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Abnormal psychology
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| Question | options | Answers |
|---|---|---|
| Conversion disorder was first studied by Freud; before then it was referred to as | A) la belle indifference. B) hysteria. C) hypochondriasis. D) Briquet's syndrome | Hysteria |
| Which of the following brain mechanisms have been implicated in anorexia? | Starvation releases natural pain-reducing opioids producing a high, which reinforces not eating | |
| Repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are so extreme that they interfere with everyday life are referred to as | A) generalized anxiety _disorder. B) phobic disorder. C) obsessive-compulsive _disorder. D) social phobic disorder. | obsessive-compulsive disorder |
| The three features that are required for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa include all of the following EXCEPT: | A) restriction of behaviors _that promote healthy body _weight B) intense fear of gaining _weight and being fat C) distorted body image D) body weight is normal | body weight is normal |
| Louise arrived at the emergency room complaining of severe stomach pain. After careful evaluation, it became clear that Louise had purposely given herself food poisoning. She would most likely | A) be malingering. B) have somatic symptom _disorder. C) have la belle indifference. D) have factitious disorder. | have factitious disorder |
| __________ is the primary treatment for PTSD. | A) exposure treatment B) flooding C) classical conditioning D) affective rehearsal _treatment | exposure treatment |
| People who compulsively check their appearance and spend countless hours staring at themselves in the mirror will likely be diagnosed as having | A) obsessive-compulsive _disorder B) body dysmorphic disorder C) generalized anxiety disorder D) specific phobia | body dysmorphic disorder |
| During binge episodes, many bulimics | A) feel a great sense of _control B) experience a feeling of _being out of control C) feel very satisfied D) none of the above | experience a feeling of being out of control |
| Which of the following DSM-5's chapter on OCD-related disorders? | A) body dysmorphic disorder B) hoarding disorder C) obsessive-compulsive _disorder D) panic disorder | panic disorder |
| Which of the following is an obsession? | A) repeatedly checking that the _water is turned off. B) humming a tune over and _over. C) having a recurring fear that _one is giving others illnesses _when they actually are not. D) having excessive worry over _finances. | having a recurring fear that one is giving others illnesses when they actually are not |
| The two major theories of DID are | A) post-traumatic and _sociocognitive. B) post-traumatic and _psychoanalytic. C) behavioral and _psychoanalytic. D) post-traumatic and cognitive-behavioral. | post-traumatic and sociocognitive |
| Dissociative disorders share | A) feelings of _depersonalization. B) an alteration in _consciousness or identity. C) an inability to distinguish _reality from fantasy. D) physical symptoms with no _physiological basis. | an alteration in consciousness or identity. |
| People diagnosed as having hoarding disorder or body dysmorphic disorder likely had a relative with | A) OCD. B) social anxiety disorder. C) mood disorder. D) identity disorder. | OCD |
| A goal of treatment of dissociative disorders should be to | help the person understand that splitting into different personalities is no longer necessary to deal with traumas. | C) help the person understand that splitting into different personalities is no longer necessary to deal with traumas. |
| Which of the following is an example of mild dissociation? | A) worrying excessively over _your grades B) not remembering material you _studied for a test C) difficulty committing to _social relationships D) being so preoccupied you _forget an appointment | being so preoccupied you forget an appointment |
| Conditions that are triggered by exposure to severely stressful events are referred to as | A) trauma-related disorders. B) generalized anxiety _disorder. C) obsessive-compulsive _disorder. D) somatic symptom disorder. | trauma-related disorders |
| Beatrice has lost control of her eating. She gorges on huge amounts of high fat fast foods, eating as much as 2000 calories in 30 minutes. She is gaining weight rapidly, and weighs over 170 pounds. Which disorder best fits Beatrice's symptoms best? | A) bulimia nervosa B) anorexia nervosa C) obesity D) binge eating disorder | binge eating disorder |
| In the DSM-IV-TR,a(n)____________ was viewed as a condition requiring further study,but in the DSM-5 it has its own diagnostic category. | A) binge eating disorder B) obsessive eating disorder C) pica D) rumination disorder | binge eating disorder |
