AP Psychology: Abnormal Quiz 1 1. Applying a medical model to identify and treat psychological disorders should be used: A) in every case. B) only in cases of suspected trauma. C) only in cases of suspected demonic possession. D) in some cases but not all. 2. A key factor in qualifying a group of symptoms as a psychological disorder is: A) if the symptoms are significantly affecting the person's life in a negative way. B) when the root of the problem appears to be a biological and/or physiological. C) if the person has symptoms of disruptive thoughts, behaviors, and/or emotions. D) when a person's thoughts, behaviors, and/or emotions are disrupted, significantly and negatively impacting life, and there appears to be a biological or physiological malfunction. 3. Comorbidity refers to: A) when a person has a severe mood disorder. B) when a person has more than one disorder. C) when the death of one spouse is likely to trigger the death of another spouse. D) the inclusion of both environmental and biological factors in diagnosing mental disorders. 4. Three different patients show symptoms of three different disorders. The first has a phobia, the second has constant panic attacks, and the third has obsessive-compulsive disorder. What type of clinician should they each see for treatment? A) a psychoanalyst specializing in hypnotherapy B) an anxiety disorder specialist C) a mood disorder specialist D) They should each see different specialists because their disorders are not related. 5. Vera has become increasingly withdrawn during social gatherings. She is so afraid she will do or say something embarrassing that she has started to avoid social events altogether. Vera may be developing: A) claustrophobia. B) schizophrenia. C) social phobia. D) generalized anxiety disorder. Page 1
6. Each day Wayne felt he had to lock and unlock his door 11 times both before he left and then again from the outside. Wayne could not leave without doing this ritual because of his fear that for the rest of the day he would repeatedly think about his door being unlocked. Wayne most likely has: A) claustrophobia. B) agoraphobia. C) obsessive-compulsive disorder. D) generalized anxiety disorder. 7. Dissociative identity disorder is characterized by: A) a sudden onset of bizarre dreams from which the dreamer cannot awake. B) her unconscious mind dominating all of a person's behavior. C) social influences on mental processes that cause a person to dissociate herself from all friends, relatives, and acquaintances. D) more than one conscious self or identity that controls behavior at different times. 8. Dissociative amnesia is characterized by: A) sudden memory loss for specific personal information usually involving traumatic events, which occurs following a brain injury. B) sudden memory loss of one's identity and personal history not resulting from brain injury or drug use. C) gradual memory loss that accumulates over time until eventually an individual cannot recall any personal information. D) sudden memory loss for specific personal information usually involving traumatic events, which is not the result of a brain injury or drug use. 9. Janet has felt depressed for a long time, over 3 years now. Some of the time her mood is not as severely affected but she almost always has trouble sleeping and is not interested in food, socializing, sex, or work. Other times she's overcome by her feelings of worthlessness and thinks about suicide. Janet most likely has: A) major depressive disorder. B) dysthymia. C) bipolar depression. D) double depression. Page 2
10. The neurotransmitters and likely play a significant role in depression as suggested by the effectiveness of drugs such as Prozac in treating the disorder. A) serotonin; GABA B) norepinephrine; serotonin C) norepinephrine; dopamine D) dopamine; GABA 11. People who are at risk for depression often situations that their negative beliefs. A) seek out; decrease B) seek out; confirm C) avoid; confirm D) avoid; increase 12. Patients with schizophrenia can have hallucinations. A) visual B) auditory C) visual and/or auditory D) visual, auditory, olfactory, and/or tactile 13. Although schizophrenia is likely to involve a complex interaction of neurotransmitter malfunctions, evidence from drug studies suggest that is related to the symptoms of schizophrenia. A) dopamine B) epinephrine C) endorphins D) GABA 14. Someone with a history of aggressive, violent behavior and a criminal record is most likely to have what type of personality disorder? A) antisocial B) histrionic C) avoidant D) schizoid Page 3
15. Although both personality disorders are characterized by avoiding social situations, individuals desperately want social contact while individuals prefer to be alone. A) avoidant; histrionic B) schizoid; avoidant C) histrionic; narcissistic D) avoidant; schizoid Page 4
Answer Key - Untitled Exam-1 1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. B 12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D Page 5