Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology 17th Edition by Jill M. Hooley
Section 1 Test Item File
Multiple-Choice Questions
- Neurotic behavior is ________
- maladaptive and means that a person is out of touch with reality.
- a current term, used to describe many disorders in the DSM-5.
- what we now refer to as “hysteria.”
- maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.
Answer: d. maladaptive but means that a person is not out of touch with reality.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 174
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- DSM-III classification, which omitted the concept of neurosis, was an improvement because ________
- each category now has a specific effective treatment.
- now anxiety disorders are identified regardless of whether anxiety symptoms are expressed.
- diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined.
- each category is made up of symptoms that have one causal origin.
Answer: c. diagnostic criteria are now based on shared, observable symptoms and are more clearly defined.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 174
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- Fear is a basic emotion that involves ________
- concern about the future.
- the activation of the “fight or flight” response.
- negative thoughts, but not a change in physiological arousal.
- a complex blend of negative mood and self-preoccupation.
Answer: b. the activation of the “fight-or-flight” response.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 174
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- Which of the following would be an example of anxiety?
- Julie jumped when she saw the snake.
- Hilda dreaded walking home alone.
- Carl was certain that the food was poisoned.
- The voices in Paul’s head told him he should be afraid.
Answer: b. Hilda dreaded walking home alone.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 174
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- The main way to tell someone is having a panic attack rather than just in a state of fear is ________
- whether he or she thinks about what is happening.
- whether he or she shows physiological changes such as increased heart rate.
- if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen.
- if he or she feels a strong urge to flee.
Answer: c. if he or she has a subjective belief that something awful is about to happen.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 175
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- Which of the following is a typical symptom of panic attacks?
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Fear of dying
- Paranoia
Answer: c. Fear of dying
Difficulty: 1
Page: 175
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 6.1: Distinguish between fear and anxiety
- Which of the following is one of the five primary types of anxiety disorders recognized in the DSM-5?
- hypochondriasis
- agoraphobia
- dissociative fugue
- bipolar disorder
Answer: b. agoraphobia
Difficulty: 1
Page: 176
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 6.2: Describe the essential features of anxiety disorders.
- What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?
- Whether they have a genetic component.
- Whether they are treatable.
- Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved.
- Whether the disorder is associated with other anxiety disorders.
Answer: c. Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 176
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 6.2: Describe the essential features of anxiety disorders.
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