Chapter 18

If we compared metal patients with the general public, we would find that, statistically speaking, mental patients are

• less violent.

• just as violent.

• slightly more violent.

• much more violent.

Which of the following most likely indicates that a person needs psychological help?

• The person acts in a bizarre manner.

• The person suffers discomfort most of the time.

• The person is highly inefficient.

• All of the above.

People who are inflexible and who nearly always see the world as a threatening place

• will probably get better on their own.

• probably need psychological help.

• probably need to be in a mental health institution.

• will probably never change.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a book that

• is given to patients once they are diagnosed with a disorder.

• was once useful but no longer applies today.

• classifies mental disorders and describes the symptoms of each.

• is useful for determining sanity and insanity but nothing more.

Which of the following best describes the origin of a panic disorder?

• The disorder begins when the sufferer worries too much.

• The disorder begins with a random, physical attack of anxiety.

• The disorder begins because of a specific fear of something.

• The disorder begins after years of keeping emotions inside.

Which of the following would be used to treat someone with a panic disorder?

• psychotherapy

• medication

• There is no effective treatment method today.

• Both a & b

Louise suffers from a simple phobia. Therefore,

• her phobia will be easily cured.

• her fear can be cured with antipsychotic drugs.

• she has a fear of a specific object or situation.

• she does not know the origin of her fear.

What is the main difference between a panic attack and a phobia?

• Panic attacks will disrupt someone's life more.

• Panic attacks are not associated with psychological factors, but phobias are associated with psychological factors.

• Panic attacks are more general and can happen anywhere; phobias are a response to something specific.

• Only phobias will respond to medication.

Millie suffers from agoraphobia. Which of the following will most likely apply?

• Millie becomes anxious if she travels farther than three blocks from her house.

• Millie becomes anxious in crowds.

• Millie becomes anxious when she leaves her house.

• All of the above.

• a & c only

Which of the following is considered a compulsion?

• checking twenty times to see if the front door is locked

• thinking about a song over and over again

• feeling anxiety when spinning on a carnival ride

• all of the above