Abnormal Psychology ALL Exam
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2026
Which of the following is a key difference between anorexia and bulimia?
A. Anorexia is a source of pride; bulimia is a source of shame
B. Anorexia never involves binging and purging; bulimia is defined by binging and purging
C. Anorexia is strongly influenced by perceived body shape; bulimia is minimally influenced by
perceived body shape
D. Anorexia is most common among higher SES groups; bulimia is equally common among all
SES groups - Correct AnswerD
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Drinking coffee lowers blood alcohol level
B. Caffeine dependence is included in DSM-5 as a substance use disorder
C. Hallucinogens produce auditory hallucinations
D. High doses of cocaine or amphetamines can produce psychosis, at least temporarily - Correct
AnswerD
According to your text, which of the following is true of antipsychotic medication in the
treatment of schizophrenia?
A. Patients need to take medication for prolonged periods of time, often for life
B. Relapse is common as patients often stop taking medication
C. Serious, sometimes irreversible side effects can result from the prolonged use of medication
D. All of the above are true
E. A and C only - Correct AnswerD
What are delusions?
,A. tangential, disorganized speech indicating a disorder in thinking
B. rigidly held, idiosyncratic beliefs
C. sensory experiences in the absence of external stimuli
D. lifelong convictions shared only by members of one's cultural group
E. both b and d - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following is NOT included in the "big five" model of personality?
A. Neuroticism
B. Conscientiousness
C. Openness to experience
D. Likeability
E. All of the above are included in the five-factor model - Correct AnswerD
Which of the following is NOT an eating and feeding disorder listed in DSM-5?
A. Binge eating disorder
B. Rumination disorder
C. Obesity
D. None of the above are DSM-5 eating and feeding disorders
E. B and C only - Correct AnswerC
An evolutionary psychologist argues that differences between women's and men's sexual
behavior are attributable to differential parental investment. Which of the following is likely to
be a key to her argument?
A. Reproduction is far more costly to the human female than to the human male, involving a
long pregnancy and breast feeding immature offspring in the former case and perhaps only a
few minutes in the latter
,B. Men value sex while women value relationships and this difference in sexuality contributes to
their differential emotional connection with offspring
C. Human females are more involved in caring for their offspring, and this teaches female
offspring to value relationships more highly in later sexual relationships
D. Male offspring are more similar to male parents, and females are more similar to female
parents, and these differential genetic contributions lead to inherited patterns of sexual interest
- Correct AnswerA
The personality disorder that is closest to be a synonym for psychopathy is:
A. Paranoid personality disorder
B. Antisocial personality disorder
C. Schizoid personality disorder
D. Borderline personality disorder - Correct AnswerB
Some experts argue that antisocial personality disorder should be defined primarily by callous
and unemotional traits, that is _______, and less by __________ in order to include people who
__________.
A. Emotion; deceitfulness; emotionless manipulators as opposed to the traditional "con man"
B. Empathy; criminal behavior; callously manipulate others for personal gain but do not violate
the law
C. Cruelty; antisocial behavior devoid of intentionality; deliberately antisocial, not just
responding to difficult circumstances
D. Indifference; anger; coldly calculating - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Lack of affect
B. Delusions
C. Hallucinations
, D. All of the above are negative, of course
E. This categorization of symptoms no longer applies in the DSM-5 - Correct AnswerA
These two symptoms, _______ and _______, once defined ________. Now they are categorized
as pharmacological symptoms of substance use disorder in DSM-5.
A. tolerance; withdrawal; craving
B. tolerance; withdrawal; addiction
C. tolerance; craving; addition
D. tolerance; addiction; craving - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following pieces of evidence supports the conclusion that the image of women in
popular culture plays a role in the development of eating disorders?
A. The disorders are more common in professions in which appearance is highly valued such as
models, dancers, and actresses
B. The prevalence of eating disorders has increased in recent decades as, in industrialized
societies, the image of the ideal woman has grown thinner
C. Girls who are exposed more to the popular media have more body dissatisfaction
D. The disorders are particularly common among adolescents and young women, ages at which
females are more susceptible to media influences
E. All of the above - Correct AnswerE
Your roommate tells you that his therapist suggested that he was "self-medicating" with alcohol.
The therapist means:
A. Your roommate was drinking without the therapist's "prescription"
B. Your roommate was using alcohol to alleviate emotional problems like depression
C. Your roommate was drinking because he was bored and enjoyed getting "buzzed"
D. Your roommate was using alcohol as an excuse, numbing him against taking responsibility for
his misbehavior - Correct AnswerB
Questions with correct answers 100%
2026
Which of the following is a key difference between anorexia and bulimia?
