ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Gabrielle Ann Canlas, RPm.
1. Leila has just received a big promotion at their law firm.
Because of her new role, she can now afford the home
that she and her partner have always dreamed of for
the past ten years. Soon after, she and her partner
were in tears of joy as they found out that they are 8
weeks pregnant. However, for the past 4 months, Leila
has been having feelings of detachment from others,
persistent negative emotional states, problems with
concentration, and an inability to experience positive
emotions. This is most likely a case of __________
a. Social anxiety disorder, performance only
b. Adjustment disorder
c. Acute stress disorder
d. Conversion disorder
2. People with paranoid, schizoid, and avoidant PD
__________
a. Fall under clusters A, B, and C respectively.
b. Cannot be comorbid with each other.
c. Both a and b are true
d. Avoid/struggle with social contact.
3. Emily told her therapist that she has few, if any, sexual
thoughts, fantasies, or desires. As far as she can
remember, she has been this way for almost her entire
life. Although she showed no signs of internal distress,
she mentioned she sometimes feels weird and
frustrated because her friends don't seem to
understand her lack of interest in sex. This is most
likely a case of __________
a. Female sexual interest/arousal disorder
b. Asexuality
c. Female orgasmic disorder
d. Childhood sexual abuse
4. Diane got assaulted at a back ally and was almost left
for dead. A strong memory she has from the event is
the smell of the perpetrator’s perfume. 6 months later,
Diane was at the beauty section of the department
store with her friends when she got a whiff of a very
similar smelling fragrance. She immediately started
screaming, crying, and shouting "Please don't kill me!
Please!". The perfume in this scenario is a/an ______
a. Unconditioned stimulus
b. Conditioned response
c. Conditioned stimulus
d. Unconditioned response.
5. Eugene Bleuler coined the following, except:
a. Autism c. Schizophrenia
b. Dementia praecox d. Schizoid
6. Assessment on whether intellectual disability is mild,
moderate, severe, or profound is based on _________
a. Deviation IQ
b. Mental age
c. Adaptive functioning and need for support
d. Age at the time of diagnosis
7. Feeling sexually aroused by being deprived of oxygen
during a sexual act is a dangerous and sometimes fatal
way of satisfying one's __________ tendencies.
a. Sexual sadism c. Sexual masochism
b. Ephebophilia d. Sadomasochism
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8. Freud theorized that depression is __________.
a. A result of negative outlook towards oneself, the
world, and the future.
b. Founded on the belief that one has no control over
their situation as a result of past traumatic events.
c. Anger turned inward.
d. Developed when the ego feels threatened or
overwhelmed by the superego's strive for
perfection.
9. Pseudodementia is most common among individuals
with _____.
a. ADHD c. Depression
b. Schizophrenia d. Factitious disorder
10. Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) falls under ______.
a. Obsessive-compulsive disorders
b. Somatic symptom disorders
c. Dissociative disorders
d. Schizophrenia spectrum disorders
11. Robert and Tom came in for a couple’s therapy
consultation. Robert mentioned he has been feeling
insecure because his partner, Tom, of 2 years takes
too long to ejaculate for around 80% of their sexual
encounters. He’s scared that his Tom no longer finds
him attractive. On the other hand, Tom also expressed
significant distress that Robert does not believe him
when he says he loves him, and he is still aroused by
him. Tom argues that he deliberately prolongs his
ejaculation because he finds that gives him more
intense orgasms. Tom is diagnosed with __________
a. Delayed ejaculation c. Premature ejaculation
b. Erectile disorder d. No disorder
12. The reinforcing and pleasure-inducing effects of most
drugs of abuse have mainly been associated with
elevated levels of __________.
a. Serotonin c. GABA
b. Dopamine d. Norepinephrine
13. William is charged with patricide. His defense team
claims that William has multiple personality disorder
(MPD). During his 8-month long trial only his child and
demonic alters have manifested. Judge Ito remains
unconvinced and stated that research says that a
person with MPD has at least 3 alters. He claimed that
if William's third alter does not show itself by the end of
the session, he will dismiss their NGRI plea.
Miraculously, just as they were about to come to a
decision, William's opposite-sex alter appeared. What
logical conclusion will you come up to?
a. William will be sentenced with involuntary
confinement instead due to him being not guilty by
reason of insanity.
b. William does not have MPD.
c. William will be acquitted but his diagnosis is
inaccurate because he is suffering from
depersonalization/derealization disorder.
d. William's demonic alter is the one who should be
charged guilty of patricide.
 14. I. It is extremely rare for someone with avoidant 23. Individuals diagnosed with Down syndrome have a
personality disorder to also be diagnosed with genetic defect/alteration in which chromosome?
dependent personality disorder. a. 23rd b. 17th c. 21st d.11th
II. Psychopathy and sociopathy are now official DSM-
5-TR diagnoses. 24. Based on the humoral theory, a person who is easily
III. A child whose parents make them seem like they irritated and quick to anger would be considered ____.
have serious health problems or as if they are a. Sanguine c. Choleric
terminally ill are given the diagnosis of factitious b. Phlegmatic d. Melancholic
disorder, imposed on another.
IV. Conversion therapy is considered an evidence- 25. Physiological dependence on which drug has become
based treatment. known as the soldier's disease?
a. Only statement II is false a. Heroin c. Opioids
b. Only I and III are true b. Morphine d. Barbiturates
c. All statements are true
d. All statements are false 26. Laws in the early 1800s and early 1900s prohibited
people with psychological disorders from marrying and
15. Lafayette took an elevator on his way to The Jules forced them to be sterilized to prevent them from
Verne, a Michelin-starred restaurant located on top of passing on their "illness". This conviction that there is a
the Eiffel Tower. Once he saw the view from up high, hereditary predisposition to most mental illnesses is a
he felt a sudden but also quickly passing urge to jump. belief perpetuated by the __________
Lafayette then proceeded to have his dinner. You could a. Mesmerism movement
say that they are experiencing __________. b. Cryogenics movement
a. Suicidal ideation c. Paris syndrome c. Supremacist movement
b. L'appel du vide d. Jikoshu-Kyofu d. Eugenics movement

