Lvy excitedly tells you that she has been invited to sing at the coronation of the new King of Cyprus. You find this difficult to believe, considering lvy sings terribly and Cyprus has an elected government, not a monarchy. lvy’s statements are clearly out of touch with reality.It appears that lvy is experiencing

Related Mcqs:

1. Although Shawn felt terribly depressed when he began psychotherapy, he was much happier by the time he reasonable to attribute some of his improvement to:_________?

   A. therapeutic touch.
   B. regression toward the mean.
   C. the double-blind technique.
   D. transference.

2. The rise of Western individualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in: ___________?

   A. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
   B. personality disorders.
   C. phobias.
   D. depression.

3. A person who maintains bizarre, false beliefs that have no basis in reality is said to have ___________?

   A. illusions
   B. compulsons
   C. hallucinations
   D. delusions

4. Virtual reality exposure therapy is most likely to prove effective in the treatment of: __________?

   A. hellucinations.
   B. depression.
   C. personality disorders.
   D. phobias

5. Jenna is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, “Cheer up, Jenna. You know what you’re talking about and your topic is really interesting!” This approach to reducing Jenna’s fear most clearly illustrates:

   A. psychanalysis.
   B. client-centered therapy.
   C. stress inoculation training
   D. aversive conditioning

6. If research indicated that phobia result from a chemical imbalance in the central nervous system, this would most clearly give added cerebility to:

   A. psychoanalytic theory.
   B. the medical model.
   C. learning theory.
   D. the social-cognitive perspective.

7. Dopamen overactivity aappears to be most clearly related to: _____________?

   A. agoraphobia
   B. dysthymic disorder.
   C. flat affect.
   D. hallucinations.

8. The value of light exposure therapy appears to result from its influence on people’s:

   A. self-blaming explanations.
   B. social relationships.
   C. circadian rhythm
   D. visual acuity.

9. George Fredric Handel composed his Massiah during three weeks of insense, creative energy. Many believe Handel suffered a mild form of: ____________?

   A. dysthymic disorder
   B. agoraphobia
   C. schizophrenia
   D. bipolar disorder

10. Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?

    A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
    B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
    C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
    D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.