Unit 8 quiz review

Brandon is superficially charming and

skilled at exploiting people for his own

gain. He is also impulsive and

irresponsible, and he generally

disregards social norms. Brandon

would most likely be diagnosed with

which of the following disorders?

• antisocial personality

• scizoid personality

• dissociative identity

• conversion

• bipolar

Carmen’s psychiatrist has prescribed a

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor to

help Carmen feel better. Carmen has

most likely been diagnosed with what

disorder?

• schizophrenia

• somatic symptom

• major depressive

• antisocial personality

• specific phobia

A client whose improvement during

therapy is the result of his or her

expectation of improvement rather

than the result of the therapy itself is

showing

• tardive dyskinesia

• a placebo effect

• a disorder in remission

• negative transference

• catharsis

Which of the following is a characteristic

common to all individuals with a

narcissistic personality disorder?

• a domineering attitude toward others

• an unwarranted sense of self-importance

• restricted ability to express warmth and affection

• inability to form social relationships

• oversensitivity to rejection or possible humiliation

Which of the following is a characteristic

common to all individuals with a

narcissistic personality disorder?

• fugue states

• panic attacks

• schizophrenic disorders

• dissociative disorders

• affective disorders

In treating a patient for depression, Dr. Pratt

focuses on changing the ways in which the

patient interprets events. Which type of

therapy is Dr. Pratt using?

• cognitive

• self-efficacy

• biomedical

• learning

• psychodynamic

During a therapy session, a client acts

very angry toward the therapist, just as

she acts toward her mother. A

psychoanalytically oriented therapist

would say the client’s behavior is an

example of

• reistance

• transference

• countertransference

• catharsis

• reaction formation

Electroconvulsive therapy has been most

successful in the treatment of

• phobias

• schizophrenia

• psychogenic amnesia

• multiple personality

• clinical depression

After the incident, Ted develops a specific

phobia of snakes. Which of the following

therapeutic techniques will be most effective for

eliminating Ted’s phobia?

• token economy

• active listening

• drug therapy

• rational emotive behavioral therapy

• systematic desensitization

Janice has a strong, unreasonable fear of being

embarrassed in front of strangers. When she is

with others she does not know, she feels

extremely insecure and worried. Janice’s

problems are most consistent with which of the

following disorders?

• Generalized anxiety disorder

• panic

• OCD

• social anxiety

• bipolar