Deck 10: Section 4: Abnormal Psychology

Question 1

Which is an anxiety disorder?

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

Answer 1

agoraphobia

Question 2

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

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

Answer 2

being their own fault

Question 3

Hallucinations and delusions are considered _____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

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

Answer 3

positive

Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Personality disorders usually begin in _____.

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 7

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

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

Question 8

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

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

Question 9

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

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

Question 10

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

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