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 Question 11 out of 1 points A physician who offers psychotherapy is called a: Selected Answer: psychiatrist. Correct Answer: psychiatrist.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points The American schoolteacher who lobbied state legislatures for laws to mandate human treatment of people with mental disorders was: Selected Answer: Dorothea Dix. Correct Answer: Dorothea Dix.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Tarantism and lycanthropy are examples of: Selected Answer: mass madness. Correct Answer: mass madness.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A person is hard at work trying to discover which combination of environmental and genetic factors produces schizophrenia. Most likely, the person is a: Selected Answer: clinical researcher. Correct Answer: clinical researcher.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which of the following "new diagnoses" would one experiencing overwhelming concern about being bombarded with excessive information on the Internet most likely receive? Selected Answer: cyber fear Correct Answer: cyber fear  Question 6 1 out of 1 points The specialty that presently has the largest number of practitioners is: Selected Answer: psychiatric social work. Correct Answer: psychiatric social work.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Those most often in charge of treating abnormality in the Middle Ages in Europe were the: Selected Answer: clergy. Correct Answer: clergy.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Mesmer became famous-or infamous-for his work with patients suffering from bodily problems with no physical basis. His patients' disorders are termed: Selected Answer: hysterical. Correct Answer: hysterical.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Psychoanalysis was developed as a form of: Selected Answer: outpatient therapy. Correct Answer: outpatient therapy.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points One major difference between psychiatrists and clinical psychologists is that psychiatrists: Selected Answer: went to medical school. Correct Answer: went to medical school.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Defining abnormal behavior using "the four Ds": Selected Answer: is still often vague and subjective. Correct Answer: is still often vague and subjective.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points The discovery of the link between general paresis and syphilis was made by: Selected Answer: Richard von Krafft-Ebing. Correct Answer: Richard von Krafft-Ebing.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Behavior that violates legal norms is: Selected Answer: deviant and criminal. Correct Answer: deviant and criminal.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for oneself and work productively? Selected Answer: dysfunction Correct Answer: dysfunction  Question 15 1 out of 1 points An otherwise "normal" person during hypnotic suggestion is made to bark, sit, and fetch like a dog. The occurrence of these "abnormal" behaviors lends support to which explanation for abnormality? Selected Answer: psychogenic Correct Answer: psychogenic  Question 16 1 out of 1 points One cause of the increase in homeless individuals in recent decades has been the: Selected Answer: policy of deinstitutionalization. Correct Answer: policy of deinstitutionalization.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points The use of exorcism suggests a belief that what we call mental illness was caused by: Selected Answer: evil spirits. Correct Answer: evil spirits.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit most from psychoanalytic treatment? Selected Answer: someone who is insightful and thinks clearly Correct Answer: someone who is insightful and thinks clearly  Question 19 1 out of 1 points "Mass madness" is a general term that includes all except which of the following disorders common in the Middle Ages in Europe? Selected Answer: exorcism Correct Answer: exorcism  Question 20 0 out of 1 points The man who brought the reforms of moral therapy to the United States was: Selected Answer: William Tuke. Correct Answer: Benjamin Rush.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is an analogue study? Selected Answer: studying the effects of stress in nonhumans Correct Answer: studying the effects of stress in nonhumans  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Case studies are useful for: Selected Answer: studying unusual problems. Correct Answer: studying unusual problems.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Which of the following would be least appropriately studied using a natural experiment? Selected Answer: the effects of premarital abstinence on later sexual functioning Correct Answer: the effects of premarital abstinence on later sexual functioning  Question 4 1 out of 1 points The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in older men seen at a clinic tells you the: Selected Answer: total number of older men with sexual dysfunction at the clinic. Correct Answer: total number of older men with sexual dysfunction at the clinic.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Case studies are useful for all of the following except: Selected Answer: determining general laws of behavior. Correct Answer: determining general laws of behavior.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points There were ten new cases of schizophrenia in a small town in the Midwest this week. This observation refers to the ______ of schizophrenia in this small population. Selected Answer: incidence Correct Answer: incidence  Question 7 1 out of 1 points A researcher is considering whether to gather online data from Facebook users without informing the users that their data are being used. In terms of research ethics, which of the following is the MOST relevant question? Selected Answer: Are Facebook postings considered "public behavior?" Correct Answer: Are Facebook postings considered "public behavior?"  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Unlike the correlational method and the experimental method, the case study provides: Selected Answer: individual information. Correct Answer: individual information.  Question 9 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion about new drug studies, placebo studies, symptom-exacerbation studies, and medication-withdrawal studies? Selected Answer: The studies provide very little useful information about the biology of disorders. Correct Answer: The studies have led to calls for greater safeguards for patients.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points In a scientific experiment, the variable manipulated or controlled by the experimenter is called the: Selected Answer: independent variable. Correct Answer: independent variable.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Correlation coefficients indicate: Selected Answer: the magnitude and direction of the relationship between variables. Correct Answer: the magnitude and direction of the relationship between variables.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A therapist believes so strongly in her approach that she finds improvement even when none exists. Which design would prevent this problem? Selected Answer: double-blind Correct Answer: double-blind  Question 13 1 out of 1 points "The heavier you are, the more food you are likely to eat." If it is true, this statement expresses: Selected Answer: a positive correlation. Correct Answer: a positive correlation.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a limitation of the case study? Selected Answer: It does not result in high external validity. Correct Answer: It does not result in high external validity.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Which of the following might be an example of an analogue experiment? Selected Answer: Either answer is correct. Correct Answer: Either answer is correct.  Question 16 0 out of 1 points A case study of a patient includes a history, tests, and interviews with associates. A clear picture is constructed of this individual so that her behavior is understood. This approach is: Selected Answer: experimental. Correct Answer: idiographic.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points A psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances. The psychologist food deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers for one day and fed the other half normally, then administered the MMPI-2 to all the participants. What was the independent variable? Selected Answer: level of food deprivation Correct Answer: level of food deprivation  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Factors other than the independent variable may also act on the dependent variable. If these factors vary systematically with the independent variable, they are called ______ variables. Selected Answer: confounding Correct Answer: confounding  Question 19 1 out of 1 points A researcher wishes to study the effect of a new drug on symptoms of depression. Research participants are randomly assigned to two groups. Participants in Group A receive the drug whenever they report depressive symptoms to the experimenter; participants in Group B receive nothing when they report depressive symptoms to the experimenter. After a month of this procedure, participants in Group A report significantly fewer symptoms of depression. In this study, Group A is the: Selected Answer: experimental group. Correct Answer: experimental group.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points "Why do we do natural experiments?" asks a friend of yours. "After all, each disaster that causes a natural experiment is unique." A good answer to your friend would be, "Using natural experiments, researchers have learned quite a lot about: Selected Answer: stress disorders." Correct Answer: stress disorders."  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Abnormal chemical activity in the body's endocrine system relates to the release of Selected Answer: hormones. Correct Answer: hormones.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A child is bitten by a vicious dog in front of a park. The child is later very afraid of the park. According to classical conditioning, the park is a(n): Selected Answer: conditioned stimulus. Correct Answer: conditioned stimulus.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points An assumption of determinism is that abnormal behaviors: Selected Answer: are not accidental. Correct Answer: are not accidental.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Henry goes into a fit of depression and self-abuse when anyone criticizes or expresses disapproval. Much of what he does is for the purpose of getting people to like him. Cognitive theorists would say that Henry's depression results in large part from: Selected Answer: illogical thinking. Correct Answer: illogical thinking.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Colin is asked to "free associate" about his mother's new husband and he responds by changing the subject. A psychodynamic therapist would consider this an example of: Selected Answer: resistance. Correct Answer: resistance.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points If a mother seems excessively involved in her child's life such that they do not seem to be independent people, their relationship is said to be: Selected Answer: enmeshed. Correct Answer: enmeshed.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points If a client-centered therapist were treating a very anxious woman, the therapist would try to: Selected Answer: show unconditional positive regard for her statements. Correct Answer: show unconditional positive regard for her statements.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points The first step in using the treatment called "systematic desensitization" is to: Selected Answer: teach the skill of relaxation over the course of several sessions. Correct Answer: teach the skill of relaxation over the course of several sessions.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points The motivation to form relationships with others is a central theme of: Selected Answer: object relations theory. Correct Answer: object relations theory.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Jamal observed his parents' generous behavior throughout his childhood. As a result, he developed a positive and generous attitude toward the world. According to the behavioral model, Jamal has acquired his lifestyle through the process of: Selected Answer: modeling. Correct Answer: modeling.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points The form of therapy that helps clients recognize errors in logic, and try out new interpretations of events, is: Selected Answer: cognitive. Correct Answer: cognitive.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Which of the following phrases would one be most likely to hear in a self-help group? Selected Answer: "Try this. It worked for me." Correct Answer: "Try this. It worked for me."  