Question 1

Transsexualism refers to the practice of dressing in the clothes of the other sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The main features of catatonic schizophrenia involve abnormalities in social interaction,posture,and body movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A ____________ is an irresistible urge to engage in ritualized or repetitive behaviors.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ____________ is an irresistible urge to...

Question 4

Depersonalization is MOST like

Accepted Answer

A)  schizotypal personality disorder. 
B)  a severe mood disturbance. 
C)  a state of altered consciousness. 
D)  a mild social phobia. 
A)  schizotypal personality disorder. 
B)  a severe mood disturbance. 
C)  a state of altered consciousness. 
D)  a mild social phobia.

Question 5

Which of the following is a true statement about mania?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mania is as common as depression in the United States. 
B)  Episodes of mania usually last a period of several years. 
C)  Some individuals show "rapid cycling" between manic and depressive episode. 
D)  It usually occurs only once in an affected individual's lifetime. 
A)  Mania is as common as depression in the United States. 
B)  Episodes of mania usually last a period of several years. 
C)  Some individuals show "rapid cycling" between manic and depressive episode. 
D)  It usually occurs only once in an affected individual's lifetime.

Question 6

What is generally forgotten in dissociative fugue?

Accepted Answer

A)  everything after a stressful event 
B)  everything before a stressful event 
C)  everything before a stressful event and the stressful event 
D)  the stressful event 
A)  everything after a stressful event 
B)  everything before a stressful event 
C)  everything before a stressful event and the stressful event 
D)  the stressful event

Question 7

As Austin nears his final exams,he is experiencing a chronic and sharp pain in his chest.Although he visits his doctor,no medical cause can be found to explain Austin's pain.His instructors allow him to take his final exams during the following semester.Austin is MOST likely to be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  a somatoform pain disorder. 
B)  a conversion disorder. 
C)  hypochondriasis. 
D)  somatization disorder. 
A)  a somatoform pain disorder. 
B)  a conversion disorder. 
C)  hypochondriasis. 
D)  somatization disorder.

Question 8

According to your text,which of the following behaviors is considered by psychologists to be abnormal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual giftedness 
B)  cigarette smoking 
C)  being attracted to the same sex 
D)  talking to oneself 
A)  intellectual giftedness 
B)  cigarette smoking 
C)  being attracted to the same sex 
D)  talking to oneself

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of dissociative fugue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Memories are typically never recovered. 
B)  People often can't remember their identities or previous lives while they are in the fugue state. 
C)  One's personality during a fugue state closely resembles their former personality. 
D)  The individual often has the sense of being separated from her or his body. 
A)  Memories are typically never recovered. 
B)  People often can't remember their identities or previous lives while they are in the fugue state. 
C)  One's personality during a fugue state closely resembles their former personality. 
D)  The individual often has the sense of being separated from her or his body.

Question 10

Disorders in which psychological symptoms "take the form" of bodily problems are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  somatoform disorders. 
B)  dissociative disorders. 
C)  mood disorders. 
D)  personality disorders. 
A)  somatoform disorders. 
B)  dissociative disorders. 
C)  mood disorders. 
D)  personality disorders.

Question 11

Many people having near death experiences report "steeping out of their body and looking at it from the outside." This experience can best be classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a dissociative fugue state. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  schizotypal behavior. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  a dissociative fugue state. 
B)  depersonalization. 
C)  schizotypal behavior. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder.

Question 12

According to the discontinuity hypothesis,abnormal behavior is:

Accepted Answer

A)  qualitatively different than normal behavior. 
B)  nonexistent. 
C)  extreme levels of normal psychological problems. 
D)  quantitatively different than normal behavior. 
A)  qualitatively different than normal behavior. 
B)  nonexistent. 
C)  extreme levels of normal psychological problems. 
D)  quantitatively different than normal behavior.

Question 13

Social phobias involve a fear of "open spaces."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to the research of Oquendo and colleagues (2001),which of the following statements about suicide rates among non-Hispanic whites,Mexican Americans,and Puerto Rican Americans is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Among men,non-Hispanic whites have the highest suicide rates. 
B)  Among men,Mexican Americans have the lowest suicide rates. 
C)  Among women,non-Hispanic whites have the lowest suicide rates. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Among men,non-Hispanic whites have the highest suicide rates. 
B)  Among men,Mexican Americans have the lowest suicide rates. 
C)  Among women,non-Hispanic whites have the lowest suicide rates. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 15

The belief that one is a person of exceptional importance is called a delusion of ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The belief that one is a person...

Question 16

Social learning theorists believe that dissociative personality disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the formation of alternative personalities that serve as a buffer against painful childhood memories. 
B)  the unconscious enactment of socially learned roles. 
C)  self-hypnosis taken to an extreme. 
D)  the ability to quickly and efficiently dissociate from the self during a trauma. 
A)  the formation of alternative personalities that serve as a buffer against painful childhood memories. 
B)  the unconscious enactment of socially learned roles. 
C)  self-hypnosis taken to an extreme. 
D)  the ability to quickly and efficiently dissociate from the self during a trauma.

