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B.

A schizophrenic patient sometimes lapses into a phase during which she becomes unresponsive and stiff. In this state her body becomes rigid, and she sits for hours by herself in a sort of stupor. In the context of schizophrenia, she is experiencing A. dissociative amnesia B. catatonia C. mania D. psychosis

B.

A schizophrenic patient who falsely believes that he is Jesus Christ is experiencing A. flat effect B. a delusion C. a hallucination D. a mirage

A.

A(n)_______ is a strategy that guarantees a solution to a problem A. algorithm B. heuristic C. subgoal D. fixation

D.

According to Freud's therapeutic technique, getting people to talk freely A. exhausts them B. masks their unconscious conflicts C. causes them to lose focus D. allow their deepest thoughts to emerge

D.

According to Noam Chomsky, the fast that children all over the world acquire language at the same time indicates that A. language is influences by the parents' vocabulary B. language is learned through imitation C. language is learned through reinforcement at certain times D. human beings are prewired to learn language at a certain time

D.

Antipsychotic drugs are used to treat A. OCD B. panic disorder C. major depressive disorder D. schizophrenia

A.

Brainstorming is an example of A. divergent thinking B. deductive reasoning C. convergent thinking D. functional fixedness

D.

By influencing norepinephrine and serotonin, lithium is though to A. cause drowsiness B. cure insomnia C. improve memory D. stabilize moods

C.

Chronic sore throat, kidney problems, dehydration, gastrointestinal problems, and dental problems are complications commonly experienced by individuals who suffer from A. anorexia nervosa B. obsessive-compulsive disorder C. bulimia nervosa D. bipolar disorder

D.

Community health programs seek to help people who are disenfranchised from society to lead happier, more productive lives through the concept of A. transference B. unconditional positive regard C. cognitive-cognitive-restructuring D. empowerment

C.

Critics of the work Benjamin Whorf maintain that A. language determines how we think about our world B. all cultures essentially share the same linguistic experiences C. words merely reflect rather than cause the way we may think D. linguistic predispositions are universe;

C.

Depressed people tend to have fewer receptors of the neurotransmitters A. oxytocin and serotonin B. dopamine and GABA C. serotonin and norepinephrine D. GABA and epinephrine

B.

For a person to be diagnosed with a major depressive disorder, he or she must have experiences significant depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness, for at least A. two months B. two weeks C. a week D. two days

A.

In a(n) ______, a person experiences recurrent, sudden onset of intense terror, often without warning and with no specific cause A. panic disorder B. phobic disorder C. generalized anxiety disorder D. OCD

C.

In context of OCD-related disorders, an individual with hoarding disorder is most likely to A. exhibit distressing preoccupation with the flaws in his physical appearance B. compulsively pull our his hair from his scalp, eyebrows, and other body parts C. find it difficult to throw things away, troubled by the feeling that he or she might need them at a later time D. suffer from a compulsion that involves picking at his or her skin, sometimes to the point of injuring themself

B.

In everyday situations, finding and framing problems can be difficult because many real-life problems A. suggest obvious operations B. are ill defined or vague C. provide clear definitions D. are beyond the average person's ability to solve

C.

In the U.S., intelligence is defined as A. a trait that is shaped entirely by genetics B. the ability to know what to do and follow through with appropriate action, under most circumstances C. an all-purpose ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience D. the ability to participate responsibly in family and social life

D.

In the context of types of therapy, client-centered therapy follows a ______ approach A. skill-devlopement B. insight-oriented C. symptoms-oriented D. non-directive

C.

Infinite generatively refers to A. the ability to produce an unlimited number of rules B. the ability to learn more than one language C. the ability to create an unlimited number of meaningful sentences D. the ability to make unlimited decisions

C.

Learned helpless and pessimistic attributional styles are tow way of understanding the ______ factors associated with depression A. biological B. bipolar C. psychological D. sociocultural

A.

Lithium is commonly used to treat? A. bipolar disorder B. panic attacks C. schizophrenia D. major depression

C.

Mindfulness means A. having a strong ability to think about something in novel and unusual ways B. having the tendency to ignore information about general principles C. being alert and mentally present for one's everyday activities D. being receptive to other ways of looking at things

D.

Neuroleptic drugs _____ A. are anti-anxiety drugs B. cure schizophrenia C. are also called noradrenergic antidepressants D. reduced schizophrenic symptoms

D.

Open mindedness involves A. being alert and mentally present for one's everyday activities B.the tendency to ignore information about general principles in favor of very specific, but vivd information C. the tendency to predict about the probability of an event based on the ease of recalling similar events

A.

Recognizing problems involves A. being aware of and open to experiences B. using heuristics C. artificial intelligence D. functional fixedness

B.

