PSY 120 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔insanity - ✔✔Which of the following terms does NOT mean the same thing as
"psychological disorder"?
mental illness
insanity
psychopathology
✔✔habituation and extinction - ✔✔Exposure therapy is based on the principle of
unconscious childhood conflicts
active listening
habituation and extinction
interpersonal conflicts
✔✔delusion - ✔✔Max thinks he is Jesus Christ and that the government is conspiring to
have him killed. Max is experiencing what symptom of schizophrenia?
delusion
hallucination
catatonia
word salad
✔✔negative symptoms - ✔✔Generally speaking, which symptoms of schizophrenia are
more troubling in terms of long-term prognosis?
positive symptoms
negative symptoms
both are equally troubling
✔✔interpersonal therapy - ✔✔? is a modern variant of psychoanalysis and emphasizes
the roles that relationships with others play in psychological disorders.
client-centered therapy
interpersonal therapy
exposure therapy
cognitive therapy
✔✔exposure and response prevention therapy - ✔✔Which type of therapy is especially
effective at treating obsessive-compulsive disorder?
psychoanalysis
exposure and response prevention therapy
electroconvulsive therapy
✔✔15 - ✔✔Which of the following Body Mass Indexes would be most dangerous in
terms of health risks?
15
20
,25
30
✔✔agoraphobia - ✔✔fear of places and situations that might cause panic,
helplessness, or embarrassment
✔✔autism - ✔✔-"the autism spectrum of disorders" (ASD)
-social and communication deficits and stereotyped or repetitive behaviors
✔✔mind blindness theory - ✔✔the ability to reflect on the contents of one's own and
other's minds
✔✔intense world theory - ✔✔too many local connection and too few long-range
connections that lead to hyperactive brain movements
✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - ✔✔-Axis I: clinical
disorders (easier to diagnose due to noticeable symptoms)
-Axis II: personality disorders and mental retardation
-Axis III: medical problems (that are relevant to psychological disorders)
-Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems
-Axis V:global 100-point assessment of functioning (higher points= better functioning)
✔✔active listening (Carl Roger) - ✔✔-form of empathic listening
-involves paraphrasing the words, clarifying misunderstanding, and reflecting feelings
✔✔transference (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔occurs when patients displace their feelings
toward one person onto a therapist
✔✔dream interpretation (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔-manifest content: the literal content
-latent content: the symbolic/unconscious content
✔✔free association (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔you say aloud everything you are thinking
✔✔schizophrenia - ✔✔-"split mind"
-a psychotic disorder that involves positive (psychosis) and negative symptoms (lack of
motivation)
-subtypes include: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual
-rare
✔✔positive symptoms - ✔✔-psychosis
-thoughts/behaviors that are distorted and excessive; related to normal
✔✔negative symptoms - ✔✔-lack of motivation
-thoughts/ behaviors that are reduced/lessened; related to normal
, ✔✔delusions - ✔✔-positive symptom (psychotic)
-false beliefs (i.e. believes he/she is God)
✔✔hallucinations - ✔✔-positive symptoms (psychotic)
-false sensations (i.e. hears voices that tell he/she what to do; touch, sound, sight)
✔✔disorganized symptoms - ✔✔thoughts/behaviors that lack organization/purpose
✔✔word salad - ✔✔-positive symptoms (disorganized)
-saying random words in random orders
✔✔catatonia - ✔✔-positive symptoms (disorganized)
-stupor and motor rigidity/excitement
✔✔affective flattening - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decrease emotion
✔✔alogia - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decreased language and communication
✔✔avolition - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decreased motivation
✔✔interpersonal therapy (IPT) - ✔✔-Sigmund Freud
-conflicts within the patients close family and relationships
✔✔client-centered therapy - ✔✔-Carl Rogers
-uses active listening to help patients develop their own solutions
✔✔exposure therapy - ✔✔the patient is exposed to the object they fear until the fear
lessens
✔✔cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - ✔✔many psychological disorders are created
and maintained by maldaptive thinking/events don't cause us to feel one way or the
other
✔✔anorexia nervosa - ✔✔an eating disorder involving the refusal to maintain proper
body weight due to the fear of gaining weight (looking fat)
✔✔bulimia nervosa - ✔✔an eating disorder involving periodic binge eating followed by
vomiting to prevent weight gain
✔✔drive reduction theory - ✔✔-theory of motivation
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔insanity - ✔✔Which of the following terms does NOT mean the same thing as
"psychological disorder"?
