Past and Present
These are the "Four Ds" of abnormality.
What are deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger?
According to Freud, psychological disorders stem from conflicts between these three dynamic unconscious forces.
What are the id, ego, and superego?
_____ measures accuracy whereas _____ measures consistency.
What are validity and reliability?
The disorder characterized by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities.
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
Acute stress disorder differs from PTSD in this way.
What is the duration of symptoms?
The Greek's view of abnormal behavior provided the basis of today's:
A. psychodynamic perspective B. medical model C. DSM-5 D. psychological model E. cognitive-behavioral perspective
What is:
B. medical model
Adam yells at his roommate about being overly messy; Adam, however, is even messier. This is the defense mechanism Adam is most likely exhibiting:
A. Displacement B. Rationalization C. Projection D. Denial
What is:
C. Projection
Tracey is given the MMPI three times and the results are the same each time he takes it. This assessment has high:
a. interrater reliability b. test-retest reliability c. face validity D. predictive validity E. concurrent validity
What is:
b. test-retest reliability
Approximately one-third to one-half of the people diagnosed with panic disorder also develop:
A. acute stress disorder B. claustrophobia C. social phobia D. generalized anxiety disorder E. agoraphobia
What is:
E. agoraphobia
Symptoms of PTSD are grouped into the following major categories:
A. reexperiencing, avoidance, and anxiety B. hypervigilance, avoidance, and exaggerated startle response C. avoidance, increased arousal, suicidality D. reexperiencing, avoidance, increased arousal
What is:
D. reexperiencing, avoidance, increased arousal
A. the somatogenic perspective
B. the psychogenic perspective
C. neither of these perspectives
What is:
A. the somatogenic perspective
Sam was reprimanded by his boss for not working fast enough. When Sam got home, he yelled at his kids and told them they were grounded because their homework wasn't done yet. This is the defense mechanism most likely at work:
A. Sublimation B. Repression C. Projection D. Displacement
What is:
D. Displacement
Rorschach tests, Thematic Apperception Test, sentence-completion test, and drawings are examples of this type of test for personality:
A. projective test B. personality inventory C. psychophysiological test D. neurological test
What is:
A. projective test
Most anxiety disorders are more common in women than in men. This anxiety disorder does not show a difference in prevalence between men and women:
A. panic disorder B. social anxiety disorder C. agoraphobia D. obsessive-compulsive disorder E. specific phobia
What is:
D. obsessive-compulsive disorder
John disappeared from his home two months ago, took a train to St. Louis, and started working as a waiter. This morning John woke up and had no idea where he was or what he was doing there. John most likely suffered a:
A. dissociative fugue B. dissociative identity disorder C. dissociative amnesia
What is:
A. dissociative fugue
_____ provides causal information and _____ provides general information.
A. external validity; internal validity B. independent variable; dependent variable C. internal validity; external validity D. dependent variable; independent variable
What is:
C. internal validity; external validity
Carl Rogers believed that in client-centered therapy the therapist should:
A. provide a corrective emotional experience. B. express genuine empathy and unconditional positive regard. C. give homework for the client to complete. D. implement rational-emotive therapy.
What is:
B. express genuine empathy and unconditional positive regard
A. about 10% B. about 25% C. about 50% D. about 75%
What is:
C. about 50%
Mariah has a germ obsession. Her therapist rubs Mariah's hands in dirt and tells her that she cannot wash her hands until after the session. The therapist is using this behavioral technique:
A. modeling B. response shaping C. flooding D. systematic desensitization
What is:
C. flooding
If an individual shifts abruptly from one personality to another whenever she is confronted with a stressful situation, this person probably has this disorder. (use modern name)
What is dissociative identity disorder (DID)?
Of the following designs, this is the one LEAST likely to have high external validity:
A. a case study B. a correlational study C. an experiment D. All are likely to have high external validity
What is:
A. a case study
Resistance, transference, and dreams are aspects of this model.
What is the psychodynamic model?
One of the changes in the DSM-5, is that it requires clinicians to now provide _____, in addition to categorical information.
A. psychophysiological data B. dimensional information C. information regarding mental status D. psychosocial information
What is:
B. dimensional information
This is a disorder in which people pull out hair from their body (e.g., scalp, eyebrows, eyelashes).
What is trichotillomania?
Merging two or more subpersonalities is known as:
A. hypnotherapy B. dissociative fugue C. fusion D. psychological debriefing
What is:
C. fusion