Abnormal Psychology 2nd Edition Rosenberg Test Bank
Abnormal Psychology 2nd Edition Rosenberg Test Bank
Abnormal Psychology 2nd Edition Rosenberg Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. _____ are thoughts, images, or impulses that persist or recur and are intrusive and
inappropriate to the situation.
A) Obsessions
B) Compulsions
C) Phobias
D) Preoccupations
Ans: A
Difficulty: E
Page: 196
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
2. _____ are repetitive behaviors or mental acts that a person feels driven to carry out and that
usually correspond thematically to an obsession.
A) Rituals
B) Compulsions
C) Obsessions
D) Repetitions
Ans: B
Difficulty: E
Page: 196
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 196
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 196
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: M
Page: 197-198
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: C
Difficulty: M
Page: 197-198
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: M
Page: 197-198
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
8. Over _____ percent of those with OCD have another disorder, with the most frequent
categories of comorbid disorders being mood disorders and anxiety disorders.
A) 50
B) 75
C) 80
D) 90
Ans: A
Difficulty: D
Page: 198
Section: Table 7.3: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Facts at a Glance
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: M
Page: 198-199
Section: What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
10. _____ occurs when an imperfection in appearance, even an imagined one, causes significant
distress or takes up so much time and energy that daily functioning is impaired.
A) Negative body image
B) Defective disorder
C) Body dysmorphic disorder
D) Appearance preoccupation
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 199
Section: What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
11. _____ is diagnosed when someone is excessively preoccupied with a perceived defect or
defects in appearance.
A) Somatization disorder
B) Conversion disorder
C) Hypochondriasis
D) Body dysmorphic disorder
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 199-200
Section: What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: E
Page: 199-200
Section: What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: B
Difficulty: E
Page: 201
Section: Table 7.5: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Facts at a Glance
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
15. Symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder are generally similar across cultures:
A) in a small number of cases.
B) in most cases.
C) in almost no cases.
D) in extreme cases.
Ans: B
Difficulty: M
Page: 201
Section: Table 7.5: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Facts at a Glance
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: D
Difficulty: D
Page: 201
Section: Table 7.5: Body Dysmorphic Disorder Facts at a Glance
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: D
Difficulty: M
Page: 202
Section: What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
18. Believing that imperfections will lead to dire consequences is a form of:
A) negative self-talk.
B) negative reinforcement.
C) catastrophic thinking.
D) low self-esteem.
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 202
Section: What Is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
19. Which of these has NOT been found to be associated with the development of
obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A) abnormalities in the basal ganglia and frontal lobes
B) repetitive activity from the frontal lobe—basal ganglia feedback loop
C) too little of the neurotransmitter serotonin
D) an overly sensitive amygdala
Ans: D
Difficulty: D
Page: 202-203
Section: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: B
Difficulty: E
Page: 203
Section: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
21. What has been shown by studies on the genetics of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder is more common among relatives of obsessive-compulsive
disorder patients.
B) If one monozygotic twin has obsessive-compulsive disorder, the other twin is 65 percent
likely to have it.
C) Members of the family of a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder are more likely than
other people to have an anxiety disorder.
D) All of the answers are correct.
Ans: D
Difficulty: M
Page: 203
Section: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: B
Difficulty: M
Page: 203
Section: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: M
Page: 203
Section: Brain Systems and Neural Communication
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
24. _____ are social factors that can contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A) Cognitive distortions
B) Stress and culture
C) Unacceptable beliefs
D) Compulsions
Ans: B
Difficulty: E
Page: 204
Section: Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
25. Different countries have about the same prevalence rates of OCD, although culture and
religion can help determine the particular _____ of some obsessions or compulsions.
A) format
B) content
C) duration
D) structure
Ans: B
Difficulty: M
Page: 204
Section: Social Factors
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 1.1
26. _____ are the type of medications most often used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder.
A) SRNIs
B) Antipsychotics
C) SSRIs
D) Stimulants
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 205
Section: Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
28. For the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder to have lasting effects, it must target:
A) neurological factors.
