Question 1

An obsession is a

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A)  ritual or habit. 
B)  physical ailment without a medical basis. 
C)  false, unfounded belief. 
D)  repetitive, unwelcome thought. 
A)  ritual or habit. 
B)  physical ailment without a medical basis. 
C)  false, unfounded belief. 
D)  repetitive, unwelcome thought.

Question 2

Those who suffer from panic disorder experience suddenly high arousal

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A)  and are surprised by it. 
B)  because of contact with a dangerous stimulus. 
C)  without characteristic physiological arousal. 
D)  and a temporary loss of memory. 
A)  and are surprised by it. 
B)  because of contact with a dangerous stimulus. 
C)  without characteristic physiological arousal. 
D)  and a temporary loss of memory.

Question 3

Cigarettes advertised as "low in tar and nicotine" may in fact deliver either a large or small amount of tar and nicotine, depending on

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A)  whether the person smokes before or after a meal. 
B)  how the smoker holds the filter. 
C)  the temperature and humidity in the room. 
D)  the age, sex, and genetics of the smoker. 
A)  whether the person smokes before or after a meal. 
B)  how the smoker holds the filter. 
C)  the temperature and humidity in the room. 
D)  the age, sex, and genetics of the smoker.

Question 4

What role, if any, does genetics play in severe depression?

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A)  There is no current evidence that genetics plays a role in depression. 
B)  Genetic factors seem to play a role, but only in people who become depressed later in life (after age 50 or so). 
C)  Genetic factors seem to play a role, but depression probably depends on several genes, not just one. 
D)  Genetic factors clearly control depression, and scientists have isolated the single gene that is responsible. 
A)  There is no current evidence that genetics plays a role in depression. 
B)  Genetic factors seem to play a role, but only in people who become depressed later in life (after age 50 or so). 
C)  Genetic factors seem to play a role, but depression probably depends on several genes, not just one. 
D)  Genetic factors clearly control depression, and scientists have isolated the single gene that is responsible.

Question 5

Many or most people with panic disorder tend to avoid

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A)  large, noisy animals. 
B)  soft, wet ground. 
C)  bright, shiny objects. 
D)  open, public spaces. 
A)  large, noisy animals. 
B)  soft, wet ground. 
C)  bright, shiny objects. 
D)  open, public spaces.

Question 6

Obsessive-compulsive checkers, in contrast to obsessive-compulsive cleaners:

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A)  are more similar to people with phobias. 
B)  are more frequently women. 
C)  have shorter rituals. 
D)  have more gradual onset and are less likely to feel better after their ritual. 
A)  are more similar to people with phobias. 
B)  are more frequently women. 
C)  have shorter rituals. 
D)  have more gradual onset and are less likely to feel better after their ritual.

Question 7

Some obsessive-compulsive people engage in long checking rituals but derive little satisfaction from them because

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A)  they alternate among several personalities, and each of the personalities must complete the ritual. 
B)  the ritual is automatic and the person has no ability to inhibit it or to control it in any way. 
C)  the ritual is rapidly extinguished and then reacquired. 
D)  they distrust their memory of whether they have completed the ritual. 
A)  they alternate among several personalities, and each of the personalities must complete the ritual. 
B)  the ritual is automatic and the person has no ability to inhibit it or to control it in any way. 
C)  the ritual is rapidly extinguished and then reacquired. 
D)  they distrust their memory of whether they have completed the ritual.

Question 8

Besides lithium, what other type of medication is effective in treating bipolar disorder?

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A)  anticonvulsant 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  antidepressant 
D)  anti-anxiety 
A)  anticonvulsant 
B)  antipsychotic 
C)  antidepressant 
D)  anti-anxiety

Question 9

Someone who has occasional attacks of greatly increased heart rate, breathing rate, sweating, and trembling, with little or no warning, is said to have:

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A)  panic disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  a phobia. 
A)  panic disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  a phobia.

Question 10

People who have a painful experience with something are UNLIKELY to develop a phobia toward it if:

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A)  they have a sense of control over it. 
B)  other people seem frightened by it also. 
C)  it is an object that has been dangerous to humans throughout our history. 
D)  they have never had any previous experiences with that object. 
A)  they have a sense of control over it. 
B)  other people seem frightened by it also. 
C)  it is an object that has been dangerous to humans throughout our history. 
D)  they have never had any previous experiences with that object.

Question 11

Avoidance behaviors are __________ resistant to extinction because they __________.

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A)  not very...involve high levels of motivation 
B)  not very...occur only in lower animals 
C)  very...produce high levels of excitement that interfere with any new learning 
D)  very...prevent the organism from discovering that the behavior is useless 
A)  not very...involve high levels of motivation 
B)  not very...occur only in lower animals 
C)  very...produce high levels of excitement that interfere with any new learning 
D)  very...prevent the organism from discovering that the behavior is useless

Question 12

An Alcoholics Anonymous session resembles a group therapy session except that the AA meeting

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A)  does not have a paid professional therapist. 
B)  sets many firm requirements on its members. 
C)  charges all fees to an HMO or other insurance company. 
D)  relies mostly on behavior therapy methods. 
A)  does not have a paid professional therapist. 
B)  sets many firm requirements on its members. 
C)  charges all fees to an HMO or other insurance company. 
D)  relies mostly on behavior therapy methods.

