Question 1

Jessie is giving a class presentation on suicide.Which of the following is a point you are likely to hear her make?

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A)  People who talk about committing suicide are just looking for attention.
B)  One must be careful when talking with a depressed person about suicide because you might make them more likely to take their own life.
C)  As depression lifts,the risk of suicide may increase rather than decrease.
D)  There is seldom any warning given by those who commit suicide.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The dramatic increase in the rate of autism over the past decade is most likely due to

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A)  childhood vaccines.
B)  changes in diagnostic procedures.
C)  poor diets and nutrition.
D)  genetic mutations.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Kevan used to study diligently for exams in all of his high school classes and begin working on writing projects immediately after they were assigned.However,no matter what he did,he could never score higher than C or C+.What prediction would the behavioural model make about Kevan's behaviour today as a college student?

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A)  Kevan may begin to give up working so hard because of the lack of a payoff for his efforts.
B)  Kevan will eventually drop out of college because of his poor performance.
C)  Kevan will continue to study diligently and work hard in his classes.
D)  Kevan's behaviour cannot be adequately predicted from his past experiences.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 4

The suicide rate of people with bipolar disorder is about ________________ than that of the general population.

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A)  5 times lower
B)  7 times higher
C)  10 times higher
D)  15 times higherE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 5

Research has found that more people with schizophrenia are born in which two seasons?

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A)  Spring and summer
B)  Summer and fall
C)  Fall and winter
D)  Winter and springE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Suppose you are a psychologist who is evaluating the behaviour of a new client.The client tells you that he does not like to wear clothing and that he walks around nude most of the time.In addition,he tells you that he lives in a society in which clothing is required and nudity is seen as abnormal.Which of the following is not a criterion by which you evaluate your client's behaviour as abnormal?

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A)  Biological dysfunction
B)  Impairment
C)  Subjective distress
D)  Statistical rarityE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

What specific psychological disorder is marked by cycles of extreme activity and inactivity?

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A)  Catatonic schizophrenia
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)  Bipolar disorder
D)  Major depressive disorderE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Fear of public speaking and stage fright are both examples of

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A)  social anxiety disorders.
B)  panic.
C)  specific phobias.
D)  nonspecific phobias.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Some residents in Latin America refer to ________ as the cause of disease,misfortune,and social disruption.

Accepted Answer

A)  windigo
B)  gururumba
C)  saora disorder
D)  mal de ojoE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 10

The symptoms of autism become most apparent around what age?

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A)  2
B)  4
C)  5
D)  7E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Which type of anxiety disorder is most commonly associated with malingering for some type of external gain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phobias
B)  Obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)  Posttraumatic stress disorder
D)  Panic disorderE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

An irrational fear of some object or specific situation is called

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A)  a specific phobia.
B)  an interactive phobia.
C)  acrophobia.
D)  pantaphobia.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Shantae constantly complains of physical symptoms such as nausea and trouble catching her breath.After finding no medical explanation for her symptoms,a physician suspects Shantae suffers from

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative disorder.
B)  illness anxiety disorder.
C)  conversion disorder.
D)  somatization disorder.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 14

Generalized anxiety disorder would be more likely to occur in which of the following persons?

Accepted Answer

A)  A divorced 60-year-old Hispanic man
B)  A widowed low-income Caucasian female
C)  A married poor Asian couple
D)  A 19-year-old African-Canadian womanE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 15

Kat is giving a report on dissociative identity disorder (DID) in her psychopathology seminar.A main conclusion that you would expect to hear from her talk is that

Accepted Answer

A)  most clinical psychologists agree that DID is a valid psychological disorder.
B)  most claims of sexual abuse as a precursor to DID have been proven with corroborating evidence.
C)  DID is most often created by questionable therapeutic practices rather than being a true disorder.
D)  the diagnosis of DID has dropped nearly a hundredfold since 1979.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when,without warning,her heart begins racing rapidly,she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing,rapid breathing,and sweating.She thinks she is having a heart attack.Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode.Her symptoms most resemble

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B)  generalized anxiety disorder.
C)  those of a panic attack.
D)  posttraumatic stress disorder.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

The disorder or culture-bound syndrome in which men fear that their penis is shrinking is primarily found in which country?

Accepted Answer

A)  China
B)  Sri Lanka
C)  Malaysia
D)  Subarctic CanadaE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

In a condition called _______,some residents in New Guinea report episodes where they steal and later deposit their neighbours' possessions in the forest,but remember nothing of the entire episode.

Accepted Answer

A)  windigo
B)  Arctic hysteria
C)  gururumba
D)  mal de ojoE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Illness anxiety disorder is to ____________ disorders as obsessive-compulsive disorder is to ___________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety;personality
B)  somatic symptom;anxiety
C)  personality;mood
D)  factitious;somatoformE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

______________ are concerned with the possibility that psychiatric diagnoses exert powerful negative effects on people's perceptions and behaviour,and can lead them to act differently and be treated differently by others.

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychoanalysts
B)  Humanists
C)  Behaviourists
D)  Labelling theoristsE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Generalized anxiety disorder would be more likely to occur in which of the following persons?

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The suicide rate of people with bipolar disorder is about ________________ than that of the general population.

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Research has found that more people with schizophrenia are born in which two seasons?

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Kat is giving a report on dissociative identity disorder (DID) in her psychopathology seminar.A main conclusion that you would expect to hear from her talk is that

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Some residents in Latin America refer to ________ as the cause of disease,misfortune,and social disruption.

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An irrational fear of some object or specific situation is called

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What specific psychological disorder is marked by cycles of extreme activity and inactivity?

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______________ are concerned with the possibility that psychiatric diagnoses exert powerful negative effects on people's perceptions and behaviour,and can lead them to act differently and be treated differently by others.

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In a condition called _______,some residents in New Guinea report episodes where they steal and later deposit their neighbours' possessions in the forest,but remember nothing of the entire episode.

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Illness anxiety disorder is to __ disorders as obsessive-compulsive disorder is to _ disorders.

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The symptoms of autism become most apparent around what age?

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Shantae constantly complains of physical symptoms such as nausea and trouble catching her breath.After finding no medical explanation for her symptoms,a physician suspects Shantae suffers from

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Fear of public speaking and stage fright are both examples of

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The dramatic increase in the rate of autism over the past decade is most likely due to

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Jessie is giving a class presentation on suicide.Which of the following is a point you are likely to hear her make?

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Which type of anxiety disorder is most commonly associated with malingering for some type of external gain?

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The disorder or culture-bound syndrome in which men fear that their penis is shrinking is primarily found in which country?

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Generalized anxiety disorder would be more likely to occur in which of the following persons?

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The suicide rate of people with bipolar disorder is about ________________ than that of the general population.

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______________ are concerned with the possibility that psychiatric diagnoses exert powerful negative effects on people's perceptions and behaviour,and can lead them to act differently and be treated differently by others.

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