Question 13 1 out of 1 points If a patient relives past repressed feelings, that patient is said to have experienced ______, according to psychoanalysts. Selected Answer: catharsis Correct Answer: catharsis  Question 14 0 out of 1 points The role of the unified personality is a central theme of: Selected Answer: psychoanalytic theory. Correct Answer: self theory.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points David Rosenhan sent "pseudopatients" to a mental hospital where they pretended to be disturbed. The results led him to conclude that ______ greatly impacts mental illness. Selected Answer: labeling Correct Answer: labeling  Question 16 1 out of 1 points Multicultural theorists would explain the higher levels of mental illness among poor people as most likely due to: Selected Answer: social factors leading to stress. Correct Answer: social factors leading to stress.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Identifying which genes help cause various human disorders rests with the ability to Selected Answer: map or sequence genes. Correct Answer: map or sequence genes.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points According to Freud, another term for the symbolic meaning of dreams is: Selected Answer: latent content. Correct Answer: latent content.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points "When we try to establish how abnormality develops, we need to consider how individuals deal with the meaning of life, and with the value they find in living." A psychologist from which background would agree most strongly with this statement? Selected Answer: humanistic-existential Correct Answer: humanistic-existential  Question 20 1 out of 1 points The model that proposes that humans strive to self-actualize is the ______ model. Selected Answer: humanistic-existential Correct Answer: humanistic-existential  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Personality assessment using projective tests is designed to: Selected Answer: learn about unconscious conflicts in the client. Correct Answer: learn about unconscious conflicts in the client.  Question 2 0 out of 1 points As one looks at the development of the DSM-5, it is safe to say that the DSM-5: Selected Answer: indicates a fundamental shift toward dimensions of disorder and quantitative analysis. Correct Answer: has been a source of strong controversy and criticism.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points The technique that uses X-rays of the brain taken at different angles to create a static picture of the structure of the brain is called: Selected Answer: computerized axial tomography. Correct Answer: computerized axial tomography.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Studies show that most therapists these days are most likely to learn about the latest information on treatment of psychological disorders from: Selected Answer: talking with professional colleagues. Correct Answer: talking with professional colleagues.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is designed to disclose a patient's thoughts and assumptions? Selected Answer: a cognitive inventory Correct Answer: a cognitive inventory  Question 6 1 out of 1 points A panel of psychologists and psychiatrists evaluates the test results and clinical interviews of a client in a sanity hearing. They all arrive at the same diagnosis. The panel has high: Selected Answer: interrater reliability. Correct Answer: interrater reliability.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points The DSM-5 task force and various work groups: Selected Answer: began their work in 2006. Correct Answer: began their work in 2006.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points The test that reports one's results on clinical scales such as "hypochondriasis" (HS) and "Psychopathic deviate" (PD) is the: Selected Answer: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. Correct Answer: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points An inventory that asks about how one would act with others in a variety of situations is a(n) ______ inventory. Selected Answer: social skills Correct Answer: social skills  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Studies of diagnostic conclusions made by clinicians show that: Selected Answer: they pay too much attention to some information and too little to other information. Correct Answer: they pay too much attention to some information and too little to other information.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points A cluster of symptoms that go together and define a mental disorder is called a: Selected Answer: syndrome. Correct Answer: syndrome.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Dr. Ross and Dr. Carman agree that Suzette is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Their judgment is said to have: Selected Answer: reliability. Correct Answer: reliability.  Question 13 0 out of 1 points Which of the following statements about the use of projective techniques by today's clinicians is true? Selected Answer: Current clinicians rely on projective tests as a primary source of insight about their patients. Correct Answer: The centrality of projective tests has declined since their introduction.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which category of clinical tests tends to have the best standardization, reliability, and validity? Selected Answer: intelligence tests. Correct Answer: intelligence tests.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points An inventory that asks about one's level of anxiety, depression, or anger is a(n) ______ inventory. Selected Answer: affective Correct Answer: affective  Question 16 1 out of 1 points "I've just experienced overload," says the participant observer. "I simply can't: Selected Answer: write down all the important things I'm seeing." Correct Answer: write down all the important things I'm seeing."  Question 17 1 out of 1 points A test is constructed to identify people who will develop schizophrenia. Of the 100 people the test identifies, 93 show signs of schizophrenia within five years. The test may be said to have high: Selected Answer: predictive validity. Correct Answer: predictive validity.  Question 18 0 out of 1 points In the DSM-5, which of the following diagnostic categories would no longer be considered an anxiety disorder? Selected Answer: Asperger's syndrome Correct Answer: obsessive-compulsive disorder  Question 19 1 out of 1 points The existence of disorders such as koro, susto, amok, and windigo remind us that: Selected Answer: classifications applied in one culture may not be appropriate in another. Correct Answer: classifications applied in one culture may not be appropriate in another.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points The assessment instrument most likely to be used to detect subtle brain abnormalities is the: Selected Answer: neuropsychological test. Correct Answer: neuropsychological test.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points A friend asks you whether to try relaxation training or biofeedback to reduce anxiety. Based upon present research, your best answer is: Selected Answer: b. "Try either one; they're about equally effective." Correct Answer: b. "Try either one; they're about equally effective."  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Raphael was just outside the parking garage of the World Trade Center when the explosion occurred. At the time he was terrified and had visions of the building falling on him. Ever since the bombing he has had periods of anxiety and sleeplessness. This is an example of a: Selected Answer: d. posttraumatic stress disorder. Correct Answer: d. posttraumatic stress disorder.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points More women than men experience all of the following disorders except: Selected Answer: b. obsessive-compulsive disorder. Correct Answer: b. obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Antidepressants and alprazolam (Xanax) has been found to be successful in treating: Selected Answer: b. panic disorders. Correct Answer: b. panic disorders.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which of the following brain areas have been implicated in obsessive-compulsive symptoms? Selected Answer: d. the orbitofrontal cortex and the caudate nuclei Correct Answer: d. the orbitofrontal cortex and the caudate nuclei  Question 6 1 out of 1 points If a professor had the notion that there were germs lurking everywhere, on papers students handed in, on books checked out of the library, on the chalk left by the previous teacher, the professor would be experiencing: Selected Answer: b. obsessive ideas. Correct Answer: b. obsessive ideas.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Sally is never sure of the right thing to do. She married Tod and has been wondering for years if that was the right thing to do. She is exhibiting: Selected Answer: c. obsessive doubts. Correct Answer: c. obsessive doubts.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Apparently, people develop phobias more readily to such objects as spiders and the dark than they do to such objects as computers and radios. This observation supports the idea of: Selected Answer: d. preparedness. Correct Answer: d. preparedness.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points A person who experiences unpredictable panic attacks combined with dysfunctional behavior and thoughts is probably experiencing: Selected Answer: b. panic disorder. Correct Answer: b. panic disorder.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points While walking through a forest during a rainstorm, 5-year-old Samir was almost struck by lightning. Today, as an adult, he is extremely afraid of trees. What is the conditioned stimulus in the example? Selected Answer: a. the trees Correct Answer: a. the trees  Question 11 0 out of 1 points Psychodynamic therapies as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorders: Selected Answer: c. work on intensifying the underlying conflict. Correct Answer: a. appear to work better when used in short-term rather than traditional ways.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points According to behavioral theory, specific learned fears become a generalized anxiety disorder through the process of: Selected Answer: b. stimulus generalization. Correct Answer: b. stimulus generalization.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy: Selected Answer: c. receives support in therapy applications for a wide range of disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder. Correct Answer: c. receives support in therapy applications for a wide range of disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Pairing the thought of feared objects and relaxation training is: Selected Answer: b. systematic desensitization. Correct Answer: b. systematic desensitization.  Question 15 0 out of 1 points The therapy Eliot is receiving emphasizes dealing with his compulsions, but not his obsessions. In addition, he does "homework" in the form of self-help procedures between therapy sessions. Most likely, Eliot is receiving which kind of therapy? Selected Answer: b. psychodynamic, with therapist interpretation Correct Answer: c. behavioral  Question 16 1 out of 1 points Cognitive theorists have found that people who develop obsessive-compulsive disorder also: Selected Answer: d. believe their thoughts are capable of causing harm to themselves or others. Correct Answer: d. believe their thoughts are capable of causing harm to themselves or others.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points In order to determine if person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a phobia, you could: Selected Answer: c. ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says "yes," he most likely has a phobia. Correct Answer: c. ask him if anxiety about snakes interferes with daily living; if he says "yes," he most likely has a phobia.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortness of breath, choking, feeling dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If it is not a heart attack but an indicator of anxiety disorder, it is probably a: Selected Answer: a. panic attack. Correct Answer: a. panic attack.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Exposure and response prevention as treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder: Selected Answer: c. does not work as well for those who have obsessions but no compulsions. Correct Answer: c. does not work as well for those who have obsessions but no compulsions.  Question 20 0 out of 1 points If you live in a city, you own your home, and you pay taxes, you are least likely to experience which of the following events next year? Selected Answer: b. being audited by the IRS Correct Answer: d. being diagnosed with cancer  Question 1 1 out of 1 points An example of evidence for psychophysiological disorders is that: Selected Answer: a. ulcers, asthma, insomnia, and chronic headaches probably have physical and psychological causes. Correct Answer: a. ulcers, asthma, insomnia, and chronic headaches probably have physical and psychological causes.