Question 1

Distress-induced eating binges that are not accompanied by purging, fasting and excessive exercise are characteristic of

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A)  purging disorder. 
B)  gorging disorder. 
C)  binge-eating disorder. 
D)  obesity disorder. 
A)  purging disorder. 
B)  gorging disorder. 
C)  binge-eating disorder. 
D)  obesity disorder. C

Question 2

Describe three dissociative disorders and discuss the etiology of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

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Dissociative disorders are a class of disorders in which people lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, resulting in disruptions in their sense of identity.
Dissociative amnesia is a sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting. Memory loss may be for a single traumatic event or for an extended time period around the event.
Dissociative fugue is when people lose their memory for their entire lives along with their sense of personal identity - forget their name, family, where they live, etc., but still know how to do math and drive a car.
Dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple personality disorder) involves the coexistence in one person of two or more largely complete, and usually very different, personalities.
DID is related to severe emotional trauma that occurred in childhood, although this link is not unique to DID, as a history of child abuse elevates the likelihood of many disorders, especially among females. Some theorists believe that people with DID are engaging in intentional role playing to use an exotic mental illness as a face-saving excuse for their personal failings and that therapists may play a role in their development of this pattern of behaviour. In a recent survey, only one-fourth of American psychiatrists in the sample indicated that they felt there was solid evidence for the scientific validity of DID.

Question 3

The difference between a phobia and a normal fear is that a phobia

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A)  involves a cognitive component as well as behavioural responses. 
B)  is characterised by an increase in heart rate. 
C)  interferes with everyday behaviour. 
D)  only takes place when the actual object is present. 
A)  involves a cognitive component as well as behavioural responses. 
B)  is characterised by an increase in heart rate. 
C)  interferes with everyday behaviour. 
D)  only takes place when the actual object is present. C

Question 4

Who would be MOST likely to worry about driving home from work while it is snowing because he recalls "the last time I drove home in the snow I skidded and almost had an accident?"

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A)  Bheki, who has a somatoform disorder. 
B)  Jonas, who has a schizophrenic disorder. 
C)  Dion, who has a dissociative disorder. 
D)  Achmed, who has an anxiety disorder. 
A)  Bheki, who has a somatoform disorder. 
B)  Jonas, who has a schizophrenic disorder. 
C)  Dion, who has a dissociative disorder. 
D)  Achmed, who has an anxiety disorder.

Question 5

Diagnosis is to aetiology as

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A)  where is to when. 
B)  when is to where. 
C)  why is to what. 
D)  what is to why. 
A)  where is to when. 
B)  when is to where. 
C)  why is to what. 
D)  what is to why.

Question 6

A person who checks his alarm clock 20 times before going to sleep is being

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A)  compulsive. 
B)  obsessive. 
C)  phobic. 
D)  amnesiac. 
A)  compulsive. 
B)  obsessive. 
C)  phobic. 
D)  amnesiac.

Question 7

Use of which drug may help precipitate schizophrenia in young people with a genetic vulnerability to the disorder?

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A)  heroin 
B)  cocaine 
C)  barbiturates 
D)  marijuana 
A)  heroin 
B)  cocaine 
C)  barbiturates 
D)  marijuana

Question 8

According to Ohman and Mineka, an evolved module

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A)  is consciously activated. 
B)  is relatively resistant to intentional efforts to suppress a resulting fear. 
C)  allows a person to eliminate a fear-provoking stimulus in an effective way. 
D)  are learned through classical and operant forms of conditioning. 
A)  is consciously activated. 
B)  is relatively resistant to intentional efforts to suppress a resulting fear. 
C)  allows a person to eliminate a fear-provoking stimulus in an effective way. 
D)  are learned through classical and operant forms of conditioning.

Question 9

Of the following, which is the MOST accurate statement regarding eating disorders?

