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1.Gender differences in the prevalence of depression may be partly due to the fact that
when stressful experiences occur
women tend to act, while men tend to think.
women tend to think, while men tend to act.
women tend to distract themselves by drinking, while men tend to delve into their
work.
women tend to delve into their work, while men tend to distract themselves by
drinking.
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3.Most mental health workers today take the view that disordered behaviors
are usually genetically triggered.
are organic diseases.
arise from the interaction of nature and nurture.
are the product of learning.
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4.The view that all behavior arises from the interaction of heredity and environment is
referred to as the ________ approach.
biopsychosocial
psychodynamic
medical
conditioning
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10.Mental health workers use the DSM-5's diagnostic criteria and codes to
guide medical diagnoses.
define who is eligible for treatments.
define who can receive medication.
do all of these things.
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B)
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11.Because of some troubling thoughts, Carl recently had a PET scan of his brain that
revealed excessive activity in the anterior cingulate area. Carl's psychiatrist believes that
Carl suffers from
schizophrenia.
a mood disorder.
a personality disorder.
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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B)
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anxiety disorders.
mood disorders.
dissociative disorders.
personality disorders.
14.According to the social-cognitive perspective, a person who experiences unexpected
aversive events may develop helplessness and manifest a(n)
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
dissociative disorder.
personality disorder.
mood disorder.
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15.Which of the following was presented in the text as evidence of biological influences on
anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD?
Identical twins often develop similar phobias.
Brain scans of persons with obsessive-compulsive disorder reveal unusually high
activity in the anterior cingulate cortex.
Drugs that dampen fear-circuit activity in the amygdala also alleviate OCD.
All of these findings were presented.
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18.Hearing voices would be a(n) ________; believing that you are Napoleon would be a(n)
________.
obsession; compulsion
compulsion; obsession
delusion; hallucination
hallucination; delusion
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20.In treating depression, a psychiatrist would probably prescribe a drug that would
increase levels of acetylcholine.
decrease levels of dopamine.
increase levels of norepinephrine.
decrease levels of serotonin.
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B)
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Answer Key
1.B
2.C
3.C
4.A
5.A
6.B
7.C
8.D
9.A
10.D
11.D
12.A
13.A
14.D
15.D
16.C
17.B
18.D
19.D
20.C
21.C
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