PSY 657 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
Anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |general |feeling |of |apprehension |about |possible |future |
danger; |Future |oriented
Neurosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |maladaptive |and |self-defeating |but |reality |testing |remains |
intact. |Mild |illness |not |caused |by |organic |disease |involving |symptoms |of |stress |(depression, |
anxiety, |obsessive |behaviour, |hypochondria) |but |not |a |radical |loss |of |touch |with |reality,
Neurotic |behavior |(Exasperated |Behavior) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |automatic, |unconscious |
effort |to |manage |deep |anxiety. |Exaggerated |use |of |avoidance |behaviors |or |defense |
mechanisms
Phobias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Persistent |and |disproportionate |fear |of |object |or |situation |
that |presents |little |to |no |real |danger |yet |leads |to |avoidance |of |these |feared |situations
Components |of |Fear |and |Panic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive/Subjective: |Fear |"I'm |in |
danger" |Anxiety |"I'm |worried |about |what |might |happen"
Physiological: |Fear=Increased |heart |rate, |sweating; |Anxiety=tension, |chronic |overarousal
Behavioral: |Fear=Desire |to |escape |or |run; |Anxiety=General |avoidance
Social |Phobia |(Social |Anxiety |Disorder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |of |social |situations |or |
negative |evaluation |by |others |in |which |individual |is |going |to |be |scrutinised, |embarrassed |or |
humiliated
,Specific |Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |strong |and |persistent |fear |triggered |by |the |
presence |of |a |specific |object |or |situation |that |leads |to |significant |distress |or |impairment |of |
someone's |ability |to |function
Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |experiences |recurrent, |unexpected |panic |
attacks |that |create |a |sense |of |stark |terror |and |numerous |other |physical |symptoms |of |the |fight-
or-flight |response. |(worries |regarding |future |attacks)
Agoraphobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |of |places |or |situations |from |which |escape |would |be
|difficult |or |embarrassing, |or |in |which |immediate |help |would |be |unavailable |if |something |bad |
happened
Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Excessive |and |chronic |anxiety |and |worry
|(apprehensive |expectation), |occurring |for |at |least |6 |months, |about |a |number |of |events |or |
activities. |Worry, |anxiety, |physical |symptoms |that |cause |impairment |in |social, |occupational, |or |
other |important |areas |of |functioning; |individuals |find |it |difficult |to |control |worry.
Anxiety |Symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Restlessness |or |feeling |on |edge, |easily |fatigued, |
difficulty |concentrating/mind |goes |blank, |irritability, |muscle |tension, |sleep |disturbance
Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |experiences |unwanted |and |
intrusive |distressing |thoughts |or |images |that |are |accompanied |by |compulsive |behaviors |
performed |to |neutralize |those |thoughts
Obsession |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted, |recurrent, |and |persistent |thoughts, |urges, |or |
images |that |cause |marked |anxiety |or |distress. |Disturbing |or |inappropriate.
Compulsion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Repetitive |behaviors |or |mental |acts |that |a |person |feels |
driven |to |perform |in |response |to |an |obsession |or |according |to |rules |that |must |be |followed |
rigorously. |Aimed |at |preventing |or |reducing |anxiety |or |prevent |a |dreaded |situation
, Somatization |Disorder |(DSM-IV |-TR) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |mental |disorder |characterized |
by |recurring, |multiple, |and |current, |clinically |significant |complaints |about |somatic |symptoms.
Somatic |Symptom |Disorder |(DSM-5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Person |has |a |significant |focus |on
|physical |symptoms |that |results |in |major |distress |and/or |problems |functioning. |The |individual |
has |excessive |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behaviors |relating |to |physical |symptoms. |Even |if |the |
symptoms |do |not |seem |to |have |a |medical |explanation, |the |person |suffering |is |regarded |as |
authentic.
Hypochondriasis |(Illness |Anxiety |Disorder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individuals |are |
preoccupied |by |fears |of |contracting |a |serious |disease |or |with |the |idea |that |they |have |a |
disease |even |though |they |do |not
Malingering |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Consciously |faking |symptoms |for |secondary |gain |/ |
Intentional |production |of |symptoms |or |exaggeration |of |symptoms |motivated |by |external |
factors |(Gypsy |Rose |Blanchard) |External. |Personal |gain.
Factitious |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Faking |symptoms |to |play |"sick |role" |/ |The |person |
intentionally |produces |psychological |and/or |physical |symptoms |to |obtain |and |maintain |the |
benefits |of |playing |the |"sick |role". |Internal.
