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PSY 368 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAMS /PSY 368
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAMS WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTION AND VERIFIED DETAILED
RATIONALES ANSWERS 2024(NEWEST) ALREADY
GRADED A+
"Phobic and generalized anxiety disorders arise when people stop looking at themselves honestly and
with acceptance and instead deny and distort their true thoughts, emotions, and behavior." This
explanation for anxiety disorders would MOST likely be offered by
humanistic theorists
A phobic person is taught to imagine the feared items as part of desensitization training. This is an
example of the _________________ technique.
covert
A person is sweating, experiencing shortness of breath, choking, feeling dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If it
is not a heart attack, but an indicator of anxiety disorder, it is probably a
panic attack
A person recently was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. A BEST guess is that the person is in
high school and is more likely than average to have a close relative is social anxiety disorder
What is a primary difference between a common fear and a phobia?
phobia leads to a greater desire to avoid the object
Which is the BEST example of a broad social anxiety?
apprehension about being evaluated by others
Which treatment is a nonchemical biological treatment for anxiety that is in general use today?
relaxation training
According to Freud, children who are prevented from expression id impulses-- making mud pies, playing
war, and exploring their genitals--are at risk for developing
neurotic anxiety
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According to Freud, obsessive-compulsive disorders have their origin in the
______________________development
anal
If a person were taking an antidepressant that increases levels of serotonin and improves brain function
for symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disoder, that person could expect that
it would lead to short-term relief, but relapse would occur if the person stopped the medication
Someone with skin-picking disorder would be LEAST likely to pick skin in which area of the body?
abdomen
To determine if a person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a phobia, one could
ask her if her fear of snakes has lasted for six months, if she avoids snakes, and if it interferes with daily
living; if she says "yes," she most likely has a phobia
What percentage of people become irritated if they must depart from their routines?
40 percent
A phobic person exposed to computer graphics that simulate real-world situations. This is an example of
the ___________________ technique.
virtual reality
GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter believed to be involved in reducing the excitability of neurons in
the brain, has been implicated in the etiology of:
generalized anxiety disorder
When would religious rituals and superstitious behavior (such as not stepping on cracks) be considered
compulsive behaviors?
when they interfere with daily functioning and cause distress
One limitation of the sociocultural approach to understanding generalized anxiety disorders is that it
cannot explain
when everyone who experiences danger doesn't experiences generalized anxiety
"Your worries? They're only thoughts. Don't try to stop them, but recognize that they're thoughts and
don't let them upset you so much." This statement MOST likely would come from someone using which
form of therapy for generalized anxiety disorder?
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
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A professor who puts on rubber gloves before grading papers and religiously avoids any contact with the
hands of students is exhibiting a(n):
touching
A professor's office is a mess; graded tests are in piles on the desk, overflowing bookshelves line the
walls, and research materials from years ago occupy boxes on the floor where there is only a narrow
pathway to walk. If the professor is experiencing a diagnosable disorder, it would MOST likely be in
which category?
obsessive-compulsive-related disorders
Which therapy is an effective treatment for panic attack that involves teaching patients to interpret
their physical sensations accurately?
cognitive
Davon watched his father recoil from a snake in fear. Now he is afraid of snakes. This apparent
acquisition of fear of snakes is an example of:
modeling
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even dead, he or she
is experiencing:
derealization
The effects of taking hallucinogens accompanied by feelings that objects are changing size, that other
people are distorted, and that one might be mechanical is MOST similar to:
depersonalization
What do we know about the inheritance of PTSD?
women who have high cortisol levels tend to have children with high cortisol levels
One who suffers from dissociative identity disorder is MOST likely to be a:
women who was physically abused as a child
Which of the following is most likely to experience stress related to employment
Juan, a Hispanic American male age 40
If a deer jumps in front of your car while you are driving, which part of the stress response is active?
sympathetic nervous system
A combat veteran undergoing "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing" is experiencing
________________ therapy.
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exposure
A friend says to you, "I know someone who is a combat veteran who was just diagnosed with PTSD. Do
you think therapy will help this person?" Which of the following is the BEST answer you can give based
on current research?
"Probably-- about 2/3 of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement."
One of the subpersonalities of a person receiving treatment for dissociative identity disorder has just
become a "protector." How far along in therapy has the person probably progressed?
moderately far because a protector usually emerges before subpersonality integration
A student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is
experiencing a(n) _____ response to stress.
emotional
Which does NOT characterized stress disorders?
a compulsive need to engage in activities that remind one of the event
Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one,
Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi either. This would be called a:
mutually amnesic relationship
Looking for rainbows while walking the dog in the rain is an example of a:
stress response
In the United States, the number of diagnosed cases per year of dissociative identity disorder:
has increased
Which of the following is typical of posttraumatic stress disorder?
increased arousal, negative emotions, and guilt
Poor health is BEST described as a:
stressor
Which hypothesis used to explain dissociative disorders is shared by psychodynamic and behavioral
theorists?
