Related Mcqs:

1. People with unipolar disorders experience________people with bipolar disorders are vulnerable to:

   A. alternating periods of depression and mania; mania only
   B. depression only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   C. mania only; alternating periods of depression and mania
   D. alternating periods of depression and mania; depression and mania simultaneously

2. Which during has provided help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paraonia?

   A. Ativan
   B. Xanax
   C. Thorazine
   D. ithium

3. A chest implant that intermittently stimulates the vagus nerve has been used to treat some patients with:

   A. bulmia.
   B. anxiety dis orders.
   C. schizophrenia.
   D. chronic depression.

4. Which form of therapy would most likely help depressed patients by teaching them how to resolve disagreements with their friends?

   A. humanistic therapy
   B. interpersonal psychotherapy
   C. psychoanalysis
   D. cognitive therapy

5. In a study by David Rosenhan (1973) researchers were admitted as patients into various mental hospitals after they falsely claimed to be “hearing voices.” This study best illustrated the negative effects of: __________?

   A. linkage analysis.
   B. the medical model.
   C. hallucinations.
   D. diagnostic lobels

6. After being released from a hospital many schizophernic patients stop taking their anti psychotic medication because:

   A. their mental impairment causes them to forget.
   B. of the unpleasant side effects.
   C. most schizophrenics don’t believe they are ill.
   D. all of the above.

7. All of the following are personality disorders EXCEPT

   A. Passive-aggressive
   B. Histrionic
   C. Narcissistic
   D. Paranoid

8. Biological models of mental disorders explain mental illness as resulting from which of the following factors?

   A. Biochemical imbalance
   B. Genetic predisposition
   C. Familial transmission
   D. Brain defects
   E. All of the above

9. Psychological disorders characterized by inflexible, enduring, and socially maladaptive behavior patterns are called_______disorders.

   A. acute
   B. free-floating
   C. personality
   D. reactive

10. Which of the following disorders is more common among men then women?

    A. dissociative identity disorder
    B. bipolar disorder
    C. obsessive-compulsive disorder
    D. antisocial personality disorder