WorksheetsAbnormal Psychology
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following describes the idea that psychological disorders can be diagonsed and treated?
Taijin-kyosfusho
The DSM
The medical model
The biospcyosocial approach
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
Patient D has grandiose feelings. He thinks his ideals are superior to all others. He has started his own cult and convinced his followers he is a prophet. Patient B may be suffering from?
Phobia
Narcissism
Anxiety
Schizophrenia
What are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called?
delusions of guilt
delusions of grandeur
delusions of persecution
delusions of influence
One cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the ________ personality disorder.
avoidant
narcissistic
schizoid
antisocial
Hawwa cuts her arms when overwhelmed by emotion, abruptly changes from laughter to anger, and needs constant reassurance from others to feel any sense of self worth. She most likely has ____ disorder.
Dissociative Identity
Major Depressive
Borderline Personality
Bipolar
Mental health professionals agree that all of the following are criteria for abnormal behavior EXCEPT ____.
Difference
Dysfunction
Deviance
Danger
Ali’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships. In this case, Ali has a disorder because his behavior is:
dangerous.
common.
medically based.
dysfunctional.
If researchers discovered that genetically influenced abnormalities in brain structure contribute to bipolar disorder, this would most clearly add credibility to:
the DSM-V.
the medical model.
the social-cognitive perspective.
psychoanalytic theory.
From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.
operant conditioning; observational learning
classical conditioning; reinforcement
operant conditioning; reinforcement
classical conditioning; observational learning
