or rigidity is flawed, whereas people with OCD do.

Question 26

Which is not an example of a Cluster A Personality Disorder, characterized by odd, bizarre, and eccentric behavior?

Answer 26

Antisocial PD

Question 27

Which is not an example of Cluster B Personality Disorder, characterized by dramatic and erratic behavior?

Answer 27

Schizotypal PD

Question 28

Which is not an example of Cluster C Personality Disorder, characterized by anxious and fearful behavior?

Answer 28

Paranoid PD

Question 29

True or False: An eating disorder is only about a person’s disordered relationship with food – nothing deeper.

Answer 29

False

Question 30

Which type of eating disorder features frequent episodes of mindless, extreme eating during a continuous period?

Answer 30

Binge Eating Disorder