Psych 382 Exam 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The most common mental disorders in the US are the? - CORRECT ANSWER anxiety
disorder
A diagnosis suggests all of the following, EXCEPT... - CORRECT 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.... - CORRECT 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.... - CORRECT ANSWER Both a and b are correct
Behavior that violates legal norms is... - CORRECT ANSWER deviant and criminal
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural disaster, he
is most likely.... - CORRECT ANSWER exhibiting a typical reaction
Fear differs from anxiety in that... - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER Classical conditioning
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER acute stress disorder
, Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... - CORRECT 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... -
CORRECT ANSWER panic disorder
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead", he or she is experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER derealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment with no
control group? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Distress
Pairing the thought of feared object or situations with relaxation training is called... -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cognitive
Dorian was only ten miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded... - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER panic attack
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitaty-adrenal pathway of
the stress response? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER The
psychodynamic approach
More women than men experience all of the following disorders EXCEPT... - CORRECT
ANSWER obsessive-compulsive disorder
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The most common mental disorders in the US are the? - CORRECT ANSWER anxiety
disorder
A diagnosis suggests all of the following, EXCEPT... - CORRECT 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.... - CORRECT 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.... - CORRECT ANSWER Both a and b are correct
Behavior that violates legal norms is... - CORRECT ANSWER deviant and criminal
If a person experiences anxious or depressed mood following a significant natural disaster, he
is most likely.... - CORRECT ANSWER exhibiting a typical reaction
Fear differs from anxiety in that... - CORRECT 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? -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER Classical conditioning
Someone experiencing dissociative amnesia would be most likely to have problems with
what memories? - CORRECT 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER acute stress disorder
, Deciding that a client's psychological problems in fact represent a particular disorder is
called... - CORRECT 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... -
CORRECT ANSWER panic disorder
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even
"dead", he or she is experiencing - CORRECT ANSWER derealization
How do you find out if the treatment is effective or not in a single-subject experiment with no
control group? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER Distress
Pairing the thought of feared object or situations with relaxation training is called... -
CORRECT 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? - CORRECT
ANSWER Cognitive
Dorian was only ten miles away when Mt. St Helens exploded... - CORRECT
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 - CORRECT ANSWER panic attack
Which of the following accurately describes the hypothalamic-pituitaty-adrenal pathway of
the stress response? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER The
psychodynamic approach
More women than men experience all of the following disorders EXCEPT... - CORRECT
ANSWER obsessive-compulsive disorder
