Question 1

Joanna is experiencing severe anxiety.Her psychiatrist attributes her disorder to a chemical imbalance.Her psychiatrist is using the ___________ of abnormality.

Accepted Answer

A) psychoanalytic model 
B) intrapersonal model 
C) biological model 
D) behavioral model 
A) psychoanalytic model 
B) intrapersonal model 
C) biological model 
D) behavioral model

Question 2

Which of the following culture-bound disorders is most commonly seen in Latin America?

Accepted Answer

A) ataque de nervios 
B) koro 
C) anorexia nervosa 
D) amok 
A) ataque de nervios 
B) koro 
C) anorexia nervosa 
D) amok

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the same thing as split personality. 
B) It is the same thing as multiple personality disorder. 
C) It is the same thing as dissociative identity disorder. 
D) It is a type of psychotic disorder. 
A) It is the same thing as split personality. 
B) It is the same thing as multiple personality disorder. 
C) It is the same thing as dissociative identity disorder. 
D) It is a type of psychotic disorder.

Question 4

Which of the following statements correctly describes the rate of PTSD among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001?

Accepted Answer

A) PTSD has remained stable since 2001,since there have been no new combat experiences for soldiers since 2001. 
B) Since PTSD is more fully understood,PTSD has declined in soldiers due to better medications. 
C) The rate of PTSD has tripled since 2001. 
D) PTSD has increased in combat-exposed women but not in combat-exposed men since 2001. 
A) PTSD has remained stable since 2001,since there have been no new combat experiences for soldiers since 2001. 
B) Since PTSD is more fully understood,PTSD has declined in soldiers due to better medications. 
C) The rate of PTSD has tripled since 2001. 
D) PTSD has increased in combat-exposed women but not in combat-exposed men since 2001.

Question 5

False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness are known as ______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The neurotransmitter associated with bulimia nervosa is ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine 
B) insulin 
C) serotonin 
D) endorphin 
A) dopamine 
B) insulin 
C) serotonin 
D) endorphin

Question 7

Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever goes outside his house during the summer months.He is probably suffering from a ______.

Accepted Answer

A) somatoform disorder 
B) conversion reaction 
C) personality disorder 
D) phobia 
A) somatoform disorder 
B) conversion reaction 
C) personality disorder 
D) phobia

Joanna is experiencing severe anxiety.Her psychiatrist attributes her disorder to a chemical imbalance.Her psychiatrist is using the ___________ of abnormality.

Which of the following culture-bound disorders is most commonly seen in Latin America?

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding schizophrenia?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the rate of PTSD among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001?

False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness are known as ______.

The neurotransmitter associated with bulimia nervosa is ______________.

Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever goes outside his house during the summer months.He is probably suffering from a ______.

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Exam 14: Statistics in Psychology

Joanna is experiencing severe anxiety.Her psychiatrist attributes her disorder to a chemical imbalance.Her psychiatrist is using the ___________ of abnormality.

Which of the following culture-bound disorders is most commonly seen in Latin America?

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding schizophrenia?

Which of the following statements correctly describes the rate of PTSD among combat-exposed military personnel since 2001?

False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness are known as ______.

The neurotransmitter associated with bulimia nervosa is ______________.

Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever goes outside his house during the summer months.He is probably suffering from a ______.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition

Development Across the Life Span

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Psychology in Action

Filters