PSYC 110- FINAL EXAM(with solved solutions)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V provides the most widely used system for __________
psychological disorders. correct answers Classifying
The DSM-V groups disorders on the basis of correct answers observable symptoms
While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it
correct answers is excessive
The main factor that separates a phobia from a normal fear is correct answers how the fear
interferes with the person's life
People experiencing a __________ are often aware of cardiac sensations and often think they are
having a heart attack. correct answers Panic attack
The central feature of a generalized anxiety disorder is that the anxiety is correct answers
persistent and free-floating
Michael kept washing his hands over and over again to reduce the anxiety he felt about germs in
the air. For Michael, the washing was his _________ and the fear of germs was his _______.
correct answers compulsion; obsession
Individuals who have experienced severe trauma or victimization may experience debilitating
anxiety reactions months and years after the actual traumatic experience. For example, disaster
victims or war veterans often have their first symptoms many months after the actual events.
These patients are diagnosed as suffering from correct answers post traumatic stress disorder
Learning theorists explain phobias as correct answers conditioned fears acquired during early
childhood
Maggie experiences anxiety all the time. Her doctor believes that the cause is associated with a
neurotransmitter called correct answers GABA
Jane has black-out periods where she can't remember what she did or where she was. She found
clothing in her closet that she would never wear and doesn't know how correct answers
dissociative fugue
A young mother is experiencing a loss of interest in her home and family. At the same time, she
lacks her usual energy level and has a low sense of self-esteem. She has good reality contact and
she is not suicidal. These symptoms suggest correct answers depression
A young man is having trouble getting along with his roommate. Sometimes the roommate goes
for days without speaking. Other days, the roommate is a nonstop talker, speaks rapidly, and is
often abrasive and aggressive. The roommate is showing symptoms suggesting correct answers
bipolar disorder
, A counselor believes the cause of depression in his client is their insistence that they have no
choices in life because they are governed by fate and chance. The counselor supports the _____
view of depression. correct answers cognitive
Carrie Ann has been in several abusive relationships. She told her therapist that she is "always
amazed" at how she "winds up" in these relationships and feels it is "out of her control."
According to the research of Martin Seligman, Carrie Ann may be struggling with correct
answers learned helplessness
Pessimism and self-criticism are __________ factors in depression. correct answers cognitive
Which neurotransmitter is associated with depression? correct answers Serotonin
Which of the following suggests that mood disorders have a biological basis? correct answers
There are high concordance rates for bipolar disorder in identical twins
Schizophrenic symptoms include core problems with correct answers memory, attention,
thinking, and communication.
Delusions can be described as __________. For example, one is convinced that one is the
reincarnation of a famous historical figure. correct answers false beliefs
While standing on a bus, a man overhears a discussion about a person who is about to be
terminated from his job. The man decides that the people on the bus are talking about him and
that he has been targeted for termination. The man demonstrates correct answers delusions of
reference
The following statement is likely to be made by someone exhibiting _____: "Bing bang, sun
going to shine, birds like rain, have a day, anyway." correct answers Schizophrenia
Tom's therapist believes that his hallucinations and delusions are an indication of Tom's
regression back to infancy to avoid the conflict of overwhelming sexual and aggressive urges.
Tom's therapist endorses the _____ view of schizophrenia. correct answers Psychoanalytic
Evaluation of the role of factors such as poverty, crowding, and discrimination in the onset of
schizophrenia is pursued by researchers with a(n) ______ view of schizophrenia. correct answers
sociocultural
According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia, all of the following are true except that there
is correct answers an overuse of dopamine
Tom is a loner, who has few friends and seems incapable of sympathy or empathy. He is
showing signs of the _____ personality disorder. correct answers antisocial
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual V provides the most widely used system for __________
psychological disorders. correct answers Classifying
The DSM-V groups disorders on the basis of correct answers observable symptoms
While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it
correct answers is excessive
The main factor that separates a phobia from a normal fear is correct answers how the fear
interferes with the person's life
People experiencing a __________ are often aware of cardiac sensations and often think they are
having a heart attack. correct answers Panic attack
The central feature of a generalized anxiety disorder is that the anxiety is correct answers
persistent and free-floating
Michael kept washing his hands over and over again to reduce the anxiety he felt about germs in
the air. For Michael, the washing was his _________ and the fear of germs was his _______.
correct answers compulsion; obsession
Individuals who have experienced severe trauma or victimization may experience debilitating
anxiety reactions months and years after the actual traumatic experience. For example, disaster
victims or war veterans often have their first symptoms many months after the actual events.
These patients are diagnosed as suffering from correct answers post traumatic stress disorder
Learning theorists explain phobias as correct answers conditioned fears acquired during early
childhood
Maggie experiences anxiety all the time. Her doctor believes that the cause is associated with a
neurotransmitter called correct answers GABA
Jane has black-out periods where she can't remember what she did or where she was. She found
clothing in her closet that she would never wear and doesn't know how correct answers
dissociative fugue
A young mother is experiencing a loss of interest in her home and family. At the same time, she
lacks her usual energy level and has a low sense of self-esteem. She has good reality contact and
she is not suicidal. These symptoms suggest correct answers depression
A young man is having trouble getting along with his roommate. Sometimes the roommate goes
for days without speaking. Other days, the roommate is a nonstop talker, speaks rapidly, and is
often abrasive and aggressive. The roommate is showing symptoms suggesting correct answers
bipolar disorder
, A counselor believes the cause of depression in his client is their insistence that they have no
choices in life because they are governed by fate and chance. The counselor supports the _____
view of depression. correct answers cognitive
Carrie Ann has been in several abusive relationships. She told her therapist that she is "always
amazed" at how she "winds up" in these relationships and feels it is "out of her control."
According to the research of Martin Seligman, Carrie Ann may be struggling with correct
answers learned helplessness
Pessimism and self-criticism are __________ factors in depression. correct answers cognitive
Which neurotransmitter is associated with depression? correct answers Serotonin
Which of the following suggests that mood disorders have a biological basis? correct answers
There are high concordance rates for bipolar disorder in identical twins
Schizophrenic symptoms include core problems with correct answers memory, attention,
thinking, and communication.
Delusions can be described as __________. For example, one is convinced that one is the
reincarnation of a famous historical figure. correct answers false beliefs
While standing on a bus, a man overhears a discussion about a person who is about to be
terminated from his job. The man decides that the people on the bus are talking about him and
that he has been targeted for termination. The man demonstrates correct answers delusions of
reference
The following statement is likely to be made by someone exhibiting _____: "Bing bang, sun
going to shine, birds like rain, have a day, anyway." correct answers Schizophrenia
Tom's therapist believes that his hallucinations and delusions are an indication of Tom's
regression back to infancy to avoid the conflict of overwhelming sexual and aggressive urges.
Tom's therapist endorses the _____ view of schizophrenia. correct answers Psychoanalytic
Evaluation of the role of factors such as poverty, crowding, and discrimination in the onset of
schizophrenia is pursued by researchers with a(n) ______ view of schizophrenia. correct answers
sociocultural
According to the dopamine theory of schizophrenia, all of the following are true except that there
is correct answers an overuse of dopamine
Tom is a loner, who has few friends and seems incapable of sympathy or empathy. He is
showing signs of the _____ personality disorder. correct answers antisocial
