Question 1

MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, and SSRIs are used to treat _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  depressive disorders 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  psychotic disorders 
A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  depressive disorders 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  psychotic disorders B

Question 2

Those people who have a major depressive disorder often perceive their situation as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  situation specific 
B)  being caused externally 
C)  temporary 
D)  being their own fault 
A)  situation specific 
B)  being caused externally 
C)  temporary 
D)  being their own fault D

Question 3

The American Psychiatric Association recognizes 20 major categories of psychological disorders. Which is NOT one of those categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  personality disorders 
C)  mood disorders 
D)  depressive disorders 
A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  personality disorders 
C)  mood disorders 
D)  depressive disorders C

Question 4

Which is an anxiety disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  trichotillomania 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  agoraphobia 
A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  trichotillomania 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  agoraphobia

Question 5

Personality disorders usually begin in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescence or adulthood and disappear in old age. 
B)  childhood and disappear in adulthood. 
C)  childhood or adolescence and persist in stable form throughout adulthood. 
D)  adolescence and persist in various forms throughout old age. 
A)  adolescence or adulthood and disappear in old age. 
B)  childhood and disappear in adulthood. 
C)  childhood or adolescence and persist in stable form throughout adulthood. 
D)  adolescence and persist in various forms throughout old age.

Question 6

Which type of therapy uses the ABC (activating event, belief about the event, consequence) model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Beck's cognitive therapy 
B)  Jones's counterconditioning 
C)  Ellis's rational-emotive therapy 
D)  Freud's psychoanalysis 
A)  Beck's cognitive therapy 
B)  Jones's counterconditioning 
C)  Ellis's rational-emotive therapy 
D)  Freud's psychoanalysis

Question 7

Which type of professional may prescribe drugs to treat mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychologist 
B)  clinical social worker 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  psychoanalyst 
A)  clinical psychologist 
B)  clinical social worker 
C)  psychiatrist 
D)  psychoanalyst

Question 8

Hallucinations and delusions are considered _____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  paranoid 
C)  disorganized 
D)  negative 
A)  positive 
B)  paranoid 
C)  disorganized 
D)  negative

Question 9

_____, effective for depression, is informally referred to as shock therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Electroshock therapy 
B)  Electroconvulsive therapy 
C)  Electrostatic therapy 
D)  Electrocondusive therapy 
A)  Electroshock therapy 
B)  Electroconvulsive therapy 
C)  Electrostatic therapy 
D)  Electrocondusive therapy

Question 10

Systematic desensitization, an effective way of treating phobias, is a type of _____ therapy.

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  client-centered 
D)  psychoanalysis 
A)  behavioral 
B)  cognitive 
C)  client-centered 
D)  psychoanalysis

Exam 10: Section 4: Abnormal Psychology

MAO inhibitors, tricyclics, and SSRIs are used to treat _____.

Those people who have a major depressive disorder often perceive their situation as _____.

The American Psychiatric Association recognizes 20 major categories of psychological disorders. Which is NOT one of those categories?

Which is an anxiety disorder?

Personality disorders usually begin in _____.

Which type of therapy uses the ABC (activating event, belief about the event, consequence) model?

Which type of professional may prescribe drugs to treat mental disorders?

Hallucinations and delusions are considered _____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

_____, effective for depression, is informally referred to as shock therapy.

Systematic desensitization, an effective way of treating phobias, is a type of _____ therapy.

Section 1: The Science of Psychology

Section 2: The Science of Psychology

Section 3: The Science of Psychology

Section 4: The Science of Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience

Section 2: Neuroscience

Section 3: Neuroscience

Section 4: Neuroscience

Section 1: Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 1:memory

Section 2:memory

Section 3:memory

Section 4:memory

Section 1: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 2: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 3: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 4: Thinking and Intelligence

Section 1: Developmental Psychology

Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Section 3: Developmental Psychology

Section 4: Developmental Psychology

Section 1: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 2: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 3: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 4: Personality Theories and Assessment

Section 1: Social Psychology

Section 2: Social Psychology

Section 3: Social Psychology

Section 4: Social Psychology

Section 1: Abnormal Psychology

Section 2: Abnormal Psychology

Section 3: Abnormal Psychology

Filters