Psychology quiz 15

Joffrey is noticeably fidgety and jittery. He can't sit still; he paces, wrings his hands, and pulls at his clothing constantly. Joffrey suffers from psychomotor _________

Agitation

Griffiths diagnosed Manuel with major depressive disorder because he ______.

Appears tearful to others and spend weeks at a time feeling sad, empty, and hopeless.

Egon can't pay attention in class. He is easily distracted, won't sit still, and displays poor impulse control. The school counselor suggested that his parents take him to a doctor to have him assessed for ________.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Phyllis is socially inhibited and oversensitive to negative evaluation. She was thinking about a career in nursing, but she changed her mind because she believes the doctors would criticize her and patients would reject her. She has never been on a date because she feels socially inept and unappealing; she avoids meeting new people because anything less than immediate, unconditional acceptance causes her anxiety. Just yesterday she was invited to go on a kayak trip, but she didn't go because she was worries she would embarrass herself. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Phyllis's personality?

Avoidant personality disorder

Laura cannot be alone. her moods and behaviors are unstable, as are her relationships with other people. She often displays inappropriate and intense anger. Recently, Laura wrote a suicide note and offered to show it to her husband. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for her personality?

Borderline personality disorder

Nathan allows others to take over and run his life. he is submissive and clings to those around him. he cannot make decisions without advice and reassurance from others, probably because he lacks self-confidence. he finds it impossible to do things on his own, and he feels uncomfortable and helpless when he is alone. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Nathan's personality?

Dependent personality disorder

What symptom of schizophrenia is illustrated by the following example? So bees with knees have fleas and fleas jump, I jump like a jack, Jack the Giant Killer. Giants kill and transform things and something happened, but we can't hear because our eyes are like flies that flew away.

Disorganized thinking

Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of autism spectrum disorder?

Gemma exhibits deficits in social interaction by not initiating conversations with other children, and she turns her head away when spoken to.

Kant worries excessively about things beyond his control, and his worries often interfere with his life. He avoids driving because he worries about car accidents. He calls his parents twice a day because he worries they are dead. He checks his credit card statement three times a day because he worries about identity theft. Kant probably suffers from _________

Generalized anxiety disorder

Cordelia is in the middle of a distinct period of an abnormally adn persistently elevated mood. In the last week she has cleaned her house from top to bottom, bought a new car that she can't afford, adn dug up most of her yard in case she might want a garden next year. Cordelia is experiencing ______.

Mania

janice was diagnosed with major depressive disorder five years ago. She knows her mother took medicine to combat depression and she worries her daughter will experience depression too. Why?

Mood disorders have been shown to have a strong genetic and biological basis

Cole talks and moves slowly. When asked a question, he answers slowly in monotone monosyllables, if he answers at all. Cole is experiencing psychomotor disorder. Yes/No

No

Jerry is an unforgiving perfectionist who would rather deliver work a week late than turn in a project with even minor mistakes. In fact, he spends so much time working the he never has time for anything else. jerry is known to be rigid, inflexible, and stubborn, and he never compromises. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Jerry's personality?

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

If Veena has bipolar disorder, then she ______

Often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania

Nicole experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or ankiety about heights. Nicole suffers from a(n) _______

Phobia

Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of histrionic personality disorder?

Phoebe feels uncomfortable when she is not the center of attention, and she has alienated friends by demanding excessive amounts of their attention

Which of the following is an example of hopelessness theory?

Rochelle has an expectation that terrible things will happen and there is nothing she can do about it-this leads her to become depressed.

peripartum onset depression is a kind of depression _______

That applies to women who experiences an episode of major depression either during pregnancy or in the four weeks following childbirth.

Meshi, an active duty marine, served in Afghanistan. While she was on patrol with her friend, an IED went off, killing her friend and injuring her. In the two months since her friend died, Meshi has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend, and once every few days experiences a flashback to the explosion. Meshi is experiencing a posttraumatic stress disorder. True/False

True

Due to Dominique' s obsessive-compulsive disorder, she may ________.

Wash her hands every 10 minutes throughout the day

A panic disorder is a type of _______ disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least on month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks

anxiety

A psychological disorder is a ________

condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Miguel spends a few weeks being treated for major depressive disorder. he enventually stops exhibiting symptoms, but a few months later they reoccur. Once again the syptoms dissipate, but a few months later they reoccur. Miguel's major depressive disorder is _______?

episodic

Lovell has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance. He is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitled to special treatment from others. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Lovell's personality?

narcissistic personality disorder

Apollonia's thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors are impaired to the point where she is unable to function normally in life. She experiences significant difficulties in many day-to-day activities, such as holding a job, paying bills, grooming, maintaining personal hygiene, and sustaining relationships. Which of the following disorders is Apollonia's living with?

schizophrenia