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Question #1

The Split Brain video had to do with treating what disorder?

A Borderline Personality Disorder

B Depression

C Schizophrenia

D Epilepsy

Question #2

Lily has been experiencing intense, excessive and persistent worry and fear about her daily activities. She has noticed that her heart rate is elevated, she feels tired, often becomes sweaty and has trouble sleeping at night. Lily is most likely suffering from (a/an) ___________________.

A anxiety disorder

B schizophrenia

C personality disorder

D depression

Question #3

From the movie Inside Out, characters personifies our five basic emotions. What are they?

A anger, fear, joy, disgust, and tiredness

B guilt, worry, sadness, joy, and fear

C anger, fear, joy, disgust, and sadness

Question #4

Emotions are more psychological than physiological.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #5

A(n) __________________ reflects “adaptive failure” involving: “impaired sense of self-identity” or “failure to develop interpersonal functioning.”

A psychopathic disorder

B personality disorder

C bipolar disorder

D anxiety disorder

Question #6

In Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems theory, the __________ represents the social and cultural values and the ______________ represents the immediate environment.

A microsystem; macrosystem

B macrosystem; microsystem

Question #7

States of extreme euphoria and energy paired with sever depression characterize _____________ disorder.

A bipolar

B anxiety

Question #8

Repression, regression, displacement and reaction formation are all examples of _______________.

A personality disorders

B defense mechanisms

C Freud’s stages of development

D symptoms of bipolar disorder

Question #9

Mental disorders can be induced by abusing controlled substances.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #10

Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonment is a symptom of

A Depression

B Borderline Personality

C Schizophrenia

D Anxiety

Question #11

The Sensorimotor stage, Preoperational stage, Concrete Operational Stage and Formal Operational stage is the cognitive development theory by

A Piaget

B Bandura

C Freud

D Erikson

Question #12

This stress disorder must last longer than 3 days but not more than 1 month.

A Acute Stress Disorder

B Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Question #13

The behavioral therapy approach uses classical and operant conditioning.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #14

Direct exposure to a traumatic event is a main criteria for Acute Stress Disorder and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #15

Individuals with depression can present with physical symptoms such as chronic pain or digestive issues.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #16

Losing parents, becoming grandparents, and adjusting to home life without children is known as the

A Middle adulthood stage

B Late adulthood stage

Question #17

Memory loss is associated with Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #18

The components of emotion are all of the following except

A Arousal

B Motivation

C Development

D Feelings

Question #19

The major proponents of Humanistic psychology were

A Maslow & Rogers

B Maslow & Freud

C Skinner and Bandura

D Freud & Horney

Question #20

Brain growth and development during the fetal stage of prenatal development is critical for future psychological development.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #21

___________________ is the transferring of one’s feelings for a parent or other authority figure onto the therapist.

A Countertransference

B Transference

Question #22

______________ disorder presents itself through a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic rights of others or major age-appropriate norms are violated.

A Addiction

B Intermittent Explosive

C Conduct

D Oppositional Defiant

Question #23

Repression, Displacement and Projection are examples of

A Defense Mechanisms

B Character traits

C Personality Assessments

D Reaction Formation

Question #24

This includes avoidant, dependent, obsessive-compulsive, stubborn and rigid personality disorders.

A Cluster B

B Cluster D

C Cluster C

D Cluster A

Question #25

Emotions originate in our hypothalamus and our primitive limbic system brain.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #26

___________________ refers to a distinctive collection of traits, specifically – characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving.

A Personality

B Psychoanalysis

Question #27

Identity vs. Confusion is a conflict in whose theory?

A Piaget’s

B Ainsworth’s

C Freud’s

D Erikson’s

Question #28

This occurs when people are persuaded on the basis of factors unrelated to the content of a persuasive message and only on how the message is provided.

A Peripheral Route Processing

B Central Route Processing

Question #29

This includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic and narcissistic personality disorders.

A Cluster C

B Cluster B

C Cluster D

D Cluster A

Question #30

_________________ is psychological discomfort arising from holding inconsistent attitudes, behaviors or cognitions.

A Cognitive Dissonance

B Social cognitions

C Central Route Processing

D Persuasion

Question #31

A physical exam of a patient is almost always completed before a diagnosis of a psychological disorder.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #32

All of the following are part of the Big 5 except

A Neuroticism

B Conscientiousness

C Agreeableness

D Obedience

E Extroversion

Question #33

Historically, mental illness was explained by being possessed by the devil.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #34

__________________ was originally developed by psychologist, Marsha Linehan to treat Borderline Personality Disorder.

A Psychodynamic Therapy

B Humanistic Therapy

C Biomedical Therapy

D Dialectical Behavior Therapy

Question #35

The common goal of psychotherapy is to cure all psychological disorders.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #36

This therapy technique is designed to suddenly confront the patient with the stimulus they fear.

A Flooding

B Positive Reinforcement

C Psychodynamic

D Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Question #37

The secondary drives of motivation are hunger, thirst, sleep and sex.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #38

Secure, Avoidant, Resistant/Ambivalent and Disorganized are all factors of the __________ theory.

A Social learning

B Attachment

C Development

D Behavior

Question #39

Instinct theory of ________________ means that people and animals are predisposed with behaviors essential to their survival.

A Motivation

B Emotions

C Environment

D Biology

Question #40

Physical appearance is a major component of the Halo Effect.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #41

The Hierarchy of Needs is part of the Humanist movement.

A TRUE

B FALSE

Question #42

Emotional signs of too much __________ can result in depression, anxiety, irritability, low sex-drive and mood swings.

A Stress

B Addiction

C Back pain

D Interactivity

Question #43

Maternal drug use, contracted maternal disease and environmental pollutants are examples of

A Teratogens

B Autism

C Down Syndrome

D Nature vs. Nurture

Question #44

This is the tendency for individuals to make internal attributions for positive outcomes and to see themselves in a favorable light; also protecting their self-esteem.

A Fundamental Attribution Error

B Actor-observer bias

C Self-serving bias

D Just world hypothesis

Question #45

The ____________ provides a common language for researchers to study the criteria for revisions and the development of medications and other interventions.

A Understanding Psychology Text

B Rorschach test

C Medical Encyclopedia

D DSM-5

Question #46

The Thematic Apperception Test and the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire are personality assessments.

A FALSE

B TRUE

Question #47

Intrinsic motivation and extrinsic motivation are part of the

A Cognitive Theory Approach

B Behavior Theory Approach

Question #48

The embryonic stage of prenatal development is the first two weeks after conception.

A TRUE

B FALSE

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