Question 1

A person who perceives stimuli that aren't there is said to have

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A)  hallucinations. 
B)  delusions. 
C)  obsessions. 
D)  illusions. 
A)  hallucinations. 
B)  delusions. 
C)  obsessions. 
D)  illusions.

Question 2

Researchers have found that bipolar disorder occurs

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A)  nearly twice as frequently in women as in men. 
B)  nearly four times as frequently in women as in men. 
C)  nearly twice as frequently in men as in women. 
D)  with equal frequency in women and in men. 
A)  nearly twice as frequently in women as in men. 
B)  nearly four times as frequently in women as in men. 
C)  nearly twice as frequently in men as in women. 
D)  with equal frequency in women and in men.

Question 3

Troy's best friend was seriously injured in a car accident last month. Since that time Troy has been attending all his classes, but he feels like he is unable to pay attention because he is constantly thinking about his friend. Troy finds he can't seem to think about anything else, and he is frequently overwhelmed by feelings of helplessness. In this example, Troy's feelings would MOST likely be considered

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A)  personally distressing. 
B)  culturally deviant. 
C)  maladaptive. 
D)  compulsive. 
A)  personally distressing. 
B)  culturally deviant. 
C)  maladaptive. 
D)  compulsive.

Question 4

The study of the incidence and distribution of mental or physical disorders within a population defines the discipline known as

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A)  aetiology. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  psychobiology. 
D)  demography. 
A)  aetiology. 
B)  epidemiology. 
C)  psychobiology. 
D)  demography.

Question 5

All of the following are considered anxiety disorders EXCEPT

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A)  generalised anxiety disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  phobic disorder. 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
A)  generalised anxiety disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  phobic disorder. 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 6

Individuals with schizophrenic disorders tend to show a greater responsiveness to treatment when

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A)  positive and negative symptoms are both evident at the same time. 
B)  the predominant symptoms include behavioural excesses or peculiarities. 
C)  positive and negative symptoms alternate throughout the schizophrenic episodes. 
D)  the predominant symptoms include behavioural deficits. 
A)  positive and negative symptoms are both evident at the same time. 
B)  the predominant symptoms include behavioural excesses or peculiarities. 
C)  positive and negative symptoms alternate throughout the schizophrenic episodes. 
D)  the predominant symptoms include behavioural deficits.

Question 7

Darla was fired from her most recent job. Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression, Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

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A)  her lack of ability to do her job successfully. 
B)  the bad mood that her boss was in on the day she was fired. 
C)  a general downturn in the economy which resulted in massive layoffs. 
D)  her co-worker who started a number of false rumours about Darla. 
A)  her lack of ability to do her job successfully. 
B)  the bad mood that her boss was in on the day she was fired. 
C)  a general downturn in the economy which resulted in massive layoffs. 
D)  her co-worker who started a number of false rumours about Darla.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? The separate personalities that coexist in an individual with dissociative identity disorder

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A)  may differ in age, sex or race. 
B)  are usually all aware of the existence of the other personalities. 
C)  may have their own name, personality traits and physical mannerisms. 
D)  may switch from one personality to another suddenly. 
A)  may differ in age, sex or race. 
B)  are usually all aware of the existence of the other personalities. 
C)  may have their own name, personality traits and physical mannerisms. 
D)  may switch from one personality to another suddenly.

Question 9

Zodwa has withdrawn from social contact with others. She spends most of her time alone in her bedroom. She has stopped going to her job and no longer talks to her family on the phone. Additionally, Zodwa neglects her personal hygiene and rarely bathes, brushes her teeth or changes clothes. Zodwa's behaviour BEST illustrates which symptom of schizophrenia?

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A)  deterioration of adaptive behaviour 
B)  hallucinations 
C)  disturbed emotions 
D)  irrational thought 
A)  deterioration of adaptive behaviour 
B)  hallucinations 
C)  disturbed emotions 
D)  irrational thought

Question 10

Recent studies have also shown that anxiety disorders may also be related to

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A)  stress. 
B)  abusive parenting. 
C)  inconsistent parenting. 
D)  personality factors like neuroticism. 
A)  stress. 
B)  abusive parenting. 
C)  inconsistent parenting. 
D)  personality factors like neuroticism.

Question 11

____________________ involves the intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, a use of dangerous measures to lose weight and a refusal to maintain normal weight.

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The answer of ____________________ involves the intense fear of gaining...

Question 12

A patient with schizophrenia tends to have the most favourable prognosis when

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A)  the onset of the disorder is gradual. 
B)  the onset occurs at an early age. 
C)  the proportion of negative symptoms is relatively low. 
D)  the patient's family is high in expressed emotion. 
A)  the onset of the disorder is gradual. 
B)  the onset occurs at an early age. 
C)  the proportion of negative symptoms is relatively low. 
D)  the patient's family is high in expressed emotion.

Question 13

Describe the premise of the medical model of abnormal behaviour.

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The medical model proposes that it is us

Question 14

Renata recently had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan done. The results showed that her brain has enlarged ventricles. If Renata has a psychological disorder, the results of her MRI scan would suggest that the disorder is MOST likely

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  bipolar disorder. 
C)  schizophrenia. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder.

