Psych Test 5

Thorazine

A patient recently admitted to the hospital is complaining of auditory hallucinations. She might be treated with: a) Prozac b) Thorazine c) Lithium d) Xanax

dissociative disorder

A sudden loss of memory is one symptom of a(n): a) obsessive-compulsive disorder. b) bipolar disorder. c) panic disorder. d) dissociative disorder.

operant conditioning procedures

A token economy incorporates _______________ to modify behaviors by reinforcing desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for various treats. a) aversive conditioning b) operant conditioning procedures c) classical conditioning techniques d) punishment

collective unconscious

According to Carl Jung, humans have a reservoir of images that are derived from our universal experiences. This is known as our: a) collective unconscious. b) repressed memories. c) defense mechanisms. d) reaction formation.

psychosexual development

According to Freud, fixation refers to a difficulty in the process of: a) hypnosis. b) projective testing. c) psychosexual development. d) free association

periods of immobility or excessive, purposeless movement

Catatonia is characterized by: a) offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person. b) delusions of persecution. c) periods of immobility or excessive, purposeless movement. d) hyperactive, wildly optimistic states of emotion.

conscientiousness

Frieda is organized, careful, and disciplined. She would likely score very high on a personality test that measures: a) extraversion. b) openness. c) conscientiousness. d) agreeableness.

medical

Gena believes that people with psychological disorders are suffering from diseases that have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and sometimes even cured. Gena believes in the _____________ model of psychological disorders. a) medical b) biopsychosocial c) psychoanalytic d) humanistic

Bandura

He proposed the social-cognitive perspective. a) Freud b) Bandura c) Maslow d) Rogers

4 weeks

After three days of taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), Dennis is disappointed because he is not feeling any better. However, it generally may take up to ________ for this type of antidepressant to reach full effect. a) 3 weeks b) 1 week c) 2 weeks d) 4 weeks

unconditional positive regard

An attitude of total acceptance toward another person is known as: a) empathy. b) unconditional positive regard. c) altruism. d) genuineness.

A manic episode

An overabundance of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine is most likely to be associated with: a) schizophrenia. b) a manic episode. c) antisocial personality disorder. d) persistent depressive disorder

a biopsychosocial approach

Around the world, people may experience the same genetically-based disorder quite differently, depending on their personal expectations and their cultural definition of abnormality. This best illustrates the need for: a) a biopsychosocial approach. b) association studies. c) the medical model. d) linkage analysis

the medical model

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: a) the DSM-5. b) the psychoanalytic theory. c) the linkage analysis. d) the medical model.

Cognitive Therapy

Beck's therapy, which teaches people new and more adaptive ways of thinking and acting, and is based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions is called: a) cognitive therapy. b) humanistic therapy. c) psychoanalysis. d) trait therapy.

interpreting the meaning of clients' resistance to terapeutic procedures.

Classical psychoanalysts are especially interested in: a) discouraging clients from using antianxiety or antidepressant drugs. b) minimizing the possibility that clients would experience anxiety during therapy c) encouraging clients by exhibiting genuineness and acceptance. d) interpreting the meaning of clients' resistance to therapeutic procedures.

The number one reason people seek mental health services

Depression is: a) more common than phobias. b) more commonly suffered by men than women. c) the number-one reason people seek mental health services d) less common than dissociative disorders.

exhibit less activity in a frontal lobe area involved in behavior inhibition

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) have greater levels of norepinephrine. b) have lower levels of serotonin. c) exhibit less activity in a frontal lobe area involved in behavior inhibition. d) exhibit more activity in a frontal lobe area involved in behavior inhibition.

antisocial personality disorder

In ______________, the affected person is aggressive and ruthless, and shows no sign of the conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing. a) obsessive-compulsive disorder b) dissociative identity disorder c) antisocial personality disorder d) generalized anxiety disorder

the token economy

In an eating disorders clinic, the patients receive merits for good eating behaviors such as finishing their meal, not exercising after their meal, and for appropriate behaviors on the unit. This best illustrates an application of: a) the token economy. b) systematic desensitization. c) stress inoculation training. d) virtual reality exposure therapy.

