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1. Which of the following difference between MDE and grief is 7. Hypnosis is a technique still used by some counselors during
not true? therapy today. Who was the first to use this technique?
a. Thoughts about death is connected to the deceased in grief; a. Jean Charcot c. Franz Mesmer
for MDE it is connected to feelings of worthlessness, b. Josef Breuer d. Sigmund Freud
undeserving of life, and inability to cope.
b. Grief involves persistent depressed mood and inability to 8. A man who needs to cross-dress in order to get sexually
anticipate happiness; in MDE, the predominant affect is aroused is/has ____.
feelings of emptiness and loss a. A transgender c. A fetishistic disorder
c. In grief, self-esteem is preserved; in MDE, self-loathing is b. A transvestic disorder d. An exhibitionist
common.
d. Depressed mood in MDE is not tied to specific thoughts; 9. Which of the following patients qualify for a diagnosis of
pangs of grief are associated with reminders of the deceased. narcolepsy?
a. An adult male suddenly lapses into sleep even in the middle
2. Because of the pandemic, many people have become of doing something.
conscious of their health-related behaviors. Others always b. A young woman who wakes up at exactly midnight and has
keep sanitary wipes and hand sanitizers with them. Some wash difficulty going back to sleep.
their hands very frequently because of fear of the COVID19 c. An obese man who snores and sometimes experiences
virus. These behaviors are: breathing pauses in sleep.
a. Normal. Because these behaviors also existed pre-pandemic. d. A woman who sleeps excessively every day but does not feel
b. Abnormal. These behaviors are reminiscent of obsessive- rested afterwards.
compulsive disorders related to contracting COVID19.
c. Normal. Especially during this abnormal situation. 10. Eleven-year-old Nate’s parents were called to the school
d. Abnormal. Anxiety has been quite common during the disciplinarian’s office because ever since school started, Nate
pandemic. has been bullying other classmates, stealing their things, and
has been caught beating a stray cat with a bat. He does not
3. Why must a clinician be familiar with the client’s culture seem to be sorry for any of the misbehavior, and this worries
when making diagnoses? his teachers. Nate might have _____.
a. Because the DSM-IV-TR axis 3 specifies an individual’s global a. Antisocial personality disorder
level of functioning. b. Oppositional-defiant personality disorder
b. Because the clinician may be accused of racism or c. Conduct disorder
discrimination during a diagnosis. d. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder
c. Because the DSM-5 has specifications to the degree of
disorders based on cultural nuances. 11. Which of the following became a result of the work by
d. Because the deviance of any behavior depends on the Dorothea Dix?
culture in which it occurs. a. It was proven that mental illnesses had environmental
causes and are therefore curable.
4. What can be said about a person who is neat, hardworking, b. Patients in asylums were treated as normally as possible in
organized, comes to work on time and tries to make his output normal environments.
as perfect as possible? c. Increased numbers of mentally ill patients and understaffed
a. This person is conscientious. asylums.
b. This person has obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. d. The moral therapy movement displaced psychoanalysis as
c. This person has obsessive-compulsive disorder. first aid for the mentally ill.
d. This person will get promoted.
12. Albert Ellis developed a cognitive therapy which aims to
5. Hibernius has become depressed because he cannot seem have clients recognize and ultimately change their irrational
to make out what life really means. To which kind of therapist beliefs.
would you most likely refer Hibernius? a. REBT c. Gestalt therapy
a. Psychodynamic c. Existentialist b. CBT d. Reality therapy
b. Humanist d. Cognitive
13. In order to detect the presence of Down syndrome, a
6. A child with disorganized attention, excessive motor activity procedure called ____ is available wherein a small amount of
and hasty actions occurring without thought may likely be fluid surrounding the fetus is removed and tested.
diagnosed with _. a. Amniocentesis
a. ADHD c. ODD b. Chorionic villus sampling
b. DMDD d. ASD c. Placental tissue sampling
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14. Because we have been primed to believe that alcohol can c. Guidance counselors, because they are assumed to be acting
make us less inhibited, research participants given a placebo out.
