1. Hockenbury & Hockenbury Psychology 6e Worth Publishers (2013)
Step Up To: Psychology John J. Schulte, Psy.D. & Jason S. Spiegelman, M.A., ABD
Hockenbury & Hockenbury
Psychology 6e
Worth Publishers (2013)

2. Chapter 14: Psychological Disorders
Mood Disorders: Emotions Gone Awry
Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders
Anxiety Disorders: Intense Apprehension and Worry
Understanding Psychological Disorders
Dissociative Disorders and Schizophrenia

3. Understanding Psychological Disorders
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4. Anxiety Disorders: Intense Apprehension and Worry
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5. Mood Disorders: Emotions Gone Awry
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6. Eating Disorders and Personality Disorders
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7. Dissociative Disorders and Schizophrenia
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8. 1. A psychological or mental disorder involves behavior that includes which of the following features?
A) It makes other people uncomfortable in a majority of situations.
B) It deviates from social norms and customs.
C) It carries the risk of personal harm.
D) It causes personal distress and/or impairs daily functioning.

9. 2. The book that officially classifies all of the different psychological disorders is the:
A) APA-Dx.
B) DSM-IV-TR.
C) ICD-10.
D) NCS-R.

10. 3. According to the NCS-R, almost one out of ____ adults experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder at some point in the past year.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

11. According to the NCS-R the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorders are __________ disorders.
A) anxiety
B) mood
C) eating
D) substance use

12. 5. Which of the following is not a misconception about psychological disorders that is dispelled by the chapter in your textbook?
A) “Crazy” behavior is very different than “normal” behavior.
B) There is a strong social stigma attached to having a psychological disorder.
C) Any behavior that is “weird” or “unusual” is pathological.
D) Most psychological disorders improve with properly prescribed medication.

13. 6. Which of the following is not one of the features that distinguishes “normal” from “pathological” anxiety?
A) The anxiety is irrational.
B) The anxiety is uncontrollable.
C) The anxiety is disruptive.
D) The anxiety is internally expressed.

14. 7. Generalized anxiety disorder is sometimes referred to as:
A) acute stress disorder.
B) chronic stress disorder.
C) free-floating anxiety.
D) nonspecific target anxiety.

15. 8. Before she goes to bed each night Lisa has to check and recheck each door and window lock at least 5 times. This is an example of a(n):
A) specific phobia.
B) panic attack.
C) obsession.
D) compulsion.

16. 9. According to the cognitive-behavioral theory of panic disorder, people with panic disorder:
A) always experience anxiety when they face the same situation.
B) misinterpret the physical signs of arousal.
C) have flashbacks to an earlier stressful event.
D) have regularly predicted panic attacks.

17. 10. A culture-specific anxiety disorder unique to Japanese individuals involves a fear that ones appearance, smell, or other personal attributes will offend or insult other people, is called:
A) koro
B) amok
C) taijin kyofusho
D) windigo

18. 11. Which of the following is not an example of a person who is likely to be suffering from major depression?
A) Bob, who does not make eye contact and feels hopeless
B) Jamie, who is preoccupied with death and only sleeps three hours per day
C) Steve, who can’t sleep because his father died a couple days ago
D) Mary, who has had a loss of appetite and can’t stop crying

19. 12. Without treatment, those who have been through one episode of major depression:
A) have a 50% chance of having another episode.
B) are unlikely to have another occurrence within the next 5 years.
C) learn to cope with their depression.
D) usually commit suicide within the next year.

20. 13. __________ is to major depression as __________ is to bipolar disorder.
A) Sadness; happiness
B) Acute; chronic
C) Pessimism; optimism
D) Dysthymia; cyclothymia

21. 14. When an individual experiencing dysthymia also develops the symptoms of major depression, what is the correct diagnostic label for his or her situation?
A) Major depression, complicated type
B) Double depression
C) Dysthymic depression
D) Bipolar disorder, mixed episodes

22. 15. The drug lithium is usually the drug of choice for bipolar disorder because it regulates:
A) norepinephrine.
B) serotonin.
C) stress hormones.
D) glutamate.

