Question 1

Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs act by

Accepted Answer

A)  blocking dopamine synapses in the brain. 
B)  increasing the flow of blood to the anterior portions of the cerebral cortex. 
C)  causing memory loss. 
D)  increasing activity in both sensory and motor neurons. 
A)  blocking dopamine synapses in the brain. 
B)  increasing the flow of blood to the anterior portions of the cerebral cortex. 
C)  causing memory loss. 
D)  increasing activity in both sensory and motor neurons.

Question 2

Agoraphobia, an excessive fear of open places or public places, is frequently associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  multiple personality. 
D)  panic disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  multiple personality. 
D)  panic disorder.

Question 3

In a study on the development of phobias, some human subjects receive an electric shock paired with pictures of snakes, while others get shock paired with pictures of houses. What is the likely outcome?

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong fear of both snakes and houses 
B)  a lack of fear for both snakes and houses 
C)  a strong fear of snakes, but a weak fear of houses 
D)  a strong fear of houses, but a weak fear of snakes 
A)  a strong fear of both snakes and houses 
B)  a lack of fear for both snakes and houses 
C)  a strong fear of snakes, but a weak fear of houses 
D)  a strong fear of houses, but a weak fear of snakes

Question 4

Unfounded beliefs are __________; sensory experiences that do not correspond with external reality are __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Alcoholism is least likely to develop in a man who

Accepted Answer

A)  underestimates his own intoxication, and gets relatively little stress reduction from alcohol. 
B)  correctly estimates his own intoxication, and gets relatively little stress reduction from alcohol. 
C)  underestimates his own intoxication, and gets much stress reduction from alcohol. 
D)  correctly estimates his own intoxication, and gets much stress reduction from alcohol. 
A)  underestimates his own intoxication, and gets relatively little stress reduction from alcohol. 
B)  correctly estimates his own intoxication, and gets relatively little stress reduction from alcohol. 
C)  underestimates his own intoxication, and gets much stress reduction from alcohol. 
D)  correctly estimates his own intoxication, and gets much stress reduction from alcohol.

Question 6

Studies have suggested that those with schizophrenia may have

Accepted Answer

A)  lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. 
B)  dopamine receptors in inefficient areas of the brain. 
C)  especially large neurons. 
D)  impaired brain maturation. 
A)  lost the ability to distinguish between right and wrong. 
B)  dopamine receptors in inefficient areas of the brain. 
C)  especially large neurons. 
D)  impaired brain maturation.

Question 7

A phobia is best defined as a fear that

Accepted Answer

A)  interferes with normal living. 
B)  people do not realize they have. 
C)  is associated with a totally harmless object. 
D)  occurs at random times and is not associated with any object. 
A)  interferes with normal living. 
B)  people do not realize they have. 
C)  is associated with a totally harmless object. 
D)  occurs at random times and is not associated with any object.

Question 8

People with bipolar II disorder

Accepted Answer

A)  are unable to perform even the simplest of tasks. 
B)  have the most severe type of depression, which is not improved by drug therapy. 
C)  have never experienced the coughs and shakes common among those with bipolar I disorder. 
D)  have had episodes of major depression and hypomania. 
A)  are unable to perform even the simplest of tasks. 
B)  have the most severe type of depression, which is not improved by drug therapy. 
C)  have never experienced the coughs and shakes common among those with bipolar I disorder. 
D)  have had episodes of major depression and hypomania.

Question 9

Type II alcoholism

Accepted Answer

A)  is more common in men than women. 
B)  is more common in women than men. 
C)  is rarely characterized as true alcoholism. 
D)  develops gradually in middle-aged people. 
A)  is more common in men than women. 
B)  is more common in women than men. 
C)  is rarely characterized as true alcoholism. 
D)  develops gradually in middle-aged people.

Question 10

Drugs that help to relieve symptoms of schizophrenia include

Accepted Answer

A)  Antabuse and methadone. 
B)  tricyclic drugs and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. 
C)  Valium and Librium. 
D)  chlorpromazine and haloperidol. 
A)  Antabuse and methadone. 
B)  tricyclic drugs and monoamine oxidase inhibitors. 
C)  Valium and Librium. 
D)  chlorpromazine and haloperidol.

Question 11

Brain scans indicate that the __________ and several areas of the __________ are a few percent smaller than normal in people with schizophrenia, especially those with the greatest behavioral deficits.

Accepted Answer

A)  hippocampus; thalamus 
B)  hypothalamus; cerebral cortex 
C)  hippocampus; cerebral cortex 
D)  hypothalamus; cerebellum 
A)  hippocampus; thalamus 
B)  hypothalamus; cerebral cortex 
C)  hippocampus; cerebral cortex 
D)  hypothalamus; cerebellum

Question 12

One theoretical problem with Watson's analysis of phobia learning is that

Accepted Answer

A)  many people develop phobias without any painful experience. 
B)  systematic desensitization often relieves phobias. 
C)  most people with phobias avoid the object of their phobias. 
D)  most phobias develop before the age when children start to learn. 
A)  many people develop phobias without any painful experience. 
B)  systematic desensitization often relieves phobias. 
C)  most people with phobias avoid the object of their phobias. 
D)  most phobias develop before the age when children start to learn.

Question 13

Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution or delusions of

Accepted Answer

A)  incompetence. 
B)  physical ailments. 
C)  neuroticism. 
D)  grandeur. 
A)  incompetence. 
B)  physical ailments. 
C)  neuroticism. 
D)  grandeur.

