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Part I:

Question 1 Which theorist is associated with the study of learned helplessness?

Question 2 Approximately how many people are hospitalized for schizophrenia in a given year?

Question 3 Ceci has a depressive attributional style. This means that when she fails, she is likely to make which types of attributions?

Question 4 Regarding dissociative disorders, which of the following statements is false?

Question 5 A diathesis is a

Question 6 Angelique has not left her house for two years. She is completely terrified of going out. Based on this description, she is probably suffering from

Question 7 Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

Question 8 A woman walks into a police station. She has no identification and reports that she was walking down the street with no sense of who she is or how she got there. She is referred to a neurologist who finds no physical explanation for her condition. This description sounds like a case of

Question 9 Felicia reports that she is hearing voices that continually demean and belittle her. By what criterion is her behavior considered abnormal?

Question 10 Regarding major depressive disorder,

Question 11 Approximately what percentage of American adults has a diagnosable psychological disorder at some point in their life?

Question 12 According to Freud, abnormal behavior results from

Question 13 Dissociative identity disorder is commonly referred to as

Question 14 All but which of the following have been implicated in the development of borderline personality disorder?

Question 15 In experiments with Little Albert, Watson demonstrated

Question 16 Because the anxiety is not tied to any particular object in generalized anxiety disorder, this type of anxiety is often described as

Question 17 In explaining the development of schizophrenia, the diathesis-­stress model emphasizes

Question 18 Charmaine Coltraine is preoccupied with fears that she has a terrible health problem. Coltraine's fears are characteristic of

Question 19 Which model of abnormal behavior is the most comprehensive?

Question 20 Bonnie has been feeling extremely sad for the last two months. She has difficulty getting out of bed to face the day and has lost interest in formerly pleasurable activities. Occasionally, she thinks about committing suicide. She sounds like she may be suffering from ________ disorder.

Part II:

Question 1 Twin and adoptee studies provide strong evidence for a __________ factor involved in anxiety disorders.

Question 2 A breakdown in the logical structure of thinking and speech, revealed in the form of a loosening of associations, best describes which psychological disorder?

Question 3 The type of psychological disorder that attracted Sigmund Freud to the study of psychological factors in abnormal behavior would now be called

Question 4 Which of the following is not one of the criteria used by psychologists to determine whether a behavior is abnormal?

Question 5 Behavior that violates established social norms or standards describes which of the following criteria for determining abnormal behavior?

Question 6 Regarding gender and suicide, which of the following statements is true?

Question 7 Gina believes that she is the secret love child of the late Princess Diana and singer Elton John. Since she really is not their child, Gina's belief would be considered a(n)

Question 8 The cognitive model of panic disorder focuses on misinterpretations of

Question 9 Which theorist is associated with the study of learned helplessness?

Question 10 Ted has antisocial personality disorder. It is likely that Ted shows abnormal functioning in which part of his brain?

Question 11 Approximately what percentage of men could be classified as having antisocial personality disorder?

Question 12 In experiments with Little Albert, Watson demonstrated

Question 13 Tatiana is a schizophrenia patient with delusional thinking. Based on this description, what is Tatianamost likely experiencing?

Question 14 The irrational or excessive fear of enclosed spaces is called

Question 15 George was committed to a psychiatric hospital after he was caught happily shopping at the local supermarket without any clothes on. By what criterion is George's behavior considered abnormal?

Question 16 Other factors being equal, which person is at highest risk for suicide?

Question 17 The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) uses the term _____ to describe abnormal patterns of behavior.

Question 18 Attempts to understand the biological basis of depression has linked it to imbalances in

Question 19 Whenever Fritz leaves his house, he has a nagging thought that he is forgetting something. He goes back to check that he has turned off the water and stove and locked the door. Some days, it takes Fritz over an hour to actually leave the house. This sounds like a case of

Question 20 Personality disorders are a cluster of psychological disorders

Part III:

Question 1 Regarding genetic factors in schizophrenia, which of the following statements is false?

Question 2 Schizophrenia follows a _______ and typically develops _______.

Question 3 Which anxiety disorder has the highest lifetime prevalence in the population?

Question 4 Delusions of ______ describe the most common theme among schizophrenia patients.

Question 5 The secondary gain of conversion symptoms refers most closely to which of the following?

Question 6 All but which of the following have been implicated in the development of borderline personality disorder?

Question 7 Perhaps the earliest idea regarding abnormal behavior was that

Question 8 All but which of the following statements describes antisocial personality disorder?

