Deck 15: Appendix A2: Statistics in Psychology

Question 1

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

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

Answer 1

biological model

Question 2

Sal has decreased levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in his frontal lobe areas.Which disorder might he be at risk of experiencing?

A)antisocial personality disorder
B)agoraphobia
C)schizophrenia
D)dissociative fugue

Answer 2

schizophrenia

Question 3

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear,and he sees demons attacking him,though no one else can see anything near him.Nick's symptoms are known as ______.

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

Answer 3

hallucinations

Question 4

According to the biological perspective,generalized anxiety disorder is_________.

A)a danger signal that repressed conflicts are threatening to surface
B)a learned reaction
C)the result of illogical,irrational thought processes
D)linked to an imbalance in several neurotransmitters in the nervous system

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid,maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.

A)personality
B)somatoform
C)affective
D)schizophrenic

Question 7

Which of the following perspectives claims that shaping may play a big role in the development of some cases of dissociative identity disorder?

A)behavioral
B)humanistic
C)biological
D)psychoanalytic

Question 8

As a serious dancer,Justine watches what she eats.She knows that she is underweight,but fears that if she starts eating more that she will get fat.In addition to a preoccupation with food she has also stopped menstruating.Her behaviors suggest that she might be suffering from ________.

A)anorexia nervosa
B)bulimia nervosa
C)compulsive exercise
D)phobic disorder

Question 9

Dr.Nwoambi is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client.Dr.Nwoambi would most likely refer to the _________ to assist her in diagnosing her client's psychological disorder.

A)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
B)Physician's Desk Reference
C)Textbook of Psychological Disorders
D)Textbook of Physiological Disorders

Question 10

Padma is extremely confident and feels that lately she needs very little sleep.In addition,she reports that her thoughts seem to be going fast-similar to watching three television shows at once.Padma most likely is experiencing ________.

A)a manic episode
B)a dysthymic episode
C)a loss of mental control
D)a psychotic break