Question 1

Having to walk the dog several times a day when it is raining is an example of a:

Accepted Answer

A)  stressor. 
B)  stress response. 
C)  stress disorder. 
D)  psychophysical disorder. 
A)  stressor. 
B)  stress response. 
C)  stress disorder. 
D)  psychophysical disorder.

Question 2

A person's levels of cortisol and norepinephrine are in the normal range. MOST likely, that person is experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  the flight-or-fight syndrome. 
C)  severe stress response. 
D)  no stress disorder. 
A)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
B)  the flight-or-fight syndrome. 
C)  severe stress response. 
D)  no stress disorder.

Question 3

A student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is experiencing a(n) _____ response to stress.

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  cognitive 
C)  emotional 
D)  developmental 
A)  physical 
B)  cognitive 
C)  emotional 
D)  developmental

Question 4

Derek looked at his car, knew it was his, but felt like he had never seen it before. Derek may have been experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  jamais vu. 
B)  absentmindedness. 
C)  déjà vu. 
D)  eidetic images. 
A)  jamais vu. 
B)  absentmindedness. 
C)  déjà vu. 
D)  eidetic images.

Question 5

What characteristic is MOST common to both self-hypnosis and dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability to forget 
B)  the awareness that something has been forgotten 
C)  the ability to escape threatening events 
D)  the awareness to know why you forget 
A)  the inability to forget 
B)  the awareness that something has been forgotten 
C)  the ability to escape threatening events 
D)  the awareness to know why you forget

Question 6

Which has been proposed as a possible cause of dissociative disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  regression 
B)  self-hypnosis 
C)  lack of repression 
D)  classical conditioning 
A)  regression 
B)  self-hypnosis 
C)  lack of repression 
D)  classical conditioning

Having to walk the dog several times a day when it is raining is an example of a:

A person's levels of cortisol and norepinephrine are in the normal range. MOST likely, that person is experiencing:

A student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is experiencing a(n) _____ response to stress.

Derek looked at his car, knew it was his, but felt like he had never seen it before. Derek may have been experiencing:

What characteristic is MOST common to both self-hypnosis and dissociative identity disorder?

Which has been proposed as a possible cause of dissociative disorders?

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Exam 6: Disorders of Trauma and Stress

Having to walk the dog several times a day when it is raining is an example of a:

A person's levels of cortisol and norepinephrine are in the normal range. MOST likely, that person is experiencing:

A student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is experiencing a(n) _____ response to stress.

Derek looked at his car, knew it was his, but felt like he had never seen it before. Derek may have been experiencing:

What characteristic is MOST common to both self-hypnosis and dissociative identity disorder?

Which has been proposed as a possible cause of dissociative disorders?

Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present

Research in Abnormal Psychology

Models of Abnormality

Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Treatments for Depressive and Bipolar Disorders

Suicide

Disorders Featuring Somatic Symptoms

Eating Disorders

Substance Use and Addictive Disorders

Disorders of Sex and Gender: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Treatments for Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

Personality Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Disorders of Aging and Cognition

Law, Society, and the Mental Health Profession

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