Test 4 - Chapters 10-12 Flashcards
Far from recognizing their dangerously low weight as a problem, people with anorexia:
A) are frequently unconcerned about their weight
B) frequently gain excessive weight, which they view as a problem
C) often appear to take pleasure in weight loss
D) cycle between being extremely underweight and excessively overweight
C) often appear to take pleasure in weight loss
In what ways does bulimia nervosa differ from anorexia nervosa?
A) Bulimics will exercise, vomit or use laxatives to rid their bodies of unwanted calories
B) Bulimics are usually within the normal weight range
C) Anorexics have more extreme fear of fat
D) Anorexics do not engage in binging behaviour
B) Bulimics are usually within the normal weight range
The media contributes to the development of eating disorders by:
A) displaying ads for various weight loss products
B) Their portrayal of the “ideal” woman as being thin and beautiful
C) equating happiness with thinness
D) all of the above
D) all of the above
Why is dieting considered to be a dangerous method of weight loss?
A) Dieting may precipitate or cause an eating disorder
B) Media influences make if difficult to determine which diets are safe and which diets are safe and which are not
C) Dieting is very widespread among women and is considered normative
D) All of the above
D) All of the above
The evidence linking low self-esteem to eating disorders has shown that:
A) low self-esteem is associated with a higher score on a measure of eating disorders
B) low self-esteem could be the result of failure at dieting
C) self-esteem is likely to be decreased by body dissatisfaction
D) all of the above
D) all of the above
Which of following does not appear to characterize families of eating disordered patients:
A) low expressiveness
B) conflicted and lacking cohesion
C) poor communication and nurturing
D) all of the above are characteristics of families of eating disordered patients
D) all of the above are characteristics of families of eating disordered patients
Probably the most important first step in the treatment of anorexia nervosa is
A) forced feeding
B) nutritional therapy
C) family therapy
D) individual psychotherapy
B) nutritional therapy
Both older tricyclics and newer SSRIs have been shown to be highly successful in the long-term treatment of bulimia
A) True
B) False
B) False
Research has shown that the most effective type of treatment for bulimia is:
A) SSRIs
B) supportive psychotherapy
C) Cognitive-behavioural therapy
D) group therapy
C) Cognitive-behavioural therapy
Tolerance and withdrawal symptoms define dependence while, ____________ dependence is known as habituation.
A) somatic; emotional
B) Psychological; physical
C) Emotional; Somatic
D) Physical; psychological
B) Psychological; physical?
It is an accepted fact that alcohol abuse and dependence runs in families but this does not disentangle the genetic and environmental influences.
A) True
B) False
A) True
Medications are sometimes used in the treatment of alcoholics, mainly to:
A) reduce withdrawal symptoms
B) Produce feelings of nausea
C) reduce the pleasurable feelings that result from drinking
D) all of the above
B) Produce feelings of nausea
The twelve steps that define AA indicate that
A) alcoholics are powerless to control drinking and must rely on a Higher Power
B) Alcoholism can be cured if meetings are attended regularly
C) Alcoholics must attend Mass regularly in conjunction with AA meetings
D) Success depends only on social support
A) alcoholics are powerless to control drinking and must rely on a Higher Power
Failure of the person’s coping skills to deal with alcoholism results in a _____________
A) Drinking Spree
B) Lapse
C) Relapse
D) Slip
C) Relapse
A potential result of long-term cannabis abuse is
A) Hallucinations
B) Abstinence Syndrome
C) Irregular Heart beat
D) A motivational Syndrome
C) Irregular Heart beat
Psychoanalysts see personality disorders as resulting from
A) The failure to resolve the Oedipal or Electra complex
B) Penis Envy (in women only)
C) failure to use adequate defense mechanisms
D) Disturbances in parent-child relationships
D) Disturbances in parent-child relationships
_____________________________Theory states that children learn how to relate to others by the way in which their parents relate to them
A) Parental
B) Parental-attachment
C) Attachment
D) Relationship
C) Attachment
Joan is a psychologist who argues that her client has a disorder due largely to the fact that his schemata (i.e. beliefs and assumptions) have become rigid and inflexible. Joan is taking a (n) ____________________ approach to understanding the etiology of personality disorders.
A) Attachment
B) Psychoanalytic
C) Behavioural
D) Cognitive-behavioural
D) Cognitive-behavioural
Individuals with this condition seem to avoid intimate involvement with others
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Avoidant Personality Disorder
A pervasive pattern of avoiding interpersonal contacts and an extreme sensitivity to criticism and disapproval characterize these clients
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
B) Avoidant Personality Disorder
Pervasive suspiciousness regarding the motives of other people and a tendency to interpret what others say and do personally meaningful in a negative way are the primary feature of these patients
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
H) Paranoid Personality Disorder
Fluctuations in mood, an unstable sense of their own identity, and instability in their relationships characterize these patients
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
C) Borderline Personality Disorder
These patients grandiosely consider themselves to have unique ad outstanding abilities
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder
The essential feature of this personality disorder is a “pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood”.
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder
These patients appear to be afraid to rely on themselves to make a decision; they seek advice and direction from others, need constant reassurance, and seek out relationships where they can adopt a new submissive role
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
D) Dependent Personality Disorder
Inflexibility and a desire for a perfection, in the absence of obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviours, characterize this disorder
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
Attention-seeking behaviours distinguish people with this disorder
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
E) Histrionic Personality Disorder
The major presenting features of these patients is eccentrically of thought and behaviour
A) Antisocial Personality Disorder B) Avoidant Personality Disorder C) Borderline Personality Disorder D) Dependent Personality Disorder E) Histrionic Personality Disorder F) Narcissistic Personality Disorder G) Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder H) Paranoid Personality Disorder I) Schizoid Personality Disorder J) Schizotupal Personality Disorder
J) Schizotypal Personality Disorder
