Q1. People who lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, and experience disruptions in their sense of identity, would most likely be considered as having which of the following types of disorders?
a. schizophrenia
b. anxiety disorders
c. dissociative disorders
d. somatoform disorders
Q2. Sarah hears voices that tell her to shoot Dr. Laura. She is experiencing
a. delusions.
b. compulsions.
c. a phobic reaction.
d. hallucinations.
Q3. The current DSM uses a system of classification that asks for judgments about individuals on five separate dimensions. This approach is termed a ____ system.
a. multiaxial
b. dimensional
c. statistical
d. multi-tasking
Q4. The main difference between a phobic disorder and a generalized anxiety disorder is that
a. the phobic disorder is more severe and more difficult to treat.
b. anxiety has a specific focus in a phobic disorder, but is 'free-floating' in a generalized anxiety disorder.
c. generalized anxiety disorders depend on past conditioning, whereas phobic disorders tend to be genetic.
d. the generalized anxiety disorder occurs primarily in men and the phobic disorder occurs primarily in women.
Q5. Which of the following has been identified as a major factor in the etiology of schizophrenia?
a. genetic vulnerability
b. observational learning
c. exposure to high-anxious peers at an early age
d. an extensive number of avoidance-avoidance conflicts
Q6. People with unipolar disorders experience ____; people with bipolar disorders experience ____.
a. alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
b. depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
c. mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
d. alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously
Q7. Sarah hears voices that tell her to shoot Dr. Laura. She is experiencing
a. delusions.
b. compulsions.
c. a phobic reaction.
d. hallucinations.
Q8. In ____ disorders, people show persistent feelings of sadness and despair and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure.
a. manic
b. phobic
c. depressive
d. conversion
Q9. The DSM classification system is said to be 'multiaxial'. This means that the system
a. permits multiple diagnoses of a single individual.
b. allows many different potential methods of diagnosing people.
c. asks for judgments about individuals on a number of distinct dimensions.
d. recognizes that people can be considered both normal and abnormal at the same time.
Q10. Jerry is terrified of snakes, even though he lives in midtown Manhattan and only sees snakes at pet shops and zoos. He is probably suffering from
a. panic disorder.
b. phobic disorder.
c. generalized anxiety disorder.
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Q11. The ____ model proposes it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease.
a. physiological
b. medical
c. psychosocial
d. bio-neurological
Q12. Compulsion is to 'action' as obsession is to
a. fear.
b. thought.
c. emotion.
d. behavior.
Q13. Which of the following statements regarding ethnic minority utilization of psychotherapy is accurate?
a. Minority group members will use psychotherapy services if no other choices exist.
b. Minority group members use psychotherapy services more frequently than majority group members.
c. Female members of an ethnic minority will use psychotherapy services if encouraged by males in their ethnic group.
d. A variety of barriers exist that most likely result in members of ethnic minority groups underutilizing psychotherapy services.
Q14. According to the client-centered approach to therapy, personal distress and neurotic anxieties are usually caused by
a. conflicts centering on sex.
b. conflicts centering on psychosocial issues.
c. incongruence between self-concept and reality.
d. maladaptive habits that have been previously reinforced.
Q15. The goal of cognitive therapy is to
a. identify unconscious needs and desires through free association.
b. recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs.
c. help clients think about how therapy might help them.
d. help clients learn how to be of help to others in need of therapy.
Q16. ____ is an incurable side effect marked by chronic tremors and involuntary spastic movements sometimes caused by antipsychotics.
a. Disorganized schizophrenia
b. Catatonic schizophrenia
c. Tic disorder
d. Tardive dyskinesia
Q17. The best thing to do if you feel that you are making no progress in therapy is to
a. quit before you waste anymore time or money.
b. discuss your feelings honestly with your therapist.
c. request medication to help your mental state improve more quickly.
d. join a therapy group as an additional treatment to speed your progress.
Q18. If a client in psychoanalysis attempts to lead the therapist away from sensitive issues, the client is displaying
a. resistance.
b. transference.
c. over-interpretation.
d. free association linkage.
Q19. ____ is the simultaneous treatment of several clients together.
a. Client-centered therapy
b. Group therapy
c. Insurance fraud
d. Insight therapy
Q20. Unconditional positive regard is one of the keys to cognitive therapy.
a. true
b. false
Q21. All but which of the following is a most widely cited common factor at the core of various therapies?
a. an alliance with a professional helper
b. emotional support and empathy from the therapist
c. plausible methods for alleviating problems
d. adjusting to old patterns of behavior
Q22. When comparing behavior therapy with insight therapy, researchers conclude that the differences are
a. small, but favor behavioral approaches.
b. small, but favor the insight approaches.
c. large, favoring the behavioral approaches.
d. large, favoring the insight approaches.
Q23. Freud believed that neurotic problems were caused by
a. unconscious conflicts left over from childhood.
b. recurring self-defeating behaviors.
c. conscious conflicts with significant others.
d. learned behaviors that become established early in life.
Q24. Which of the following drugs has been found to be beneficial in the treatment of depressed patients while creating the fewest side effects?
a. tricyclics
b. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
c. diazepam
d. MAO inhibitors
Q25. ____ are unconscious defense maneuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy.
a. Resistance
b. Transference
c. Interpretation linkage
d. Free association linkage