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is the best example of "reduced responsiveness" as it relates to posttraumatic stress disorder? Selected Answer: a. feeling detached or estranged from others and loss of interest in activities Correct Answer: a. feeling detached or estranged from others and loss of interest in activities  Question 3 0 out of 1 points If a physician believes that a patient's disorder is due to hidden needs, repression, or reinforcement, then the patient may receive a diagnosis of: Selected Answer: c. psychosomatic disorder. Correct Answer: b. factitious disorder.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Almost every night, Cara wakes up terrified and screaming for the boys to get off her. Two years later she still can't get the gang rape out of her mind. The fear, anxiety, and depression are ruining her life. This is an example of a(n): Selected Answer: d. posttraumatic stress reaction. Correct Answer: d. posttraumatic stress reaction.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Relaxation training, biofeedback, meditation, and hypnosis all illustrate the use of: Selected Answer: a. psychological treatments for physical illnesses. Correct Answer: a. psychological treatments for physical illnesses.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Several studies have demonstrated that Hispanic American combat veterans and police officers have higher rates of PTSD than other veterans or officers. Research into the causes of this difference have most often focused on possible: Selected Answer: b. cultural belief system and social support causes. Correct Answer: b. cultural belief system and social support causes.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Salina was terrified during the San Francisco earthquake of 1989 (who wouldn't be!). For a couple of weeks after, she did not sleep well or feel comfortable inside a building. However, gradually the fears diminished, and they disappeared within a month. Her reaction to the earthquake was a(n): Selected Answer: c. acute stress disorder. Correct Answer: c. acute stress disorder.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points A person diagnosed with sleep apnea is MOST likely to be someone who: Selected Answer: c. snores, and is overweight. Correct Answer: c. snores, and is overweight.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Current research suggests that those who experience severe stress: Selected Answer: a. have abnormal levels of norepinephrine and cortisol. Correct Answer: a. have abnormal levels of norepinephrine and cortisol.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points When was acute stress disorder as a result of combat (called "shell shock") first recognized? Selected Answer: a. after World War I Correct Answer: a. after World War I  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Those who are MOST likely to experience a psychological stress disorder are: Selected Answer: a. female, or low-income individuals. Correct Answer: a. female, or low-income individuals.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Ideally, critical incident stress debriefing occurs: Selected Answer: b. immediately, and is short-term. Correct Answer: b. immediately, and is short-term.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points A person with posttraumatic stress disorder who is having "flashbacks" is: Selected Answer: a. reexperiencing the traumatic event. Correct Answer: a. reexperiencing the traumatic event.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points In order to prevent stress disorders among troops in combat zones, the U.S. military sometimes has troops returning from combat immediately participate in "stress and trauma release exercises." The exercises should be MOST similar to a similar process known as: Selected Answer: d. group-dependent insight therapy. Correct Answer: d. group-dependent insight therapy.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points What percentage of rape victims qualified for diagnosis of acute stress disorder in Rothbaum, et al.'s study (1992)? Selected Answer: d. 94% Correct Answer: d. 94%  Question 16 0 out of 1 points A woman complains of an assortment of physiological ailments. You think that she is intentionally producing the physical symptoms in order to gain attention. You think that the ailment fills some psychological need. You would diagnose: Selected Answer: b. conversion disorder. Correct Answer: a. factitious disorder.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Combat veterans in a therapy group express a great deal of guilt and rage. Most likely, the veterans are in a: Selected Answer: b. rap group. Correct Answer: b. rap group.  Question 18 0 out of 1 points Surveys show that people are least likely to do which of the following in order to relieve stress? Selected Answer: d. pray or meditate Correct Answer: a. drink alcoholic beverages  Question 19 1 out of 1 points A person who copes well with a happy event in life is showing a positive: Selected Answer: c. stress response. Correct Answer: c. stress response.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A combat veteran undergoing "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing" is experiencing which general form of therapy? Selected Answer: a. exposure therapy. Correct Answer: a. exposure therapy.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Madeline appeared at the clinic complaining of pain in her knee, shoulder, and abdomen, nausea and vomiting, blurred vision, and exhaustion. The patient history revealed that she had been going to clinics for years trying to get treatment for these complaints and a host of other physical symptoms. The diagnostic consensus was that Madeline suffered from: Selected Answer: b. somatization disorder. Correct Answer: b. somatization disorder.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not one of the leading forms of therapy for dissociative disorders? Selected Answer: a. behavioral Correct Answer: a. behavioral  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Raymond has multiple personality disorder. All of his subpersonalities talk about and tattle on each other. This is called a: Selected Answer: b. mutually cognizant pattern. Correct Answer: b. mutually cognizant pattern.  Question 4 0 out of 1 points Gwendolyn is held up at knifepoint and her young son is kidnapped. Eventually, her son is found and returned. However, she is unable to recall events that occurred since the attack, although she remembers some new experiences; worse still, she finds that she is forgetting events that occurred even before the attack. This is a classic example of: Selected Answer: b. localized amnesia. Correct Answer: d. generalized amnesia.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Preoccupation somatoform disorders are typically explained by therapists in much the same way as ______ disorders are. Selected Answer: a. anxiety Correct Answer: a. anxiety  Question 6 0 out of 1 points A person diagnosed with a dissociative disorder has recovered almost completely, even though the person had not received any therapy. That person was MOST likely to have been diagnosed with: Selected Answer: a. dissociative identity disorder. Correct Answer: c. dissociative amnesia.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Mary Ann experiences a mugging and robbery in which her prized poodle is kidnapped. Eventually the dog is found and returned. However, she is unable to recall events immediately following the attack, up until the safe return of the dog. This is a classic example of: Selected Answer: b. localized amnesia. Correct Answer: b. localized amnesia.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points The perspective on hysterical disorders that suggest people use these symptoms to express emotions that they cannot easily express otherwise is the ______ view. Selected Answer: a. cognitive Correct Answer: a. cognitive  Question 9 1 out of 1 points A person at which of the following ages probably would be least hypnotizable? Selected Answer: d. 40 Correct Answer: d. 40  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Just before debuting at Carnegie Hall, the pianist suffered paralysis of the left hand. Which of the following best describes this disorder? Selected Answer: a. conversion disorder Correct Answer: a. conversion disorder  Question 11 1 out of 1 points When all of the subpersonalities in a person with dissociative identity disorder are aware of one another, it is termed a: Selected Answer: b. mutually cognizant pattern. Correct Answer: b. mutually cognizant pattern.  Question 12 0 out of 1 points Juanita has multiple personality disorder. Big Tony and Smart Alice are two personalities who are aware of all of the others. None of her other personalities are aware of each other. This would be called a: Selected Answer: d. mutually amnesic relationship. Correct Answer: c. one-way amnesic relationship.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points A personality change that often accompanies dissociative fugues is that people become: Selected Answer: b. more outgoing. Correct Answer: b. more outgoing.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points A child in an extremely abusive family situation often seems to become deaf to the verbal abuse, and insensitive to the physical abuse, as if the child simply wasn't there experiencing the abuse. One explanation of this behavior is: Selected Answer: a. self-hypnosis. Correct Answer: a. self-hypnosis.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points A person who is excessively concerned about genital odors and the shape and look of the genitals is most likely experiencing: Selected Answer: b. body dysmorphic disorder. Correct Answer: b. body dysmorphic disorder.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points Studies have shown that about what percent of women and men in the United States would change something about their appearance if they could? Selected Answer: d. over 90% of men and of women Correct Answer: d. over 90% of men and of women  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Of the following disorders, the one for which an individual would least likely need therapy to avoid a recurrence and to recover lost memories is: Selected Answer: b. dissociative fugue. Correct Answer: b. dissociative fugue.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Psychodynamic theorists propose that unconscious conflicts arouse anxiety. Disorders that represent the conversion of anxiety into physical symptoms are: Selected Answer: d. hysterical somatoform disorders. Correct Answer: d. hysterical somatoform disorders.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points To what can we attribute much of the dramatic rise in the number of reported cases of dissociative identity disorder in recent years? Selected Answer: c. a growing belief by clinicians that this is an authentic disorder Correct Answer: c. a growing belief by clinicians that this is an authentic disorder  Question 20 1 out of 1 points What effect has the use of sodium amobarbital had in treating dissociative amnesia and fugue? Selected Answer: d. Results are mixed, successful with some patients and not with others. Correct Answer: d. Results are mixed, successful with some patients and not with others.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Cognitive theorists explain depression in terms of a person's: Selected Answer: negative interpretation of events. Correct Answer: negative interpretation of events.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A young woman believes that everything negative that happens to her is her own fault, that she ruins everything, and always will. The therapist diagnoses her as suffering from a learned helplessness-induced depression because she attributes negative events in her life to: Selected Answer: internal, global, stable factors. Correct Answer: internal, global, stable factors.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points Which of the following alternatives is generally not true regarding gender and depression? Selected Answer: men have less frequent bouts of depression Correct Answer: men respond less successfully to therapy for depression  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Many victims of spousal abuse stay with their abusers, even though it is obvious to others that they should-and in fact could-leave. A good explanation for their behavior is: Selected Answer: learned helplessness. Correct Answer: learned helplessness.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points To receive a diagnosis of dysthymic disorder, an individual must have experienced symptoms for at least: Selected Answer: two years. Correct Answer: two years.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points On an impulse, David decides to throw a huge party. It takes four days of round-the-clock work to get everything ready, then David welcomes over 200 guests. When the police stop by because David has blocked a public road to have room for the party, he flies into a rage. Most likely, David is experiencing: Selected Answer: a manic phase of bipolar I disorder. Correct Answer: a manic phase of bipolar I disorder.