Question 14

An observer monkey that is not afraid of snakes watches another monkey that becomes very afraid when it sees a snake. The observer monkey may or may not become afraid of snakes, depending on

Accepted Answer

A)  whether or not the other monkey screams and makes gestures. 
B)  whether or not it can see the snake as well as the other monkey. 
C)  whether it is older or younger than the frightened monkey. 
D)  whether or not it has ever been bitten by a snake itself. 
A)  whether or not the other monkey screams and makes gestures. 
B)  whether or not it can see the snake as well as the other monkey. 
C)  whether it is older or younger than the frightened monkey. 
D)  whether or not it has ever been bitten by a snake itself.

Question 15

People with any type of schizophrenia (e.g. undifferentiated, catatonic, paranoid, or disorganized) all share one feature in common:

Accepted Answer

A)  seeing things that no one else sees. 
B)  elaborate delusions, such as a belief that one is Napoleon. 
C)  alternation between one personality and another. 
D)  deterioration of daily functioning. 
A)  seeing things that no one else sees. 
B)  elaborate delusions, such as a belief that one is Napoleon. 
C)  alternation between one personality and another. 
D)  deterioration of daily functioning.

Question 16

Research by psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema has found that when faced with emotional distress, men tend to __________ and women tend to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ruminate...distract themselves 
B)  distract themselves...ruminate 
C)  ruminate...ruminate 
D)  distract themselves...distract themselves 
A)  ruminate...distract themselves 
B)  distract themselves...ruminate 
C)  ruminate...ruminate 
D)  distract themselves...distract themselves

Question 17

William alternates between periods when he is slow, inactive, and inhibited, and periods when he is active and uninhibited. He is most likely to be suffering from

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A)  is more common in rural areas than in cities. 
B)  afflicts approximately 8% of the population. 
C)  is usually diagnosed in the teens or 20s. 
D)  is more common in women than men. 
A)  is more common in rural areas than in cities. 
B)  afflicts approximately 8% of the population. 
C)  is usually diagnosed in the teens or 20s. 
D)  is more common in women than men.

Question 19

How can a monkey develop a fear of snakes?

Accepted Answer

A)  A monkey is born with a fear of snakes. 
B)  A monkey that sees another monkey show fear of snakes develops a fear of snakes. 
C)  A monkey that learns a fear of anything else immediately generalizes that fear to include snakes. 
D)  A monkey develops a fear of snakes only after it has been bitten by a snake. 
A)  A monkey is born with a fear of snakes. 
B)  A monkey that sees another monkey show fear of snakes develops a fear of snakes. 
C)  A monkey that learns a fear of anything else immediately generalizes that fear to include snakes. 
D)  A monkey develops a fear of snakes only after it has been bitten by a snake.

Question 20

One reason why the disease concept of drug dependence is controversial is that

Accepted Answer

A)  medical doctors today insist on a very precise definition of "disease". 
B)  no drug or chemical is helpful for those who are trying to overcome alcoholism. 
C)  addicts are morally weak, not physically weak. 
D)  addicts do not always grow worse and worse over time. 
A)  medical doctors today insist on a very precise definition of "disease". 
B)  no drug or chemical is helpful for those who are trying to overcome alcoholism. 
C)  addicts are morally weak, not physically weak. 
D)  addicts do not always grow worse and worse over time.

Exam 16: Specific Disorders and Treatments

Antipsychotic (neuroleptic) drugs act by

Agoraphobia, an excessive fear of open places or public places, is frequently associated with

In a study on the development of phobias, some human subjects receive an electric shock paired with pictures of snakes, while others get shock paired with pictures of houses. What is the likely outcome?

Unfounded beliefs are __________; sensory experiences that do not correspond with external reality are __________.

Alcoholism is least likely to develop in a man who

Studies have suggested that those with schizophrenia may have

A phobia is best defined as a fear that

People with bipolar II disorder

Type II alcoholism

Drugs that help to relieve symptoms of schizophrenia include

Brain scans indicate that the __________ and several areas of the __________ are a few percent smaller than normal in people with schizophrenia, especially those with the greatest behavioral deficits.

One theoretical problem with Watson's analysis of phobia learning is that

Paranoid schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution or delusions of

An observer monkey that is not afraid of snakes watches another monkey that becomes very afraid when it sees a snake. The observer monkey may or may not become afraid of snakes, depending on

People with any type of schizophrenia (e.g. undifferentiated, catatonic, paranoid, or disorganized) all share one feature in common:

Research by psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema has found that when faced with emotional distress, men tend to __________ and women tend to __________.

William alternates between periods when he is slow, inactive, and inhibited, and periods when he is active and uninhibited. He is most likely to be suffering from

Schizophrenia

How can a monkey develop a fear of snakes?

One reason why the disease concept of drug dependence is controversial is that

What Is Psychology

A --What Is Psychology

Scientific Methods in Psychology

A--Scientific Methods in Psychology

Biological Psychology

A--Biological Psychology

Sensation and Perception

A--Sensation and Perception

Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

A--Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

Learning

A--Learning

Memory

A--Memory

Cognition and Language

A--Cognition and Language

Intelligence

A--Intelligence

Consciousness

A--Consciousness

Motivated Behaviors

A--Motivated Behaviors

Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

A--Personality

Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

A--Specific Disorders and Treatments

Exam Extenssion: S 1-16--Final Examination

Filters

Unfounded beliefs are ; sensory experiences that do not correspond with external reality are .

Brain scans indicate that the and several areas of the are a few percent smaller than normal in people with schizophrenia, especially those with the greatest behavioral deficits.

Research by psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema has found that when faced with emotional distress, men tend to and women tend to .