Researchers have found that when there is an ethnic match between the therapist and the client and when the ethnic-specific services are provided, A. clients are more likely to drop out of therapy early B. clients have better treatment outcomes C. treatment outcomes are the same as when there is no ethnic match D. both the client and therapist typically show evidence of bias or prejudice against other groups

B.

The primary premise of humanistic therapy is that A. abnormal behavior can be manipulated in therapy B. individuals can process the capacity to heal themselves C. the unconscious mind can affect conscious behavior D. irrational thoughts result in negative consequences

B.

The therapeutic alliance is the relationship between the therapist and? A. other professional therapists who practice in the same state B. the client C. the local government D. the American Psychiatric Association

C.

The thinking style called splitting is associated with which of the following disorders? A. antisocial personality disorder B. dissociative disorder C. borderline personality disorder D. schizophrenia

C.

Tranquilizers are ______ drugs A. antidepressant B. antipsychotic C. anti-anxiety D. MAO inhibitor

D.

What differentiates people with OCD from those who don't have OCD? A. the presence of agoraphobia B. a history of past sexual abuse C. overprotective parents D. the ability to ignore or dismiss negative., intrusive thoughts

A.

What theoretical approach to psychological disorders would be most likely to consider a person's gender and ethnicity when diagnosing a disorder? A. sociocultural approach B. biological approach C. behavioral approach D. cognitive approach

A.

When treating a client with a psychological disorder, a therapist makes the assumption that the person's difficulties stem primarily from the context in which a person lives. This therapist most likely identifies with the_______ to psychological disorders. A. sociocultural approach B. biological approach C. cognitive approach D. psychological approach

B.

Which of the following classes of drugs are NOT considered antidepressants? A. MAO inhibitors B. benzodiazepines C. tricyclics D. SSRIs

B.

Which of the following describes the trait of a critical thinker? A. providing a single accurate solution to any problem B. grasping the deeper meaning of ideas C. relying on the opinions of others D. practicing groupthink

C.

Which of the following features of group therapy helps individuals who share a psychological disorder observe that others feel anguish and suffering as well? A. altruism B. interpersonal learning C. universality D. information

A.

Which of the following forms of treatment relies on paraprofessional? A. self-help support groups B. humanistic therapy C. family therapy D. couples therapy

A.

Which of the following is a primary goal of humanistic therapists? A. to encourage personal growth B. to resolve unconscious conflicts C. to focus on illness rather than self-fulfillment D. to change maladaptive behaviors

A.

Which of the following is part of the process of systematic desensitization? A. deep relaxation B. hypnosis C. dream analysis D. cognitive restructuring

B.

Which of the following is the first step in problem-solving process? A. evaluate solutions B. find and frame problems C. develop good problem-solving strategies D. rethink and redefine problem and solutions over time

A.

Which of the following statements is true of convergent thinking? A. it is best when a problem has only one right answer B. It produces many solutions to the same problem C. it is predominantly avoided by creative people D. it occurs during brain storming

B.

Which of the following statements is true of the psychological and sociocultural factors involved in schizophrenia? A. individuals with schizophrenia in developing, non-industrialized nations tend to have worse outcomes than those in developed, industrialized nations B. Marriage and warm supportive friends are related to better outcomes for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia C. Contemporary theorists strongly believe that stress is unrelated to the development of schizophrenia D. Sociocultural background is considered as the primary cause of schizophrenia

A.

Which of the following treatments reduce of eliminate the symptoms of psychological disorders by altering aspects of body functioning? A. biological therapies B. humanistic therapies C. psychotherapies D. cognitive-behavioral therapies

B.

Xanax, valium, and librium are benzodiazepines that are commonly used drug therapies for treating? A. dissociative disorders B. anxiety disorders C. schizophrenia D. mood disorders

A.

____ are recurrent thoughts, and ______ are recurrent behaviors A. obsessions/compulsions B. hallucinations/delusions C. compulsions/obsessions D. delusions/hallucinations

B.

______ is a severe psychological disorder that is characterized by highly disordered, psychotic thought processes A. social anxiety disorder B. schizophrenia C. generalized anxiety disorder D. anorexia nervosa

D.

______ is an anxiety disorder in which an individual has an intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in public A. thanatophobia B. xenophobia C. gamophobia D. social phobia

B.

______ is an eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinner through starvation A. Dissociative identity disorder B. Anorexia nervosa C. Schizophrenia D. Binge-eating disorder

A.

______is a psychological disorder characterized by guiltlessness, law-breaking, exploitation of others, irresponsibility, and deceit A. antisocial personality disorder B. obsessive-compulsive personality disorder C. histrionic personality disorder D. Schizoid personality disorder

D.

_____is the tendency ti report falsely, after the fact, that we accurately predicted an outcome. It is sometimes referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along effect" A. selection bias B. confirmation bias C. intervention bias D. hindsight bias