Abnormal Psychology All Quizzes, Comer 7th edition with
complete solution
Among the brain areas most important to the functioning of memory are the
_________ lobes and the __________.
temporal; diencephalon.
Which has not been associated with helping prevent or delay the onset of
Alzheimer's disease?
aspirin.
Surveys find that approximately _________ percent of older people, particularly
men, have alcohol-related disorders in a given year.
4 to 7
What is the most correct statement about anxiety disorders in later life?
Individuals over 85 report higher rates of the disorder than those between 65 and 84.
_________ is the slowly progressive neurological disorder marked by tremors,
rigidity, and unsteadiness.
Parkinson's disease
Symptoms of which disorder have been found to lessen in later life?
schizophrenia
It is estimated that by the year 2050, _________ will triple unless a cure is found.
alzheimer's disease
Early onset Alzheimer's disease may be brought on by all but:
orbital difficulties.
As many as ________ percent of people over the age of 85 will develop some
form of neurocognitive disorder.
50
__________ has been found to be caused by a slow-acting virus, and this has lent
some weight to the viral theory of schizophrenia.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Alzheimer's disease can only be diagnosed with certainty by means of a(n):
autopsy
Twisted protein fibers are found within the cells of the ____________ and other
brain areas of people who died from Alzheimer's disease.
hippocampus
Which of the following psychotic disorders is described by your author as
increasing in prevalence as people age?
delusional disorder
When new information is acquired and stored, certain _________ must be
produced in key brain cells.
proteins
What percentage of all prescription drugs are purchased by elderly people?
30
Lisa Mosconi and her colleagues at the New York University School of Medicine
have developed a special type of ___________ that may predict dementia and
Alzheimer's disease before symptoms develop.
,PET Scan
People over ___ represent the fastest-growing segment of the population in the
United States and in most countries around the world.
85
At any given time in the United States, only about _____ percent of the elderly
population actually live in nursing homes.
5
Among the most important structures in short-term memory are the __________
lobes.
prefrontal
The field of psychology that is dedicated to the mental health of the elderly is
called:
geropsychology
__________ can take a heavy toll on the close relatives of people with dementia.
Caregiving
Which of the following is true of older women and men?
Older women outnumber older men by 3 to 2.
The symptoms of vascular neurocognitive disorder:
begin suddenly
Clinicians now recognize that one of the most important aspects of treating
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is to focus on:
the emotional needs of the caregivers.
A rapidly developing, acute disturbance in attention and orientation that make it
very difficult to concentrate and think in a clear and organized manner is:
delirium.
Which group of older persons has the highest rate of problem drinking?
patients in nursing homes.
Which group has the highest rate of depression?
widowed men.
Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's disease affect two neurotransmitters - glutamate
and __________ - in the brain.
acetylcholine
Incorrect diagnosis of _______ may contribute to a high rate of death for older
people with the disorder.
delirium
___________ is an inherited neurocognitive disorder in which memory problems
worsen over time, along with personality changes, mood difficulties, and
movement problems such as severe twitching and spasms.
Huntington's Disease
According to the DSM-5, all but which of the following may be a part of a
diagnosis of Neurocognitive Disorder due to Alzheimer's Disease?
Symptoms must contain behavioral difficulties.
Problems in memory and related cognitive processes occurring without
biological causes are known as:
dementia disorders.
,____________ have been said to slow the cognitive decline of people suffering
from dementia, while simultaneously enhancing their enjoyment of life.
Assisted-living facilities.
The most common form of neurocognitive disorder is:
Alzheimer's disease.
_______ is a slowly progressive neurological disorder marked by tremors,
rigidity, and unsteadiness.
Parkinson's disease
As many as ________ percent of elderly people will eventually wind up being
placed in a nursing home.
30
Which of the following statements is true with regard to suicide and the elderly?
The rate of suicide for the elderly is higher than it is for the general population of the
United States.
Which of the following is not true of the "oldest old," or those above the age of
95?
They often do more traveling than those in their 80s and early 90s.
The ________ explanation or theory for Alzheimer's disease is linked to the
resemblance of Alzheimer's disease to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
viral
Which of the following illnesses is least likely to develop in later life?
schizophrenia
About what percent of defendants plead insanity?
1 percent
To which psychologists did Congress give the authority to prescribe medications
starting in 1991?
some Army psychologists
The most often heard criticism of the insanity defense is:
dangerous criminals escape punishment.
According to the Supreme Court, the level of proof needed for civil commitment
is:
clear and convincing.
