Abnormal Psych Exam 5 Test Questions and Answers
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What is a typical response for a person who just ______ to sufferers - -rewards
indulged in a binge episode? - -feeling
guilty
A therapist treating an individual with a
conversion disorder works to reduce pleasurable
according to cognitive theorists, the underlying outcomes associated with being sick, while
distortion in eating disorders is related to: - increasing pleasurable outcomes associated with
-too much concern with eating, shape, and being well. This technique is called: - -
weight. reinforcement
muscle contraction headaches typically produce Oversensitivity of the _____ can cause a person
pain: - -in the front or back of the head or to respond to mildly stressful events as if they
in the back of the neck were significant events. - -autonomic
nervous system
A college-aged woman with a history of dieting
has significantly reduced her food intake. She A group of physical illnesses that seem to be
views her constant hunger pains as a positive caused or worsened by an interaction of
sign that she is maintaining control over her biological, psychological, and sociocultural
eating. Her weight has dropped sharply below factors is called: - -psychological factors
average, but she still thinks she is overweight. affecting other medical conditions
You suspect possible anorexia nervosa. Which
other sign or symptoms would be present with
anorexia nervosa? - -Fear of becoming According to Hilde Bruch, which is an example of
overweight ineffective parenting that could make children
prone to eating disorders? - -parents feed
anxious children and comfort tired ones.
People with _________ are said to be
consistently angry, cynical, driven, impatient,
competitive, and ambitious - -Type A why does the textbook's author describe dieters
personality who have fallen to a weight below their set point
as being engaged in a "battle against
themselves"? - -their brains are working
Which person would be MOST likely to cut out agains them to get them back to their "set point"
sweets, then eliminate more and more types of
foods, but not engage in forced vomiting? -
-someone experiencing restricting=type People with which eating disorder are MOST
anorexia nervosa likely to be obese? - -those with binge
eating disorder
cognitive-behavioral therapists propose that the
physical symptoms of hysterical disorders bring conversion disorders in men: - -occur
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, Abnormal Psych Exam 5 Test Questions and Answers
Graded A
approximately half as often as they do in women illness anxiety disorder? - -a person
misinterprets normal bodily functions and
changes as signs of a serious health condition
Dani has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
She has a very supportive husband, caring
children, and several friends who will provide One of the dangers of a diagnosis of conversion
support for her during her recovery. Lori also has disorder is that the patient: - -may have a
been diagnosed with breast cancer, but she does genuine medical problem
not have a family or any close friends. Because
of the differences in_____, Dani is more likely to
have a successful recovery. - -social A person who loses weight by forcing herself to
support vomit after meals or by using laxatives and who
otherwise fits the definition of anorexia is
experiencing: - -binge eating/purging-type
People with anorexia nervosa are motivated anorexia nervosa
primarily by: - -fear
____ are equally helpful in the treatment of high
An increase in mass hysteria, in which large blood pressure, headaches, and asthma. -
numbers of people share psychological or -relaxation training and biofeedback
physical maladies that have no apparent cause, training
can be attributed to: - -social media
Someone who fasts or exercises strenuously
A modern explanation of why many people with following a binge is engaging in: - -
anorexia continually have food-related thoughts compensatory behaviors
and dreams is that such thoughts and dreams: -
-are the result of food deprivation
Participants who have just completed a very-low-
calorie weight-loss program would be MOST at
Regarding emotions, the pattern common in risk for: - -bingeing
bulimia from pre-binge, through binge, to post-
binge is BEST described in sequence as: -
-tension, powerlessness, shame A risk factor for development of a
psychophysiological disorder is: - -living in
poverty
Family members are overinvolved in each other's
lives but are affectionate and loyal. This
description fits Salvador Minuchin's definition of Hilde Bruch's ego deficiency view of children with
an: - -enmeshed family pattern eating disorders involves: - -children
lacking control over their lives and misperceiving
internal cues
Which statement BEST describes someone with
