COUC 546 Quiz 1 Anxiety, Trauma

COUC 546 Quiz 1: Anxiety, Trauma- & Stress-Related, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

1. The discovery of the cause of syphilis was important to understanding mental disorders for which of the following reasons?
2. What does the DSM-5 definition of dysfunction assume?
3. The id, ego, and superego are
4. What is one of the major problems with medications for major mental disorders like schizophrenia?
5. Genotype refers to
6. As described in a Clinical Case in the text, Arthur had a difficult childhood, a challenging college experience marked by excessive alcohol consumption, and stressful adult experiences at work and in his family that he coped with by drinking excessively. A therapist concerned about the influences of genetic issues in mental disorders would focus on which of the following issues?
7. True or false? A gene–environment interaction means that sensitivity to environmental events is influenced by phenotype.
8. Which of the following is consistent with a neuroscience approach to psychopathology?
9. DSM-5 was released in
10. fMRI measures blood flow in the brain using
11. Anxiety, fear, anger, and other emotions increase sweat-gland activity via which of the following?
12. Neuropsychological tests like the Halstead-Reitan are used to
13. Functional MRI (fMRI) differs from ordinary MRI in that
14. Farrah is working on a study of a group of teenage girls diagnosed with an eating disorder. She plans to measure various outcome measures in this sample repeatedly for the next 25 years. Farrah is most likely working on a study with a/an
15. In the ABAB design, the letters A and B refer to different
16. Psychopathologists rely on correlational research because
17. Jacob, who was adopted at birth, is participating in a study of schizophrenia and is in the cross-fostering group. What does this mean?
18. In research using the twin method, a disorder is likely to be found to be heritable if
19. Classical conditioning of panic attacks in response to bodily sensations is called
20. Ivan reported a traumatic history with dogs, resulting in his fear of dogs. Sven also reported a traumatic history with dogs, but he does not have a fear of dogs. These findings provide support for
21. There is evidence that social anxiety disorder is related to paying more attention to __________ cues and less attention to __________ cues.
22. In infants, behavioral inhibition is defined as the
23. The common foci for obsessions include
24. In spite of strong personal standards that would prevent him from acting on them, Tony experiences recurrent and unwanted thoughts that he might behave inappropriately toward a supervisor at work. To be given a diagnosis of OCD, he must also
25. All three OCD-related disorders respond well to

Other sets

1. A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?
2. Which research design is illustrated by the following? A therapist gathers data showing that, repeatedly, a patient is better on days his wife visits and worse on days when she does not.
3. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
4. Which research method would be most useful in generating hypotheses about the cause of a newly discovered, rare abnormality?
5. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stigma?
6. “Approximately 1500 new cases of AIDS were diagnosed in 1988 in Chicago.” This is an example of the estimate of the __________ of AIDS.
7. The main criterion that differentiates Generalized Anxiety Disorder in children from the disorder in adults is
8. Contemporary views on genetic and environmental factors in behavior emphasize that
9. When you feel hungry and immediately seek out food, this is an example of the __________ acting.
10. The most common disorder comorbid with anxiety disorders is
11. A common method assessing neurotransmitters is
12. People who compulsively check their appearance and spend countless hours staring at themselves in the mirror will likely be diagnosed as having
13. Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the centerpiece of which behavioral theory?
14. The fear circuit that is particularly important in explaining panic disorder is called the
15. One would expect items on a depression assessment measure to have
16. A CNV is an abnormal copy of one or more sections of DNA. They occur due to all of the following EXCEPT:
17. Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among __________, while schizophrenia is more common among
18. Hippocrates’ early views on mental health contributed to an enduring emphasis on
19. Culture shapes all of the following EXCEPT:
20. The best definition of mental disorder takes all of the following into account EXCEPT:
21. Jones encourages her clients, under hypnosis, to recall childhood traumas and the emotions associated with them. This technique was developed by
22. Kline classified her patients according to hair color. Some were classified as blonde, some brunette, and some red haired. This classification is an example of a
23. The difference between anxiety and fear is that
24. Jackson appears to have social phobia. This diagnosis was made by looking at his scores on a particular measure of social fear. Scores like his in the past have been shown to be related to social phobia, and also correlated with a variety of measures of social and occupational disability associated with social phobia. The measure Jackson took would be said to have
25. Extreme response to a severe stressor that includes increased anxiety, avoidance of stimuli associated with an event, and symptoms of increased arousal are symptoms of which disorder?

Set 2

1. A common method assessing neurotransmitters is
2. The main criterion that differentiates Generalized Anxiety Disorder in children from the disorder in adults is
3. Which research design is illustrated by the following? A therapist gathers data showing that, repeatedly, a patient is better on days his wife visits and worse on days when she does not.
4. A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?
5. Which of the following is NOT an example of a diathesis?
6. Which of the following scientific methods uses random assignment?
7. Kline classified her patients according to hair color. Some were classified as blonde, some brunette, and some red haired. This classification is an example of a
8. According to the diathesis-stress model, if Linda inherited a predisposition that places her at high risk for schizophrenia,
9. Jones encourages her clients, under hypnosis, to recall childhood traumas and the emotions associated with them. This technique was developed by
10. Some critics of the DSM-5 believe that
11. Which of the following might buffer someone against developing an anxiety disorder?
12. What percentage of people who develop Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder have a history of an anxiety disorder?
13. Julie has social anxiety disorder. Given this information, it would not be surprising if she also met DSM-5 criteria for
14. A CNV is an abnormal copy of one or more sections of DNA. They occur due to all of the following EXCEPT:
15. Hippocrates’ early views on mental health contributed to an enduring emphasis on
16. Women are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorders because they are more
17. The most common disorder comorbid with anxiety disorders is
18. The difference between anxiety and fear is that
19. The DSM-5 is organized according to
20. A common focus of most effective psychological treatments for the anxiety disorders is
21. Jackson appears to have social phobia. This diagnosis was made by looking at his scores on a particular measure of social fear. Scores like his in the past have been shown to be related to social phobia, and also correlated with a variety of measures of social and occupational disability associated with social phobia. The measure Jackson took would be said to have
22. Exorcism was used on people who demonstrated odd behavior because:
23. Generally, it is impossible for measures to be
24. Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among __________, while schizophrenia is more common among
25. Contemporary views on genetic and environmental factors in behavior emphasize that