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Karen Horney believed that male/female differences were often due to______. a. hormonal levels b. family politics c. socially defined roles d. hereditary traits e. unconscious motives |
c. socially defined roles |
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The theorist ______, placed greater importance on social factors such as inferiority, speriority and compensation than did Freud. a. Alfred Adler b. Fifty- Cent c. Karen Horney d. Carl Jung e Carl Rogers |
a. Alfred Adler |
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_______refers to the lifelong process of striving to realize one's full potential. a. Projection b. Wish fulfillment c. The self-fulfilling prophecy d. Sublimation e. Self-Actualization |
e. Self-Actualization |
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Carl Rogers would say that students_____when they view themselves as brilliant, but earn C's in all their classes. a. have a strong superego b. have a dark shadow c. are self-actualized d. have low need for achievement e. are experiencing incongruence |
e. are experiencing incongruence |
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Carl rogers defined the ________as the totality of all we can perceive. a. Unconditional positive reagrd b. phenomenal field c. temparament d. locus of control e.ego |
b. phenomenal field |
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_____refers to the concept of the mutual influence of our cognitions, behavior, and environment. a. Psychoanalysis b. Sublimation c. Field Theory d. Environmental psychology e. Reciprocal determinism |
e. Reciprocal determinism |
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Delusions are a. emotions that fluctuate wildly b. false or irrational beliefs c. ritualistic behaviors d. false or imagined sensory perceptions e. emotions that are flattened |
b. false or irrational beliefs |
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The experience of delusions oor hallucinations in a person is a strong indicator of a. Psychosis b. Personal distress c. Depression d. Psychodynamics e. Physical illness |
a. Psychosis |
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A person who is hears nonexistent voices is experiencing a. sensory residuals b.hallucinations c. obsessions d. delusions e. compulsions |
b.hallucinations |
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The view that mental problems are caused by physical illness is known as the a. diathesis view b. clinical model c. psychodynamic model d. meidcal model of mental disorder e. psychotrauma model |
d. meidcal model of mental disorder |
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Psychological models of mental illness emphasize the contribution of a. the unconscious, our senses, and our pre-existing beliefs. b. the family, the individual, and society c. fear anxiety and stress d. historical, sexual, and physical factors e. cognitive, behavioral, and biological factors. |
e. cognitive, behavioral, and biological factors. |
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Shannon is seeking psycholohical help to get over an extreme fear of dogs. Someone who believes in ____approach is most likely to believe that shannon fears dogs today as a result of being attacked by a pit bull when she was a teenager. a. humanistic b. biological c. psychodynamic d.behavioral e. cognitive |
d. behavioral |
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The _____approach to psychological disorders focuses on abnormalities in the brain and nervous system. a. bioanalytic b.cognitive c. behavioral d. psychodynamic e. biological |
e. biological |
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The etiology for a mental disorder is another word for its a. cause b. prevalence c. prevention d. symptoms e. cure |
a. cause |
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___is a legal term, not a psychiatric or psychological term. a. Split personality b. General adaptation syndrome c. Psychpathology d. Associative Disorder e. Insanity |
e. Insanity |
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th Ed.) has ____axial levels. a. unlimited b. 5 c. clinical d. 3 e. 7 |
b. 5 |
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The term _____refers to a loss of contact with reality. a. psychopathology b. paranoia c. somatization d. neurosis e. psychosis |
e. psychosis |
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The best known mood disorders are a. agoraphobia and major depression b. major depression and ADHD c. disorganized depression and catatonic depression d. major depression and schizophrenia e. major depression and bipolar disorder |
e. major depression and bipolar disorder |
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A person suffering with seasonal affective disorder would be expected to be most depressed when a. their sleep has been interrupted by noise b. it is nighttime c. there is a full moon d. it is winter e. they travel to the south |
d. it is winter |
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Bipolar disorder used to be known as a. catatonic schizophrenia b. manic-depressive disorder c. clinical depression d. a dissociative disorder e. ADHD |
b. manic-depressive disorder |
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The DSM-IV-TR considers ________to be an anxiety disorder. a. dissociative identity disorder b. amnesia c. schizophrenia d. bipolar disorder e. obsessive-compulsive disorder |
e. obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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While sitting in class, Sherman suddenly experiences the following: a racing heart, clammy hands, dizziness, and shaking. Sherman has many of the symptoms typical of a. irrationality b. DID c. a fugue state d. SAD e. a panic attack
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e. a panic attack |
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A person with a pervasive and persistent sense of diffuse anxiety may have a. anticipatory anxiety b. generalized anxiety disorder. c. agoraphobia d. paranoia e. panic attacks |
b. generalized anxiety disorder. |
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The fear of being in public space or the market square is known as a. claustrophobia b.hydrophobia c. acrophobia d. agoraphobia e. photobia |
d. agoraphobia |
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_____invovles a persistent and irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or ituation that causes disruption to one's life? a. seasonal phonia b. panic disorder c. sommatoform disorder d. specific phobia e. obsesive-compulsive disorder |
d. specific phobia |
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The ____suggests that we are innately predisposed to fear some stimuli more than others. a. self-fulfilling prophecy b. preparedness hypothesis c. halo effect theory d. psychogenic phobia theory e. learned helplessness theory |
b. preparedness hypothesis |
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An obsession is a repetitive _____whereas a compulsion is expressed as_______. a. stressor, action b. behavior, thought c. situation, fear d. thought, behavior e. action stressor |
d. thought, behavior |
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A key feature of________disorder is the appearance of physical symptoms without an apparent biological cause. a. dissociative b. affective c. somatoform d. hallucinatory e. organic mental |
c. somatoform |
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Jaci has just become blind. The fact that there is no physical reason for this suggests that Jaci may be suffering from a. physical paranoia b. generalized anxiety disorder c. panic disorder d. conversion disorder e. observer discomfort |
d. conversion disorder |
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The defining feature of _______is an exaggerated concern about physical health that leads the person to bounce from doctor to doctor. a. triskaidekaphobia b. hypochondriasis c. conversion disorder d.dissociative fugue e. obsessive-compulsive disorder |
b. hypochondriasis |
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Which of the following is not a dissociative disorder? a. identity b. DID c. Fugue d. Obsessive-compulsive e. depersonalization |
d. Obsessive-compulsive |
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_______involves a loss of memory as well as fleeing from one's family, home, and job. a. conversion disorder b. unconventionality c.dissociative fugue d. dissociative identity disorder e. fugue episodes |
c.dissociative fugue |
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After being abused throughout her childhood, Helen has three distinct personalities. One is aggressive, one is sexually promiscuous, and one is very timid. Helen most likely suffers from a. psychogeni amnesia b. conversion disorder c. dissociative identity disorder d. personality disorder e. anxiety disorder |
c. dissociative identity disorder |
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The term schizophrenia means a. a distortion of self-esteem. b. a split of the mind from reality c. multiple personality d. a split in personality e. B and C are correct |
b. a split of the mind from reality |
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A key feature of _____an odd motor state in which the individual may remain frozen in a stupor for long periods of time. a. catatonic schizophrenia b. obsessive-compulsive disorder c. paranoid schizophrenia d.residual schizophrenia e. undiffrentiated schizophrenia |
a. catatonic schizophrenia |
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A diagnosis of _____schizophrenia is reserved for persons whose symptoms do not clearly fall into other categories a. undiffrentiated b. disorganized c. dissociative d. residual e. hebephrenic |
a. undiffrentiated |
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Avtive processes such as delusions are referred to as ______symptoms while ______symptoms refer to passive processes and defiencies. a. undiffrentiated, residual b. positive; negative c. primary, secondary d. right brain, left brain e. northern, southern |
b. positive; negative |
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Mary shows a pattern of instability in her relationships, self image, and feelings, she lacks a sense of who she is and engages in self-mutilation. As such she MOST likely has _______personality disorder. a. antisocial b. schizoid c. paranoid d. borderline |
d. borderline |
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As noted by dr. Ramscov in lecture, the malignant narcissist is most likely profile for________. a. serial killer b. con-man c. hip hop rapper d. career criminal |
a. serial killer |
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The career criminal, usually a male, who has little empathy for his victims and appears to have little guilt or conscience is most likely a _______personality disorder. a. paranoid b. hysterical c. antisocial d. borderline |
