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AB PSYCH II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Experts in the field of substance abuse were asked about the addiction potential of various drugs. The most addictive was | nicotine |
| Amphetamine overdose can cause | hallucinations, panic, agitation, and paranoid delusions |
| One method that is used to reduce the financial burden associated with somatic symptom disorder involves: | Exposure therapy |
| Individuals with dissociative identity disorder generally | Have several distinct personalities |
| Alcohol and the drugs Seconal, Halcion, and Valium are all classified as | depressants |
| Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy is characterized by: | Deliberate actions taken by the parent directed toward making a child sick |
| Studies of faking, amnesia, and hypnosis reviewed in your textbook suggest that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder | Can be developed through therapist suggestion and reinforcement |
| Annabelle has been a heavy drinker for years. Her behavior reflects confusion, loss of muscle coordination and unintelligible speech. Such behavior is probably the result of | Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
| Stimulation of the __________ neurons in the "pleasure pathway" (the site in the brain that seems to be involved in the experience of pleasure) probably causes the "high" associated with cocaine use. | Dopamine |
| The drug called Antabuse helps people abstain from drinking alcohol by: | Failing to monitor their child’s behavior |
| You have just heard about a situation in which someone who was drunk vandalized a building and assaulted a security guard. From your knowledge of abnormal psychology, you are aware that although alcohol does NOT cause aggressive behavior, it may: | Impair the ability to consider the consequences of acting impulsively |
| Patients with illness anxiety disorder are likely to: | Demand unnecessary medical procedures |
| The most commonly used psychoactive substance, used by 90% of Americans, is | caffeine |
| The theory integrating both positive and negative reinforcement in explaining the cycle of drug abuse is called | opponent process theory |
| Individuals with depersonalization-derealization disorder show | Decreased emotional responsiveness |
| Substance use is primarily influenced by____ factors, whereas substance abuse/dependence is primarily influenced by | enviornmental; genetic |
| Research suggests that somatic symptom disorder often occurs in families with a strong tendency toward: | Antisocial Personality Disorder |
| Your textbook and Dr. Nikolas described a treatment plan for conversion disorder involving: | Removal of the benefits patients receive for limitations imposed by the disorder (i.e., secondary gains) |
| Although individuals with panic disorder and illness anxiety disorder both tend to misinterpret bodily sensations, patients with panic disorder | Tend to fear immediate catastrophe, while people with illness anxiety disorder tend to fear long-term illness |
| In a study involving the sons of alcoholics who were at high risk themselves for developing alcoholism, it was found that: | They were more sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol when it's first ingested ; They become less sensitive to the positive effects of alcohol after a few hours |
| One of the likely problems a therapist may encounter while trying to help a patient with histrionic personality disorder is the patient's________________. | Manipulative use of crying, charm, or seductive behavior |
| Dietary restraint studies suggest that people who are starve: | May become obsessed with food |
| Research regarding psychological treatment for borderline personality disorder suggests that ___________ appears to be helpful in improving mood and reducing suicidal and self-injurious behaviors. | Dialectical behavior therapy |
| The reason that individuals with avoidant personality disorder avoid most relationships is that they: | Are extremely sensitive to the opinions of others and fear rejection |
| An individual who binge eats large quantities of food and then fasts for several days would probably be considered to have this eating disorder subtype | BN- Non purging |
| Besides CBT, ______Correct Response is another psychological treatment that has shown efficacy in the treatment of bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder. | interpersonal psychotherapy |
| Jody sometimes eats more than just about any other girl that you know. You wonder if her eating sometimes could be considered a binge episode. In order to determine this, you would have to know | Whether eating gets to be out of her control |
| An adult diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder is most likely to have met the criteria for _____________ as a child. | conduct disorder |
| Kohut posited that deficits in early learning of empathy, altruism, and perspective-taking underlie the development of | narcissitc |
| personality disorder is often a prodromal syndrome or less severe version of schizophrenia. | Schizotypal |
| Activity of the behavioral inhibition system is thought to be _____ | under active |
| The most important initial goal in the treatment of anorexia nervosa is | weight restoration |
| There is good evidence supporting the notion that personality disorder can be conceptualized as an adult version of an autism spectrum disorder. | schizoid |
| When anorexia nervosa is comorbid with depression, research shows that anorexia tends to precede depression. This is because: | Extreme starvation causes brain changes associated with depression |
| The spread of modernization has been clearly linked to increased rates of obesity, along with all of the following individual difference variables, EXCEPT: | Gender |
| What is the primary difference between Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)? | OCPD is characterized by a perfectionistic and inflexible personality style, but does not typically involve true obsessions or compulsions |
| One of the influences associated with the development of borderline personality disorder is | History of child abuse or neglect |
| Recent research by Thomas et al. (2012) attempts to understand the relationship between “normal” personality functioning and traits typical of individuals with personality disorders. Findings from this study suggest that: | Maladaptive and normal personality traits can be understood using the Five-Factor Model of Personality |
| Genetic influences on eating disorders most likely involve: | An inherited personality tendency that may make development of an eating disorder more likely |
| One potentially successful medication treatment for binge-eating disorder is | meridia |
| The families of anorexia patients are typically characterized by all of the following EXCEPT: | open communication |
| The surprising finding of Suisman and colleagues (2012) in regard to internalization of the thin ideal was: | Genetic factors made moderate contributions to internalization of the thin ideal |
| is one factor that has tended to predict which individuals with antisocial personality disorder are incarcerated. | iq |
| Which of the following might help to explain the vast differences in the incidence of eating disorders among men and women? | Developmental differences in body composition and weight gain during puberty |
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