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points An individual diagnosed with depression is tired, weak, and losing weight, but is guilt-free, with reasonably high self-esteem. The symptoms this individual shows are most like those of depressed persons in: Selected Answer: China or Nigeria. Correct Answer: China or Nigeria.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points A milder pattern of mood swings that does not reach the severity of bipolar disorder but does include brief depressive and manic episodes is called ______ disorder. Selected Answer: cyclothymic Correct Answer: cyclothymic  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Assume a researcher develops something called the "Sick Neuron" theory which proposes that the "poor health" of neurons leads to unipolar depression. Based upon present research, the substance most likely to be implicated in the theory as making neurons "sick" is: Selected Answer: brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF). Correct Answer: brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF).  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Studies show that less than 10% of people who experience major losses become depressed. This finding provides what level of support for a psychodynamic explanation of depression? Selected Answer: almost none-about 10% of adults in the United States experience some level of clinical depression each year Correct Answer: almost none-about 10% of adults in the United States experience some level of clinical depression each year  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Which theoretical orientation would this research finding support? Depressed people show an internal/global/stable pattern of attribution on a questionnaire. Selected Answer: cognitive Correct Answer: cognitive  Question 12 1 out of 1 points All of the following are types of major depressive disorders except: Selected Answer: posttraumatic. Correct Answer: posttraumatic.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Although initially thought to be due to an excessive amount of a particular neurotransmitter, mania has been found to be due to low levels of which neurotransmitter? Selected Answer: serotonin Correct Answer: serotonin  Question 14 1 out of 1 points The most common cognitive description of someone exhibiting mania is that the person is: Selected Answer: excessively optimistic, with poor judgment. Correct Answer: excessively optimistic, with poor judgment.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points The strongest evidence for the cause of bipolar disorders best supports which theoretical perspective? Selected Answer: biological Correct Answer: biological  Question 16 1 out of 1 points A talented artist is experiencing severe bipolar disorder. In terms of artistic output only, the best thing that artist could do is: Selected Answer: seek treatment: psychological disturbance is not necessary for good artistic output. Correct Answer: seek treatment: psychological disturbance is not necessary for good artistic output.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points If you wanted to be on the cutting edge of research on the causes of bipolar disorders as we understand them today, you would most likely do research on which of the following? Selected Answer: neurotransmitters in the brain Correct Answer: neurotransmitters in the brain  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Which of these research findings provides the most direct support for Beck's cognitive theory of depression? Selected Answer: Depressed women make even more errors in logic when interpreting a paragraph than do nondepressed women. Correct Answer: Depressed women make even more errors in logic when interpreting a paragraph than do nondepressed women.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which theoretical orientation would support the finding that Westerners experience more psychological symptoms of depression than do others around the world? Selected Answer: sociocultural Correct Answer: sociocultural  Question 20 1 out of 1 points As countries become Westernized, the symptoms of depressed people in those countries generally: Selected Answer: shift to become more cognitive. Correct Answer: shift to become more cognitive.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Today, electroconvulsive therapy: Selected Answer: also involves the use of muscle relaxants. Correct Answer: also involves the use of muscle relaxants.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points If a therapist asked you to say whatever came to mind, then suggested interpretations designed to help you work through grief over real or imagined losses, your therapist would be using: Selected Answer: psychodynamic therapy. Correct Answer: psychodynamic therapy.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Lithium has been found to: Selected Answer: enhance the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs in unipolar depression. Correct Answer: enhance the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs in unipolar depression.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points The Nutraceutical SAM-e: Selected Answer: starts working faster than more traditional antidepressants. Correct Answer: starts working faster than more traditional antidepressants.  Question 5 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is the most important reason for the decline in the use of electroconvulsive therapy since the 1950s? Selected Answer: Most memory loss appeared to be permanent. Correct Answer: Antidepressant drugs were developed.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which of the following treatments produces the fastest results in the biological treatment for unipolar depression? Selected Answer: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) Correct Answer: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Which one of the following is a likely reason for using adjunctive therapy to treat bipolar disorder? Selected Answer: People stop taking lithium because they feel more productive and creative without it. Correct Answer: People stop taking lithium because they feel more productive and creative without it.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points A depressed individual receiving therapy is told that many-even most-of the negative thoughts that individual experiences and records have no basis in fact. Most likely, the therapist is: Selected Answer: challenging automatic thoughts. Correct Answer: challenging automatic thoughts.  Question 9 0 out of 1 points Some so-called second-generation antidepressants appear to act by: Selected Answer: destroying MAO. Correct Answer: selectively blocking the reuptake of serotonin.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Electroconvulsive therapy would be most legitimately recommended when: Selected Answer: the patient has not responded to antidepressant drugs. Correct Answer: the patient has not responded to antidepressant drugs.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is an example of an aspect of psychodynamic therapy for depression? Selected Answer: A therapist questions a client about losses she may have suffered in her past. Correct Answer: A therapist questions a client about losses she may have suffered in her past.  Question 12 0 out of 1 points The effects of lithium were discovered during the investigation of: Selected Answer: a drug to treat tuberculosis. Correct Answer: the effect of toxic levels of uric acid.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Which patient group was the first treated with ECT? Selected Answer: psychotic patients Correct Answer: psychotic patients  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not a part of Beck's cognitive therapy for unipolar depression? Selected Answer: discussion with family members about their maladaptive thoughts Correct Answer: discussion with family members about their maladaptive thoughts  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Among the reasons cited for so many college students experiencing emotional problems are all of the following except: Selected Answer: a lack of sensitivity to the issue by admissions counselors. Correct Answer: a lack of sensitivity to the issue by admissions counselors.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points If your therapist tried to reintroduce you to pleasurable activities, reinforced nondepressive actions, and improved your social skills, your therapist would be using: Selected Answer: behavioral therapy. Correct Answer: behavioral therapy.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Tony just does not feel close to anyone. He feels alone because although he can get to know someone (a woman) quite well on a friendship level, he doesn't know how to get beyond that to a more intimate level. This is depressing him. This is an example of what interpersonal psychotherapists refer to as an: Selected Answer: interpersonal deficit. Correct Answer: interpersonal deficit.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points ECT (electroconvulsive therapy) has changed over the years. Patients given this treatment now may receive: Selected Answer: anesthetics. Correct Answer: anesthetics.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points About what percentage of people with mood disorders do not improve with treatment? Selected Answer: 40% Correct Answer: 40%  Question 20 0 out of 1 points Which of the following is an example of effective adjunctive therapy for bipolar disorder? Selected Answer: Prozac in combination with lithium Correct Answer: individual or group therapy  Question 1 1 out of 1 points According to Edwin Shneidman, people who commit suicide with clarity and commitment, yet who believe that they are simply facilitating a process that is already under way, are called: Selected Answer: death initiators. Correct Answer: death initiators.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Why might the suicide rate among elderly Native Americans be low? Selected Answer: the value the culture places on the elderly Correct Answer: the value the culture places on the elderly  Question 3 1 out of 1 points A U.S. teenager has just attempted suicide. Most likely, the teenager has: Selected Answer: not succeeded, but may try again. Correct Answer: not succeeded, but may try again.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Knowing she was terminally ill, Bonnie swallowed a handful of barbiturates in order to save herself and her family from the final painful months of life. Bonnie is an example of what Shneidman refers to as a: Selected Answer: death initiator. Correct Answer: death initiator.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points A typical caller to an urban suicide prevention center is: Selected Answer: young, female, African American. Correct Answer: young, female, African American.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points The age group most likely to commit suicide in the United States is: Selected Answer: the elderly. Correct Answer: the elderly.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Research indicates that suicides by people with schizophrenia are in response to: Selected Answer: feelings of demoralization. Correct Answer: feelings of demoralization.  Question 8 0 out of 1 points Immediate stressors particularly common among those who attempt suicide include all the following except: Selected Answer: stress from a flood. Correct Answer: occupational stress.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Research prompted by the "black box" controversy about using second-generation antidepressants with younger patients shows that taking second-generation antidepressants: Selected Answer: decreases younger patient suicide rates overall, although some individuals are more likely to commit suicide. Correct Answer: decreases younger patient suicide rates overall, although some individuals are more likely to commit suicide.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Reports indicate that if someone is a member of an "online community" and threatens to commit suicide online, the other members of the online community will: Selected Answer: respond in many different ways, including urging the person to commit suicide, and contacting 911 services. Correct Answer: respond in many different ways, including urging the person to commit suicide, and contacting 911 services.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points The "typical" child who commits suicide is a: Selected Answer: boy who understands what death really is. Correct Answer: boy who understands what death really is.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Suicide education programs typically focus on: Selected Answer: students and teachers. Correct Answer: students and teachers.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points A person who sees life in "right or wrong" "all or none" terms is engaging in: Selected Answer: dichotomous thinking. Correct Answer: dichotomous thinking.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Carlos died by intentionally stepping in front of a bullet that was intended for another young man, for whom Carlos, as head of a platoon of soldiers in the Persian Gulf War, was responsible. Durkheim would call this an example of: Selected Answer: altruistic suicide. Correct Answer: altruistic suicide.