Psychology

Anxiety is the result of repressed traumatic childhood experiences.

• Psychodymanic perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Behavioral perspective

• Biological perspective

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.

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

Ryan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships.  In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:

•  dangerous.

•  common.

•  medically based.

• dysfunctional. 

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

a type of fixation that causes one to approach a problem the same way that has been successful in the past is called your

• echoic memory

• mental set

• mental capacity

• Ebbinghaus Curve

Which psychological perspective focuses on the role of learning in explaining observable behavior?

• Psychodynamic perspective

• Cognitive perspective

• Behavioral perspective

• Biological perspective

What is the primary focus of social psychology?

• The study of individual differences

• The study of mental disorders

• The study of how people influence and relate to one another

• The study of brain functions

Which term describes the discomfort we feel when our thoughts are inconsistent with our actions?

• Cognitive dissonance

• Social loafing

• Groupthink

• Conformity