1) you would most likely be diagnosed with _____ if you displayed negative mood,
sleep disturbances, difficulty concentrating, and thoughts of suicide.
a.anxiety disorder
b.major depression
c.dysthymia
d.bipolar disorder
2) jaleesa thinks she may be depressed and decides to seek professional help. the
psychologist starts by asking, what kind of work do you do? and proceeds to ask a
series of standard questions, in order, about different possible symptoms. the
psychologist is using a(n) _____ approach to interviewing.
a.neuropsychological
b.validity testing
c.structured
d.unstructured
3) dr. jahangir is seeing a depressed patient who is currently undergoing a relationship
breakup. dr. jahangir also knows that as a child this patient suffered from both neglect
and abuse. dr. jahangir believes that the patients difficult childhood has predisposed her
to overreact to life circumstances, such as the recent breakup, resulting in the patients
severely depressed state. dr. jahangirs perspective on the patients problems is based on
which of the following models?
a.the kraeplin model
b.the axis iv model
c.the embedded trait model
d.the diathesis-stress model
4) alan entered therapy because he was becoming very depressed. alans psychotherapist
suggested that alan write down his thoughts each day and analyze these thoughts for
irrational assumptions and unrealistic expectations that might contribute to his
depressed mood. the goal was to identify distorted thoughts that were contributing to
maladaptive emotions. this psychotherapist is using a _____ perspective to help alan.
a.psychodynamic
b.humanistic
c.cognitive-behavioral
d.sociocultural
5) research has shown that the effects of alcohol on emotions and behavior:
a.are nearly identical across individuals
b.are highly dissimilar with age, with young people enjoying the effects more
c.may differ greatly based on the expectations of the individual who is drinking
d.vary widely, depending on whether you are a frequent or chronic drinker
6) which of the following theorists is noted for arguing that development continues
across the entire life span?
a.jean piaget
b.sigmund freud
c.john bowlby
d.eric erikson
7) one response to mischels situationism critique of trait theory is to argue that:
a.traits are more predictive of behavior if they are central rather than secondary
b.some people may be more consistent than are others
c.when behaviors are averaged across many situations, traits are better predictors of
behavior
d.all of the above
8) after taking a fall off your horse, you seem to have temporarily lost your memory for
past events. the doctor will most likely say that you suffer from:
a.cryptomnesia
b.retrograde amnesia
c.anterograde amnesia
d.absentmindedness
9) adult levels of visual acuity:
a.are not reached until the child is approximately 4 years old
b.do not develop until about one year after birth
c.are undermined by binocular disparity
d.usually have developed by 6 months of age
10) laticia is studying the brains metabolic activity to see how certain brain areas
respond to a visual tracking task. her research is likely to use:
a.eeg recording
b.an fmri
c.transcranial magnetic stimulation
d.event-related potential
11) who coined the phrase fight-or-flight response?
a.charles sherrington
b.walter cannon
c.hans selye
d.david premack
12) renee and yves have been together for just over a year. they are having sex much
less frequently and feel much less passionately about each other. if their relationship is
going to last, renee and yves need to:
a.find a way to reignite the passion between them
b.develop stronger bonds of friendship and intimacy
c.restructure their relationship as a friendship
d.get counseling to figure out why they are falling out of love
13) restructuring a problem often reveals a new and more successful approach to
solving the problem. this fact suggests that a critical step in problem solving is:
a.analysis of subgoals
b.brainstorming strategies
c.replicating potential solutions
d.formulating the problem
14) when humans feel threatened, they tend to freeze first and then run. this reaction is
an example of:
a.conditioned aversion
b.the equipotentiality principle
c.biological preparedness
d.the law of effect
15) research suggests that _____ is involved in the expression of many mental
disorders.
a.peripheral nervous system pathology
b.neurological dysfunction
c.underactive autonomic nervous system
d.a weak sympathetic nervous system
16) information travels from our sensory receptors to the _____ in the brain, which
relays it to higher association areas.
a.basal ganglia
b.hypothalamus
c.thalamus
d.cerebellum