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exam: 351272RR - Psychological Disorders
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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable is known as
a/an
A. compulsion.
B. fear.
C. obsession.
D. phobia.
2. _______ disorder is characterized by unwanted thoughts or feelings that a person must carry out actions
against his or her will.
A. Obsessive-compulsive
B. Phobia
C. Generalized anxiety
D. Panic
3. The technique that asks people to say aloud whatever comes to mind, regardless of its apparent
irrelevance or senselessness, is called
A. dream analysis.
B. free association.
C. manifest content.
D. psychoanalysis.
4. Which of the following statements regarding the DSM-5 is most accurate?
A. It offers therapists a means of determining causal factors underlying a specific psychological disorder.
B. It offers therapists a firm foundation for estimating the degree to which a given individual is afflicted with a specified disorder.
C. Critics agree that the DSM-5 has successfully increased the reliability of diagnoses without necessarily increasing their validity.
D. Critics argue that the classification system overemphasizes physiological factors associated with specified disorders.
5. Psychoanalytic treatment typically involves
A. using electroconvulsive therapy.
B. examining early childhood experiences.
C. administering drugs to maintain hormonal balance.
D. employing trephination techniques.
exam: 351272RR - Psychological Disorders
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hit Submit Exam. If you need to exit before completing the exam, click Cancel Exam.
Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page
break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.
1. An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable is known as
a/an
A. compulsion.
B. fear.
C. obsession.
D. phobia.
2. _______ disorder is characterized by unwanted thoughts or feelings that a person must carry out actions
against his or her will.
A. Obsessive-compulsive
B. Phobia
C. Generalized anxiety
D. Panic
3. The technique that asks people to say aloud whatever comes to mind, regardless of its apparent
irrelevance or senselessness, is called
A. dream analysis.
B. free association.
C. manifest content.
D. psychoanalysis.
4. Which of the following statements regarding the DSM-5 is most accurate?
A. It offers therapists a means of determining causal factors underlying a specific psychological disorder.
B. It offers therapists a firm foundation for estimating the degree to which a given individual is afflicted with a specified disorder.
C. Critics agree that the DSM-5 has successfully increased the reliability of diagnoses without necessarily increasing their validity.
D. Critics argue that the classification system overemphasizes physiological factors associated with specified disorders.
5. Psychoanalytic treatment typically involves
A. using electroconvulsive therapy.
B. examining early childhood experiences.
C. administering drugs to maintain hormonal balance.
D. employing trephination techniques.