A. Anorexia is a source of pride; bulimia is a source of shame
B. Anorexia never involves binging and purging; bulimia is defined by binging and purging
C. Anorexia is strongly influenced by perceived body shape; bulimia is minimally influenced by
perceived body shape
D. Anorexia is most common among higher SES groups; bulimia is equally common among all
SES groups - Correct AnswerD
Which of the following statements is true?
A. Drinking coffee lowers blood alcohol level
B. Caffeine dependence is included in DSM-5 as a substance use disorder
C. Hallucinogens produce auditory hallucinations
D. High doses of cocaine or amphetamines can produce psychosis, at least temporarily - Correct
AnswerD
According to your text, which of the following is true of antipsychotic medication in the
treatment of schizophrenia?
A. Patients need to take medication for prolonged periods of time, often for life
B. Relapse is common as patients often stop taking medication
C. Serious, sometimes irreversible side effects can result from the prolonged use of medication
D. All of the above are true
E. A and C only - Correct AnswerD
What are delusions?
,A. tangential, disorganized speech indicating a disorder in thinking
B. rigidly held, idiosyncratic beliefs
C. sensory experiences in the absence of external stimuli
D. lifelong convictions shared only by members of one's cultural group
E. both b and d - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following is NOT included in the "big five" model of personality?
A. Neuroticism
B. Conscientiousness
C. Openness to experience
D. Likeability
E. All of the above are included in the five-factor model - Correct AnswerD
Which of the following is NOT an eating and feeding disorder listed in DSM-5?
A. Binge eating disorder
B. Rumination disorder
C. Obesity
D. None of the above are DSM-5 eating and feeding disorders
E. B and C only - Correct AnswerC
An evolutionary psychologist argues that differences between women's and men's sexual
behavior are attributable to differential parental investment. Which of the following is likely to
be a key to her argument?
A. Reproduction is far more costly to the human female than to the human male, involving a
long pregnancy and breast feeding immature offspring in the former case and perhaps only a
few minutes in the latter
,B. Men value sex while women value relationships and this difference in sexuality contributes to
their differential emotional connection with offspring
C. Human females are more involved in caring for their offspring, and this teaches female
offspring to value relationships more highly in later sexual relationships
D. Male offspring are more similar to male parents, and females are more similar to female
parents, and these differential genetic contributions lead to inherited patterns of sexual interest
- Correct AnswerA
The personality disorder that is closest to be a synonym for psychopathy is:
A. Paranoid personality disorder
B. Antisocial personality disorder
C. Schizoid personality disorder
D. Borderline personality disorder - Correct AnswerB
Some experts argue that antisocial personality disorder should be defined primarily by callous
and unemotional traits, that is _______, and less by __________ in order to include people who
__________.
A. Emotion; deceitfulness; emotionless manipulators as opposed to the traditional "con man"
B. Empathy; criminal behavior; callously manipulate others for personal gain but do not violate
the law
C. Cruelty; antisocial behavior devoid of intentionality; deliberately antisocial, not just
responding to difficult circumstances
D. Indifference; anger; coldly calculating - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
A. Lack of affect
B. Delusions
C. Hallucinations
, D. All of the above are negative, of course
E. This categorization of symptoms no longer applies in the DSM-5 - Correct AnswerA
These two symptoms, _______ and _______, once defined ________. Now they are categorized
as pharmacological symptoms of substance use disorder in DSM-5.
A. tolerance; withdrawal; craving
B. tolerance; withdrawal; addiction
C. tolerance; craving; addition
D. tolerance; addiction; craving - Correct AnswerB
Which of the following pieces of evidence supports the conclusion that the image of women in
popular culture plays a role in the development of eating disorders?
A. The disorders are more common in professions in which appearance is highly valued such as
models, dancers, and actresses
B. The prevalence of eating disorders has increased in recent decades as, in industrialized
societies, the image of the ideal woman has grown thinner
C. Girls who are exposed more to the popular media have more body dissatisfaction
D. The disorders are particularly common among adolescents and young women, ages at which
females are more susceptible to media influences
E. All of the above - Correct AnswerE
Your roommate tells you that his therapist suggested that he was "self-medicating" with alcohol.
The therapist means:
A. Your roommate was drinking without the therapist's "prescription"
B. Your roommate was using alcohol to alleviate emotional problems like depression
C. Your roommate was drinking because he was bored and enjoyed getting "buzzed"
D. Your roommate was using alcohol as an excuse, numbing him against taking responsibility for
his misbehavior - Correct AnswerB
