Question 1

Which type of medication is used to treat hoarding disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor 
B) Benzodiazepines 
C) Selective serotonin and norepinephrine inhibitor 
D) Barbiturates 
A) Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor 
B) Benzodiazepines 
C) Selective serotonin and norepinephrine inhibitor 
D) Barbiturates

Question 2

According to Clark's analysis of faulty appraisals that contribute to obsessions, people with obsessions overestimate:

Accepted Answer

A) The importance of thoughts 
B) The importance of thought control 
C) The degree of threat 
D) All of the above 
A) The importance of thoughts 
B) The importance of thought control 
C) The degree of threat 
D) All of the above

Question 3

Which of the following is a compulsion?

Accepted Answer

A) Persistent fear of getting dirty 
B) Persistent doubts about whether the stove was turned off that morning 
C) Persistent checking for one's keys 
D) Persistent thoughts about harming one's spouse 
A) Persistent fear of getting dirty 
B) Persistent doubts about whether the stove was turned off that morning 
C) Persistent checking for one's keys 
D) Persistent thoughts about harming one's spouse

Question 4

Adler believed that OCD was the result of fixation at the anal stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Most compulsions are viewed as ______________ by the person performing them.

Accepted Answer

A) pleasurable 
B) rational 
C) absurd 
D) anxiety provoking 
A) pleasurable 
B) rational 
C) absurd 
D) anxiety provoking

Question 6

Sam can't decide what type of treatment to seek for OCD. Your advice to him is to:

Accepted Answer

A) See a psychoanalyst 
B) See a cognitive-behavioural therapist 
C) See a medical doctor to get a prescription medication 
D) Join a humanistic-based therapy group 
A) See a psychoanalyst 
B) See a cognitive-behavioural therapist 
C) See a medical doctor to get a prescription medication 
D) Join a humanistic-based therapy group

Question 7

Adler viewed obsessive-compulsive disorder as due to:

Accepted Answer

A) Fixation in the anal stage 
B) The content of the personal unconscious 
C) A personal sense of incompetence and inferiority 
D) A lack of social interest 
A) Fixation in the anal stage 
B) The content of the personal unconscious 
C) A personal sense of incompetence and inferiority 
D) A lack of social interest

Question 8

Who will be the most difficult patient with hoarding disorder to treat?

Accepted Answer

A) Alice, a 38 year old mother of two 
B) Brenda, a 16 year old high school student 
C) Carl, a 52 year old custodian 
D) Darrell, a 78 year old retiree 
A) Alice, a 38 year old mother of two 
B) Brenda, a 16 year old high school student 
C) Carl, a 52 year old custodian 
D) Darrell, a 78 year old retiree

Question 9

Define obsessions and compulsions and given an example of each. How are obsessions and compulsions different? How do they work together?

Accepted Answer

Obsessions are intrusive and persistent

Question 10

Virtual reality exposure is the standard treatment for OCD.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How would you treat a client with trichotillomania? Why would it work?

Accepted Answer

Treating a client with trichotillomania,

Question 12

If an obsession is "ego-dystonic", the person believes that the obsession:

Accepted Answer

A) Is due to his or her own behaviour 
B) Is inconsistent with his or her self-definition 
C) Is a way of satisfying the id 
D) Is being controlled entirely by his or her id 
A) Is due to his or her own behaviour 
B) Is inconsistent with his or her self-definition 
C) Is a way of satisfying the id 
D) Is being controlled entirely by his or her id

Question 13

Body dysmorphic disorder used to be considered a somatoform disorder and is now listed together with the obsessive-compulsive disorders in DSM-5. Do you think this makes sense? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it does make sense for body dysmorp

Question 14

Obsessive-compulsive disorder was considered an anxiety disorder in DSM-IV-TR.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Izzy frequently feels that when he is driving, he accidently hit someone and left the scene of the accident. If Izzy was in treatment with a therapist who was Adlerian, the therapist would view his obsessions as

Accepted Answer

A) an attempt to repress unconscious impulses. 
B) an inability to resolve a psychosexual stage. 
C) an effort to gain mastery and competence. 
D) a less severe form of thought disorder. 
A) an attempt to repress unconscious impulses. 
B) an inability to resolve a psychosexual stage. 
C) an effort to gain mastery and competence. 
D) a less severe form of thought disorder.

Question 16

What are the two body-focused repetitive behaviours? How are they similar? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

The two body-focused repetitive behavior

Question 17

Which of the following is an obsession?

