Psychology questions, EXPERTS HELP NEEDED!?

1. Which of the following would be classified as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?



a. visual hallucinations



b. flat affect



c. delusions



d. loose associations

2. Someone who finds that he has traveled to a new town and has no memory of his old life is likely suffering from



a. dissociative identity disorder.



b. dissociative fugue.



c. dissociative amnesia.



d. multiple personality disorder.



3. Depression can be caused by people having unrealistic views of themselves and the world. This explanation of depression is consistent with which theory?



a. psychodynamic theory



b. cognitive theory



c. biological theory



d. behavioral theory



4. In order for a person to be classified as having major depressive disorder, he or she must experience a depressive episode that lasts at least



a. one week.



b. two weeks.



c. one month.



d. two months.

5. Which of the following statements is most correct?



a. The biggest risk factor for depression is genetics.



b. All areas of the brain of depressed persons are under-active.



c. Depression is related to neurotransmitter deregulation, genetics, and cognitive processes.



d. Women experience depression because estrogen, by its nature, is a depressant.

6. Which of the following does not fit with the others?



a. histrionic personality disorder



b. narcissistic personality disorder



c. schizoid personality disorder



d. borderline personality disorder

7. A person who believes that the television news anchor is talking to him is suffering from



a. delusions of grandeur.



b. delusions of reference.



c. undifferentiated schizophrenia.



d. catatonic schizophrenia.



8. Which of the following is a personality disorder?



a. schizophrenia



b. schizotypal



c. schizoaffective



d. Type A personality



9. A person who is hearing voices that are not there is experiencing



a. delusions.



b. hallucinations.



c. mood disorder.



d. schizophrenia.



10. Ken went to the emergency room because he was short of breath, had a rapid heart beat, was sweating, and feared that he was having a heart attack and would die. When the physician examined Ken, she was unable to find anything physically wrong with him. When she questioned Ken further, he told her that these physical symptoms occurred right before he was to give an important presentation. Which of the following is a possible explanation for Ken's symptoms?



a. schizophrenia



b. bipolar disorder



c. panic disorder



d. generalized anxiety disorder



11. Research has demonstrated that improvements from psychotherapy are most apparent during the first



a. two sessions of therapy.



b. two months of therapy.



c. six months of therapy.



d. three years of therapy.



12. Which of the following techniques would be consistent with a behavioral approach?



a. exploring the messages a person received about food while growing up



b. challenging a person's all-or-none thinking about weight



c. encouraging someone to buy himself or herself a new pair of shoes for losing 15 pounds



d. discussing the meaning of weight in a person's self-image



13. A person with a phobia of horses would likely benefit most from which type of therapy?



a. systematic desensitization



b. group therapy



c. psychoanalysis



d. family therapy



14. Psychodynamic therapy developed out of the work of which theorist?



a. Sigmund Freud



b. Carl Rogers



c. Aaron Beck



d. Fritz Perls



15. Which therapy would be least focused on emotions?



a. behavioral therapy



b. humanistic therapy



c. Gestalt therapy



d. psychodynamic therapy



16. Which therapy would be most focused on exploring childhood relationships?



a. behavioral therapy



b. cognitive therapy



c. humanistic therapy



d. psychodynamic therapy



17. Which of the following is an example of a class of anti-anxiety drugs?



a. benzodiazepines



b. tricyclics



c. monoamine oxidase inhibitors



d. neuroleptics



18. Which of the following techniques is most associated with humanistic therapy?



a. challenging distorted thinking



b. exploring unconscious motives



c. unconditional positive regard



d. focusing on parent-child dynamics



19. Which of the following therapies is most focused on unconscious thought processes?



a. psychodynamic therapy



b. cognitive therapy



c. humanistic therapy



d. psychoanalytic therapy



20. Which of the following is an example of resistance?



a. saying whatever comes to mind, in a stream-of-consciousness manner



b. experiencing emotional release by revisiting painful memories



c. showing up late to therapy appointments



d. discussing childhood embarrassmentsPsychology questions, EXPERTS HELP NEEDED!?
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