mental illness
insanity
psychopathology
✔✔habituation and extinction - ✔✔Exposure therapy is based on the principle of
unconscious childhood conflicts
active listening
habituation and extinction
interpersonal conflicts
✔✔delusion - ✔✔Max thinks he is Jesus Christ and that the government is conspiring to
have him killed. Max is experiencing what symptom of schizophrenia?
delusion
hallucination
catatonia
word salad
✔✔negative symptoms - ✔✔Generally speaking, which symptoms of schizophrenia are
more troubling in terms of long-term prognosis?
positive symptoms
negative symptoms
both are equally troubling
✔✔interpersonal therapy - ✔✔? is a modern variant of psychoanalysis and emphasizes
the roles that relationships with others play in psychological disorders.
client-centered therapy
interpersonal therapy
exposure therapy
cognitive therapy
✔✔exposure and response prevention therapy - ✔✔Which type of therapy is especially
effective at treating obsessive-compulsive disorder?
psychoanalysis
exposure and response prevention therapy
electroconvulsive therapy
✔✔15 - ✔✔Which of the following Body Mass Indexes would be most dangerous in
terms of health risks?
15
20
,25
30
✔✔agoraphobia - ✔✔fear of places and situations that might cause panic,
helplessness, or embarrassment
✔✔autism - ✔✔-"the autism spectrum of disorders" (ASD)
-social and communication deficits and stereotyped or repetitive behaviors
✔✔mind blindness theory - ✔✔the ability to reflect on the contents of one's own and
other's minds
✔✔intense world theory - ✔✔too many local connection and too few long-range
connections that lead to hyperactive brain movements
✔✔Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) - ✔✔-Axis I: clinical
disorders (easier to diagnose due to noticeable symptoms)
-Axis II: personality disorders and mental retardation
-Axis III: medical problems (that are relevant to psychological disorders)
-Axis IV: psychosocial and environmental problems
-Axis V:global 100-point assessment of functioning (higher points= better functioning)
✔✔active listening (Carl Roger) - ✔✔-form of empathic listening
-involves paraphrasing the words, clarifying misunderstanding, and reflecting feelings
✔✔transference (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔occurs when patients displace their feelings
toward one person onto a therapist
✔✔dream interpretation (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔-manifest content: the literal content
-latent content: the symbolic/unconscious content
✔✔free association (Sigmund Freud) - ✔✔you say aloud everything you are thinking
✔✔schizophrenia - ✔✔-"split mind"
-a psychotic disorder that involves positive (psychosis) and negative symptoms (lack of
motivation)
-subtypes include: paranoid, disorganized, catatonic, undifferentiated, residual
-rare
✔✔positive symptoms - ✔✔-psychosis
-thoughts/behaviors that are distorted and excessive; related to normal
✔✔negative symptoms - ✔✔-lack of motivation
-thoughts/ behaviors that are reduced/lessened; related to normal
, ✔✔delusions - ✔✔-positive symptom (psychotic)
-false beliefs (i.e. believes he/she is God)
✔✔hallucinations - ✔✔-positive symptoms (psychotic)
-false sensations (i.e. hears voices that tell he/she what to do; touch, sound, sight)
✔✔disorganized symptoms - ✔✔thoughts/behaviors that lack organization/purpose
✔✔word salad - ✔✔-positive symptoms (disorganized)
-saying random words in random orders
✔✔catatonia - ✔✔-positive symptoms (disorganized)
-stupor and motor rigidity/excitement
✔✔affective flattening - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decrease emotion
✔✔alogia - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decreased language and communication
✔✔avolition - ✔✔-negative symptom
-decreased motivation
✔✔interpersonal therapy (IPT) - ✔✔-Sigmund Freud
-conflicts within the patients close family and relationships
✔✔client-centered therapy - ✔✔-Carl Rogers
-uses active listening to help patients develop their own solutions
✔✔exposure therapy - ✔✔the patient is exposed to the object they fear until the fear
lessens
✔✔cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) - ✔✔many psychological disorders are created
and maintained by maldaptive thinking/events don't cause us to feel one way or the
other
✔✔anorexia nervosa - ✔✔an eating disorder involving the refusal to maintain proper
body weight due to the fear of gaining weight (looking fat)
✔✔bulimia nervosa - ✔✔an eating disorder involving periodic binge eating followed by
vomiting to prevent weight gain
✔✔drive reduction theory - ✔✔-theory of motivation
