Abnormal Psychology

Isaac has an intense fear of injections. Although he realizes that this fear is irrational, he becomes fearful just going into a doctor's office for a check-up. Which disorder do these symptoms describe?

• Agoraphobia

• Specific Phobia

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: 

•  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•  generalized anxiety disorder.
•  post-traumatic stress disorder.
• dysthymic disorder.

Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from: 

•   compulsions.
•   catatonia.
•  delusions.
•    hallucinations.

The DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?

• treating psychological disorders
• identifying causes of psychological disorders
• classifying psychological disorders
• distinguishing between sanity and insanity

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 disorder

• 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

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

Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.

• conversion

• somatoform

• mood

• dissociative

Which of the following is an anxiety disorder?

• bipolar disorder

• conversion therapy

• phobic disorder

• schizophrenia