Question 1

People who suffer from which disorders appear to have a pathological need to seek attention and sympathy from medical professionals?

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A)  factitious disorders
B)  adjustment disorders
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorders
D)  delusional disordersE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Regarding major depressive disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  In serious cases of depression, it is impossible for a person to function at work or at school or to even feed or dress themselves.
B)  In very severe cases of depression (or mania) , persons may lose touch with reality and display psychotic symptoms.
C)  A major depressive disorder is sometimes referred to as dysthymia.
D)  The person with a major depression who attempts suicide intends to succeed and may give no prior warning.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Not all symptoms are equally prominent in every schizophrenic. Similarly, the different symptoms in any individual can become more or less prominent over time. For these reasons, the various manifestations of schizophrenia are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized schizophrenic disorders.
B)  dissociative disorders.
C)  somatic symptom disorders.
D)  schizophrenia spectrum disorders.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Regarding the genetic potential for developing schizophrenia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Very few people with schizophrenia have children.
B)  There is a case on record of four identical quadruplets all developing schizophrenia.
C)  The younger a man is when he fathers a child, the more likely it is that his child will develop schizophrenia because of genetic mutations in immature male reproductive cells.
D)  Researchers are now beginning to search for specific genes related to schizophrenia.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

In practice, which of the following explains most instances in which people voluntarily seek professional help?

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A)  social nonconformity
B)  subjective discomfort
C)  parental urgings
D)  law enforcement involvementE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 6

Gabriel's speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sometimes sounds like a "word salad," and she is having problems with thinking, memory, and attention with her emotions ranging from hyperemotional to a flat affect. Gabriel is most likely exhibiting a(n)

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A)  anxiety attack.
B)  nervous breakdown.
C)  psychosis.
D)  neurosis.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

By comparison with anxiety disorders, trauma- and stressor-related disorders

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A)  are more severe and disruptive.
B)  involve a break with reality.
C)  tend to persist even when a person's life circumstances improve.
D)  are rooted in a person's specific life circumstances and may improve as life circumstances improve.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following is classified in the DSM-5 as a depressive disorder?

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A)  somatic symptom disorder
B)  catatonia
C)  cyclothymia
D)  dysthymiaE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of dissociative fugue?

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A)  Len feels that he is a woman trapped in a man's body.
B)  Jerry is found disoriented, wandering in Manhattan, hundreds of miles from his home in Kentucky.
C)  Clara is arrested in Chicago for using a false identity to commit credit card fraud.
D)  At times, Ben claims to be a mechanic named Jack and, at other times, a financial consultant named Trevor.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Lionel is in the mall and begins to experience chest pain, a racing heart, dizziness, choking, trembling, feelings of unreality, and fears of losing control. He believes that he is either having a heart attack or going insane. After having these "attacks" several times, Lionel went to a therapist, who diagnosed him with an anxiety disorder called __________ disorder.

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Question 11

When a person with a major depressive disorder attempts suicide, they usually intend to succeed and may give no prior warning.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Typically, people with antisocial personalities showed similar problems in childhood, having a condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)  neurocognitive disorder.
B)  bipolar disorder.
C)  conduct disorder.
D)  childhood schizotypal disorder.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Throughout the day, Judy is distracted by the thought that she has left her keys or her wallet locked in her car. As a result, she checks her purse dozens of times each day to be sure the keys and wallet are with her. In this example, Judy's constant checking her purse for her keys would be considered a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  phobia.
B)  compulsion.
C)  obsession.
D)  paranoid delusion.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Discuss what genetic, prenatal conditions, birth complications, and types of communication patterns within families have been found to be related to the development schizophrenia.

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Question 15

Most people have mild phobias, but they are not considered a specific phobic disorder unless the

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A)  person in question has previously had a traumatic experience with the object of their fear.
B)  fear is disruptive to the person's daily life.
C)  person has had the fear since childhood.
D)  phobia has been named, like claustrophobia; otherwise it is considered generalized anxiety disorder.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Persons who suffer from a bipolar I disorder tend to show

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A)  hyperactive, agitated, manic behavior with episodes of deep depression.
B)  total despair and hopelessness with an occasional episode of hypomania.
C)  almost complete mutism with inappropriate posturing, referred to as "waxy flexibility."
D)  somatic delusions or delusions of influence with frequent auditory and tactile hallucinations.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Regarding social nonconformity, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social nonconformity is accompanied by subjective discomfort.
B)  Social nonconformity may indicate a psychological disorder or a harmless eccentricity.
C)  Social nonconformity always indicates some degree of psychological disorder, though it may be a slight one.
D)  Social nonconformity involves disobeying one's own private standards for acceptable behavior.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Since young adulthood, Alicia has had deeply held bizarre false beliefs; while her younger brother Hank had to be hospitalized when he remained mute and held odd postures for hours. Their grandfather was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is slowly losing the ability to think clearly and remember. According to the DSM-5 , all of their mental disorders would be classified as __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative
B)  psychotic
C)  somatic symptom
D)  neurodevelopmentalE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 19

Regarding obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  While the DSM-5 now categorizes the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders separately from the anxiety disorders, they are nevertheless clear examples of coping with anxiety.
B)  A related disorder to obsessive-compulsive disorder is hoarding disorder, which is about excessively collecting various things.
C)  Some obsessive-compulsive disorders simply involve extreme orderliness and following a rigid routine, which makes the highly anxious person feel more secure.
D)  If obsessive-compulsive patterns are long-standing, but less intense, then they are classified as a conversion disorder.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Regarding psychoses, excesses or exaggerations compared to normal behavior, such as delusions and hallucinations, would be considered __________ symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive
B)  negative
C)  comorbid
D)  stress-vulnerabilityE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is classified in the DSM-5 as a depressive disorder?

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Regarding the genetic potential for developing schizophrenia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Regarding obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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Gabriel's speech tends to be so garbled and chaotic that it sometimes sounds like a "word salad," and she is having problems with thinking, memory, and attention with her emotions ranging from hyperemotional to a flat affect. Gabriel is most likely exhibiting a(n)

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When a person with a major depressive disorder attempts suicide, they usually intend to succeed and may give no prior warning.

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People who suffer from which disorders appear to have a pathological need to seek attention and sympathy from medical professionals?

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Regarding the genetic potential for developing schizophrenia, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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