Psychology of Mental Disorders Exam Review
Course Introduction
Psychology of Mental Disorders offers an in-depth exploration of the major psychological disorders classified in the field of mental health, including their symptoms, causes, and treatments. The course examines theoretical approaches to understanding abnormal behavior, such as biological, psychological, and socio-cultural perspectives, and critically reviews the methods used for assessment and diagnosis. Students will engage with contemporary issues surrounding mental disorders, ethical considerations in mental health care, and the impact of stigma on individuals and communities. Through case studies and current research, learners will develop a foundational understanding of the complexities involved in the identification, intervention, and prevention of mental health issues.
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Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 9th Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
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Q1) Evidence of placebo effects is strongest in studies of ______.
A) pain
B) depression
C) diabetes
D) arthritis
Answer: A
Q2) In the story of the professor who placed a rat on top of her desk and then asked graduate students to describe the rat's behavior, the rat was _______.
A) released into the outside world
B) genetically engineered to be more intelligent than a normal rat
C) a clone
D) blind
Answer: D
Q3) Phenothiazines are a group of ______ drugs.
A) antianxiety
B) antipsychotic
C) antidepressant
D) analgesic
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Messages from the brain to the ______ nervous system regulate intentional body movements like raising an arm and walking.
A) somatic
B) central
C) sympathetic
D) parasympathetic
Answer: A
Q2) Painful or aversive stimuli that decrease or suppress the frequency of the preceding behavior are known as ______.
A) positive reinforcers
B) negative reinforcers
C) extinguishers
D) punishments
Answer: D
Q3) Rogers believed that parents help children become more secure in their sense of self when they show them conditional positive regard.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Projective tests are based upon ______ theories.
A) psychodynamic
B) humanistic
C) cognitive
D) social learning
Answer: A
Q2) Changes in muscle tension associated with anxiety can be measured by means of a ______.
A) electroencephalograph
B) electromyograph
C) electrocardiograph
D) electrodermal response
Answer: B
Q3) Which type of clinical interview provides the highest level of reliability in reaching diagnostic judgments?
A) unstructured
B) semi-structured
C) structured
D) computerized
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) Informed cardiac patients with a repressive style showed ______ incidence of medical complications than uninformed patients.
A) a lower
B) a similar
C) an unpredictable
D) a higher
Q2) Rhonda had undergone chemotherapy for a serious case of breast cancer. Even six months after this successful treatment, she finds that she is on edge, has nightmares about death, and
No longer enjoys sex with her husband. She is probably experiencing ______ disorder.
A) sleep terror
B) dysthymia
C) posttraumatic stress
D) adjustment disorder
Q3) The feeling of detachment from oneself or one's environment is known as ______.
A) dissociation
B) a hallucination
C) a delusion
D) a personality disorder
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) A drug that has been approved for treatment of GAD is ______ .
A) Ritalin
B) Wellbutrin
C) Paxil
D) Lexapro
Q2) Genetics factors can predispose people to have anxiety disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Generalized anxiety disorder tends to be a temporary problem that fades over time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A severe anxiety reaction approaching sheer terror is called a(n) ______.
A) nervous breakdown
B) acute stressor
C) panic attack
D) fit of fright
Q5) Some anxiety in unfamiliar social situations is normal and adaptive.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and
Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true of migraines?
A) Migraines are always precipitated by an epileptic seizure.
B) Migraines occur only in females.
C) Migraines occur only in individuals of European ancestry.
D) Migraines can occur daily.
Q2) In mindfulness meditation, a person focuses on ______.
A) a mantra
B) a mandala
C) past experiences
D) conscious experience
Q3) Asthma and headaches have traditionally been labeled ______ disorders.
A) phrenophysiologic
B) body psyche
C) psychosomatic
D) cranophysical
Q4) HIV can be transmitted through oral-genital contact.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the factors that can make a person more prone to cardiovascular disease and the steps that can be used to moderate these factors. Page 8
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Which of the following people is LEAST likely to develop major depression?
A) an older, poor, divorced person
B) a young, wealthy, divorced person
C) an older, wealthy, married person
D) a young, poor person who is separated
Q2) Distorted, negative thinking tends to be experienced as occurring automatically.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Among the following countries, the lowest rate of bipolar disorder has been found in ______.
A) Germany
B) Iceland
C) Italy
D) Israel
Q4) MAO inhibitors interfere with the action of ______.
A) serotonin
B) monoamine oxidase
C) dexamethasone
D) norepinephrine
Q5) Discuss cognitive treatment of the mood disorders.
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Like many forms of abnormal behavior, evidence points to an important __________ component in compulsive gambling.
A) genetic
B) learning
C) unconscious
D) sociocultural
Q2) Which of the following is often true about compulsive gamblers?
