Clinical psychology final exam

Multiple Choice

The area of the cerebral cortex that is responsible for auditory input is called:

• the frontal lobe

• The occipitial lobe

• The temporal lobe

• The hemisphere

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT a criteria for identifying psychological disorders?

• Emotional discomfort

• Intelligence level

• Typicality

• maladaptive behavior

Multiple Choice

a persistent excessive fear of a particular object or situation is known as

• Generalized anxiety

• Social phobia

• Panic disorder

• Specific phobia

Multiple Choice

An excessive or unrealistic worry about life circumstances that lasts for at least six months

• Social phobia

• Post traumatic stress disorder

• Major depressive disroder

• Generalized anxiety disorder

Multiple Choice

a persistent fear of social situations in which one might be exposed to the scrutiny of others is known as

• Specific phobia

• Arachnophobia

• Social phobia

• Panic disorder

Multiple Choice

A change in or loss of physical functioning in a major part of the body for which there is no known medical explanation is known as

• Catatonic schizophrenia

• Disassociation

• Genetic disposition

• Conversion disorder

Multiple Choice

The Type of schizophrenia Where the individual faces

Delusions or frequent auditory hallucinations that center on one theme, often a theme of persecution

• Catatonic schizophrenia

• Disorganized schizophrenia

• Paranoid schizophrenia

• Typical schizophrenia

Multiple Choice

The disorder that involved Involves the existence of two or more personalities within a single individual is called

• Depersonalization disorder

• Bipolar disorder

• Schizophrenia

• Dissociative Identity Disorder:

Multiple Choice

Stress is best defined as:

• A physical response where blood pressure increases and mood swings occur

• An increase in anxiety and negative emotions, where no good outcome is expected

• A persistent feeling of dread and unease that lasts for months

• Arousal of the mind due to a demand made upon them

Multiple Choice

Stress caused by losing a competition or getting a bad grade in an exam is considered

• Daily hassle

• Frustration

• Life changes

• acute stress

Multiple Choice

Eustress is defined as

• negative stress that is Linked to intense pressure or anxiety

• worry about ones biological and psychological functions and abilities

• the stress that increases sharpness and motivation

• Stress that strains people’s ability to adjust to various

  situations and Can dampen mood,and harm the body