AP Psychology Unit VIII: Clinical Psychology Exam|
Questions with 100% Solutions/Verified Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER A complex developmental condition that involves
persistent challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and
restrictive/ repetitive behaviors.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER A developmental disability involving
short attention span, distractibility, and extreme difficulty in remaining inactive for any period
of time.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) - ANSWER A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by a pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior, during which a child often loses her
or his temper, often argues with adults, and often actively defies or refuses to comply with
adults' requests or rules.
Conduct Disorder - ANSWER A serious behavioral and emotional disorder that can occur in
children and teens. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent
antisocial behavior, be difficult to control, and show little or no concern about the feelings
of others.
Somatic Symptom Disorders - ANSWER Psychological difficulties that take on a physical
(somatic) form, but for which there is no physical medical cause.
Conversion Disorder - ANSWER A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very
specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.
Illness Anxiety Disorder - ANSWER A psychological condition marked by intense
preoccupation with the possibility of a serious undiagnosed illness.
, Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self (FDIS) - ANSWER A mental disorder in which a
person routinely acts as if they have a true physical health issue, even though they are
not sick.
Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) - ANSWER A very serious form of child abuse.
The perpetrator invents symptoms or causes real ones in order to make their child appear sick.
Schizophrenia - ANSWER A psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression.
Psychosis - ANSWER Loss of contact with reality.
Phillipe Pinel - ANSWER French physician who was the first to insist that "madness" was not
due to demonic possession, but an ailment of the mind. Argued for "moral treatment".
David Rosenhan - ANSWER A social psychologist that did a study in which healthy patients
were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once
you are diagnosed with a disorder, the label, even when behavior indicates otherwise, is hard
to overcome in a mental health setting.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as
mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses
and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states
to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendent of
Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Psychotherapy - ANSWER Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions
between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or
achieve personal growth.
Questions with 100% Solutions/Verified Answers
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) - ANSWER A complex developmental condition that involves
persistent challenges in social interaction, speech and nonverbal communication, and
restrictive/ repetitive behaviors.
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - ANSWER A developmental disability involving
short attention span, distractibility, and extreme difficulty in remaining inactive for any period
of time.
Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD) - ANSWER A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized
by a pattern of negativistic, hostile, and defiant behavior, during which a child often loses her
or his temper, often argues with adults, and often actively defies or refuses to comply with
adults' requests or rules.
Conduct Disorder - ANSWER A serious behavioral and emotional disorder that can occur in
children and teens. A child with this disorder may display a pattern of disruptive and violent
antisocial behavior, be difficult to control, and show little or no concern about the feelings
of others.
Somatic Symptom Disorders - ANSWER Psychological difficulties that take on a physical
(somatic) form, but for which there is no physical medical cause.
Conversion Disorder - ANSWER A rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very
specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found.
Illness Anxiety Disorder - ANSWER A psychological condition marked by intense
preoccupation with the possibility of a serious undiagnosed illness.
, Factitious Disorder Imposed on Self (FDIS) - ANSWER A mental disorder in which a
person routinely acts as if they have a true physical health issue, even though they are
not sick.
Factitious Disorder Imposed on Another (FDIA) - ANSWER A very serious form of child abuse.
The perpetrator invents symptoms or causes real ones in order to make their child appear sick.
Schizophrenia - ANSWER A psychological disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression.
Psychosis - ANSWER Loss of contact with reality.
Phillipe Pinel - ANSWER French physician who was the first to insist that "madness" was not
due to demonic possession, but an ailment of the mind. Argued for "moral treatment".
David Rosenhan - ANSWER A social psychologist that did a study in which healthy patients
were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; showed that once
you are diagnosed with a disorder, the label, even when behavior indicates otherwise, is hard
to overcome in a mental health setting.
Dorothea Dix - ANSWER A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as
mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses
and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states
to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendent of
Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.
Psychotherapy - ANSWER Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions
between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or
achieve personal growth.
