NORMAL OR ABNORMAL
Practice Exam
Additional Info
The practice exam consists of 50 questions – about 7 per problem.
It will be based on the literature and articles provided on Canvas in 2019-2020.
(But study your lecture notes as well as they will be relevant for your exam!)
Goodluck.
Bachelor 1 Psychology – Erasmus University
Made by Lauryn Igwe – 2019/2020
, Problem 1 – Anxiety Disorders
1) What is the best description for fear?
a) An apprehension and worry for possible danger in the future
b) Fight
c) An alarm reaction to immediate danger
d) Flight
2) Which genetic trait generally makes one more vulnerable to anxiety
disorders?
a) Hyperactivity in dopamine regulation
b) Neuroticism
c) Hyperactivity in glutamate regulation
d) All of the above
3) What is not part of the DSM-5 criteria for specific phobias?
a) The anxiety and avoidant behaviour cause clinically significant fear or
lessened daily functioning
b) The fear is out of proportion compared to the actual danger that is
being caused by the specific object or situation and in comparison with
sociocultural context
c) The fear and anxiety are persistent and present for more than 6 months
d) The disorder may be linked to symptoms of comorbid mental disorders
4) What is a significant difference between blood-injection injury phobia and
other specific phobias?
a) Those with this phobia show a range physiological responses that may
cause them to faint
b) Because people with this disorder actively avoid things like doctor’s
appointments it is significantly more impairing than other specific
phobia
c) Those with this phobia do not necessarily show fear, just disgust
d) It has no links with heritability at all
5) Which of the following can not be explained by the evolutionary view on
phobias?
a) Social phobias
b) Agoraphobia
c) Specific phobias
d) All of them can be explained by the evolutionary view
6) John has had a dog since he was very young, his friend Sam does not have
a dog. One day they both get bitten by a dog that looks exactly like John’s
dog. Which of the two is more likely to get anxious around John’s dog.
Practice Exam
Additional Info
The practice exam consists of 50 questions – about 7 per problem.
It will be based on the literature and articles provided on Canvas in 2019-2020.
(But study your lecture notes as well as they will be relevant for your exam!)
Goodluck.
Bachelor 1 Psychology – Erasmus University
Made by Lauryn Igwe – 2019/2020
, Problem 1 – Anxiety Disorders
1) What is the best description for fear?
a) An apprehension and worry for possible danger in the future
b) Fight
c) An alarm reaction to immediate danger
d) Flight
2) Which genetic trait generally makes one more vulnerable to anxiety
disorders?
a) Hyperactivity in dopamine regulation
b) Neuroticism
c) Hyperactivity in glutamate regulation
d) All of the above
3) What is not part of the DSM-5 criteria for specific phobias?
a) The anxiety and avoidant behaviour cause clinically significant fear or
lessened daily functioning
b) The fear is out of proportion compared to the actual danger that is
being caused by the specific object or situation and in comparison with
sociocultural context
c) The fear and anxiety are persistent and present for more than 6 months
d) The disorder may be linked to symptoms of comorbid mental disorders
4) What is a significant difference between blood-injection injury phobia and
other specific phobias?
a) Those with this phobia show a range physiological responses that may
cause them to faint
b) Because people with this disorder actively avoid things like doctor’s
appointments it is significantly more impairing than other specific
phobia
c) Those with this phobia do not necessarily show fear, just disgust
d) It has no links with heritability at all
5) Which of the following can not be explained by the evolutionary view on
phobias?
a) Social phobias
b) Agoraphobia
c) Specific phobias
d) All of them can be explained by the evolutionary view
6) John has had a dog since he was very young, his friend Sam does not have
a dog. One day they both get bitten by a dog that looks exactly like John’s
dog. Which of the two is more likely to get anxious around John’s dog.
