PSYCHOLOGY 14TH EDITION EXAMINATION
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Amber feels anxious almost all of the time. She finds herself worrying
that her husband will leave her (although he has never shown any
indication that he would), that she chose the wrong job, that her children
might not be safe at their school, and that she might get sick and leave
her family in financial ruin. She calls her husband almost every day to
find out when he will be home. She complains to her physician that she
is always tired but cannot sleep or relax. Amber's most likely diagnosis
is. Answer: generalized anxiety disorder
◉ it is fairly easy to condition monkeys and humans to fear snakes but
almost impossible to condition either to fear a flower. This supports the
________ theory of phobias. Answer: preparedness
◉ what is one of the major ways the anxiety disorder differ from each
other. Answer: whether they are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety
symptoms involved
◉ a rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is
terminated is a common example of _______; a return to depressive
,symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called
a _______. Answer: relapse; recurrence
◉ If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would
maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that.
Answer: increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin
◉ _________ was once thought to be a fear of crowded placed, but now
is seen as a complications of having panic attacks in public. Answer:
agoraphobia
◉ which of the following is NOT a brain area that has been found to
exhibit abnormalities in depressed patients?. Answer: basal ganglia
◉ childhood depression. Answer: is more likely in children with a
depressed parent
◉ a hypomanic episode is best described as a. Answer: mild manic
episode
◉ while in treatment for panic disorder, Leroy is asked to engage in
behaviors that activate the sympathetic nervous system. In other words,
Leroy is engaging in behaviors that produce the physical sensation of
fear. What type of treatment does this appear to be?. Answer:
interoceptive exposure
, ◉ two months after her husband's death, Connie was still not herself.
She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis,
and had not yet thrown out his clothes. Which of the following
diagnoses would apply to Connie?. Answer: postpartum depression
◉ depression during adolescence. Answer: can affect a person into
young adulthood
◉ according to Hammen's stress-generation model of depression.
Answer: martial distress can lead to depression and depression can lead
to marital distress
◉ which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of cyclothymia.
Answer: clinically significant distress or impairment
◉ what is meant by the phrase "double depression"?. Answer: an
individual with dysthymia later develops major depressive disorder as
well
◉ agoraphobia is best described as fear of. Answer: experiencing a panic
attack
◉ evolutionary preparedness explains. Answer: why some types of
phobias are much more common than others
TEST 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ Amber feels anxious almost all of the time. She finds herself worrying
that her husband will leave her (although he has never shown any
indication that he would), that she chose the wrong job, that her children
might not be safe at their school, and that she might get sick and leave
her family in financial ruin. She calls her husband almost every day to
find out when he will be home. She complains to her physician that she
is always tired but cannot sleep or relax. Amber's most likely diagnosis
is. Answer: generalized anxiety disorder
◉ it is fairly easy to condition monkeys and humans to fear snakes but
almost impossible to condition either to fear a flower. This supports the
________ theory of phobias. Answer: preparedness
◉ what is one of the major ways the anxiety disorder differ from each
other. Answer: whether they are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety
symptoms involved
◉ a rapid return of symptoms immediately after drug treatment is
terminated is a common example of _______; a return to depressive
,symptoms after a period of spontaneous remission of symptoms is called
a _______. Answer: relapse; recurrence
◉ If a pharmaceutical company were looking for a drug that would
maximally treat generalized anxiety disorder they would want one that.
Answer: increased GABA levels while regulating serotonin
◉ _________ was once thought to be a fear of crowded placed, but now
is seen as a complications of having panic attacks in public. Answer:
agoraphobia
◉ which of the following is NOT a brain area that has been found to
exhibit abnormalities in depressed patients?. Answer: basal ganglia
◉ childhood depression. Answer: is more likely in children with a
depressed parent
◉ a hypomanic episode is best described as a. Answer: mild manic
episode
◉ while in treatment for panic disorder, Leroy is asked to engage in
behaviors that activate the sympathetic nervous system. In other words,
Leroy is engaging in behaviors that produce the physical sensation of
fear. What type of treatment does this appear to be?. Answer:
interoceptive exposure
, ◉ two months after her husband's death, Connie was still not herself.
She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis,
and had not yet thrown out his clothes. Which of the following
diagnoses would apply to Connie?. Answer: postpartum depression
◉ depression during adolescence. Answer: can affect a person into
young adulthood
◉ according to Hammen's stress-generation model of depression.
Answer: martial distress can lead to depression and depression can lead
to marital distress
◉ which of the following is necessary for a diagnosis of cyclothymia.
Answer: clinically significant distress or impairment
◉ what is meant by the phrase "double depression"?. Answer: an
individual with dysthymia later develops major depressive disorder as
well
◉ agoraphobia is best described as fear of. Answer: experiencing a panic
attack
◉ evolutionary preparedness explains. Answer: why some types of
phobias are much more common than others
