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| which of the following is a form of aphasia in which the individual is able to produce language but has lost the ability to comprehend so taht these verbal productions have no meaning | Wernicke's dissease |
| Disulifiram is a medication that operates by the principles of | Aversion Therapy |
| Most widely abused drug in the Us | Marijuana |
| According to the___the genetic vulnerability interacts with the poor coping and problem solving skills of the person with gambling disorder to make the individual particularly susceptible to early gambling experiences, such as having early gambling luck. | pathway models |
| Based on evidence from twin studies, the heratability of alchol dependence is estimated to be | 50-60% |
| Which of the following approaches proposes that individuals consume greater amouns of alcohol, they are more likely to make risky choices because the immediate temptation of the moment overcome the long-term consequences of the behavior | alcohol myopia theory |
| Abstinence syndrome associated with acohol consumption is commonly referred to as | hangover |
| According to John Money, the representation of an individuals sexual fantasies are preferred practices is called? | a lovemap |
| Which of the following categories do Internet offenders fall into? | contact driven |
| is a form of halluciogenic drug origiannly developed as an intravenous anestetic | Phencyclidine |
| _____ containing a concentrated form of delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, comes from the resins of the Cannabis sativa plant's flowers. | Hashish |
| The permanent form of dementia associated with long-term alcohol use in which the individual develops retrograde and anterograde amnesia, leading to an inability to remember recent events or learn new information is called? | Korsakoff's syndrome |
| A non substance abuse related disorder involvon the persistent urge to bet is referred to as | gambling disorder |
| In small amounts, alcohol typically? | Has sedating effects |
| ___ is a cluster of cognitive, behavioral and psysiological symptomscaused by continued use of a substance despite the substance causing significant problems in one's life | Substance use disorder |
| which of the following nuerotransmitters seems to be involved in gambling disorder | dopamine |
| ___ is a form of a hallucinogenic drug found is certain mushrooms | Psilocybin |
| People are most likely to receive a diagnosis of substance intoxication when | they experience a drug's effects on their psysological functiong ans show signs of significant impairment |
| Cocaine's effects are mainly due to blocking the removal of___ from the synapse | Dopamine |
| Which of the following is true about Wernicke's disese | it is a potenitally reversable condition |
| In some instances, when two or more substances are combined, the total intoxicant effect is greater than the effect due to each substanse acting alond. This intesification of effect is referred to as | Potention |
| Amphetamine is a stimulant that causes | an elevation in the heart rate |
| long term drug abuse is most likely to | decrease the level of glutamate in an individual |
| after having taken a certain drug, Tina experiences visual hallucinations. She feels that she can see insects crawling around her; however her visions are not real. Which of the following drugs is Tina most likely to have used | LSD |
| Which of the following is one of the effects of cocaine | an increase in energy |
| Which of the following statements about gambling disorders is true? | people with gambling disorders tend to discount or devalue rewards that they could obtain in the future compared to rewards they could obtain right away |
| The synthetic opiod that blocks the effects of heroin by binding to the same receptor sites in the central nervous system is | methadone |
| A woman who is interested in having intercourse but whose body does not physiologically respond during the arousal phase is suffering from? | female sexual interest/arousal disorder |
| who were the pioneering sex researchers who studies the human sexual behavior in the lab | masters and johnsons |
| A sexual dysfunction in which a man reaches orgasm well before wishes to, perhaps even prior to penetration is called? | A sexual dysfunction in which a man reaches orgasm well before wishes to, perhaps even prior to penetration is called? premature ejaculation |
| ___ disorder is a paraphilic disorder in which a person has intense sexual urges and arousing fantasies involvint the exposuer of genitals or a stranger | exhibitionistic |
| Although sexual dysfunctions are viewed as being psychological in origin, careful clinicians do not neglect the fact that there may be ____ causes of these dysfunctions as well. | physiological |
| A paraphilic disorder in which the individual is preoccupied with an object and depends on this object rather than sexual intimacy with a parter for achieving sexual gratification is known as? | fetishtic disorder |
| In which sexual dysfunction does a male has an abnormally low level of interest in sexual activity? | male hypoactive sexual desire disorder |
| During which stage of the human sexual response cycle does an individual's sexual interest heighten and the body prepares for intercourse? | arousal |
| which disorder is charecterized by a disperancy between an individual's assigned sex and his or her gender identity | gender dysphoria |
| a deviation involving the object of a person's desire is reffered to as a(n) | parahilia |
