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WorksheetsAP Psych-Disorders and Therapy
Total questions: 111
Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins
Tommy experiences persistent thoughts urging him to harm himself. These thoughts are most likely
Delusions
Hallucinations
Obsessions
Compulsions
Comorbidity is when
a person is likely to die from the symptoms of the disorder
two or more disorders tend to occur in the same person
two related people experience the same disorder
disorders are not able to be treated by standard procedures
Insight Therapies focus on
the person finding the cause of their problem or issue, likely with psychoanalysis
changing the person's behaviors, like with counterconditioning
cognitive challenges to unacceptable thoughts and self-talk
biomedical therapies and psychosurgeries
Of the listed disorders which one is the most common reason people seek mental health help is
Schizophrenia
Autism
Panic Disorder
Depression
One negative symptom of schizophrenia would be
delusions
hallucinations
flat affect (emotion)
disorganized speech
Which of the following best confronts negative thoughts and negative moods of depression?
family therapy
psychoanalytic therapy
gestalt therapy
behavioral-cognitive therapy
generalized anxiety disorder.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
dissociative disorder.
What is the name of the most widely used classification scheme for psychological disorders?
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
California Personality Inventory
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What is the usual cause of dissociative amnesia?
traumatic event
severe head injury
genetic factors
all of the above
A person with dissociative identity disorder has
frequent panic attacks.
two or more personalities.
impulses to commit socially unacceptable behavior.
amnesia about personal information and past events.
According to psychoanalytic theory, people dissociate in order to
compensate for brain injuries.
repress unacceptable urges.
fake an illness.
all of the above
At what age does schizophrenia typically first appear?
infancy
childhood
young adult
middle age
Someone who is reluctant to take responsibility for his or her life and fears being left alone might suffer from what personality disorder?
borderline personality disorder
narcissistic personality disorder
dependent personality disorder
schizoid personality disorder
A patient with symptoms of depression is working with a psychologist and reports that he has no meaningful relationships and no skills that allow him to make friends. The psychologist determines that the patient's beliefs and lack of interpersonal skills are the primary contributors to his depression. Which of the following treatments is the psychologist most likely to use?
Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT)
Electroconvulsive therapy
psychoanalysis
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
Which model (explanation) of OCD might be a better fit than the neural explanation alone?
Diathesis-stress
Developmental-social
Deeply-serious
How does the medical model describe psychological disorders?
As sicknesses that need to be diagnosed and cured.
As maladaptive responses to a troubling environment.
As learned habits that need to be extinguished.
What can be determined about the DSM if three different clinicians using DSM-5 guidelines give a specific patient the same diagnosis?
It is reliable.
It is valid.
What did the Rosenhan study illustrate?
The dangers of the medical model.
The dangers of hallucinations.
The dangers of diagnostic labels.
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Feelings of apprehension and fear without warning or explanation.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Phobia
Dissociative Disorder
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Repeated, distressing dreams and intrusive memories of a life-threatening experience.
Agoraphobia
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Alternating between states of lethargic hopelessness and wild overexcitement.
Conversion Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Hallucinations, delusions, catatonia, and excess levels of dopamine.
Borderline Personality Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
Bulimia
Schizophrenia
How would you best describe a compulsion?
Persistent fears
Repetitive behaviors
False beliefs
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Symptoms take on a bodily form without apparent physical cause.
Conversion Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities.
Schizophrenia
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Mood Disorder
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Frequent overeating followed by vomiting in an attempt to control weight.
Bulimia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa
Obesity
Hypermetabolism
Evaluate the following symptoms and determine which disorder would most likely be diagnosed: Dishonest behavior, repeated trouble with authority figures, an absence of remorse.
Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Histrionic Personality Disorder
Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
What does it mean for a therapist to take an eclectic approach to therapy?
They prescribe the use of drugs as part of psychotherapy.
They use a variety of psychological theories and therapeutic approaches.
They use both token economies and behavior therapies.
Which therapist would likely try to understand a psychological disorder by exploring childhood experiences?
A psychoanalyst
A behavior therapist
A humanistic therapist
According to Freud, what is occurring if a patient is hesitant to free associate?
Transference
Resistance
Systematic Desensitization
Which of the following is a counter-conditioning technique?
Free Association
Unconditonal Positive Regard
Aversive Conditioning
Why are Prozac, Zoloft, and Paxil called SSRI's?
They speed recovery from episodes of depression.
They slow the normal reabsorption of excess serotonin from synapses.
They successfully level the emotional highs and lows of bipolar disorder.