When people are judged mentally unstable at the time of their crimes and
therefore innocent of wrongdoing, they are found to be:
not guilty by reason of insanity.
Which was not mentioned as a criticism of civil commitments?
Civil commitments are unlawful under the U.S. Constitution.
A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed
a crime if the act was the product of mental disease or defect is the _______ test.
Durham
In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Robinson v. California that
imprisoning people who suffered from ___________ might violate the
Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
drug addictions
People can be forced to undergo mental health treatment through a process
known as:
, civil commitment.
State rulings have consistently granted patients the right to refuse __________,
the most irreversible dangerous form of physical treatment.
psychosurgery
The largest category of crimes for which people were acquitted on grounds of
insanity was:
physical assault
What is the most accurate statement about eyewitness testimony?
Witnesses who are "absolutely certain" in their identification are no more likely to be
accurate than those who are only "fairly sure."
Which defense allows the consideration of a defendant's mental dysfunction as
an extenuating circumstance that may lead to conviction of a lesser crime?
guilty but mentally ill
Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that a mentally incompetent defendant
cannot be indefinitely committed while awaiting a ruling of "competent to stand
trial," but must be tried, transferred to a mental health facility under civil
commitment procedures within a reasonable period of time, or set free?
Jackson v. Indiana
Which type of criminals may be committed before their release to a hospital or
treatment facility after serving their sentence in prison?
sex offenders
Which of the following is not a form of criminal commitment?
both (a) and (b) are forms of criminal commitment
The length of an emergency commitment varies from state to state, but _____
day(s) is often the limit.
3
Which of the following states has not virtually eliminated the insanity plea
altogether?
Arkansas
To help protect the rights of patients, Congress passed the Protection and
Advocacy for Medically Ill Individuals act in:
1986
The ___________ requirement is meant to ensure that defendants understand the
charges they are facing and can work with their lawyers to prepare and conduct
an adequate defense.
competence
The minimum standard of competent to stand trial was specified by the U.S.
Supreme Court in the case of
Dusky v. United States.
The intersections between the mental health field and the legal and judicial
systems are collectively referred to as:
forensic psychology.
Which process developed by courts and legislatures allow for an individual to be
committed who may be dangerous to themselves or others?
civil commitment
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Among the brain areas most important to the functioning of memory are the
_________ lobes and the __________.
temporal; diencephalon.
Which has not been associated with helping prevent or delay the onset of
Alzheimer's disease?
aspirin.
Surveys find that approximately _________ percent of older people, particularly
men, have alcohol-related disorders in a given year.
4 to 7
What is the most correct statement about anxiety disorders in later life?
Individuals over 85 report higher rates of the disorder than those between 65 and 84.
_________ is the slowly progressive neurological disorder marked by tremors,
rigidity, and unsteadiness.
Parkinson's disease
Symptoms of which disorder have been found to lessen in later life?
schizophrenia
It is estimated that by the year 2050, _________ will triple unless a cure is found.
alzheimer's disease
Early onset Alzheimer's disease may be brought on by all but:
orbital difficulties.
As many as ________ percent of people over the age of 85 will develop some
form of neurocognitive disorder.
50
__________ has been found to be caused by a slow-acting virus, and this has lent
some weight to the viral theory of schizophrenia.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Alzheimer's disease can only be diagnosed with certainty by means of a(n):
autopsy
Twisted protein fibers are found within the cells of the ____________ and other
brain areas of people who died from Alzheimer's disease.
hippocampus
Which of the following psychotic disorders is described by your author as
increasing in prevalence as people age?
delusional disorder
When new information is acquired and stored, certain _________ must be
produced in key brain cells.
proteins
What percentage of all prescription drugs are purchased by elderly people?
30
Lisa Mosconi and her colleagues at the New York University School of Medicine
have developed a special type of ___________ that may predict dementia and
Alzheimer's disease before symptoms develop.
,PET Scan
People over ___ represent the fastest-growing segment of the population in the
United States and in most countries around the world.
85
At any given time in the United States, only about _____ percent of the elderly
population actually live in nursing homes.
5
Among the most important structures in short-term memory are the __________
lobes.
prefrontal
The field of psychology that is dedicated to the mental health of the elderly is
called:
geropsychology
__________ can take a heavy toll on the close relatives of people with dementia.
Caregiving
Which of the following is true of older women and men?
Older women outnumber older men by 3 to 2.
The symptoms of vascular neurocognitive disorder:
begin suddenly
Clinicians now recognize that one of the most important aspects of treating
Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia is to focus on:
the emotional needs of the caregivers.