23. 16. Showing little or no remorse the person with ________ personality disorder will frequently deceive or manipulate others for his/her own personal gain.
A) borderline
B) antisocial
C) schizotypal
D) histrionic

24. 17. Which of the following is not one of the diagnostic symptoms of anorexia nervosa?
A) the cessation of menstrual cycles in women
B) a refusal to maintain a body weight of at least 85% of normal
C) an extreme fear of gaining weight
D) engaging in self-induced vomiting to reduce weight from consumed calories

25. 18. An individual with this personality disorder lacks control over their impulses and is most likely to harm his/her self.
A) multiple personality disorder
B) antisocial personality disorder
C) paranoid personality disorder
D) borderline personality disorder

26. 19. Which of the following diagnoses no longer appears in the DSM-IV-TR as a personality disorder?
A) passive-aggressive personality disorder
B) avoidant personality disorder
C) dependent personality disorder
D) schizoid personality disorder

27. 20. Which of the following statements about a sufferer of bulimia nervosa is incorrect?
A) Unlike an anorexic person, this individual is likely to be male.
B) This person engages in binge episodes at least twice a week.
C) This person always follows a binge with self-induced vomiting.
D) This person can consume as many as five thousand calories at one sitting.

28. 21. A false belief that is strongly held in spite of contradictory evidence is:
A) a catatonic frenzy.
B) a hallucination.
C) a delusion.
D) disorganized thinking.

29. 22. The most common type of false perceptions in schizophrenia are:
A) delusions of grandeur.
B) visual hallucinations.
C) disorganized thinking.
D) auditory hallucinations.

30. 23. In this disorder, the individual will have many alter egos- each holding separate memories, emotions, and motives.
A) multiple personality disorder
B) dissociative identity disorder
C) dissociative fugue
D) schizophrenia

31. 24. Researchers have a problem with the “traumatic memory” explanation of dissociative identity disorder because:
A) just the opposite effect occurs in most trauma victims.
B) most DID patients do not report early abuse.
C) trauma victims usually repress memories but do not develop DID.
D) none of the above are true.

32. 25. The fact that amphetamines and cocaine produce schizophrenia-like symptoms gives support for the ________ explanation schizophrenia.
A) frontal lobe
B) dopamine hypothesis
C) loss of gray matter
D) viral infection theory

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34. Answers
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35. 1. A psychological or mental disorder involves behavior that includes which of the following features?
A) It makes other people uncomfortable in a majority of situations.
B) It deviates from social norms and customs.
C) It carries the risk of personal harm.
D) It causes personal distress and/or impairs daily functioning.

36. 2. The book that officially classifies all of the different psychological disorders is the:
A) APA-Dx.
B) DSM-IV-TR.
C) ICD-10.
D) NCS-R.

37. 3. According to the NCS-R, almost one out of ____ adults experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder at some point in the past year.
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5

38. According to the NCS-R, the most commonly diagnosed psychological disorders are __________ disorders.
A) anxiety
B) mood
C) eating
D) substance use

39. 5. Which of the following is not a misconception about psychological disorders that is dispelled by the chapter in your textbook?
A) “Crazy” behavior is very different than “normal” behavior.
B) There is a strong social stigma attached to having a psychological disorder.
C) Any behavior that is “weird” or “unusual” is pathological.
D) Most psychological disorders improve with properly prescribed medication.

40. 6. Which of the following is not one of the features that distinguishes “normal” from “pathological” anxiety?
A) The anxiety is irrational.
B) The anxiety is uncontrollable.
C) The anxiety is disruptive.
D) The anxiety is internally expressed.

41. 7. Generalized anxiety disorder is sometimes referred to as:
A) acute stress disorder.
B) chronic stress disorder.
C) free-floating anxiety.
D) nonspecific target anxiety.

42. 8. Before she goes to bed each night, Lisa has to check and recheck each door and window lock at least 5 times. This is an example of a(n):
A) specific phobia.
B) panic attack.
C) obsession.
D) compulsion.

43. 9. According to the cognitive-behavioral theory of panic disorder, people with panic disorder:
A) always experience anxiety when they face the same situation.
B) misinterpret the physical signs of arousal.
C) have flashbacks to an earlier stressful event.
D) have regularly predicted panic attacks.