| What disorder involves the self-induction of disease symptoms by ingesting toxic substances, misusing medications, or using similar methods? | A) Conversion disorder B) Illness Anxiety disorder C) Factitious disorder D) Somatic Symptom disorder | Factitious disorder |
| Pain and somatic symptoms can be increased by | A) anxiety. B) depression. C) hormones. D) all of these factors can _increase somatic symptoms. | all of these factors can increase somatic symptoms. |
| The subjective feeling of knowing when something is complete is called | A) ESP. B) Yedasentience. C) clairvoyance. D) destiny. | Yedasentience |
| Ms.H consulted a physician because of the following experience: The week before, she felt that another voice was talking to her, although she tried to ignore it. | She then had a period of hours that she was unable to recall, but her boyfriend reported later that during that period she behaved like a completely different person, being loud and boisterous in contrast to her usual shy and sedate personality. | She had never had a similar experience and was at a loss to explain it. Ms. Hall's symptoms most likely meet the criteria for -----------dissociative identity disorder------- |
| Marci constantly worries that she has a serious disease of some kind. Every day, she experiences little aches, pains, or sensations that convince her that her worst fears are true; for example, if she feels a pain in her stomach, she is certain that s | ||
| Marci constantly worries that she has a serious disease of some kind. Every day, she experiences little aches, pains, or sensations that convince her that her worst fears are true; | for example, if she feels a pain in her stomach, she is certain that she has stomach cancer. What disorder does Marci seem to have? | illness anxiety disorder |
| Anorexia nervosa implies that those with the disorder become disinterested in food, while the reality is that: | A) they are preoccupied with _food B) they are repulsed by food C) they like to watch other _people eat food D) they truly are not _interested in food | they are preoccupied with food |
| Conversion disorder and dissociative disorders are similar in that both | A) have symptoms suggesting a _physical dysfunction. B) typically begin after a _stressful experience. C) involve aggressive _outbursts. D) are delusional in quality. | typically begin after a stressful experience. |
| Which of the following best illustrates illness anxiety disorder? | A) An ulcer caused by stress. B) A persistent unsubstantiated _fear of having cancer. C) Having obsessions with an _imagined physical defect, such _as facial wrinkles. D) Experiencing recurring pain with no physical basis. | A persistent unsubstantiated fear of having cancer |
| Explicit memory is to conscious recall of experiences as implicit memory is to | A) repressed memories. B) behaviors based on _experiences that cannot be _consciously recalled. C) behaviors based on _experiences that occurred _before the onset of speech. D) dreams | behaviors based on experiences that cannot be consciously recalled. |
| Symptoms of PTSD are grouped into which of the following major categories? | re-experiencing of traumatic event, avoidance of stimuli associated with event and symptoms of increased arousal | re-experiencing of traumatic event, avoidance of stimuli associated with event and symptoms of increased arousal |
| Zach served in the first Persian Gulf War. His National Guard unit was recently put on alert, and told that they are likely to ship out to Iraq soon. Unexpectedly, Zach woke up yesterday morning and was unable to move his legs. | They were completely paralyzed. Tests confirmed that he was not faking, yet no physical cause has been found for this paralysis. Which of the following best fits Zach? | conversion disorder |
| The most common foci for obsessions include all of the following EXCEPT | A) contamination. B) travel. C) sexual or aggressive _impulses. D) symmetry or order. | travel |
| How is acute stress disorder (ASD) different from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? | ASD symptoms last for 3 days to one month, whereas PTSD symptoms last longer than one month. | ASD symptoms last for 3 days to one month, whereas PTSD symptoms last longer than one month. |
| A biological consequence of anorexia nervosa is | A) dry skin B) kidney and gastrointestinal _problems C) lanugo D) all of the above | all of the above |
| Eating disorders are usually caused by | A) genetic disposition B) neurochemical imbalance C) sociocultural pressures D) a combination of factors | a combination of factors |
| The DSM-5 differs from the DSM-IV-TR in that it | A) made OCD and trauma-related _disorders part of the chapter _on anxiety disorders. B) made OCD and trauma-related _disorders their own chapters. C) eliminated OCD and trauma-_related disorders. D) none of the above. | made OCD and trauma-related disorders their own chapters. |
