True or False: Research has shown that there are no cultural influences in
diagnosing an individual with a psychological disorder.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER False
True or False: In the past, those afflicted with psychological disorders were thought
to be possessed by spirits.
Select one:
True
False - ANSWER True
An individual who is deathly afraid of enclosed spaces is said to have:
Select one:
a. Anxiety disorder
b. Claustrophobia
c. Obsessive Preoccupation Disorder
d. Arachnophobia
e. None of the above - ANSWER b. Claustrophobia
As soon as Alexa wakes up she is constantly checking for things to go wrong. She
is concerned about whether she turned off the oven in the morning, or whether she
paid her bills. She worries about her husband and her 5-year-old. It sometimes gets
to the point where she cannot concentrate at work. This would be an example of
which disorder?
Select one:
, a. Obsessive compulsive disorders
b. Panic attacks
c. Generalized anxiety disorder
d. Social phobia
e. Preoccupation disorder - ANSWER c. Generalized anxiety disorder
Marco turns the lights on and off 20 times before going to bed. He believes that if
he does not do this, something bad will happen to his family. This is an example of
which disorder?
Select one:
a. Generalized anxiety disorder
b. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
c. Thought dysmorphic disorder
d. Behavior adjustment disorder
e. None of the above - ANSWER b. Obsessive Compulsive disorder
Jonas loves to go shopping. He prefers to go to flea markets and buy "hidden gems"
as he calls it. His family has noticed that his house is getting too crowded and that
he refuses to let go of anything in his house. He even keeps food for years just in
case he'll need it in the future. This type of disorder is called:
Select one:
a. Anxiety disorder
b. De-attachment Phobia
c. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
d. Hoarding disorder
e. None of the above - ANSWER d. Hoarding disorder
Depressed individuals seem to have abnormal level of which hormone released into
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