Abnormal Psychology Exam 3

What is conversion therapy?

A therapy for making homosexuals into heterosexuals.

Which terms are regularly associated with body oriented psychotherapies?

Character armor, bioenergetics exercises, and functional relaxation.

In intracavernous injection therapy:

Chemicals are injected directly into the penis to increase blood flow.

The historical French term la belle indifference described what?

Hysterical patients seeming indifferent to their symptoms.

Psychosomatic Complaint

Linda was under a lot stress for the last few months at work. Now she has developed high blood pressure.

Which statements are true regarding psychotherapy for paraphilias?

Many people with paraphilias don't seek therapy. Samples in research on paraphilias are often unrepresentative. Research on therapy effectiveness has yielded mixed results.

Anorexia Nervosa

Marie binges and purges, is preoccupied with her body shape, restricts her food intake, and is grossly underweight.

Posttraumatic Model

Of course Fred is dissociating a lot these days. He recently survived a terrible accident!

How long after vaginal penetration must premature ejaculation occur to qualify for a DSM diagnosis?

One minute

Dislocation studies have found that

People who temporarily move to countries where eating disorders are more common are at greater risk for developing one.

The DSM's somatic symptom disorder is different from the ICD's somatization disorder in what way?

The physical symptoms of SSD may or may not have a physical basis.

What is spectatoring?

The tendency to observe and negatively evaluate one's own sexual performance.

Even though serotonin is implicated in anorexia and bulimia, why do SSRI's often not help?

There is often not enough tryptophan to make serotonin.

What do all sexual disorders have in common?

They require the client to be distressed and to have acted upon the sexual urges.

A child who is an extremely picky eater and fails to take in sufficient nutrients is likely to be diagnosed with

avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder

I want to look more like the movie stars I see in magazine and on social media, complains Serena. This statement is an excellent example of_____

self-objectification

Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction

teaches people to observe their thoughts without attempting to stop them.

How might a therapist practicing ACT help a client reduce symptoms of anorexia?

thought parade exercise

Dissociative Fuge

After being in a physically abusive relationship for a long time, Justine picks up, moves across the country, and suddenly is "Sarah". Oddly, she cannot recall her previous life as Justine.

Bertha is hooked up to a device that rewards her for reducing her blood pressure. She is undergoing -

Biofeedback

Which statement reflect the view that stress and immune system functioning are related?

Chronically stressed people are more likely to catch colds. Lymphocyte levels are affected by stress. Lonely people have fewer natural killer cells.

A person with exhibitionism is asked to imagine getting arrested for exposing himself in public. He is undergoing what therapy?

Covert sensitization

Gender dysphoria is to _____ as gender incongruence is to _____

DSM, and ICD

Why is dopamine suspected of playing a role in eating problems such as anorexia?

Dopamine plays a role in appetite and rewards.

______ activity may be related to conversion, while _____ activity may be related to malingering and factitious symptoms.

Dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and right anterior prefrontal cortex.

A structural family therapy approach to psychosomatogenic families is likely to emphasize:

Enmeshment Overprotectiveness and difficulty with conflict resolution

Which are stages of the sexual response cycle?

Excitement/arousal Plateau Orgasm Resolution

What is the main difference between flibanserin and sildenafil?

Flibanserin affects brain neurochemistry

Which brain structure plays a central role in regulating hunger?

Hypothalamus

What is the DSM disorder that combines elements of vaginismus and dyspareunia?

Genito pelvic pain/penetration disorder

Choose the question that best reflects a family systems approach.

How are you and your partner getting along?

You overhear a psychotherapist discussing exiles, manager, and firefighters. The therapist is likely an adherent of which approach?

Internal Family Systems Therapy

We need to spend less time talking with clients about their eating habits and more time focused on their relationships. What therapy approach does this most clearly reflect?

Interpersonal Therapy

How does illness anxiety disorder differ from hypochondriasis?

It doesn't insist that those diagnosed with illness anxiety aren't sick.

Which is not true about genetic and abolitionary perspective on eating problems?

It has been hypothesized that anorexia in men is due to their having to compete to attract women.

What is meant when DID is described as an iatrogenic condition?

It is induced by therapists.

What does gatekeeping do?

Keeps people from making irreversible gender altering decisions.

The use of what drug suggests that the body's opioid system plays a role in dissociation?

Naltrexone

Which is true about bulimia?

Not all patient force themselves to throw up.

Which is NOT a change in eating disorder criteria in DSM?

Obesity was finally added to the manual.

Jane developed anorexia because her parents have never stopped hovering over her. This statement best reflects which perspective?

Psychodynamic

Which are programs for sexual offenders?

Relapse prevention, Good Live Mode, and Risk Need Responsibility Model

Which non-theoretical approach used as a control group in some research studies has been found to be just as effective as more theoretically driven approaches to eating problems?

SSCM

Which example best supports the idea that immune system issues can affect sexual functioning?

Salvador has rheumatoid arthritis

Stella experiences intense headaches in response to having recently been mugged. Due to her symptoms, she has been given a medical leave at work. Her medical leave can be seen as an example of:

Secondary gain

Genetic marker research on somatization has revealed a correlation with a ______ receptor gene.

Serotonin

What is the difference between sex and gender?

Sex refers to biology, while gender refers to attitudes and behaviors.

Which is true of dissociative identity disorder?

Some researchers don't believe it Prevalence rates are difficult to determine It is called multiple personality disorder in the ICD.

Which is an example of state-dependent learning?

When feeling happy, Juan cannot recall why he was angry with Mickey.

What best represents the New View perspective?

Women's sexual dysfunctions are too often treated as strictly medical problems.

Enhanced cognitive behavioral therapy

Your problem is that you base your sense of self worth on your ability to control your body weight rather than on your achievements are work.

The Maudsley approach refers to:

a family based treatment

In the diathesis stress model of psychosomatic illness, diathesis refers to______

a physiological vulnerability or weakness.

According to psychodynamic therapist Robert Stoller, the key element of paraphiliac is that they are

acts of revenge

Eating disorder symptoms may vary depending on culture and historical era, but the underlying disorders themselves remain the same. This statement espouses_____

cultural universalism

Focusing on the meaning of sex rather than on eliminating dysfunctional interests and activities is the key emphasis of:

experimental sex therapy

Feeding problems are mainly about _____, while eating problems involve______

fussy or faddish eating, and disturbed body image.

Pica is to _____ as rumination is to _______

geophagia, and mercyism

______ usually correlates with a drive for thinness.

more education and higher SES.