ABP 3

A person who has injected a narcotic feels relaxed, happy, and unconcerned about food, sex, or other bodily needs. This person is experiencing what is known as: a. a rush b. a high c. free-basing d. endorphin release

b. a high

The purpose of an antagonist drug is to: a. stimulate the client to care about becoming drug-free b. block or change the effect of an addictive drug c. reduce withdrawal effects as one goes off a drug d. provide a placebo effect to replace the drug effect

b. block or change the effect of an addictive drug

The white blood cells that destroy infected body cells are called: a. B-cells b. antigens c. natural killer T-cells d. helper T-cells

c. natural killer T-cells

Which of the following problems is common in anorexia nervosa? a. amenorrhea b. increased heart rate c. high blood pressure d. elevated body temperature

a. amenorrhea

Kelly is a long-time serious drinker. In the last year she has started having huge memory lapses. When this happens she makes up wild stories to help her fill in what she does not remember. This symptom is called: a. confabulation b. Korsakoff's syndrome c. Wernickle's encephalopathy d. alcohol-induced psychotic disorder

a. confabulation

If a person says, "I must be perfect in every way. I will be a better person if I deprive myself of food," that person is engaging in: a. distorted thinking b. food preoccupation c. obsessive-compulsions d. amenorrhea

a. distorted thinking

Hypertension is more common among African Americans than among white Americans. Psychosocial stressors that can explain this difference include all of the following EXCEPT: a. evolutionary factors making African Americans more susceptible to hypertension b. higher rates of poverty among African American c. higher levels of crime in African American communities d. racial discrimination

a. evolutionary factors making African Americans more susceptible to hypertension

A therapist who sat with the bulimic patient while the patient ate appropriate quantities of "forbidden" foods, and then stayed until the patient no longer had the urge to purge would be practicing: a. exposure and response prevention b. group insight-oriented therapy c. correction and cognitive misperceptions d. supportive nursing care

a. exposure and response prevention

After an accident, Kendra was taken to the hospital with broken legs and arms. She was almost immediately given a shot that reduced her pain. The shot was MOST likely: a. morphine b. a sedative c. a barbiturate d. an amphetamine

a. morphine

A woman who is particularly threatened by any display of anger becomes unable to speak when she is most angry with her husband, thereby keeping the anger out of her awareness. According to psychodynamic theorists, she is achieving ______ from her illness. a. primary gain b. secondary gain c. tertiary gain d. no gain

a. primary gain

People who are coping with severe pain by telling themselves that they can get through it by focusing on the pain ending, and by remembering that they have gotten through it before, are MOST likely to have received which of the following therapies a. insight therapy b. cognitive intervention c. behavioral medicine d. psychotropic medication

b. cognitive intervention

Vomiting as a compensatory behavior for those experiencing bulimia: a. prevents the absorption of about 90 percent of calories consumed b. ironically, leads to greater hunger and more frequent binges c. helps one to feel full quicker during the next binge d. is often done in public with no attempt to hide the behavior

b. ironically, leads to greater hunger and more frequent binges

A young woman who is very concerned about being attractive to others, is more sexually experienced, and has relatively few obsessive qualities is: a. more likely to be experiencing anorexia than bulimia b. more likely to be experiencing bulimia than anorexia c. equally likely to be experiencing bulimia or anorexia d. less likely to be experiencing bulimia or anorexia

b. more likely to be experiencing bulimia than anorexia

According to the psychodynamic view, conversion disorder symptoms function to keep unacceptable thoughts and conflicts out of consciousness. This is called: a. sociocultural b. primary gain c. reinforcement d. secondary gain

b. primary gain

A woman eats cookies, cake, ice cream, and almost anything else that is sweet. At some point during the binge, she takes a huge dose of a laxative to "empty out" the food. Her taking the laxative, and the assumptions underlying why she does it, would lead to a diagnosis of: a. binge-eating disorder b. purging-type bulimia nervosa c. nonpurging-type bulimia nervosa d. eating disorder not otherwise specified