16. Which among the following disorders is not a cluster C 27. The safest course for women who know or suspect
personality disorder? they are pregnant is to __________
a. Obsessive-compulsive PD c. Avoidant PD a. Consume beer that is contains less than 3%
b. Dependent PD d. Paranoid PD alcohol.
b. Minimize drinking of hard liquors.
17. What has been used as a standard in discussing c. Drink only 1 glass of wine every 3 months.
mental health professional's duty to warn and protect d. Abstain from alcohol consumption.
individuals who are being threatened with harm by their
patients? 28. In the medieval times, those who were suspected of
a. Wyatt v. Stickney witchcraft were subjected to the water-float test. This
b. Tarasoff case test assumes that __________
c. Amber alert a. Those who were normal would sink and drown,
d. Thompson v. County of Alameda while witches would survive the ordeal.
b. An innocent individual would suffer from third-
18. Billy's grandfather suffered from a stroke 3 years ago degree burns when bathed in boiling water, while
and has completely paralyzed on his left side of the witches would be able to tolerate the pain.
body. Shortly after his grandfather's death, 8-year-old c. Normal individuals would float in a river of holy
Billy started complaining of stiffness and difficulty with water, while witches would feel sick and react
using his left arm. This is most likely a case of ______. negatively to it.
a. Functional neurological symptom disorder d. An innocent individual would claim that it is
b. La belle indifference impossible to make water float, while a witch would
c. Somatic symptom disorder say that magic would make it possible for water to
d. Illness anxiety disorder float.

19. Her whole life Ellen has been known to engage in
minimal social interactions. Ellen explains to people
that although she is alone and doesn't have many
friends, she has never felt lonely and isn't bothered by
her lack of close intimate relationships. She is most
likely suffering from what psychological disorder?
a. Social Anxiety Disorder c. Schizoid PD
b. Independent PD d. Asexuality
29. Individuals who suffer from pedophilia OCD are _____
a. Are twice more likely to harm children than a
person with pedophilia.
b. Are people who suffer from both pedophilia and
OCD.
c. Are very unlikely to harm children the way a
person with pedophilia would
d. Pedophilia OCD does not exist.

20. Which among the following tend to see themselves and 30. Internet gaming disorder requires symptoms to cause
other people as either all-good or all-bad? significant clinical distress or impairment for a period of
a. An individual with ASPD at least __________.
b. An individual with OCPD a. 6 months c. 3 months
c. An individual with NPD b. 12 months d. 18 months
d. An individual with BPD
31. The most widely used substance in the world is _____.
21. Dialectical behavioral therapy was created by ______. a. Alcohol c. Marijuana
a. Elizabeth Loftus c. Aaron Beck b. Caffeine d. Nicotine
b. Marsha Linehan d. Albert Ellis
32. All of the following are true with regards to pyromania,
22. Purging is the act of expelling food from the body to except __________.
avoid weight gain after consumption. Purging is a. Tension or affective arousal is felt before the act of
characteristic of those with __________. fire-setting.
a. Anorexia nervosa b. There is fascination with, interest in, curiosity
b. Bulimia nervosa about, or attraction to fire and its situational
c. Binge-eating disorder contexts (e.g., paraphernalia, uses,
d. More than one option is correct consequences).

