Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century (9th Edition)

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Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century (9th Edition)

Q1. Sarah hears voices that tell her to shoot Dr. Laura. She is experiencing
   a. delusions.
   b. compulsions.
   c. a phobic reaction.
   d. hallucinations.

Q2. The fear of snakes and spiders is very common in people. Seligman (1971) would probably explain this with the idea of
   a. experience.
   b. learning history.
   c. ego comparison history.
   d. preparedness.

Q3. The current DSM uses a system of classification that asks for judgments about individuals on five separate dimensions. This approach is termed a ____ system.
   a. multiaxial
   b. dimensional
   c. statistical
   d. multi-tasking

Q4. The typical age of onset for obsessive-compulsive disorder is
   a. early childhood.
   b. early adolescence.
   c. late adolescence.
   d. middle adulthood.

Q5. Which of the following has been identified as a major factor in the etiology of schizophrenia?
   a. genetic vulnerability
   b. observational learning
   c. exposure to high-anxious peers at an early age
   d. an extensive number of avoidance-avoidance conflicts

Q6. Which of the following statements regarding the definition of abnormal behavior is not accurate?
   a. Everyone acts in deviant ways once in a while.
   b. It is often difficult to draw a line that clearly separates normality from abnormality.
   c. People are judged to have psychological disorders only when their behavior becomes extremely deviant, maladaptive, or distressing.
   d. For the most part, people with psychological disorders behave in bizarre ways that are very different from the behavior of normal people.

Q7. The DSM classification system is said to be 'multiaxial'. This means that the system
   a. permits multiple diagnoses of a single individual.
   b. allows many different potential methods of diagnosing people.
   c. asks for judgments about individuals on a number of distinct dimensions.
   d. recognizes that people can be considered both normal and abnormal at the same time.

Q8. ____ involves habitually engaging in out-of-control overeating followed by unhealthy compensatory efforts, such as self-induced vomiting and excessive exercise.
   a. Amenorrhea
   b. Osteoporosis
   c. Bulimia nervosa
   d. Anorexia nervosa

Q9. The two basic types of mood disorders are
   a. major and minor.
   b. somatoform and cognitive.
   c. unipolar and bipolar.
   d. disruptive and non-disruptive.

Q10. The fear of snakes and spiders is very common in people. Seligman (1971) would probably explain this with the idea of
   a. experience.
   b. learning history.
   c. ego comparison history.
   d. preparedness.

Q11. In ____ disorders, people show persistent feelings of sadness and despair and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure.
   a. manic
   b. phobic
   c. depressive
   d. conversion

Q12. People who lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, and experience disruptions in their sense of identity, would most likely be considered as having which of the following types of disorders?
   a. schizophrenia
   b. anxiety disorders
   c. dissociative disorders
   d. somatoform disorders

Q13. All but which of the following is a most widely cited common factor at the core of various therapies?
   a. an alliance with a professional helper
   b. emotional support and empathy from the therapist
   c. plausible methods for alleviating problems
   d. adjusting to old patterns of behavior

Q14. Which of the following statements regarding the evaluation of behavior therapies is accurate?
   a. Behavior therapists historically have placed little emphasis on measuring therapeutic outcomes.
   b. Behavior therapies are well suited for the treatment of virtually any psychological problem.
   c. There is favorable evidence on the efficacy of most of the widely used behavioral interventions.
   d. Behavior therapists generally have a difficult time measuring progress, due to the nature of their therapeutic goals.

Q15. ____ drugs are used to relieve tension, apprehension, and nervousness.
   a. Antianxiety
   b. Antineurotic
   c. Antipsychotic
   d. Antidepressant

Q16. The third step in the process of systematic desensitization is to
   a. train the client in muscle relaxation.
   b. help the client build an anxiety hierarchy.
   c. have the client works though the hierarchy and try to remain relaxed.
   d. expose the client to mild anxiety-arousing stimuli.

Q17. Traditionally, biomedical therapies are usually provided by
   a. counselors.
   b. psychiatrists.
   c. psychologists.
   d. social workers.

Q18. ____ is the simultaneous treatment of several clients together.
   a. Client-centered therapy
   b. Group therapy
   c. Insurance fraud
   d. Insight therapy

Q19. Which of the following statements regarding ethnic minority utilization of psychotherapy is accurate?
   a. Minority group members will use psychotherapy services if no other choices exist.
   b. Minority group members use psychotherapy services more frequently than majority group members.
   c. Female members of an ethnic minority will use psychotherapy services if encouraged by males in their ethnic group.
   d. A variety of barriers exist that most likely result in members of ethnic minority groups underutilizing psychotherapy services.

Q20. In their provision of therapy, psychiatrists tend to emphasize ____ treatments.
   a. group
   b. behavioral
   c. biomedical
   d. humanistic

Q21. The two most common problems among those who seek psychotherapy are
   a. loneliness and phobias.
   b. excessive anxiety and depression.
   c. low self-esteem and irrational thinking.
   d. marital conflict and a sense of loneliness.

Q22. ____ are unconscious defense maneuvers intended to hinder the progress of therapy.
   a. Resistance
   b. Transference
   c. Interpretation linkage
   d. Free association linkage

Q23. Prozac, which is commonly used to treat depression, belongs to a class of antidepressants called
   a. diazepam.
   b. MAO inhibitors.
   c. atypical antidepressants.
   d. selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Q24. If a client in psychoanalysis attempts to lead the therapist away from sensitive issues, the client is displaying
   a. resistance.
   b. transference.
   c. over-interpretation.
   d. free association linkage.

Q25. Freud believed that neurotic problems were caused by
   a. unconscious conflicts left over from childhood.
   b. recurring self-defeating behaviors.
   c. conscious conflicts with significant others.
   d. learned behaviors that become established early in life.

Explanation / Answer

According to chegg rules we can answer only one question.

1 D. Hallucinations.

Sarah is experiencing hallucinations when she hears imaginary voices inside her head. These voices are instructing her to kill someone else.

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