Multiple Choice Questions

Miguel worries excessively about things beyond his control, and his worries often interfere with his life. He avoids driving because he worries about car accidents. He calls his parents twice a day because he worries they are dead. He checks his credit card statement three times a day because he worries about identity theft. Miguel probably suffers from ________.
  • concern over germs
  • systematic desensitization
  • diminished personal accomplishment
  • generalized anxiety disorder
The ________ model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.
  • retardation
  • schizophrenia
  • agitation
  • diathesis-stress
Which of the following is an example of flight of ideas?
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • Rochelle has an expectation that terrible things will happen and there is nothing she can do about it-this leads her to become depressed.
  • Gilbert talks loudly and quickly, switching topics rapidly.
Which of the following is an example of hopelessness theory?
  • Rochelle has an expectation that terrible things will happen and there is nothing she can do about it-this leads her to become depressed.
  • People with these disorders exhibit a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of their culture.
  • lack of regard for others' rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
  • Ozzie has a genetic predisposition towards depression, but he did not experience depression until his mother and father died.
Which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?
  • All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • Gilbert talks loudly and quickly, switching topics rapidly.
  • The amount of ADHD in the population has increased tenfold since it was first identified.
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
Which of the following is not a reason that ADHD may be overdiagnosed?
  • Rafe is extremely suspicious of the people around him and mistrusts them for no identifiable reason.
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • lack of regard for others' rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
  • The amount of ADHD in the population has increased tenfold since it was first identified.
A panic disorder is a type of ________disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least one month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks.
  • agitation
  • paranoid
  • anxiety
  • retardation
________ delusions involve the (false) belief that other people or agencies are plotting to harm the person.
  • retardation
  • paranoid
  • schizophrenia
  • phobia
Jeff is an unforgiving perfectionist who would rather deliver work a week late than turn in a project with even minor mistakes. In fact, he spends so much time working that he never has time for anything else. Jeff is known to be rigid, inflexible, and stubborn, and he never compromises. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Jeff's personality?
  • obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • borderline personality disorder
  • suicidal ideation
  • posttraumatic stress
Yuri experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or anxiety about heights. Yuri suffers from a(n) ________.
  • schizophrenia
  • anxiety
  • paranoid
  • phobia
Which of the following defines antisocial personality disorder?
  • Ozzie has a genetic predisposition towards depression, but he did not experience depression until his mother and father died.
  • lack of regard for others' rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
  • Rafe is extremely suspicious of the people around him and mistrusts them for no identifiable reason.
  • People with these disorders exhibit a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of their culture.
Who argued that the notion of mental illness was invented by society (and the mental health establishment) to stigmatize and subjugate people whose behavior violates accepted social and legal norms?
  • obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • Thomas Szasz
  • suicidal ideation
  • posttraumatic stress
A psychological disorder is a ________.
  • Gilbert talks loudly and quickly, switching topics rapidly.
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
Cordelia, an active duty marine, served in Afghanistan. While she was on patrol with her friend, an IED went off, killing her friend and injuring her. In the two months since her friend died, Cordelia has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend, and once every few days experiences a flashback to the explosion. Cordelia is experiencing a ________ disorder.
  • obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • borderline personality disorder
  • suicidal ideation
  • posttraumatic stress
Phyllis cannot be alone. Her moods and behaviors are unstable, as are her relationships with other people. She often displays inappropriate and intense anger. Recently, Phyllis wrote a suicide note and offered to show it to her husband. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for her personality?
  • dependent personality disorder
  • disorganized thinking Correct
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • borderline personality disorder
________ involves thoughts of death by suicide, thinking about or planning suicide, or making a suicide attempt.
  • posttraumatic stress
  • obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
  • paranoid
  • suicidal ideation
Which of the following is not an example of suicidal ideation?
  • excessive, persistent fear and anxiety
  • Gilbert talks loudly and quickly, switching topics rapidly.
  • fearing you will die
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
Lovell is noticeably fidgety and jittery. He can't sit still; he paces, wrings his hands, and pulls at his clothing constantly. Lovell suffers from psychomotor________.
  • agitation
  • anxiety
  • retardation
  • diathesis-stress
Joffrey talks and moves slowly. When asked a question, he answers slowly in monotone monosyllables, if he answers at all. Joffrey is experiencing psychomotor________.
  • agitation
  • paranoid
  • diathesis-stress
  • retardation
Jerry allows others to take over and run his life. He is submissive and clings to those around him. He cannot make decisions without advice and reassurance from others, probably because he lacks self-confidence. He finds it impossible to do things on his own, and he feels uncomfortable and helpless when he is alone. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Jerry's personality?
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • disorganized thinking Correct
  • borderline personality disorder
  • dependent personality disorder
Which of the following is an example of a diathesis-stress model?
  • People with these disorders exhibit a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of their culture.
  • Ozzie has a genetic predisposition towards depression, but he did not experience depression until his mother and father died.
  • lack of regard for others' rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds
  • Rochelle has an expectation that terrible things will happen and there is nothing she can do about it-this leads her to become depressed.
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