Practice Test  - Mood Disorders & Schizophrenia

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1. A prolonged & disturbed emotional state is known as a(n):

 agoraphobia
 mood disorder
 conversion disorder
 somatization disorder

2. Normal depression is to abnormal depression as ______ is to _____.

 arm; leg
 home; house
 football; baseball
 paper cut; open heart surgery

3. Which of the following is not a mood disorder?

 bipolar I disorder
 major depression
 dysthymic disorder
 antisocial personality disorder

4. If you randomly meet 100 people today, how many will 
have a lifetime episode of major depression?

 8
 16
 32
 48

5. _____ is marked by fluctuations between episodes of depression & mania.

 dysthymic disorder
 bipolar I disorder
 minor depressive disorder
 major depressive disorder

6. A less serious form of major depression is called:

 dysfunctional mood disorder
 abbreviated mood disorder
 dysthymic disorder
 bipolar II disorder

7. With regard to mood disorders, personality traits play a significant role in determining:

 the height of mania
 frequency of depression
 the depth of depression
 one's risk of becoming depressed

8. About 80% of the drugs used to treat depression are:

 tricylics
 addictive
 selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
 naturally occurring minerals such as lithium

9. Research on the effectiveness of antidepressants & psychotherapy indicate

 low relapse rates
 serious side effects with both forms of treatment
 relapse rates of nearly 99% for patients who receive either treatment
 relapse rates approaching 70% for patients who receive either treatment

10. The primary disorder that is treated by ECT is:

 social phobia
 substance abuse
 bipolar I disorder
 major depression

11. Which of the following is not a personality disorder described in DSM-IV-TR?

 paranoid personality disorder
 histrionic personality disorder
 depressive personality disorder
 obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
 schizotypical personality disorder
 dependent personality disorder
 antisocial personality disorder

12. Which of the following is not a characteristic of a personality disorder?

 inflexibility
 being unpopular
 maladaptiveness
 impaired functioning

13. Two psychosocial causes have been implicated in antisocial personality 
disorder. They are:

 parent-child interaction & child-peer interaction
 low socioeconomic status & overly trustful of others
 being an only child & lack of adequate interaction with peers
 parent-child interaction & physical or sexual abuse in childhood

14. Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, 
& decreased emotional expression characterize:

 depression
 schizophrenia
 somatoform disorders
 generalized anxiety disorder

15. Type I schizophrenia involves _______ symptoms & has a ______ 
chance of recovery.

 negative; good
 negative; poor
 positive; good
 positive; poor

16. Type II schizophrenia involves _______ symptoms & has a ______ 
chance of recovery.

 negative; good
 negative; poor
 positive; good
 positive; poor

17. Which of the following are not symptoms of schizophrenia?

 disorders of thought
 disorders of attention
 disorders of perception
 disorders of moral character
 disorders of emotion (affective)

18. Positron emission tomography (PET) has indicated that schizophrenics have:

 diathesis stress
 smaller ventricles in the brain
 less activity in the prefrontal cortex
 increased metabolic activity in the frontal lobe

19. Diathesis refers to a person’s:

 genetic disposition
 reactions to neuroleptic drugs
 level of dopamine in the nervous system
 balance of positive to negative symptoms

20. __________ will reduce positive symptoms & may slightly improve 
negative symptoms.

a Thorazine
b Phenothiazines
c Typical neuroleptic drugs
d Atypical neuroleptic drugs

21. A woman on a typical neuroleptic for schizophrenia for a long period 
of time is likely to experience:

 grogginess
 tardive dyskinesia
 lower blood pressure
 skin irritation in the sun

22. The difference between dissociative amnesia & dissociative fugue is that:

- in the former you forget more than in the latter
- these are really two different terms for the same experience
- in the former you stay in contact with reality; in the latter you become
  schizophrenic
- in the former you have memory gaps; in the latter you may wander away
  & assume a new identity

23. All of the following have been suggested as ways of overcoming mild depression except:

 ECT
 improving social skills
 increasing social support
 eliminating negative thoughts

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                            Topics in Psychology
                               Robert C. Gates