PSYCH 115.14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Which of the following disorders most often coexists with a learning disorder or with
defiant and temper-prone behavior?
generalized anxiety disorder
Rishi, a college student, complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the
time but doesn't know why. Without warning, his heart begins to pound, his hands get
icy, and he breaks out in a cold sweat. Rishi most likely suffers from
a fear of being fat
Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by
positive symptoms
Jamel believes that his instructors are plotting to capture him and steal his brain. He
hears voices telling him that he needs to leave school and go to the Arctic to hide.
Jamel, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been admitted to the
psychiatric ward of the university hospital, is demonstrating
Phillipe Pinel
The first person to promote "moral treatment" for psychological disorders, instead of the
brutal treatments used during his time, was
limbic system
Some people are more vulnerable to PTSD because they have a more sensitive
________, which floods the body with stress hormones.
borderline
Teresa is emotionally volatile, particularly with friends and boyfriends. She is extremely
dramatic about even the smallest disappointments and is sexually and behaviorally very
impulsive. Teresa would be considered to have ________ personality disorder.
binge eating disorder
, When Marcus becomes anxious, he eats a tremendous amount of food over an
extended period of time. Afterward, Marcus feels guilty about his binge eating but does
not purge or exercise excessively. Marcus is demonstrating the symptoms of
the threat of future loss; past and current loss
While anxiety is a response to ________, depression is often a response to ________.
amygalda
Brain scans of people with PTSD show higher-than-normal activity in the _______ when
they view traumatic images.
bulima nervosa
Twenty-two-year-old Tawana is slightly overweight and loves to eat, particularly snack
foods and rich desserts. Fearful of gaining more weight, she frequently takes laxatives
and vomits following episodes of binge eating. Tawana most clearly suffers from
reinforcement
Compulsive hand washing often increases in frequency because it relieves feelings of
anxiety. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on compulsive behaviors.
avoidant personality
Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social
contact with others. He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his
computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases. Tyree is demonstrating the
symptoms of a(n)
major depressive disorder
Willa is stressed by the death of a friend, she constantly ruminates about the fact that
she is overweight, and she much more easily recalls her academic failures than her
many academic successes. These factors are most likely to place Willa at a high level
of risk for
fugue state
Victor, a New York City investment broker, quit his job in a fit of rage after being
accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money. Four months later, the
police discovered Victor driving a cab in Los Angeles. Victor claimed that his name was
actually George Saunders, that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles, and
that he had no knowledge of Victor. Even after he was positively identified as Victor,
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Which of the following disorders most often coexists with a learning disorder or with
defiant and temper-prone behavior?
generalized anxiety disorder
Rishi, a college student, complains that he feels apprehensive and fearful most of the
time but doesn't know why. Without warning, his heart begins to pound, his hands get
icy, and he breaks out in a cold sweat. Rishi most likely suffers from
a fear of being fat
Anorexia nervosa is typically characterized by
positive symptoms
Jamel believes that his instructors are plotting to capture him and steal his brain. He
hears voices telling him that he needs to leave school and go to the Arctic to hide.
Jamel, who has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and has been admitted to the
psychiatric ward of the university hospital, is demonstrating
Phillipe Pinel
The first person to promote "moral treatment" for psychological disorders, instead of the
brutal treatments used during his time, was
limbic system
Some people are more vulnerable to PTSD because they have a more sensitive
________, which floods the body with stress hormones.
borderline
Teresa is emotionally volatile, particularly with friends and boyfriends. She is extremely
dramatic about even the smallest disappointments and is sexually and behaviorally very
impulsive. Teresa would be considered to have ________ personality disorder.
binge eating disorder
, When Marcus becomes anxious, he eats a tremendous amount of food over an
extended period of time. Afterward, Marcus feels guilty about his binge eating but does
not purge or exercise excessively. Marcus is demonstrating the symptoms of
the threat of future loss; past and current loss
While anxiety is a response to ________, depression is often a response to ________.
amygalda
Brain scans of people with PTSD show higher-than-normal activity in the _______ when
they view traumatic images.
bulima nervosa
Twenty-two-year-old Tawana is slightly overweight and loves to eat, particularly snack
foods and rich desserts. Fearful of gaining more weight, she frequently takes laxatives
and vomits following episodes of binge eating. Tawana most clearly suffers from
reinforcement
Compulsive hand washing often increases in frequency because it relieves feelings of
anxiety. This best illustrates the impact of ________ on compulsive behaviors.
avoidant personality
Tyree is so fearful of rejection by others that he avoids all but the most necessary social
contact with others. He tends to stay in his apartment where he works from his
computer and only goes out to make necessary purchases. Tyree is demonstrating the
symptoms of a(n)
major depressive disorder
Willa is stressed by the death of a friend, she constantly ruminates about the fact that
she is overweight, and she much more easily recalls her academic failures than her
many academic successes. These factors are most likely to place Willa at a high level
of risk for
fugue state
Victor, a New York City investment broker, quit his job in a fit of rage after being
accused of embezzling thousands of dollars of his clients' money. Four months later, the
police discovered Victor driving a cab in Los Angeles. Victor claimed that his name was
actually George Saunders, that he had always been a cab driver in Los Angeles, and
that he had no knowledge of Victor. Even after he was positively identified as Victor,