they believed to be alcohol actually felt less inhibited. This bias d. Rehabs, because they are assumed to be on drugs.
is called ___.
a. “Flushing” effect c. Antagonist effect 22. Marc feels uncomfortable in closed, tight spaces after
b. Halo effect d. Expectancy effect watching a horror film about a ghost in an elevator when he
was young. Since then, he will never stay in small rooms, ride
15. In order to prevent overdiagnosis of bipolar disorders in elevators, use bathroom cubicles, or be anywhere he feels is
children, DSM-5 added diagnosis of ____ which is suffocating. This type of phobia is learned by
characterized by persistent irritability and behavioral a. Classical conditioning c. Enactive learning
dyscontrol in children up to 12 years of age. b. Vicarious experience d. Operant conditioning
a. bipolar disorder with childhood onset specifier
b. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder with mood disorder 23. Some patients diagnosed with PTSD forget important
c. Disruptive mood dysregulation disorder details of the traumatic event they have experienced. Which
d. Persistent depressive disorder theory believes that these details were buried in the
unconscious?
16. Because he strongly believes that aliens are putting a. Psychodynamic c. Existential
untraceable mind-control chemicals in food, Inno grows his b. Behaviorist d. Cognitive
own food. He is a total recluse, living alone in his farm,
although he sometimes asks neighbors to trade food he cannot
grow on his own. He has been hospitalized due to vitamin 24. This refers to the distress that accompanies the
deficiency and a diagnosis of a disorder. Which one might it be? incongruence between one’s experienced or expressed gender
a. Schizoaffective disorder c. Schizoid PD and one’s assigned gender.
b. Schizotypal PD d. Paranoid PD a. Gender identity c. Gender nonconformity
b. Gender dysphoria d. Gender dissatisfaction
17. Dr. K is a psychologist who believes that to help people
experiencing distress and problems, it is important to help 25. This fast-acting neurotransmitter inhibits a variety of
them navigate their experiences to find meaning and purpose emotions and behaviors, thereby effectively reducing anxiety.
of their circumstances. Dr. K is most likely practicing which a. Noradrenaline c. Glutamate
therapeutic framework? b. GABA d. Serotonin
a. Psychodynamic c. Existential
b. Behaviorist d. Cognitive 26. These drugs have the capacity to reduce appetite and are
often used to lose weight.
18. This is a repetition of the speech of others, previously a. Opioids c. Amphetamines
thought of as a sign of autism spectrum disorder but is now b. Cannabis d. Marijuana
considered a normal step in children’s language development.
a. Echolalia c. Coprolalia 27. Having hallucinations, delusions, and disorganized speech
b. Echopraxia d. Verbal dyspraxia for a period of more than a month but less than six months may
qualify an individual for a ____ diagnosis.
19. A student who falls ill whenever they have an oral exam but a. Schizotypal PD c. Schizophreniform disorder
otherwise feels fine on regular school days might be suspected b. Brief psychotic disorder d. Schizophrenia
to ___.
a. Be malingering. 28. This is a disorder wherein the eating of nonnutritive,
b. Be suffering from social phobia. nonfood substances is not part of a culturally supported or
c. Have factitious disorder. socially normative practice.
a. Avoidant food intake disorder c. Rumination disorder
20. Which of the following is not classified under anxiety b. Restrictive food intake disorder d. Pica
disorders in the DSM-5?
a. GAD c. BDD 29. When the media shows unrealistic images of the ‘ideal’
b. OCD d. Agoraphobia female body, it becomes a considerable factor in the rise of
diagnosed cases of eating disorders. To which dimension does
21. In most Filipino communities, some people with media belong?
dissociative identity disorder who behave like a different a. Biological c. Social
person and pose a danger to themselves and others are b. Cognitive d. Psychological
sometimes belatedly treated because they are first referred to
a. Priests, because they are assumed to be possessed.
b. Doctors, because they are assumed to have an organic
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30. Learned helplessness is a mindset wherein people decide
or think that no matter what they do, they will never be able to
change their situation, causing depression. Who was the first
to describe this concept?
a. E. L. Thorndike c. Bernard Weiner
b. Martin Seligman d. Emil Kraepelin
31. The disorder characterized by recurring mild depression is
called ___.
a. DMDD c. Dysthymia
b. MDD d. Cyclothymia
32. For a diagnosis of Bipolar I disorder, a major depressive
episode is _____.
a. Both necessary and sufficient.
b. Necessary but not sufficient.
c. Sufficient but not necessary.
d. Neither necessary nor sufficient.
33. Which of the following individuals are least likely to develop
schizophrenia?
a. Person with schizophrenic fraternal twin raised together
b. Person with schizophrenic identical twin raised together
c. Person with schizophrenic fraternal twin raised apart
d. Person with schizophrenic identical twin raised apart
34. When a person who needs twice as much marijuana to get
the same high he used to get with just one joint, we can deduce
that this person has ____.
a. Become tolerant of the drug.
b. Displayed typical symptoms of marijuana withdrawal.
c. Become dependent of the drug.
d. Been abusing marijuana to get high.
35. This is the second most common chromosomally related
cause of intellectual disability. People with this condition have
hyper-extensible joints and display moderate to severely low
IQ, high rates of hyperactivity, short attention span.
a. Down syndrome c. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
b. Fragile X syndrome d. Phenylketonuria
36. Before consulting with another psychologist about a case,
a professional psychologist may do all of the following except:
a. Be careful in disclosing information that may identify the
client
b. Obtain permission from the client to disclose his/her identity
c. Allow the other professional access to all records of the client
d. Limit the information disclosed to the consulting
professional
37. Namie enjoys conversations with other people, and a lot of
people adore her engaging and bubbly personality. What can
be said about her behavior?
a. It may be characteristic of narcissistic personality disorder
b. It may be characteristic of histrionic personality disorder
c. It is abnormal, but needs more details to make a diagnosis
d. Namie is an extravert
38. A theory in the etiology of schizophrenia looks at the
neurotransmitter _____, which seems to be hyperactive in
people with the disorder.
a. Dopamine c. Norepinephrine
b. Serotonin d. GABA
39. A person with generalized anxiety disorder would most
likely worry about:
a. Socializing and performing in social situations.
b. Various situations where escape might be impossible.
c. A wide range of circumstances
d. Possible harm, injury, or death coming to major attachment
figures.
40. Which of the following is not a cluster C disorder?
a. Avoidant PD c. Dependent PD
b. Paranoid PD d. OCPD
41. Shane’s parents died in a car crash. When she found out,
she laughed. What can we say about Shane’s reaction?
a. It is abnormal because she displays inappropriate affect.
b. It is abnormal because it shows poor impulse control.
c. It is normal because some people laugh until they cry.
d. It is normal because it is a subjective way of coping.
42. Most psychologists would agree that somatic symptom
disorders are basically disorders of cognition and perception
because
a. Interpretation of people’s pity and attention as love is an
important criterion for diagnosis
b. Indifference to physical symptoms and loss of limb activity is
a sign of poor judgement and insight
c. Abusive environments in childhood, which is a healthy
ground for much of psychopathology, distort patient’s reality
testing
d. Faulty interpretation of physical signs and sensations as
evidence of physical illness is central
43. A doctor noticed a patient enjoying the attention of the
medical staff. He found out that the patient had been rushed
to several emergency rooms all over the country due to a
condition that would suddenly worsen when she is about to be
discharged. He referred her to a psychologist. Did the doctor
do the right thing?
a. Yes, the patient shows classic symptoms for conversion
disorder.
b. No, the patient is obviously allergic to something and it is my
duty to help.
c. Yes, because the patient displays behaviors characteristic of
Munchausen’s disorder.
d. No, because the patient is obviously malingering.
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44. In the Philippines, psychological diagnosis and treatment 50. When a child refuses to be left alone by a caregiver on the
are made difficult because individuals in need of psychological first day of preschool, you might suspect that
aid are hidden away by family members and relatives. This is a. The child has trust issues.
because of the Filipino tendency to always protect the family’s b. The child needs to be further observed for symptoms of
a. Dangal at puri c. Pakiramdam separation anxiety disorder.
b. Kapakanan d. Ulirat c. The child responded normally for his age.
d. The child is trying to attract the teacher’s attention.
45. John Doe purposely rides the train during rush hour
because then he is free to rub his genitals on unknowing 51. Which eating disorder literally translates to “a nervous loss
victims for sexual gratification. John displays characteristics of of appetite”?
the DSM-5 paraphilic disorder called a. Binge-eating disorder c. Anorexia nervosa
a. Exhibitionistic disorder c. Frotteuristic disorder b. Bulimia nervosa d. Purging disorder
b. Voyeuristic disorder d. Fetishistic disorder
52. An adult who has unstable interpersonal relationships, self-
46. Gabby was stuck in traffic when a figure in a black hood image, affect, and impulsivity may be suspected to have _.
appeared in front of her car and whispered unintelligible words a. DMDD c. BDD
to her. She was so scared she screamed and ran out. This is an b. BPD d. IED
example of a(n) _____.
a. Derealization c. Delusion 53. This is a disorder characterized by intellectual disability,
b. Depersonalization d. Hallucination signs of cerebral palsy, and self-injurious behavior such as
finger and lip biting.
47. A person who is preoccupied with a certain part of his/her a. Trisomy 21 c. Lesch-Nyhan syndrome
body and seeing it as “ugly” or “deformed” despite contrary b. Fragile X syndrome d. Phenylketonuria
evidence most likely has a disorder related to which DSM-5
classification? 54. These are processes or mechanisms which are thought to
a. Somatoform disorders account for the development and maintenance of symptoms
b. Somatic symptom disorders across many disorders, particularly emotional disorders. These
c. Anxiety disorders processes are also believed to account for the comorbidity of
d. Obsessive-compulsive disorders many psychological disorders. These processes are called:
a. Transdiagnostic mechanisms
48. Before they started the therapy session, the psychologist b. Common mental health mechanisms
and the client with dissociative identity disorder agreed about c. Multi-axial mechanisms
having an audio recording of the session. Which ethical d. Bidirectional processes
principle was violated?
a. There was no formal procedure as to the acquisition of the 55. Behaviors considered ‘abnormal’ may be described by the
recording. following except:
b. This proceeding must be stipulated in the informed consent a. Deviates from the mainstream culture
before the start of the sessions. b. Causes significant distress to the person or others
c. The patient was coerced into having the sessions audio c. Poses a danger or threat to self or others
recorded. d. Causes significant impairment in functioning
d. None, because there was permission from the client.
56. Adler suggested that because these people are initially the
49. When Chris found out his mother died, he went ballistic. He unchallenged center of attention but then experience
cried into the wee hours of the day, and rarely ate or slept. Five dethronement upon the arrival of another sibling, they are
months later, he has already come to terms with her death, but most likely to become neurotics, criminals, alcoholics, and
Chris sometimes still cries when he remembers his mother. Can perverts.
he be diagnosed with major depressive disorder? a. Only children c. Middle children
a. Yes, because according to the DSM-5, if the symptoms b. Firstborn children d. Youngest children
continue after five months, it can be considered a major
depressive episode. 57. The most commonly used drug in the world is _____.
b. Yes, because according to the DSM-5, if the symptoms a. Caffeine c. Alcohol
continue after three months, it can be considered major b. Marijuana d. Nicotine
depressive episode.
c. No, because his symptoms match only dysthymia, which is a
less severe, more persistent case of major depressive episode.
d. No, because the normal grieving period can last up to two
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58. Innik was ten when they moved from Alaska to Japan for 65. A woman who feels as if she is a puppet controlled by
his father’s work relocation. Before the move, Innik was others is experiencing:
talkative, active, and liked playing sports with other children. a. Derealization c. Delusion
After arriving in Japan, he still did most of the things he used to b. Depersonalization d. Hallucination
do, but Innik did not talk as much, especially to his same-age
peers. Can we say that Innik’s behavior is abnormal? 66. Cognitive therapists might suggest that a client’s problem
a. No. Innik may not be speaking because of his lack of is caused by all of the following except:
knowledge on his peers’ language. a. Unconscious motivation c. Dysfunctional beliefs
b. Yes. Innik is displaying the lack of verbal communication b. Irrational beliefs d. Faulty perceptions
which characterizes late-onset selective mutism.
c. No. Until a full assessment is conducted, Innik’s behavior 67. This is the most prevalent type of neurocognitive disorder.
does not warrant the label. a. Neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer’s disease
d. Yes. Innik’s refusal to talk to his same-age peers may underlie b. Neurocognitive disorder due to Parkinson’s disease
anxiety typical of immigrants. c. Neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury
d. Neurocognitive disorder due to HIV infection
59. Dwayne has been feeling down for the past two weeks. He
has lost interest in and energy for most activities at home and 68. Damage in this part of the brain may cause a type of
at work. He barely sleeps or eats, and he has thoughts that life aphasia in which the individual has difficulty producing speech.
is meaningless and he is worthless. Dwayne is a likely candidate a. Wernicke’s area c. Medulla
for a ____ diagnosis. b. Broca’s area d. Limbic system
a. DMDD c. Dysthymia
b. MDD d. Cyclothymia 69. This is a technique wherein patients are free to talk about
their problems.
60. This is a term in developmental psychology which suggests a. Free association c. Catharsis
that we should consider a number of causes to a particular b. Word association d. Hypnotism
behavior or disorder. For example, two different causes may
result in the same disorder. 70. Nini is a collector of objects which have sentimental value
a. Equivocacy c. Equitability to her. She keeps most of the things she holds dear in a trunk
b. Equivalence d. Equifinality underneath her bed which she opens and looks at from time to
time to reminisce. Does her behavior count as pathological?
61. Which one of the following is at risk for developing a. No, because her collecting does not result in distress and
schizophrenia? impairment.
a. Person diagnosed with Paranoid personality disorder b. No, because her collection does not involve dead animals
b. Person diagnosed with Antisocial personality disorder and useless junk.
c. Person diagnosed with Histrionic personality disorder c. No, because it is a normal response of people with low in
d. Person diagnosed with Obsessive-Compulsive PD openness to experience trait.
d. No, because hoarding does not involve reminiscing by
62. Which research method is most appropriate to use when a looking at the objects in question.
group of clinicians want to investigate how unipolar mania
manifests over a diagnosed persons’ lifespan? 71. People with Parkinson’s disease have low levels of the
a. Cross-sectional c. Experimental neurotransmitter ____.
b. Longitudinal d. Narrative a. Dopamine c. Norepinephrine
b. Serotonin d. GABA
63. Research on PTSD that deliberately seek individuals
diagnosed with the disorder make use of which sampling 72. A client believes that if they pass by a hospital, they must
method? swallow their saliva three times or else something bad will
a. Random sampling c. Convenience sampling happen. These behaviors have persisted since they were in
b. Multi-stage sampling d. Purposive sampling high school, and if they cannot do this, they experience severe
anxiety and dread. What may be said of the client?
64. What does the triple vulnerability model suggest? a. The client has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
a. The three personality disorders in cluster A are most b. The client has a delusional disorder.
vulnerable to develop schizophrenia c. The client has a paranoid personality disorder.
b. A person who has experienced at least three emotionally d. The client’s behavior is normal and need not be diagnosed.
straining events are more prone to disorders
c. Biological, psychological and social factors contribute to the 73. This is the existence of two or more disorders in a patient
development of disorders at the same time.
d. Specific triad genes code for specific vulnerabilities to certain a. Differential diagnosis c. Dual psychopathology
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74. What do we know about unipolar mania?
a. It is the most commonly diagnosed mood disorder.
b. It is relatively rare.
c. It affects more men than women.
d. Nothing, there is no such thing.
75. Margaux refuses to go to school because she has often had
bouts of breaking out in cold sweat, shortness of breath, and
sudden palpitations. She was afraid she was going crazy. These
‘bouts’ described by Margaux were most likely
a. Panic attacks c. Anxiety
b. Nervous breakdown d. Somatic complaints
76. Low levels of this neurotransmitter was found to be
associated with aggression, suicide, impulsive overeating, and
excessive sexual behavior.
a. Serotonin c. Glutamate
b. Dopamine d. GABA
77. Which of the following is true of the diathesis-stress
model?
a. People living in certain environments experience certain
stresses that eventually lead to a disorder more than others in
different environments.
b. People in stress-inducing environments will behave in a
certain way as to lessen the probability of developing a
disorder.
c. People inherit tendencies to create the environmental risk
factors that trigger the development of a disorder.
d. People inherit tendencies to express behaviors or traits
which is triggered by some event, leading to a development of
a disorder.
78. Phineas Gage was a man who miraculously survived an
accident wherein a metal rod pierced through his skull,
severely damaging a part of his brain. After the accident, his
personality significantly changed that he was like an entirely
different person. Which part of his brain might have been
injured?
a. Frontal lobe c. Parietal lobe
b. Temporal lobe d. Occipital lobe
79. People who take drugs experience pleasure during
intoxication, and they will continue to take drugs in order to
keep experiencing the pleasure. The pleasure, in Skinnerian
conditioning, is called _.
a. Positive reinforcement c. Positive punishment
b. Negative reinforcement d. Negative punishment
80. Eric Berne developed a model of people and relationships
which suggests that most problems are caused by people not
talking at the same level.
a. Transactional analysis
b. Cross-communication model
c. Interaction analysis
d. Cross-interaction relationship model
81. Agoraphobics may be described by any the following
statements except
a. They fear that escape might be difficult.
b. They fear that help might not be available.
c. They fear they might not be able to control their worry.
d. They can leave their homes but with a companion, and
always with fear or anxiety.
82. In ancient times, this is the process of drilling a hole in the
skull of a person assumed to be mentally ill is called ______.
a. Lobotomy c. Exorcism
b. Bloodletting d. Trephining
83. This is a type of formalized suicide in which an individual
who brought dishonor to himself or his family was expected to
impale himself on a sword.
a. Koro c. Hara-kiri
b. Kamikaze d. Amok
84. The new Prolonged Grief Disorder diagnosis in the DSM-5-
TR is categorized under:
a. Anxiety disorders
b. Trauma- and other stressor-related disorders
c. Depressive disorders
d. Other mental disorders
85. Danica says she is stressed by just about everything she can
think of. Although she knows that nothing will come out of
worrying, she cannot help but worry to the point where it
interferes with her daily activities. Her worries have been going
on for a month, and this causes her to worry more. Can this be
considered abnormal?
a. Yes, because her worry has taken the form of a physical
symptom.
b. Yes, because her worry is clearly uncontrollable and
excessive.
c. No, because her worry is clearly based on concrete evidence.
d. No, because worrying is a normal everyday experience and
should not be over pathologized.
86. Some people with hypochondriasis have a preoccupation
of having, or the idea of having a serious disease in the absence
of bodily symptoms. In the DSM-5, this condition is called
a. Somatic symptom disorder c. Conversion disorder
b. Illness anxiety disorder d. Factitious disorder
87. A difference between conduct disorder and oppositional
defiant disorder is
a. Conduct disorder problem behaviors most likely bring the
individual in conflict with authority figures while oppositional
defiant disorders are usually confined to conflicts within the
home.
b. Oppositional defiant disorder involves behaviors of theft and
deceitfulness usually not present in conduct disorder.
c. Conduct disorder problem behaviors are usually less severe
than the behaviors present in oppositional defiant disorder.
d. Oppositional defiant disorder involves problems of
emotional dysregulation not present in conduct disorder.
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88. The humoral theory of abnormality is a legacy of whom? 96. ___ is a proposition that psychopaths have abnormally low
a. Aquinas and Augustine c. Pussin and Pinel levels of cortical arousal causing them to seek stimulation to
b. Socrates and Plato d. Hippocrates and Galen boost their levels.
a. Under-arousal hypothesis
89. The final stage of the grieving process is: b. Fearlessness hypothesis
a. Bargaining c. Acceptance c. Psychological marasmus hypothesis
b. Anger d. Meaning d. Triple vulnerability model

90. The ____ of a disorder is the total number of people in the 97. People with neurocognitive disorders sometimes
world who have the disorder while ___ is the number of new experience the inability to recognize and name objects. This is
cases in a given period. a condition called
a. Course, onset c. Incidence, prevalence a. Aphasia c. Apraxia
b. Onset, course d. Prevalence, incidence b. Agnosia d. Anhedonia

91. A person who shows symptoms of both schizophrenia and 98. A man who has excessive thoughts and worries that harm
a major mood disorder may qualify for a diagnosis for__ may befall his loved ones that will cause him to be alone may
a. Schizoid Personality Disorder have ______.
b. Schizotypal Personality Disorder a. Agoraphobia
c. Schizoaffective Disorder b. Paranoid personality disorder
d. Schizophreniform Disorder c. Panic disorder
d. Separation anxiety disorder
92. Which is the most common type of hallucination?
a. Tactile c. Olfactory 99. Some suggest that we have been prepared by evolution to
b. Visual d. Auditory fear certain wild animals, dangerous situations, and angry,
critical, or rejecting people. This tendency to act instinctively
93. Individuals with a hand-washing obsession usually wash will be suggested by Jung to be part of the
their hands in order to get rid of germs or dirt. Thus, the a. Personal unconscious c. Complexes
removal of germs becomes a ____ for the hand-washing b. Collective unconscious d. Archetypes
behavior.
a. Positive reinforcement c. Positive punishment 100. Warren often uncontrollably binges on enormous
b. Negative reinforcement d. Negative punishment amounts of food and alcohol. After, he feels extremely guilty
and exercises until he feels that what he binged is out of his
94. The main difference between narcissistic personality system. Warren seems to qualify for a diagnosis of _.
disorder and histrionic personality disorder is a. Anorexia nervosa
a. Those with histrionic personality disorder can make b. Bulimia nervosa
themselves look weak to gain attention; those with narcissistic c. Bing-eating disorder
personality disorder do not d. Obesity
b. Those with narcissistic personality disorder will use physical
appearance to gain attention; those with histrionic disorder
will not
c. Those with histrionic personality disorder will swerve the
conversation to revolve around them; those with narcissistic
personality do not
d. Those with narcissistic personality disorder express
emotions with exaggeration; those with histrionic personality
disorder do not

95. How is autism spectrum disorder different from selective

mutism?
a. Selective mutism presents itself at a much earlier onset than
that of autism spectrum disorder.
b. Selective mutism does not involve social reciprocity
impairment present in autism spectrum disorder.
c. Selective mutism shows itself in all contexts, autism does
not.
d. Selective mutism does not enable a child to exhibit
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1. B 51. C
2. C 52. B
3. D 53. C
4. A 54. A
5. C 55. A
6. A 56. B
7. C 57. A
8. B 58. A
9. A 59. B
10. C 60. D
11. C 61. A
12. A 62. B
13. A 63. D
14. D 64. C
15. C 65. B
16. B 66. A
17. C 67. A
18. A 68. B
19. A 69. C
20. B/C 70. A
21. A 71. A
22. B 72. A
23. A 73. D
24. B 74. B
25. B 75. A
26. C 76. A
27. C 77. D
28. D 78. A
29. C 79. A
30. B 80. A
31. C 81. C
32. D 82. D
33. C 83. C
34. A 84. B
35. B 85. B
36. C 86. B
37. D 87. D
38. A 88. D
39. C 89. D
40. B 90. D
41. A 91. C
42. D 92. D
43. C 93. B
44. A 94. A
45. C 95. B
46. D 96. A
47. D 97. B
48. D 98. D
49. D 99. B
50. C 100. B