Accepted Answer

A) Repeatedly checking that the water is turned off. 
B) Humming a tune over and over. 
C) Recurring fear that one is giving others illnesses when they actually are not. 
D) Excessive worry over finances. 
A) Repeatedly checking that the water is turned off. 
B) Humming a tune over and over. 
C) Recurring fear that one is giving others illnesses when they actually are not. 
D) Excessive worry over finances.

Question 18

OCD is diagnosed when obsessions interfere with normal functioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Paul's mother has OCD. What is the likelihood that he will be diagnosed with it too?

Accepted Answer

A) Extremely unlikely 
B) More likely than if his mother didn't have OCD 
C) No more or less likely than if his mother didn't have OCD 
D) Highly likely - virtually guaranteed 
A) Extremely unlikely 
B) More likely than if his mother didn't have OCD 
C) No more or less likely than if his mother didn't have OCD 
D) Highly likely - virtually guaranteed

Question 20

In studying the hypothesis that individuals with OCD have memory deficits, Cuttler and Graf (2009)identified retrospective memory as:

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to remember recent events and experiences 
B) The ability to look forward and to remember at the right time or place to perform an intended action 
C) The ability to remember recent events and to remember to perform an intended action 
D) The ability to remember having performed compulsive activities 
A) The ability to remember recent events and experiences 
B) The ability to look forward and to remember at the right time or place to perform an intended action 
C) The ability to remember recent events and to remember to perform an intended action 
D) The ability to remember having performed compulsive activities

Which type of medication is used to treat hoarding disorder?

According to Clark's analysis of faulty appraisals that contribute to obsessions, people with obsessions overestimate:

Which of the following is a compulsion?

Adler believed that OCD was the result of fixation at the anal stage.

Most compulsions are viewed as ______________ by the person performing them.

Sam can't decide what type of treatment to seek for OCD. Your advice to him is to:

Adler viewed obsessive-compulsive disorder as due to:

Who will be the most difficult patient with hoarding disorder to treat?

Define obsessions and compulsions and given an example of each. How are obsessions and compulsions different? How do they work together?

Virtual reality exposure is the standard treatment for OCD.

How would you treat a client with trichotillomania? Why would it work?

If an obsession is "ego-dystonic", the person believes that the obsession:

Body dysmorphic disorder used to be considered a somatoform disorder and is now listed together with the obsessive-compulsive disorders in DSM-5. Do you think this makes sense? Why or why not?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder was considered an anxiety disorder in DSM-IV-TR.

Izzy frequently feels that when he is driving, he accidently hit someone and left the scene of the accident. If Izzy was in treatment with a therapist who was Adlerian, the therapist would view his obsessions as

What are the two body-focused repetitive behaviours? How are they similar? How are they different?

Which of the following is an obsession?

OCD is diagnosed when obsessions interfere with normal functioning.

Paul's mother has OCD. What is the likelihood that he will be diagnosed with it too?

In studying the hypothesis that individuals with OCD have memory deficits, Cuttler and Graf (2009)identified retrospective memory as:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

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Exam 6: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Which type of medication is used to treat hoarding disorder?

According to Clark's analysis of faulty appraisals that contribute to obsessions, people with obsessions overestimate:

Which of the following is a compulsion?

Adler believed that OCD was the result of fixation at the anal stage.

Most compulsions are viewed as ______________ by the person performing them.

Sam can't decide what type of treatment to seek for OCD. Your advice to him is to:

Adler viewed obsessive-compulsive disorder as due to:

Who will be the most difficult patient with hoarding disorder to treat?

Define obsessions and compulsions and given an example of each. How are obsessions and compulsions different? How do they work together?

Virtual reality exposure is the standard treatment for OCD.

How would you treat a client with trichotillomania? Why would it work?

If an obsession is "ego-dystonic", the person believes that the obsession:

Body dysmorphic disorder used to be considered a somatoform disorder and is now listed together with the obsessive-compulsive disorders in DSM-5. Do you think this makes sense? Why or why not?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder was considered an anxiety disorder in DSM-IV-TR.

Izzy frequently feels that when he is driving, he accidently hit someone and left the scene of the accident. If Izzy was in treatment with a therapist who was Adlerian, the therapist would view his obsessions as

What are the two body-focused repetitive behaviours? How are they similar? How are they different?

Which of the following is an obsession?

OCD is diagnosed when obsessions interfere with normal functioning.

Paul's mother has OCD. What is the likelihood that he will be diagnosed with it too?

In studying the hypothesis that individuals with OCD have memory deficits, Cuttler and Graf (2009)identified retrospective memory as:

Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters