Seligman found that, when faced with a painful situation from which there is no escape, animals and people enter a state of helplessness and resignation. He called this _____. A. resigned helplessness |
B. learned helplessness |
Seeing a butterfly on a flower, someone with schizophrenia might say, "Look, a butterflower." This is an example of a language disturbance called _____. A. word salad |
B. a neologism |
Frances was diagnosed with a mental illness because she lost her job when she tested positive for marijuana use at a company that requires frequent random drug testing. From the criteria of identifying abnormal behavior this is an example of _____. A. infrequent occurrence |
B. personal dysfunction or distress |
This is characterized by diffuse anxiety caused by intrusive thoughts and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors. A. generalized anxiety disorder |
B. obsessive-compulsive disorder |
When Veda returned home after the worst typhoon in twenty years, her entire family was dead and there was nothing left of her village. Veda wandered off and forgot her name, and everything about her previous life. This is an example of a _____. A. dissociative amnesia |
C. dissociative fugue |
The presence of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that significantly impair social and occupational functioning is characteristic of _____. A. nearly all mental disorders |
C. personality disorders |
Anxiety disorders are _____. A. all of these options |
D. characterized by unrealistic, irrational fear |
Egocentrism, lack of a conscience, impulsive behavior, and manipulation of others, disregard for the rights of others, lack of remorse/guilt, and charisma are MOST characteristic of someone with _____. A. an antisocial personality disorder |
A. an antisocial personality disorder |
Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. It is MOST likely that Morris is experiencing a _____. A. major depression |
A. major depression |
The classification system produced by the American Psychiatric Association and used to describe abnormal behaviors is called the DSM-IV-TR. DSM is an abbreviation for _____. A. Diseases and Symptoms of Mental Disorders |
D. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
This is the term for sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus. A. Delusion |
B. Hallucination |
One of the biological theories of the cause of antisocial personality is _____. A. a lack of hemispheric dominance |
D. abnormal autonomic activation during stress |
Chronic, uncontrollable, excessive worrying about nothing in particular is associated with _____. A. generalized anxiety disorder |
A. generalized anxiety disorder |
This is characterized by an intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. A. Hysterical disorder |
C. Phobia |
One possible biological cause of BPD is _____. A. emotional deprivation |
B. impaired functioning of the frontal lobes |
The purpose of the DSM-IV-TR is to provide ____. A. descriptions of disorders |
A. descriptions of disorders |
It is possible that men are underdiagnosed with depression for all EXCEPT which of the following reasons? A. Socialized to suppress emotion |
C. Increased sexual behavior |
Someone who experiences episodes of mania, or cycles between mania and depression, has a _____. A. bipolar disorder |
A. bipolar disorder |
PET scans show that some people with chronic schizophrenia have less activity in _____, compared to people without schizophrenia. A. the temporal lobes |
C. the frontal and temporal lobes |
This is an outdated term for disorders characterized by unrealistic anxiety and other associated problems. A. Hysteria |
D. Neurosis |
Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding abnormal behavior? A. Mental disorders are signs of personal weakness. |
B. Many mentally ill individuals work at moderate- and high-level jobs. |
Antidepressants and lithium are prescribed for mood disorders because they appear to affect the amount or functioning of _____ in the brain. A. acetylcholine and dopamine |
D. norepinephrine and serotonin |
Co-morbidity is the term used to indicate _____. A. the death of two or more family members from the same disorder |
B. the presence of two or more disorders in the same person at the same time |
This disorder is characterized by impulsivity, hyper-sexuality, and instability of mood, relationships, and self-image. A. Borderline personality disorder |
A. Borderline personality disorder |
This has NOT been used as an approach to defining abnormal behavior. A. Medical school consensus |
A. Medical school consensus |
When a depression is lifting from a person who has been suicidal in the past _____. A. there is no risk of suicide |
C. the risk of suicide increases |
This disorder is an attempt to avoid painful memories or situations. It is characterized by amnesia, fugue, or multiple personalities. A. Dissociative disorder |
A. Dissociative disorder |
Which of the following MOST clearly illustrates an obsessive-compulsive disorder? A. Morgan washes her hands 10 times after learning that the patient she just treated has hepatitis B. |
C. Constant sexual thoughts have made Lauryn anxious for several months. She now carries a prayer book and feels pressured to read passages aloud over and over again everywhere she goes. |
This is an excessive and unreasonable state of excitement, which may include impulsive behavior. A. Hyperarousal |
D. Mania |
A major difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people have _____. A. biochemical imbalance |
B. manic episodes |
The two main types of mood disorders are _____. A. SAD and MAD |
D. major depression and bipolar disorder |
Research on dissociative identity disorder suggests that _____. A. all patients report losing time |
D. all of these options |
According to your text’s complete definition of abnormal behavior, which of the following statistically infrequent behaviors would qualify as "abnormal"? A. living a completely celibate life |
B. the belief that the CIA is following you |
This is a culture-bound disorder that is characterized by delusions and cannibalistic impulses. A. There is no such disorder |
B. Windigo psychosis |
In early therapy of abnormal behavior, _____ was used to allow evil spirits to escape, while _____ was designed to make the body so uncomfortable it would be uninhabitable to the devil. A. purging; fasting |
C. trephining; exorcism |
Schizophrenia is also a form of _______________, a term describing a general lack of contact with reality. A. delusion |
B. psychosis |
A condition in which two or more distinct personalities are present, at different times, in the same person is called _____. A. dissociative identity disorder (DID) |
A. dissociative identity disorder (DID) |
"Insanity" is a _____ term that is used in _____% of cases that reach trial. A. psychological; 1% |
B. legal; 1% |
This is the current term for serious mental disorders characterized by a loss of contact with reality and extreme mental disruptions. A. Hysteria |
B. Psychosis |
This is a biological explanation for the development of anxiety disorders. A. Some individuals may have a genetic predisposition for becoming easily aroused |
C. All of these options |
Amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality disorders share this characteristic. A. A splitting apart of a painful experience from consciousness |
A. A splitting apart of a painful experience from consciousness |
Which of the following is TRUE regarding suicide? A. Women commit suicide more often than men. |
B. A family history of suicide increases a person’s risk for suicide. |
PSYCH Chapter 14
Share This
Unfinished tasks keep piling up?
Let us complete them for you. Quickly and professionally.
Check Price