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Review Questions

In the harmful dysfunction definition of psychological disorders, dysfunction involves ________.

• the inability of a psychological mechanism to perform its function
• the breakdown of social order in one’s community
• communication problems in one’s immediate family
• all the above

Patterns of inner experience and behavior are thought to reflect the presence of a psychological disorder if they ________.

• are highly atypical
• lead to significant distress and impairment in one’s life
• embarrass one’s friends and/or family
• violate the norms of one’s culture

The letters in the abbreviation DSM-5 stand for ________.

• Diseases and Statistics Manual of Medicine
• Diagnosable Standards Manual of Mental Disorders
• Diseases and Symptoms Manual of Mental Disorders
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

A study based on over 9,000 U. S. residents found that the most prevalent disorder was ________.

• major depressive disorder
• social anxiety disorder
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• specific phobia

The diathesis-stress model presumes that psychopathology results from ________.

• vulnerability and adverse experiences
• biochemical factors
• chemical imbalances and structural abnormalities in the brain
• adverse childhood experiences

Dr. Anastasia believes that major depressive disorder is caused by an over-secretion of cortisol. His view on the cause of major depressive disorder reflects a ________ perspective.

• psychological
• supernatural
• diathesis-stress

In which of the following anxiety disorders is the person in a continuous state of excessive, pointless worry and apprehension?

• panic disorder
• generalized anxiety disorder
• agoraphobia

Which of the following would constitute a safety behavior?

• encountering a phobic stimulus in the company of other people
• avoiding a field where snakes are likely to be present
• avoiding eye contact
• worrying as a distraction from painful memories

Which of the following best illustrates a compulsion?

• mentally counting backward from 1,000
• persistent fear of germs
• thoughts of harming a neighbor
• falsely believing that a spouse has been cheating

Research indicates that the symptoms of OCD ________.

• are similar to the symptoms of panic disorder
• are triggered by low levels of stress hormones
• are related to hyperactivity in the orbitofrontal cortex
• are reduced if people are asked to view photos of stimuli that trigger the symptoms

Symptoms of PTSD include all of the following except ________.

• intrusive thoughts or memories of a traumatic event
• avoidance of things that remind one of a traumatic event
• physical complaints that cannot be explained medically

Which of the following elevates the risk for developing PTSD?

• severity of the trauma
• frequency of the trauma
• high levels of intelligence
• social support

Common symptoms of major depressive disorder include all of the following except ________.

• periods of extreme elation and euphoria
• difficulty concentrating and making decisions
• loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities
• psychomotor agitation and retardation

Suicide rates are ________ among men than among women, and they are ________ during the winter holiday season than during the spring months.

• higher; higher
• lower; lower
• higher; lower
• lower; higher

Clifford falsely believes that the police have planted secret cameras in his home to monitor his every movement. Clifford’s belief is an example of ________.

• a hallucination
• tangentiality
• a negative symptom

A study of adoptees whose biological mothers had schizophrenia found that the adoptees were most likely to develop schizophrenia ________.

• if their childhood friends later developed schizophrenia
• if they abused drugs during adolescence
• if they were raised in a disturbed adoptive home environment
• regardless of whether they were raised in a healthy or disturbed home environment

Dissociative amnesia involves ________.

• memory loss following head trauma
• memory loss following stress
• feeling detached from the self
• feeling detached from the world

Dissociative identity disorder mainly involves ________.

• depersonalization
• derealization
• schizophrenia
• different personalities

Which of the following is not a primary characteristic of ADHD?

• short attention span
• difficulty concentrating and distractibility
• restricted and fixated interest
• excessive fidgeting and squirming

One of the primary characteristics of autism spectrum disorder is ________.

• bed-wetting
• difficulty relating to others
• intense and inappropriate interest in others

People with borderline personality disorder often ________.

• try to be the center of attention
• are shy and withdrawn
• are impulsive and unpredictable
• tend to accomplish goals through cruelty

Antisocial personality disorder is associated with ________.

• emotional deficits
• memory deficits
• parental overprotection
• increased empathy

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