A rapidly developing, acute disturbance in attention and orientation that make it
very difficult to concentrate and think in a clear and organized manner is:
delirium.
Which group of older persons has the highest rate of problem drinking?
patients in nursing homes.
Which group has the highest rate of depression?
widowed men.
Drugs used to treat Alzheimer's disease affect two neurotransmitters - glutamate
and __________ - in the brain.
acetylcholine
Incorrect diagnosis of _______ may contribute to a high rate of death for older
people with the disorder.
delirium
___________ is an inherited neurocognitive disorder in which memory problems
worsen over time, along with personality changes, mood difficulties, and
movement problems such as severe twitching and spasms.
Huntington's Disease
According to the DSM-5, all but which of the following may be a part of a
diagnosis of Neurocognitive Disorder due to Alzheimer's Disease?
Symptoms must contain behavioral difficulties.
Problems in memory and related cognitive processes occurring without
biological causes are known as:
dementia disorders.
,____________ have been said to slow the cognitive decline of people suffering
from dementia, while simultaneously enhancing their enjoyment of life.
Assisted-living facilities.
The most common form of neurocognitive disorder is:
Alzheimer's disease.
_______ is a slowly progressive neurological disorder marked by tremors,
rigidity, and unsteadiness.
Parkinson's disease
As many as ________ percent of elderly people will eventually wind up being
placed in a nursing home.
30
Which of the following statements is true with regard to suicide and the elderly?
The rate of suicide for the elderly is higher than it is for the general population of the
United States.
Which of the following is not true of the "oldest old," or those above the age of
95?
They often do more traveling than those in their 80s and early 90s.
The ________ explanation or theory for Alzheimer's disease is linked to the
resemblance of Alzheimer's disease to Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
viral
Which of the following illnesses is least likely to develop in later life?
schizophrenia
About what percent of defendants plead insanity?
1 percent
To which psychologists did Congress give the authority to prescribe medications
starting in 1991?
some Army psychologists
The most often heard criticism of the insanity defense is:
dangerous criminals escape punishment.
According to the Supreme Court, the level of proof needed for civil commitment
is:
clear and convincing.
When people are judged mentally unstable at the time of their crimes and
therefore innocent of wrongdoing, they are found to be:
not guilty by reason of insanity.
Which was not mentioned as a criticism of civil commitments?
Civil commitments are unlawful under the U.S. Constitution.
A legal test for insanity that holds people to be insane at the time they committed
a crime if the act was the product of mental disease or defect is the _______ test.
Durham
In 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the case of Robinson v. California that
imprisoning people who suffered from ___________ might violate the
Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.
drug addictions
People can be forced to undergo mental health treatment through a process
known as:
, civil commitment.
State rulings have consistently granted patients the right to refuse __________,
the most irreversible dangerous form of physical treatment.
psychosurgery
The largest category of crimes for which people were acquitted on grounds of
insanity was:
physical assault
What is the most accurate statement about eyewitness testimony?
Witnesses who are "absolutely certain" in their identification are no more likely to be
accurate than those who are only "fairly sure."
Which defense allows the consideration of a defendant's mental dysfunction as
an extenuating circumstance that may lead to conviction of a lesser crime?
guilty but mentally ill
Which U.S. Supreme Court case ruled that a mentally incompetent defendant
cannot be indefinitely committed while awaiting a ruling of "competent to stand
trial," but must be tried, transferred to a mental health facility under civil
commitment procedures within a reasonable period of time, or set free?
Jackson v. Indiana
Which type of criminals may be committed before their release to a hospital or
treatment facility after serving their sentence in prison?
sex offenders
Which of the following is not a form of criminal commitment?
both (a) and (b) are forms of criminal commitment
The length of an emergency commitment varies from state to state, but _____
day(s) is often the limit.
3
Which of the following states has not virtually eliminated the insanity plea
altogether?
Arkansas
To help protect the rights of patients, Congress passed the Protection and
Advocacy for Medically Ill Individuals act in:
1986
The ___________ requirement is meant to ensure that defendants understand the
charges they are facing and can work with their lawyers to prepare and conduct
an adequate defense.
competence
The minimum standard of competent to stand trial was specified by the U.S.
Supreme Court in the case of
Dusky v. United States.
The intersections between the mental health field and the legal and judicial
systems are collectively referred to as:
forensic psychology.
Which process developed by courts and legislatures allow for an individual to be
committed who may be dangerous to themselves or others?
civil commitment
