Abnormal Psychology

Laurie, a 30-year-old homemaker, has delusions and hallucinations, often acts silly, giggles loudly and inappropriately, makes odd gestures, and does not bathe or change her clothes regularly. Her symptoms indicate she is suffering from ______ schizophrenia.

• disorganized

• catatonic

• undifferentiated

• paranoid

The psychodynamic model views anxiety as __________.

• a danger signal that repressed conflicts are threatening to surface

• a learned reaction

• the result of illogical, irrational, thought processes

• linked to an imbalance in several neurotransmitters in the nervous system

John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. John explains that he has done nothing wrong—if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality disorder.

• schizoid

• schizotypal

• passive-aggressive

• antisocial

Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she "feels fat" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from __________.

• anorexia nervosa

• bulimia

• hormone under secretion

• leptin reduction

A hospital patient was diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia because she was having both delusions and hallucinations. What type of symptoms are these?

• atypical

• positive

• negative

• a mix of positive and negative

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.

• a phobic disorder

• a panic attack

• post-traumatic stress

• an affective disorder

______ schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations.

• Disorganized

• Paranoid

• Residual

• Catatonic

In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body?

• schizophrenia

• panic disorder

• depersonalization

• dissociative identity disorder

Which of the following is the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorder in the United States?

• generalized anxiety disorder

• major depressive disorder

• substance-abuse disorder

• schizophrenia

Shreen is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She believes that she is a powerful person who can save the world. Shreen is experiencing __________.

• delusions of persecution

• delusions of grandeur

• delusions of reference

• delusions of influence