PSYC 3004 Week 3 Quiz Psychological Disorders Walden University latest solution 2020

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PSYC 3004 Week 3 Quiz Psychological Disorders Walden University latest solution 2020 Question 1 Which would a combat veteran receiving the best treatment for a stress disorder NOT be likely to expe... rience? Selected Answer: a. Antipsychotic medication Correct Answer: a. Antipsychotic medication Question 2 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points The effects of taking hallucinogens accompanied by feelings that objects are changing size, that other people are distorted, and that one might be mechanical is MOST similar to Selected Answer: a. depersonalization. Correct Answer: a. depersonalization. Question 3 According to the DSM-5, all of the following are considered symptoms of a manic episode EXCEPT Selected Answer: d. suicidal ideation. Correct Answer: d. suicidal ideation. Question 4 Pairing the thought of feared objects and relaxation training is an aspect of Selected Answer: b. systematic desensitization. Correct Answer: b. systematic desensitization. Question 5 The mood and thoughts of suicidal people are MOST often characterized as Selected Answer: c. sad and hopeless. Correct Answer: c. sad and hopeless. Question 6 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points “Who wouldn’t be afraid all the time? We have the bomb, overpopulation, AIDS, and violent crime everywhere. It is difficult to get a good job unless you understand all that complicated computer junk.” This complaint is consistent with a explanation of generalized anxiety disorder. Selected Answer: c. sociocultural Correct Answer: c. sociocultural Question 7 Behaviorists believe that compulsive behavior Selected Answer: a. is reinforced because engaging in it reduces anxiety. Correct Answer: a. is reinforced because engaging in it reduces anxiety. Question 8 Benzodiazepines are believed to be effective in treating generalized anxiety disorder because they mimic the effect of at certain receptor sites in the brain. Selected Answer: a. GABA Correct Answer: a. GABA Question 9 What do acute and post-traumatic stress disorder have in common with dissociative disorders? Selected Answer: c. They are triggered by traumatic events. Correct Answer: c. They are triggered by traumatic events. Question 10 A state of breathless euphoria, or frenzied energy, in which individuals have an exaggerated belief in their power describes Selected Answer: a. mania. Correct Answer: a. mania. Question 11 Exposure and response prevention as treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder Selected Answer: c. shows improvement that often continues indefinitely. Correct Answer: c. shows improvement that often continues indefinitely. Question 12 Investigators have shown that traumatic events are related to abnormal activity of the neurotransmitter Selected Answer: d. norepinephrine. Correct Answer: d. norepinephrine. Question 13 Although initially thought to be due to an excessive amount of a particular neurotransmitter, mania has been found to be due to low levels of which neurotransmitter? Selected Answer: b. Serotonin Correct Answer: b. Serotonin Question 14 Which theoretical orientation would support the finding that there is a significant relationship between positive life events and feelings of life satisfaction and happiness? Selected Answer: a. Behavioral Correct Answer: a. Behavioral Question 15 In response to a threat, we perspire, breathe more quickly, get goose bumps, and feel nauseated. These responses are controlled by the nervous system. Selected Answer: c. sympathetic Correct Answer: c. sympathetic Question 16 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points Little Karen was bitten by a tan pony she was riding at a carnival. The experience left her hurt and frightened. The next month she was visiting her uncle, who had a tan Great Dane (dog). It frightened her even though she had never had a bad experience with a dog. Karen’s fear of this dog is an example of Selected Answer: c. stimulus generalization. Correct Answer: c. stimulus generalization. Question 17 If a biochemical imbalance were the cause of a person’s depression, the latest research would lead us to expect to find that person to have Selected Answer: a. an abnormality in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine. Correct Answer: a. an abnormality in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine. Question 18 Fear differs from anxiety in that Selected Answer: a. fear is a response to a specific threat and anxiety is more general. Correct Answer: a. fear is a response to a specific threat and anxiety is more general. Question 19 Recently, this behavior has been added to the list of behaviors that may contribute to subintentional deaths: Selected Answer: a. Self-injury Correct Answer: a. Self-injury Question 20 Those people MOST likely to develop stress disorders are Selected Answer: c. anxious, and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them. Correct Answer: c. anxious, and think they cannot control negative things that happen to them. Wednesday, September 11, 2019 6:41:49 PM EDT 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points 3 out of 3 points ← OK [Show More]

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