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A)  Bulimia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than anorexia nervosa. 
B)  Both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa lead to death in 2-10% of patients. 
C)  Anorexia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than bulimia nervosa. 
D)  While bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are both serious conditions, neither is a life-threatening condition. 
A)  Bulimia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than anorexia nervosa. 
B)  Both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa lead to death in 2-10% of patients. 
C)  Anorexia nervosa is a more life-threatening condition than bulimia nervosa. 
D)  While bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are both serious conditions, neither is a life-threatening condition.

Question 10

A major criticism of the medical model made by Thomas Szasz is that

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A)  no evidence exists to support the efficiency of the medical model's treatment approaches. 
B)  the model is not well understood by its practitioners. 
C)  uniformity of behaviour patterns cannot be established from the medical model viewpoint. 
D)  most abnormal behaviour reflects a moral judgement about what is socially acceptable or unacceptable behaviour. 
A)  no evidence exists to support the efficiency of the medical model's treatment approaches. 
B)  the model is not well understood by its practitioners. 
C)  uniformity of behaviour patterns cannot be established from the medical model viewpoint. 
D)  most abnormal behaviour reflects a moral judgement about what is socially acceptable or unacceptable behaviour.

Question 11

Mercy suffers from depression and she spends a great deal of time each day dwelling on her depressed feelings. Research would suggest that Mercy is at increased risk of developing

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A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  binge-eating habits. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  a split personality. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  binge-eating habits. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  a split personality.

Question 12

At this time, one of the major neurotransmitters that has been linked to schizophrenia is

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A)  norepinephrine. 
B)  dopamine. 
C)  GABA. 
D)  acetylcholine. 
A)  norepinephrine. 
B)  dopamine. 
C)  GABA. 
D)  acetylcholine.

Question 13

Alvin suffers from both major depression and generalised anxiety disorder. Alvin's diagnoses illustrate that mental disorders can be

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A)  categorical. 
B)  comorbid. 
C)  confounded. 
D)  epidemiological. 
A)  categorical. 
B)  comorbid. 
C)  confounded. 
D)  epidemiological.

Question 14

It has been said that not all deviant behaviour is maladaptive, but all maladaptive behaviour is deviant. Discuss this idea, based on what you've learned about the definition and criteria of abnormal behaviour.

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Good answers should reflect an understan

Question 15

Seligman found that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are especially vulnerable to depression. These individuals tend to attribute their setbacks to ____, and draw ____ conclusions about their personal inadequacies.

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A)  situational factors; narrow, specific 
B)  personal flaws; narrow, specific 
C)  situational factors; global, far-reaching 
D)  personal flaws; global, far-reaching 
A)  situational factors; narrow, specific 
B)  personal flaws; narrow, specific 
C)  situational factors; global, far-reaching 
D)  personal flaws; global, far-reaching

Question 16

Earlier age of onset of depression is associated with

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A)  less severe symptoms. 
B)  less chronic symptoms. 
C)  greater comorbidity. 
D)  less impairment in occupational functioning. 
A)  less severe symptoms. 
B)  less chronic symptoms. 
C)  greater comorbidity. 
D)  less impairment in occupational functioning.

Question 17

Altering neurotransmitter activity at ____________________ synapses can reduce excessive anxiety.

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The answer of Altering neurotransmitter activity at ____________________ synapses can...

Question 18

A type of dissociative disorder characterised by sudden loss of memory concerning a limited period of time, usually after a particularly stressful or traumatic event, is

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  dissociative depressive disorder. 
A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  dissociative fugue. 
C)  dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  dissociative depressive disorder.

Question 19

Carol finds she is no longer interested in things she used to do, is sad most of the time and thinks she is a terrible person. Additionally, she has recently lost a lot of weight and doesn't sleep very much. Carol's behaviour would be diagnosed as

Accepted Answer

A)  an anxiety disorder. 
B)  a dissociative disorder. 
C)  a mood disorder. 
D)  a personality disorder. 
A)  an anxiety disorder. 
B)  a dissociative disorder. 
C)  a mood disorder. 
D)  a personality disorder.

Question 20

Freud believed that most, if not all, psychological disorders are mainly the result of anxiety. However, Freudian explanations of the anxiety disorders receive much less attention today than they once did. From what you've learned of Freudian theory, how would a Freudian explanation of the etiology of the anxiety disorders differ from the types of explanations presented in your text?

