Psychology, Eighth Edition By David G. Myers

 A) not based in reality.  B) the result of a traumatic experience.  C) a harmless spider.  D) dysfunctional. 642

 A) to describe disorders and list their prevalence.  B) to describe disorders and explain their causes.  C) to provide an understanding of the underlying causes and treatment of disorders.  D) to list disorders and reference their treatments. 644

 A) on Axis I.  B) on Axis II.  C) on Axis III.  D) on Axis IV. 645

 A) it is more scientific.  B) it has more recent norms.  C) its focus is on strengths.  D) it includes treatment plans. 646

 A) Axis I.  B) Axis III.  C) Axis IV.  D) Nowhere, this is not a mental disorder. 645

 A) generalized anxiety.  B) a phobia.  C) agoraphobia.  D) a panic attack. 650

 A) nervous behavior  B) shyness  C) introversion  D) avoidance 651

 A) compulsion.  B) obsession.  C) phobia.  D) panic attack. 651

 A) abusive trauma  B) mental anguish  C) learned helplessness  D) repressed anxiety 652

 A) the left parietal lobe.  B) the prefrontal cortex.  C) the occipital lobes.  D) the amygdala. 655

 A) multiple personality disorder.  B) paranoid schizophrenia.  C) dissociative identity disorder.  D) borderline personality disorder. 656

 A) antisocial  B) sociopathic  C) criminal  D) delinquent 677

 A) corpus callosum  B) frontal lobes  C) amygdala  D) thalamus 678

 A) antisocial personality disorder  B) multiple personality disorder  C) narcissistic personality disorder  D) avoidant personality disorder 677

 A) to lay off the booze for a while  B) she is a nut-case and should be locked up  C) she is suffering from a dissociative disorder  D) this is a common occurrence of dissociation and nothing to worry about 656

 A) depression and anxiety.  B) hopelessness and despair.  C) mania and depression.  D) bipolar and unipolar. 658

 A) 5.8 %; 9.5%  B) 6.4%; 11.5%  C) 10.3%; 20.2%  D) 15.6%; 25.3% 661

 A) they just want more and more excitement.  B) grandiosity removes all limits on thoughts and behavior.  C) they ignore pain and just feel great.  D) they are too happy to deal with the real world. 660

 A) are unlikely to have another occurrence in at least 5 years.  B) have a 50% chance of having another episode.  C) never get better without treatment.  D) usually commit suicide within the next year. 661

 A) adds more serotonin.  B) increases serotonin and norepinephrine.  C) blocks the reuptake of serotonin.  D) decreases norepinephrine and increases serotonin. 664

 A) a leap of faith.  B) a hallucination.  C) disorganized thinking.  D) a delusion. 669

 A) delusions of grandeur.  B) visual hallucinations.  C) auditory hallucinations.  D) disorganized thinking. 670

 A) alogia.  B) avolition.  C) flat affect.  D) delusions. 670

 A) hallucinations  B) expressionless tone of voice  C) inappropriate laughter  D) delusional thinking 671

 A) 100  B) 50  C) 75  D)

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.D 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.B 20.C 21.D 22.C 23.C 24.B 25.B