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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
5. If the symptoms experienced by Bobby in the question above lasted
for a matter of years as opposed to weeks, Bobby may be diagnosed with:
major depression
obsessive-compulsive disorder
unipolar depression
dysthymia
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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