Abnormal Psychology Questions
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fact or myth: people with schizophrenia are dangerous
true or false: people with binge eating disorder are usually older
true or false: people of color are significantly more likely to receive help for eating disorders
Case study for eating disorders:Bobby is a 8 year old boy. Bobby is terrified of food. He arrived at an inpatient clinic dangerously underweight. He stopped eating approximately 6 months ago when his mother went on a very restrictive juice cleanse diet. Since that time, he began avoiding all food. At the inpatient clinic, Bobby is fed by naso-gastral tube to get his weight up, which he handles well. However, he becomes extremely anxious when he is in the unit's kitchen. Even the idea of arts and crafts with frozen macaroni causes him to cry.
true or false: eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness
true or false: someone who shows the same symptoms of anorexia but isn't underweight, can be diagnosed with anorexia
how many symptoms do you need for it to be mild substance use severity?
how many symptoms do you need for it to be moderate substance use severity?
Case study for eating disorders:B is an 15 year old white female from an affluent family in the Southern California area. B is a middle school athlete, who loves running and playing soccer. B started losing weight at the end of her 8th grade year after experiencing some bullying from her classmates. B's family eats all meals together, and her mom focuses on small portions and "clean" foods like greens and other vegetables. B's mom also exercises 2 hours per day. B believes that she doesn't need to gain any weight despite being adviced to by her doctor, and gets upset at mealtimes when there is butter or meat included in the meal. Pt skips meals at school because she's "not hungry" and spends several hours a day working out and checking her body in the mirror.
true or false: anybody of any weight can have binge eating disorder
Case study on schizophrenia:Janny is a 21 year old white cis-woman with a physical disability requiring that she use a wheel chair. Throughout her childhood, Janny had times where she would be moody and withdrawn from her family, but she never had any serious impairment, and it usually passed. Janny's parents always thought she was being a typical teenager. Janny's friends would describe her a "quirky". However, in the past three months, Janny's quirkiness has become more serious. When talking with her friends and family she will use unusual words, speak quickly, and seem to jump from one topic to another. Janny has also been talking about her secret relationship with Ayanna Pressley, her local Congressional Representative. She goes to all of Congresswoman Pressley's events, and writes her regular emails. When her family point out that she has never met Congresswoman Pressley and ask how she could be in a relationship, she is ADAMANT that Congresswoman Pressley is sending Janny coded messages in her speeches, tweets, and Instagram posts. A. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder B. Schizophreniform Disorder C. Schizoaffective Disorder D. Brief Psychotic Disorder E. Delusional Disorder
Which method of treatment is a cognitive psychologist most likely going to use?
What happens when an individual has too much dopamine?
What type of therapy focuses on changing a behavior by changing maladaptive thinking?
In a study of several thousand women, it was found that rates of bulimia nervosa was more prevalent among _________ women when compared to non-Hispanic whites.-Native American and Pacific Islander-Eastern and Western European-Hispanic and African American-Hispanic and Asian-American
Kaz wants to stop biting his nails, so he rubs a strong bitter paste under his nails to make his nails taste bad. What technique is Kaz using to stop biting his nails?-exposure therapy-systematic desensitization-aversive conditioning-flooding
Dr. Piccolo is working with a family and determines that the parents do not make rules together and often contradict each other. This leads to confusion among the children who act out because they donâ t understand what is expected of them in the home. She helps them to get â on the same pageâ with regard to each family memberâ s place in the home and helps the parents work on their own relationship as co-parents. This is called ________ family therapy.-humanistic-structural-triangular-strategic
Antipsychotic drugs, such as Haldol, are used to treat all of the following except ________.-visual hallucinations-paranoia-manic episodes-auditory hallucinations
Individuals with mania may experience which of the following emotions?
A common childhood disorder characterized by inattention, impulsiveness, and a low tolerance for frustration is - hyperactivity disorder.