b. purging-type bulimia nervosa

Madeline appeared at the clinic complaining of pain in her knee, shoulder, and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and exhaustion. The patient history revealed that she had been going to clinics for years trying to get treatment for these complaints and a host of other physical symptoms. The diagnostic consensus was that Madeline suffered from: a. factitious disorder b. somatic symptom disorder c. conversion disorder d. body dysmorphic disorder

b. somatic symptom disorder

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is MOST likely to adversely affect the physical well-being of: a. the person experiencing it b. the child of the person experiencing it c. the spouse of the person experiencing it d. the medical personnel caring for the person experiencing it

b. the child of the person experiencing it

If you were working in the field of psychoneuroimmunology, you would be studying: a. the relationship between brain functioning and illness b. the links between stress and illness c. the correlation between immune functioning and health d. the development of the neurological system when one is ill

b. the links between stress and illness

The GREATEST danger of LSD use is: a. the risk of developing drug tolerance b. the possibility of a very powerful, sometimes negative, reactions c. the severity of withdrawal symptoms among even occasional users d. the universal occurrence of "flashbacks" among former users

b. the possibility of a very powerful, sometimes negative, reactions

A person you know just started experiencing delirium tremens. They will probably last: a. two or three days, with no significant health risk b. two or three days, with a significant risk of problems like seizure or stroke c. about a week, with no significant health risk d. about a week, with a significant risk of problems like seizure or stroke

b. two or three days, with a significant risk of problems like seizure or stroke

Every time Miguel had a headache, his mother let him miss school. Now, as an adult, his headaches have become more frequent. His head pounds any time he is required to do something he would rather not. This is a ______ explanation of conversion symptoms. a. cognitive b. biological c. behavioral d. cultural

c. behavioral

What is a likely long-term consequence of anorexia? a. failure to gain weight b. failure to menstruate c. continuing concern about weight and appearance d. inability to succeed at a job

c. continuing concern about weight and appearance

Psychodynamic therapies may not be very effective in the treatment of substance-related disorders because: a. they teach only new behaviors, not new thought patterns b. they teach only new thought patterns, not new behaviors c. finding the cause of a substance-related disorder is less important than treating the abuse as an independent problem d. psychodynamic therapists unilaterally reject any use of multidimensional treatment programs

c. finding the cause of a substance-related disorder is less important than treating the abuse as an independent problem

Behavioral therapists treating a conversion disorder would be MOST likely to focus on: a. identifying underlying emotional causes for the disorder b. helping the patient grain insight into how the disorder is reinforcing c. reducing the rewards available for displaying the disorder d. replacing the primary gain with a secondary gain

c. reducing the rewards available for displaying the disorder

Because alcohol binds to neurons that normally receive the neurotransmitter GABA, it is not surprising that alcohol: a. makes people feel sad b. makes people throw up c. relaxes people d. is a stimulant

c. relaxes people

The pleasant feeling called a "high" produced by using narcotics is due to: a. an increase in the release of the neurotransmitter serotonin b. the opponent process caused by IV injection c. the drug attaching to sites normally receptive to endorphins d. the drug flooding neurotransmitter synapses with dopamine

c. the drug attaching to sites normally receptive to endorphins

If a friend of yours was suffering from hypertension, the BEST advice you could give from the following alternatives is: a. "combine relaxation training with biofeedback" b. "combine biofeedback with medication" c. "combine meditation with biofeedback" d. "combine medication with relaxation training"

d. "combine medication with relaxation training"

