PRACTICE EXAM #2 QUESTIONS

MATCHING 1. New Yorkers avoided this after 9/11 2. PTSD was once called this during a world war 3. Lasts about 1 month 4. A conversion disorder symptom 5. Secondary gain A) acute stress disorder B) life insurance C) sympathy D) shell shocked E) glove anesthesia

1. B) life insurance 2. D) shell shocked 3. A) acute stress disorder 4. E) glove anesthesia 5. C) sympathy

MATCHING 1. going to the public restroom is distressing 2. has been linked to panic disorder 3. African American women have the highest risk of this 4. zoophobia is amenable to this explanation 5. positive reinforcement for a phobic A) GAD B) preparedness C) Locus Ceruleus D) social phobia E) avoidance

1. D) social phobia 2. C) Locus ceruleus 3. A) GAD 4. B) preparedness 5. E) avoidance

MATCHING 1. Miss Muffet received this 2. highlighters are associated with this 3. Gordon's phobia 4. Michael Jackson may have this 5. Beaver's phobia A) acrophobia B) dysmorphic disorder C) snow D) virtual realtiy E) malingering

1. D) virtual reality 2. E) malingering 3. C) snow 4. B) dysmorphic disorder 5. A) acrophobia

An effective long-term, nonpharmacological treatment for panic attack involves teaching patients to interpret their physical sensations accurately. A) cognitive B) behavioral C) humanistic D) psychodynamic

A) cognitive

Just before debuting at Carnegie Hall, the pianist suffered paralysis of the left hand. Which of the following best describes this disorder? A) conversion disorder B) somatization disorder C) pain disorder associated with psychological factors D) preoccupation disorder

A) conversion disorder

Antidepressants that are effective in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder serve to: A) increase serotonin activity in the brain. B) increase norepinephrine activity in the brain. C) increase the level of all brain neurotransmitters. D) none of the above.

A) increase serotonin activity in the brain

Psychodynamic theorists propose that unconscious conflicts cause conversion disorders. Their remedy is to bring these to consciousness and work them through. Knowledge of the underlying problem will make the symptom disappear. This therapy is based on: A) insight. B) suggestion. C) confrontation. D) reinforcement.

A) insight

Those most likely to experience substantial stress symptoms after the terrorist attacks in the U.S. on September 11, 2001: A) lived near New York City, or watched a lot of TV. B) lived near New York City, or watched very little TV. C) lived far away from New York City, or watched a lot of TV. D) lived far away from New York City, or watched very little TV.

A) lived near NYC, or watched a lot of TV

Cognitive therapists believe that generalized anxiety disorder is induced by: A) maladaptive assumptions. B) lack of empathy. C) interpersonal loss. D) overactive id impulses.

A) maladaptive assumptions

Rosa's heart was racing (from the 4 cups of coffee she had just finished), but she thought she might be having a heart attack. Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the beginning of a: A) panic attack. B) manic episode. C) specific phobia. D) social phobia.

A) panic attack

If you were afraid of dogs and your therapist treated you by interacting with dogs while you watched, you would be receiving: A) vicarious conditioning. B) flooding. C) systematic desensitization. D) biofeedback.

A) vicarious conditioning

Conversion disorders are more common in: A) women than men. B) men than women. C) the middle aged than the young. D) the elderly than the middle aged.

A) women than men

One who made sure that he had his passport, airplane ticket, and hotel reservation form exactly every 5 minutes for an entire day is exhibiting a(n): A) cleaning compulsion. B) checking compulsion. C) order compulsion. D) touching compulsion.

B) checking compulsion

a group of hormones that appears to be most involved in arousal and fear reaction are the: A) prolactins B) corticosteroids C) adrenalaltoids D) beta-blockers

B) corticosteroids

Someone who can tell you exactly how many ceiling tiles there are in each classroom and how many people's names were in the credits of the movie he watched last night is exhibiting a: A) checking compulsion. B) counting compulsion. C) symmetry compulsion. D) verbal ritual.

B) counting compulsion

Munchausen syndrome is a ______ disorder. A) somatoform B) factitious C) psychophysical D) conversion

B) factitious

Your fear of spiders is debilitating because you are an entomologist. To treat this phobia, your therapist puts you in a room with spiders, even asking you to handle them. This technique might be used in: A) modeling. B) flooding. C) covert desensitization. D) systematic desensitization.

B) flooding

Harry is terrified of the snakes that his 8-year-old son brings home. During his therapy, his therapist demonstrated how to handle them. This is a form of therapy based on: A) flooding. B) modeling. C) implosive techniques. D) covert desensitization.

