PSYCHOLOGY 1100 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Post-traumatic stress disorder was first diagnosed as a mental disorder after this
event in history.
Vietnam War?
That psychologists use the concepts diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis when
describing psychological disorders reflects the usefulness of the _____ of
abnormal behavior.
Medical model
Dr. Underhill is reviewing the records from a patient who has just been referred
for treatment. He is carefully considering the symptoms that have been
documented, and is attempting to identify the type of psychological disorder the
individual is most likely to have. Dr. Underhill is currently focusing on:
Diagnosis
Blair has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. She tells the clinician that she has
been feeling extremely depressed for the last month. Blair also tells the clinician
that, just before her symptoms began, her husband moved out and she lost her
job. The clinician would use:
Axis IV of the DSM to record these environmental factors
Many people believe that the mentally ill are violence-prone. This is because
the incidents of violence involving the mentally ill receive a great deal of media attention
Elise is so terrified of enclosed places that she had to quit her new job because
her office had no windows. She knows that her fear is irrational, but she can't
seem to control her anxiety. In this case, Elise's symptoms are most consistent
with:
A phobic disorder
Wesley has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. He tells the clinician that he
has been feeling apprehensive and edgy for the last month, but so far his anxiety
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Post-traumatic stress disorder was first diagnosed as a mental disorder after this
event in history.
Vietnam War?
That psychologists use the concepts diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis when
describing psychological disorders reflects the usefulness of the _____ of
abnormal behavior.
Medical model
Dr. Underhill is reviewing the records from a patient who has just been referred
for treatment. He is carefully considering the symptoms that have been
documented, and is attempting to identify the type of psychological disorder the
individual is most likely to have. Dr. Underhill is currently focusing on:
Diagnosis
Blair has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. She tells the clinician that she has
been feeling extremely depressed for the last month. Blair also tells the clinician
that, just before her symptoms began, her husband moved out and she lost her
job. The clinician would use:
Axis IV of the DSM to record these environmental factors
Many people believe that the mentally ill are violence-prone. This is because
the incidents of violence involving the mentally ill receive a great deal of media attention
Elise is so terrified of enclosed places that she had to quit her new job because
her office had no windows. She knows that her fear is irrational, but she can't
seem to control her anxiety. In this case, Elise's symptoms are most consistent
with:
A phobic disorder
Wesley has gone in for a psychiatric assessment. He tells the clinician that he
has been feeling apprehensive and edgy for the last month, but so far his anxiety