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Freud would say that the anxiety disorde

Distress-induced eating binges that are not accompanied by purging, fasting and excessive exercise are characteristic of

Describe three dissociative disorders and discuss the etiology of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

The difference between a phobia and a normal fear is that a phobia

Who would be MOST likely to worry about driving home from work while it is snowing because he recalls "the last time I drove home in the snow I skidded and almost had an accident?"

Diagnosis is to aetiology as

A person who checks his alarm clock 20 times before going to sleep is being

Use of which drug may help precipitate schizophrenia in young people with a genetic vulnerability to the disorder?

According to Ohman and Mineka, an evolved module

Of the following, which is the MOST accurate statement regarding eating disorders?

A major criticism of the medical model made by Thomas Szasz is that

Mercy suffers from depression and she spends a great deal of time each day dwelling on her depressed feelings. Research would suggest that Mercy is at increased risk of developing

At this time, one of the major neurotransmitters that has been linked to schizophrenia is

Alvin suffers from both major depression and generalised anxiety disorder. Alvin's diagnoses illustrate that mental disorders can be

It has been said that not all deviant behaviour is maladaptive, but all maladaptive behaviour is deviant. Discuss this idea, based on what you've learned about the definition and criteria of abnormal behaviour.

Seligman found that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are especially vulnerable to depression. These individuals tend to attribute their setbacks to , and draw conclusions about their personal inadequacies.

Earlier age of onset of depression is associated with

Altering neurotransmitter activity at ____________________ synapses can reduce excessive anxiety.

A type of dissociative disorder characterised by sudden loss of memory concerning a limited period of time, usually after a particularly stressful or traumatic event, is

Carol finds she is no longer interested in things she used to do, is sad most of the time and thinks she is a terrible person. Additionally, she has recently lost a lot of weight and doesn't sleep very much. Carol's behaviour would be diagnosed as

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Distress-induced eating binges that are not accompanied by purging, fasting and excessive exercise are characteristic of

Describe three dissociative disorders and discuss the etiology of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID).

The difference between a phobia and a normal fear is that a phobia

Who would be MOST likely to worry about driving home from work while it is snowing because he recalls "the last time I drove home in the snow I skidded and almost had an accident?"

Diagnosis is to aetiology as

A person who checks his alarm clock 20 times before going to sleep is being

Use of which drug may help precipitate schizophrenia in young people with a genetic vulnerability to the disorder?

According to Ohman and Mineka, an evolved module

Of the following, which is the MOST accurate statement regarding eating disorders?

A major criticism of the medical model made by Thomas Szasz is that

Mercy suffers from depression and she spends a great deal of time each day dwelling on her depressed feelings. Research would suggest that Mercy is at increased risk of developing

At this time, one of the major neurotransmitters that has been linked to schizophrenia is

Alvin suffers from both major depression and generalised anxiety disorder. Alvin's diagnoses illustrate that mental disorders can be

It has been said that not all deviant behaviour is maladaptive, but all maladaptive behaviour is deviant. Discuss this idea, based on what you've learned about the definition and criteria of abnormal behaviour.

Seligman found that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are especially vulnerable to depression. These individuals tend to attribute their setbacks to ____, and draw ____ conclusions about their personal inadequacies.

Earlier age of onset of depression is associated with

Altering neurotransmitter activity at ____________________ synapses can reduce excessive anxiety.

A type of dissociative disorder characterised by sudden loss of memory concerning a limited period of time, usually after a particularly stressful or traumatic event, is

Carol finds she is no longer interested in things she used to do, is sad most of the time and thinks she is a terrible person. Additionally, she has recently lost a lot of weight and doesn't sleep very much. Carol's behaviour would be diagnosed as

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Conditioning and Learning

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Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

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Seligman found that people with a pessimistic explanatory style are especially vulnerable to depression. These individuals tend to attribute their setbacks to , and draw conclusions about their personal inadequacies.