Name: ___________________________________ Date: ______________ ____ 1. Low birth weight is a known risk factor for A) antisocial personality disorder. B) dissociative identity disorder. C) major depressive disorder. D) obsessive-compulsive disorder. E) schizophrenia. 2. A lack of conscience is most characteristic of those who have a(n) ________ disorder. A) dissociative B) antisocial personality C) dysthymic D) generalized anxiety E) obsessive-compulsive 3. A World Health Organization study of 20 countries estimated that ________ had the highest prevalence of mental disorders during the prior year. A) Japan B) Germany C) Mexico D) the United States E) the United Kingdom 4. Schizophrenia is most likely to be
He thinks his whole life has been a failure and blames himself for being a social misfit. Norby is most likely suffering from A) major depressive disorder. B) an antisocial personality disorder. C) a dissociative disorder. D) an obsessive-compulsive disorder. E) agoraphobia. Page 3 AP Psychology C14 Practice Test
____ 16. Since the early 1990s, adolescents with strong mood swings have been increasingly likely to be diagnosed as suffering from A) panic disorder. B) hypochondriasis. C) bipolar disorder. D) agoraphobia. E) major depression. ____ 17. Cognitive changes that accompany depression include a(n) A) decrease in self-focused thinking. B) increased expectation of negative outcomes. C) increased externalization of blame. D) increased obsession with experiencing physical pleasure. E) decrease in pessimistic explanatory style. ____ 18. A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive, and wildly optimistic is known as A) paranoia. B) mania. C) a panic attack. D) hypochondriasis. E) schizphrenia ____ 19. The vicious cycle of depression is often initiated by A) a breakdown in selective attention. B) unrealistic optimism. C) excessive levels of norepinephrine. D) stressful life experiences. E) external attributions of blame. ____ 20. Evidence that dissociative identity disorder is not simply a product of conscious roleplaying is most clearly provided by the A) periodic
Term Psychiatrists and psychologists label behavior as disordered when it is | | Definition C) deviant, distressful and dysfunctional | |
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Term Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends. This behavior is most likely to be diagnosed as a symptom of psychological disorder if it is | | Definition B) preventing her from functioning effectively | |
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Term According to the medical model, psychological disorders are | | Definition A) sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and cured | |
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Term Professor McIntosh emphasizes that depression often involves the interactive influences of self-focused rumination, rejection from others, and low serotonin levels. The professors' emphasis best illustrates | | Definition D) a biopsychosocial approach | |
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Term Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of certain | | Definition |
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Term Kaylee is so afraid of spiders and insects that she avoids most outdoor activities and even refuses to go to the basement of her own house alone. Kaylee appears to suffer from | | Definition |
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Term The billionaire aviator Howard Hughes insisted that his assistants carry out elaborate hand-washing rituals and wear white gloves when handling any document he would later touch. His behavior best illustrated the symptoms of | | Definition B) obsessive-compulsive disorder | |
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Term The social withdrawl and haunting nightmares of battle-scarred war veterans best illustrate symptoms of | | Definition |
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Term Two years after being brutally beaten and raped, Brianna still experiences jumpy anxiety and has trouble sleeping and vivid falshbacks of her assault. Brianna is most clearly showing signs of | | Definition B) post-traumatic stress disorder | |
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Term Researchers have suggested that the role-playing fantasy-prone patients in response to the leading questions of therapists has often contributed to | | Definition B) dissociative identity disorder | |
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Term A major depressive disorder is most likely to be characterized by | | Definition D) feelings of personal worthlessness | |
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Term For the last month, Gabrielle has felt lethargic and has been unable to get out of bed in the morning. She has withdrawn from friends and family because she feels worthless and unlovable. Gabrielle is most likely suffering from | | Definition B) major depressive disorder | |
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Term A disorder in which an individual is overexcited, hyperactive and wildly optimistic is known as | | Definition |
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Term In which disorder do people alternate between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement? | | Definition |
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Term Jabar, a 25-year-old auto mechanic, thinks he is Napoleon. He further believes he is being imprisoned against his will in the psychiatric hospital where his relatives have brought him for treatment. Jabar is most likely suffering from | | Definition |
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Term During the manic phase of bipolar disorder, individuals are most likely to | | Definition |
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Term Delusions of persecution are most common among those with ______ schizophrenia. | | Definition |
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Term Research on the causes of schizophrenia strongly suggests that | | Definition A) there is a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia | |
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Term Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible, enduring and socially maladaptive behavior patterns are called _______ disorders. | | Definition |
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Term Those with narcissistic personality disorder are likely to be preoccupied with | | Definition D) their own self-importance | |
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Term The distinctive older term psychopath refers to an individual with | | Definition D) antisocial personality disorder | |
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Term Antisocial personality disorder is most likely to be characterized by | | Definition D) a lack of guilt feelings | |
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Term Anthony is 32 years old, well above average intelligence and quite charming. He has swindled several older people out of their life savings, and he seems to have little feeling for his victims, nor does he fear the consequences of getting caught. His behavior is evidence of | | Definition C) a personality disorder | |
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Term A World Health Organization study of 20 countries estimated that _______ had the highest prevalance of mental disorders during the prior year. | | Definition |
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