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PSYC 102 Quiz 3 Review 2026: Complete
Answers with A+ Grading
1. Schizophrenia is more likely to affect ________ than ________. - ANSWER
men;women
2. Which personality disorder is highly associated with childhood sexual
abuse? - ANSWER Borderline personality disorder
3. Cathy, who works at the Herp Aquarium, is terrified of snakes. She knows
her fear is irrational but she is terrified anyway. Cathy asks if she has a
phobia. What would you say? - ANSWER No, this isn't a phobia because
there is no avoidance of snakes - she works at the Herp Aquarium.
4. Dr. Carlos believes that Daniel's depression is due to his mother's death
when he was only six months old. What perspective of abnormality does Dr.
Carlos have? - ANSWER Psychoanalytic
5. According to the psychoanalytic model of psychopathology, what is the
cause of mental illness? - ANSWER Abnormal learned behaviors
6. If someone's abnormal behavior is related to an endocrine system
malfunction, their problem fits the ____________ perspective of
abnormality. - ANSWER Biological
7. Fred is afraid of spiders. He won't even watch a nature show on TV about
them. When he sees a picture of a spider, he has a panic attack, but when he
avoids looking at the image, his panic goes away. Fred's avoidance of
spiders is being - ANSWER negatively reinforced, because he is rewarded
by his anxiety going down.
8. The best way to determine what is "normal" is to ask several of your friends
about what they believe is normal. - ANSWER False
9. Is it necessary to know the cause of a psychological disorder to treat it?
Explain. - ANSWER
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10.Compare and contrast the use of exposure therapies and anti-anxiety
medications for anxiety disorders. Why are psychiatrists more likely to use
anti-anxiety medications? Why are clinical psychologists more likely to use
exposure therapy? What are the pros and cons of these choices? - ANSWER
11.Sophie is terrified of the color orange. She knows it is irrational to be so
afraid but she can't help it. If confronted with the color orange, her heart
races and she is afraid she'll pass out. She never eats oranges, avoids
Halloween, and will cross the road to avoid confronting someone wearing
orange.
What is the best diagnosis for Sophie?
Based on what we know, what might have caused this disorder?
What would be the most effective treatment for this disorder? - ANSWER
Diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple
personality disorder) was extremely rare before the 1950s, but by the 1990s,
some therapists were reporting many cases of this disorder. What is the most
likely reason for the increase in this disorder? - ANSWER A wide-spread
genetic mutation seemed to occur in the 1960s, resulting in more people
being born with the disorder.
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12.One criticism of the DSM is that it adheres to a _________ model, which
means that a person is seen as either having a mental disorder, or not having
a mental disorder. There is little or no allowance for "degrees" of a disorder.
- ANSWER Categorical
13.The part of the brain MOST closely associated with the control of eating and
body weight is the: - ANSWER Hypothalamus
14.The function in the body of glucagonlike peptide-1 is to act as natural
______. - ANSWER appetite suppressants
15.According to Salvador Minuchin, a(n) ______ family pattern is one in which
members are overinvolved in each other's affairs. - ANSWER emneshed
16.A therapist who sat with the bulimic patient while the patient ate appropriate
quantities of "forbidden" foods, and then stayed until the patient no longer
had the urge to purge would be practicing: - ANSWER exposure and
response prevention
PSYC 102 Quiz 3 Review 2026: Complete
Answers with A+ Grading
1. Schizophrenia is more likely to affect ________ than ________. - ANSWER
men;women
2. Which personality disorder is highly associated with childhood sexual
abuse? - ANSWER Borderline personality disorder
3. Cathy, who works at the Herp Aquarium, is terrified of snakes. She knows
her fear is irrational but she is terrified anyway. Cathy asks if she has a
phobia. What would you say? - ANSWER No, this isn't a phobia because
there is no avoidance of snakes - she works at the Herp Aquarium.
4. Dr. Carlos believes that Daniel's depression is due to his mother's death
when he was only six months old. What perspective of abnormality does Dr.
Carlos have? - ANSWER Psychoanalytic
5. According to the psychoanalytic model of psychopathology, what is the
cause of mental illness? - ANSWER Abnormal learned behaviors
6. If someone's abnormal behavior is related to an endocrine system
malfunction, their problem fits the ____________ perspective of
abnormality. - ANSWER Biological
7. Fred is afraid of spiders. He won't even watch a nature show on TV about
them. When he sees a picture of a spider, he has a panic attack, but when he
avoids looking at the image, his panic goes away. Fred's avoidance of
spiders is being - ANSWER negatively reinforced, because he is rewarded
by his anxiety going down.
8. The best way to determine what is "normal" is to ask several of your friends
about what they believe is normal. - ANSWER False
9. Is it necessary to know the cause of a psychological disorder to treat it?
Explain. - ANSWER
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10.Compare and contrast the use of exposure therapies and anti-anxiety
medications for anxiety disorders. Why are psychiatrists more likely to use
anti-anxiety medications? Why are clinical psychologists more likely to use
exposure therapy? What are the pros and cons of these choices? - ANSWER
11.Sophie is terrified of the color orange. She knows it is irrational to be so
afraid but she can't help it. If confronted with the color orange, her heart
races and she is afraid she'll pass out. She never eats oranges, avoids
Halloween, and will cross the road to avoid confronting someone wearing
orange.
What is the best diagnosis for Sophie?
Based on what we know, what might have caused this disorder?
What would be the most effective treatment for this disorder? - ANSWER
Diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder (formerly known as multiple
personality disorder) was extremely rare before the 1950s, but by the 1990s,
some therapists were reporting many cases of this disorder. What is the most
likely reason for the increase in this disorder? - ANSWER A wide-spread
genetic mutation seemed to occur in the 1960s, resulting in more people
being born with the disorder.
Previous
12.One criticism of the DSM is that it adheres to a _________ model, which
means that a person is seen as either having a mental disorder, or not having
a mental disorder. There is little or no allowance for "degrees" of a disorder.
- ANSWER Categorical
13.The part of the brain MOST closely associated with the control of eating and
body weight is the: - ANSWER Hypothalamus
14.The function in the body of glucagonlike peptide-1 is to act as natural
______. - ANSWER appetite suppressants
15.According to Salvador Minuchin, a(n) ______ family pattern is one in which
members are overinvolved in each other's affairs. - ANSWER emneshed
16.A therapist who sat with the bulimic patient while the patient ate appropriate
quantities of "forbidden" foods, and then stayed until the patient no longer
had the urge to purge would be practicing: - ANSWER exposure and
response prevention