| What is the difference between factitious disorder and malingering? | The incentive in factitious disorder is attention and being taken care of but in malingering it is external. | The incentive in factitious disorder is attention and being taken care of but in malingering it is external. |
| One major difference between conversion disorder and somatic symptom disorder is: | Somatic symptom disorder involves excessive preoccupation with health and medical concerns, but conversion disorder does not. | Somatic symptom disorder involves excessive preoccupation with health and medical concerns, but conversion disorder does not. |
| Irritable or aggressive behavior, reckless or self-destructive behavior, difficulty falling or staying asleep, and hyper vigilance are all symptoms associated with the proposed DSM- 5's __________ category of PTSD. | A) intrusively re-experiencing _the traumatic event B) avoidance of stimuli _associated with the event C) mood and cognitive changes _following the trauma D) symptoms of increased _arousal and reactivity | symptoms of increased arousal and reactivity |
| Julie experienced inexplicable blindness. She visited several ophthalmologists, all of whom indicated there was no physical basis for her blindness. She most likely has | A) illness anxiety disorder. B) dissociative disorder. C) conversion disorder. D) body dysmorphic disorder. | conversion disorder |
| In the DSM-5, which two DSM-IV-TR subcategories of dissociative disorders are combined into one? | A) dissociative amnesia and _dissociative fugue B) dissociative amnesia and dissociative identity disorder _C) dissociative fugue and _depersonalization D) depersonalization and _dissociative identity disorder | dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue |
| DID usually begins in __________ but is rarely diagnosed until __________. | A) childhood; adulthood B) childhood; adolescence C) adolescence; adulthood D) adulthood; late adulthood | childhood; adulthood |
| Betsy is excessively concerned that she is becoming fat and restricts her eating to avoid such a consequence. Her BMI is 16.5, far below normal. Betsy most likely has | A) anorexia, restricting type B) anorexia, binge-eating-_purging type C) bulimia nervosa D) binge eating disorder | anorexia, restricting type |
| The feature common to both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is | A) refusal to maintain normal _body weight B) fear of gaining weight C) purging to prevent weight _gain D) none of the above | fear of gaining weight |
| Since watching his mother get hit and killed by a car two years ago, Chris has felt like he has been watching himself from outside of his body and thinks that voices sound strange. He is likely suffering from | A) depersonalization disorder. B) dissociative identity _disorder. C) dissociative fugue. D) none of the above. | depersonalization disorder. |
| The onset of dissociative identity disorder is generally believed to begin during __________ and is found most often in people with __________ history of abuse. | A) adolescence; no B) adolescence; a severe C) childhood; no D) childhood; a severe | childhood; a severe |
| Regarding family influences on eating disorders, most anorexics and bulimics report | A) high levels of familial _support B) high levels of familial _support and low levels of _familial conflict C) low levels of familial _support D) high levels of familial conflict | high levels of familial conflict |
| Among the dissociative disorders, dissociative fugue is characterized by | A) massive repression. B) moving away and _establishing a new identity. C) sudden development following _severe stress. D) memory loss for virtually all past events. | moving away and establishing a new identity |
| Julie constantly worries that her house will burn down if she does not unplug and check all of her electrical appliances before she leaves the house.She has developed a routine of unplugging and checking that takes her about 1 hour to complete | before she can leave the house. After performing this routine, she feels a little less anxious, although her anxiety quickly returns after she leaves the house. | Even though Julie recognizes that her actions are excessive, she feels like she has no control over these behaviors. Based on these symptoms, what problem does Julie seem to have?----obsessive-compulsive disorder---- |
| Body dysmorphic disorder is most likely to begin in | A) early childhood. B) middle childhood. C) adolescence. D) adulthood. | adolescence |
| Somatic symptom disorders all involve | A) physical symptoms. B) dysphoric mood. C) disruptions of _consciousness. D) hallucinations | physical symptoms. |
| What cognitive-behavioral technique used to treat body dysmorphic disorder involves confronting a frightening thought or situation without engaging in anxiety-reducing behaviors? | A) cognitive restructuring B) exposure and response _prevention C) interoceptive exposure D) systematic desensitization | exposure and response prevention |
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