A) They have high self-esteem.
B) They have low self-esteem.
C) They come from accepting families.
D) They have parents that gamble compulsively.
Q3) Ecstasy can produce adverse psychological effects, including depression, anxiety, insomnia, and even paranoia and psychosis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which type of drug may be used as a form of self-medication for depression?
A) alcohol
B) LSD
C) nicotine
D) heroin
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) REM sleep periods become ______ and dreams become ______ intense during the latter half of sleep.
A) shorter, less
B) longer, less
C) shorter, more
D) longer, more
Q2) Nightmares generally occur during REM sleep.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Sociocultural theorists believe that media images of ultrathin models and performers increase body dissatisfaction and may lead to disordered eating behavior
A)True
B)False
Q4) Repeated episodes in which a sleeper arises from bed and walks around the house while remaining fully asleep are typical of ______.
A) nightmare disorder
B) sleep terror disorder
C) circadian rhythm sleep disorder
D) sleepwalking disorder
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Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) In females, reduced levels of sexual interest and drive as well as reduced sexual arousal during sexual activity are known as ______ disorders.
A) female sexual interest/arousal disorder
B) unorthodox sexual desire
C) orgasm
D) sexual pain
Q2) Describe gender dysphoria, and discuss the various theoretical perspectives on it.
Q3) Gay males and lesbians have a gender identity of the opposite sex.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Sex therapy typically uses ______ techniques in a brief therapy format.
A) psychodynamic
B) cognitive-behavioral
C) Gestalt
D) humanistic
Q5) How would normal sex role play with sadomasochistic themes differ from that which would warrant a clinical diagnosis of sexual masochism disorder or sexual sadism disorder?
Q6) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on pedophilia.
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) ______ symptoms of schizophrenia represent behavioral deficiencies such as social withdrawal, poverty of speech and thought, flattened affect, and psychomotor retardation.
A) Primary
B) Secondary
C) Positive
D) Negative
Q2) The DSM-5 now recognizes catatonic schizophrenia as a new subtype of schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Schizophrenia touches every aspect of the affected person's life.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Schizophrenia is a ______ disorder that affects a ______ range of psychological processes.
A) temporary, narrow
B) temporary, wide
C) pervasive, narrow
D) pervasive, wide
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) The idea that borderline personality disorder stems from a pre-Oedipal failure to develop a sense of constancy and unity in one's image of the self and other was proposed by ______.
A) Kohut
B) Kernberg
C) Mahler
D) Millon
Q2) In which of the following personality disorders does research suggest genetic factors appear to play a role?
A) schizoid
B) paranoid
C) schizotypal
D) dependent
Q3) Explain what impulse control disorders are, and briefly describe at least five types of impulse control disorders.
Q4) There is evidence that schizotypal personality and schizophrenia share a common genetic basis.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) ______ is the first nonstimulant medication to be approved for the treatment of ADHD.
A) Strattera
B) Cylert
C) Zoloft
D) Xanax
Q2) A mild form of intellectual developmental disorder that is influenced by impoverishment of the home environment is known as ______.
A) Klinefelter's syndrome
B) Down syndrome
C) Turner's syndrome
D) cultural-familial retardation
Q3) Suicide is unfortunately quite common among young teens around the time of puberty.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Soiling, like enuresis, is most likely to happen during the night while a child is sleeping.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related
to Aging
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Q1) Cal suffers from delirium. He is most likely to have moments of clarity ______.
A) in the morning
B) in the afternoon
C) in the evening
D) late at night
Q2) Bradley just suffered a severe electric shock. Which of the following cognitive disorders is he MOST likely to develop?
A) delirium
B) dementia
C) amnesia
D) organic hallucinosis
Q3) In cases of neurosyphilis, the bacterium directly attacks the brain, resulting in dementia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In moderately severe Alzheimer's disease, people require little assistance in managing everyday tasks.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Discuss the findings with regard to the genetic link to Alzheimer's disease.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
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Q1) The federal court case of ______ established a minimum standard of care in psychiatric hospitals
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) Lamson v. Alabama
C) O'Connor v. Donaldson
D) Wyatt v. Stickney
Q2) The key phrase added by the American Law Institute related to the insanity defense is ______.
A) "irresistible impulse"
B) "guilty but mentally ill"
C) "incompetent to stand trial"
D) "substantial capacity"
Q3) A person receiving a "guilty but mentally ill" verdict in a criminal trial will receive ______.
A) jail time but no extra treatment for mental illness
B) hospitalization in lieu of jail time
C) hospitalization until cured, and will then serve the remainder of their sentence in jail
D) imprisonment, but will receive treatment for their illness while serving their sentence
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