Psychology: A Self-Teaching Guide

Abnormal Psychology: Exploring Mental Disorders 227

SELF-TEST

1. One of the following is nota criterion that helps mental health professionals
   to identify the presence of a mental disorder.
   a. Suffering
   b. Self-destructive behavior
   c. Creative behavior
   d. Illogical behavior


2. Axis 1 of DSM-IV refers to
   a. psychosocial problems
   b. medical conditions
   c. global assessment of functioning
   d. clinical syndromes


3. One of the chief features of a generalized anxiety disorder is
   a. highly specific fears
   b. free-floating anxiety
   c. magical rituals
   d. post-traumatic stress


4. Pseudoneurological symptoms tend to be associated with
   a. hypochondriacal disorders
   b. obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
   c. pain disorder
   d. conversion disorder


5. The presentation of two or more selves is associated with
   a. psychogenic fugue
   b. dissociative identity disorder (DID)
   c. depersonalization disorder
   d. schizophrenia


6. Unrealistic elation associated with wild, irrational ideas and a general loss of
   self-control describes what state?
   a. The euphoria syndrome
   b. Blissful ecstasy
   c. Mania
   d. Dysthymia


7. Delusions are
   a. false beliefs
   b. false perceptions
   c. valid cognitive content
   d. reliable sensations