B) psychological factors.
C) social factors.
D) neurological, psychological, and social factors.
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 206
Section: Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
29. A behavioral technique in which a patient is carefully prevented from engaging in his or her
usual maladaptive response after being exposed to a stimulus that usually elicits the response is
called:
A) covert sensitization.
B) systematic desensitization.
C) exposure with response prevention.
D) response cost with changing contingency.
Ans: C
Difficulty: D
Page: 206
Section: Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 207-208
Section: Trauma-Related Disorders
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: M
Page: 208
Section: What Are the Trauma-Related Disorders?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: D
Difficulty: M
Page: 207-208
Section: What Are the Trauma-Related Disorders?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
33. _____ disorder arises a month or more after a traumatic event and involves a persistent
reexperiencing of the event, avoiding stimuli related to the event, experiencing negative changes
in thoughts and mood associated with the event, and symptoms of anxiety and hyperarousal that
persist for at least a month.
A) Acute stress
B) Specific phobic
C) Posttraumatic stress
D) Generalized anxiety
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 209
Section: What Is Posttraumatic Stress Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
34. Which of these is an example, in PTSD, of persistent and exaggerated negative beliefs or
expectations about oneself, others, or the world?
A) No one can be trusted.
B) The world is completely dangerous.
C) My whole nervous system is permanently ruined.
D) All of the answers are correct.
Ans: D
Difficulty: D
Page: 210
Section: Table 7.6: DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Applying
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: D
Page: 211
Section: Table 7.7: PTSD Facts at a Glance
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Analyzing
APA Outcome: 1.1
37. _____ is a stress disorder diagnosed when symptoms, accompanied with dissociation,
emerge within one month of a traumatic event and last at least 3 days but less than 1 month.
A) Generalized anxiety disorder
B) Somatization disorder
C) Acute stress disorder
D) Posttraumatic stress disorder
Ans: C
Difficulty: M
Page: 211-212
Section: What Is Acute Stress Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
38. _____ disorder arises within a month after a traumatic event and involves reexperiencing
the event, avoiding stimuli related to the event, negative mood, intrusion, hyperarousal, and
dissociation that last for less than a month.
A) Acute stress
B) Specific phobic
C) Pretraumatic stress
D) Generalized anxiety
Ans: A
Difficulty: E
Page: 211-212
Section: What Is Acute Stress Disorder?
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
39. Which brain structure has been implicated in posttraumatic stress disorder?
A) prefrontal cortex
B) hippocampus
C) corpus callosum
D) basal ganglia
Ans: B
Difficulty: M
Page: 213
Section: Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders: PTSD
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: C
Difficulty: D
Page: 213
Section: Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders: PTSD
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: C
Difficulty: E
Page: 213
Section: Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders: PTSD
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
42. Which of these is a risk factor for developing posttraumatic stress disorder?
A) hippocampi becoming smaller
B) decreased serotonin
C) sympathetic nervous system that reacts unusually strongly to cues associated with traumatic
experience
D) All of the answers are correct.
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 213
Section: Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders: PTSD
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1
43. Which social factor can contribute to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder?
A) socioeconomic stress
B) cultural patterns
C) lack of social support
D) All of the answers are correct.
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 215
Section: Understanding Trauma-Related Disorders: PTSD
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
44. _____ are the first-line medications for treating posttraumatic stress disorder.
A) SRNIs
B) Beta-blockers
C) Antidepressants
D) SSRIs
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 217
Section: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
45. Treatments of posttraumatic stress disorder that target psychological factors generally
include:
A) behavioral methods.
B) cognitive methods.
C) family education.
D) a combination of behavioral and cognitive methods.
Ans: D
Difficulty: E
Page: 217
Section: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Remembering
APA Outcome: 1.1
Ans: A
Difficulty: E
Page: 217
Section: Treating Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Question Type: Multiple Choice
Bloom’s Level: Understanding
APA Outcome: 1.1