Quiz 3 (3)

1.  Someone who has seasonal affective disorder would likely secrete more _____ than those people without the disorder

1. serotonin
2. testosterone
3. thyroxin
4. melatonin

2.  The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to say, “Tell me about the quality of mutual support you receive from your marriage,” is a:

1. psychodynamic clinician.
2. biological clinician.
3. cognitive-behavioral clinician.
4. sociocultural clinician

3.  Which is NOT a way of categorizing unipolar depression

1. as peripartum
2. as melancholic
3. as catatonic
4. as rapid cycling

4.   Brody no longer enjoys his usual hobbies, talking to his friends, or even playing with his dog. In fact, Brody didn’t even care when he learned that he was up for a promotion at work. This BEST describes someone with:

1. fatalism.
2. anhedonia.
3. automatic thinking.
4. dysregulation

5. A person with hypertension would MOST likely

1. have shortness of breath.
2. appear flushed and laboring to breathe.
3. report concerns about excessive sweating.
4. exhibit no outward signs of disease.

6.  Josiah is a cellist preparing for his audition at Julliard, a world-renowned music school. The night before his audition, Josiah suffers an abrupt paralysis in his right arm. He has no known medical conditions that are associated with this symptom. This description MOST closely aligns with:

1. conversion disorder.
2. somatization disorder.
3. pain disorder associated with psychological factors.
4. factitious disorder

7.  Compared with adults who commit suicide, teenagers who commit suicide are

1. more likely to be depressed.
2. more impulsive and have poorer problem-solving skills.
3. more likely to have feelings of hopelessness.
4. more prone to homicide than suicide

8.  Compared with other teenagers, LGBTQ+ teenagers are _____ to have suicidal thoughts and to attempt suicide

1. less likely
2. equally as likely
3. somewhat more likely
4. significantly more likely

9.  Pierre, a 32-year-old male, feels terrible. He is sad, tired, and depressed, but he refuses to show it. This is consistent with the:

1. hormone theory.
2. artifact theory.
3. quality-of-life theory.
4. social pressure

10. “It seems to me that people with illness anxiety disorder simply model what they see others doing.” A person with which theoretical view would be MOST likely to make this statement?

1. one with a psychodynamic view
2. one with the Humanistic view
3. one with a biological view
4. one with the cognitive-behavioral view

11.  Parasites are examples of

1. lymphocytes.
2. antigens.
3. allergens.
4. T-cells

12. Stress leads to increased activity by the:

1. immune system.
2. autonomic nervous system.
3. sympathetic nervous system.
4. cardiovascular system

13.People with _____ are thought to be more relaxed, less aggressive, and less concerned about time.

1. Type A personality style
2. Type B personality style
3. factitious disorder
4. conversion disorder

14.  Cognitive-behavioral theorists explain depression in terms of a person’s:

1. negative interpretation of events.
2. symbolic losses.
3. decrease in positive activities.
4. ethnic background.

15. While swimming with friends in a creek, Finny scrapes his foot on a rock, causing a cut and some swelling. Over the next few days, Finny checks his foot constantly, looking for any changes. He shows the wound to all of his friends, asking whether they think it will become infected and the infection will then spread to his entire foot. Everyone tells him it is nothing, but he is convinced it is a significant problem. Finny is exhibiting signs of:

1. conversion disorder.
2. somatization disorder.
3. illness anxiety disorder.
4. pain disorder associated with psychological factors

16.  Destiny was taking a tricyclic to treat her unipolar depression. Upon resolution of her depressive symptoms, Destiny immediately stopped taking her tricyclic. How likely is it that she will experience a relapse?

1. Very low; the relapse rate in this situation is less than 8 percent.
2. Low; the relapse rate in this situation is approximately 15 percent.
3. High; the relapse rate in this situation is approximately 50 percent.
4. Very high; the relapse rate in this situation is almost 80 percent

17.  A U.S. teenager attempting suicide for the first time will MOST likely

1. not succeed and almost certainly will never attempt suicide again.
2. not succeed but may try again.
3. not succeed and almost certainly will attempt suicide again.
4. succeed

18  Unlike factitious disorders, psychophysiological disorders:

1. come from an interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
2. Are primarily caused by underlying psychological factors.
3. have symptoms that are less severe.
4. rarely cause physical damage

19.  Of people who use alcohol just before committing suicide, what percentage are legally intoxicated?

1. 10 percent
2. 15 percent
3. 25 percent
4. 35 percent

20 Topher often goes to urgent care for a wide variety of physical symptoms. However, no matter what his symptoms are, the healthcare providers never observe physical evidence that explains why the symptoms occur. Topher likely has a

1. conversion disorder.
2. somatic symptom disorder.
3. body dysmorphic disorder.
4. psychophysiological disorder.