B) modeling

According to Freud, children who are prevented from expressing id impulses—making mud pies, playing war, and exploring their genitals—are at risk for developing: A) realistic anxiety. B) neurotic anxiety. C) moral anxiety. D) existential anxiety.

B) neurotic anxiety

A lasting and groundless fear of a specific object, activity, or situation is called a(n): A) panic disorder. B) phobia. C) generalized anxiety disorder. D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

B) phobia

According to the psychodynamic view, conversion disorder symptoms function to keep unacceptable thoughts and conflicts out of consciousness. This is called: A) sociocultural stress. B) primary gain. C) reinforcement. D) secondary gain.

B) primary gain

The therapy for generalized anxiety disorder developed by Albert Ellis is called: A) behavior modification. B) rational-emotive therapy. C) self-instruction training. D) stress inoculation training.

B) ration-emotive therapy

The following best describes which disorder? The patient had several surgeries over the years for vague and nonspecific sexual reproductive problems, visiting many of the best hospitals in the East during the course of treatment. A) conversion disorder B) somatization disorder C) pain disorder associated with psychological factors D) preoccupation disorder

B) somatization disorder

Some people are stimulated by exciting, potentially dangerous activities that terrify others. These varying reactions represent differences in: A) trait anxiety B) state anxiety C) neurotic anxiety D) existential anxiety

B) state anxiety

Munchausen syndrome by proxy is most likely to adversely affect the physical well-being of: A) the person experiencing it. B) the child of the person experiencing it. C) the spouse of the person experiencing it. D) the medical personnel caring for the person experiencing it.

B) the child of the person experiencing it

People who experience obsessions show: A) typical levels of worry about real problems. B) thoughts that are intrusive and foreign to them. C) thoughts that they can easily ignore and resist. D) a lack of awareness that the thoughts are inappropriate.

B) thoughts that are intrusive and foreign to them

Salina was terrified during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989. For a couple weeks after, she did not sleep well or feel comfortable inside a building. However, gradually the fears diminished, and they disappeared within a month. her reaction to the earthquake was: A) a panic attack B) a phobic reaction C) an acute stress disorder D) a post traumatic stress disorder

C) an acute stress disorder

People who experience a positive event, get excited, breath harder, and have an increase in their heart rate, then interpret the symptoms as a heart attack, are experiencing what cognitive theorists call: A) biological challenge. B) behavioral inhibition. C) anxiety sensitivity. D) exposure relapse.

C) anxiety sensitivity

Every time Miguel had a headache, his mother let him miss school. Now, as an adult, his headaches have become more frequent. His head pounds any time he is required to do something he would rather not. This is a ______ explanation of conversion symptoms. A) cognitive B) biological C) behavioral D) cultural

C) behavioral

Which theoretical position explains the origin of anxiety disorders as due to classical conditioning? A) biological B) sociocultural C) behavioral D) psychodynamic

C) behavioral

If you criticized everything you did, looking for flaws, and never could measure up to your personal standards, you would be exhibiting what Rogers called: A) empathy. B) unconditioned positive regard. C) conditions of worth. D) moral anxiety.

C) conditions of worth

The cognitive explanation for panic disorders is that people who have them: A) have relatives who are atypically anxious. B) are prone to allergies and have immune deficiencies. C) misinterpret bodily sensations. D) experience more stress than average.

C) misinterpret bodily sensations

Sally is never sure of the right thing to do. She married Tod and has been wondering for years if that was the right thing to do. Now she wonders about almost everything she must decide. She is exhibiting: A) a compulsion. B) obsessive ideas. C) obsessive doubts. D) obsessive images.

C) obsessive doubts

The following best describes which disorder? The heart patient complained of adhesions from the scar, leg cramps, and joint stiffness, but no medical reason could be found to explain the symptoms. A) conversion disorder B) somatization disorder C) pain disorder associated with psychological factors D) preoccupation disorder

C) pain disorder associated with psychological factors

The following is an example of which anxiety disorder? A person frequently experiences terror attacks, and goes to the emergency room complaining of shortness of breath, rapid heart rate, and feelings of impending death, although nothing is medically wrong. A) generalized anxiety disorder B) phobia C) panic disorder D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

C) panic disorder

"Who wouldn't be afraid all the time? We have the bomb, overpopulation, AIDS, and violent crime everywhere. It is difficult to get a good job unless you understand all that complicated computer junk." This complaint is consistent with a ______ explanation of generalized anxiety disorder. A) behavioral B) humanistic C) sociocultural D) psychodynamic

C) sociocultural

in response to a threat, we perspire, breathe more quickly, get goose bumps, and feel nauseated. These responses are controlled by the: A) somatic nervous system B) peripheral nervous system C) sympathetic nervous system D) parasympathetic nervous system

C) sympathetic nervous system

A person appeared at the emergency room complaining of bloody diarrhea. When examined further, it was found that the person was intentionally creating the diarrhea through use of laxatives and anticoagulant medication, and liked being a patient. This person is most likely experiencing: A) a psychophysical disorder. B) malingering. C) a somatoform disorder. D) a factitious disorder.

