A)

B)
C)
D)

1.Gender differences in the prevalence of depression may be partly due to the fact that
when stressful experiences occur
women tend to act, while men tend to think.
women tend to think, while men tend to act.
women tend to distract themselves by drinking, while men tend to delve into their
work.
women tend to delve into their work, while men tend to distract themselves by
drinking.

A)
B)
C)
D)

2.The criteria for classifying behavior as psychologically disordered

vary from culture to culture.
vary from time to time.
vary by culture and with time.
have remained largely unchanged over the course of history.

A)
B)
C)
D)

3.Most mental health workers today take the view that disordered behaviors
are usually genetically triggered.
are organic diseases.
arise from the interaction of nature and nurture.
are the product of learning.

A)
B)
C)
D)

4.The view that all behavior arises from the interaction of heredity and environment is
referred to as the ________ approach.
biopsychosocial
psychodynamic
medical
conditioning

A)
B)
C)
D)

5.Which of the following is the most pervasive of the psychological disorders?

depression
schizophrenia
bipolar disorder
generalized anxiety disorder

A)
B)
C)
D)

6.Which of the following is NOT true concerning depression?

Depression is more common in women than in men.
Most depressive episodes appear not to be preceded by any particular factor or
event.
With each new generation, depression is striking earlier.
Most people recover from depression without professional therapy.
7.Which of the following is NOT true regarding schizophrenia?
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B)
C)
D)

It occurs more frequently in people born in winter and spring months.

It occurs less frequently as infectious disease rates have declined.
It occurs more frequently in lightly populated areas.
It usually appears during adolescence or early adulthood.

A)
B)
C)
D)

8.Evidence of environmental effects on psychological disorders is seen in the fact that

certain disorders, such as ________, are universal, whereas others, such as ________, are
culture-bound.
schizophrenia; depression
depression; schizophrenia
antisocial personality; neurosis
depression; anorexia nervosa

A)
B)
C)
D)

9.The effect of drugs that block receptors for dopamine is to

alleviate schizophrenia symptoms.
alleviate depression.
increase schizophrenia symptoms.
increase depression.

A)
B)
C)
D)

10.Mental health workers use the DSM-5's diagnostic criteria and codes to
guide medical diagnoses.
define who is eligible for treatments.
define who can receive medication.
do all of these things.

A)
B)
C)
D)

11.Because of some troubling thoughts, Carl recently had a PET scan of his brain that
revealed excessive activity in the anterior cingulate area. Carl's psychiatrist believes that
Carl suffers from
schizophrenia.
a mood disorder.
a personality disorder.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.

A)
B)
C)
D)

12.The term insanity refers to

legal definitions.
psychotic disorders only.
personality disorders only.
both psychotic disorders and personality disorders.
13.Phobias and obsessive-compulsive behaviors are classified as

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A)
B)
C)
D)

A)
B)
C)
D)

anxiety disorders.
mood disorders.
dissociative disorders.
personality disorders.
14.According to the social-cognitive perspective, a person who experiences unexpected
aversive events may develop helplessness and manifest a(n)
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
dissociative disorder.
personality disorder.
mood disorder.

C)
D)

15.Which of the following was presented in the text as evidence of biological influences on
anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD?
Identical twins often develop similar phobias.
Brain scans of persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder reveal unusually high
activity in the anterior cingulate cortex.
Drugs that dampen fear-circuit activity in the amygdala also alleviate OCD.
All of these findings were presented.

A)
B)
C)
D)

16.Most of the hallucinations of schizophrenia patients involve the sense of

smell.
vision.
hearing.
touch.

A)
B)
C)
D)

17.When expecting to be electrically shocked, people with an antisocial personality disorder,

as compared to normal people, show
less fear and greater arousal of the autonomic nervous system.
less fear and less autonomic arousal.
greater fear and greater autonomic arousal.
greater fear and less autonomic arousal.

A)
B)
C)
D)

18.Hearing voices would be a(n) ________; believing that you are Napoleon would be a(n)
________.
obsession; compulsion
compulsion; obsession
delusion; hallucination
hallucination; delusion

A)
B)

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B)
C)
D)

19.Which of the following is true concerning eating disorders?

Genetic factors may influence susceptibility.
Cultural pressures for thinness strongly influence teenage girls.
Family background is a significant factor.
All of these statements are true.

A)
B)
C)
D)

20.In treating depression, a psychiatrist would probably prescribe a drug that would
increase levels of acetylcholine.
decrease levels of dopamine.
increase levels of norepinephrine.
decrease levels of serotonin.

A)
B)
C)
D)

21.When schizophrenia is slow to develop, called ________ schizophrenia, recovery is

________.
reactive; unlikely
process; likely
process; unlikely
reactive; likely

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Answer Key
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.A
6.B
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.D
11.D
12.A
13.A
14.D
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.D
19.D
20.C
21.C

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