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Based on the evidence about suicide rates, which of the following intervention strategies should prevent the MOST suicides? Selected Answer: intervention focused on middle-aged adults-they have a fairly high suicide rate, and it is rising relatively rapidly Correct Answer: intervention focused on middle-aged adults-they have a fairly high suicide rate, and it is rising relatively rapidly  Question 16 0 out of 1 points All of the following have been linked to increased suicide risk among teenagers, EXCEPT: Selected Answer: easy access to drugs and alcohol, and pressure to use those substances. Correct Answer: teenagers' uncritical access to pro-suicide sites on the Internet.  Question 17 0 out of 1 points How likely are women to use a gun to commit suicide? Selected Answer: Less than 5% of women who commit suicide use guns. Correct Answer: About 40% of women who commit suicide use guns.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Sylvia shot herself by placing the gun barrel in her mouth, in the middle of a dense woods, where she knew she wouldn't be heard or found. Sylvia is an example of what Shneidman refers to as a: Selected Answer: death seeker. Correct Answer: death seeker.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Miguel lost all of his family when his village was bombed. He throws himself off a cliff to die, in order to be reunited with them. Shneidman would classify Miguel as a: Selected Answer: death ignorer. Correct Answer: death ignorer.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points Juan is a loner and an atheist. He does what he wants and is alienated from others. He feels life isn't worth living and kills himself. According to Durkheim, he would be classified as an: Selected Answer: egoistic suicide. Correct Answer: egoistic suicide.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Cookies, cake, ice cream, and almost anything else that is sweet goes down her throat. Sometime during the binge she takes a huge dose of a laxative so that she will "empty out" the food. This set of assumptions would lead to a diagnosis of: Selected Answer: purging-type bulimia nervosa. Correct Answer: purging-type bulimia nervosa.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Of the following, the psychological disorder that anorexia nervosa most resembles is: Selected Answer: obsessive-compulsive disorder. Correct Answer: obsessive-compulsive disorder.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points In order to change the high rates of obesity among U.S. children and adolescents, which of the following should be addressed? Selected Answer: rates of exercise and dietary habits Correct Answer: rates of exercise and dietary habits  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Which of the following problems is a possible medical complication of anorexia nervosa? Selected Answer: decreased heart rate Correct Answer: decreased heart rate  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a diagnostic criterion for bulimia nervosa? Selected Answer: lack of control over eating during binging Correct Answer: lack of control over eating during binging  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Relapse for both bulimia and anorexia is most likely triggered by: Selected Answer: life stresses. Correct Answer: life stresses.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points How successful are compensatory behaviors in controlling weight? Selected Answer: Repeated vomiting affects one's ability to feel satiated. Correct Answer: Repeated vomiting affects one's ability to feel satiated.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points If binge eating is followed by a period of strenuous exercise to compensate for the food, the diagnosis is probably: Selected Answer: nonpurging-type bulimia nervosa. Correct Answer: nonpurging-type bulimia nervosa.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points A woman eats chips and dips, burgers and fries, and a couple of shakes. After her eating she goes to the gym and does 90 minutes of aerobics, spends an hour on the stairstepper, and then does weights for another hour. She also does not eat for 72 hours. This set of assumptions would lead to a diagnosis of: Selected Answer: nonpurging-type bulimia nervosa. Correct Answer: nonpurging-type bulimia nervosa.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points If an anorexic woman has lanugo, what has happened? Selected Answer: She has grown fine silky hair on her body. Correct Answer: She has grown fine silky hair on her body.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points A modern explanation of why many anorexic people continually have food-related thoughts and dreams is that: Selected Answer: such thoughts and dreams are the result of food deprivation. Correct Answer: such thoughts and dreams are the result of food deprivation.  Question 12 0 out of 1 points What is a likely long-term consequence of anorexia? Selected Answer: failure to gain weight Correct Answer: continuing concern about weight and appearance  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not true about anorexia nervosa? Selected Answer: About 25 percent of people who experience anorexia nervosa are men. Correct Answer: About 25 percent of people who experience anorexia nervosa are men.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points One of the therapy methods commonly used to treat bulimia nervosa is: Selected Answer: exposure and response therapy. Correct Answer: exposure and response therapy.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points The use of a food diary to keep track of eating behavior in the treatment of bulimic patients is most likely to be used by a therapist from the: Selected Answer: behavioral perspective. Correct Answer: behavioral perspective.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points According to the DSM-IV, to be diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, a person's weight must drop to at least ______ percent below normal. Selected Answer: 15 Correct Answer: 15  Question 17 1 out of 1 points The primary motivating emotion a person with anorexia experiences is: Selected Answer: fear. Correct Answer: fear.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points Many teenagers go on occasional eating binges. Which of the following is true? Selected Answer: Most people who engage in the behavior are not bulimic. Correct Answer: Most people who engage in the behavior are not bulimic.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Which one of the following medical problems associated with anorexia is most likely to lead to death? Selected Answer: metabolic and electrolyte changes Correct Answer: metabolic and electrolyte changes  Question 20 1 out of 1 points The most common cognitive disturbance in anorexia nervosa is: Selected Answer: a distorted body image. Correct Answer: a distorted body image.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points In women, the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase is found at: Selected Answer: lower levels in the stomach, making them slower to metabolize alcohol. Correct Answer: lower levels in the stomach, making them slower to metabolize alcohol.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A client receiving treatment for substance abuse keeps track of times the substance is used, and develops strategies to deal with the substance when there is an opportunity to use it. The client is MOST likely receiving: Selected Answer: relapse-prevention training. Correct Answer: relapse-prevention training.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Which of the following has been identified as a problem in designing and evaluating treatment methods for substance abuse? Selected Answer: It has been difficult to precisely define treatment success. Correct Answer: It has been difficult to precisely define treatment success.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Kelly is a long-time serious drinker. In the last year she has started having huge memory lapses. When this happens she makes up wild stories to help her fill in what she does not remember. This symptom is called: Selected Answer: confabulation. Correct Answer: confabulation.  Question 5 0 out of 1 points Among U.S. teenagers, the percent using cocaine dropped in the late 1980s, then rose again through the mid-1990s. This same usage pattern occurred with: Selected Answer: marijuana, but not alcohol. Correct Answer: both alcohol and marijuana.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Considering alcoholism in white American men, African American men, and Hispanic American men, which of the following is most accurate? Selected Answer: The patterns of drinking differ across ethnic group and age. Correct Answer: The patterns of drinking differ across ethnic group and age.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points At the "rave," a student took a drug which caused a great burst of energy, along with badly distorted visual experiences. Most likely, the drug the student took was: Selected Answer: Ecstasy. Correct Answer: Ecstasy.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points One longitudinal study found that men who become alcoholics were initially more: Selected Answer: impulsive in adolescence. Correct Answer: impulsive in adolescence.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points After a fire in an isolated farmhouse, firefighters found several small propane tanks in the kitchen area and other strong evidence of a recently-abandoned kitchen "meth lab." If what the firefighters found was a meth lab, it was: Selected Answer: typical-most meth labs are relatively small operations in rural areas. Correct Answer: typical-most meth labs are relatively small operations in rural areas.  Question 10 0 out of 1 points What would those who support the Alcoholics Anonymous approach to treating alcoholism have to say about the cognitive-behavioral procedure called relapse-prevention training? Selected Answer: They would support relapse-prevention training because it requires sobriety. Correct Answer: They would oppose relapse-prevention training because it does not require sobriety.  Question 11 0 out of 1 points The hallucinations and distortions of perception some drugs produce are called: Selected Answer: intoxication. Correct Answer: hallucinosis.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A full-time college student has just become a college dropout. The chances that alcohol was a factor in the dropout is about: Selected Answer: one in four. Correct Answer: one in four.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points A pattern of mental retardation, head and facial deformities, heart defects, and slow growth characterizes one with: Selected Answer: fetal alcohol syndrome. Correct Answer: fetal alcohol syndrome.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Sobriety High and Drug Court programs: Selected Answer: cost more than regular educational programs, but save society money in the long run. Correct Answer: cost more than regular educational programs, but save society money in the long run.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points During his first night in the detoxification unit, Quent developed what seemed like a case of the flu. He ached all over and had diarrhea. He was probably withdrawing from: Selected Answer: heroin. Correct Answer: heroin.  Question 16 0 out of 1 points Alcohol works as a central nervous system depressant by: Selected Answer: stimulating the release of inhibitory neurotransmitters. Correct Answer: binding to receptors on neurons.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Probably the worst thing one who has "partied hard" with alcohol could do right after drinking would be to: Selected Answer: take some barbiturates to fall asleep. Correct Answer: take some barbiturates to fall asleep.  Question 18 0 out of 1 points According to the chart in your textbook, teenagers say that the drug easiest for them to obtain is: Selected Answer: nicotine (cigarettes). Correct Answer: alcohol.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points If a physician wanted to relieve anxiety with a lesser risk of drowsiness, overdose, and slowed breathing, the physician would prescribe: Selected Answer: benzodiazepines. Correct Answer: benzodiazepines.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points Nan took the drug she was handed and in a few minutes felt calm and drowsy, and then went to sleep. She probably took: Selected Answer: a barbiturate. Correct Answer: a barbiturate.  Question 1 0 out of 1 points If you could use only one therapeutic technique to treat all sexual disorders, the MOST helpful would be: Selected Answer: c. cognitive. Correct Answer: b. educational.  Question 2 0 out of 1 points Autoerotic asphyxia is a fatal side effect of: Selected Answer: d. a rope fetish. Correct Answer: b. a masochistic practice.