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QUESTION 1
QUESTION 2
QUESTION 3
QUESTION 4
both a and b.
Which of the following might buffer someone against developing an anxiety disorder?
repeated early life experiences of having control.
The main criterion that differentiates Generalized Anxiety Disorder in children from the disorder in
adults is
Both the number and duration of symptoms that must be present
The duration of symptoms that must be present
a.
b
.
c.
d
.
a.
b
.
c.
d
.
Neither the number nor duration of symptoms that must be present
The number of symptoms that must be present
previous experiences of control during highly threatening circumstances.
being controlled by an understanding parent.
Diane has repetitive thoughts that her house will catch on fire. She repeatedly checks the stove to make
sure it is turned off. Diane’s compulsive behavior serves to
a.provide immediate relief from the anxiety associated with her repetitive
thoughts.
b.reinforce her checking behaviors.
c.lower her psychophysiological arousal.
d.all of the above.
QUESTION 5
The DSM-5 is organized according to
a. comorbidity.
b.shared etiology.
c. severity.
d.both a and b.
According to the diathesis-stress model, if Linda inherited a predisposition that places her at high risk for
schizophrenia,
a.Linda will only develop schizophrenia if she has also inherited a predisposition to be paranoid.
b.Linda will most definitely develop schizophrenia.
c.given a certain amount of stress, it is likely Linda will develop schizophrenia.
d.Linda also inherited a schema that predisposes her to experience stress more easily than most
people.
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QUESTION 6
QUESTION 10
According to behavior genetics research,
a.there is no way to differentiate between shared and nonshared contributions to mental illness.
b.shared and nonshared experiences are equally important for mental illness.
c.nonshared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than shared experiences.
d.shared experiences have much more to do with mental illness than nonshared experiences.
QUESTION 7
Which of the following correlation coefficient values demonstrates the highest degree of correlation?
a. +0.67
b. +0.96
c. -0.84
d.-1.00
QUESTION 8
The first goal of family-focused treatment is to
a.generate potential solutions.
b.provide psychoeducation.
c.choose one problem to address.
d.symptom management.
QUESTION 9
The best evidence supporting a genetic component to different disorders stems from
a.proband studies.
b.sibling studies
c.studies of twins reared apart.
d.family studies.
The fear circuit that is particularly important in explaining panic disorder is called the
a. thalamus
b.amygdala
c.locus coeruleus
d. hippocampus
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QUESTI O N 1 1
QUESTI O N 1 2
QUESTI O N 1 5
The label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society.
People with the label face unfair discrimination.
A common focus of most effective psychological treatments for the anxiety disorders is
response prevention.
exposure.
muscle relaxation.
a.
b
.
c.
d
.
a.
b
.
c.
d.
behavioral activation.
A label applied to a group of people that distinguishes them from others.
A label applied to a group of people that breaks the law.
A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?
a.Kim’s hair color
b.Kim’s two recessive genes
c.Kim’s eye color
d.Kim’s unexpressed gene for sickle cell
QUESTI O N 1 3
A common symptom associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is
a.between middle childhood and early adulthood.
b.between infancy and middle childhood.
c.between adolescence and middle adulthood.
d.between middle childhood and adolescence.
QUESTI O N 1 4
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stigma?
Which of the following is NOT an example of a diathesis?
a.The ability to be hypnotized often, seen in people with dissociative identity disorder.
b.Delusions often found in people with schizophrenia.
c.Chronic feelings of hopelessness, often found in people with depression.
d.Intense fear of becoming fat often, found in people with eating disorders.
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QUESTI O N 1 6
Which research method would be most useful in generating hypotheses about the cause of a newly
discovered, rare abnormality?
a.correlational method
b.case study
c.single-subject ABAB design
d.experimental design
QUESTI O N 1 7
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
a.high statistical validity
b.high criterion validity.
c.high construct validity
d.high content validity.
QUESTI O N 1 8
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.
a. observation
blongitudinal design
.
c.single-subject (ABAB) experiment
dcorrelational method
.
QUESTI O N 1 9
People who compulsively check their appearance and spend countless hours staring at themselves in the
mirror will likely be diagnosed as having
a.specific phobia
b.body dysmorphic disorder
c.obsessive-compulsive disorder
d.generalized anxiety disorder
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QUESTI O N 2 0
QUESTI O N 2 3
QUESTI O N 2 4
What percentage of people who develop Post -Traumatic Stress Disorder have a history of an anxiety
disorder?
a. 52%
b. 46%.
c. 15%.
d. 66%.
QUESTI O N 2 1
Generally, it is impossible for measures to be
a.both reliable and valid.
b.neither reliable nor valid.
c.valid but not reliable.
d.reliable but not valid.
QUESTI O N 2 2
One way in which the DSM-5 differs from the DSM-IV-TR is that the DSM-5
a.makes OCD and trauma-related disorders part of the anxiety disorders category.
b.makes OCD and trauma-related disorders their own category.
c.eliminates OCD and trauma-related disorders.
d.none of the above.
Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the centerpiece of
which behavioral theory?
a.Operant conditioning
b.Observational conditioning
a
.
b
.
c.
d
.
Edna does not currently have panic disorder. However, she cannot leave her house and had required home sessions
when she began therapy. It is likely that
Edna has more severe panic but is able to cope with the symptoms.
Edna is faking her symptoms.
Edna does not have agoraphobia.
Edna has agoraphobia, but does not meet criteria for panic disorder.
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c.
d
.
Systematic conditioning
Classical conditioning
QU E S T I O N 2 5
The principal cognitive explanation for the etiology of agoraphobia is the
a.fear-of-fear hypothesis
b.operant conditioning
c.two-factor model
d.interoceptive conditioning
