Name: Damiana B Class: Psy101
Chapter 13 Quiz
1. What organization publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?
A) American Psychological Association
B) American Psychiatric Association
C) American Medical Association
D) National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
2. Ken went to the emergency room because he was short of breath, had a rapid heartbeat, was sweating, and
feared that he was having a heart attack and would die. When the physician examined Ken, she was unable
to find anything physically wrong with him. When she questioned Ken further, he told her that these
physical symptoms occurred right before he was to give an important presentation. Which of the following
is a possible explanation for Ken's symptoms?
A) schizophrenia
B) bipolar disorder
C) panic disorder
D) generalized anxiety disorder
3. A soldier who survived a bloody battle finds that she has recurrent nightmares, avoids her military friends,
and jumps when she hears a loud noise. Of what disorder are these symptoms characteristic?
A) major depressive disorder
B) generalized anxiety disorder
C) bipolar disorder
D) post-traumatic stress disorder
4. Which of the following is a personality disorder?
A) schizophrenia
B) schizotypal
C) schizoaffective
D) Type A personality
5. Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder?
A) panic disorder
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder
C) bipolar disorder
D) post-traumatic stress disorder
6. Which of the following does not fit with the others?
A) histrionic personality disorder
B) narcissistic personality disorder
C) schizoid personality disorder
D) borderline personality disorder
7. A person who is hearing voices that are not there is experiencing
A) delusions.
B) hallucinations.
C) mood disorder.
D) schizophrenia.
8. Which of the following statements is most consistent with the biopsychosocial model?
A) Mental illness is caused by brain abnormalities, neurochemical abnormalities, and genetic influences.
B) Societal forces such as oppression and poverty drive the development of mental illness.
C) Genetic heritage causes a predisposition to mental illness, but environmental and cognitive/emotional
factors must be present for mental illness to develop.
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