44. 10. A culture-specific anxiety disorder, unique to Japanese individuals, involves a fear that ones appearance, smell, or other personal attributes will offend or insult other people, is called:
A) koro
B) amok
C) taijin kyofusho
D) windigo

45. 11. Which of the following is not an example of a person who is likely to be suffering from major depression?
A) Bob, who does not make eye contact and feels hopeless
B) Jamie, who is preoccupied with death and only sleeps three hours per day
C) Steve, who can’t sleep because his father died a couple days ago
D) Mary, who has had a loss of appetite and can’t stop crying

46. 12. Without treatment, those who have been through one episode of major depression:
A) have a 50% chance of having another episode.
B) are unlikely to have another occurrence within the next 5 years.
C) learn to cope with their depression.
D) usually commit suicide within the next year.

47. 13. __________ is to major depression as __________ is to bipolar disorder.
A) Sadness; happiness
B) Acute; chronic
C) Pessimism; optimism
D) Dysthymia; cyclothymia

48. 14. When an individual experiencing dysthymia also develops the symptoms of major depression, what is the correct diagnostic label for his or her situation?
A) Major depression, complicated type
B) Double depression
C) Dysthymic depression
D) Bipolar disorder, mixed episodes

49. 15. The drug lithium is usually the drug of choice for bipolar disorder because it regulates:
A) norepinephrine.
B) serotonin.
C) stress hormones.
D) glutamate.

50. 16. Showing little or no remorse, the person with ________ personality disorder will frequently deceive or manipulate others for his/her own personal gain.
A) borderline
B) antisocial
C) schizotypal
D) histrionic

51. 17. Which of the following is not one of the diagnostic symptoms of anorexia nervosa?
A) the cessation of menstrual cycles in women
B) a refusal to maintain a body weight of at least 85% of normal
C) an extreme fear of gaining weight
D) engaging in self-induced vomiting to reduce weight from consumed calories

52. 18. An individual with this personality disorder lacks control over their impulses and is most likely to harm his/her self.
A) multiple personality disorder
B) antisocial personality disorder
C) paranoid personality disorder
D) borderline personality disorder

53. 19. Which of the following diagnoses no longer appears in the DSM-IV-TR as a personality disorder?
A) passive-aggressive personality disorder
B) avoidant personality disorder
C) dependent personality disorder
D) schizoid personality disorder

54. 20. Which of the following statements about a sufferer of bulimia nervosa is incorrect?
A) Unlike an anorexic person, this individual is likely to be male.
B) This person engages in binge episodes at least twice a week.
C) This person always follows a binge with self-induced vomiting.
D) This person can consume as many as five thousand calories at one sitting.

55. 21. A false belief that is strongly held in spite of contradictory evidence is:
A) a catatonic frenzy.
B) a hallucination.
C) a delusion.
D) disorganized thinking.

56. 22. The most common type of false perceptions in schizophrenia are:
A) delusions of grandeur.
B) visual hallucinations.
C) disorganized thinking.
D) auditory hallucinations.

57. 23. In this disorder, the individual will have many alter egos, holding separate memories, emotions, and motives.
A) multiple personality disorder
B) dissociative identity disorder
C) dissociative fugue
D) schizophrenia

58. 24. Researchers have a problem with the “traumatic memory” explanation of dissociative identity disorder because:
A) just the opposite effect occurs in most trauma victims.
B) most DID patients do not report early abuse.
C) trauma victims usually repress memories but do not develop DID.
D) none of the above are true.

59. 25. The fact that amphetamines and cocaine produce schizophrenia-like symptoms gives support for the ________ explanation schizophrenia.
A) frontal lobe
B) dopamine hypothesis
C) loss of gray matter
D) viral infection theory

60. Acknowledgments Step Up Created by: Questions written by:
John J. Schulte, Psy.D.
Questions written by:
Jason S. Spiegelman, M.A., ABD
Based on Psychology 6e,
by Hockenbury and Hockenbury
Published by Worth Publishers, 2013

61. Answers 1. D 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. B
10. C
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12. A
13. D
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17. D
18.
19. A
20. C
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23. B
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25. B