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65) A collective term for several positive states in which individuals actively embrace the world
around them is
A) happiness.
B) satisfaction.
C) openness.
D) conscientiousness.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
66) Mental illnesses characterized by ongoing worry and a sense of threat are
A) substance-abuse disorders.
B) compulsive disorders.
C) mood disorders.
D) anxiety disorders.
Skill: Remembering
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
67) A type of mental illness that involves inflexible patterns of thought that, in many cases, lead
to inappropriate behavior is a(n)
A) bipolar disorder.
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C) personality disorder.
D) anxiety disorder.
Skill: Remembering
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
68) All of the following are common side effects of psychotropic drugs EXCEPT
A) nausea.
B) weight loss.
C) headaches.
D) sexual dysfunction.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Seeking Professional Help
Learning Outcome: 2.5
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69) Interpersonal therapy focuses on
A) social roles and relationships.
B) the psychological roots of emotional problems.
C) the impact of thoughts and ideas on feelings and behavior.
D) the therapist-patient relationship as a window into other relationship patterns.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Seeking Professional Help
Learning Outcome: 2.5
70) Psychologically healthy people take time to enjoy and appreciate their surroundings.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Psychological Health?
Learning Outcome: 2.1
71) Any one dimension of psychological health can affect the others.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Psychological Health?
Learning Outcome: 2.1
72) Keeping in touch with your best friend from high school is one way of enhancing your social
health.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Psychological Health?
Learning Outcome: 2.1
73) Happiness derived from helping your grandmother learn to use her new iPad can boost your
health more than happiness derived from watching your favorite TV show.
Skill: Applying
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
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74) A leading personality theory called the five-factor model proposes that, in most people,
personality is influenced by five key factors, including genetics, parenting, and level of
education.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
75) Studies have found no evidence of a genetic basis for happiness.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
76) Our personalities can be altered through behavior change.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
77) Behavioral therapy focuses on changing a person’s habitual attitudes to become more
positive and productive.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Seeking Professional Help
Learning Outcome: 2.5
78) Psychoneuroimmunology studies the effects of disease on emotional health.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
79) People with major depression experience physical effects such as sleep disturbance as well as
persistent sadness and despair.
Skill: Understanding
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
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80) Cutting or self-mutilation can be a sign of borderline personality disorder.
Skill: Understanding
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
81) The term social health is often used interchangeably with mental health.
Skill: Remembering
Section: What Is Psychological Health?
Learning Outcome: 2.1
82) Children raised in dysfunctional families who have experienced violence or abuse may have
a harder time adjusting to life and run an increased risk of psychological problems.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Psychological Health?
Learning Outcome: 2.1
83) A person who is content with life, usually feels good, and has an uplifting sense of inner
peace is experiencing subjective well-being.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Keys to Enhancing Psychological Health
Learning Outcome: 2.2
84) People with bipolar disorder display a limited range of emotions.
Skill: Understanding
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
85) Changes in biochemistry due to drug abuse can trigger mental disturbances.
Skill: Understanding
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
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86) A majority of U.S. adults with mental illness receive no mental health services.
Skill: Remembering
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
87) Some physical conditions, such as thyroid disorders and anemia, can cause depression–like
symptoms.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Seeking Professional Help
Learning Outcome: 2.5
88) Do you believe that there is a stigma attached to mental illness? Provide information from
the chapter to support your answer.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: Seeking Professional Help
Learning Outcome: 2.5
89) Why do you think anxiety disorders have become the number one mental health problem in
the United States? Provide information from the chapter and reflect on your own experiences to
support your answer.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: What Is Psychological Health? and When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.1 and 2.3
90) What stressors or circumstances do you believe contribute the most to depression among
college students? Provide information from the chapter and reflect on your own experiences to
support your answer.
Skill: Evaluating
Section: When Psychological Health Deteriorates
Learning Outcome: 2.3
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91) Propose at least two reasons that LGBT youth are more likely to attempt suicide than are
their heterosexual peers. Also list five factors that may help reduce such attempts.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Suicide: Giving Up on Life
Learning Outcome: 2.4