Psychological Disorders & Physiological Components Physiological Psychology 311 - Chapter 10 Practice Test

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Paranoid Personality Disorder is a Cluster _____ disorder. A 2 3 1 B

A

Which of the following could lead to PTSD? Listening to your grandfather tell you stories about the Vietnam War Slipping and falling on a wet sidewalk Watching a scary movie A car accident

A car accident

Janet has a conversion disorder. You might expect her to exhibit symptoms similar to all of the following EXCEPT: Paralysis Epilepsy A stroke A heart attack

A heart attack

Which of the following is often used as 'self-medicating' for GAD? Psychotherapy Benzodiazepines Alcohol use Antidepressants Eliminating caffeine

Alcohol use

Which of these is a possible cause of depersonalization disorder? Neurological problems Childhood abuse All are correct Trauma

All are correct

Which of the following is true of agoraphobia? It is somewhat unlike other types of phobias. It is most often diagnosed with panic disorder. All of the answers are correct. It is diagnosed when panic attack sufferers begin to avoid situations where they may fear having another attack.

All of the answers are correct.

Which of the following is NOT true about the term 'hysteria'? It comes from the Greek word for uterus. It was the original term for conversion disorder. It is no longer used as a term to refer to conversion disorder. As the term fell out of fashion, cases of the disorder rose sharply.

As the term fell out of fashion, cases of the disorder rose sharply.

What does ADHD stand for? Affection deficit hypertension disorder Attention decision hyperactivity disorder Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Attention definition hyper disorder

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Sarah is considered to be the life of the party by her friends on her good days. Even people that do not know Sarah will notice she is frequently in a good mood and laughs at almost every comment. Which type of bipolar disorder is associated with this type of behavior? Inflated self-esteem. Reckless behavior. Bipolar type I. Bipolar type II.

Bipolar type I.

Which of the following is an eating disorder where a person eats a lot, only to purge later? Binge eating disorder Anorexia nervosa Bulimia nervosa Bipolar disorder

Bulimia nervosa

What are the other brain differences with people who have ADHD? Chemistry, blood flow, and neural pathways. No frontal lobe and larger brainstem. Quicker brain activity and larger grey matter. Larger grey matter, larger frontal lobe, and smaller brainstem.

Chemistry, blood flow, and neural pathways.

Which of the following statements about OCD is FALSE? -Compulsive eating and compulsive gambling are common types of OCD. -People with OCD recognize that their thoughts are irrational. -Not all people living with OCD experience both obsessions and compulsions. -The brain scans of people living with OCD show differences in brain chemistry. -Obsessive-compulsive disorder appears to have a genetic component.

Compulsive eating and compulsive gambling are common types of OCD.

Key features of Paranoid Personality Disorder include a pervasive pattern of _____. Joy and happiness Delusions Sorrow and sadness Distrust and suspicion of others Hallucinations

Distrust and suspicion of others

Inflammation of the brain is known as: Meningitis Encephalitis Epilepsy Parkinson's Multiple sclerosis

Encephalitis

Which of these is NOT a symptom of a manic state? Feeling really sad. Reckless behavior. Feeling irritable. Racing thoughts.

Feeling really sad.

Which of the following is known to be released in the brain and helps to control the fear response? Cortisol Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) Serotonin Stathmin

Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP)

A person with anorexia nervosa may be at increased risk of having which of the following psychological concerns? I. Depression II. Anxiety III. Obsessive-compulsive disorder I, II, and III II only II and III only I only

I, II, and III

What does mood stabilizer medication do for people with bipolar disorder? It helps to treat long-term depression. They work on all cases It helps them feel euphoric most of the time. It helps with controlling the mania phase.

It helps with controlling the mania phase.

Which of the following is true of GABA? It is completely unrelated to anxiety levels. It is a neurotransmitter found only in the peripheral nervous system. It is short for Generalized Anxiety with Behavioral Attributes. It is found at low levels in people with high anxiety.

It is found at low levels in people with high anxiety.

When most people think of depression, they are thinking about which of the following? Major depressive disorder Bipolar disorder Cyclothymia Dysthymia

Major depressive disorder

An autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of the myelin sheath is called: Multiple sclerosis Dementia Meningitis Stroke Encephalitis

Multiple sclerosis

Which of the following is a common misconception about obsessions? -Obsessions are thoughts that are involuntary. -Obsessions can be ideas or impulses. -Obsessions can be intrusive images in a person's mind. -Obsessions are thoughts that are easily controlled using thought stopping. -People living with OCD try to control their obsessions with compulsive behavior.

Obsessions are thoughts that are easily controlled using thought stopping.

Who coined the term 'conversion disorder'? Anna Freud Karl Jung Sigmund Freud Jean-Martin Charcot

Sigmund Freud

A common neurological disorder where a blood clot results in improper oxygen delivery to the brain is known as a(n): Stroke Epilepsy Multiple sclerosis Encephalitis Parkinson's

Stroke

Jess feels disconnected from her body but she's not upset about it and she has no problems at work. Jess' symptoms are inconsistent with which criteria? Reality testing is intact None are correct Symptoms cause distress or impairment Feelings of being detached from one's body

Symptoms cause distress or impairment

Which of these is NOT true about somatoform disorders? -Their symptoms can be so strong that they're mistaken as real illnesses. -The symptoms are always similar across the different disorders. -They're probably a type of dissociative disorder. -Doctors often have to rule out other conditions to give a diagnosis of a somatoform disorder.

The symptoms are always similar across the different disorders.

In order to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder, the symptoms have to have been present for how long? Two days Two weeks Two months Two years

Two weeks

What does the fear of fear hypothesis explain? All of the answers are correct. The old adage that the only thing to fear is fear itself. Why people who experience panic attacks are likely to trigger more panic attacks by fearing further symptoms. That panic disorder is directly correlated with the amount and severity of general anxiety and fear in a person's life.

Why people who experience panic attacks are likely to trigger more panic attacks by fearing further symptoms.

Having emotions that lack intensity or don't run the full, expected range is called _____. alogia catatonia anhedonia blunted affect paranoia

blunted affect

Sara is a schizophrenic patient that has become completely motionless. Her doctor performs a test in which he places her arm in a waving position and Sara doesn't resist the placement or move her arm back after it is placed. It appears that Sara's schizophrenia is _____. residual type disorganized type undifferentiated type catatonic type paranoid type

catatonic type


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