Psych 100 Exam 4 (PSU Crosby) UPDATED
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER Low body weight, fear of being fat, distorted self image,
lack of recognition of low body weight.
Anxiety disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or
unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness
biopsychosocial model - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal behavior is seen as the result of the
combined and interacting forces of biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences
bipolar disorder - CORRECT ANSWER severe mood swings between major depressive episodes
and manic episodes
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER Binge eating, purging, maintain normal body weight
Causes of anxiety disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Behavioral: disordered behavior is learned
Cognitive: excessive anxiety from illogical, irrational thought processes
Biological: chemical imbalances, genetics
Causes of mood disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Behavioral: link depression to learned
helplessness
Cognitive: distorted, illogical thinking
, Biological: variation in neurotransmitter levels, genetics
Compulsions - CORRECT ANSWER Repetitive, ritualistic behavior or mental act
Criteria to determine abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Is behavior unusual?
2. Does it go against social norms?
3. Does it (behavior) cause significant subjective discomfort?
4. Is the behavior maladaptive or result in an inability to perform?
5. Does behavior cause the person to be dangerous to themselves or others?
Delusions - CORRECT ANSWER False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of
their falseness
Diagnostic labels - CORRECT ANSWER Good and bad; allows for treatment and an explanation,
but creates a stigma
DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER Manual of psychological disorders and their symptoms
Hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER False sensory perceptions such as hearing voices that don't
really exist
Major depression - CORRECT ANSWER Severe depression: too severe for circumstances or no
apparent cause
Obsessions - CORRECT ANSWER Intruding, reoccurring thoughts
obsessive-compulsive disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Disorder in which obsessions (thoughts)
create anxiety that is relieved by performing compulsions (repetitive, ritualistic behavior)
ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER Low body weight, fear of being fat, distorted self image,
lack of recognition of low body weight.
Anxiety disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or
unrealistic anxiety and fearfulness
biopsychosocial model - CORRECT ANSWER Abnormal behavior is seen as the result of the
combined and interacting forces of biological, psychological, social, and cultural influences
bipolar disorder - CORRECT ANSWER severe mood swings between major depressive episodes
and manic episodes
bulimia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER Binge eating, purging, maintain normal body weight
Causes of anxiety disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Behavioral: disordered behavior is learned
Cognitive: excessive anxiety from illogical, irrational thought processes
Biological: chemical imbalances, genetics
Causes of mood disorders - CORRECT ANSWER Behavioral: link depression to learned
helplessness
Cognitive: distorted, illogical thinking
, Biological: variation in neurotransmitter levels, genetics
Compulsions - CORRECT ANSWER Repetitive, ritualistic behavior or mental act
Criteria to determine abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Is behavior unusual?
2. Does it go against social norms?
3. Does it (behavior) cause significant subjective discomfort?
4. Is the behavior maladaptive or result in an inability to perform?
5. Does behavior cause the person to be dangerous to themselves or others?
Delusions - CORRECT ANSWER False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of
their falseness
Diagnostic labels - CORRECT ANSWER Good and bad; allows for treatment and an explanation,
but creates a stigma
DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER Manual of psychological disorders and their symptoms
Hallucinations - CORRECT ANSWER False sensory perceptions such as hearing voices that don't
really exist
Major depression - CORRECT ANSWER Severe depression: too severe for circumstances or no
apparent cause
Obsessions - CORRECT ANSWER Intruding, reoccurring thoughts
obsessive-compulsive disorder - CORRECT ANSWER Disorder in which obsessions (thoughts)
create anxiety that is relieved by performing compulsions (repetitive, ritualistic behavior)
