Psych 405 exam 3

Certain professions are associated with increased risk for anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Which professional would be at GREATEST risk of developing one of these eating disorders?

Actor

A therapist instructs her patient with low sexual desire to visualize sexual scenes to uncover feelings of anxiety, vulnerability, and other negative emotions the patient may have concerning sex. This therapist is using which technique?

Affectual awareness

The significant clinical difference between binge eating disorder and bulimia nervosa is that individuals with binge-eating disorder:

do not engage in purging behaviors.

Which neurotransmitter system does cocaine have the GREATEST effect on?

dopamine

The word lanugo refers to:

fine silky body hair that develops in individuals with anorexia nervosa.

Which theory explains drug-seeking behavior as led by a rewarding effect that makes using the substance again more likely?

operant conditioning

Methadone is a(n):

opioid

What is the most immediate danger of heroin use?

overdose

The belief that people with voyeurism are seeking to gain power over others by their actions is a _____ perspective.

psychodynamic

A cognitive-behavioral therapist would be MOST likely to use _____ to treat pedophilia.

relapse-prevention training

In people with bulimia nervosa, binges are usually preceded by feelings of:

tension.

When alcohol concentration reaches _____ of a person's blood by volume, that individual has reached a state of intoxication.

0.09 percent

Modern sex therapy usually lasts _____ sessions.

15-20

Although some people who have anorexia nervosa recover from the illness, studies suggest that _____ percent of these patients remain seriously troubled for many years.

25

According to the multidimensional risk perspective, which is NOT a factor in the development of eating disorders?

Academic problems

In which situation is bulimia nervosa or anorexia nervosa MOST likely to begin?

After a period of intense dieting that has been successful and has earned praise from others

Which statement is TRUE regarding treatment of bulimia nervosa?

Antidepressant drugs used in combination with psychotherapy are more effective than either treatment alone.

Which statement accurately describes the risk of African American women developing eating disorders?

As African Americans acculturate and adopt an ideal body image more similar to that valued by non-Hispanic white American women, their risk of developing eating disorders has increased.

The segment of the U.S. population with the lowest prevalence of alcoholism is:

Asian males and females.

Which statement about caffeine use is TRUE?

At high doses, caffeine can cause intoxication; at very high doses, it can cause death.

People who frequently consume large quantities of food but do not perform inappropriate compensatory behavior may be struggling with which disorder?

Binge-eating disorder

Which theorist believed that enmeshed family patterns often lead to eating disorders?

Salvador Minuchin

What theory explains how the sight of a hypodermic needle can induce a "high" in a person who is dependent on heroin?

Classical conditioning

Genetic linkage studies have found an abnormal form of a gene for which type of neurotransmitter receptor?

D2

_____ is often given to people who are trying to stop consuming alcohol.

Disulfiram

Which is NOT an accurate statement about females with anorexia nervosa versus females with bulimia nervosa?

Females with bulimia have less sexual experience than do females with anorexia.

Chronic and excessive use of alcohol or benzodiazepines may lower the brain's production of:

GABA

_____ has been identified as acting as a natural appetite suppressant.

Glucagon-like peptide-1

Which is the MOST accurate statement about the effects of marijuana in chronic male users?

It causes lower sperm count in some men.

What statement BEST describes modern sex therapy?

It is short term and instructive.

Which factor is NOT associated with increased risk of relapse in people who have recovered from bulimia nervosa?

Living alone

Which drug has gained a reputation as being the drug of choice for all-night techno-dance parties?

MDMA

Which type of eating disorder is found almost exclusively in men?

Muscle dysmorphia

Which psychological problem is often associated with anorexia nervosa?

Obsessive-compulsive patterns

Which hormone has NOT been linked to hypoactive sexual desire?

Oxytocin

The frequent vomiting and chronic diarrhea occasioned by bulimia nervosa may lead to the loss of which important bodily nutrient?

Potassium

Which is NOT a characteristic of a person with anorexia nervosa?

Rarely thinking about food

Which term is applied to an individual who demonstrates a pattern of maladaptive behaviors and reactions brought about by a repeated use of a substance?

Substance use disorder

Four individuals are receiving treatment for anorexia nervosa. Which person is expected to have a better long-term prognosis?

The person who is the youngest

Which is NOT an accurate statement about men who have exhibitionism?

They generally have great confidence in their sense of masculinity.

Which statement about women with bulimia nervosa is accurate?

They generally maintain their normal weight, with some fluctuations.

Harrison, a 31-year-old man, is sexually aroused by wearing women's undergarments. He enjoys wearing a woman's thong when going out in public and likes to fantasize about wearing women's lingerie. Does Harrison meet the criteria for transvestic disorder?

a, b, or d

A characteristic common to individuals with binge eating disorder is that they:

assess their self-worth largely based on their weight and shape.

Which theory of conditioning has been used to help explain the origins of sexual masochism?

classical conditioning

Which drug increases the activity of the central nervous system?

cocaine

Most clinicians agree with the _____ explanation of the origins of vaginismus.

cognitive-behavioral

A community-based drug treatment program gives participants cash prizes for every drug-free urine sample they provide. The value of the prizes increases with the number of consecutive drug-free screenings. This is an example of:

contingency management.

The first priority in treating someone with anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa is:

correcting the disordered eating pattern.

Phillip has repeated and intense sexual urges to rub his genitals against women in crowded subways. He is probably has:

frotteuristic disorder.

Which drug was used as a cough medicine before its addictive properties were known?

heroin

Binge drinking has been linked with all of the following EXCEPT:

homicide

Which method of ingesting a substance produces the fastest effect on the brain?

inhaling

For the past year, Ryan has had no interest in sex and, in turn, has engaged in very little sexual activity. He would MOST likely be diagnosed as having:

male hypoactive sexual desire disorder.

The MOST appropriate approach for treating an individual with fetishism is:

masturbatory satiation.

A classmate is arrested on your college campus. How likely is it that the person had been drinking alcohol?

narcotic antagonist.

Drugs that bind to endorphin receptor sites and make it impossible for opioids to have their usual effect are known as:

not agnostic drugs

Early ejaculation is defined as ejaculation within _____ minute(s) of beginning the activity and before the person wishes it.

one

Vaginismus and dyspareunia are considered disorders of sexual:

pain

People with _____ have repeated and intense sexual urges or fantasies in response to objects or situations that society deems inappropriate, and they may behave inappropriately as well.

paraphilias

A therapist is treating a client who misuses alcohol. As part of the therapy, the therapist teaches the client how to recognize when he is almost at his drinking limit. This therapist is using:

relapse-prevention training.

Nondemand pleasuring, or _____, is often used in therapy to help couples focus on giving and receiving sexual pleasure with a reduced focus on orgasm.

sensate focus

As many as 90 percent of men with _____ experience some degree of erectile dysfunction.

severe depression

A person who is sexually aroused by inflicting physical pain on others is probably a:

sexual sadist.

The starting body weight of a person who develops anorexia nervosa is typically:

slightly overweight or normal weight.

A community program designed to prevent the misuse of substances is an example of a _____ therapy.

sociocultural

In the treatment of anorexia nervosa, the objective of motivational interviewing is BEST described as seeking to:

strengthen the person's motivation for change.

The combined impact of different drugs multiplying or potentiating each other's effects is known as the _____ effect.

synergistic

Austin is taking two different drugs that have similar actions in the body. The primary concern is that this could cause a(n):

synergistic effect

When activated, the _____ reduces hunger.

ventromedial hypothalamus