Abnormal Psych 2

A combat veteran says, "The therapist wants me to imagine scenes where I was in combat and imagine them like I was there. I don't want to do that! How can this possibly help me?" The BEST response is:

"Your therapist is suggesting an effective form of exposure called flooding."

Which of the following is an accurate statistic of sufferers of acute or posttraumatic stress disorder in North America?

30 percent suffer one during their lifetimes

To qualify for a DSM-5 diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder, the excessive or ongoing anxiety or worry must last for at least:

6 months.

Which theorist is credited with formulating the concept of the cognitive triad?

Aaron Beck

If one assumes that the frequency of text messaging is positively correlated with psychological problems, then what would be the predicted relationship between the number of text messages people send and their self-reported levels of stress, unhappiness, and anxiety?

As one increases, the others also increase.

Which statement about the successes of suicide prevention programs is MOST accurate?

Of those individuals who call suicide prevention centers, fewer commit suicide than those who don't call who are in a similar risk group

Which statement about the long-term effects of rape on women is MOST accurate?

Rape victims are significantly more likely to abuse alcohol or drugs.

The psychodynamic theory of depression based on the notion that a set of unconscious processes become engaged when a person experiences a loss was developed by:

Sigmund Freud and Karl Abraham

Which statement BEST reflects the gender differences seen in unipolar depression?

Women are at least twice as likely as men to have unipolar depression, but prevalence among boys and girls is similar.

Martin Seligman developed a theory based on the idea that depression results from:

a belief that one has no control over the events in one's life.

Katherine always feels threatened and anxious, imagining something awful is about to happen. She is able to work and care for her family, although not as well as she would like. Katherine is probably experiencing:

a generalized anxiety disorder.

Just before 8 A.M. (when my first class meets), my young daughter did something that annoyed me as I was about to leave home for the short drive to campus. "Katie," I said, "what do I always say at a time like this?" She looked at the clock, and then said to me, "What you say is, 'Where are my keys?'" My daughter was apparently familiar with my:

absentmindedness.

A pilot who sacrifices his life in a fighter-plane skirmish would be categorized as an example of _____ suicide.

altruistic

Cognitive-behavioral theorists have found that people who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder also:

believe their thoughts are capable of causing harm to themselves or others.

Juan is currently experiencing a period of sadness that has resulted in almost total immobility. He sits in a chair all day and almost never moves. His wife has to assist him in getting into bed at night. Which type of major depression would he MOST likely be diagnosed with?

catatonic

Which therapy is an effective long-term, nonpharmacologic treatment for panic attack that involves teaching patients to interpret their physical sensations accurately?

cognitive-behavioral therapy

A friend of yours says, "Yes, I support the right of people to commit suicide, especially if they are in a lot of pain or don't have long to live." In the United States, your friend's opinion is:

common; more than two-thirds of all Americans support the right to commit suicide under those circumstances.

If a person criticized everything he did, always looking for flaws, and never could measure up to his own personal standards, he would be exhibiting what Rogers called

conditions of worth

Of the following disorders, psychotherapy plays a more central role in:

cyclothymic disorder.

Cecil and Andrea are teenagers who made a love pact, jumping off a cliff to be with each other for eternity. Cecil and Andrea are examples of what Shneidman refers to as:

death ignorers

According to the text, psychodynamic therapy seems especially well suited to treat:

dissociative amnesia.

Meyer's technique, which involves instructing clients not to perform their compulsive behavior, is called:

exposure and response prevention

Just after doing well in an intramural basketball game—something that left me very happy and in a high state of excitement—I sat down and studied for my abnormal psychology test. Research shows I would perform best on that test if, at the time of the test, I was:

happy and excited

Compared with married or cohabitating couples, never-married individuals have a _____ suicide rate.

higher

Tomas killed himself in a way that is being described as an altruistic suicide. He is MOST likely to have lived in a country that:

honors those who kill themselves for a higher good.

A friend says, "I am never going to find someone to be with. I'm going to be stuck here, alone, for the rest of my life." This is an example of:

hopelessness.

Which of these is a side effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)?

memory loss

Davon watched his father recoil from a snake in fear. Now he is afraid of snakes. This apparent acquisition of fear of snakes is an example of:

modeling.

What are brain circuits?

networks of brain structures that work together

Suicide prevention programs:

offer crisis interventions.

Of the anxiety disorders discussed in the text, the disorder with the highest female to male ratio is:

panic disorder

Every once in a while, Ona feels nervous to the point of terror. This feeling seems to come on suddenly and randomly. Her experience is an example of a(n)

panic disorder.

One reason why individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder are now being treated with both drug therapies and cognitive-behavioral therapy is because:

patient compliance with drug therapy is consistently found to be poor.

When people are confronted with stressors, the hypothalamus signals the _____ gland to release the adrenocorticotropic hormone.

pituitary

Which is NOT a type of major depressive disorder?

posttraumatic

Over time, clinicians have realized that many soldiers experience serious psychological symptoms long after combat is over. This disorder is called:

posttraumatic stress disorder.

After a student suicide, the school staff are educated about suicide, and increased student counseling sessions are made available. This is an example of:

postvention.

According to psychodynamic theory, depression results in part from:

regression to the oral stage.

A person who copes well with a happy event in life is showing a positive:

stress response.

What are two components of stress?

stressor and stress response

Lydia smokes two packs of cigarettes a day, drinks heavily, and eats poorly. Her lifestyle ultimately contributes to shortening her life. Shneidman would classify her death as a(n):

subintentional death.

The age group MOST likely to commit suicide in the United States is:

the elderly.

Which is NOT a component of social anxiety disorder, according to research by cognitive theorists?

underestimating how badly a social event actually went

The accidental discovery of drugs that increased serotonin and norepinephrine activity also led to effective treatments for what disorder?

unipolar depression

If you had lost your sense of identity, what would MOST likely be disrupted?

your memory