PSYCHOPATHOLOGY CEFS 546 QUIZ 2
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ The impact that a stressful event will have on an individual
depends on:
a: the severity of the stressor
b: whether or not it is a psychosocial event
c: the individual's preexissitng vulnerabilities
d: both a and c. Answer: d: both a and c
◉ For an adjustment disorder to be diagnosed, the symptoms must
appear within ___________ months of the stressor
a: two
b: nine
c: three
d: six. Answer: c: 3
◉ Acute stress disorder becomes PTSD when
a: the trauma is an event out of the realm of normal life experience
b: the symptoms last for more than 2 weeks
c: the symptoms last for more than 4 weeks
, d: the symptoms begin within 6 months of the trauma. Answer: c:
the symptoms last for more than 4 weeks
◉ Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?
a: avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction
b: there is something wrong with their fight or flight system
c: they are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their
disorder
d: their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear.
Answer: a: avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction
◉ Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip
for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep
his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely
diagnosis for Marin in
a: agoraphobia without history or panic disorder
b: social phobia
c: specific phobia, situation type
d: panic disorder with agoraphobia. Answer: C
◉ Amber feels anxious all the time. She finds herself worrying that
her husband will leave her, that she chose the wrong job, that her
children might not be safe at their school, and that she might get sick
and leave her family in financial ruin. She calls her husband almost
SCRIPT 2026 COMPLETE ANSWERS VERIFIED
◉ The impact that a stressful event will have on an individual
depends on:
a: the severity of the stressor
b: whether or not it is a psychosocial event
c: the individual's preexissitng vulnerabilities
d: both a and c. Answer: d: both a and c
◉ For an adjustment disorder to be diagnosed, the symptoms must
appear within ___________ months of the stressor
a: two
b: nine
c: three
d: six. Answer: c: 3
◉ Acute stress disorder becomes PTSD when
a: the trauma is an event out of the realm of normal life experience
b: the symptoms last for more than 2 weeks
c: the symptoms last for more than 4 weeks
, d: the symptoms begin within 6 months of the trauma. Answer: c:
the symptoms last for more than 4 weeks
◉ Why do people with phobias continue to avoid the thing they fear?
a: avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction
b: there is something wrong with their fight or flight system
c: they are cognitively unable to make any other decision due to their
disorder
d: their low self-esteem causes them to choose not to fight their fear.
Answer: a: avoidance is reinforced by anxiety reduction
◉ Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants him to take a trip
for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep
his job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely
diagnosis for Marin in
a: agoraphobia without history or panic disorder
b: social phobia
c: specific phobia, situation type
d: panic disorder with agoraphobia. Answer: C
◉ Amber feels anxious all the time. She finds herself worrying that
her husband will leave her, that she chose the wrong job, that her
children might not be safe at their school, and that she might get sick
and leave her family in financial ruin. She calls her husband almost