Question 9 Eleanor is a quiet 41­year­old housewife. Occasionally, she seems to "become" a 14­ year­old male juvenile delinquent. Other times she "becomes" a 52­year­old, foulmouthed alcoholic. This sounds like a textbook case of

Question 10 According to Freud, psychological symptoms

Question 11 The patterns of behavior in personality disorders are, in many cases,

Question 12 Pablo has an intense fear of giving oral presentations in class. He also is very fearful of dating. Based on this description, he is probably suffering from

Question 13 Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is true?

Question 14 Jurgen has been diagnosed as having a phobia. This means that Jurgen experiences

Question 15 The cognitive model of panic disorder focuses on misinterpretations of

Question 16 A diathesis is a

Question 17 Bertram suffers from schizophrenia with symptoms of catatonia. Sometimes he seems to "freeze up" in an unusual body position for hours at a time. This particular symptom is called

Question 18 Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

Question 19 Perceptions are to _____ as beliefs are to ______.

Question 20 Personality disorders are a cluster of psychological disorders

Part IV:

Question 1 Gina believes that she is the secret love child of the late Princess Diana and singer Elton John. Since she really is not their child, Gina's belief would be considered a(n)

Question 2 Which of the following individuals exhibits behaviors that would be considered maladaptive?

Question 3 Approximately what percentage of men could be classified as having antisocial personality disorder?

Question 4 Regarding major depression, which of the following statements is false?

Question 5 Nagging, intrusive thoughts are called ______, and repetitive or ritual behaviors are called ______.

Question 6 Regarding the diathesis­stress model, which of the following statements is false?

Question 7 In the diathesis­stress model of explaining schizophrenia, which of the following factors would represent a psychosocial influence?

Question 8 Phobias develop through associations of aversive stimuli with previously neutral stimuli. This expresses the ______ explanation of phobia development.

Question 9 Fannie goes to a humanist therapist. When she talks about her frustrations with attempting to satisfy other people's demands, her therapist may suggest that Fannie's attempts could lead to

Question 10 All but which of the following statements describes antisocial personality disorder?

Question 11 The disorder that most resembles common notions of insanity, madness, or lunacy is

Question 12 Regarding gender and suicide, which of the following statements is true?

Question 13 The most common form of hallucinations in schizophrenia is

Question 14 Genetic studies demonstrate that the concordance rate for schizophrenia is

Question 15 Other factors being equal, which person is at highest risk for suicide?

Question 16 Perceptions are to _____ as beliefs are to ______.

Question 17 George was committed to a psychiatric hospital after he was caught happily shopping at the local supermarket without any clothes on. By what criterion is George's behavior considered abnormal?

Question 18 Major support for the sociocultural model of abnormal behavior is provided by evidence that

Question 19 Which of the following describes a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

Question 20 Hallucinations are

Part V:

Question 1 Exaggerating the importance of negative events or personal flaws describes which type of cognitive distortion?

Question 2 Other factors being equal, which person is at highest risk for suicide?

Question 3 Because the anxiety is not tied to any particular object in generalized anxiety disorder, this type of anxiety is often described as

Question 4 Regarding causes of suicide, which of the following statements is false?

Question 5 Schizophrenia follows a _______ and typically develops _______.

Question 6 All of the following are criticisms of the DSM except

Question 7 Perceptions are to _____ as beliefs are to ______.

Question 8 Personality disorders are a cluster of psychological disorders

Question 9 The sociocultural model explains abnormal behavior in terms of

Question 10 Regarding major depressive disorder,

Question 11 Which theorists are associated with the humanistic model of understanding behavior?

Question 12 What is the approximate prevalence of bipolar disorder in the adult U.S. population?

Question 13 Hallucinations are

Question 14 Regarding cross­cultural differences in schizophrenia, which of the following statements is true?

Question 15 In schizophrenia, behavioral excesses are to ______ as behavioral deficits are to ______.

Question 16 A stereotypical man with antisocial personality disorder is likely to have been raised in a home characterized by

Question 17 Attempts to understand the biological basis of depression has linked it to imbalances in

Question 18 Gina believes that she is the secret love child of the late Princess Diana and singer Elton John. Since she really is not their child, Gina's belief would be considered a(n)

Question 19 Which of the following statements regarding criteria for determining abnormal behavior is false?

Question 20 A woman walks into a police station. She has no identification and reports that she was walking down the street with no sense of who she is or how she got there. She is referred to a neurologist who finds no physical explanation for her condition.