1. In the _______ test, a series of ambiguous shapes/figures is shown to a patient with the hope that the patient will project his/her own feelings and emotions onto the picture and reveal underlying, critical information about his/her personality.

Rorschach Inkblot
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)
Myers Brigg

2. The class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety are called:

simple phobias
social phobias
anxiety disorders
obsessive compulsive disorders

3. Peter seems to be suffering from prolonged, vague, unexplained but intense fears that do not seem to be attached to any particular object. If you were a clinical psychologist, you might diagnose Peter with:

obsessive compulsive disorder
social phobia
simple phobia
generalized anxiety disorder

4. Bobby does not enjoy living (despite seeing fireworks when he kissed his neighbor who had mumps), is sad and easily tired, has no interests, and has problems eating and sleeping. He has had these episodes more than once and each time it lasted for at least two weeks. He would be diagnosed with:

schizophrenia
major depression
an anxiety disorder
melancholia

6. If a person has mood swings which go from intense depression to incredible hyperactivity and happiness, they would most likely be diagnosed with:

major depression
dysthymia
unipolar depression
bipolar depression (manic depression)

7. Alice cleans the house constantly. In fact, sometimes she spends up to 10 hours or more a day cleaning, but she still always feels unsure if the house is adequately clean. It is possible that Alice has a psychological disorder called:

obsessive-compulsive disorder
generalized anxiety disorder
bipolar depression (manic depression)
brady analitis

8. One semester the PsychGuy had a student who was fearful of giving a class presentation. He was afraid that when he stood in front of the class he would make a mistake or not be able to speak properly which would cause him tremendous embarrassment. A psychologist might diagnose this student with:

a social phobia
obsessive compulsive disorder
a compulsion
generalized anxiety disorder

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the four main types of preoccupations of Obsessive-Compulsive disorder:

checking
slowness
doubting
talking

10. All of the following are characteristics of schizophrenia EXCEPT:

delusional thinking (i.e., faulty interpretations of reality)
hallucinations
increased social interaction (although it becomes progressively less socially acceptable behavior)
lack of appropriate emotion

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