Psyc 2000 Exam 4 #2

Front 1

_____ may occur when a person who is attacked by a fierce dog later develops a fear of all dogs.

Back 1

Stimulus Generalization

Front 2

Dr. Cobbs believes that psychological disorders are influenced by genetic predispositions and physiological states. He is also aware that inner psychological dynamics, social dynamics, and culture influence psychological disorders. Dr. Cobbs believes in a:

Back 2

Biopsychosocial Approach

Front 3

John is a patient who reports significant anger, hostility, and overall disregard for people. He has been diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. His personality disorder belongs on which DSM-IV-TR axis?

Back 3

Axis II

Front 4

The link between conditioned fear and general anxiety helps explain why anxious people are _____ to possible threats, and how panic-prone people come to associate anxiety with certain cues.

Back 4

hyperattentive

Front 5

Fear-learning experiences that traumatize the brain can also create fear circuits within the:

Back 5

amygdala

Front 6

The anterior cingulate cortex is especially likely to show elevated activity in people who suffer from:

Back 6

OCD

Front 7

Dr. Sorenson meets with a client who displays both psychological problems and problems functioning in her daily life. Which of the five axes of the DSM-IV-TR would Dr. Sorenson use to assess this client's personal functioning?

Back 7

Axis V

Front 8

The anterior cingulate cortex is especially likely to show elevated activity in people who suffer from:

Back 8

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Front 9

Using _____, researchers have created chronically anxious, ulcer-prone rats by giving them unpredictable electric shocks.

Back 9

classical conditioning

Front 10

If you have too much _____, your brain's alarm centers may become overactive.

Back 10

glutamate

Front 11

The _____ in the brain monitors our actions and checks for errors.

Back 11

anterior cingulate cortex

Front 12

With respect to obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsession is to thought as compulsion is to _____.

Back 12

action

Front 13

Upon Roger's admission to the psychiatric unit, Dr. Weaver began her evaluation of him. When she asked why he is here, he responded that "the binary code knows the answer to the riddle that is in the middle on the griddle. Furthermore, I know that the horned head of Zeus rises in the early morning." Roger may have this subtype of schizophrenia.

Back 13

disorganized

Front 14

In the context of schizophrenia, perception is to _____ as cognition is to delusion.

Back 14

hallucination

Front 15

In the context of schizophrenia, hallucination is to delusion as _____ is to _____.

Back 15

perception; cognition

Front 16

_____ is characterized by periods of immobility or excessive, purposeless movement.

Back 16

catatonia

Front 17

Manic-depressive disorder is now usually called _____.

Back 17

bipolar disorder

Front 18

Owen is a heavy smoker, and for the past three months, he has been severely depressed. Owen's doctor told him that it is likely that he smokes so much because nicotine can temporarily increase levels of _____, a neurotransmitter scarce during depression.

Back 18

norepinephrine

Front 19

The _____ perspective has linked the experience of depression with learned helplessness.

Back 19

social-cognitive

Front 20

Of the eating disorders described in the text, significant binge eating is associated with _____ and binge-eating disorder.

Back 20

bulimia nervosa

Front 21

Angel has been arrested for grand theft auto. He claims that it wasn't him and that he knows nothing about the crime, and that his alter ego must have done it. The court-appointed psychiatrist knows immediately that Angel does NOT suffer from _____ as the host is never co-conscious with the alter egos.

Back 21

dissociative identity disorder

Front 22

According to data from the National Institute of Mental Health, _____ is the MOST common anxiety disorder in the U.S.

Back 22

phobia

Front 23

Of the eating disorders described in the text, _____ does NOT involve excessive exercise.

Back 23

binge eating disorder

Front 24

_____ is a mental disorder most likely to lead to poverty.

Back 24

Schizophrenia

Front 25

Bruno has been arrested for grand theft auto. He claims that it wasn't him and that he knows nothing about the crime as his alter ego must have done it. The court-appointed psychiatrist knows immediately that Angel does not suffer from _____ disorder as the host is never co-conscious with the alter egos.

Back 25

dissociative identity