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 c. Involves deliberately engaging in fire setting with 43. Dr. Ellis Grey is a world-renowned surgeon. Only her
the intention of causing serious damage. daughter, Meredith, knows that she has early-onset
d. Pleasure, gratification, or relief occurs when Alzheimer's. Meredith is working as an intern at Seattle
setting fires or when witnessing or participating in General Hospital and only has time to visit her in the
their aftermath. evening. However, the nurses at the nursing home tell
Meredith that Ellis' condition gets worse late in the day
33. What is the most widely abused substance in the and that it would be better to talk to her in the morning.
world? This is known as ________
a. Alcohol c. Marijuana a. Rip tiding c. Sundowning
b. Caffeine d. Nicotine b. Poor insight d. Moonlighting

34. Unipolar depression is __, while bipolar I disorder is __ 44. This approach to diagnosis assumes that human
a. More prevalent among women; equally prevalent behavior can be divided strictly into those who are
between men and women. "healthy" and those who are "disordered".
b. More prevalent among women; also, prevalent a. Dimensional approach
comment among women. b. Prototypical approach
c. More prevalent among women; more prevalent c. Categorical approach
among men. d. Bimodal approach
d. More prevalent among men; more prevalent
among women. 45. The interactional theory of depression assumes that __
a. Adjustment to living with a depressed person can
35. This movement embraced the philosophy that patients become so stressful that the person's social
can better be cared for in their community than in large support becomes progressively less reinforcing.
mental hospitals. b. People become depressed whey they cannot find
a. Right to refuse treatment meaning in their existence and make self-fulfilling
b. Deinstitutionalization choices.
c. Moral treatment c. Depressed individuals get stuck in a repetitive and
d. Mental hygiene movement passive mode of thinking that focuses on one's
symptoms of depression as well as on the causes
36. "Who am I if I'm not in a relationship?", "I can't decide and consequences of those symptoms.
on this on my own. I'll have to ask my mom about this", d. Depression is a result of negative beliefs about
"To be alone is to be lonely" are statements likely oneself, the world, and the future.
coming from someone with _________ tendencies.
a. DPD b. PPD c. OCPD d. HPD 46. The newest disorder added to the DSM-5 is _______.
a. Suicidal behavior disorder
37. Which among the following mental health disorders has
b. Prolonged grief disorder
the highest mortality rate?
c. Internet gaming disorder
a. Anorexia nervosa
d. Bereavement disorder
b. Schizophrenia
c. Major depressive disorder
47. Based solely on the following information about their
d. Borderline personality disorder
serotonin transporter gene, whom among the following
is predicted to have a MDE later in life?
38. A research finding about schizophrenia is that ______
a. Jen – with two short alleles
a. The onset of schizophrenia usually occurs among
b. Andy – with one long and one short allele
those age 13 and below.
c. Dan – with two long alleles
b. Congenital or early blindness may be a protective
d. Cannot say
factor against schizophrenia.
c. Bad parenting is a known cause of schizophrenia.
48. Yusuke is suffering from _________, a rare condition
d. Only a and c are true about schizophrenia.
in which he truly believes that he is already dead.
a. Cotard syndrome c. Capgras delusions
39. Those with antisocial personality disorder tend to have
b. Fregoli delusions d. Pseudocyesis
a. Superior to genius IQ levels
b. An IQ 1 SD above the mean
49. The term "fight-or-flight response" was coined by ____.
c. A negative correlation with IQ
a. Hans Selye c. Viktor Frankl
d. None of the options are correct.
b. Charles Myers d. Walter Cannon
40. The different personalities found in those with
50. The detailed study of the shape and size of the skull as
dissociative identity disorders are known as ________.
a supposed indication of character and mental abilities
a. Alters c. Personas
is known as __________.
b. Other selves d. Splits
a. Ornithology c. Phrenology
b. Séance d. Somatotyping
41. Data show an increase in number of suicide cases after
a highly publicized suicide. This is known as _______.
a. The Mandela Effect c. The Papageno Effect
b. The Werther Effect d. The Zeigarnik Effect

42. Didi has been diagnosed with Bipolar II disorder. All the
following are accurate about this condition, except ___
a. A rapid-cycling pattern is associated with poorer
prognosis.
b. A positive event is likely to trigger hypomanic
episodes in Didi.
c. Rather than manic episodes, Bipolar II consists of
hypomanic episodes, which makes it a less severe
form of bipolar disorder.
d. Hypomanic episodes may be harder to recognize
because they often manifest as heightened states
of productivity or goal-directed activity.
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