Disorders And Therapy

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    Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder?

    • Cataonia
    • Bipolar disorder
    • Generalized anxiety disorder
    • Antisocial personality disorder
    • Phobia
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  • 2. 

    Panic attacks are most closely associated with:

    • Schizophrenia

    • Anxiety disorders

    • Dissociative disorders

    • Mood disorders

    • Personality disorders

    Correct Answer
    A. Anxiety disorders
  • 3. 

    Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by:

    • Suicidal thoughts

    • Periodic intervals of uncontrollable violence

    • A lack of guilt feelings

    • Alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism

    • Disorganized and fragmented thinking

    Correct Answer
    A. Disorganized and fragmented thinking
  • 4. 

    Research on anxiety disorders indicate that

    • Some people are genetically predisposed to develop anxiety disorders

    • Obsessive-compulsive disorders are more common than phobias

    • People, but not animals, may acquire fear through observational learning

    • Phobic reactions to cats are much more common than to dogs

    Correct Answer
    A. Some people are genetically predisposed to develop anxiety disorders
  • 5. 

    The hallucinations expeienced by those who suffer from schizphrenia are most likely to involve _____ things that are not there.

    • Seeing

    • Feeling

    • Hearing

    • Tasting

    • Smelling

    Correct Answer
    A. Hearing
  • 6. 

    Learned helplessness is most closely associated with:

    • Dissociateive disorders

    • Depression

    • Schizophrenia

    • Phobias

    • Compulsions

    Correct Answer
    A. Depression
  • 7. 

    Those with histrionic personality disorder are most likely to display:

    • Lack of guilt feelings

    • Delusions from persecutions

    • Apathy and lack of energy

    • Shallow, attention getting emotions

    Correct Answer
    A. Shallow, attention getting emotions
  • 8. 

    Psychoanalysists would suggest that resistance during therapy supports and maintains the process of:

    • Sublimination

    • Transference

    • Free association

    • Dream interpretation

    • Repression

    Correct Answer
    A. Repression
  • 9. 

    The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of:

    • Anxiety and depression

    • Social circumstances

    • Personality disorders

    • The DSM IV

    • Genetic abnormalities

    Correct Answer
    A. Social circumstances
  • 10. 

    A rape victim may experience a panic attack when she sees anyone wearing a ski mask like the one worn by her attacker.  This reaction is best explained from a ___________ perspective.

    • Trait

    • Psychoanalytic

    • Learning

    • Biological

    • Humanistic

    Correct Answer
    A. Learning
  • 11. 

    In a study by David Rosenhan, researchers were admitted as patiens into various mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be "hearing voices"  This study best illustrated the negative effects of:

    • The medical model

    • Schizophrenia

    • Hallucinations

    • Linkage analysis

    • Diagnostic labels

    Correct Answer
    A. Diagnostic labels
  • 12. 

    Depression is associated with ______ norepinephrine levels and _________ serotonin levels.

    • High, low

    • Low, high

    • High, high

    • Low, low

    Correct Answer
    A. Low, low
  • 13. 

    The major characteristic of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of:

    • Memory

    • Sleep

    • Mood

    • Perception

    Correct Answer
    A. Memory
  • 14. 

    Which of the following techniques is derived from classical conditioning principles?

    • Token economy

    • Light exposure therapy

    • Systematic desensitization

    • Stress inoculation training

    • Transference

    Correct Answer
    A. Systematic desensitization
  • 15. 

    The value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people's:

    • Unconscious conflicts

    • Circadian rhythm

    • Self-blaming explainations for failures

    • Social relationships

    • Visual acuity

    Correct Answer
    A. Circadian rhythm
  • 16. 

    A therapeutic technique in which child molesters receive electric shocks as they view photos of nude children best illustrates the use of:

    • Systematic desensitization

    • EMDR

    • Stress inoculation training

    • Aversive conditioning

    • Electroconvulsive therapy

    Correct Answer
    A. Aversive conditioning
  • 17. 

    Which of the following is considered to be the most nondirective form of therapy?

    • Humanistic

    • Cognitive

    • Psychoanalysis

    • Systematic desensitization

    • Light exposure therapy

    Correct Answer
    A. Humanistic
  • 18. 

    In order to help an adult client overcome fears of venturing out of this own home, Dr. Ricci plans to use behavior therapy in combination with drug therapy.  Which of the following drugs would Dr. Ricci be most likely to prescribe?

    • Lithium

    • Clozaril

    • Valium

    • Thorazine

    Correct Answer
    A. Thorazine

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