PSYC 3082 Exam 2 Questions and Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
a. believing that some thoughts are unacceptable and, therefore, must be suppressed - Answers
___ seems to put people at greater risk for the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder
a. believing that some thoughts are unacceptable and ,therefore, must be suppressed
b. occasional avoidance of feared situations
c. having infrequent and occasional anxious thoughts
d. taking medication for depression or anxiety, such as an SSRI
a. none of the responses are correct - Answers according to the text and mentioned in class,
there is evidence that psychological treatments alone
a. none of the responses are correct
b. only have short-term effects on depressive symptoms
c. are not helpful for individuals with recurrent depressive disorders
d. have no effect on neurochemical correlates of depression and this is not effective
b. lithium - Answers one treatment of choice for manic episodes in bipolar disorder is
a. prozac
b. lithium
c. an MAO inhibitor
d. zoloft
a. anorexia nervosa, restricting type - Answers your client weighs 95 lbs, although her height is 5
feet, 10 inches. She does not binge or purge, but eats only psaringly and exercises excessively.
She is overly concerned with gaining weight, and does not feel that she is underweight. How
would you diagnose this client?
a. anorexia nervosa, restricting type
b. bulimia nervosa, nonpurging type
c. anorexia nervosa, binge-eating/purging type
d. bulimia nervosa, purging type
d. almost a quarter of men reported having 20 or more sexual partners - Answers according to
the study cited and as discussed in class, which of the following is true of men aged 20 to 39 in
, the U.S., at least by their report?
a. almost a quarter of men have engaged in same-sex activity
b. a majority of adult men can reach orgasm 10 or more times a day
c. a majority of men have had at least 10 experiences of anal intercourse
d. almost a quarter of men reported having 20 or more sexual partners
d. interpretation of nonharmful stimuli or bodily sensations as threatening - Answers a central
feature of illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) is
a. interpretation of harmful stimuli or bodily sensations as nonthreatening
b. less acute physical sensations than someone without illness anxiety disorder
c. a distrust of medical personnel
d. interpretation of nonharmful stimuli or bodily sensations as threatening
b. hypoactive sexual desire disorder - Answers during the past several months, Celeste has not
been experiencing any sexual fantasies and has minimal desire for sexual activity. If these
effects are not due to depression, anxiety, substance use, or a general medical condition, they
may be characteristics of
a. sexual aversion disorder
b. hypoactive sexual desire disorder
c. genito pelvic pain disorder
d. dyspareunia
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; other anxiety disorders - Answers an individual with __
attempts to avoid get rid of or reduce thoughts images, or impulses by often engaging in
behavioral or mental rituals, whereas an individual with __ may worry excessively about trivial
matters, or attempt to avoid an external object or situation, or at least a memory of one
a. PTSD; other anxiety disorders
b. PTSD; other anxiety disorders
c. PTSD; obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; other anxiety disorders
a. slowed or decreased speech - Answers which of the following is not a symptom of a manic
episode?
a. believing that some thoughts are unacceptable and, therefore, must be suppressed - Answers
___ seems to put people at greater risk for the development of obsessive-compulsive disorder
a. believing that some thoughts are unacceptable and ,therefore, must be suppressed
b. occasional avoidance of feared situations
c. having infrequent and occasional anxious thoughts
d. taking medication for depression or anxiety, such as an SSRI
a. none of the responses are correct - Answers according to the text and mentioned in class,
there is evidence that psychological treatments alone
a. none of the responses are correct
b. only have short-term effects on depressive symptoms
c. are not helpful for individuals with recurrent depressive disorders
d. have no effect on neurochemical correlates of depression and this is not effective
b. lithium - Answers one treatment of choice for manic episodes in bipolar disorder is
a. prozac
b. lithium
c. an MAO inhibitor
d. zoloft
a. anorexia nervosa, restricting type - Answers your client weighs 95 lbs, although her height is 5
feet, 10 inches. She does not binge or purge, but eats only psaringly and exercises excessively.
She is overly concerned with gaining weight, and does not feel that she is underweight. How
would you diagnose this client?
a. anorexia nervosa, restricting type
b. bulimia nervosa, nonpurging type
c. anorexia nervosa, binge-eating/purging type
d. bulimia nervosa, purging type
d. almost a quarter of men reported having 20 or more sexual partners - Answers according to
the study cited and as discussed in class, which of the following is true of men aged 20 to 39 in
, the U.S., at least by their report?
a. almost a quarter of men have engaged in same-sex activity
b. a majority of adult men can reach orgasm 10 or more times a day
c. a majority of men have had at least 10 experiences of anal intercourse
d. almost a quarter of men reported having 20 or more sexual partners
d. interpretation of nonharmful stimuli or bodily sensations as threatening - Answers a central
feature of illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis) is
a. interpretation of harmful stimuli or bodily sensations as nonthreatening
b. less acute physical sensations than someone without illness anxiety disorder
c. a distrust of medical personnel
d. interpretation of nonharmful stimuli or bodily sensations as threatening
b. hypoactive sexual desire disorder - Answers during the past several months, Celeste has not
been experiencing any sexual fantasies and has minimal desire for sexual activity. If these
effects are not due to depression, anxiety, substance use, or a general medical condition, they
may be characteristics of
a. sexual aversion disorder
b. hypoactive sexual desire disorder
c. genito pelvic pain disorder
d. dyspareunia
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; other anxiety disorders - Answers an individual with __
attempts to avoid get rid of or reduce thoughts images, or impulses by often engaging in
behavioral or mental rituals, whereas an individual with __ may worry excessively about trivial
matters, or attempt to avoid an external object or situation, or at least a memory of one
a. PTSD; other anxiety disorders
b. PTSD; other anxiety disorders
c. PTSD; obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder; other anxiety disorders
a. slowed or decreased speech - Answers which of the following is not a symptom of a manic
episode?
