Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Complete/ Containing 186 Questions
with Definitive Solutions 2024-2025.
(Dark Back Ground for better Visibility and eye Care)
Paranoid Personality Disorder - Answer: A personality disorder marked by a
pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others.
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Noted by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives
are interpreted as malevolent.
Delusional Disorder - Answer: Psychotic disorder featuring a persistent belief
contrary to reality (delusion) but no other symptoms of schizophrenia.
At least one delusion with a duration of 1 month or longer is present, but criterion
A for schizophrenia have never been met and functioning and behavior is not
markedly impaired or odd outside of the delusion.
Erotomanic Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion is that another person is in love with the
individual.
Refers to the belief that a specific other person, typically someone implausibly
grand and distant, is in love with them.
Grandiose Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion is the conviction of having some great
(but unrecognized) talent or insight.
Jealous Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where
the central theme of the delusion is that his or her spouse or lover is being
unfaithful.
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Persecutory Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion involves the individual's belief that he or
she is being conspired against, cheated, spied on, followed, poisoned or drugged,
maliciously maligned, harassed, or obstructed in the pursuit of long-term goals.
This is seen as the MOST COMMON of all schizophrenia symptoms.
Tl;dr, you think that someone has it out for you.
Somatic Type of Delusional Disroder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where
the central theme of the delusion involves bodily functions or sensations
Mixed Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where no
one delusional theme predominates
Unspecified Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the dominal delusional belief cannot be clearly determined or is not
described in the specific types.
e.g. Referential delusions without a prominent persecutory or grandiose
component.
False, there are some delusions that do not involve any paranoia such as delusion
of grandeaur.
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Furthermore, some paranoia may not qualify as delusional. - Answer: The terms
paranoid and delusional are often paired and thus are indistinguishable. Is this
statement true or false?
Paranoid - Answer: To suspect or believe that one (or one's group) is being
intentionally targeted for harm (especially betrayal) by someone is to be
_______________________.
Hostile Attributional Bias - Answer: An inclination to view others' behavior as
arising from hostility towards oneself
This statement could mean that people with paranoia tend to hold onto to their
beliefs and delusion that they are being pursued even in the absence of evidence.
They tend to be open to any information that is consistent with their delusions
and discount those that counter their beliefs. - Answer: When it is said that "even
to merely suspect is also to expect," what does that statement entail?
1. Exaggerated assessment of the risk of impending betrayal
2. Skewed judgement regarding what constitutes betrayal
3. The view that it is especially terrible to be betrayed
4. Overreaction to betrayal that one perceives has occured. - Answer: The
intensity of paranoia may be linked to various biases. What are some of these
biases?
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Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Complete/ Containing 186 Questions
with Definitive Solutions 2024-2025.
(Dark Back Ground for better Visibility and eye Care)
Paranoid Personality Disorder - Answer: A personality disorder marked by a
pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others.
1
, Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Noted by a pervasive distrust and suspiciousness of others such that their motives
are interpreted as malevolent.
Delusional Disorder - Answer: Psychotic disorder featuring a persistent belief
contrary to reality (delusion) but no other symptoms of schizophrenia.
At least one delusion with a duration of 1 month or longer is present, but criterion
A for schizophrenia have never been met and functioning and behavior is not
markedly impaired or odd outside of the delusion.
Erotomanic Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion is that another person is in love with the
individual.
Refers to the belief that a specific other person, typically someone implausibly
grand and distant, is in love with them.
Grandiose Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion is the conviction of having some great
(but unrecognized) talent or insight.
Jealous Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where
the central theme of the delusion is that his or her spouse or lover is being
unfaithful.
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, Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Persecutory Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the central theme of the delusion involves the individual's belief that he or
she is being conspired against, cheated, spied on, followed, poisoned or drugged,
maliciously maligned, harassed, or obstructed in the pursuit of long-term goals.
This is seen as the MOST COMMON of all schizophrenia symptoms.
Tl;dr, you think that someone has it out for you.
Somatic Type of Delusional Disroder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where
the central theme of the delusion involves bodily functions or sensations
Mixed Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder where no
one delusional theme predominates
Unspecified Type of Delusional Disorder - Answer: Type of delusional disorder
where the dominal delusional belief cannot be clearly determined or is not
described in the specific types.
e.g. Referential delusions without a prominent persecutory or grandiose
component.
False, there are some delusions that do not involve any paranoia such as delusion
of grandeaur.
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, Abnormal Psychology Exam 2
Furthermore, some paranoia may not qualify as delusional. - Answer: The terms
paranoid and delusional are often paired and thus are indistinguishable. Is this
statement true or false?
Paranoid - Answer: To suspect or believe that one (or one's group) is being
intentionally targeted for harm (especially betrayal) by someone is to be
_______________________.
Hostile Attributional Bias - Answer: An inclination to view others' behavior as
arising from hostility towards oneself
This statement could mean that people with paranoia tend to hold onto to their
beliefs and delusion that they are being pursued even in the absence of evidence.
They tend to be open to any information that is consistent with their delusions
and discount those that counter their beliefs. - Answer: When it is said that "even
to merely suspect is also to expect," what does that statement entail?
1. Exaggerated assessment of the risk of impending betrayal
2. Skewed judgement regarding what constitutes betrayal
3. The view that it is especially terrible to be betrayed
4. Overreaction to betrayal that one perceives has occured. - Answer: The
intensity of paranoia may be linked to various biases. What are some of these
biases?
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