Deck 15: Social Thinking and Behaviour

Question 1

Mireille began having brief episodes of overwhelming anxiety about a year ago. At first, she got them only in busy places like shopping malls and crowded restaurants, but, in the past few months, she has begun having them while walking to work or even while performing her job duties. She has called in sick every day for the past week, afraid that if she leaves her home she will have another episode and be unable to escape to a safe place. The criteria that govern decisions about abnormality are applicable in this case because Mireille's behavior

A) is interfering with her ability to work.
B) is distressing for her.
C) deviates from the norm.
D) all of these

Answer 1

all of these

Question 2

Thirty-year-old Armand feels compelled to save objects that others might throw away. He is afraid that he will discard something he later will need, so his home is filled with old newspapers, empty boxes, worn-out clothing, antiquated computer equipment, and even the seeds from the fruit and vegetables he has eaten. Armand's neighbors have complained to the homeowners' association, because he has been forced to store some things outside his home. He is embarrassed by his need to hoard objects but is overcome by dread if he tries to throw things away. The criteria that govern decisions about abnormality are applicable in this case because

A) Armand's behavior deviates from the norm and is distressing for him.
B) Armand's behavior has drawn the attention of other people.
C) hoarding behavior is normal through adolescence but should disappear by the time the person is in
D) the fact that he saves seeds suggests that Armand is paranoid-he clearly believes he will have to plant his own garden and grow his own food after some type of disaster strikes.

Answer 2

Armand's behavior deviates from the norm and is distressing for him.

Question 3

Part of Warren's job as a master's-level intern at a crisis center is to make a preliminary diagnosis. With each person, he is expected to find out what the primary problem is, why the person has chosen to seek therapy now, and decide in what way, if any, the person's behaviors or reactions are abnormal. Warren knows that in order to consider something abnormal, it can be any of the following except

A) distressing.
B) dionysian.
C) dysfunctional.
D) deviant.

Answer 3

dionysian.

Question 4

Thirty-year-old Armand feels compelled to save objects that others might throw away. He is afraid that he will discard something he later will need, so his home is filled with old newspapers, empty boxes, worn-out clothing, antiquated computer equipment, and even the seeds from the fruit and vegetables he has eaten. Armand's neighbors have complained to the homeowners' association, because he has been forced to store some things outside his home. He is embarrassed by his need to hoard objects but is overcome by dread if he tries to throw things away. Based on this information, Armand may have

A) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B) bipolar disorder.
C) learned helplessness.
D) schizophrenia.

Question 5

Professor Paragon spends at least half an hour before each class cleaning the whiteboard. Even streaks from the cleaning spray create an overwhelming tension for him, and he is preoccupied by the idea that previous markings are dirty and will contaminate his notes. Over the past month, his inability to stop washing the board has led to increasingly delayed class start times. Professor Paragon's anxious thoughts are __________ and his repetitive behaviors are __________.

A) obsessions; compulsions
B) due to panic disorder; due to a somatoform disorder
C) dissociations; obsessions
D) delusional; competitive

Question 6

In movies that focus on war (e.g., Born on the Fourth of July, Apocalypse Now, First Blood), soldiers who have returned from the front lines often struggle with overwhelming anxiety, hypervigilance, depression, and flashbacks. In many cases, these characters abuse alcohol, are suicidal, and have a strained or angry relationship with their spouses. These characters have

A) dementia.
B) posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
C) dysthymia.
D) dissociative identity disorder (DID).

Question 7

Eeyore, the despondent, downcast donkey in A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, is chronically morose butnot so sad he can't function. For example, when Pooh says, "Good morning, Eeyore," Eeyore gloomilyreplies, "Good morning, Pooh Bear. If it is a good morning, which I doubt." Eeyore may have

A) dysthymia.
B) a conversion disorder.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) an antisocial personality disorder.

Question 8

The metal band Metallica's song "Fade to Black"includes lyrics like "No one but me can save myself, but it's too late / Now I can't think, think why I should even try / Yesterday seems as though it never existed / Death greets me warm, now I will just say good-bye."This song was written during one of the band's lowest periods and appears to be about

A) dissociation.
B) schizophrenia.
C) suicide.
D) delusions.

Question 9

Ethan has ideas that others think are strange, and he sometimes hears voices. In spite of all of this, the thing that interferes most with Ethan's life is that sometimes he just stops moving and stays frozen in place for long periods of time. If his housemates move his limbs, they will stay that way. Ethan has

A) disorganized schizophrenia.
B) catatonic schizophrenia.
C) bipolar disorder.
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 10

In movies that focus on war (e.g., Born on the Fourth of July, Apocalypse Now, First Blood), soldierswho have returned from the front lines often struggle with overwhelming anxiety, hypervigilance, depression, and flashbacks. In many cases, these characters abuse alcohol, are suicidal, and have a strained or angry relationship with their spouses. Situations like war, terrorist attacks, and torture are more likely to cause more severe problems

A) if they occur in a country other than one's own.
B) in survivors who are aware of the damage done to property and possessions.
C) than rape, because the awareness that others have also been hurt further overwhelms the person's ability to cope.
D) than natural disasters due to the psychological impact of human cruelty.

Question 11

George believes that people in stores are always trying to short change or trick him, and that his professor is secretly laughing at him behind his back. He tends to walk around with a chip on his shoulder and blame other people when things go wrong. He will tell anyone who will listen that his last five girlfriends mistreated him by lying to and manipulating him in a secretive, wily way. If George has a personality disorder, it is most likely to fall into the

A) dramatic/impulsive cluster.
B) anxious/fearful cluster.
C) odd/eccentric cluster.
D) superstitious/psychotic cluster.

Question 12

Margie has a long-standing pattern of unstable and intense relationships and moods. She has a history of trauma and is sometimes very seductive. She abuses drugs, has threatened suicide several times, and cuts her arms with a razor blade when she feels particularly bad. She desperately tries to keep others from abandoning her, partly because she has a very unstable sense of self. If she has a personality disorder, it is MOST likely to fall into the

A) dramatic/impulsive cluster.
B) anxious/fearful cluster.
C) odd/eccentric cluster.
D) superstitious/psychotic cluster.

Question 13

Scott was tried for and convicted of murdering his wife. He showed little emotion during his trial. Though he was tearful in some interviews just after she disappeared, given his apparent lack of remorse, the tears may have been an attempt to manipulate people into believing he was not involved. Scott demonstrates characteristics of someone with a personality disorder which is coded on

A) Axis I.
B) Axis II.
C) Axis III.
D) Axis IV.

Question 14

Jarman is heading up a project that can make or break his career. His anxiety level has been higher lately than he can ever remember its being. In this case, Jarman __________ diagnosable with ananxiety disorder, because the frequency and intensity of his anxiety is

A) is not; proportional to the perceived threat.
B) is; proportional to the perceived threat.
C) is not; not proportional to the perceived threat.
D) is; a direct result of the perceived threat.