Question 13

Sensory experiences that do not correspond to anything in the outside world are called

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

Question 14

Someone who develops schizophrenia is most likely to be first diagnosed at what time of life?

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A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  old age 
A)  infancy 
B)  childhood 
C)  young adulthood 
D)  old age

Question 15

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are likely to

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A)  develop physical ailments that have no apparent medical basis. 
B)  suffer from hallucinations and delusions. 
C)  develop unusual, repetitive rituals. 
D)  alternate between one personality and another. 
A)  develop physical ailments that have no apparent medical basis. 
B)  suffer from hallucinations and delusions. 
C)  develop unusual, repetitive rituals. 
D)  alternate between one personality and another.

Question 16

It is hard to get rid of superstitions, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors because they are similar to which kind of learning?

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A)  avoidance learning 
B)  conditioned taste aversions 
C)  fixed-interval operant conditioning 
D)  short-term memory 
A)  avoidance learning 
B)  conditioned taste aversions 
C)  fixed-interval operant conditioning 
D)  short-term memory

Question 17

If a depressed person starts taking antidepressant drugs, the drugs alter the activity at dopamine and serotonin synapses within __________ and produce benefits for mood and behavior within __________.

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A)  hours...hours 
B)  hours...weeks 
C)  weeks...hours 
D)  weeks...weeks 
A)  hours...hours 
B)  hours...weeks 
C)  weeks...hours 
D)  weeks...weeks

Question 18

Someone has a phobia of snakes. A therapist using systematic desensitization to reduce that phobia would probably begin by asking the person to relax and then

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A)  try to stop thinking about snakes. 
B)  recall any childhood experiences with a snake. 
C)  look at or imagine a picture of a snake. 
D)  analyze what a snake means symbolically and unconsciously. 
A)  try to stop thinking about snakes. 
B)  recall any childhood experiences with a snake. 
C)  look at or imagine a picture of a snake. 
D)  analyze what a snake means symbolically and unconsciously.

Question 19

People who quit an addictive drug experience withdrawal symptoms. One reason to doubt that withdrawal is the main reason for addiction is that

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A)  the people who report the strongest cravings for a substance are usually the ones with the weakest withdrawal symptoms. 
B)  opiates produce the strongest cravings but ceasing them produces almost no withdrawal symptoms. 
C)  withdrawal symptoms can last a much longer time than cravings do. 
D)  people crave an addictive substance long after withdrawal symptoms cease. 
A)  the people who report the strongest cravings for a substance are usually the ones with the weakest withdrawal symptoms. 
B)  opiates produce the strongest cravings but ceasing them produces almost no withdrawal symptoms. 
C)  withdrawal symptoms can last a much longer time than cravings do. 
D)  people crave an addictive substance long after withdrawal symptoms cease.

Question 20

Which of the following is characteristic of men who are vulnerable to alcoholism (men with an alcoholic father)?

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A)  a tendency to underestimate their own degree of intoxication after drinking 
B)  a tendency to feel tense even after drinking alcohol 
C)  poor control of voluntary eye movements 
D)  absence of rapid eye movement during REM sleep 
A)  a tendency to underestimate their own degree of intoxication after drinking 
B)  a tendency to feel tense even after drinking alcohol 
C)  poor control of voluntary eye movements 
D)  absence of rapid eye movement during REM sleep

Exam 16: Specific Disorders and Treatments

An obsession is a

Those who suffer from panic disorder experience suddenly high arousal

Cigarettes advertised as "low in tar and nicotine" may in fact deliver either a large or small amount of tar and nicotine, depending on

What role, if any, does genetics play in severe depression?

Many or most people with panic disorder tend to avoid

Obsessive-compulsive checkers, in contrast to obsessive-compulsive cleaners:

Some obsessive-compulsive people engage in long checking rituals but derive little satisfaction from them because

Besides lithium, what other type of medication is effective in treating bipolar disorder?

Someone who has occasional attacks of greatly increased heart rate, breathing rate, sweating, and trembling, with little or no warning, is said to have:

People who have a painful experience with something are UNLIKELY to develop a phobia toward it if:

Avoidance behaviors are __________ resistant to extinction because they __________.

An Alcoholics Anonymous session resembles a group therapy session except that the AA meeting

Sensory experiences that do not correspond to anything in the outside world are called

Someone who develops schizophrenia is most likely to be first diagnosed at what time of life?

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder are likely to

It is hard to get rid of superstitions, phobias, and obsessive-compulsive behaviors because they are similar to which kind of learning?

If a depressed person starts taking antidepressant drugs, the drugs alter the activity at dopamine and serotonin synapses within __________ and produce benefits for mood and behavior within __________.

Someone has a phobia of snakes. A therapist using systematic desensitization to reduce that phobia would probably begin by asking the person to relax and then

People who quit an addictive drug experience withdrawal symptoms. One reason to doubt that withdrawal is the main reason for addiction is that

Which of the following is characteristic of men who are vulnerable to alcoholism (men with an alcoholic father)?

What Is Psychology

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Scientific Methods in Psychology

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Biological Psychology

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Nature, Nurture, and Human Development

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Learning

A--Learning

Memory

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Cognition and Language

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Intelligence

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Consciousness

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Motivated Behaviors

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Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

A--Emotional Behaviors, Stress, and Health

Social Psychology

A--Social Psychology

Personality

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Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

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