FINAL
PRACTICE EXAM
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1.
The cluster of "odd" personality disorders is characterized by:
2.
This personality disorder is characterized by an difficulty expressing warm
feelings, excessive absorption in details, excessive need for control, and
an unreasonable need for perfection.
3.
People with this personality disorder have an excessive need to be the center
of attention.
4.
An emotional state referred to as "dysphoria" is most associated
with which of the following?
5.
Regardless of the treatment approach taken, researchers and clinicians
have had relatively little or no success in treating:
6.
"Splitting" is a defense mechanism most closely associated
with:
7.
This disorder is characterized by fantasies of success, beauty, and a sense
of "entitlement" to special treatment.
8.
DSM IV places paranoid, schizoid, and schizotypal personality disorders
in which of the following clusters:
9.
Interpreting the motives of others as hostile is a primary characteristic
of:
10.
People with this disorder are detached and reclusive, with little or
no interest in developing relationships with others.
11.
Primary symptoms typically associated with this disorder include highly
unstable sense of self, frequent bouts of intense anger and depression,
and profound feelings of emotional emptiness.
12.
The symptoms of the social phobias most closely resemble the symptoms
of which disorder?
13.
This disorder is characterized by dramatically expressed emotions
and highly "impressionistic" thinking.
14.
Antisocial personality disorder is linked to:
15.
A person with which of the following personality disorders would be the
least affected by criticism from other people?
16.
A person diagnosed with this disorder is plagued with profound fears of
being abandoned.
17.
People with this disorder require certainty of acceptance
before they can engage in social activities.
18.
Thrill seeking behavior is most associated with which of the following
personality disorders?
19.
To be diagnosed with Antisocial Personality Disorder, one must exhibit a
persistent pattern of symptoms
20.
Passive Aggressive Personality Disorder involves frequent swings between
passivity and aggressive behavior
21.
People with this disorder experience "emotional hemophilia."
22. Which statement
below is TRUE?
23. Research
tends what relationship between schiotypal personality disorder and
schizophrenia?
24. People
with this personality disorder tend to experience very low levels of anxiety,
act impulsively, and fail to learn from experience.
25. How are
the various personality disorders similar?
26. How does
schizoid personality disorder differ from paranoid personality disorder?
27. A person
sees the broadcast of a train wreck on the TV news and thinks that it is
a "sign" that he should avoid taking the train to work the next day. If
this person has a personality disorder, which of the following would be
the most correct diagnosis?
28. People
with this disorder tend to view themselves and others as either "all
good" or "all bad."
29. People
diagnosed with borderline personality disorder are at risk for:
30. People
with this disorder are so self-focused that they look to others only to
further their own goals and may experience intense rage when others fail
meet their needs or expectations.
31. Which of
the following distinguish Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder from
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
32. People
with this personality disorder tend to be submissive and subordinate their
needs to those of others.
33. A person
with this personality disorder is usually such a perfectionist that, in
attending to every conceivable detail, is rarely able to make a decision.
34. In order
to resist authority, people diagnosed with this personality disorder act
out their resistance indirectly, by procrastinating and showing up late.
35. The causal
factors usually associated with this disorder include childhood sexual abuse,
emotional neglect, and separations and abandonment.
36.
Unipolar disorders include which of the following?
37
Unipolar mood disorders include which of the following?
38
Which of the following disorders is most closely related to schizophrenia?
39
This disorder is characterized by chronic, low grade depression.
40
Which of the following mood disorders is most likely to be associated with rapid
cycling?
41
A
person sees the broadcast of a train wreck on TV and believes that this is a
"sign" directing him not to take the train to work the next morning.
This is an example of:
42
A depression that begins as a result of a stressor is called:
43
Schizophrenia
has been linked to:
44
First episodes of depression tend to be ___________ while subsequent episodes
tend to be _______________.
45.
At present, the single most effective treatment for bipolar disorder is:
46
. An overabundance of which neurotransmitter has been implicated in manic
episodes?
47
. At present, the single most effective treatment for severe, unrelenting
major depression that has not responded to other treatments is:
48.
In depression, glucocorticoid (stress hormones) levels are typically:
49
. Headaches, heavy perspiration, low energy, and generalized aches and pains
are symptoms commonly associated with:
50.
Which of the following symptoms is more common in major depression?
51.
Breathless euphoria, decreased need for sleep, and frenzed activity are symptoms
commonly associated with:
52.
Anyone who experiences symptoms of depression should be diagnosed with a depressive
disorder.
53.
The cognitive symptoms associated with this disorder include flight of ideas,
tangential thinking, and difficulty concentrating
54.
Which of the following descriptions is correctly paired with its definition?
55.
Puberty, childbirth, and menopause are associated with an increased risk for
developing a clinical depression.
56.
This disorder is associated with increased libido (sex drive), spending sprees,
and feelings of omnipotence.
57.
Hallucinations and delusional thinking often occur during a manic episode but
never during a depressive episode.
58.
Genetic studies indicate that which of the following has the highest rate of
heritability?
59.
Research has shown that depression can be successfully treated:
61.
In schizophrenia, which of the following is the most common type of hallucination?
62.
Medications prescribed for other problems can sometimes trigger delusional thinking
and hallucinations.
63.
A perception in the absence of external stimulation is called a(n):
64.
Delusions and hallucinations are examples of the ___________ associated with
schizophrenia.
65.
Flat affect, poverty of speech, and social withdrawal are examples of the ____________
associated with schizophrenia.
66.
Approximately what percentage of people who experience a schizophrenic episode
develop a chronic, long term form of the illness?
67.
Most cases of schizophrenia are first diagnosed:
68.
Which of the following has the best prognosis for recovery?
69.
Neologisms, loose associations, and delusions arecognitive symptoms of:
70.
A person with schizophrenia who shows almost no emotion at all is exhibiting:
71.
Which is the most common form of schizophrenia?
72.
The first phase of schizophrenia is referred to as the:
73.
At present, the single most effective treatment for schizophrenia is:
74.This
disorder involves a combination of the symptoms of schizophrenia and mood disorders.
ANSWERS:
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1 ) a
2) b
3) d
4) a
5) b
6) a
7) d
8) c
9) d
10) a
11) b
12) d
13) a
14) d
15) a
16) b
17) b
18) a
19) b
20) b
21) d
22) b
23) a
24) b
25) d
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26) c
27) d
28) a
29) b
30) a
31) c
32) d
33) d
34) d
35) b
36) d
37) a
38) b
39) d
40) c
41) c
42) c
43) c
44) a
45) c
46) a and b
47) a
48) a
49) a
50) a |
51) b
52) b
53) c
54) d
55) a
56) a
57) b
58) a
59) c
60) a
61) c
62) c
63) a
64) a
65) a
66) b
67) a
68) c
69) a
70 d
71) a
72) a
73 a
74) b
75) b |
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