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Stressor |
In the face of fear, someone is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted view of the world. This person is showing which of the following fear responses? |
Emotional |
A student who turns pale and feels nauseated when called on to speak in class is experiencing a(n) ______ response to stress. |
Physical |
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Endocrine |
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Sympathetic Nervous System |
Imagine that you just had a “close call” while driving, but now you feel your body returning to normal. Which part of your nervous system is controlling this return to normalcy? |
parasympathetic nervous system |
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sympathetic nervous system. |
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adrenal. |
Which of the following accurately describes the sympathetic nervous system pathway of the stress response? |
The hypothalamus excites the sympathetic nervous system which excites body organs to release hormones that serve as neurotransmitters, producing even more arousal. |
I am generally a calm, relaxed person. If you are generally a tense, excitable person, we differ in: |
trait anxiety. |
Some people are stimulated by exciting, potentially dangerous activities that terrify others. These varying reactions represent differences in: |
state anxiety. |
Posttraumatic stress disorders: |
last longer than a month. |
A pattern of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and flashbacks that begins shortly after a horrible event and persists for less than a month is called: |
acute stress disorder. |
Which of the following is the best example of “reduce responsiveness” as it relates to posttraumatic stress disorder? |
feeling detached or estranged from others and loss of interest in activities |
Which of the following does not characterize stress disorders? |
a compulsive need to engage in activities that remind one of the event |
Which of the following is the most common experience for a veteran of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars? |
seeing friends seriously wounded or killed |
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1/6 |
A torture victim who is subjected to threats of death, mock executions, and degradation is experiencing what type of torture? |
psychological |
Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between biology and stress? |
Arousal generated by trauma leads to stress disorders, which may produce more brain changes. |
A combat veteran undergoing “eye movement desensitization and reprocessing” is experiencing which general form of therapy? |
exposure therapy |
A 35-year-old woman hobbles into the office of a physician complaining of a debilitating illness that has robbed her of the use of her left leg and right arm. The physician finds no physical basis for her symptoms. She appears totally unaware that the cause of her symptoms may be psychological. The diagnosis would be: |
conversion disorder. |
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adolescence. |
If a person complains of a wide variety of physical symptoms over a period of time in the absence of a physical basis for the symptoms, the diagnosis would likely be: |
somatization disorder. |
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pain disorder associated with psychological factors. |
Which of the following is likely to be useful in distinguishing hysterical somatoform disorders from true medical problems? |
the failure of a condition to develop as expected |
Which of the following is an example of malingering? |
intentionally faking a tic in order to avoid military service |
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a factitious disorder. |
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a factitious disorder. |
Which of the following is a primary characteristic of an individual with Munchausen syndrome by proxy? |
emotionally needy |
If a person were experiencing numerous physical complaints, visiting doctors frequently, and expressed great concern about normal bodily symptoms, one would most likely suspect: |
hypochondriasis. |
People who become preoccupied with some imagined or exaggerated defect in their appearance suffer from a: |
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Dysmorphophobia is a somatoform disorder characterized by: |
preoccupation with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance. |
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they can't explain how the gains can outweigh the pain of the disorder. |
A cognitive theorist would be most likely to say which of the following about hysterical disorders? |
The patient is otherwise unable to communicate difficult emotions. |
Albert had finally had enough of his inability to walk, and he went to a psychologist who told him there was nothing medically wrong. This therapy was based on: |
confrontation. |
Dissociative disorders: |
involve major changes in memory |
In the most common type of dissociative amnesia, a person loses memory for: |
all events beginning with the trauma but within a limited period of time. |
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episodic; semantic |
Someone who is experiencing “doubling” is: |
feeling like his or her mind is floating above him or her. |
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someone who believes that events are generally under his or her control |
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mania. |
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sadness and euphoria. |
Which of the following is the least common form of a mood disorder? |
full manic episodes with no depressive episodes |
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experiences of sadness and anger |
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lack of desire to eat |
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motivational |
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physical |
To be classified as having a major depressive episode, depression must last for a period of at least: |
two weeks. |
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postpartum |
If a biochemical imbalance were the cause of a person's depression, the latest research would lead us to expect that person to have: |
