Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

A) antisocial personality disorder
B) major depressive disorder
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder
D) dissociative identity disorder
E) schizophrenia

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A) Major depression has a relatively high rate of recurrence.
B) Many psychologists believe that the stressors faced by many women today contribute to their increased risk of depression.
C) When left untreated,episodes of major depression can last months,or a year or more.
D) Researchers have found that women and men tend to cope with depression differently,with men more likely to ruminate.
E) About 16.5 percent of U.S.adults develop major depression at some point in their lives.

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A) hysterical
B) disorganized
C) catatonic
D) paranoid
E) depressive

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C

A) the role of brain abnormalities.
B) the interaction of genetic predispositions and stress.
C) the role of stressful life experiences in creating a diathesis.
D) the role of psychosocial influences in creating a diathesis.
E) biochemical imbalances.

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A) the role of repressed thoughts and beliefs.
B) failure to achieve self-actualization.
C) classical conditioning.
D) the combination of classical and operant conditioning.
E) irrational or distorted thinking.

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A) abnormal brain development.
B) unresolved unconscious conflicts from childhood.
C) learning experiences in early childhood.
D) genetic predispositions interacting with early learning experiences.
E) the social ills of society.

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A) Diatheses are generally genetic in nature,although they may also involve psychological factors.
B) Significant sources of stress may increase the risk of developing particular disorders.
C) The stronger the diathesis,the less stress is needed to produce a disorder.
D) Disorders may develop under benign life circumstances.
E) Whether a person having a diathesis develops a particular disorder is primarily dependent on their cluster of personality traits.

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A) dangerousness
B) maladaptive behavior
C) social deviance
D) emotional distress
E) faulty perceptions or interpretations of reality

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A) Psychologists use multiple criteria in determining whether behavior is abnormal.
B) The one determining feature of abnormal behavior is unusualness.
C) Most people feel anxious or depressed from time to time.
D) The same behavior may be judged normal under one circumstance and abnormal under another circumstance.
E) Psychologists take into account the cultural context when making judgments about abnormal behavior.

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A) Buckie,who locks and unlocks her door three times each time she enters and leaves her home
B) Scott,who has a low-level state of anxiety that seems to travel with him wherever he goes
C) Rick,who has an irrational fear of riding on escalators
D) Mary Jo,who refuses to leave her house because going out in public makes her panic
E) Guillermo,who experiences sudden,unexpected episodes of sheer terror

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A) acrophobia.
B) social phobia.
C) claustrophobia.
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
E) agoraphobia.

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A) focus on alternatives
B) assess the immediate danger of the situation
C) express understanding
D) do not try to get the suicidal person to agree to seek help
E) do not minimize the person's concerns.

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A) Panic attacks can last more than an hour.
B) Panic disorder is characterized by intense physical symptoms.
C) Some people with this disorder mistake their symptoms for a heart attack.
D) Agoraphobia sometimes develops in people with panic disorder.
E) Panic attacks initially begin because of their association with a specific situation.

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A) represents the defense mechanism of displacement.
B) is genetically based.
C) represents anger turned inward.
D) is a form of attention-getting.
E) results from a lack of reinforcement.

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A) anxiety disorder.
B) mood disorder.
C) personality disorder.
D) psychotic disorder.
E) dissociative disorder.

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A) agoraphobia
B) social phobia
C) panic disorder
D) generalized anxiety disorder
E) specific phobia

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A) arise from disturbed brain chemistry.
B) are a conscious cry for attention.
C) represent the expression of inner turmoil.
D) are produced voluntarily to obtain sympathy.
E) are learned through experience.

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Major depressive disorder is characteriz...

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