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points According to Masters and Johnson, the resolution phase is more gradual and less abrupt in women when: Selected Answer: a. they do not experience orgasm. Correct Answer: a. they do not experience orgasm.  Question 4 0 out of 1 points If an individual had experienced normal sexual functioning for years and then had a problem with becoming aroused only when with her husband as a partner, the DSM-IV-TR diagnosis would be: Selected Answer: d. acquired and generalized. Correct Answer: b. acquired and situational.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points A man derives sexual arousal exclusively from dressing in women's clothing. Most likely, that person would be diagnosed as: Selected Answer: c. a transvestite. Correct Answer: c. a transvestite.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Which of the following occupations is MOST similar to what Masters and Johnson identified as the spectator role in sexual behavior? Selected Answer: d. judge Correct Answer: d. judge  Question 7 1 out of 1 points In treating erectile disorder, the "tease" technique involves: Selected Answer: b. stimulating the penis, but stimulation is stopped once erection occurs. Correct Answer: b. stimulating the penis, but stimulation is stopped once erection occurs.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Which is the most common male sexual dysfunction in the orgasm phase? Selected Answer: c. premature ejaculation Correct Answer: c. premature ejaculation  Question 9 1 out of 1 points What does the process of covert sensitization for fetishism involve? Selected Answer: b. mentally pairing a fetish object with an aversive stimulus Correct Answer: b. mentally pairing a fetish object with an aversive stimulus  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Which hormone can cause decreased sexual desire when present in either low or high levels? Selected Answer: a. estrogen Correct Answer: a. estrogen  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Many people derive sexual arousal from watching others undress or have intercourse, but are not diagnosed as voyeurs because those whom voyeurs watch: Selected Answer: b. do not know they are being watched. Correct Answer: b. do not know they are being watched.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is a symptom of female sexual arousal disorder? Selected Answer: c. inadequate lubrication during sexual activity Correct Answer: c. inadequate lubrication during sexual activity  Question 13 1 out of 1 points Studies of patterns of teenage sexual behavior today compared to such behavior a generation ago show today's teens having: Selected Answer: a. intercourse younger, and using condoms more. Correct Answer: a. intercourse younger, and using condoms more.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Some religious people (e.g, Catholic nuns and priests) presumably have a normal interest in sex but choose not to engage in sexual relations. Such people would be diagnosed with: Selected Answer: c. no sexual dysfunction. Correct Answer: c. no sexual dysfunction.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points A woman who can masturbate or be masturbated to orgasm cannot reach orgasm during sexual intercourse. Most clinicians would diagnose this woman's condition as: Selected Answer: a. normal and healthy. Correct Answer: a. normal and healthy.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points When people with gender identity disorder take hormones it is in an attempt to: Selected Answer: b. facilitate their living as the other gender. Correct Answer: b. facilitate their living as the other gender.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points A male diagnosed with a sexual dysfunction is MOST likely to be diagnosed with: Selected Answer: c. premature ejaculation. Correct Answer: c. premature ejaculation.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points During which period does pedophilia typically develop? Selected Answer: a. adolescence Correct Answer: a. adolescence  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Obsessive-compulsive symptoms may contribute to hypoactive sexual desire because someone with this disorder: Selected Answer: a. finds contact with body fluids and odors unpleasant. Correct Answer: a. finds contact with body fluids and odors unpleasant.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points In a very crowded department store during the Christmas rush, a woman suddenly feels a stranger rubbing his genital area against her thigh. He continues until the crowd begins to break up, then moves away. The most likely diagnosis for this man is: Selected Answer: b. frotteurism. Correct Answer: b. frotteurism.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points The stage of the development of schizophrenia marked by deterioration of functioning and the display of some mild symptoms is called the: Selected Answer: c. prodromal phase. Correct Answer: c. prodromal phase.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A person is labeled "schizophrenic" by the community. Based upon available evidence, it is most likely that: Selected Answer: a. community members, and the person, will have a more negative view of the person. Correct Answer: a. community members, and the person, will have a more negative view of the person.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Recent research shows that if one identical twin develops schizophrenia, there is about a 50% chance the other twin will develop schizophrenia. If future research confirms this finding, we will have evidence of: Selected Answer: c. strong environmental and strong genetic components of schizophrenia. Correct Answer: c. strong environmental and strong genetic components of schizophrenia.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points People around those who have been diagnosed with schizophrenia begin to treat them as if they are "crazy," expecting and overreacting to odd behaviors that they might not even notice in others. This observation is most consistent with the ______ understanding of schizophrenia. Selected Answer: d. sociocultural Correct Answer: d. sociocultural  Question 5 1 out of 1 points People with schizophrenia who wave their arms around in wild motions and make kicking motions with their legs are experiencing: Selected Answer: b. catatonic excitement. Correct Answer: b. catatonic excitement.  Question 6 0 out of 1 points Which one of the following would be most likely to say that schizophrenia is a constructive process through which people try to find their "true" selves? Selected Answer: a. psychodynamic theorists Correct Answer: c. sociocultural-existential theorists  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Occasionally, you see or hear things. Your friends tell you it's your imagination. Eventually you come to think your friends are hiding something and you develop delusions of persecution to explain their behavior. This thinking leads you down the "rational road to madness." This scenario is consistent with the ______ view. Selected Answer: a. cognitive Correct Answer: a. cognitive  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Which theoretical orientation holds the perspective that schizophrenia is a constructive process designed to cure the individual of unhappiness and confusion produced by the family or society? Selected Answer: c. existential Correct Answer: c. existential  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Noreen has been diagnosed as a person with schizophrenia. She is totally unresponsive to her environment. She does not move for hours on end and never responds to contacts from others. This is an example of: Selected Answer: a. catatonic stupor. Correct Answer: a. catatonic stupor.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points Delusions, disorganized thinking and speech, heightened perceptions and hallucinations, and inappropriate affect are examples of ______ symptoms of schizophrenia. Selected Answer: a. positive Correct Answer: a. positive  Question 11 1 out of 1 points A person with schizophrenia who said, "It's cold today. My cold is better but I got it from the nurse. She is a big blonde who lives in Manhattan. I live in Manhattan with Jimmy Carter," is experiencing: Selected Answer: a. loose associations. Correct Answer: a. loose associations.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Downward drift is best reflected in which of the following statements? Selected Answer: b. Schizophrenia causes people to fall into poverty and social disruption. Correct Answer: b. Schizophrenia causes people to fall into poverty and social disruption.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points A person with schizophrenia demonstrates poverty of speech, and experiences auditory hallucinations. According to the "Type I-Type II" evaluation categorization, this person would be: Selected Answer: c. a mix of Type I and Type II Correct Answer: c. a mix of Type I and Type II  Question 14 0 out of 1 points A classmate says, "I guess the 'dopamine hypothesis' does a pretty good job of explaining the symptoms of schizophrenia." Of the following alternatives, your MOST accurate reply would be: Selected Answer: d. "Actually, it does a poor job of explaining the symptoms of schizophrenia." Correct Answer: a. "It explains positive symptoms better than it explains negative symptoms."  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Which of the following statements about genetic factors in schizophrenia is accurate? Selected Answer: a. Close relatives of those with schizophrenia are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than distant relatives of those with schizophrenia. Correct Answer: a. Close relatives of those with schizophrenia are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia than distant relatives of those with schizophrenia.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points Postpartum psychosis occurs: Selected Answer: a. in 1-2% of women, beginning soon after childbirth. Correct Answer: a. in 1-2% of women, beginning soon after childbirth.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points In many cases, people with schizophrenia make at least modest gains when they receive behavioral therapy. These findings MOST likely indicate that: Selected Answer: c. some symptoms of schizophrenia may be learned. Correct Answer: c. some symptoms of schizophrenia may be learned.  Question 18 0 out of 1 points What are researchers currently focusing on to identify the causes of schizophrenia? Selected Answer: c. They are focusing on only general biological, but specific psychological, causes. Correct Answer: b. They are focusing on specific biological, but only general psychological, causes.  Question 19 0 out of 1 points Families that display high levels of expressed emotion: Selected Answer: c. show hostility toward each other. Correct Answer: a. intrude on one another's privacy.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A person with schizophrenia who tastes chlorine in untreated natural water, and then thinks that his wife is trying to slowly poison him is experiencing a(n) ______ hallucination and a delusion of ______. Selected Answer: d. gustatory, persecution Correct Answer: d. gustatory, persecution  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Most patients who lived on the back wards of state mental hospitals in the mid-1900s: Selected Answer: a. were schizophrenics. Correct Answer: a. were schizophrenics.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points The person most responsible for coordinating community service and providing practical help with problem-solving social skills, and medication is a: Selected Answer: d. case manager. Correct Answer: d. case manager.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points Tardive dyskinesia can be overlooked because: Selected Answer: d. the symptoms do not begin until after the actual brain damage has taken place. Correct Answer: b. it has symptoms that are similar to schizophrenia.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Why aren't atypical antipsychotic drugs universally prescribed for people with schizophrenia? After all, more people with schizophrenia show improvement with atypical antipsychotic drugs than with conventional antipsychotics. Selected Answer: d. On average, atypicals cost more. Correct Answer: d. On average, atypicals cost more.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points What is the best example of a token in everyday life? Selected Answer: b. money Correct Answer: b. money  Question 6 1 out of 1 points Of the following alternatives, which would be most effective for schizophrenic patients who have been hospitalized and released to avoid being re-hospitalized? Selected Answer: b. take their medication and receive social therapy Correct Answer: b. take their medication and receive social therapy  Question 7 1 out of 1 points Deinstitutionalization: Selected Answer: b. was aimed at returning patients with mental disorders to their communities. Correct Answer: b. was aimed at returning patients with mental disorders to their communities.