Question 1

Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of

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A)   depression.
B)   compulsions.
C)   phobias.
D)   obsessions.

Question 2

Some of the new diagnoses in the DSM-5 concern many physicians and mental health workers because

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A)   they disagree with the medical model.
B)   the cost of revising the names of disorders is excessive.
C)   they fear it will extend the pathologizing of everyday life.
D)   people who have become accustomed to certain categories will be reluctant to learn new ones.

Question 3

In the DSM-5,a condition formerly known as mental retardation is now labeled

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A)   attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
B)   anorexia nervosa.
C)   intellectual disability.
D)   schizophrenia.

Question 4

In 1973,the American Psychiatric Association discontinued classifying homosexuality as a disorder because mental health workers no longer considered same-sex attraction as inherently

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A)   stress-related.
B)   dysfunctional.
C)   compulsive.
D)   illegal.

Question 5

Compared with those whose occupations require precision and logic,those whose occupations rely on emotional expression and vivid imagery are more likely to experience

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A)   learned helplessness.
B)   bipolar disorder.
C)   rumination.
D)   major depressive disorder.

Question 6

Which of the following psychological disorder(s) was reported by the most people in the United States in 2008?

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A)   depressive disorders
B)   posttraumatic stress disorder
C)   schizophrenia
D)   phobias

Question 7

Anxiety is considered disordered if it is

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A)   persistent and distressing.
B)   not maladaptive.
C)   genetically influenced.
D)   a biopsychosocial phenomenon.

Question 8

Professor Pott emphasizes that normal depression serves an adaptive function by slowing people down and preventing them from engaging in life-threatening behaviors.The professor's emphasis best illustrates a ________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)   social-cognitive
B)   psychoanalytic
C)   biological
D)   conditioning

Question 9

About four months ago,16-year-old Amanda went on a drastic diet that caused her to drop from her normal weight of 120 pounds to less than 90 pounds.Although her weight is dangerously low,she continues to undereat because she thinks she looks fat.Amanda suffers from

Accepted Answer

A)   dissociative identity disorder.
B)   binge-eating disorder.
C)   bulimia nervosa.
D)   anorexia nervosa.

Question 10

An intense fear of heights is not considered to be a psychological disorder unless it

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A)   can be reduced with prescription drugs.
B)   is a classically conditioned response.
C)   interferes with effective functioning.
D)   results from a genetic predisposition.

Question 11

Darlene is constantly nervous,tense,and apprehensive.She worries about her health,her job,her children,and her relatives.Her husband has tried to reassure her that everything is going well,but she can't seem to shake her pervasive anxiety.Darlene is probably experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)   normal anxiety.
B)   agoraphobia.
C)   generalized anxiety disorder.
D)   panic disorder.

Question 12

According to the medical model,psychological disorders are

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A)   sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and in most cases cured.
B)   maladaptive responses to a troubling environment.
C)   purely imaginary symptoms of distress.
D)   learned habits that need to be extinguished.

Question 13

Professor Zinn suggests that depression may stem from the impact of stressful experiences on molecular structures that control gene expression.The professor's suggestion most clearly highlights the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)   explanatory styles.
B)   epigenetic influences.
C)   rumination.
D)   learned helplessness.

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