The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 1st Edition (King)

Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
What organization publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
A)American Psychological Association
B)American Psychiatric Association
C)American Medical Association
D)National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2
On which axis of the DSM is medical disorders?
A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV
3
Ken went to the emergency room because he was short of breath, had a rapid heart beat, was sweating, and feared that he was having a heart attack and would die. When the physician examined Ken, she was unable to find anything physically wrong with him. When she questioned Ken further, he told her that these physical symptoms occurred right before he was to give an important presentation. Which of the following is a possible explanation for Ken's symptoms?
A)schizophrenia
B)bipolar disorder
C)panic disorder
D)generalized anxiety disorder
4
A soldier who survived a bloody battle finds that she has recurrent nightmares, avoids her military friends, and jumps when she hears a loud noise. Of what disorder are these symptoms characteristic?
A)major depressive disorder
B)generalized anxiety disorder
C)bipolar disorder
D)post-traumatic stress disorder
5
Which of the following is a personality disorder?
A)schizophrenia
B)schizotypal
C)schizoaffective
D)Type A personality
6
Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder?
A)panic disorder
B)obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)bipolar disorder
D)post-traumatic stress disorder
7
Which of the following does not fit with the others?
A)histrionic personality disorder
B)narcissistic personality disorder
C)schizoid personality disorder
D)borderline personality disorder
8
A person who is hearing voices that are not there is experiencing
A)delusions.
B)hallucinations.
C)mood disorder.
D)schizophrenia.
9
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the biopsychosocial model?
A)Mental illness is caused by brain abnormalities, neurochemical abnormalities, and genetic influences.
B)Societal forces such as oppression and poverty drive the development of mental illness.
C)Genetic heritage causes a predisposition to mental illness, but environmental and cognitive/emotional factors must be present for mental illness to develop.
D)Mental illness does not exist, but is rather a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.
10
Someone who finds that he has traveled to a new town and has no memory of his old life is likely suffering from
A)dissociative identity disorder.
B)dissociative fugue.
C)dissociative amnesia.
D)multiple personality disorder.
11
Which of the following would be classified as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A)visual hallucinations
B)flat affect
C)delusions
D)loose associations
12
A person who believes that the television news anchor is talking to him is suffering from
A)delusions of grandeur.
B)delusions of reference.
C)undifferentiated schizophrenia.
D)catatonic schizophrenia.
13
The term diathesis refers to
A)the process by which individuals dissociate.
B)the positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
C)the cycling between depressive and manic episodes in bipolar disorder.
D)a physical predisposition to a mental illness.
14
Personality disorders are recorded on which DSM axis?
A)I
B)II
C)III
D)IV
15
Shelia’s friends noticed that her behavior changed suddenly. She began to stay up late into the night, rarely sleeping. She impulsively decided to paint every room in her house and to buy all new furniture for her house. She also started drinking more and engaging in risky behavior, such as unprotected sex. Her friends noticed that when she spoke, she spoke very rapidly and quickly jumped from subject to subject. What may Shelia be experiencing?
A)schizophrenia
B)post-traumatic stress disorder
C)a depressive episode
D)a manic episode
16
How are generalized anxiety disorder and phobic disorder different?
A)Generalized anxiety disorder is more severe than phobic disorder.
B)Generalized anxiety disorder involves avoidance of specific situations, whereas phobic disorder does not.
C)Generalized anxiety disorder involves anxiety about a large variety of things, whereas phobic disorder involves anxiety about a specific thing.
D)Generalized anxiety involves fear of other people, whereas phobic disorder involves fear of dangerous places or objects.
17
In order for a person to be classified as having major depressive disorder, he or she must experience a depressive episode that lasts at least
A)one week.
B)two weeks.
C)one month.
D)two months.
18
Which of the following statements is most correct?
A)The biggest risk factor for depression is genetics.
B)All areas of the brain of depressed persons are under-active.
C)Depression is related to neurotransmitter deregulation, genetics, and cognitive processes.
D)Women experience depression because estrogen, by its nature, is a depressant.
19
Depression can be caused by people having unrealistic views of themselves and the world. This explanation of depression is consistent with which theory?
A)psychodynamic theory
B)cognitive theory
C)biological theory
D)behavioral theory
20
A person who believes that the FBI is watching him, that he has special powers, and that the newspaper stories he reads are referencing him likely has which of the following diagnoses?
A)paranoid schizophrenia
B)catatonic schizophrenia
C)undifferentiated schizophrenia
D)disorganized schizophrenia
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