Psych Test #5.2

The most common hallucinations experienced in schizophrenia are:

auditory

This disorder was formerly called manic-depressive disorder:

bipolar disorder

When a patient in psychoanalysis begins to have feelings toward their therapist such as love or hatred and those feelings are linked to other relationships they have had or have, they are experiencing:

transference

Example of an antianxiety agent?

Xanax

According to Abraham Maslow, people are motivated by:

a hierarchy of needs

Although Alex is frequently caught stealing money and other valuables from friends as well as strangers, he does not feel guilty or remorseful about his actions. Alex most clearly demonstrates a(n): a) external locus of control. b) weak superego. c) oral fixation. d) inferiority complex.

b

Bonnie is afraid to express anger toward her overbearing and irritating supervisor. Instead, she is critical of her children. A psychoanalyst would suggest that Bonnie's reaction to her children illustrates: a) reaction formation. b) displacement. c) identification. d) projection.

b

Eli has always been an extravert. There is some evidence that people like Eli seek stimulation because their normal brain arousal is relatively low. For example, extraverts: a) exhibit more activity in a frontal lobe area involved in behavior inhibition. b) exhibit less activity in a frontal lobe area involved in behavior inhibition. c) have lower levels of serotonin. d) have greater levels of norepinephrine.

b

In stressful situations, people with an antisocial personality disorder show _____________ when compared with people unaffected by the disorder. a) less fear and greater autonomic nervous system arousal b) less fear and less autonomic nervous system arousal c) greater fear and greater autonomic nervous system arousal d) greater fear and less autonomic nervous system arousal

b

Humanistic psychology emphasizes the importance of: a) reciprocal determinism. b) an external locus of control. c) a positive self-concept. d) empirically derived tests.

c

The humanistic perspective fails to appreciate: a) human capacity for good. b) individual needs. c) human capacity for evil. d) self-acceptance.

c

You recognize that self-blaming and overgeneralized explanations of bad events are often an integral part of the vicious cycle of depression. You are most likely a:

cognitive therapist

According to Freud, which part of the personality represents internalized ideals and provides standards for judgment and for future aspirations? a) the id b) the phallic c) the ego d) the superego

d

This medication was originally used to treat epilepsy and is also found effective in the control of manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder.

depakote

Veda is sociable, fun-loving, and affectionate. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures:

extraversion

In a study examining the genetic influences on antisocial personality disorder, Adrian Raine compared the PET scans of murderers' brains to the brains of non-murderers of the same age and sex. Raine reported reduced activity in the murderers' _____________ (a brain area that helps with impulse control).

frontal lobes

A patient at a mental health clinic is suffering from involuntary movements of his facial muscles and tongue. It is possible this _____________ is a side effect of his long-term use of antipsychotic medication.

tardive dyskinesia

At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. Asylums have been replaced with psychiatric hospitals, where attempts are made to diagnose and cure people suffering from psychological disorders. This best illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of:

the medical model

He proposed the social-cognitive perspective.

Bandura