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Question #1

Janet is obese and eats McDonald’s every single day. She smokes cigarettes, and watches TV all day because she is disabled and cannot work. She suffers from chronic back and knee pain, and the doctor warned her that she is pre-diabetic. Janet is severely depressed too, and she seeks help from a psychologist for her depression. What therapeutic method would likely be effective in helping Janet with her

A systematic desensitization

B therapeutic lifestyle intervention

C aversive conditioning

D free association

Question #2

The study of how psychological illness and physical illness are related is called

A clinical psychology

B cognitive dissonance

C health psychology

D stress psychology

Question #3

Drug therapy is part of the _________________ therapy method.

A behavioral

B biological

C cognitive

D psychodynamic

Question #4

_________________ therapists focus on changing the way a person thinks.

A Psychoanalytic

B Humanistic

C Behavioral

D Cognitive

Question #5

An effective behavioral technique for treating phobias is called

A modeling

B systematic desensitization

C aversive conditioning

D classical conditioning

Question #6

Behavior therapy applies the principles of ____________ to modify behavior.

A learning theory

B conformity

C obedience

D cognition

Question #7

Unconditional positive regard, empathic understanding, and genuineness are important qualities for a _____________________ therapist.

A client-centered

B psychoanalytic

C behavioral

D cognitive

Question #8

Freud proposed the concept of ________________ to describe an emotional release.

A catharsis

B psychic structures

C free association

D dream analysis

Question #9

The goal of ________________ therapy is to bring unconscious material to the surface.

A psychodynamic

B humanistic

C drug

D behavioral

Question #10

_________________________ deals with the diagnosis and treatment of people with mental/behavioral problems.

A Environmental psychology

B Social psychology

C Sports psychology

D Clinical psychology

Question #11

Carrie hears a voice inside her head, and sees things that aren’t really there. When Carrie speaks, it sounds like gibberish and doesn’t make any sense. Carrie likely has ________________

A paranoid schizophrenia

B catatonic schizophrenia

C disorganized schizophrenia

D dissociative identity disorder

Question #12

Bill is a politician who says he “is the best politician ever on Earth”. He claims to have “the largest crowds ever” and is obsessed with crowd size. He claims to know more about disease than any medical doctor. He also says he knows more about climate change than any climate scientist. He brags that he is a “genius”, and attacks others who give him constructive criticism. It sounds like Bill has

A social phobia

B borderline personality disorder

C major depression

D narcissistic personality disorder

Question #13

Bob hasn’t been able to get out of bed for 2 weeks, he barely eats, and he bought a gun to kill himself with. Bob is suffering from

A bipolar disorder

B acrophobia

C major depressive disorder

D panic disorder

Question #14

Jack was recently prosecuted for multiple murders of women. His neighbors all said they where shocked and surprised, as they always liked Jack and thought he was a good person. Jack said that the women “deserved it”. Jack would likely be diagnosed with

A major depression

B antisocial personality disorder

C narcissistic personality disorder

D paranoid schizophrenia

Question #15

Jane has black-out periods where she can’t remember what she did or where she was. She found clothing in her closet that she would never wear, and doesn’t know how it got there. When she goes to the doctor, she introduces herself as Suzy. Jane seems to be exhibiting __________________

A dissociative identity disorder

B major depressive disorder

C dissociative amnesia

D dissociative fugue

Question #16

Bill recently returned from a tour of duty in Afghanistan. He has frequent nightmares, insomnia, headaches, anxiety, depression, and angry outbursts. When he heard a helicopter, he had a a flashback of being back in combat. Bill is suffering from ___________________

A post-traumatic stress disorder

B borderline personality disorder

C schizophrenia

D bipolar disorder

Question #17

Kevin washes his hands excessively to the point where his hands are dry and the skin is peeling off. He also has to turn on and off the light switch exactly 8 times every day. This sounds like _____________________

A generalized anxiety disorder

B obsessive compulsive disorder

C hoarding disorder

D panic disorder

Question #18

A man cancels an important business trip to the mountains because he cannot control his fear of heights. He goes to a doctor to discuss the problem. What diagnosis is the doctor likely to consider?

A acrophobia

B social phobia

C agoraphobia

D claustrophobia

Question #19

Which one of the answers below is NOT an example of a positive coping method?

A writing in your journal

B getting drunk

C meditation

D exercise

Question #20

Kathy received a diagnosis of a serious illness, and she experiences constant pain. This is an example of what type of stress?

A generalized anxiety

B panic attack

C acute stress

D chronic stress

Question #21

Philip Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrated that

A the environment plays no role in influencing behavior

B that social roles are not important in influencing behavior

C that the power of the situation is very important in influencing behavior

D none of the above

Question #22

In Milgram’s original experiment, _________ of the subjects delivered what they believed to be the highest level of shock.

A 90%

B 40%

C 15%

D 65%

Question #23

___________________ ran a series of experiments to find out how many people would blindly obey immoral requests made by authority figures.

A Ivan Pavlov

B Solomon Asch

C Stanley Milgram

D B. F. Skinner

Question #24

In the ______________ line study, he examined the tendency to conform to group pressure, by having a subject choose which lines match in a group pressure environment.

A Philip Zimbardo

B Solomon Asch

C Sigmund Freud

D Stanley Milgram

Question #25

According to social psychologists, to ____________ is to change one’s behavior to adhere to social norms.

A reciprocate

B conform

C obey

D discriminate

Question #26

A politician lies constantly, then accuses the media of lying with “fake news”. This is an example of _____________________.

A regression

B projection

C Freudian slip

D displacement

Question #27

A woman meets her husband’s ex-girlfriend, and accidentally says, “Nice to beat you”. This is an example of ____________________

A denial

B Freudian slip

C reaction formation

D rationalization

Question #28

A woman trying to get fit at the gym, starts to wear red lipstick like her favorite trainer does. What defense mechanism is she engaging in?

A projection

B repression

C identification

D denial

Question #29

Which defense mechanism is being used when a musician who is angry at the government writes a song expressing his dissent?

A displacement

B denial

C sublimation

D Freudian slip

Question #30

Which defense mechanism is being used when an alcoholic says he doesn’t have a problem, when he is confronted by a concerned friend?

A identification

B rationalization

C regression

D denial

Question #31

Which defense mechanism is being used when a teacher who is angry at an administrator snaps at her students for no reason?

A repression

B displacement

C sublimation

D projection

Question #32

Which defense mechanism is being used when a serial killer says that it’s OK to kill people because their victims “deserved it”?

A Freudian slip

B reaction formation

C identification

D rationalization

Question #33

Bill is a 45 year-old man who throws things and screams when he gets angry. He basically throws a tantrum when he is frustrated. Which defense mechanism is Bill engaging in?

A repression

B regression

C identification

D denial

Question #34

Mary witnessed the death of her child but cannot remember it. What defense mechanism is she engaging in?

A repression

B sublimation

C identification

D projection

Question #35

The id is guided by the ___________________ principle.

A pleasure

B reality

C moral

D defensive

Question #36

Which psychic structure acts as a mediator between the id and the superego?

A ego

B id

C superego

D the unconscious

Question #37

Which is the best illustration of the superego?

A You want to eat right now.

B You feel guilty because you cheated on a test.

C You can’t go to the movies because you lost your money.

D You borrow a car so that you can learn to drive.

Question #38

What psychic structure is motivating behavior when you are on a diet but eat a a piece of chocolate cake anyways?

A fixation

B id

C superego

D ego

Question #39

According to Freud, thoughts that are completely hidden from our awareness are contained in our _________________ mind.

A unconscious

B conscious

C post-conscious

D active

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