PSYC 382 Final Questions and Solved
Solutions.
The most common mental disorder in the United States are the... - AnswerAnxiety
Disorders.
A diagnosis suggest all of the following, EXCEPT.. - AnswerA common theme that is
made apparent by caregiver or family members.
A client who is talking calmly and rationally all of a sudden begins whining and
complaining like a spoiled child. If that client suffers from true dissociative identity
disorder, the client most likely just experienced... - Answerswitching.
Research has shown that effective treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder results
in normalization of activity in the caudate nucleus. This was shown in response to
treatment with.. - AnswerBoth A and B are correct.
Behavior that violates legal norms is... - AnswerDeviant an Criminal.
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural
disaster, he is most likely... - AnswerExhibiting a typical reaction.
Fear differs from anxiety in that.. - AnswerFear is specific threat and anxiety is more
general.
Which of the following is the best example of "re-experiencing" as it relates to
posttraumatic stress disorder? - AnswerReliving the event through daydreams and
night dreams.
Patty used to have an apartment across the street from Burger King. Now, whenever
she thinks of her old apartment, she gets hungry. How would a behaviorist explain this?
- AnswerClassical Conditioning.
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? - AnswerAll events beginning with the trauma but within a limited
period of time.
Re-experiencing, negative mood, dissociative, avoidant,and hyperarousal symptoms
that begin shortly after a horrible event and persists for less than a month are called... -
AnswerAcute Stress Disorder.
, Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... - AnswerAssessment.
Every once in a while, Jack feels nervous to the point of terror. It seems to come on
suddenly and randomly and consists of many physical symptoms. His experience is an
example of a(n)... - AnswerPanic Disorder.
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead" he or she is experiencing.. - AnswerDerealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment
with no control group? - AnswerIn an ABAB design, the subject serves as his own
control.
A person who complains of feeling hopeless and helpless in his misery, BEST fits which
of the following definitions of abnormality? - AnswerDistress.
Pairing the thought of fear objects or situations with relaxation training is called... -
AnswerSystematic Desensitization.
In the face of fear, a person is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted view of
the world. This person is showing which of the following fear response? -
AnswerCognitive.
Dorian was only 10 miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded with one of the largest
blasts in history. There was ash lava everywhere, and he was sure he was going to die.
He was terrified to the core of his being. When rescue teams found him a week later, he
was cold, hungry, and scared. More than a year later he still has nightmares and wakes
up in a cold sweat. This description best fits a(n).. - AnswerPost-traumatic stress
disorder.
You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortless of breath, breath,
choking , feeling dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If it is not a heart attack but an indicator of
anxiety disorder, it is probably a(n)... - AnswerPanic Attack.
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway
of the stress response? - AnswerThe hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary to
produce a stress hormone that causes the adrenal gland to release corticosteroids.
Which theoretical position explains the origin of anciety disorders as the overrun of
defense mechanism by neurotic or moral anxiety? - AnswerThe Psychodynamic
Approach.
Solutions.
The most common mental disorder in the United States are the... - AnswerAnxiety
Disorders.
A diagnosis suggest all of the following, EXCEPT.. - AnswerA common theme that is
made apparent by caregiver or family members.
A client who is talking calmly and rationally all of a sudden begins whining and
complaining like a spoiled child. If that client suffers from true dissociative identity
disorder, the client most likely just experienced... - Answerswitching.
Research has shown that effective treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder results
in normalization of activity in the caudate nucleus. This was shown in response to
treatment with.. - AnswerBoth A and B are correct.
Behavior that violates legal norms is... - AnswerDeviant an Criminal.
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural
disaster, he is most likely... - AnswerExhibiting a typical reaction.
Fear differs from anxiety in that.. - AnswerFear is specific threat and anxiety is more
general.
Which of the following is the best example of "re-experiencing" as it relates to
posttraumatic stress disorder? - AnswerReliving the event through daydreams and
night dreams.
Patty used to have an apartment across the street from Burger King. Now, whenever
she thinks of her old apartment, she gets hungry. How would a behaviorist explain this?
- AnswerClassical Conditioning.
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? - AnswerAll events beginning with the trauma but within a limited
period of time.
Re-experiencing, negative mood, dissociative, avoidant,and hyperarousal symptoms
that begin shortly after a horrible event and persists for less than a month are called... -
AnswerAcute Stress Disorder.
, Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... - AnswerAssessment.
Every once in a while, Jack feels nervous to the point of terror. It seems to come on
suddenly and randomly and consists of many physical symptoms. His experience is an
example of a(n)... - AnswerPanic Disorder.
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead" he or she is experiencing.. - AnswerDerealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment
with no control group? - AnswerIn an ABAB design, the subject serves as his own
control.
A person who complains of feeling hopeless and helpless in his misery, BEST fits which
of the following definitions of abnormality? - AnswerDistress.
Pairing the thought of fear objects or situations with relaxation training is called... -
AnswerSystematic Desensitization.
In the face of fear, a person is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted view of
the world. This person is showing which of the following fear response? -
AnswerCognitive.
Dorian was only 10 miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded with one of the largest
blasts in history. There was ash lava everywhere, and he was sure he was going to die.
He was terrified to the core of his being. When rescue teams found him a week later, he
was cold, hungry, and scared. More than a year later he still has nightmares and wakes
up in a cold sweat. This description best fits a(n).. - AnswerPost-traumatic stress
disorder.
You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortless of breath, breath,
choking , feeling dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If it is not a heart attack but an indicator of
anxiety disorder, it is probably a(n)... - AnswerPanic Attack.
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway
of the stress response? - AnswerThe hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary to
produce a stress hormone that causes the adrenal gland to release corticosteroids.
Which theoretical position explains the origin of anciety disorders as the overrun of
defense mechanism by neurotic or moral anxiety? - AnswerThe Psychodynamic
Approach.
