Review Session 3/17 – 3/19
Chapter 15 & 16
AP Psychology
1. Which of the following is NOT an anxiety
disorder?
a) obsessive-compulsive disorder
b) conversion disorder
c) zoophobia
d) post-traumatic stress disorder
e)
panic disorder
2. All schizophrenics suffer from:
a) depression
b) multiple personalities
c) flat affect
d) distorted thinking
e)
delusions of persecution
3. Juan hears voices that tell him to kill people. Juan
is experiencing
a) delusions
b) obsessions
c) anxiety
d) hallucinations
e)
compulsions
4. What kind of psychologist would be most likely
to describe depression as the result of an unconscious
process in which anger is turned inward?
a) biomedical
b) behavioral
c) psychoanalytic
d) sociocultural
e)
cognitive
5. Women in the United States have a higher rate of
depression than men do. Which kind of psychologist
would be most likely to explain this higher incidence
in terms of the pressures and prejudices that women
suffer?
a) humanistic
b) psychoanalytic
c) cognitive
d) behavioral
e)
sociocultural
6. Arnold is unable to move his right arm. He has
been to scores of physicians seeking a cure, but none
have been able to find any physiological reason for
his paralysis. Arnold may be suffering from:
a) conversion disorder
b) SAD
c) fugue
d) OCD
e)
hypochondriasis
7. A man demonstrates poor self-control,
impulsiveness and a lack of empathy or remorse.
These characteristics are most consistent with:
a) dissociative identity disorder
b) anti-social personality disorder
c) fetishism
d) post-traumatic stress disorder
e)
histrionic personality disorder
8. An individual has a period of relative calm suddenly
shattered by intense anxiety accompanied by a dramatic
increase in respiration, heart rate and sweating, which
seems to have no obvious cause. These characteristics are
most consistent with:
a) generalized anxiety disorder
b) panic disorder
c) agoraphobia
d) free floating anxiety disorder
e)
social phobia
9. Mr. Godiva does not like the feel of clothing, so he
typically walks around naked in his backyard, which is
clearly visible to neighbors and passersby. The criterion
for “psychological abnormality” that Mr. Godiva’s
behavior meets is:
a) maladaptiveness
b) disturbing to others
c) Unjustifiability
d) irresponsibility
e)
disturbing to self
10. Cognitive therapy emphasizes
a) recognizing and changing negative
b)
c)
d)
e)
thought patterns
reliving of traumatic childhood experiences
increasing the client's self-awareness and
self-acceptance
modifying maladaptive behaviors
utilizing the principles of learning.
11. Dr. Guralski believes that most psychological
disorders are a result of negative thoughts and
maladaptive beliefs. Knowing this, you might expect
that Dr. Guralski's bookshelves contain a large
number of books written by
a) Aaron Beck
b) Sigmund Freud
c) Hans Eysenck
d) Carl Rogers
e)
Alfred Adler
Answers
1. B
2. D
3. D
4. C
5. E
6. A
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. A
11. A
Discuss the cause of anxiety from each of the
following perspectives:
O Behavioral
O Psychoanalytic/psychodynamic
O Biological
O Cognitive