an abnormality in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine. |
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regression to the oral stage. |
Which of the following people is showing introjection? |
a person who directs feelings of grief for a lost loved one toward himself |
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increased levels of melatonin. |
Behaviorists explain the downward spiral of depression by theorizing that: |
depressed behavior leads to even fewer opportunities for social rewards. |
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negative interpretation of events. |
Which of the following is not true of the correlation between marital status and depression? |
Depression is about as common among those who are widowed as those who are separated or divorced. |
People experiencing mania: |
want excitement and companionship. |
The difference between bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder is |
the severity of the manic episodes. |
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her age |
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serotonin |
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talk to friends/family |
A therapist using free association and dream interpretation discovers that as a small child her patient had been left alone by her mother on several occasions, and concludes that the patient is experiencing unipolar depression. The therapist is most likely from which orientation? |
psychodynamic |
Which statement about the treatment of mood disorders is the least accurate? |
Research shows that psychodynamic therapy is highly effective in treating mood disorders. |
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physicians |
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behavioral therapy. |
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Beck and cognitive therapy |
In cognitive behavior therapy, the process of altering or challenging primary attitudes is similar to: |
conducting an experiment. |
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dream that the person is still alive or “see” the person. |
Which of the following is the best example of interpersonal role transition? |
going away to college for the first time |
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interpersonal deficits. |
About what percentage of people receiving treatment for depression are in dysfunctional relationships? |
50% |
Today, electroconvulsive therapy: |
also involves the use of muscle relaxants. |
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psychotic patients |
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MAO inhibitors. |
Apparently tricyclics work by: |
blocking the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin. |
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social problems. |
Of the following, the treatment that is the most effective with different types of depression is: |
cognitive therapy. |
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when a severely depressed patient does not respond to other therapies. |
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despite the success of cognitive therapy. |
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more effective than it actually is. |
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700,000 |
What is a parasuicide? |
a failed attempt to commit suicide |
Ignoring fatigue, a driver finally falls asleep at the wheel, crashes, and dies. The driver's death would most accurately be described as: |
self-inflicted but not suicide. |
In his definition of suicide, Schneidman includes all of the following factors except that it: |
results from depression or emotional distress. |
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intend to end their lives with their action. |
Bobby plays chicken by aiming his car at a bridge abutment, then veering off at the last second. Bobby is an example of what Shneidman refers to as a: |
death darer |
What is the critical way in which death initiators differ from other categories, according to Shneidman? |
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Retrospective analysis involves: |
gathering information about a suicide victim's past. |
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The degree of one's devoutness is a more important predictor of suicide than one's specific religion. |
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use of firearms |
Commonly observed triggers for suicide include all of the following except: |
being in therapy. |
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War vets are about twice as likely to commit suicide as similar nonveterans. |
All of the following are examples of immediate stress except: |
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someone who had been in poor health for years and is now terminal |
A person who sees life in “right or wrong” “all or none” terms is engaging in: |
dichotomous thinking. |
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Guilt or Sadness |
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someone who is depressed and dependent on alcohol |
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feelings of demoralization. |
What kind of theory is Durkheim's theory of suicide? |
sociocultural |
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honors those who kill themselves for a higher good. |
Biological researchers have found a link between suicide and: |
low levels of serotonin. |
The “typical” child who commits suicide is a: |
boy who understands what death really is. |
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None of these statements are true. |
A developing body of research shows that antidepressant use in children and adolescents: |
increases suicide risk for some individuals, but decreases the overall suicide risk. |
Most theories which seek to explain why the rate of teenage suicide is increasing focus on: |
social changes. |
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typically involves medical and psychological care. |
A typical caller to an urban suicide prevention center is: |
young, female, African American. |
The most helpful explanation for suicide, particularly regarding the general background factors and triggers of suicides, comes from the ______ perspective. |
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