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Schizophrenics who receive 24-hour supervision in a community setting, usually following a milieu approach, are receiving: Selected Answer: c. halfway house services. Correct Answer: c. halfway house services.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Maxwell Jones is best known as the one who: Selected Answer: c. developed a therapeutic community in London. Correct Answer: c. developed a therapeutic community in London.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points The Community Mental Health Act stipulated that patients with mental disorders should receive all of the following except ______ without leaving their communities. Selected Answer: d. research opportunities Correct Answer: d. research opportunities  Question 11 1 out of 1 points If one could use only one treatment for schizophrenia and wanted the most effective treatment, you should choose: Selected Answer: a. antipsychotic drugs. Correct Answer: a. antipsychotic drugs.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Therapists who advise clients to resist following orders from their hallucinatory voices are using a technique from the cognitive-behavioral approach that involves: Selected Answer: d. challenging ideas about the power of hallucinations. Correct Answer: d. challenging ideas about the power of hallucinations.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points The proportion of patients taking antipsychotic medication who eventually develop tardive dyskinesia is closest to: Selected Answer: b. 10%. Correct Answer: b. 10%.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points A family with a high level of expressed emotion would display a great deal of: Selected Answer: b. criticism. Correct Answer: b. criticism.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Which of the following drugs can cause a dangerous drop in the number of white blood cells in the body? Selected Answer: a. clozapine Correct Answer: a. clozapine  Question 16 0 out of 1 points Which of the following best describes the effectiveness of token economy strategies? Selected Answer: c. They are successful at changing the patient's behavior. Correct Answer: a. They are ineffective in the long run.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Several people with schizophrenia work at a recycling center, where on-time behavior is expected, and payment is made solely for work completed. The people do not compete with each other. Most likely, this work takes place at a: Selected Answer: c. sheltered workshop. Correct Answer: c. sheltered workshop.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points A patient who receives help in finding work, in finding a place to live, and in taking medication correctly is probably receiving: Selected Answer: b. social therapy. Correct Answer: b. social therapy.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points A patient (called a resident) who lives in a therapeutic community and actively works with staff members to create a life that is as much like that outside the hospital as possible, is probably receiving ______ therapy. Selected Answer: c. milieu Correct Answer: c. milieu  Question 20 1 out of 1 points The neuroleptic side effect marked by muscle rigidity, fever, altered consciousness, and autonomic dysfunction is called: Selected Answer: d. neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Correct Answer: d. neuroleptic malignant syndrome.  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Ben set up an elaborate scheme to mine gold in the Rockies. He had a large town meeting and made a presentation of his stock. The shares were only $5 each, and everyone could afford them. He showed pictures of the mine and explained how the company expected to gross $100 million each month. As it turns out, he was a terrific con artist who had made several "successful" proposals such as this in towns across America in the last couple of years. He is most likely suffering from: Selected Answer: b. antisocial personality disorder. Correct Answer: b. antisocial personality disorder.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Studies of those diagnosed with borderline personality disorder show that: Selected Answer: d. over half attempt suicide, and over 5% succeed. Correct Answer: d. over half attempt suicide, and over 5% succeed.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points "The problem is that they assume they can't take care of themselves, so they think others have to meet their needs. This pattern of thinking is not very helpful in trying to deal with histrionic personality disorder." A psychologist from which of the following perspectives would agree MOST strongly with this quote? Selected Answer: c. cognitive Correct Answer: c. cognitive  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A 20-year-old friend says, "Lots of times I think I'm a very aggressive driver; should I be concerned?" Based on survey results, your best response is: Selected Answer: b. "Maybe; most young drivers think they're aggressive, and most traffic fatalities result from aggressive driving." Correct Answer: b. "Maybe; most young drivers think they're aggressive, and most traffic fatalities result from aggressive driving."  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Avoidant personality disorder seems most closely related to: Selected Answer: b. social phobias. Correct Answer: b. social phobias.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points According to psychodynamic theorists, an important factor in the development of avoidant personality disorder is: Selected Answer: b. early experiences of shame. Correct Answer: b. early experiences of shame.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points The TV show Monk features a detective who is very seldom happy, has few good friends, has a very rigid order and way in which he must do things, and who frequently has difficulty making up his mind about what to do. If he were diagnosed with a personality disorder, most likely, it would be: Selected Answer: b. obsessive-compulsive. Correct Answer: b. obsessive-compulsive.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points In role-playing situations, subjects with paranoid personality disorder generally interpret ambiguous behavior as: Selected Answer: b. hostile. Correct Answer: b. hostile.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points Although those with paranoid personality disorder often are deeply suspicious, their suspicions usually do not: Selected Answer: b. become delusional. Correct Answer: b. become delusional.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points The most important similarity among the personality disorders listed in the text is that: Selected Answer: c. they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress. Correct Answer: c. they are inflexible, maladaptive, and related to impaired functioning or distress.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points Wes has always been a loner. He has never much cared for being with other people. He does not form relationships easily. He appears to be without emotion. Wes may be exhibiting the ______ personality disorder. Selected Answer: a. schizoid Correct Answer: a. schizoid  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A person suffering from a personality disorder also suffers from an Axis I disorder; this is called: Selected Answer: a. comorbidity. Correct Answer: a. comorbidity.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points The fact that children may learn antisocial behavior by modeling parental conflict and aggressiveness provides support for: Selected Answer: b. behavioral theory. Correct Answer: b. behavioral theory.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Giving in to a child's refusal to comply with a parental request may inadvertently reinforce stubborn and defiant behavior, setting the scene for the development of antisocial personality disorder. This is most like a ______ explanation of the development of antisocial personality disorder. Selected Answer: c. behavioral Correct Answer: c. behavioral  Question 15 0 out of 1 points "You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself…/You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you/You're so vain…" sang Carly Simon in the 1973 #1 hit, "You're So Vain." If the subject of the song were diagnosed with a personality disorder, which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis? Selected Answer: c. schizoid Correct Answer: b. histrionic  Question 16 0 out of 1 points The most common impulse-control disorder is: Selected Answer: b. trichotillomania. Correct Answer: d. pathological gambling.  Question 17 0 out of 1 points An individual diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder reports having a great deal of difficulty figuring out how others feel, and as a child had difficulty developing adequate language skills. These findings would make the most sense to a theorist with which background? Selected Answer: a. psychodynamic Correct Answer: c. cognitive  Question 18 1 out of 1 points The type of therapy that generally provides the least help for those with schizoid personality disorder is: Selected Answer: b. drug. Correct Answer: b. drug.  Question 19 0 out of 1 points One especially good reason to use a form of group therapy in the treatment of dependent personality disorder is that: Selected Answer: d. All of these alternatives are good reasons to use group therapy with those with dependent personality disorder. Correct c. Answer: the group members can model appropriate behaviors and expression of feelings to one another.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is not an important part of dialectical behavior therapy? Selected Answer: c. antipsychotic drugs Correct Answer: c. antipsychotic drugs  Question 1 1 out of 1 points A general disinterest in toys and games in a child, if serious and persistent, would most likely be labeled: Selected Answer: b. anhedonia. Correct Answer: b. anhedonia.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points A child is extremely aggressive. She is always fighting with her peers and is frequently very cruel to them. She never tells the truth when a lie will do. Her most likely diagnosis is: Selected Answer: a. conduct disorder. Correct Answer: a. conduct disorder.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points The specific symptoms associated with dyslexia include: Selected Answer: c. an impairment of the ability to recognize words and to comprehend what is being read. Correct Answer: c. an impairment of the ability to recognize words and to comprehend what is being read.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points Mild mental retardation is most common in which socioeconomic class? Selected Answer: a. lower Correct Answer: a. lower  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Most children with mental retardation live: Selected Answer: a. at home. Correct Answer: a. at home.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points The most common and successful treatments for encopresis are: Selected Answer: d. behavioral and medical treatments. Correct Answer: d. behavioral and medical treatments.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points The most common of the identified chromosomal causes of Down syndrome is: Selected Answer: a. trisomy 21. Correct Answer: a. trisomy 21.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points The National Institute of Mental Health study known as TADS, about treatment for adolescent depression, produced three major surprises. Which of the following is NOT true about the study's findings? Selected Answer: d. The danger to adolescents from antidepressants has been overemphasized and is not that significant. Correct Answer: d. The danger to adolescents from antidepressants has been overemphasized and is not that significant.  Question 9 1 out of 1 points A child was born into a very poor family. Her mother and father were barely able to sustain themselves. They had below-average IQs. Isabelle's nutrition and health care were never very good. She is at risk for: Selected Answer: b. mild mental retardation. Correct Answer: b. mild mental retardation.  Question 10 0 out of 1 points The percentage of individuals at the four levels of mental retardation from mild to profound: Selected Answer: a. increases steadily as the intelligence level decreases. Correct Answer: b. decreases steadily as the intelligence level decreases.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points At a parent-teacher conference, a child's parents are astounded to learn that their son has been showing up late for school, despite leaving home with more than enough time to get to school. This behavior most closely fits which pattern of conduct disorder? Selected Answer: d. covert-nondestructive Correct Answer: d. covert-nondestructive  Question 12 0 out of 1 points "Will that program really help? I keep hearing bad things about how kids act once they leave." Based on research, the person who said this would be most accurate if she or he were expressing reservations about: Selected Answer: c. problem-solving training. Correct Answer: a. a juvenile training center.  Question 13 0 out of 1 points Early home intervention programs for those in the "mild" retardation category: Selected Answer: b. improve overall functioning, but not later school performance. Correct Answer: d. improve both overall functioning, and later school performance.  Question 14 0 out of 1 points Which of the following do phenylketonuria and Tay-Sachs disease have in common? Selected Answer: a. Both can be detected at birth and treated. Correct Answer: b. Both are caused by a double recessive gene.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points Paula is moderately retarded, and has a small head and flat face. She also has short fingers. Her condition seems to be: Selected Answer: b. Down syndrome. Correct Answer: b. Down syndrome.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points The least effective way to deal with conduct disorder is: Selected Answer: c. having them live in juvenile training centers. Correct Answer: c. having them live in juvenile training centers.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Which of the following findings best supports the idea that the increase in the number of children with bipolar diagnoses truly reflects the incidence of this disorder in children? Selected Answer: d. About 60% of adults with bipolar diagnoses say their symptoms began before age 19. Correct Answer: d. About 60% of adults with bipolar diagnoses say their symptoms began before age 19.  Question 18 0 out of 1 points If there were several Parents Anonymous groups in a city near you, you could be sure that in that city: Selected Answer: c. parents whose children were physically or verbally abusing them were getting help. Correct Answer: d. parents who were themselves child abusers were receiving help.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points The two most common treatments for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder have been: Selected Answer: a. behavioral and drug therapies. Correct Answer: a. behavioral and drug therapies.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A 10-year-old has a diagnosable conduct disorder. The approach most likely to succeed would be to: Selected Answer: a. begin therapy at once. Correct Answer: a. begin therapy at once.  Question 1 0 out of 1 points A person who has Alzheimer's although there is no family history of the disease is said to be experiencing: Selected Answer: a. nongenetic Alzheimer's. Correct Answer: c. sporadic Alzheimer's.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Studies of the "oldest old" show that compared to those in their 80s and early 90s, the oldest old are: Selected Answer: d. more agile, healthier, and clear-headed. Correct Answer: d. more agile, healthier, and clear-headed.  Question 3 1 out of 1 points Particular risk factors associated with depression in the elderly includes all of the following EXCEPT: Selected Answer: d. increased financial problems. Correct Answer: d. increased financial problems.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points An individual is extremely sad, can't sleep well, and experiences very low-and decreasing- self-esteem. These are features of depression among: Selected Answer: a. both the elderly and the young. Correct Answer: a. both the elderly and the young.  Question 5 1 out of 1 points Dementia is also associated with: Selected Answer: c. AIDS. Correct Answer: c. AIDS.  Question 6 1 out of 1 points An elderly person who believes falsely that others are conspiring against her, cheating, or spying on her and behaves in angry, irritable, and depressed ways is exhibiting: Selected Answer: a. a delusional disorder. Correct Answer: a. a delusional disorder.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points A friend says, "My 70-year-old grandmother is in good physical health, but has been diagnosed with depression. Should my grandmother even bother getting therapy? She is pretty old, after all." Your best research-based answer is: Selected Answer: c. "Yes, over half of elderly patients show improvement with treatment." Correct Answer: c. "Yes, over half of elderly patients show improvement with treatment."  Question 8 1 out of 1 points Survey research shows that alcohol-related disorders affect about: Selected Answer: c. 5 percent of the elderly, more often men. Correct Answer: c. 5 percent of the elderly, more often men.  Question 9 0 out of 1 points What does the research show that nursing homes should do, to meet the emotional needs of their patients? Selected Answer: d. Use therapy that emphasizes group activities, like bingo or one-act plays. Correct Answer: c. Let patients do what they want to do, so long as it's not harmful or disruptive.  Question 10 0 out of 1 points Approximately what proportion of nursing home residents receives antipsychotic drugs? Selected Answer: a. one tenth Correct Answer: d. one third  Question 11 1 out of 1 points In controlled studies, nursing home patients given placebos instead of antipsychotic drugs often showed substantial improvement. Most likely, this is because those receiving placebos: Selected Answer: a. were responding positively to the attention and extra care they received in the study. Correct Answer: a. were responding positively to the attention and extra care they received in the study.  Question 12 1 out of 1 points Rosa has difficulty remembering even where she is going. Maintaining friendships is difficult, and she loses her temper because she cannot remember things. Her health has been deteriorating and she is clumsier than she was three years ago. She appears to be suffering from: Selected Answer: b. dementia. Correct Answer: b. dementia.  Question 13 0 out of 1 points "Beatitudes," a facility which offers long-term inpatient care for individuals with Alzheimer's disease, provides controls for patients by: Selected Answer: a. using "subtle" controls of unwanted physical activity, such as deep-seated wheelchairs and bedrails. Correct Answer: d. focusing on individualized care, such as allowing occasional access to alcohol or chocolate.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points An individual who demonstrates a severe anterograde amnesia may still demonstrate evidence of: Selected Answer: c. verbal skills. Correct Answer: c. verbal skills.  Question 15 0 out of 1 points You would suspect a problem in the ______ for someone experiencing difficulty with long- term memory. Selected Answer: a. prefrontal lobes Correct Answer: b. temporal lobes  Question 16 0 out of 1 points The best evidence we have to date suggests that Alzheimer's is transmitted genetically in families that: Selected Answer: b. have many members with the sporadic form of the disease. Correct Answer: a. transmit mutations of certain protein producing genes.  Question 17 0 out of 1 points Of the following choices, the part of the brain MOST important for short-term (working) memory is(are) the: Selected Answer: b. temporal lobes. Correct Answer: a. prefrontal lobes.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points A 65-year-old is about what percent likely to be suffering some form of dementia? Selected Answer: a. less than 5% Correct Answer: a. less than 5%  Question 19 0 out of 1 points Triple jeopardy, as an issue affecting the mental health of the elderly, refers to: Selected Answer: a. depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. Correct Answer: c. being old, a minority member, and a woman.  Question 20 0 out of 1 points You would suspect a problem in the ______ for someone experiencing difficulty with short- term memory. Selected Answer: b. temporal lobes Correct Answer: a. prefrontal lobes  Question 1 1 out of 1 points The aspect of state responsibility that promotes and protects the interests of individuals even from themselves is called: Selected Answer: b. parens patriae. Correct Answer: b. parens patriae.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points In using the insanity plea, the burden of proof to prove insanity rests with the: Selected Answer: b. defendant. Correct Answer: b. defendant.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points What must be true before a person may be tried for a crime and potentially found guilty? Selected Answer: a. The person must have normal intelligence. Correct Answer: d. The person must be capable of helping to defend him or herself in court.  Question 4 1 out of 1 points A man killed the guy he was fighting with. At his trial he claimed that he did not know what he was doing because he was drunk. Under which "insanity" standard might he be found not guilty by reason of insanity? Selected Answer: a. Durham test Correct Answer: a. Durham test  Question 5 1 out of 1 points A group home is an example of: Selected Answer: c. community residence. Correct Answer: c. community residence.  Question 6 0 out of 1 points If a court decides that a defendant is mentally unstable, the defendant will: Selected Answer: d. be committed to a mental hospital for the rest of his or her life. Correct Answer: b. not be punished in the usual way.  Question 7 1 out of 1 points In Addington v. Texas, a young man fought being involuntarily committed, arguing that the standard for showing that a person is mentally ill was unclear and unfair. As a result, the standard for committing a person was revised to: Selected Answer: b. "clear and convincing" proof that the individual is mentally ill. Correct Answer: b. "clear and convincing" proof that the individual is mentally ill.  Question 8 1 out of 1 points If a mentally ill person committed murder, was convicted and sent to prison, but was also given treatment while in prison, that person probably lived in a state that had a ______ option. Selected Answer: a. guilty but mentally ill Correct Answer: a. guilty but mentally ill  Question 9 1 out of 1 points The aspect of state responsibility that promotes and protects the interests of individuals from dangerous people is called: Selected Answer: a. police power. Correct Answer: a. police power.  Question 10 1 out of 1 points The version of the insanity defense that declares that a person cannot be held responsible for his or her actions if they were the result of mental disease or mental defect is called the: Selected Answer: a. Durham test. Correct Answer: a. Durham test.  Question 11 1 out of 1 points In recent years, public advocates for those with mental disorders have turned their attention to the rights of ______ to receive treatment. Selected Answer: c. mental patients in the community Correct Answer: c. mental patients in the community  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A man is having trouble coping with his financial problems and is getting depressed about them. He seeks out someone at his company who helps by counseling employees on such issues and tries to intercept problems before they get out of hand. He is seeking help from: Selected Answer: c. an employee assistance program. Correct Answer: c. an employee assistance program.  Question 13 1 out of 1 points In the United States, the greatest flexibility in the use of involuntary civil commitment occurred in the: Selected Answer: b. 1960s, but violence-related arrests have not increased since then. Correct Answer: b. 1960s, but violence-related arrests have not increased since then.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points The most common (and perhaps the most serious) objection to the insanity plea is that: Selected Answer: a. dangerous people go free. Correct Answer: a. dangerous people go free.  Question 15 1 out of 1 points What is the basis for making a 2 PC determination to commit on an emergency basis? Selected Answer: b. The patient must be a danger to self or others. Correct Answer: b. The patient must be a danger to self or others.  Question 16 1 out of 1 points A person who is accused of a crime cannot be convicted if he or she is mentally unstable either at the time of the crime or at the time of the trial. Competence to stand trial is important to ensure that the person: Selected Answer: c. understand the charges and can consult with counsel. Correct Answer: c. understand the charges and can consult with counsel.  Question 17 1 out of 1 points Research indicates that eyewitness testimony is: Selected Answer: c. impaired by events of the crime. Correct Answer: c. impaired by events of the crime.  Question 18 1 out of 1 points In the workplace, psychological problems are estimated to contribute most to: Selected Answer: b. industrial accidents. Correct Answer: b. industrial accidents.  Question 19 1 out of 1 points Parens patriae refers to the state's rights to make decisions that are in the individual's best interest, and to the idea that police power gives the state the right to protect society from harm. These two principles have been used to support: Selected Answer: c. the process of involuntary commitment. Correct Answer: c. the process of involuntary commitment.  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A psychologist who testifies that an individual runs less than a 5% chance of assaulting someone in the next year, as long as the proper medication is taken is most likely participating in a: Selected Answer: c. risk assessment. Correct Answer: c. risk assessment.