AP Psych Unit 9 Review

Somatic Symptom Disorders are characterized by

• physical symptoms that seem to suggest a physical disorder, yet have no physical causes or evidence

• Either depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in almost all activities

•  separation of critical parts of the personality (like memory, consciousness or identity) that are normally integrated and work together

• distortions in the development of basic psychological functions that are involved in social skills, language, perception or motor behavior

How would a psychologist who specializes in the biological perspective explain the cause of Bipolar Disorder?

• They would say that Bipolar Disorder is caused by conditioning

• Childhood traumas lead to a person developing Bipolar Disorder

• There is strong evidence for inherited predisposition related to Bipolar Disorder

• The patient developed Bipolar Disorder due to a lack of socialization at a young age

Which of the following is a symptom of an Autism Spectrum Disorder?

• Delusions

• Impairment in social relationships

• Manic episodes

• Irrational fear of objects or places

Angela is constantly preoccupied with the notion that she has cancer, to the point where she has spent thousands of dollars on weekly oncology appointments, all of which have determined she does not have cancer. Which answer would most accurately diagnose Angela?

• Conversion Disorder

• OCD

• GAD

• Illness Anxiety Disorder (Hypochondriasis)

Which of the following is an example of a positive symptom associated with Schizophrenia?

• Hallucinations

• Apathy

• Lack of interest

• Poverty of speech

 George is a psychoanalytic theorist. How would George describe the development of DID?

• massive repression of unwanted impulses or memories cause the patient to create a  “new person”

• everyone is capable of acting in different ways in different situations

• DID is genetic

• DID is caused by operant conditioning

 Which of the following would be considered an example of dissociation?

• Janet had a crazy dream, but can’t remember it

• Eddie has trouble paying attention in class because he is playing on his phone

• Franklin is so used to the route he takes to school, that he doesn’t even have to think about it, so he almost runs a red light on his way to school

• Mary fell asleep during a basketball game she was watching, and didn’t know who won when she woke up

Joe is preoccupied with the idea that he has distorted facial features, to the point where he spends millions of dollars on corrective surgeries. His friends, family, and doctors have seen no evidence of any facial abnormalities in Joe. What is Joe most likely suffering from?

• Conversion Disorder

• Illness Anxiety Disorder

• OCD

• Body Dysmorphic Disorder

A therapist helps Rebecca overcome her fear of water by getting her to swim in the family’s backyard pool three times a day for two consecutive weeks. The therapist’s approach to helping Rebecca best illustrates:

• stress inoculation training.

• aversive conditioning

• exposure therapy

• Humanistic therapy

Brian is addicted to cigarettes. His therapist prescribes him a drug that interacts negatively with nicotine, so every time he smokes a cigarette, he throws up. Eventually Brian quits smoking because he becomes conditioned to associate cigarettes with throwing up, so he no longer desires them. Which approach was Brian’s therapist using?

• Aversive conditioning

• Exposure therapy

• Humanistic therapy

• Behavior modification