Quiz 5 Psychological Problems

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Quiz 5Psychological Problems
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Personality disorders and mental
retardation are found on Axis _____ of the
DSM-IV. 

• I
• II
• III
• IV

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Depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are
similar because they both involve _____.

• alternating emotional highs and lows
• psychomotor agitation
• feelings of sadness, despair, and hopelessness
• all of the above

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Darrels friends are worried. Last week he
slept 15 hours a day after he broke up with his
girlfriend and was so depressed about his poor
academic performance that he wanted to drop out
of school. This week he tried out for the
baseball team, nominated himself to run for
student body president, added a second major to
his academic plan, bought a new car (even though
he can barely afford to pay his tuition), and has
had dates with six different women. There is a
very good chance than Darrel is suffering from
a(n) _____ disorder.

• anxiety-related
• personality
• schizophrenic
• bipolar

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If you have a somatoform disorder, you will
experience a _____ symptom, and your physician
will say _____.

• psychological, It is caused by a physical illness
  or injury
• psychological, It is only a figment of your
  imagination
• physical, It is due to a hereditary condition
• physical, I cant find anything wrong with you

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DailyDouble!

• The next question is worth twice as many points
  as normal.

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Hypochondriasis, somatization disorder, and
conversion disorder are examples of _____
disorders.

• psychosomatic
• somatoform
• anxiety
• dissociative

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An ulcer is an example of a _____ disorder.

• psychosomatic
• conversion
• hypochondriatic
• anxiety

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Joan is constantly worried, although each
day she seems to be worried about something
different. She is most likely to be diagnosed as
suffering from a(n) _____ disorder.

• obsessive-compulsive
• panic
• agoraphobic
• generalized anxiety

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Obsession is to compulsion, as _____ is to
_____.

• anxiety, fear
• fear, anxiety
• action, thought
• thought, action

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Tom lost his job as a bank teller because he
spent so much time counting and recounting the
money in his drawer to make sure he had not made
any mistakes. He is most likely suffering from
a(n) _____ disorder.

• conversion
• schizophrenic
• dissociative
• obsessive-compulsive

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Negative symptoms in schizophrenia are
_____.

• the abnormal things that schizophrenics do
• delusions and hallucinations
• the absence of appropriate behaviors
• unpleasant emotions, such as anger and fear

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Dissociative identity disorder is also known
as _____.

• schizophrenia
• multiple personality disorder
• borderline personality disorder
• both a and b

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The term fugue is associated with which of
the following types of disorders?

• mood
• anxiety
• dissociative
• personality

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If you asked Leahs family to describe her,
they would say she is manipulative, impulsive,
aggressive, irresponsible, callous, risky, and
guiltless. There is a good possibility that Leah
suffers from a(n) _____ personality disorder.

• borderline
• histrionic
• antisocial
• dissociative