D) factitious disorder

GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter believed to be involved in reducing the excitability of neurons in the limbic system, has been implicated in the etiology of: A) schizophrenia. B) panic disorder. C) conversion disorder. D) generalized anxiety disorder.

D) generalized anxiety disorder

One who is experiencing a panic disorder would most likely also be phobic about: A) high places. B) closed-in places. C) medical procedures. D) leaving home.

D) leaving home

We would expect posttraumatic stress disorder to be most common among military personnel who were prisoners of war for a: A) short time, and who were welcomed home. B) short time, and who were not welcomed home. C) long time, and who were welcomed home. D) long-time, and who were not welcomed home.

D) long-time, and who were not welcomed home

Post traumatic stress disorders: A) begin immediately after the stress occurs B) last between 1 and 3 weeks C) don't begin until years after the traumatic event D) none of the above

D) none of the above

Antidepressant drugs are frequently effective in treating panic attacks. This may mean that the disorder is related to levels of the neurotransmitter: A) GABA. B) dopamine. C) acetylcholine. D) norepinephrine.

D) norepinephrine

Investigators have shown that traumatic events are related to abnormal activity of the neurotransmitter: A) GABA. B) serotonin. C) epinephrine. D) norepinephrine.

D) norepinephrine

A psychodynamic theorist finds that a client is experiencing a battle between anxiety-provoking id impulses and anxiety-reducing ego defense mechanisms. She thinks that this usually unconscious conflict is being played out in an explicit and overt manner. She is sure this underlying conflict explains her client's: A) fugue state. B) schizophrenia. C) generalized anxiety disorder. D) obsessive-compulsive disorder.

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

The following is an example of which anxiety disorder? A professor becomes anxious unless students sit in alphabetical order, turn in their papers in alphabetical order, and leave tests in that same order. A) generalized anxiety disorder B) phobia C) panic disorder D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

A pattern of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and flashbacks that persists for years after a horrible event is called: A) hysteria. B) acute stress disorder. C) generalized anxiety disorder. D) post traumatic stress disorder.

D) post traumatic stress disorder

.Almost every night, Cara wakes up terrified and screaming for the boys to get off her. Two years later she still can't get the gang rape out of her mind. The fear, anxiety, and depression are ruining her life. This is an example of: A) a phobia. B) a panic reaction. C) an acute stress reaction. D) a post traumatic stress reaction.

D) post traumatic stress reaction

If you looked in Jeanette's medicine cabinet (closet), you would find dozens of prescriptions and even more over-the-counter medications. Every time she sneezes, she is sure she has the latest deadly flu, although no physician has ever found anything wrong with her. She suffers from: A) conversion disorder. B) body dysmorphic disorder. C) hysterical somatoform disorder. D) preoccupation somatoform disorder.

D) preoccupation somatoform disorder

Dysmorphophobia is a somatoform disorder characterized by: A) severe and prolonged pain in one area of the body. B) significant dysfunctioning in one or more areas of the body. C) overconcern with minor physical fluctuations in one's bodily state. D) preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance.

D) preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance

Which of the following brain areas have been implicated in obsessive-compulsive symptoms? A) the frontal lobes and the thalamus B) the thalamus and the hypothalamus C) the motor cortex and the caudate nuclei D) the orbital cortex and the caudate nuclei

D) the orbital cortex and the caudate nuclei

Ancient Greeks thought that hysterical disorders were caused by: A) an unresolved wish to be a member of the other sex. B) hypnotic suggestion. C) classical conditioning. D) the wandering uterus of a sexually ungratified woman.

D) the wandering uterus of a sexually ungratified woman

A professor who puts on rubber gloves before grading papers and religiously avoids any contact with the hands of students is exhibiting a(n): A) cleaning compulsion. B) checking compulsion. C) order compulsion. D) touching compulsion.

D) touching compulsion