PY 201 14-16

The belief that you ________ is an example of a delusion.

What kind of symptoms involves reflecting noticeable decreases and absences in certain behaviors, emotions, or drives?

If Laura has bipolar disorder, then she ________.

A psychological disorder is a ________.

Miguel worries excessively about things beyond his control, and his worries often interfere with his life. He avoids driving because he worries about car accidents. He calls his parents twice a day because he worries they are dead. He checks his credit card statement three times a day because he worries about identity theft. Miguel probably suffers from ________.

Jerry allows others to take over and run his life. He is submissive and clings to those around him. He cannot make decisions without advice and reassurance from others, probably because he lacks self-confidence. He finds it impossible to do things on his own, and he feels uncomfortable and helpless when he is alone. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Jerry's personality?

A recent study compared the vaccination histories of 256 children with autism spectrum disorder with that of 752 control children across three time periods during their first two years of life. Researchers found that ________.

What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?

Donna exhibits two separate personalities, each well-defined and distinct from one another, so Dr. Paulson diagnosed Donna with ________ disorder.

Which of the following statements about autism spectrum disorder is incorrect?

Schizophrenia is considered a ________ disorder.

Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of schizotypal personality disorder?

The ________ model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.

________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.

Mae notices that her daughter, Natalie, is extremely preoccupied with the freckles on her nose. Mae can barely see the freckles, but Natalie spends hours in front of the mirror and recently declared that her nose is deformed and she is ugly. She spent her entire weekend applying products to eliminate the freckles, and she recently announced her plans to save money for plastic surgery. Mae believes her daughter may have a ________ disorder.

Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?

Which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?

Etiology is another word for ________.

Fidel suddenly wanders away from his home and experiences confusion about his identity. Fidel may be experiencing a(n) ________.

Joffrey talks and moves slowly. When asked a question, he answers slowly in monotone monosyllables, if he answers at all. Joffrey is experiencing psychomotor________.

Who argued that the notion of mental illness was invented by society (and the mental health establishment) to stigmatize and subjugate people whose behavior violates accepted social and legal norms?

A psychological disorder is a ________.

________ is a subtype of depression in which a person experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder only during a particular time of year.

Which of the following is an example of avolition?

What is comorbidity?

Which of the following is an example of a diathesis-stress model?

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "Acrophobia is characterized by intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations in which it might be difficult to escape or receive help if one experiences symptoms of a panic attack."

Veena's thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors are impaired to the point where she is unable to function normally in life. She experiences significant difficulties in many day-to-day activities, such as holding a job, paying bills, grooming, maintaining personal hygiene, and sustaining relationships. Which of the following disorders is Veena living with?

________ have over 85% of the l,669 federally designated mental health professional shortage areas.

What kind of family therapy involves the therapist guiding the therapy session and developing treatment plans for each family member's specific problem?

Which kind of therapy involves a therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors?

Aversive conditioning is a ________.

Which term refers to the fact that the therapist cannot disclose private communications to any third party unless mandated or permitted by law to do so?

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In aversion therapy, a therapist seeks to treat clients' fears or anxiety by presenting them with the object or situation that causes their problem, with the idea that they will eventually get used to it.

Who developed client-centered therapy?

During the therapist's first meeting with the client, called ________, the therapist gathers specific information to address the client's immediate needs.

In the free association technique of psychoanalysis, the ________.

Addiction is often viewed as a(an) ________ disease.

Antipsychotic medicines were first introduced in ________.

What did a 2006 special report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) suggest about the amount of mental illness in the criminal justice system?

Which group is play therapy often used to treat?

Which of the following is a benefit of group therapy?

Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of ________.

Svetlana admires her boss, Helga. One day Helga forgets her briefcase and Svetlana loses all admiration for Helga. Svetlana thinks that a boss is either always perfect or not worthy of admiration. What kind of cognitive distortion is this?

Lana is late for dinner with her parents. They don't care, but she thinks this is a catastrophe—an inaccurate view of the situation that leads her to feel bad about herself. In this example, what represents the cognitive distortion?

Harlow is eight years old. She sees Dr. Gardener every Friday at 11:00 a.m. Their sessions involve Dr. Gardener watching Harlow interact with stuffed animals and other toys. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

Ocean Therapy involves group discussion and ________.

Which treatment modality involves 5-10 people with the same issue or concern meeting together with a trained clinician?

Which of the following explains why most psychiatric hospitals emphasize short-term care?

Who led the reform efforts for mental health care in the United States?

Deinstitutionalization refers to the ________.

What is the emphasis in humanistic therapy?

Repeated drug use and/or alcohol use after a period of improvement from substance abuse is called ________.

Rafael is in therapy, and one of his goals is to overcome his pessimistic attitude. His therapist helps him eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress. For example, he helps Rafael learn to not overgeneralize his likelihood of failing his sociology class based on doing poorly on his first exam. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation does this exemplify?

Humanistic therapy is also called ________ therapy.

A(n) ________ is often triggered by environmental factors, such as air pollution, allergens, cigarette smoke, airway infections, cold air or a sudden change in temperature, and exercise.

Hans Selye's definition of stress is considered a response-based definition because it conceptualizes stress chiefly in terms of the _________.

Which of the following is an example of a diathesis-stress model?

Which classification system is used by most mental health professionals in the United States of America?

A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) _________.

A stressor is likely to be appraised as a threat when someone __________

Who developed biofeedback as a technique to treat combat stress

Which of the following is an example of a secondary appraisal of a stressor?

_________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.

Egon can't pay attention in class. He is easily distracted, won't sit still, and displays poor impulse control. The school counselor suggested that his parents take him to a doctor to have him assessed for

Who argued that the notion of mental illness was invented by society (and the mental health establishment) to stigmatize and subjugate people whose behavior violates accepted social and legal norms?

Who defined stress as, "the response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions"?

Which of the following statements about the male and female experience of stress is true?

Which of the following is a good example of a resource-based definition of stress?

Ashaela is Black, and she is attending a college with a predominately White population. She is the only Black student in several of her classes; last week in her psychology class, another student muttered a racist slur as she passed Ashaela's desk. Ashaela is attempting to cope by talking to her parents about her heritage and joining the Black Student Union on campus. This exemplifies the ________ strategy for coping with racism.

The concept of perceived control refers to ________.

Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Keegan is a police officer. She was recently placed on administrative leave because she was shot during an armed robbery. Since the shooting, she can't stop thinking about how it felt to be shot, she is often angry with her husband, she jumps when she hears a loud noise, and she takes a 15 minute detour when driving home to avoid the neighborhood where it happened. Keegan probably suffers from ________.

Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease because it ________.

What should be changed to make the following statement true? In the general adaptation syndrome, the fight-or-flight reaction describes the body's immediate reaction upon facing a threatening situation or emergency.

Which of the following statements about the relationship between stress and performance is true?

People who reach _________ level of stress feel burned out; they are fatigued, exhausted, and their performance begins to decline.

Noomi seems to live by the "don't sweat the small stuff" concept. She is relaxed, laid-back, and never seems too concerned about meeting deadlines or finishing a to-do list. Noomi has a ___________ personality.

Is anger suppression or anger expression a more effective approach for coping with racism?

A stressor would be appraised as a ________ if someone anticipated that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequences; however, if someone believes that it carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ________.

Optimism is a tendency toward a(n) ________.

Which of the following is an example of eustress?

Which of the following do not contribute to tension headaches?

The relaxation response technique is a stress reduction technique that combines elements of relaxation and ________.

Advice, guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and financial help are all examples of ________.