| which of the following parahilias is marked by an attraction to achieving sexual gratification by having painful stimulation applied to one's own body | sexual masochism disorder |
| Voyerism, the most frequent parahilia is related to ehibitionsm, and people with either of these disorders are likely to | engage in sadomasochistic behaviors and cross-dressing |
| The World Federation of societies of Bilogical Psychiatry has proposed guidelines for the treatment of people with | paraphilic disorder that is staged according to the severity of the individual's symptms |
| A clinician would diagnose an individual with transvestic disorder only if he showed symptoms of | distress or impairment |
| viagra is an appealing alternatice for individuals with erectile problems because | it is much less invasive than other treatment options |
| Which of the following is true with regard to cross dressing | cross dressing is also distinct from trangenderism in that individuals who engage in cross dressing typically identify with their biological gender |
| who is most likely to be the target of a frotteurist's desires | a shopper at a crowded mall |
| In order to be considered a paraphilia, the sexual desires and urges experienced by the individual | must be long term duration and persistent nature |
| clinicians treating paraphilic disorders based on biological perspective ma | use psychotherapuetic medications inteded to alter the individual's nuerotransmitter levels |
| researchers argue that cliniciams should base decisions about psyciatric diognoses on | empirical evidence |
| Based on what you have read about masters and johnson's technique of sensate focus, in which perspective does this technique seem to be rooted | behavioral |
| Which of the following indicates trasvestic disorder | male sees self as male |
| Which of the following sexual pain disorder affects both men and women | penetration disorder |
| ____ Raise intriguing questions abut the ways people's sense of self over time, memory, and sense of reality can become fragmented. | Dissociative disorders |
| According to researchers who used the College Undergraduate Stress Scale, which of the following is the most stressful event a college student can experience? | Being raped |
| According to recent research discussed in the text, roughly what % of people with medically unexplained symptoms might meet the DSM diagnostic criteria for somatic symptoms disorder? | 23% |
| People with Type A behavior pattern tend to be | be competative |
| the inability of an individual to remember important information about a set of events in his/her life that is not due to forgetfulness is called | dissosiative amnesia |
| The diagnostic category we call___ includes conditions in which a clients's physical illness is adversly affected by one or more pshycological states such as depression, stress, or engaging in poor or even dangerous health related behaviors | psychological factors affecting medical condition |
| In which of the following do patients experience pain to such a degree that their lives become consumed by the pursuit of relief? | Pain disorder |
| ___ is an important component of behavioral medicine that helps clients understand how their behavior influences the development or worsening of the symptoms of chronic illness. | Psychoeducation |
| which domatic sypmtom disorder involves the translation of unacceptable drives or troubling conflicts into bodily motor or sensatory | conversion disorder |
| Somatic symptom disorder is relatively rare, but is present with higher than expected frequency among patients seeking treatment for? | Chronic pain |
| teaching individuals with somatic sypmtom disorders about how to restructure their maladaptive beliefs about their physical symptoms would be the focus of which type of therapy | cognitive behavioral therapy |
| In which of the following dissosiative disorders do individuals expereince feelings of being seperated from their own bodies? | depersonalization therapy |
| One can balance one's hassles with what researchers call? | Uplifts |
| Which of the following physical ailments is/are characteristic of conversion disorder? | Ps eudoseizures |
| the ICD-10 classifies conversion disorders as a form of | dissociaive disorder |
| Which of the following might put a child at risk of becoming a victim of Munchasen's syndrome by proxy? | comiting the child tp the care of someone who induces pyshical symptoms in the child |
| if and individual suffering from a somatic syptom disoder only complains of pain that has no pysiologial basis, he or she may recieve a specific diagnosis of | pain disorder |
| people with illness anxiety disorder | fear that normal bodily reactions represent the symptoms of a serious illness |
| when an individual feigns symptoms or disorders because of an inner need to mainain a sick role, he/she is | suffering from a facticious disorder |
| cognitive stress models place greater emphasis on how | one interprets eventa rather than on wheter or not he/she experienced a given event |
| the essential feature of conversion disorder is that the individual experiences a(n) | change in bodily functions not due to an underlying medical condition |
| the death of a family member has the potention to disrupt the course of an individual's life. Such a major event is reffered to as___ within the scope of psychology | a stressor |
| The style of coping that involves changing something about the situation that makes it stressful is referred to as | problem-focused coping |
