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Test Bank: Psychology Applied to Modern Life Adjustment in
the 21st Century 12th Edition by Weiten - Ch. 1-16,
9781305968479, with Rationales

People with unipolar disorders experience ________; people with bipolar disorders experience
________.
a. alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
b. depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
c. mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
d. alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously - ANSWER:b.
depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania

People who lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory and experience disruptions
in their sense of identity, would most likely be considered as having which of the following types of
disorders?
a. Schizophrenia
b. Anxiety disorders
c. Dissociative disorders
d. Somatoform disorders - ANSWER:c. Dissociative disorders

Recent studies have found psychological disorders in roughly ________ % of the population.
a. 5 to 15
b. 15 to 25
c. 25 to 35
d. 35 to 45 - ANSWER:d. 35 to 45

The famous industrialist Howard Hughes devised extraordinary rituals to minimize the possibility of
being contaminated by germs. For example, he would sometimes spend hours methodically cleaning
a telephone. Hughes's behavior exemplifies which of the following disorders?
a. Agoraphobia
b. Panic disorder
c. Generalized anxiety disorder
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANSWER:d. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

The process of distinguishing one illness from another is called:
a. diagnosis.
b. etiology.
c. prognosis.
d. somatization. - ANSWER:a. diagnosis.

The fear of snakes and spiders is very common in people. Seligman (1971) would probably explain this
with the idea of:
a. experience.
b. learning history.
c. ego comparison history.
d. preparedness. - ANSWER:d. preparedness.

Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship between stress and anxiety
disorders?
a. High stress may help precipitate the onset of anxiety disorders.
b. People with anxiety disorders tend to be unaffected by stress.
c. The relationship between stress and anxiety disorders is largely a myth.
d. Stress appears to exert its influence on the severity, rather than the onset, of anxiety disorders. -
ANSWER:a. High stress may help precipitate the onset of anxiety disorders.

, Psychosomatic diseases involve:
a. the deliberate faking of physical illness.
b. a pseudo-illness caused by psychological factors.
c. genuine physical ailments caused in part of psychological factors.
d. a tendency to misinterpret minor body changes as indicative of serious illness. - ANSWER:c. genuine
physical ailments caused in part of psychological factors.

Sarah hears voices that tell her to shoot Dr. Laura. She is experiencing:
a. delusions.
b. compulsions.
c. a phobic reaction.
d. hallucinations. - ANSWER:d. hallucinations.

Interpersonal roots of depression include all of the following except:
a. inadequate social skills.
b. attracting a supportive social network.
c. alienating others by asking for reassurances about their relationships and self-worth.
d. gravitating toward partners who view them unfavorably. - ANSWER:b. attracting a supportive social
network.

Some clinicians maintain that most cases of dissociative identity disorder are rooted in:
a. early reinforcement for avoiding reality.
b. a genetic predisposition for engaging in fantasy.
c. a deficiency in certain neurotransmitters in the brain.
d. severe emotional trauma that occurred during childhood. - ANSWER:d. severe emotional trauma
that occurred during childhood.

The current classification system for psychological disorders (DSM-IV):
a. avoids giving people potentially stigmatizing diagnostic labels.
b. contains fewer disorders than previous systems, making it easier to use.
c. recognizes the importance of information other than a traditional diagnostic label.
d. provides specific criteria that allow therapists to classify individuals simply as normal or abnormal. -
ANSWER:c. recognizes the importance of information other than a traditional diagnostic label.

Which of these is NOT a criterion for abnormal behavior?
a. Deviance
b. Maladaptive behavior
c. Personal distress
d. Bizarre behavior - ANSWER:d. Bizarre behavior

Compulsion is to "action" as obsession is to:
a. fear.
b. thought.
c. emotion.
d. behavior. - ANSWER:b. thought.

Sergio has just entered treatment for bipolar disorder, and he is informed that most patients respond
to drug treattment within a month. This information represents:
a. a prognosis.
b. an etiology.
c. a histology.
d. a concordance. - ANSWER:a. prognosis.

agoraphobia - ANSWER:A fear of going out to public places

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