Practice Exam 1.6 Normal or Abnormal (Abnormal Psychology)
60 MC questions
With answer key
Problem 1
1. Which anxiety disorder / phobia is most common?
a) Specific phobia
b) Social phobia
c) Agoraphobia
2. With what other disorder does a specific phobia mainly occur?
a) Personality disorders
b) Eating disorders
c) Schizophrenia
3. "Sanne's mother was always very afraid of spiders and now she is herself", which
psychological explanation fits best with this?
a) Learning theory
b) Vicarious conditioning
c) Two-factor theory
4. Which brain region plays an important role in specific phobias?
a) Especially the limbic system
b) Especially the prefrontal cortex
c) Especially the cerebellum
5. Which behavioral therapy works fastest but is not readily chosen by the client?
a) Flooding
b) Systematic desensitization
c) Modeling
6. What is the applied tension technique most often used for?
a) Social phobias
b) Situational phobias
c) Blood injection injury phobia
7. What percentage of people with social phobia are female? a) 60%
a) 60%
b) 40%
c) 80%
8. What conclusion came from the article?
a) The drug d-cycloserine has no added value
b) The drug d-cycloserine works better than the previous drugs
c) The drug d-cycloserine should no longer be used because it had too many side effects
, Problem 2
9. Which paraphilia is the most common?
a) Fetish
b) Voyeurism
c) Sexual sadistic disorder
10. What is a distinction made between in pedophilia?
a) Attracted to children under 8 years old or children between 8 and 13 years old
b) Being attracted to boys or girls
c) Attracted to only children or adults as well
11. What do hormone levels have to do with paraphilias?
a) Hormone levels predict paraphilia
b) Hormone levels contribute to the maintenance of paraphilia
c) The above answers are both correct
12. At least how long must a paraphilia last before it can be seen as a disorder?
a) 6 months
b) 7 months
c) 10 months
13. How old do children with gender dysphoria have to be to eventually undergo surgery?
(Article)
a) The earlier this happens the better, there is no age related to it
b) From the age of 18
c) From the age of 21
14. What is not a downside to the DSM-5?
a) Not all symptoms are listed
b) It does not contain any causes or treatment methods
c) It does not take into account co-morbidity
Problem 3
15. Which form of depression is most common?
a) Unipolar depression
b) Bipolar depression
c) They are both about equally common
16. The cohort effect states that new generations are more likely to suffer from depression,
why is this?
a) By improving prosperity
b) Because of the higher demands that are made
c) By the development of mobile phones
17. "Anja used to love running, now she sometimes sits on a chair for 3 hours in a row
without moving", what subtype is there?
a) Depression with melancholic features
b) Depression with psychotic features
60 MC questions
With answer key
Problem 1
1. Which anxiety disorder / phobia is most common?
a) Specific phobia
b) Social phobia
c) Agoraphobia
2. With what other disorder does a specific phobia mainly occur?
a) Personality disorders
b) Eating disorders
c) Schizophrenia
3. "Sanne's mother was always very afraid of spiders and now she is herself", which
psychological explanation fits best with this?
a) Learning theory
b) Vicarious conditioning
c) Two-factor theory
4. Which brain region plays an important role in specific phobias?
a) Especially the limbic system
b) Especially the prefrontal cortex
c) Especially the cerebellum
5. Which behavioral therapy works fastest but is not readily chosen by the client?
a) Flooding
b) Systematic desensitization
c) Modeling
6. What is the applied tension technique most often used for?
a) Social phobias
b) Situational phobias
c) Blood injection injury phobia
7. What percentage of people with social phobia are female? a) 60%
a) 60%
b) 40%
c) 80%
8. What conclusion came from the article?
a) The drug d-cycloserine has no added value
b) The drug d-cycloserine works better than the previous drugs
c) The drug d-cycloserine should no longer be used because it had too many side effects
, Problem 2
9. Which paraphilia is the most common?
a) Fetish
b) Voyeurism
c) Sexual sadistic disorder
10. What is a distinction made between in pedophilia?
a) Attracted to children under 8 years old or children between 8 and 13 years old
b) Being attracted to boys or girls
c) Attracted to only children or adults as well
11. What do hormone levels have to do with paraphilias?
a) Hormone levels predict paraphilia
b) Hormone levels contribute to the maintenance of paraphilia
c) The above answers are both correct
12. At least how long must a paraphilia last before it can be seen as a disorder?
a) 6 months
b) 7 months
c) 10 months
13. How old do children with gender dysphoria have to be to eventually undergo surgery?
(Article)
a) The earlier this happens the better, there is no age related to it
b) From the age of 18
c) From the age of 21
14. What is not a downside to the DSM-5?
a) Not all symptoms are listed
b) It does not contain any causes or treatment methods
c) It does not take into account co-morbidity
Problem 3
15. Which form of depression is most common?
a) Unipolar depression
b) Bipolar depression
c) They are both about equally common
16. The cohort effect states that new generations are more likely to suffer from depression,
why is this?
a) By improving prosperity
b) Because of the higher demands that are made
c) By the development of mobile phones
17. "Anja used to love running, now she sometimes sits on a chair for 3 hours in a row
without moving", what subtype is there?
a) Depression with melancholic features
b) Depression with psychotic features
