AP Psychology Unit 8 Progress Check

Hani was unable to tell the difference between right and wrong. Which of the following definitions of abnormal behavior is described in this example?

A) Maladaptive

B) Insanity

C) Commitment

D) Statistical

E) Personal

B) Insanity

The Behavioral approach attributes the cause of abnormal behavior to

A) Internal Conflict from early childhood trauma

B) The result of neurochemical imbalances

C) Poor self-concept

D) Reinforcement of maladaptive behaviors learned through experience

E) Irrational and illogical perceptions of reality

D) Reinforcement of maladaptive behaviors learned through experience

Which of the following best characterizes a person experiencing OCD?

A) Anna, who hyperventilates everytime she gets into an elevator

B) Ben, who returns home seven times to see if he has turned off the stove

C) Katina, who complains constantly about feeling sick and goes to many different doctors

D) Kabir, who keeps remembering the plane crash that killed the other members of his family

E) Miguel, who wanders about town in a daze, not sure who he is or how he got there

B) Ben, who returns home seven times to see if he has turned off the stove

A soldier who experiences sudden blindness after seeing his buddies killing in battle is best diagnosed with

A) A phobic disorder

B) Mild somatic symptom disorder

C) Bipolar disorder

D) Dissociative fugue

E) Conversion disorder

E) Conversion disorder

A common feature among people diagnosed with DID is

A) Early childhood sexual or physical abuse

B) Repeated physical complaints

C) Relatives suffering from bipolar disorder

D) Excess of dopamine

E) Hallucinations and delusions

A) Early childhood sexual or physical abuse

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the manic state of bipolar disorder?

A) Inflated ego

B) Excessive talking

C) Shopping sprees

D) Fearlessness

E) Too much sleep

E) Too much sleep

Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by

A) Unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of other people

B) A lack of interest in social relationships

C) Unusual preoccupation with rules and schedules

D) Instability revolving around problems of mood and thought processes

E) Pleasure-seeking, shallow feelings, a lack of conscience

A) Unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of other people

When Herb physically abuses his dates, he considers himself good with the ladies, has little remorse for his actions, and has had repeated trouble with authority figures. His likely diagnosis is

A) Autism

B) Narcissistic Personality Disorder

C) Antisocial Personality Disorder

D) Borderline Personality Disorder

E) Schizophrenia

C) Antisocial Personality Disorder

A delusion is a

A) Phobia of being in social situations

B) Misperception of auditory and visual stimuli

C) Faulty and disordered thought pattern

D) First indication of dissociative disorders

E) Characteristic of people suffering from dependent personality disorder

C) Faulty and disordered thought pattern

DSM-5 is most helpful for

A) Identifying the causes of psychological disorders

B) Recommending treatment for psychological disorders

C) Classifying psychological disorders

D) Distinguishing between sanity and insanity

E) Suggesting where consumers can get help for mental health issues

C) Classifying psychological disorders

Which of the following is classified as an anxiety disorder in DSM-5?

A) Agoraphobia

B) PTSD

C) Hoarding

D) ADHD

E) Delirium

A) Agoraphobia

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

A) Delusional thinking

B) Incoherent speech

C) Hyperexcitability

D) Hearing voices

E) Flat affect

E) Flat affect

Which of the following disorders is most closely associated with excessive levels of dopamine?

A) Histrionic personality

B) Dependent personality

C) Schizophrenia

D) Bipolar disorder

E) Major depressive disorder

C) Schizophrenia

Estrella always goes shopping with Maria. Because she has no confidence in her own decisions, she lets Maria decide what she should buy, and pays for clothes for Maria with money she was saving for a haircut. Estrella shows signs of which of the following personality disorders?

A) Histrionic

B) Dependent

C) Antisocial

D) Obsessive-Compulsive

E) Narcissistic

B) Dependent

Jenna is telling her therapist about the dream she had last night, and her therapist begins to interpret it for her. Which approach to psychotherapy does Jenna's therapist probably represent?

A) Group

B) Behavioral

C) Gestalt

D) Cognitive

E) Biomedical

C) Gestalt

In contrast to a clinical psychologist, a psychiatrist is more likely to

A) Engage in an eclectic approach

B) Use a biomedical treatment

C) Recognize the importance of group therapy with patients having the same disorder

D) Treat clients in community mental health centers exclusively

E) See patients with less serious mental health problems

B) Use a biomedical treatment

Which of the following disorders is most likely to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy?