Conversion |Disorder |("Hysteria") |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Symptoms |or |deficits |affect |sensory |
or |voluntary |motor |functioning |but |no |medical |problem |(example: |numbness |in |legs |WW1 |and
|couldn't |fight, |man |sees |wife |cheating |and |then |loses |sight), |not |consistent |with |medical |
issue. |Overlaps |with |trauma
Conversion |Disorder |Symptoms |Categories |(4) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sensory, |motor, |
seizures, |mix |of |all |3
Dissociative |Fugue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |loses |awareness |of |their |identity |
(amnesic) |or |other |important |autobiographical |information |and |also |departs |from |their |home |
surroundings. |Accompanied |by |confusion |over |personal |identity |or |assumption |fo |a |new |
Answers
Anxiety |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |general |feeling |of |apprehension |about |possible |future |
danger; |Future |oriented
Neurosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |maladaptive |and |self-defeating |but |reality |testing |remains |
intact. |Mild |illness |not |caused |by |organic |disease |involving |symptoms |of |stress |(depression, |
anxiety, |obsessive |behaviour, |hypochondria) |but |not |a |radical |loss |of |touch |with |reality,
Neurotic |behavior |(Exasperated |Behavior) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |automatic, |unconscious |
effort |to |manage |deep |anxiety. |Exaggerated |use |of |avoidance |behaviors |or |defense |
mechanisms
Phobias |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Persistent |and |disproportionate |fear |of |object |or |situation |
that |presents |little |to |no |real |danger |yet |leads |to |avoidance |of |these |feared |situations
Components |of |Fear |and |Panic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Cognitive/Subjective: |Fear |"I'm |in |
danger" |Anxiety |"I'm |worried |about |what |might |happen"
Physiological: |Fear=Increased |heart |rate, |sweating; |Anxiety=tension, |chronic |overarousal
Behavioral: |Fear=Desire |to |escape |or |run; |Anxiety=General |avoidance
Social |Phobia |(Social |Anxiety |Disorder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |of |social |situations |or |
negative |evaluation |by |others |in |which |individual |is |going |to |be |scrutinised, |embarrassed |or |
humiliated
,Specific |Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |strong |and |persistent |fear |triggered |by |the |
presence |of |a |specific |object |or |situation |that |leads |to |significant |distress |or |impairment |of |
someone's |ability |to |function
Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |experiences |recurrent, |unexpected |panic |
attacks |that |create |a |sense |of |stark |terror |and |numerous |other |physical |symptoms |of |the |fight-
or-flight |response. |(worries |regarding |future |attacks)
Agoraphobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Fear |of |places |or |situations |from |which |escape |would |be
|difficult |or |embarrassing, |or |in |which |immediate |help |would |be |unavailable |if |something |bad |
happened
Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Excessive |and |chronic |anxiety |and |worry
|(apprehensive |expectation), |occurring |for |at |least |6 |months, |about |a |number |of |events |or |
activities. |Worry, |anxiety, |physical |symptoms |that |cause |impairment |in |social, |occupational, |or |
other |important |areas |of |functioning; |individuals |find |it |difficult |to |control |worry.
Anxiety |Symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Restlessness |or |feeling |on |edge, |easily |fatigued, |
difficulty |concentrating/mind |goes |blank, |irritability, |muscle |tension, |sleep |disturbance
Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |experiences |unwanted |and |
intrusive |distressing |thoughts |or |images |that |are |accompanied |by |compulsive |behaviors |
performed |to |neutralize |those |thoughts
Obsession |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted, |recurrent, |and |persistent |thoughts, |urges, |or |
images |that |cause |marked |anxiety |or |distress. |Disturbing |or |inappropriate.
Compulsion |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Repetitive |behaviors |or |mental |acts |that |a |person |feels |
driven |to |perform |in |response |to |an |obsession |or |according |to |rules |that |must |be |followed |
rigorously. |Aimed |at |preventing |or |reducing |anxiety |or |prevent |a |dreaded |situation
, Somatization |Disorder |(DSM-IV |-TR) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |mental |disorder |characterized |
by |recurring, |multiple, |and |current, |clinically |significant |complaints |about |somatic |symptoms.
Somatic |Symptom |Disorder |(DSM-5) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Person |has |a |significant |focus |on
|physical |symptoms |that |results |in |major |distress |and/or |problems |functioning. |The |individual |
has |excessive |thoughts, |feelings, |and |behaviors |relating |to |physical |symptoms. |Even |if |the |
symptoms |do |not |seem |to |have |a |medical |explanation, |the |person |suffering |is |regarded |as |
authentic.
Hypochondriasis |(Illness |Anxiety |Disorder) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Individuals |are |
preoccupied |by |fears |of |contracting |a |serious |disease |or |with |the |idea |that |they |have |a |
disease |even |though |they |do |not
Malingering |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Consciously |faking |symptoms |for |secondary |gain |/ |
Intentional |production |of |symptoms |or |exaggeration |of |symptoms |motivated |by |external |
factors |(Gypsy |Rose |Blanchard) |External. |Personal |gain.
Factitious |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Faking |symptoms |to |play |"sick |role" |/ |The |person |
intentionally |produces |psychological |and/or |physical |symptoms |to |obtain |and |maintain |the |
benefits |of |playing |the |"sick |role". |Internal.
Conversion |Disorder |("Hysteria") |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Symptoms |or |deficits |affect |sensory |
or |voluntary |motor |functioning |but |no |medical |problem |(example: |numbness |in |legs |WW1 |and
|couldn't |fight, |man |sees |wife |cheating |and |then |loses |sight), |not |consistent |with |medical |
issue. |Overlaps |with |trauma
Conversion |Disorder |Symptoms |Categories |(4) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sensory, |motor, |
seizures, |mix |of |all |3
Dissociative |Fugue |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |loses |awareness |of |their |identity |
(amnesic) |or |other |important |autobiographical |information |and |also |departs |from |their |home |
surroundings. |Accompanied |by |confusion |over |personal |identity |or |assumption |fo |a |new |
