AP Psych Practice Test 12

Bipolar disorder is most likely to be characterized by

alternations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism.

One of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia is

an expressionless face

There is some evidence that a relatively low level of autonomic nervous system arousal may contribute to

antisocial personality disorder

A fundamental problem with the diagnostic labeling of psychologically disordered behaviors is that the labels often

bias our perceptions of the labeled person.

Although World War II air raids were extremely traumatic for those who experienced them, few of these people developed lasting phobic reactions to overhead planes. This fact is best explained from a ________ perspective.

biological

Schizophrenia is most likely to be characterized by

disorganized and fragmented thinking

William, an airplane pilot, is unable to remember anything of a bombing raid in which his plane was severely damaged and two crew members were killed. Because he himself suffered no physical injuries, psychologists suspect that William probably suffers from a

dissociative disorder.

Those with a histrionic personality disorder are most likely to display

dramatic attemtion getting behavior

A major depressive disorder is most likely to be characterized by

feelings of personal worthlessness

In which of the following disorders is a person continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic arousal?

generalized anxiety disorder

The conception of psychological disorders as biologically based sicknesses is known as the

medical model

Cecil is preoccupied with thoughts of jumping out the window of his tenth-floor apartment. To reduce his anxiety, he frequently counts his heartbeats aloud. Cecil would most likely be diagnosed as experiencing a(n)

obsessive compulsion disorder

obsessions are

offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.This answer is correct.

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the most sudden and unpredictable episodes of distress?

panic disorder

Within the last year, Mr. Shangkun has been fired by three different employers because they each discovered that he was stealing money or materials from their companies. Although he feels no remorse for his misdeeds, his outward signs of repentance have dissuaded his former employers from taking him to court. Mr. Shangkun's behavior is most indicative of

personality disorder

Using DSM-IV-TR guidelines, two different clinicians are likely to give a specific patient the same diagnosis. This indicates that the DSM-IV-TR is

reliable

Evidence that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder are triggered by the suggestions and leading questions of therapists most clearly points out the importance of ________ in the onset of this disorder.

role-playing

An incapacitating and highly distressing fear about being embarrassed in the presence of others is most characteristic of

social phobia

A conversion disorder is a type of ________ disorder.

somatoform

A biopsychosocial approach to substance abuse would be most likely to emphasize

the interactive influences of nature and nurture on substance abuse.