A) Schizophrenia

B) OCD

C) DID

D) Major depressive disorder

E) Antisocial personality disorder

D) Major depressive disorder

Tommy came to Dr. Chambers seeking help with his fear of heights. First, Dr. Chambers asked

Tommy to list all of the situations concerning heights that led to his fear response. After they had ordered them from least fear-provoking to most fear-provoking, Dr. Chambers had Tommy listen to soothing music and slowly relaxed him as he imagined each step. Which of the following

best describes Dr. Chambers's treatment?

A) The exposure technique of flooding

B) Systematic Desensitization

C) Rational Emotive Therapy

D) Aversive Conditioning

E) The social cognitive technique of modeling

B) Systematic Desensitization

The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is

A) To change maladaptive behavior to more socially acceptable behavior

B) To change negative thinking into more positive attributions

C) To attain self-actualization

D) To unite the mind and body element into a whole

E) To bring unconscious conflicts to conscious awareness and gain insight

E) To bring unconscious conflicts to conscious awareness and gain insight

Proactive preventive services available from many community mental health centers include all of the following except

A) 24-hour hotline services

B) Mental health screening for depression

C) Prenatal care for mothers in low-income families

D) Psychoanalytic therapy

E) Outreach programs for at-risk children

D) Psychoanalytic therapy

An unplanned social change that occurred as a result of deinstitutionalization was

A) The rise of a multitude of group homes to provide care for the former patients

B) A rise in the number of better psychotropic drugs to treat schizophrenia and bipolar illness

C) An increase in the number of schizophrenics among the homeless population in urban areas

D) An increase in the use of the insanity plea to avoid long-term incarceration

E) An increase in the number of mental hospitals across the nation

C) An increase in the number of schizophrenics among the homeless population in urban areas

Vic is encouraged to take charge of the therapy session and his therapist uses an active listening

approach to mirror back the feelings he hears from him. Which therapy is most likely being described?

A) Client-Centered Therapy

B) Cognitive Therapy

C) Psychodynamic Therapy

D) Existential Therapy

E) Rational-Emotive Therapy

A) Client-Centered Therapy

The antidepressants Prozac, Paxel, and Zoloft work to

A) Block dopamine receptors

B) Decrease the level of acetylcholine in the bloodstream

C) Breakdown the MAO enzymes

D) Decrease the amount of GABA at the postsynaptic neuron

E) Block the reuptake of serotonin

E) Block the reuptake of serotonin

All of the following are potential benefits of group therapy EXCEPT

A) It is often more economical than 1 : 1 treatment

B) It does not require the services of a mental health professional

C) Client with similar problems can provide helpful insight and feedback to peers

D) Group members can see how their problems might impact others

E) It may reduce the resistance of patients who have experienced difficulties 1 : 1

B) It does not require the services of a mental health professional

Drew's depression seems an outgrowth of his belief that everyone should like him. If his therapist were to utilize REBT, how might he proceed in treating Drew's depression?

A) He would suggest a mild antidepressant drug like Prozac to elevate his mood state.

B) He would give him unconditional positive regard and encourage him to open up about his feelings.

C) He would challenge Drew's belief so that in defending it Drew will recognize just how absurd it sounds.

D) Using the cognitive triad of Self, World, and Future, he would determine Drew's assumptions in all three areas.

E) He would search Drew's early childhood for the root cause of this distortion of reality.

C) He would challenge Drew's belief so that in defending it Drew will recognize just how absurd it sounds.

Antabuse is a drug that, when paired with alcohol in the bloodstream, brings about extreme nausea. For many motivated alcoholics, this has proven to be an effective treatment. Under which umbrella of psychotherapy would it most likely be used?

A) Insight therapy

B) Aversive conditioning

C) Gestalt therapy

D) Self-help therapy

E) Flooding exposure therapy

B) Aversive conditioning

Andre suffers from mood swings, alternating from wild episodes of euphoria and spending sprees to motionless staring and hopelessness. A drug to treat his condition is

A) Lithium Carbonate

B) Haldol

C) Xanax

D) Thorazine

E) Ritalin

A) Lithium Carbonate

The belief of ancient Greeks such as Hippocrates and Galen about the cause of abnormal behavior was closest to which of the modern approaches to psychology?

A) Psychoanalytic

B) Behavioral

C) Humanistic

D) Cognitive

E) Biomedical

E) Biomedical

After conducting a meta-analysis of over 475 outcome studies on the effectiveness of psychotherapies, psychologists concluded that

A) Evidence supported its efficacy

B) Psychotherapy is no more effective than talking to a friend

C) The potential to do further harm to the patient with psychotropic drugs outweighs its effectiveness

D) Psychotherapy proves no more beneficial than no treatment at all

E) Of all treatments, psychoanalysis proved the most beneficial over all the other types of therapy

A) Evidence supported its efficacy