c. antisocial |
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If Diane is seeing a biomedical therapist to treat her depression, she is most likely to receive a. talking sessions b. psychoanalysis c. medication d. aversion therapy e. group therapy |
c. medication |
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______therapy tries to help patients understand the thoughts, emotions, and motives that underlie their difficulties. a. aversion b. token c. psychosomatic d. conditioning e. insight |
e. insight |
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_____therapies emphasizes the realease of conflicts and memories from the unconscious. a. psychodynamic b. psychological c. psychic d. situational e. systematic |
a. psychodynamic |
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According to psychoanalysis, the process of _______blocks problems from reaching consciousness. a. insight b. unconditional positive regard c. repression d. nondirection e. transference |
c. repression |
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The process of _______refers to a situation in which a male pateint's feelings for his female therapist stem from his relationship with his mother. a. transference b. systemic dysensitization c. insight therapy d. catharsis e. free association |
a. transference |
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The goal of humanistic therapies is to help clients a. escape social consequences b. suppress their sexual urges and destructive instincts c. come to terms with their childhood d. restore neurotransmitter balances and hormonal regulation e. see their freedom to choose their own fate
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e. see their freedom to choose their own fate |
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An advantage of_____is that such therapy reassures people they are not alone in having a specific problem. a. psychoanalysis b. self-therapy c. ECT d. token economics e. group therapy |
e. group therapy |
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A(n) _______therapist focuses on changing problem behaviors rather than probing the unconscious mind of the client. a. evolutionary b. psychodynamic c. cognitive d. humanistic e. behavioral
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e. behavioral |
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Systematic desensitization is most often used to treat a. depression b. anxiety disorders c. alcohol abuse d. schizophrenia e. ADHD |
b. anxiety disorders |
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Aversion therapy is useful for the treatment of a. phobic fear b. dininished self-esteem c. drug addiction d. anxiety e. fear of flying |
c. drug addiction |
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Janet has an intense fear of spiders. Her therapist picks one up and lets it sit on her shoulder. The therapist is utilizing______therapy. a. aversion b. exposure/ flooding c. psychodynamic d. contingency e. post- Freudan |
b. exposure/ flooding |
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_______was a therapist who believed that unhappy patients need to rid themselves of ineffective, self- defeating ways of thinking. a. Horney b. Freud c. Sullivan d. Ellis e. Rogers |
d. Ellis |
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________treat the symptoms of delusions, hallucinations, social withdrawal, and occassional agitation. a. Antianxiety drugs b. Antipsychotics c. Analgesics d. Anti-inflammatory drugs e. Antidepressants
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b. Antipsychotics |
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Lithium carbonate is effective in treating a. General anxiety b. schizophrenia c. antisocail personality disorder d. dissociative disorder e. bipolar disorder |
e. bipolar disorder |
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Which of the following is commonly prescribed as an anti-anxiety medication? a. Thorazine b. Clozapine c. Phenothiazine d. Haldol e. Xanax |
e. Xanax a. Thorazine |
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Electroconclusive therapy has proven successful in treating a. severe depression b. general anxiety disorder c. schizophrenia d. ADHD e. obsesive-compulsive disorder |
a. severe depression |
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Behavior modificaton is based on principles of______ a. Classical conditioning b. Operant conditioning c. habituation d. Spontaneous recovery |
b. Operant conditioning |
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______is credited with developing rational emotive therapy. a. Albert Bandura b. Sigmund freud c. Aaron Beck d. Albert Ellis |
d. Albert Ellis |
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Long term treatment with antipsychotic drugs can create a disturbance of motor control, especially facial muscles, that is termed. a. tardive dyskinesia b. psychoactivity c. participant modeling d. TMS e. aversion |
a. tardive dyskinesia |
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The technique of ___________involves severing the nerve fibers connecting the frontal lobes with deep brain structures including the thalamus and the hypothalamus a. diecienphalatomy b. TMS c. Nurosurgery d. prefrontal lobotomy e. electroconvulsive therapy |
d. prefrontal lobotomy |