| Malingering involves | delibertely feigning of the symptoms of pyyshical illness or psychological disorder for an ulterior motive |
| people who feign pyshical disorders in order to collect inssurance money or disability benifits are | engaging in malingering |
| Which of the following is a mood disorder in which mood alternations are the primary characteristic? | cyclotyhmic disorder |
| according to the____ model, bipolar mood episodes are likely to spring from medication non-adherance, stressful life events, and disruption in social rythms | interpersonal and social rythm theory |
| In europe and north america, approximentaly what percentage of individuals wo commit suicide have a diognosable pshycological disorder | 90% |
| it takes approximetaly____ weeks for antidepressent medications to have an effect on a paitent's mood | 2 to 6 |
| The first phase of interpersonal therapy typically involves | assessing the magniture of the individual's depression using quantatative assessment measures |
| of all the psychological disorders we most likely associate substance abuse with | bipolar disorder |
| which of the following is an effect of using SNRIs | it increases the level of serotonin in the body |
| which of the following is true of the interpersonal therapy | Interpersonal therapy uses a combination of techniques, such as encouraging self exploration, providing support, and providing feedback on the clients ineffective social skills |
| The traditional treatment for bipolar disorder is | Lithium carbonate |
| A period of euphoric mood with symptoms involving abnormally heightened levels of thinking, behavior, and emotionality is referred to as a(n) | Manic episode |
| which of the following is a typical symptom of a hypomanic episode | inflated self esteem |
| the increase in the frequency of behaviors that results because these actions produce pleasure is what lewinsohn calls | response contigent positive reinforcement |
| The therapy for depression in which the clinician helps the client identify activities associated with positive mood is | Behavioral activation |
| A 30-year, large-scale analysis demonstrated that _____ was significantly more effective than cognitive-behavioral therapy and medications, | interpersonal therapy |
| According to Lewinsohn, depressed people have | low rate of response contingent positive reinforcement behaviors |
| In order for a clinician to diagnose a person with bipolar disorder, an individual must experience | a manic episode |
| Tricyclic antidepressants work by | blocking the reuptake of biogenic amines into the presynaptic neurons |
| The difference between dysthymic disorder and bipolar disorder is that | the symptoms of this disorder are more chronic,and less severe those of bipolar disorder |
| The difference between behaviorally oriented therapy and cognitively based therapy is that | cognitive based therapy looks at the client's dysfunctional thoughts and tries to change them through cognitive restructuring. |
| Clinicians who adhere to the_____ model believe that the reduction of interpersonal stress in clients with bipolar disorder is important because stressful events affect circadian rhythms, cause changes in daily routines, and affect one’s mood. | Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy |
| A person with lower levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor is most likely to be | affected by major depressive disorder |
| Which of the following is most likely to be the outcome if a person under MAOI medication drinks beer regularly? | Hypertensive crisis |
| MAOIs work by | inhibiting the production of monamine oxidase |
| The difference between bipolar disorder and cyclothymic disorder is that | cyclomatic disorder is less severe |
| Which of the following is a motor disorder that consists of involuntary movements of the mouth, arms, and trunk of the body? | Tardive Dyskinesia |
| To be diagnosed as having schizophreniform disorder, how long must the individual have the psychotic symptoms? | longer than one moth but less then six months |
| side effects of antipsychotic medication such as motor disorders involving rigid muscles, tremors, shuffling moment, restletness, and muscle spasms affecting the posture are reffered to as__symptoms | extrapyramidal |
| The index that addresses the degree to which family members speak in ways that reflect criticism, hostile feelings, and emotional overinvolvement or overconcern with regard to the individual with schizophrenia is called | Expressed Emotion |
| Clinicians using cognitive-behavioral therapy to treat individuals with symptoms of psychosis mainly focus on | Reducing preoccupation an individual has with their symptoms. |
| _____ type of delusional disorder is the disorder in which individuals falsely believe that their romantic partner is unfaithful to them. | jelous |
| In which of the following areas of the brain is the loss of brain volume most pronounced? | prefrontal lobes |
| Dorathy holds herself responsible for causing hurricane Katrina that killed thousands of people in the Us. Identify the type of dellusion afflicting Dorathy | persecution |
| The ventricle enlargement observed in clients with schizophrenia is most often accompanied by | cortical atrophy |
| Kraepelin was of the view that schizophrenia was a disease primarily caused by | a degeneration of brain tissue. |
| Which of the following is a typical symptom of tardive dyskinesia? | involuntary trunk movement |
| Catherine believes that her recent car accident was actually an attempt on her life by her ex-boyfriend. Which type of delusional disorder is most likely afflicting Catherine? | persecutory |
