Question 1

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder want to establish social relationships but avoid them because of an intense fear of rejection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Major depression is considered to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  very rare. 
B)  rare. 
C)  fatal. 
D)  relatively common.

Question 3

A man who gets sexually aroused exclusively from bras from women's dresser drawers would be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a transvestite. 
B)  having a fetish. 
C)  being a voyeur. 
D)  being a rapist.

Question 4

As many as 60% of American women have experienced sexual harassment involving coerced at some time or another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Sexual dysfunctions usually occur in perfectly normal individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What do exhibitionism and voyeurism have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both fetishes. 
B)  They both involve watching the sexual activity of others. 
C)  They both involve an unsuspecting stranger. 
D)  They both lead to rape behavior.

Question 7

According to your text,which aspect of the definition of abnormality requires subjectivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  level of severity 
B)  who is affected 
C)  degree of unusualness 
D)  degree of irrationality

Question 8

Traci needs to be noticed.Even her dress is flashy and eye-catching.Whenever there is a family crisis,she rushes in to take charge and places herself at the center,often with highly dramatic gestures of forced affection.When others try to make suggestions,she lashes out at them and accuses them of being "less caring and concerned" than she is.Traci's behavior is consistent with a:

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent personality disorder. 
B)  histrionic personality disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  paranoid personality disorder.

Question 9

Transsexualism refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender role. 
B)  gender identity. 
C)  sexual orientation. 
D)  sexual behavior.

Question 10

Major depression tends to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  chronic. 
B)  mild. 
C)  life-threatening. 
D)  stimulating.

Question 11

In ____________ personality disorder,an individual has no desire to form social relationships and has blunted emotions.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In ____________ personality disorder,an individual has no...

Question 12

From the reign of Hammurabi to shortly before the American Revolution,the predominant view of mental illness was that is was caused by ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of From the reign of Hammurabi to shortly...

Question 13

An unrealistic sense of self-importance or self-centeredness is characteristic of histrionic,narcissistic,and antisocial personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Between somatization disorder and hypochondriasis,hypochondriasis is the more dramatic and dangerous of the two.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Last year,Diane's father died very unexpectedly.Family members will frequently bring up his funeral and the events that occurred in the weeks immediately after his death.Diane does not recall any of the events family members recall.Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diane is most likely depressed. 
B)  Because she was so traumatized,Diane did not lay down any memories of the funeral. 
C)  Diane is suffering from dissociative amnesia. 
D)  Diane was probably in a dissociative fugue state during the funeral.

Question 16

Lewinsohn and colleagues found that depressed individuals tend to rate their social skills realistically.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by free-floating anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The father of a colicky newborn woke up one morning to find that he could not hear.His hearing loss continued until the infant outgrew that colicky stage at around 4 months of age.This father appears to have developed:

Accepted Answer

A)  a conversion disorder. 
B)  psychogenic fugue. 
C)  psychogenic amnesia. 
D)  somatization disorder.

Question 19

In the ____________ disorder,an individual develops an almost phobic reaction to the idea of sex.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the ____________ disorder,an individual develops an...

Question 20

In order to be diagnosed with ADHD,an individual must:

Accepted Answer

A)  meet criteria for both hyperactivity-impulsivity and inattention. 
B)  exhibit at least two symptoms of each type. 
C)  have problems caused by the symptoms in at least one area of life. 
D)  exhibit at least six of either list of symptoms.

Exam 14: Abnormal Behavior

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder want to establish social relationships but avoid them because of an intense fear of rejection.

Major depression is considered to be:

A man who gets sexually aroused exclusively from bras from women's dresser drawers would be described as:

As many as 60% of American women have experienced sexual harassment involving coerced at some time or another.

Sexual dysfunctions usually occur in perfectly normal individuals.

What do exhibitionism and voyeurism have in common?

According to your text,which aspect of the definition of abnormality requires subjectivity?

Transsexualism refers to:

Major depression tends to be:

In ____________ personality disorder,an individual has no desire to form social relationships and has blunted emotions.

From the reign of Hammurabi to shortly before the American Revolution,the predominant view of mental illness was that is was caused by ____________.

An unrealistic sense of self-importance or self-centeredness is characteristic of histrionic,narcissistic,and antisocial personality disorder.

Between somatization disorder and hypochondriasis,hypochondriasis is the more dramatic and dangerous of the two.

Last year,Diane's father died very unexpectedly.Family members will frequently bring up his funeral and the events that occurred in the weeks immediately after his death.Diane does not recall any of the events family members recall.Why?

Lewinsohn and colleagues found that depressed individuals tend to rate their social skills realistically.

Generalized anxiety disorder is characterized by free-floating anxiety.

The father of a colicky newborn woke up one morning to find that he could not hear.His hearing loss continued until the infant outgrew that colicky stage at around 4 months of age.This father appears to have developed:

In the ____________ disorder,an individual develops an almost phobic reaction to the idea of sex.

In order to be diagnosed with ADHD,an individual must: