Multiple Choice Questions

Statistics on suicide indicate that approximately one-quarter to one-half of all suicides are associated with
  • lithium
  • tricyclics.
  • MAO inhibitors.
  • alcohol use
Dysthymic disorder differs from major depressive disorder because people diagnosed with dysthymia have symptoms of depression that are
  • tricyclics.
  • longer-lasting
  • alcohol use
  • their past
With regard to treatment of mood disorders, which of the following statements is accurate?
  • psychotically depressed patients should be treated with medication, not ECT.
  • rapid speech expressing many exciting ideas at once.
  • Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
Depressive individuals tend to exhibit
  • accompanied by depression or anxiety.
  • changes in appetite or weight.
  • greater right anterior brain activity.
  • Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
Prior to the DSM-IIIR, conditions that are currently characterized as mood disorders were referred to by several different names, including all of the following EXCEPT
  • Native Americans
  • psychotic episodes.
  • psychotically depressed patients should be treated with medication, not ECT.
  • Depressive episodes generally last longer.
The physical or somatic symptoms of a major depressive disorder include
  • changes in appetite or weight.
  • depressionbipolar disorder
  • They show advanced slow wave sleep.
  • accompanied by depression or anxiety.
Common side effects of antidepressants include
  • greater right anterior brain activity.
  • regulate norepinephrine and dopamine.
  • weight gain.constipation.dry mouth.
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the relationship between anxiety and depression?
  • psychotically depressed patients should be treated with medication, not ECT.
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
  • For teenagers, suicide is the third leading cause of death after auto accidents and homicide.
  • Many depressed patients are or have been anxious and many anxious patients are or havebeen depressed.
Negative cognitive styles are associated with a vulnerability to subsequent depression
  • alcohol use
  • in people in general.
  • anxiety and depression
  • environmental interactions.
A 35-year- old individual named Manny has recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDSwith vitamin therapy. To provide funding for this cause, he has withdrawn all the money from hisbank account and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes in which to put them.When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS,he himself was hospitalized for psychiatric observation. What is your diagnosis of Manny?
  • tricyclics.
  • double depression
  • cognitive
  • Manic episode
Which of the following is a well-known and widely used selective serotonergic reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)?
  • inertia
  • doubles
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
  • Prozac
The antidepressant medication lithium is also referred to as a mood stabilizer because it
  • regulate norepinephrine and dopamine.
  • low value placed on intimate relationships.
  • helps to prevent manic episodes.
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
The class of drugs that blocks the enzyme that breaks down norepehinephrine and serotonin is
  • longer-lasting
  • weight loss
  • alcohol use
  • MAO inhibitors.
A person who experiences a persistent depressed mood for at least 2 years but is not experiencing major depression may have
  • dysthymic disorder.
  • probably have several episodes throughout their lives.
  • a higher rate of depression in men.
  • sudden death in children.
Studies has shown that tricyclics have caused
  • depressionbipolar disorder
  • a higher rate of depression in men.
  • sudden death in children.
  • dysthymic disorder.
In research looking at the biological causes of mood disorders, studies have shown that if one of a set of twins has a mood disorder, the probability that the other twin will have a mood disorder is
  • cognitive
  • transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
  • 66%
  • Depressive episodes generally last longer.
Possible reasons for the higher rates of depression found in women include all of the followingEXCEPT
  • discrimination and poverty.abuse and sexual harassment.
  • helps to prevent manic episodes.
  • Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
  • low value placed on intimate relationships.
A goal of treatment for patients who have experienced major depressive disorders is delaying or preventing the next episode. In which of the following situations would this goal be LEAST important?
  • Patients who have had a single, brief episode of major depressive disorder and recoveredwithout treatment
  • stop taking the medication in order to bring on a manic state.
  • the reciprocal gene-environment model.
  • once a person is symptom-free for 6 months, he/she may stop taking lithium.
Mood disorders can range from mild to severe; the most severe type of depression is called
  • major depressive disorder
  • rapid speech expressing many exciting ideas at once.
  • low value placed on intimate relationships.
  • double depression
When individuals who are biologically vulnerable to depression place themselves in high-riskstressful environments, it is called
  • the reciprocal gene-environment model.
  • They show advanced slow wave sleep.
  • probably have several episodes throughout their lives.
  • having social support helped speed recovery from depressive episodes.
Jack has experienced recurrent episodes of major depressive episodes. In the intervals betweenthe episodes, he does not seem to return to "normal." In fact, during those periods, he has beendiagnosed as dysthymic. Jack's condition is referred to as
  • Native Americans
  • tricyclics.
  • double depression
  • longer-lasting
With regard to social support,
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
  • having social support helped speed recovery from depressive episodes.
  • sudden death in children.
  • the reciprocal gene-environment model.
Most episodes of major depression are time-limited, i.e., lasting up to ___________, if left untreated.
  • doubles
  • MAO inhibitors.
  • their past
  • 9 months
Which of the following factors contribute to the integrative theory of depression?
  • having social support helped speed recovery from depressive episodes.
  • the reciprocal gene-environment model.
  • once a person is symptom-free for 6 months, he/she may stop taking lithium.
  • Stressful life events. Stress hormones Neurotransmitters
Overwhelming evidence suggests mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlyinggenetic vulnerability.Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to some types of depression.The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males.
  • Prozac
  • 50%
  • 66%
  • true
In Aaron Beck's depressive cognitive triad, individuals think negatively about all of the followingEXCEPT
  • their past
  • Prozac
  • inertia
  • tricyclics.
Dysphoric mania refers to a type of mood disorder in which manic episodes are
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
  • accompanied by depression or anxiety.
  • vulnerable due to an existing psychological disorder.
  • it is not useful as a diagnostic tool.
Prevention of mood disorders in children and adolescents include
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
  • an inability to experience pleasure.
  • Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
  • universal programs, selected interventions, indicated interventions.
Cross-cultural research indicates that, due at least in part to appalling social and economic conditions, the prevalence of major depression is extremely high among
  • tricyclics.
  • Native Americans
  • psychotic episodes.
  • manic-depressive disorder
One of the problems encountered by psychiatrists who prescribe medication for patients with bipolar disorder is that patients often
  • Stressful life events. Stress hormones Neurotransmitters
  • an inability to experience pleasure.
  • Decreased delta (slow wave) sleep, the deepest stage of sleep
  • stop taking the medication in order to bring on a manic state.
The antidepressant medications known as imipramine (Tofranil) and amitriptyline (Elavil) are included in the class of drugs called
  • tricyclics.
  • inertia
  • SSRIs.
  • psychotic episodes.
Which of the following statements about suicide is correct?
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
  • recurrent episodes of depression, but not initial episodes, are strongly predicted by majorlife stress.
  • for severely depressed patients with psychotic features, approximately 25% of those notresponding to medication will benefit.
  • For teenagers, suicide is the third leading cause of death after auto accidents and homicide.
Recent research (Grunhaus, et al., 2003; Janicak et al., 2002) suggests that an equally effective alternative to electroconvulsive therapy that requires no anesthesia and appears to alter electrical activity in the brain may be
  • discrimination and poverty.abuse and sexual harassment.
  • when serotonin levels are low, other neurotransmitter systems become dysregulated and contribute to mood irregularities.
  • greater right anterior brain activity.
  • transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
In regard to most disorders, serotonin is thought to
  • Suicide is often associated with psychological disorders, especially depression.
  • regulate norepinephrine and dopamine.
  • sexual dysfunction
  • weight gain.constipation.dry mouth.
Martin Seligman's theory that people become anxious and depressed because they believe thatthey have no control over the stress in their lives is called
  • manic-depressive disorder
  • the learned helplessness theory.
  • vulnerable due to an existing psychological disorder.
  • helps to prevent manic episodes.
Unipolar mania
  • borderline
  • is rare.
  • Prozac
  • weight loss
Side effects of the tricyclic antidepressants include
  • weight gain.constipation.dry mouth.
  • MAO inhibitors.
  • sexual dysfunction
  • anxiety and depression
In regard to the relationship between stress and depression, all of the following statements aretrue EXCEPT
  • recurrent episodes of depression, but not initial episodes, are strongly predicted by majorlife stress.
  • Suicide is often associated with psychological disorders, especially depression.
  • Depressive episodes generally last longer.
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
All of the following statements are true about ECT EXCEPT
  • recurrent episodes of depression, but not initial episodes, are strongly predicted by majorlife stress.
  • Grandiosity
  • for severely depressed patients with psychotic features, approximately 25% of those notresponding to medication will benefit.
  • borderline
For individuals who had not been previously depressed, research studies indicate that a maritalseparation or divorce resulted in
  • a higher rate of depression in men.
  • the reciprocal gene-environment model.
  • it is not useful as a diagnostic tool.
  • probably have several episodes throughout their lives.
A relative of yours has been diagnosed with bipolar (manic-depressive) disorder. Your family is impressed when you mention that the preferred drug for this condition is
  • inertia
  • tricyclics.
  • alcohol use
  • lithium
Which of the following statements is TRUE about tricyclics?
  • an inability to experience pleasure.
  • It is not clear how tricyclics work.
  • it is not useful as a diagnostic tool.
  • regulate norepinephrine and dopamine.
Research has found that low serotonin levels may be implicated in suicidal behavior because theyaffect all of the following EXCEPT
  • Native Americans
  • doubles
  • inertia
  • longer-lasting
According to recent research on the development of depression, dysfunctional attitudes (a negative outlook) and hopelessness attributes (explaining things negatively) constitute a
  • Depressive episodes generally last longer.
  • weight loss
  • cognitive
  • longer-lasting
Debbie has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, recurrent. She wants to know what toexpect in the future regarding her condition. You tell her that according to recent research (Angst1998, Angst and Preizig, 1996), the median lifetime number of major depressive episodes is
  • doubles
  • 4-7
  • transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).
  • 50%
Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the sleep of depressed patients?
  • Prozac
  • Many depressed patients are or have been anxious and many anxious patients are or havebeen depressed.
  • helps to prevent manic episodes.
  • They show advanced slow wave sleep.
All of the following statements are accurate about electroconvulsive therapy
  • The side effects of lithium are less serious than those of other antidepressants.
  • psychotically depressed patients should be treated with medication, not ECT.
  • For teenagers, suicide is the third leading cause of death after auto accidents and homicide.
  • Delaying or preventing future episodes of major depression is an important treatment goal.
When used in connection with mood disorders, "flight of ideas" means
  • rapid speech expressing many exciting ideas at once.
  • Many depressed patients are or have been anxious and many anxious patients are or havebeen depressed.
  • Depressive episodes generally last longer.
  • They show advanced slow wave sleep.
Although the mood-stabilizing drug lithium is the preferred treatment for bipolar disorder, patientcompliance has been a problem. Patients often stop taking their lithium, even though it is effective in stabilizing their moods, because they
  • vulnerable due to an existing psychological disorder.
  • The side effects of lithium are less serious than those of other antidepressants.
  • miss the euphoric feelings that mania produces.
  • psychotic episodes.
Interpersonal psychotherapy deals with all of the following interpersonal problems EXCEPT
  • changes in appetite or weight.
  • environmental interactions.
  • accompanied by depression or anxiety.
  • major depressive disorder
43) In the domain name "http://books.azimuth-interactive.com", which element is the second-level domain?A) booksB) azimuth-interactiveC) comD) none; there is no second-level domain in this nameE) books.azimuth-interactive
  • azimuth-interactive
  • Apache HTTP Server.
  • uniform resource locator
  • Semantic search
T/FWhen using the FIFO inventory costing method, the most recent costs are assigned to the cost of merchandise sold.
  • True
  • False
39) Digital subscriber lines:A) operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video.B) operate over coaxial cable lines to deliver Internet access.C) are very-high-speed data lines typically leased from long-distance telephone companies.D) have up to twenty-four 64-Kbps channels.E) are assigned to every computer on the Internet.
  • operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) D) RFID require line-of-sight contact to be read
  • difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be accommodated on a single channel
  • Application, transport, Internet and network interface
47) Instant messaging is a type of ________ service.A) chatB) cellularC) e-mailD) wirelessE) network
  • TCP/IP
  • chat
  • LAN
  • Wifi
59) Which of the following is not a defining feature of Web 2.0?A) InteractivityB) Real-time user controlC) Semantic searchD) Social participation (sharing)E) User-generated content
  • Peer-to-peer
  • Peer-to-peer network
  • Semantic search
  • Packet switching
50) Web browser software requests web pages from the Internet using which of the following protocols?A) URLB) HTTPC) DNSD) HTMLE) FTP
  • HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • create more IP addresses
  • top level domain
  • network service providers.
28) Which type of network would be most appropriate for a business comprised of three employees and a manager located in the same office space, whose primary need is to share documents?A) MANB) Domain-based LANC) Peer-to-peer networkD) WANE) SAN
  • Peer-to-peer network
  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization
  • wide area network
  • The Internet of Things
54) Which of the following can be used to help a website achieve a higher ranking with the major search engines?A) VPN.B) IAB.C) SEM.D) SEO.E) RSS.
  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization
  • network service providers.
  • Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits
  • Packet switching
29) A network that spans a city, and sometimes its major suburbs, as well, is called a:A) CAN.B) MAN.C) LAN.D) WAN.E) WSN.
  • digital
  • False
  • True
  • MAN
The most appropriate wireless networking standard for creating PANs is:A) I-mode.B) IEEE 802.11b.C) Wi-Fi.D) Bluetooth.E) RFID.
  • Bluetooth
  • 30 miles
  • circuit switched
  • Tunneling
55) Which of the following statements is not true about search engines?A) They are arguably the Internet's "killer app."B) They have solved the problem of how users instantly find information on the Internet.C) They are monetized almost exclusively by search engine marketing.D) There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged.E) Users are increasingly using search engines on mobile devices.
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) D) RFID require line-of-sight contact to be read
  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization
  • There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged.
  • Application, transport, Internet and network interface
30) A network that covers entire geographical regions is most commonly referred to as a(n):A) local area network.B) intranet.C) peer-to-peer network.D) wide area network.E) MAN.
  • Semantic search
  • wide area network
  • access point
  • Packet switching
8) What are the four layers of the TCP/IP reference model?A) Physical, application, transport, and network interfaceB) Physical, application, Internet, and network interfaceC) Application, transport, Internet, and network interfaceD) Application, hardware, Internet, and network interfaceE) Software, hardware, network interface, Internet
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) D) RFID require line-of-sight contact to be read
  • Application, transport, Internet and network interface
  • is an encrypted private network configured within a public network
  • Disassembling and reassembling packets during transmission
5) Which of the following is not a characteristic of packet switching?A) Packets travel independently of each other.B) Packets are routed through many different paths.C) Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits.D) Packets include data for checking transmission errors.E) Packets are reassembled into the original message when they reach their destinations.
  • There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged.
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) D) RFID require line-of-sight contact to be read
  • Packet switching requires point-to-point circuits
  • Packet switching
10) A(n) ________ is a device that forwards packets of data through different networks, ensuring that the data gets to the right address.A) modemB) routerC) packetD) telnetE) hub
  • digital
  • True
  • False
  • router
75) The concept of a future web in which it is commonplace for everyday objects to be connected, controlled or monitored over the Internet is called:A) the Internet of Things.B) the Semantic Web.C) Internet2.D) a 3-D Web.E) Web 2.0.
  • Peer-to-peer network
  • create more IP addresses
  • Semantic search
  • The Internet of Things
4) The telephone system is an example of a ________ network.A) peer-to-peerB) wirelessC) packet-switchedD) circuit-switchedE) client/server
  • Packet switching
  • circuit switched
  • azimuth-interactive
  • Peer-to-peer network
84) Based on your reading of the examples in the chapter, which of the following would be the best use of RFID for a business?A) Logging transactionsB) Managing the supply chainC) Lowering network costsD) Enabling client communicationE) Improving employee engagement
  • Managing the supply chain
  • uniform resource locator
  • create more IP addresses
  • azimuth-interactive
38) Which of the following is not one of the top five search engines?A) FacebookB) YahooC) Microsoft BingD) AskE) Google
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • TCP/IP
  • Switch
53) Which of the following pulls content from websites and feeds it automatically to a user's computers?A) FTPB) RSSC) HTTPD) BluetoothE) IPv6
  • RSS
  • bps
  • DNS
  • 4G
51) Together, a protocol prefix, a domain name, a directory path, and a document name, are called a(n):A) uniform resource locator.B) IP address.C) third-level domain.D) root domain.E) child domain.
  • uniform resource locator
  • create more IP addresses
  • The Internet of Things
  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization
31) Bandwidth is the:A) number of frequencies that can be broadcast through a medium.B) number of cycles per second that can be sent through a medium.C) difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be accommodated on a single channel.D) total number of bytes that can be sent through a medium per second.E) geographical distance spanned by a network.
  • operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video
  • difference between the highest and lowest frequencies that can be accommodated on a single channel
  • Application, transport, Internet and network interface
  • is an encrypted private network configured within a public network
60) A(n) ________ is a commercial organization with a permanent connection to the Internet that sells temporary connections to retail subscribers.A) RSSB) WANC) NFPD) ISPE) FTP
  • HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol
  • The Internet of Things
  • MAN
  • ISP - Internet Service Provider
76) Which of the following statements about RFID is not true?A) RFIDs transmit only over a short range.B) RFIDs use an antenna to transmit data.C) Microchips embedded in RFIDs are used to store data.D) RFIDs require line-of-sight contact to be read.E) RFID tags and antennas come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
  • SEO - Search Engine Optimization
  • operate over existing telephone lines to carry voice, data, and video
  • RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) D) RFID require line-of-sight contact to be read
  • There are hundreds of search engines vying for user attention, with no clear leader having yet emerged.
32) The total amount of digital information that can be transmitted through any telecommunications medium is measured in:A) bps.B) Hertz.C) baud.D) gigaflops.E) RPMs.
  • True
  • bps
  • top level domain
  • False
Bluetooth can be used to link up to ________ devices within a 10-meter area using low-power, radio-based communication.A) twoB) fiveC) eightD) fifteenE) twenty
  • chat
  • Switch
  • eight
  • bps
The 802.11 set of standards is known as:A) WLAN.B) WSN.C) Wi-Fi.D) WiMax.E) WAN.
  • DNS
  • True
  • Wifi
  • False
74) Which digital cellular standard is used widely throughout the world except the United States?A) GSMB) CDMAC) WLAND) LTDE) 4G
  • IAB
  • MAN
  • GSM - Global System for Mobility
  • ISP - Internet Service Provider
Under the _____ inventory method, accounting records maintain a continuously updated inventory value.
  • petty cash voucher
  • perpetual
  • False
  • True
The days' sales in inventory measures the
  • safeguarding inventory from damage and reporting inventory in the financial statements
  • length of time it takes to acquire, sell, and replace the inventory
  • returning inventory that is defective or broken
  • should be done near year-end
Cost flow is in the order in which costs were incurred when using
  • a physical inventory is taken at the end of the period
  • True
  • FIFO
  • False
Which of the following is not an example of safeguarding inventory?
  • safeguarding inventory from damage and reporting inventory in the financial statements
  • returning inventory that is defective or broken
  • petty cash voucher
  • Gordon's Jewelers
Too much inventory on hand
  • a. ties up funds that could be used to improve operationsb. increases the cost to safeguard the assetsc. increases the losses due to price declinesAll of these choices
  • length of time it takes to acquire, sell, and replace the inventory
  • should be done near year-end
  • safeguarding inventory from damage and reporting inventory in the financial statements
Excess inventory results in all of the following except
  • lost sales
  • petty cash voucher
  • perpetual
  • False
Under a periodic inventory system
  • FIFO
  • a physical inventory is taken at the end of the period
  • True
  • False
T/FA purchase order establishes an initial record of the receipt of the inventory.
  • True
  • False
The primary objectives of control over inventory are
  • lost sales
  • safeguarding inventory from damage and reporting inventory in the financial statements
  • length of time it takes to acquire, sell, and replace the inventory
  • returning inventory that is defective or broken
All of the following are documents used for inventory control except a
  • Gordon's Jewelers
  • returning inventory that is defective or broken
  • petty cash voucher
  • lost sales
T/FThe three inventory costing methods will normally each yield different amounts of net income.
  • True
  • False
T/FWhen merchandise inventory is shown on the balance sheet, both the method of determining the cost of the inventory and the method of valuing the inventory should be shown.
  • True
  • False
T/FA physical inventory should be taken at the end of every month.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following companies would be more likely to use the specific identification inventory costing method?
  • first-in, first-out
  • returning inventory that is defective or broken
  • Gordon's Jewelers
  • petty cash voucher
Which of the following is NOT a standard for wireless Ethernet networks?
  • Intraoffice area network (IAN)
  • 802.11ab
  • local
  • central
What transmission media is used for normal telephone service?
  • Fiber-optic cable
  • Intraoffice area network (IAN)
  • Twisted-pair cable
  • piggybacking
Client/server networks are controlled by a central server that runs specialized software called a(n) ________.
  • Intraoffice area network (IAN)
  • network operating system (NOS)
  • network administrators
  • network
A ________ is any device connected to a network such as a computer, printer, or game console.
  • node
  • True
  • False
  • local
You can find out which network adapters are installed in your system by using the Windows ________ Manager utility.
  • MAC
  • device
  • False
  • network
Some of the responsibilities of ________ are installing new hardware and software on the network and monitoring performance.
  • Intraoffice area network (IAN)
  • network
  • network administrators
  • piggybacking
A client/server network is an example of ________ administration.
  • central
  • True
  • local
  • 802.11ab
Which of the following is NOT a common network architecture type?
  • Twisted-pair cable
  • Fiber-optic cable
  • Intraoffice area network (IAN)
  • 802.11ab
The network architecture that spans the largest physical distance is called a ________.
  • MAC
  • WAN
  • False
  • True
A P2P network needs specialized network operating system software installed on every node.
  • True
  • False
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