they serve to help someone escape something unpleasant
One distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is
based on:
how long the anxiety symptoms last
The drug treatment that is MOST effective in treating panic disorders is that used to treat
PSY 368 EXAM 2 AND PRACTICE EXAMS /PSY 368
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY EXAMS WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTION AND VERIFIED DETAILED
RATIONALES ANSWERS 2024(NEWEST) ALREADY
GRADED A+
"Phobic and generalized anxiety disorders arise when people stop looking at themselves honestly and
with acceptance and instead deny and distort their true thoughts, emotions, and behavior." This
explanation for anxiety disorders would MOST likely be offered by
humanistic theorists
A phobic person is taught to imagine the feared items as part of desensitization training. This is an
example of the _________________ technique.
covert
A person is sweating, experiencing shortness of breath, choking, feeling dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If it
is not a heart attack, but an indicator of anxiety disorder, it is probably a
panic attack
A person recently was diagnosed with social anxiety disorder. A BEST guess is that the person is in
high school and is more likely than average to have a close relative is social anxiety disorder
What is a primary difference between a common fear and a phobia?
phobia leads to a greater desire to avoid the object
Which is the BEST example of a broad social anxiety?
apprehension about being evaluated by others
Which treatment is a nonchemical biological treatment for anxiety that is in general use today?
relaxation training
According to Freud, children who are prevented from expression id impulses-- making mud pies, playing
war, and exploring their genitals--are at risk for developing
neurotic anxiety
,2|Page
According to Freud, obsessive-compulsive disorders have their origin in the
______________________development
anal
If a person were taking an antidepressant that increases levels of serotonin and improves brain function
for symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disoder, that person could expect that
it would lead to short-term relief, but relapse would occur if the person stopped the medication
Someone with skin-picking disorder would be LEAST likely to pick skin in which area of the body?
abdomen
To determine if a person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a phobia, one could
ask her if her fear of snakes has lasted for six months, if she avoids snakes, and if it interferes with daily
living; if she says "yes," she most likely has a phobia
What percentage of people become irritated if they must depart from their routines?
40 percent
A phobic person exposed to computer graphics that simulate real-world situations. This is an example of
the ___________________ technique.
virtual reality
GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter believed to be involved in reducing the excitability of neurons in
the brain, has been implicated in the etiology of:
generalized anxiety disorder
When would religious rituals and superstitious behavior (such as not stepping on cracks) be considered
compulsive behaviors?
when they interfere with daily functioning and cause distress
One limitation of the sociocultural approach to understanding generalized anxiety disorders is that it
cannot explain
when everyone who experiences danger doesn't experiences generalized anxiety
"Your worries? They're only thoughts. Don't try to stop them, but recognize that they're thoughts and
don't let them upset you so much." This statement MOST likely would come from someone using which
form of therapy for generalized anxiety disorder?
mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
,3|Page
A professor who puts on rubber gloves before grading papers and religiously avoids any contact with the
hands of students is exhibiting a(n):
touching
A professor's office is a mess; graded tests are in piles on the desk, overflowing bookshelves line the
walls, and research materials from years ago occupy boxes on the floor where there is only a narrow
pathway to walk. If the professor is experiencing a diagnosable disorder, it would MOST likely be in
which category?
obsessive-compulsive-related disorders
Which therapy is an effective treatment for panic attack that involves teaching patients to interpret
their physical sensations accurately?
cognitive
Davon watched his father recoil from a snake in fear. Now he is afraid of snakes. This apparent
acquisition of fear of snakes is an example of:
modeling
When a person feels that the external world is removed, mechanical, distorted, or even dead, he or she
is experiencing:
derealization
The effects of taking hallucinogens accompanied by feelings that objects are changing size, that other
people are distorted, and that one might be mechanical is MOST similar to:
depersonalization
What do we know about the inheritance of PTSD?
women who have high cortisol levels tend to have children with high cortisol levels
One who suffers from dissociative identity disorder is MOST likely to be a:
women who was physically abused as a child
Which of the following is most likely to experience stress related to employment
Juan, a Hispanic American male age 40
If a deer jumps in front of your car while you are driving, which part of the stress response is active?
sympathetic nervous system
A combat veteran undergoing "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing" is experiencing
________________ therapy.
, 4|Page
exposure
A friend says to you, "I know someone who is a combat veteran who was just diagnosed with PTSD. Do
you think therapy will help this person?" Which of the following is the BEST answer you can give based
on current research?
"Probably-- about 2/3 of those receiving therapy for PTSD eventually show improvement."
One of the subpersonalities of a person receiving treatment for dissociative identity disorder has just
become a "protector." How far along in therapy has the person probably progressed?
moderately far because a protector usually emerges before subpersonality integration
A student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is
experiencing a(n) _____ response to stress.
emotional
Which does NOT characterized stress disorders?
a compulsive need to engage in activities that remind one of the event
Alexis has dissociative identity disorder. When one of her personalities, Jodi, is asked about another one,
Tom, she claims ignorance. Tom has never heard of Jodi either. This would be called a:
mutually amnesic relationship
Looking for rainbows while walking the dog in the rain is an example of a:
stress response
In the United States, the number of diagnosed cases per year of dissociative identity disorder:
has increased
Which of the following is typical of posttraumatic stress disorder?
increased arousal, negative emotions, and guilt
Poor health is BEST described as a:
stressor
Which hypothesis used to explain dissociative disorders is shared by psychodynamic and behavioral
theorists?
they serve to help someone escape something unpleasant
One distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder is
based on:
how long the anxiety symptoms last
The drug treatment that is MOST effective in treating panic disorders is that used to treat