Question 15

The terms "mental illness" and "psychopathology" are MOST closely associated with which model of abnormal behaviour?

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A)  the learning model 
B)  the humanistic model 
C)  the medical model 
D)  the psychodynamic model 
A)  the learning model 
B)  the humanistic model 
C)  the medical model 
D)  the psychodynamic model

Question 16

A person is shy, timid and wary of others. Research suggests such a temperament put the person at risk for developing

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A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a mood disorder. 
C)  a somatoform disorder. 
D)  an anxiety disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a mood disorder. 
C)  a somatoform disorder. 
D)  an anxiety disorder.

Question 17

The dimensional approach to describing personality disorders

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A)  has been incorporated into DSM-IV. 
B)  assumes that people can reliably be placed into non-overlapping diagnostic categories. 
C)  would describe personality disorders in terms of variations in a limited number of continuous personality traits. 
D)  provides a much more complete description of the dynamics of personality disorders. 
A)  has been incorporated into DSM-IV. 
B)  assumes that people can reliably be placed into non-overlapping diagnostic categories. 
C)  would describe personality disorders in terms of variations in a limited number of continuous personality traits. 
D)  provides a much more complete description of the dynamics of personality disorders.

Question 18

Sophia has always been preoccupied with schedules, lists and trivial details. She plans everything down to the last detail, and becomes very upset if things don't work out the way she has planned. Last week Sophia went in for a psychological assessment, and based on that assessment, she was told that she might have a personality disorder. Based on her behaviour, it is MOST likely that Sophia has

Accepted Answer

A)  schizotypal personality disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
C)  borderline personality disorder. 
D)  histrionic personality disorder. 
A)  schizotypal personality disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
C)  borderline personality disorder. 
D)  histrionic personality disorder.

Question 19

Your friend's mother is afraid of squirrels. Although she knows squirrels are basically harmless, she cannot control her anxiety when she sees either a real squirrel or a picture of a squirrel. She never took your friend to the local park when he was a child because of the numerous squirrels. Your friend's mother has

Accepted Answer

A)  panic disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  generalised anxiety disorder. 
D)  phobic disorder. 
A)  panic disorder. 
B)  conversion disorder. 
C)  generalised anxiety disorder. 
D)  phobic disorder.

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT among the common symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  an increase in psychosomatic diseases 
B)  the presence of nightmares and flashbacks 
C)  an increased sense of vulnerability 
D)  increased problems with social relations 
A)  an increase in psychosomatic diseases 
B)  the presence of nightmares and flashbacks 
C)  an increased sense of vulnerability 
D)  increased problems with social relations

A person who perceives stimuli that aren't there is said to have

Researchers have found that bipolar disorder occurs

The study of the incidence and distribution of mental or physical disorders within a population defines the discipline known as

All of the following are considered anxiety disorders EXCEPT

Individuals with schizophrenic disorders tend to show a greater responsiveness to treatment when

Darla was fired from her most recent job. Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression, Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? The separate personalities that coexist in an individual with dissociative identity disorder

Recent studies have also shown that anxiety disorders may also be related to

____________________ involves the intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, a use of dangerous measures to lose weight and a refusal to maintain normal weight.

A patient with schizophrenia tends to have the most favourable prognosis when

Describe the premise of the medical model of abnormal behaviour.

Renata recently had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan done. The results showed that her brain has enlarged ventricles. If Renata has a psychological disorder, the results of her MRI scan would suggest that the disorder is MOST likely

The terms "mental illness" and "psychopathology" are MOST closely associated with which model of abnormal behaviour?

A person is shy, timid and wary of others. Research suggests such a temperament put the person at risk for developing

The dimensional approach to describing personality disorders

Which of the following is NOT among the common symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder?

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A person who perceives stimuli that aren't there is said to have

Researchers have found that bipolar disorder occurs

The study of the incidence and distribution of mental or physical disorders within a population defines the discipline known as

All of the following are considered anxiety disorders EXCEPT

Individuals with schizophrenic disorders tend to show a greater responsiveness to treatment when

Darla was fired from her most recent job. Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression, Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

Which of the following statements is NOT correct? The separate personalities that coexist in an individual with dissociative identity disorder

Recent studies have also shown that anxiety disorders may also be related to

____________________ involves the intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, a use of dangerous measures to lose weight and a refusal to maintain normal weight.

A patient with schizophrenia tends to have the most favourable prognosis when

Describe the premise of the medical model of abnormal behaviour.

Renata recently had a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan done. The results showed that her brain has enlarged ventricles. If Renata has a psychological disorder, the results of her MRI scan would suggest that the disorder is MOST likely

The terms "mental illness" and "psychopathology" are MOST closely associated with which model of abnormal behaviour?

A person is shy, timid and wary of others. Research suggests such a temperament put the person at risk for developing

The dimensional approach to describing personality disorders

Which of the following is NOT among the common symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder?

The Evolution of Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biology of Behaviour

Sensory Systems and Perception

States of Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Cognition and Language

Human Intelligence

Theories of Motives and Emotions

Human Development

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