Question 1

A learning theory would be most likely to emphasize the role of ________ in the onset of anxiety disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)   linkage analysis
B)   dissociation
C)   flat affect
D)   classical conditioning

Question 2

Although the cause of eating disorders is still unknown, proposed explanations focus on all the following, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   metabolic factors.
B)   genetic factors.
C)   family background factors.
D)   cultural factors.

Question 3

People who eat a "Mediterranean Diet" that is heavy on vegetables, fish, and olive oil have a comparatively low risk of developing

Accepted Answer

A)   depression.
B)   anorexia nervosa.
C)   obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D)   antisocial personality disorder.

Question 4

Linkage analysis is of greatest interest to those who attempt to explain mood disorders from a ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalytic
B)   biological
C)   social-cognitive
D)   humanistic

Question 5

Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of certain

Accepted Answer

A)   delusions.
B)   hallucinations.
C)   phobias.
D)   obsessions.

Question 6

Anxiety is considered disordered if it is

Accepted Answer

A)   persistent and distressing.
B)   hard to control.
C)   genetically influenced.
D)   a biopsychosocial phenomenon.

Question 7

Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least

Accepted Answer

A)   one week.
B)   two weeks.
C)   two months.
D)   four months.

Question 8

The suggestion that dissociative identity disorder symptoms are created as defenses against the anxiety caused by one's own unacceptable impulses best illustrates the

Accepted Answer

A)   psychodynamic perspective.
B)   biopsychosocial approach.
C)   medical model.
D)   social-cognitive perspective.

Question 9

Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

Accepted Answer

A)   flat affect.
B)   binge eating.
C)   thin bodies.
D)   novel foods.

Question 10

A disorder in which a person loses contact with reality and experiences irrational ideas and disordered perceptions is a

Accepted Answer

A)   phobia.
B)   dissociation.
C)   psychosis.
D)   bulimia nervosa.

Question 11

Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)   an unusually high rate of metabolism.
B)   cyclical fluctuations between extreme thinness and plumpness.
C)   frequent migraine headaches.
D)   an obsessive fear of becoming overweight.

Question 12

Women are ________ likely than men to attempt suicide. Men are ________ likely than women to actually end their lives.

Accepted Answer

A)   more; more
B)   less; less
C)   more; less
D)   less; more

Question 13

Which of the following statements concerning the labeling of disordered behaviors is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Labels interfere with effective treatment of psychological disorders.
B)   Labels promote research studies of psychological disorders.
C)   Labels may create preconceptions that bias people's perceptions.
D)   Labels may influence behavior by creating self-fulfilling prophecies.

Question 14

Self-blaming attributions are most likely to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   schizophrenia.
B)   obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C)   phobias.
D)   depression.

Question 15

To break the vicious cycle of depression, the social-cognitive perspective suggests that people should be encouraged to explain their failures in terms that are both

Accepted Answer

A)   internal and stable.
B)   external and global.
C)   internal and global.
D)   external and temporary.

Question 16

Significant dysfunction in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors is most clearly an indication of

Accepted Answer

A)   anxiety.
B)   a psychosis.
C)   learned helplessness.
D)   a psychological disorder.

Question 17

The fact that disorders such as schizophrenia are universal and influenced by heredity, whereas other disorders such as anorexia nervosa are culture-bound provides evidence for the ________ model of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)   medical
B)   biopsychosocial
C)   social-cultural
D)   psychodynamic

Question 18

Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. Jeremy appears to suffer from

Accepted Answer

A)   posttraumatic stress disorder.
B)   specific phobia.
C)   bipolar disorder.
D)   obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Question 19

The DSM-5's new category of disruptive mood disregulation disorder will likely

Accepted Answer

A)   pathologize the overactivity of young children.
B)   create a larger gender gap in diagnoses of bipolar disorder.
C)   reduce the number of child and adolescent bipolar diagnoses.
D)   increase the number of people diagnosed with mood disorders.

Question 20

Generalized anxiety disorder is often accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A)   delusions.
B)   depression.
C)   catatonia.
D)   antisocial personality disorder.

Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Significant dysfunction in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors is most clearly an indication of

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Women are ________ likely than men to attempt suicide. Men are ________ likely than women to actually end their lives.

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Self-blaming attributions are most likely to be associated with

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Major depressive disorder is said to occur when signs of depression last at least

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Individuals who are most vulnerable to anorexia nervosa are those who live in cultures that idealize

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Which of the following statements concerning the labeling of disordered behaviors is NOT true?

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Jeremy experiences so much anxiety about taking the elevator that he climbs 10 flights of stairs to get to his office each workday. Jeremy appears to suffer from

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Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of certain

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Anxiety is considered disordered if it is

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Although the cause of eating disorders is still unknown, proposed explanations focus on all the following, EXCEPT

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Generalized anxiety disorder is often accompanied by

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The fact that disorders such as schizophrenia are universal and influenced by heredity, whereas other disorders such as anorexia nervosa are culture-bound provides evidence for the ________ model of psychological disorders.

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Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by

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The DSM-5's new category of disruptive mood disregulation disorder will likely

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To break the vicious cycle of depression, the social-cognitive perspective suggests that people should be encouraged to explain their failures in terms that are both

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The suggestion that dissociative identity disorder symptoms are created as defenses against the anxiety caused by one's own unacceptable impulses best illustrates the

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Linkage analysis is of greatest interest to those who attempt to explain mood disorders from a ________ perspective.

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People who eat a "Mediterranean Diet" that is heavy on vegetables, fish, and olive oil have a comparatively low risk of developing

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A disorder in which a person loses contact with reality and experiences irrational ideas and disordered perceptions is a

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