Mods 65-69 Practice Quiz

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

Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder?

• Agoraphobia
• Panic Disorder
• Illness Anxiety Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Fran was sitting on the bus when she suddenly felt overwhelmed. Her heart started racing, her legs began to feel weak, and her body trembled. She thought she was losing her mind. Fran's symptoms indicate that she has:

• Schizophrenia
• Panic Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder

Agoraphobia is the fear of:

• Heights
• Being embarrassed or judged by others
• Being in places with no escape
• Speaking in public

The theory that states that mental disorders develop when a biological predisposition to the disorder is set off by stressful circumstances is:

• Cognitive-behavioral model
• Medical model
• Diathesis-stress model
• Bio-Psycho-Social model

Which model of psychopathology proposes that mental illness is the result of disease or injury?

• bio-psycho-social model
• diathesis-stress model
• medical model
• statistical model

Constant fear that is irrational and caused by a specific object or situation.

• Specific phobia
• Dysthymic disorder
• Mass hysteria
• Conduct disorder

An obsession is...

• a repeated thought.
• refusing to give up something like stalking an ex.
• something you really love.
• a bad habit.

Which of the following is a compulsion?

• a song stuck in your head
• checking the door is locked 3 times per hour
• smoking cigarettes 
• replaying an argument in your head

When a person relives a severely upsetting event in unwanted recurring memories and dreams, they might be diagnosed with:

• generalized anxiety disorder
• obsessive compulsive disorder
• posttraumatic stress disorder
  
• panic disorder