Anxiety Disorders
________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and worry that is accompanied by disturbances in behaviors.
A. Anxiety
B. Dissociative
C. Affective
D. Personality
A. Anxiety
Alexis experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder, but only during the fall and winter months when she gets less direct exposure to sunlight What kind of depression does Alexis have?
A. bipolar
B. peripartum/postpartum
C. persistent depressive
D. seasonal pattern
D. seasonal pattern
Which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?
A. becoming split off, or separated, from one’s core sense of self
B. feeling sad and hopeless over a long period of time
C. memory loss
D. rapidly fluctuating mood
A. becoming split off, or separated, from one’s core sense of self
Harlow is eight years old. She sees Dr. Gardener every Friday at 11:00 a.m. Their sessions involve Dr. Gardener watching Harlow interact with stuffed animals and other toys. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?
A. cognitive-behavioral therapy
B. ECT
C. play therapy
D. RET
C. play therapy
What is comorbidity?
A. co-occurrence of two disorders
B. having two causes for a single disorder
C. having two causes of death
D. mental disorder leading to death
A. co-occurrence of two disorders
People with ________ disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts.
A. stress-related
B. obsessive-compulsive
C. personality
D. phobic
B. obsessive-compulsive
Janice is in the middle of a distinct period of an abnormally and persistently elevated mood. In the last week she has cleaned her house from top to bottom (breaking windows and dishes in the process), bought a new car that she can’t afford, and dug up most of her yard in case she might want a garden next year. Janice is experiencing a(n) ________ episode.
A. body dysmorphic
B. psychotic
C. manic
D. dissociative
C. manic
Phyllis cannot be alone. Her moods and behaviors are unstable, as are her relationships with other people. She often displays inappropriate and intense anger. Recently, Phyllis wrote a suicide note and offered to show it to her husband. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for her personality?
A. antisocial personality disorder
B. avoidant personality disorder
C. borderline personality disorder
D. schizotypal personality disorder
C. borderline personality disorder
Stavros is arrested for drunk driving. His prison sentence includes attending therapy sessions to treat alcohol addiction. He doesn’t want to attend these sessions, but his sentence will be extended if he doesn’t attend them. What kind of treatment does this describe?
A. free association
B. humanistic
C. involuntary
D. voluntary
C. involuntary
What is meant by the term etiology?
A. the cause of a disorder
B. the different symptoms of a given condition
C. likely future path of an illness
D. frequency with which a given illness occurs
A. the cause of a disorder
What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?
A. conviction that the patient herself is the cause of many people’s troubles
B. generalized anxiety and specific phobias
C. obsession with the suffering of others
D. repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts
D. repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts
Peripartum onset depression is a kind of depression ________.
A. characterized by mood states that vacillate between depression and mania
B. in which an individual experiences mania, characterized by extremely cheerful and euphoric mood, excessive talkativeness, irritability, increased activity levels, and other symptoms
C. in which an individual has a tendency to repetitively and passively dwell on one’s depressed symptoms, their meanings, and their consequences
D. that applies to women who experience major depressive symptoms during or in the four weeks after a pregnancy.
D. that applies to women who experience major depressive symptoms during or in the four weeks after a pregnancy.
Which of the following is a set of symptoms or behaviors that you might see in a person diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder?
A. instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and mood
B. lack of regard for others’ rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
C. overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance
D. pervasive need for perfectionism that interferes with the ability to complete tasks
B. lack of regard for others’ rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
Kaz wants to stop biting his nails, so he rubs a strong bitter paste under his nails to make his nails taste bad. What technique is Kaz using to stop biting his nails?
A. flooding
B. aversive conditioning
C. systematic desensitization
D. exposure therapy
B. aversive conditioning
Roscoe suffers from cocaine use disorder as well as bipolar disorder. The fact that he has two psychiatric diagnoses at once would make his a ________ situation.
A. polysubstance
B. incidental
C. prevalent
D. comorbid
D. comorbid
Piper is terribly afraid of a number of different situations. She doesn’t like riding on public busses or subways, finds open spaces very intimidating, does not like feeling “lost in a crowd,” and prefers the safe and secure feeling of her own home. If these symptoms cause disruptions in her life, Piper might be diagnosed with ________.
A. agoraphobia
B. acrophobia
C. arachnophobia
D. ophidiophobia
A. agoraphobia
Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?
A. alcohol dependence
B. history of previous suicide attempts
C. being a fan of violent media (music, television shows, movies, etc.)
D. have access to lethal weapons, such as firearms
C. being a fan of violent media (music, television shows, movies, etc.)
Nathan has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance. He is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitled to special treatment from others. Nathan appears to suffer from ________ personality disorder.
A. borderline
B. histrionic
C. narcissistic
D. schizotypal
C. narcissistic
Marlena tells her therapist that she often feels helpless and unable to accomplish her goals. Her therapist responds by acknowledging her feelings, restating what she has told him, and clarifying the feelings behind what Marlena is expressing. What aspect of client-centered therapy is this?
A. active listening
B. indirect empathy
C. personal growth
D. unconditional positive regard
A. active listening
Which institutional setting replaced asylums in caring for the mentally ill?
A. churches
B. prisons
C. psychiatric hospitals
D. schools
C. psychiatric hospitals
Which pair of neurotransmitters has received the most attention as a potential explanation for the symptoms of schizophrenia?
A. gamma-aminobutyric acid and oxytocin
B. norepinephrine and gamma-aminobutyric acid
C. serotonin and norepinephrine
D. dopamine and serotonin
D. dopamine and serotonin
Those symptoms that involve noticeable decreases and absences in certain behaviors, emotions, or drives in those afflicted with schizophrenia are called ________ symptoms.
A. absentee
B. invisible
C. negative
D. positive
C. negative
Diondre harbors the belief that spider eggs have been implanted underneath his fingernails and that the spiders will hatch inside his skin and will eventually begin to eat his organs. What kind of delusion is this?
A. disorganized
B. grandiose
C. paranoid
D. somatic
D. somatic
How is behavior therapy different than psychoanalysis?
A. Behavior therapy involves free association and dream analysis, while psychoanalysis focuses on the use of classical conditioning to change patterns of thinking.
B. In behavior therapy, a therapist employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors, while psychoanalysis involves digging deeply into one’s unconscious.
C. In psychoanalysis, a therapist employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors, while behavior therapy involves digging deeply into one’s unconscious.
D. Psychoanalysis involves using free association to work through repressed desires, while behavior therapy focuses on how undesirable behaviors are predicted unconsciously, in our dreams.
B. In behavior therapy, a therapist employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors, while psychoanalysis involves digging deeply into one’s unconscious.
Which of the following is an example of a diathesis-stress model?
A. Ozzie has a genetic predisposition towards depression, but he did not experience depression until his mother and father died.
B. Ozzie treats his depression by exposing himself to a series of stressors so he can learn coping skills.
C. Ozzie treats his manic episodes by using medication to induce depression.
D. Ozzie’s doctor does not believe that mental illness has a biological basis.
A. Ozzie has a genetic predisposition towards depression, but he did not experience depression until his mother and father died.