At a "rave," a student took a drug that caused a great burst of energy, along with badly distorted visual experiences. MOST likely, the drug was: a. cannabis (smoked) b. cannabis (ingested) c. Xanax d. Ecstasy

d. Ecstasy

A person experiencing blindness, paralysis, or loss of feeling may also be said to be displaying: a. malingering b. pain disorder c. selective symptomatology d. conversion disorder

d. conversion disorder

A person who was receiving the best and most current treatment for an eating disorder would receive treatment designed to: a. deal only with changing the poor eating habits b. deal first with what caused the eating disorder, then correct it c. deal only with what caused the eating disorder d. deal first with changing the eating habits, then with what caused them

d. deal first with changing the eating habits, then with what caused them

A man with muscle dysmorphobia is MOST likely to: a. become anorexic b. believe himself to be too muscularly developed, despite the fact that he is not c. concentrate on the regulation of his eating rather than on excessive weight lifting d. feel that he is scrawny, despite the fact that he is not

d. feel that he is scrawny, despite the fact that he is not

Compared to a person who is happy and self-confident, a person who is bored and depressed: a. is more likely to eat nutritional food b. is equally likely to eat nutritional as junk food c. cannot discriminate junk from nutritional food d. is more likely to eat junk food

d. is more likely to eat junk food

Of the following, the psychological disorder that anorexia nervosa MOST resembles is: a. a simple phobia b. narcissistic personality disorder c. borderline personality disorder d. obsessive-compulsive disorder

d. obsessive-compulsive disorder

"Depression and eating disorders are correlated." What does this statement mean? a. depression causes people to be more likely to have eating disorders b. eating disorders cause people to be more likely to be depressed c. poor parenting causes both eating disorders and depression d. people with eating disorders also tend to be depressed

d. people with eating disorders also tend to be depressed

Of the following alternative, the MOST commonly-used form of treatment for a substance abuse disorder is: a. hospital inpatient b. outpatient mental health center c. inpatient rehabilitation d. self-help groups

d. self-help groups

If one found that the average weight and size of cheerleaders had declined significantly over the years, and that those who aspired to be cheerleaders had a high level of eating disorders, that would be evidence for ______ causes of eating disorders. a. societal b. family c. psychological d. biological

a. societal

An example of evidence for psychophysiological disorders is that: a. ulcers, asthma, insomnia, and chronic headaches probably have physical and psychological causes b. disorders such as bacterial and viral infections have only physical causes c. disorders such as hypertension and coronary heart disease have only psychosocial causes d. cancer has been found to have significant psychological cause

a. ulcers, asthma, insomnia, and chronic headaches probably have physical and psychological causes

Cocaine abusers on an inpatient ward earn rewards and eventually are released from the program if they produce periodic urine samples that are free of the drug. The program they are in is a form of: a. behavioral self-control training (BSCT) b. contingency management c. relapse-prevention training d. detoxification

b. contingency management

The MOST powerful form of cannabis is: a. ganja b. hashish c. marijuana d. free-based THC

b. hashish

Melanie has been out with friends and has been using drugs. In spite of being obviously uncoordinated and under the influence, she wants to drive her car. Her condition is an example of: a. addiction b. intoxication c. hallucinosis d. physical dependance

b. intoxication

Relapses of bulimia are MOST likely to occur following: a. exposure to other bulimics b. life stresses c. periods of stomach sickness d. Christmas and other holidays

b. life stresses

A patient in an alcohol rehabilitation center tells you a detailed story about growing up in the mountains of Tennessee. Later, you find out that the person in fact never even visited Tennessee. A day later you visit the patient again, and the patient does not recognize you. Most likely, the patient is suffering from: a. fetal alcohol syndrome b. cirrhosis c. withdrawal of delirium d. Korsakoff's syndrome

d. Korsakoff's syndrome

Sarah brings her young daughter into the emergency room with internal bleeding. The attending physician later concludes that Sarah caused the symptoms in her daughter intentionally, caused by a need to gain attention and praise for her devoted care of her sick child. If this assessment is correct, Sarah would be diagnosed as having: a. a factitious disorder b. a conversion disorder c. Munchausen syndrome d. Munchausen syndrome by proxy

d. Munchausen syndrome by proxy

The disorder that is characterized by eating binges followed by forced vomiting is called: a. obesity b. obsession c. anorexia nervosa d. bulimia nervosa

d. bulimia nervosa

The stimulant used by MORE people in the world than any other is: a. nicotine b. cocaine (including free-based and crack forms) c. amphetamines d. caffeine

d. caffeine