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Question 1
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determines all the ways we have of acting, thinking, believing, and feeling
that make each of us unique.
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Question 2
Personality
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Understand the nature of personality disorders.
Topic: Personality Traits
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Under the DSM-5 approach, the first step in diagnosing a personality disorder is
determining:
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Question 3
an individual's level of functioning.
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Understand the nature of personality disorders.
Topic: Personality Traits
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Which of the following is widely used in treatment for obsessive-compulsive
personality disorder?
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Relaxation techniques
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Question 4
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Which of the following is widely used in treatment...
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APA Outcome: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology's
content domains.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster C personality disorders.
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
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Which of the following is NOT a personality disorder recognized by the DSM-5?
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Question 5
Multiple personality disorder
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Which of the following is NOT a personality disord...
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overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Understand the nature of personality disorders.
Topic: Personality Traits
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All of the following are personality traits associated with borderline personality
disorder in the DSM-5 EXCEPT:
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psychoticism.
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All of the following are personality traits associ...
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overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster B personality disorders.
Topic: Borderline Personality Disorder
People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:
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Question 7
are often workaholics who see little need for leisure
activities.
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People with obsessive-compulsive personality disor...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster C personality disorders.
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
People with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder:
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Question 8
are often experienced by others as stubborn and stingy.
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People with obsessive-compulsive personality disor...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster C personality disorders.
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
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Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the instability in emotions and interpersonal
relationships seen in people with borderline personality disorder is due to:
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splitting.
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Psychoanalytic theory suggests that the instabilit...
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overarching themes in psychology.
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Question 9
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster B personality disorders.
Topic: Borderline Personality Disorder
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Jennifer has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder. Her therapist
noticed that she sees things as either "all good" or "all bad." This process is called
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splitting.
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Jennifer has been diagnosed with borderline person...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster B personality disorders.
Topic: Borderline Personality Disorder
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Question 10
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Arnie has been passed over for a promotion. To cope with the intense shame that he
feels, he tells his colleagues that he was more qualified than the person who got the
job and really should be considered for the upcoming vice president position. This
reaction to disappointment might indicate which of the following disorders?
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vulnerable narcissism
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Arnie has been passed over for a promotion. To cop...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster B personality disorders.
Topic: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
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Question 11
People with avoidant personality disorder:
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are prone to
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shame.
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People with avoidant personality disorder:
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overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster C personality disorders.
Topic: Avoidant Personality Disorder
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Question 12
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People with schizotypal personality disorder are more likely than others to have
unusual beliefs about the:
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significance of random events.
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People with schizotypal personality disorder are m...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster A personality disorders.
Topic: Schizotypal Personality Disorder
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Question 13
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Reggie is uninteresting, dull, and humorless. He is aloof and reclusive, rarely
responds to people saying "Good morning" or "Hello" to him, and often doesn't
understand jokes. His self-concept is distorted, and he has difficulty understanding
others’ motives. If Reggie were diagnosed with a personality disorder, it would most
likely be:
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narcissistic personality disorder.
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Reggie is uninteresting, dull, and humorless. He i...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Learning Objective: Identify the characteristics, theories, and
treatments of Cluster A personality disorders.
Topic: Schizotypal Personality Disorder
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Question 14
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Vashti displays multiple motor tics, like facial grimacing, jerking her arm, and neck
stretching, and also a vocal tic (in her case, an objectionable word). Because she
has both motor and vocal tics her doctor is most likely to diagnose her with:
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Tourette's syndrome.
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Vashti displays multiple motor tics, like facial g...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Learning Objective: Describe motor disorders.
Topic: Motor Disorders
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Question 15
Cerebrovascular disease occurs due to:
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tissue damage in the brain due to a shortage of blood supply.
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Cerebrovascular disease occurs due to:
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Explain neurocognitive disorders that are
unrelated to Alzheimer's disease.
Topic: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Question 16
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In the DSM-5, various forms of dementia are likely to be subsumed under one
overarching category,
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major neurocognitive disorder
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Question 17
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In the DSM-5, various forms of dementia are likely...
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APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Describe motor disorders.
Topic: Motor Disorders
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Luther is presenting symptoms of sudden disorientation, confusion, and memory loss
after being tackled during a football game. He is showing signs of incoherent speech
and doesn't recognize his parents or coach. Luther is most likely experiencing
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delirium.
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Luther is presenting symptoms of sudden disorienta...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Explain neurocognitive disorders that are
unrelated to Alzheimer's disease.
Topic: Delirium
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Question 18
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is carried by a recessive gene and occurs primarily in Jewish populations.
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Tay-Sachs disease
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is carried by a recessive gene and occurs...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the causes, characteristics and
treatment of intellectual disability.
Topic: Intellectual Disability
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Question 19
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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who begin taking
stimulants:
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are likely to experience accelerated
growth.
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Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity diso...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the causes, characteristics and
treatment of ADHD.
Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Question 20
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A person who finds it difficult to unravel the underlying meaning of a proverb and is
able to interpret it only in its literal sense is most likely to be experiencing:
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an onset of aphasia.
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A person who finds it difficult to unravel the und...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Describe characteristics of neurocognitive
disorders.
Topic: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Question 21
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Which of the following statements is true about the prevalence of attention-
deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD)?
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The percentage of children diagnosed with ADHD is much greater in
the United States than in other countries.
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Explain the causes, characteristics and
treatment of ADHD.
Topic: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
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Question 22
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The DSM-IV TR had a classification for both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and
Asperger's disorder arguing that in the latter:
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in the first three years of life, children show underdeveloped cognitive
skills.
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The DSM-IV TR had a classification for both autism...
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APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy.
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: Explain the causes, characteristics and treatment
of autism spectrum disorder.
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Question 23
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A person experiencing will have difficulty carrying out actions such as
washing their hands when requested.
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apraxia
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A person experiencing will have difficult...
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APA Outcome: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology.
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Describe characteristics of neurocognitive
disorders.
Topic: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Question 24
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Clayton often stutters saying things like "I-I-I-I see, I see h-h-im". Because the kids at
school have started teasing him, the school psychologist has recently diagnosed him
as having a disorder, so that he can get help.
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specific learning
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Clayton often stutters saying things like I-I-I-I...
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APA Outcome: 1.3 Describe applications of psychology.
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Difficult
Learning Objective: Differentiate among learning and
communication disorders.
Topic: Communication Disorders
In the DSM-IV TR, autism was included in a category called disorders.
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pervasive developmental
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In the DSM-IV TR, autism was included in a categor...
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APA Outcome: 2.2 Demonstrate psychology information literacy.
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the causes, characteristics and treatment
of autism spectrum disorder.
Topic: Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Question 25
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