Question 17

Which of the following views of abnormal behavior reduces the stigma of it?

Accepted Answer

A)  insanity hypothesis 
B)  continuity hypothesis 
C)  discontinuity hypothesis 
D)  biosocial hypothesis 
A)  insanity hypothesis 
B)  continuity hypothesis 
C)  discontinuity hypothesis 
D)  biosocial hypothesis

Question 18

Jane sits in the corner all day and sucks her thumb.She seems totally unaware of the presence of others and does not respond to her name.Of the following,Jane's symptoms are MOST consistent with a diagnosis of:

Accepted Answer

A)  disorganized schizophrenia. 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
C)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
D)  undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
A)  disorganized schizophrenia. 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
C)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
D)  undifferentiated schizophrenia.

Question 19

Until recently,who was the leading champion of the view that psychological problems have psychological causes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Krafft-Ebing 
C)  Hippocrates 
D)  the people of Salem,Massachusetts 
A)  Freud 
B)  Krafft-Ebing 
C)  Hippocrates 
D)  the people of Salem,Massachusetts

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT an axis of the DSM-IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  global assessment of functioning 
B)  severity of disorder 
C)  personality disorders and mental retardation 
D)  general medical conditions 
A)  global assessment of functioning 
B)  severity of disorder 
C)  personality disorders and mental retardation 
D)  general medical conditions

Transsexualism refers to the practice of dressing in the clothes of the other sex.

The main features of catatonic schizophrenia involve abnormalities in social interaction,posture,and body movements.

A ____________ is an irresistible urge to engage in ritualized or repetitive behaviors.

Depersonalization is MOST like

Which of the following is a true statement about mania?

What is generally forgotten in dissociative fugue?

As Austin nears his final exams,he is experiencing a chronic and sharp pain in his chest.Although he visits his doctor,no medical cause can be found to explain Austin's pain.His instructors allow him to take his final exams during the following semester.Austin is MOST likely to be experiencing:

According to your text,which of the following behaviors is considered by psychologists to be abnormal behavior?

Which of the following is a characteristic of dissociative fugue?

Disorders in which psychological symptoms "take the form" of bodily problems are called:

Many people having near death experiences report "steeping out of their body and looking at it from the outside." This experience can best be classified as:

According to the discontinuity hypothesis,abnormal behavior is:

Social phobias involve a fear of "open spaces."

According to the research of Oquendo and colleagues (2001),which of the following statements about suicide rates among non-Hispanic whites,Mexican Americans,and Puerto Rican Americans is NOT true?

The belief that one is a person of exceptional importance is called a delusion of ____________.

Social learning theorists believe that dissociative personality disorder is:

Which of the following views of abnormal behavior reduces the stigma of it?

Jane sits in the corner all day and sucks her thumb.She seems totally unaware of the presence of others and does not respond to her name.Of the following,Jane's symptoms are MOST consistent with a diagnosis of:

Until recently,who was the leading champion of the view that psychological problems have psychological causes?

Which of the following is NOT an axis of the DSM-IV?

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Exam 14: Abnormal Behavior

Transsexualism refers to the practice of dressing in the clothes of the other sex.

The main features of catatonic schizophrenia involve abnormalities in social interaction,posture,and body movements.

A ____________ is an irresistible urge to engage in ritualized or repetitive behaviors.

Depersonalization is MOST like

Which of the following is a true statement about mania?

What is generally forgotten in dissociative fugue?

As Austin nears his final exams,he is experiencing a chronic and sharp pain in his chest.Although he visits his doctor,no medical cause can be found to explain Austin's pain.His instructors allow him to take his final exams during the following semester.Austin is MOST likely to be experiencing:

According to your text,which of the following behaviors is considered by psychologists to be abnormal behavior?

Which of the following is a characteristic of dissociative fugue?

Disorders in which psychological symptoms "take the form" of bodily problems are called:

Many people having near death experiences report "steeping out of their body and looking at it from the outside." This experience can best be classified as:

According to the discontinuity hypothesis,abnormal behavior is:

Social phobias involve a fear of "open spaces."

According to the research of Oquendo and colleagues (2001),which of the following statements about suicide rates among non-Hispanic whites,Mexican Americans,and Puerto Rican Americans is NOT true?

The belief that one is a person of exceptional importance is called a delusion of ____________.

Social learning theorists believe that dissociative personality disorder is:

Which of the following views of abnormal behavior reduces the stigma of it?

Jane sits in the corner all day and sucks her thumb.She seems totally unaware of the presence of others and does not respond to her name.Of the following,Jane's symptoms are MOST consistent with a diagnosis of:

Until recently,who was the leading champion of the view that psychological problems have psychological causes?

Which of the following is NOT an axis of the DSM-IV?

Introduction to Psychology

Research Methods in Psychology

Biological Foundations in Behavior

The Interplay of Nature and Nurture

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Basic Principles of Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Developmental Psychology

Motivation and Emotion

Personality Theories and Assessment

Stress and Health

Therapies

Social Psychology

Psychology Applied to Business and Other Professions

Filters