| which of the following is one of the primary symptoms of the disorganized type of schizophrenia | discord between the emotional response and the social cues present in a situation |
| Which of the following is true of schizophreniform disorder? | people with schiophreniform disorder have chances of recovering |
| which of the following is an example of a negative symptom of scizophrenia | Avolition |
| According to the neurodevelopmental hypothesis, schizophrenia is a disorder of development that occurs mainly due to the | Alterations in the genetic control of brain maturation. |
| The difference between schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder is that | schizophreniform disorder is not chronic |
| Delusional disorder, somatic type is characterized by the false belief that | they suffer from some terminal illness |
| The drug, chlorpromazine, has its effect by | blocking dopamine receptors |
| Which of the following theories proposes that schizophrenia is a disorder of development that arises during the years of adolescence or early adulthood due to alterations in the genetic control of brain maturation? | Nuerodevelopmental Hypothesis |
| The diffusion tensor imaging method primarily | Tracks the activity of water molecules as they diffuse along the length of axons, making it possible to investigate abnormalities in neural pathways. |
| The difference between schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder is that people suffering from schizoaffective disorder | Experience mood disorders |
| Which of the following is true of schizophrenia? | Biology as well as experience interact in the determenation of schizophrenia |
| People suffering from the persecution type of delusion are most likely to harbor belief that | Someone wants to kill them |
| Which of the following is true of neuroleptics | It has a sedating effect on schizophrenic paitents |
| The social isolation, eccentricity, peculiar communication, and poor social adaptation that come with _____ personality disorder place it within the schizophrenic spectrum. | Schitzotypal |
| Which of the following terms suggest that older individuals are better able to manage their high-risk tendencies? | Maturation hypothesis |
| Avoidant personality disorder could be characterized as a more severe form of | Social anxiety disorder |
| The notion that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder operate according to unrealistic concerns with perfection is based on the _____ theory. | Cognitive-behavioral |
| Which of the following indicates core personality traits for antisocial disorder in Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R)? | Glibness and superficial charm |
| The _____ hypothesis attempts to explain the failure of individuals high in psychopathy to learn from negative experience and to process emotional information. | Response modulation |
| What is meant by deficit of classical conditioning passive avoidence | It means that the correct responses involve learning to avoid responding to a previously punished stimulus |
| The tendency to binge eat, abuse alcohol or drugs, and engage in promiscuous sex is characteristic of _____ personality disorder. | Borderline |
| Which part of the brain plays a role in aversive conditioning and is involved in processing emotion? | Amygdala |
| Compulsivity is the opposite pole of the _____ domain. | Disinhibithion |
| Which of the following traits of narcissitic personality disorder shows tendency to view oneself as possessing special and extremely favorable personal qualities and abilites | Grandiosity |
| Individuals with paranoid personality disorder rarely seek help, and when they do seek treatment, communication is difficult because of their | Rigidity and defensiveness |
| Treatment approach for people with borderline personality disorder that includes supportive and CBT to reduce the frequency of self-destructive acts and to improve the client's ability to handle disturbing emotions such as anger and dependency is | Dialectical Behavior Therapy |
| The personality disorder in which the individual is fearful of any involvement with other people and terrified at the prospect of being publicly embarrassed is referred to as _____ personality disorder. | Avoident |
| The word "obsessive" as it applies to individuals who suffer from obsessive compulsive personality disorder refers to | Rigidly compulsive personality tendency they have |
| Which of the following is the one of the most significant factors in determining personality disorders | A person has significant impairment and sense of self and in the capacity for effective interpersonal functioning |
| Which of the following is NOT a reason why the treatment of individuals with antisocial personality disorders is difficult | They often have speech deficits due to cognitive defficits |
| Which of the following statement about antisocial personality disorder is correct? | Not all individuals with antisocial personality disorder engage in explicitly criminal behavior, but instead their disorder may manifest itself in job problems, promusicuity, and agressivness |
| It is difficult to treat people with scizoid personality disorder because | They are cognitively and emotionally out of touch |
| Which of the following statement about antisocial personality disorder is correct | The components of psychopathy involving impulsivity, social devience, and antisocial behavior are less prominant in prison inmates who are in their mid forties and older |