less fear and less autonomic nervous system arousal

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

displacement

Jorge was reprimanded for an accounting error by his boss in front of his coworkers. Jorge gets home from his job and yells at his wife for not having dinner ready. His wife then yells at the children for leaving their toys all over the house. This best illustrates the use of a defense mechanism known as: a) reaction formation. b) projection. c) rationalization. d) displacement.

reciprocal determinism

Lately, Harold and Grant cannot get along. Harold often expects the worst of people, and yesterday he thought Grant was mad at him. As a result, Harold ignored Grant's phone calls and other attempts at conversation, angering Grant. But in truth, Harold created the situation to which he was reacting. This is an example of: a) reciprocal determinism. b) social loafing. c) linguistic determinism. d) attributional style.

in 100

Nearly 1 _____ people will develop schizophrenia. a) in 2 b) in 10 c) in 100 d) in 20

catatonia

Mimi works in a hospital psychiatric unit. She cares for a patient with schizophrenia who often stands motionless in a corner for several hours. This ___________ usually ends abruptly and the patient becomes quite agitated. a) delusion b) flat affect c) obsession d) catatonia

Miranda

Of the following individuals, who is most likely to benefit from use of lithium? a) Landon, who experiences a generalized sense of apprehension and anxiety b) Ivan, who experiences sudden brief episodes of intense dread and panic c) Miranda, who experiences periods of extreme sadness, followed by episodes of optimistic overexcitement d) Olivia, who experiences delusions and auditory hallucinations

agreeableness

One of the Big Five personality factors is: Correct Response a) agreeableness. b) self-actualization. c) psychoanalysis. d) reciprocal determinism.

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Patients receive a general anesthetic and muscle relaxant prior to treatment with: a) electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). b) eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR). c) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS). d) selectiveserotoninreuptakeinhibitors (SSRIs).

obsessive-compulsive disorder

People who are troubled by repetitive thoughts or actions are suffering from: a) panic disorder. b) histrionic personality disorder. c) generalized anxiety disorder. d) obsessive-compulsive disorder

Hallucinations

People with schizophrenia often have disturbed perceptions, such as __________, which are sensory experiences without sensory stimulation. a) obsessions b) compulsions c) hallucinations d) delusions

Conscientiousness, agreeableness, neurticism, openness, and extraversion

The Big Five personality factors include: a) conscientiousness, disagreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion. b) conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and self-actualization. c) conscientiousness, agreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and extraversion. d) conscientiousness, disagreeableness, neuroticism, openness, and introversion.

phychoanalytic

The _____________ perspective emphasizes the role of repressed childhood conflicts in personality disorders. a) humanistic b) psychoanalytic c) social-cognitive d) trait

human capacity for evil

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

1950s

The introduction of therapeutic drugs and community-based treatment programs in the ___________ helped to empty large mental hospitals as well as mark an era of improved treatments. a) 1940s b) 1960s c) 1950s d) 1970s

hallucinations

Therapeutic drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to reduce: a) agoraphobia. b) depression. c) hallucinations. d) generalized anxiety disorder

bipolar disorder

This disorder was formerly called manic-depressive disorder: a) dissociative disorder. b) antisocial personality disorder. c) major depressive disorder. d) bipolar disorder.

Transference

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: a) counter-transference. b) blocking. c) resistance. d) transference.

Sigmund Freud

Who emphasized the importance of transference in the therapeutic process? a) Egaz Moniz b) Carl Rogers c) Sigmund Freud d) Hans Eysenck

posttraumatic stress disorder

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event. They render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: a) dissociative identity disorder. b) obsessive-compulsive disorder. c) generalized anxiety disorder. d) posttraumatic stress disorder.