LSU PSYC 2000 Revel: Ch. 14 UPDATED
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How would the Greek physician Hippocrates have typically dealt with someone suffering from
mental illness?
A. He would have tried to understand the person's unconscious and the forces at work there.
B. He would have someone conduct the religious ritual known as an exorcism.
C. He would have made a hole in the patient's skull to release the pressure, a process known
today as trephining.
D. He would focus on correcting the imbalance of bodily fluids, or humors. - CORRECT
ANSWER -D
Lisa has just been fired from her new job for consistently arriving 2 hours late for work. Lisa
trees to explain that she must often drive back home to ensure that all the doors are locked and
that no appliances have been left on. Lisa's condition is abnormal from the __________
definition.
A. situational context
B. subjective discomfort
C. maladaptive.
D. social deviance. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the United States, "insanity" is a term typically used by
A. psychiatrists
B. psychologists
C. the legal system
D. the social work system - CORRECT ANSWER -C
, Elliot became widowed after nearly 40 years of marriage. He has convinced himself that no one
will ever love him again. His irrational thinking has caused him to suffer from depression, and he
rarely leaves his house. What perspective might best explain his behavior?
A. cognitive
B. Psychodynamic
C. Behavioral
D. Biological - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following concepts is not specifically associated with the DSM-5 examination of
culture-related disorders?
A. cultural syndrome
B. cultural idioms of distress
C. cultural explanations or perceived cause
D. cultural binding - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Who is most likely to be diagnosed with a phobic disorder?
A. Calista, who is fearful of snakes after watching a documentary on poisonous snakes found in
her region.
B. Bost Calista and Jennifer's behavior would qualify as a phobic disorder.
C. Jennifer, who is morbidly afraid of snakes and refuses to even look at a picture of a snake.
D. Brianne, who is afraid of snakes after nearly being bitten while running. - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
Makawee has recently given birth to her first child. She mentions that she often goes into her
baby's bedroom to check if he is still breathing. Would this qualify as an obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD)?
ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT
Answers
How would the Greek physician Hippocrates have typically dealt with someone suffering from
mental illness?
A. He would have tried to understand the person's unconscious and the forces at work there.
B. He would have someone conduct the religious ritual known as an exorcism.
C. He would have made a hole in the patient's skull to release the pressure, a process known
today as trephining.
D. He would focus on correcting the imbalance of bodily fluids, or humors. - CORRECT
ANSWER -D
Lisa has just been fired from her new job for consistently arriving 2 hours late for work. Lisa
trees to explain that she must often drive back home to ensure that all the doors are locked and
that no appliances have been left on. Lisa's condition is abnormal from the __________
definition.
A. situational context
B. subjective discomfort
C. maladaptive.
D. social deviance. - CORRECT ANSWER -C
In the United States, "insanity" is a term typically used by
A. psychiatrists
B. psychologists
C. the legal system
D. the social work system - CORRECT ANSWER -C
, Elliot became widowed after nearly 40 years of marriage. He has convinced himself that no one
will ever love him again. His irrational thinking has caused him to suffer from depression, and he
rarely leaves his house. What perspective might best explain his behavior?
A. cognitive
B. Psychodynamic
C. Behavioral
D. Biological - CORRECT ANSWER -A
Which of the following concepts is not specifically associated with the DSM-5 examination of
culture-related disorders?
A. cultural syndrome
B. cultural idioms of distress
C. cultural explanations or perceived cause
D. cultural binding - CORRECT ANSWER -D
Who is most likely to be diagnosed with a phobic disorder?
A. Calista, who is fearful of snakes after watching a documentary on poisonous snakes found in
her region.
B. Bost Calista and Jennifer's behavior would qualify as a phobic disorder.
C. Jennifer, who is morbidly afraid of snakes and refuses to even look at a picture of a snake.
D. Brianne, who is afraid of snakes after nearly being bitten while running. - CORRECT
ANSWER -C
Makawee has recently given birth to her first child. She mentions that she often goes into her
baby's bedroom to check if he is still breathing. Would this qualify as an obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD)?
