Take a Diagnostic Exam ❮ 27
- Although your friend thinks there is nothing
wrong with her, you are concerned with her behav-
ior of unplugging every electrical item in her house
every time she leaves, including all lamps, radios,
the television, toaster, clocks, and telephones. Her
behavior might be considered abnormal because
(A) she doesn’t know right from wrong
(B) it is atypical and violates cultural norms
(C) she thinks it interferes with her everyday life
(D) it is insane
(E) it is dangerous
- Which of the following perspectives attributes
abnormal behavior to failure to resolve uncon-
scious conflicts?
(A) biological
(B) behavioral
(C) psychoanalytic
(D) humanistic
(E) evolutionary
- Narcissistic personality disorder is characterized by
(A) unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of
other people
(B) lack of interest in social relationships
(C) a grandiose sense of one’s own importance
(D) instability revolving around problems of
mood and thought processes
(E) pleasure-seeking, shallow feelings, lack of
conscience
- David thought he heard a dog telling him to kill
people. Hearing the dog talking is an example of
(A) a hallucination
(B) a delusion
(C) inappropriate affect
(D) incoherent speech
(E) palsy
- The intent of the DSM-5 is chiefly to
(A) classify psychological disorders
(B) treat psychological disorders
(C) prevent physiological disorders
(D) cure psychological disorders
(E) diagnose physiological disorders
- One common characteristic among many people
with antisocial personality disorder is that they
tend to
(A) be young women with connections to gang
violence
(B) lack remorse or shame
(C) fall in love easily
(D) appear nervous and insecure
(E) suffer from a psychological disorder
- Which of the following is a positive symptom of
schizophrenia?
(A) catatonia
(B) reduced speech
(C) social withdrawal
(D) delusions
(E) flat affect
- OCD is most commonly found in
(A) adults aged 70+
(B) adults aged 30–50
(C) teens and young adults
(D) college graduates
(E) preadolescent children
- The American Psychiatric Association’s DSM-5
(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders)
(A) is meant to be used by psychiatrists, but not
psychologists
(B) describes the causes of a variety of mental
disorders
(C) explains why homosexuality should be con-
sidered a mental disorder
(D) contains case illustrations to help diagnosti-
cians identify a client’s disorder
(E) defines categories of mental disorders in terms
of symptoms
- Which is a behavioral therapy that has proven
successful in treating phobias?
(A) electroconvulsive shock treatment
(B) group therapy
(C) psychosurgery
(D) systematic desensitization
(E) rational emotive therapy
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