PSYC 382 Exam 2 Answers
The most common mental disorders in the US are the? Answer anxiety disorder
A diagnosis suggests all of the following, EXCEPT... Answer A 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.... Answer switching
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.... Answer Both a and b are correct
Behavior that violates legal norms is... Answer deviant and criminal
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural
disaster, he is most likely.... Answer exhibiting a typical reaction
Fear differs from anxiety in that... Answer fear is specific threat and anxiety is more
general
Which of the following is the best example of "re-experiencing" as it relates to PTSD?
Answer Reliving 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?
Answer Classical conditioning
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? Answer All 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 persist for less than a month are called...
Answer acute stress disorder
Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... Answer diagnosis
, 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... Answer panic disorder
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead", he or she is experiencing Answer derealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment
with no control group? Answer In 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? Answer Distress
Pairing the thought of feared object or situations with relaxation training is called...
Answer systematic 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 responses? Answer
Cognitive
Dorian was only ten miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded... Answer PTSD
You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortness of 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 Answer panic attack
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitaty-adrenal pathway
of the stress response? Answer The hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary to produce
stress hormone that causes the adrenal gland to release corticosteroids
Which theoretical position explains the origin of anxiety disorders as the overrun of
defense mechanisms by neurotic or moral anxiety? Answer The psychodynamic
approach
More women than men experience all of the following disorders EXCEPT... Answer
obsessive-compulsive disorder
The IRB has a minimum set of requirements... Answer .Participants are required to
sign an informed consent form before the beginning of the experiment
.Benzodiazepines are believed to be effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder
because they increase inhibition at ___________ receptors, which reduce anxiety.
Answer GABA
The most common mental disorders in the US are the? Answer anxiety disorder
A diagnosis suggests all of the following, EXCEPT... Answer A 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.... Answer switching
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.... Answer Both a and b are correct
Behavior that violates legal norms is... Answer deviant and criminal
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural
disaster, he is most likely.... Answer exhibiting a typical reaction
Fear differs from anxiety in that... Answer fear is specific threat and anxiety is more
general
Which of the following is the best example of "re-experiencing" as it relates to PTSD?
Answer Reliving 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?
Answer Classical conditioning
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? Answer All 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 persist for less than a month are called...
Answer acute stress disorder
Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... Answer diagnosis
, 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... Answer panic disorder
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead", he or she is experiencing Answer derealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment
with no control group? Answer In 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? Answer Distress
Pairing the thought of feared object or situations with relaxation training is called...
Answer systematic 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 responses? Answer
Cognitive
Dorian was only ten miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded... Answer PTSD
You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortness of 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 Answer panic attack
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitaty-adrenal pathway
of the stress response? Answer The hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary to produce
stress hormone that causes the adrenal gland to release corticosteroids
Which theoretical position explains the origin of anxiety disorders as the overrun of
defense mechanisms by neurotic or moral anxiety? Answer The psychodynamic
approach
More women than men experience all of the following disorders EXCEPT... Answer
obsessive-compulsive disorder
The IRB has a minimum set of requirements... Answer .Participants are required to
sign an informed consent form before the beginning of the experiment
.Benzodiazepines are believed to be effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder
because they increase inhibition at ___________ receptors, which reduce anxiety.
Answer GABA