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Graded A
What is a typical response for a person who just ______ to sufferers - -rewards
indulged in a binge episode? - -feeling
guilty
A therapist treating an individual with a
conversion disorder works to reduce pleasurable
according to cognitive theorists, the underlying outcomes associated with being sick, while
distortion in eating disorders is related to: - increasing pleasurable outcomes associated with
-too much concern with eating, shape, and being well. This technique is called: - -
weight. reinforcement
muscle contraction headaches typically produce Oversensitivity of the _____ can cause a person
pain: - -in the front or back of the head or to respond to mildly stressful events as if they
in the back of the neck were significant events. - -autonomic
nervous system
A college-aged woman with a history of dieting
has significantly reduced her food intake. She A group of physical illnesses that seem to be
views her constant hunger pains as a positive caused or worsened by an interaction of
sign that she is maintaining control over her biological, psychological, and sociocultural
eating. Her weight has dropped sharply below factors is called: - -psychological factors
average, but she still thinks she is overweight. affecting other medical conditions
You suspect possible anorexia nervosa. Which
other sign or symptoms would be present with
anorexia nervosa? - -Fear of becoming According to Hilde Bruch, which is an example of
overweight ineffective parenting that could make children
prone to eating disorders? - -parents feed
anxious children and comfort tired ones.
People with _________ are said to be
consistently angry, cynical, driven, impatient,
competitive, and ambitious - -Type A why does the textbook's author describe dieters
personality who have fallen to a weight below their set point
as being engaged in a "battle against
themselves"? - -their brains are working
Which person would be MOST likely to cut out agains them to get them back to their "set point"
sweets, then eliminate more and more types of
foods, but not engage in forced vomiting? -
-someone experiencing restricting=type People with which eating disorder are MOST
anorexia nervosa likely to be obese? - -those with binge
eating disorder
cognitive-behavioral therapists propose that the
physical symptoms of hysterical disorders bring conversion disorders in men: - -occur
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, Abnormal Psych Exam 5 Test Questions and Answers
Graded A
approximately half as often as they do in women illness anxiety disorder? - -a person
misinterprets normal bodily functions and
changes as signs of a serious health condition
Dani has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
She has a very supportive husband, caring
children, and several friends who will provide One of the dangers of a diagnosis of conversion
support for her during her recovery. Lori also has disorder is that the patient: - -may have a
been diagnosed with breast cancer, but she does genuine medical problem
not have a family or any close friends. Because
of the differences in_____, Dani is more likely to
have a successful recovery. - -social A person who loses weight by forcing herself to
support vomit after meals or by using laxatives and who
otherwise fits the definition of anorexia is
experiencing: - -binge eating/purging-type
People with anorexia nervosa are motivated anorexia nervosa
primarily by: - -fear
____ are equally helpful in the treatment of high
An increase in mass hysteria, in which large blood pressure, headaches, and asthma. -
numbers of people share psychological or -relaxation training and biofeedback
physical maladies that have no apparent cause, training
can be attributed to: - -social media
Someone who fasts or exercises strenuously
A modern explanation of why many people with following a binge is engaging in: - -
anorexia continually have food-related thoughts compensatory behaviors
and dreams is that such thoughts and dreams: -
-are the result of food deprivation
Participants who have just completed a very-low-
calorie weight-loss program would be MOST at
Regarding emotions, the pattern common in risk for: - -bingeing
bulimia from pre-binge, through binge, to post-
binge is BEST described in sequence as: -
-tension, powerlessness, shame A risk factor for development of a
psychophysiological disorder is: - -living in
poverty
Family members are overinvolved in each other's
lives but are affectionate and loyal. This
description fits Salvador Minuchin's definition of Hilde Bruch's ego deficiency view of children with
an: - -enmeshed family pattern eating disorders involves: - -children
lacking control over their lives and misperceiving
internal cues
Which statement BEST describes someone with
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