Psychological Disorders
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A quiz about psychological disorders
Questions and Answers
- 1.
What is the area of psychology that is involved with nature of pathologies of mind, mood, and behavior?
- A.
Developmental psychology
- B.
Social psychology
- C.
Abnormal psychology
- D.
Behavioral psychology
Correct Answer
C. Abnormal psychology -
- 2.
Most psychological disorders have a strong _________ component.
- A.
Correlating
- B.
Genetic
- C.
Behavioral
Correct Answer
B. Genetic -
- 3.
How do we diagnose psychological disorders?
Correct Answer
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
DSM-IV-TR
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - 4.
Which is not a common type of disorder?
- A.
Anxiety disorders and personality disorders
- B.
Mood disorders
- C.
Somatoform and Dissociative disorders
- D.
Psychoanalytic disorders
- E.
Schizophrenic disorders
Correct Answer
D. Psychoanalytic disorders -
- 5.
In generalized anxiety disorder, anxiety is often focused on a _________ circumstance
Correct Answer
specific - 6.
Panic disorder is characterized by _________________________________________________________
Correct Answer
panic attacks that occur without concrete cause
panic attacks
panic attack - 7.
Panic attacks are a type of ____________________
Correct Answer
anxiety disorder
panic disorder - 8.
What is a persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situation?
Correct Answer
phobia
phobias
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