Test 2 - Chapters 4-6 Flashcards
In the procedure known as ___________, a narrow band or X-rays is projected through the head and produces a number of images of the brain which are later combined.
A) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
B) CAT (computerized axial imaging)
C) EEG ( electroencephalogram)
D) PET (position emission tomography)
B
The first widely accepted and successful test of intelligence was designed by
A) Alfred Binet
B) Francis Galton
C) David Wechsler
D) None of the above
A
Lisa is seeing a clinical psychologist, who has given her a psychological test in which she examines cards with ambiguous inkblots on them. Lisa is likely completing the
A) Psychoanalytic Inkblot test
B) Rorschach Inkblot test
C) Freudian Inkblot test
D) Halstead-Reitan Battery
B
Which of the following is not true of the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)?
A) It was originally published in 1943 by Hathaway & McKinley
B) Many of its items appear to have little face validity, meaning that it is difficult to tell what the question is attempting to measure
C) Items were only chosen for inclusion if people known to have the characteristic the scale is intended to measure responded differently to the item than did people who did not have that characteristic
D) The results of the MMPI-2, the newest version, give a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis
D: The results of the MMPI-2, the newest version, give a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. The MMPI-2 did not constitute a diagnosis but rather a profile of personality characteristics compared to psychiatric and non-psychiatric groups that may assist in forming a diagnosis.
According to the test, biological theories of anxiety emphasize the role of the three factors. Which of the following in NOT one of these factors?
A) Genetic
B) Structural brain damage
C) Neurotransmitters
D) Neuroanatomy
B
Though panic attacks can occur in a variety of other disorders, in panic disorder they occur
A) more frequently
B) more intensely
C) spontaneously/ “out of the blue”
D) for longer periods of time
C
True or False
Agoraphobia is a specific phobia, limited to fear of open spaces
False, Agoraphobia is is an anxiety disorder characterized by anxiety in situations where the sufferer perceives certain environments as dangerous or uncomfortable, often due to the environment’s vast openness or crowdedness. These situations include, but are not limited to, wide-open spaces, as well as uncontrollable social situations such as the possibility of being met in shopping malls, airports, and on bridges.
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of obsessions
A) controllable
B) persistent
C) distressing
D) anxiety-provoking
A
The process of changing from one personality to another
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
L) Switching
The disruption of mental process involved in memory or consciousness that is normally integrated
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
F) Dissociative Disorder
An extremely rare condition where individuals forgot who they are and many even travel thousands of miles from home before they recall their personal history
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
G) Dissociative Fugue
The individual only forgets certain categories of information
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
E) Dissociative Amnesia
One or more unique personalities ( other than the “host” personality) in a single individual who has DID
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
A) Alters
Characterized by severe disturbances or alterations of identity, memory and consciousness; defining symptoms is dissociation
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
D) Dissociation
The individual forgets information from a specific date until present
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
B) Continuous Amnesia
Only part of the trauma are recalled while other parts are forgotten
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
K) Selective Amnesia
Characterized by feelings of detachment from one’s self or surroundings
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
C) Depersonalization Disorder
The person fails to recall information during a very specific time period
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
J) Localized Amnesia
The inability to verbally recall significant personal information in the absence of organic (biological/physiological) impairment
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
M) Systematized Amnesia
The person forgets his/her entire life history
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
I) Generalized Amnesia
Diagnosed when the patient presents with two or more distinct personality states that regularly take control of the patient’s life
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
H) Dissociative identity disorder
People with this disorder often describe themselves like feeling like a robot who is able to respond to those nearby but without feeling connected to their actions
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
D) Dissociation
In this disorder each personality is distinct, presents with different memories, histories, and mannerisms, and may identify themselves as men or women or adults or children; or more rarely as animals
A) Alters B) Continuous Amnesia C) Depersonalization Disorder D) Dissociation E) Dissociative Amnesia F) Dissociative Disorder G) Dissociative Fugue H) Dissociative identity disorder I) Generalized Amnesia J) Localized Amnesia K) Selective Amnesia L) Switching M) Systematized Amnesia
H) Dissociative identity disorder
Long lasting fears, suspicions, and worries about having a serious illness, despite medical reassurance to the contrary, are associated with
A) la belle indifference
B) malingering
C) factitious disorders
D) hypochondriasis
D) hypochondriasis
Individual with body dysmorphic disorder
A) spend considerable effort trying to control their preoccupation with their appearance
B) describe their preoccupation with their appearance as a major source of discomfort
C) refuse to think about or discuss their appearance with others
D) often are cured only by plastic surgery
B) describe their preoccupation with their appearance as a major source of discomfort
Current treatment for somatoform disorders focus on:
A) helping individuals acquire insight into the origins of their difficulties
B) affective, cognitive, or social processes that maintain these disorders
C) the use of hypnosis to help individuals uncover forgotten memories of traumatic events that may be at the root of many of these disorders
D) finding the most appropriate pharmacological intervention for the particular individual
B) affective, cognitive, or social processes that maintain these disorders
People have longstanding (longer than six months) fear, suspicions, or convictions about a serious disease, despite medical reassurance that the disease is not present, apparently reflecting misinterpretation of bodily symptoms or bodily functions
A) Body dysmorphic disorder B) Conversion Disorder C) Glove Anesthesia D) Hypochondria E) La belle indifference F) Pain Disorder G) Somatization Disorder
D) Hypochondria
Characterized by an individuals’ being usually and excessively preoccupied with some aspect of his/her personal appearance - an imagined defect or an exaggeration of an existing trait
A) Body dysmorphic disorder B) Conversion Disorder C) Glove Anesthesia D) Hypochondria E) La belle indifference F) Pain Disorder G) Somatization Disorder
A) Body dysmorphic disorder
The essential feature us a pattern of multiple, recurring, somatic complaints that have no diagnosable basis and that leads to the individual to seek medical treatment
A) Body dysmorphic disorder B) Conversion Disorder C) Glove Anesthesia D) Hypochondria E) La belle indifference F) Pain Disorder G) Somatization Disorder
G) Somatization Disorder