| Which of the following is true about categorical diagnostic system | In the process of revising the DSM-IV-TR, the personality disorder panels developed a number of alternativ models to get away from the catagorical diagnois system |
| The term "borderline personality" was origianally coined to described paitents who | did not fit into either the neurotic or psychotic behavior |
| Individuals with _____ personality disorder stay home for a significant portion of the time due to excessive fears of embarrassment or rejection by others. | Avoidant |
| According to the response modulation hypothesis, | Individuals high on the trait of psychopathy are unable to pay enough attention to secondary cues to switch their attention when necessary |
| The notion that psychopaths are unable to process any information that is not relevant to their primary goals is central to the _____ hypothesis. | Response modulation |
| which of following disorders involves the persistent urge to steal | kleptomania |
| Individuals with bulimia nervosa are most likely to engage in which of the following harmful behaviors | regurgitating and then re-chewing food |
| In which disorder does the child regurgitate food after it has been swallowed and either spit it our or re-swallow it | rumination disorder |
| Which of the following sleep disorder is charecterized by misalignment in both sleep and daytime functioning involving disruptions in the normal sleep wake schedule required by the person's environment, or work or social schedule | circadian rhythm sleep disorder |
| The Impulse-control disorder involving the persistent and compelling urge to start fires is called | pyromania |
| ___ are psychological disorders in which people repeatedly engage in behaviors that are potentially harmful, feeling unable to stop themselves and experiencing a sense of desperation in their attempts to carry out the behaviors are thwarted | Impulse-control disorders |
| Although the majority of deaths from anorexia nervosa occur in young adults, a Norwegian study of anorexia nervosa related deaths found that 43% percent of the deaths accuired in | woman aged 65 and older |
| Which of the following is considered to be the core feature of anorexia nervosa? | body image disturbance |
| Researchers believe that intermittent explosive disorder may result from abnormalities in the ___ system causing a loss of the ability to inhibit movement | serotin |
| People who experience extreme disturbances in their everyday diet along with possible distress or concern about their body weight are most likely to be diagnosed with____ | eating disorders |
| A condition of recurrent of inedible substances such as paint, hair, animal droppings, and paper is called | pica |
| Which of the following is a distinguished trait of impulse-control disorder? | a feeling of gratification after acting on impulse |
| People with__ often have co-occurring bipolar disorder, personality disorder such as antisocial or borderline, substance use disorder (particularly alcohol), and cognitive disorders | Intermittent explosive order |
| ___is an elimination disorder in which the child is incontinent of urine and urinated in clothes or in bed after the age when the child is expected to be continent | Enuresis |
| The___ component of body image includes body checking, such as frequent weighing or measuring of body parts | behavioral |
| Charlie, usually eats excessive amounts of food whenever he goes out for a meal with his friends or family, he usually feels a lack of control over himself and is unable to regulate the quantity of his eating. Charlie is engaged in___ | binge-eating |
| The cognitive-affective component of body images includes | evaluation of one's own appearance (sattisfaction and disattisfacation) and the importance of weight and shape for an individual's self-esteem |
| Which of the following involves alteration between extremes of eating large amounts of food in a short time, and then compensating for the added calories through extreme actions to avoid weight gain | bulimia nervosa |
| Which of the following is true about people with kleptomania | Unlike shoplifters or thieves, people with kleptomania don't actually wish to have the object they steal |
| which of the following statement with regard to anorexia nervosa (AN) is true? | Women with the restrictive form of AN appear not to value thinness so much as they are repelled by the idea of being overweight |
| people with impulse-control disorders | experience a sense of pleasure or gratification after acting on their impulses |
| Which of the following, if, suggests that an individual is likely diagnosed with pyromania? | if that individual sets fire to buildings for personal relief and gratification |
| Nick has lately started to argue with his parents, deliberately disobeys, and gets involved in brawls with other children. If his behavior pattern persists for long then Nick may be diagnosed with___disorder | Oppositionial defient |
| Isabel is afraid of gaining weight, In order to avoid becoming fat, she eats less, this has resulted in her being severely underweight, yet she is overly conscious of the shape of her body, which of the following best explains her condition | Anorexia nervosa |
| Annie, who is 5 years old, has lost a substantial amount of weight because she refuses to eat. She refuses food due to a chocking experience, which of the following childhood eating disorders might she be diagnosed with? | avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder |
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