The borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality disorder would be described on which axis of DSM (the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association)?

  1. Axis 1
  2. Axis 2
  3. Axis 3
  4. Axis 4

 

Which or the following best describes the tragic case of the Genain quads?

  1. The course of their schizophrenia was entirely determined by their genetics
  2. Some of the quadruplets developed schizophrenia, but others did not
  3. The course of each sister’s schizophrenia was entirely determined by her relationships with her parents
  4. That all the quadruplets developed schizophrenia suggests genetic causes, but the development and treatment of schizophrenia varied across the quads, suggesting that environmental factors were at work too

 

The best research evidence suggests that about _____ of the populations will suffer from schizophrenia.

  1. .1 percent
  2. 1 percent
  3. 5 percent
  4. 10 percent

 

Which perspective on mental illness argues that people run the risk of being labeled mentally ill if they break normal rules of social behavior and that definitions of mental illness vary across cultures and societies?

  1. the Freudian perspective
  2. the biological perspective
  3. the learning perspective
  4. the humanistic and normative perspective

 

Poverty of speech, blunted affected, and apathy are examples of ________ in schizophrenia.

  1. positive symptoms
  2. negative symptoms
  3. word salad
  4. split personality

 

 

________ are long-standing patterns of maladaptive behavior that are usually evident during the adolescent years and are resistant to treatment.  Approximately 10% of the adult population may suffer from these.

  1. obsessive-compulsive disorders
  2. anxiety disorders
  3. personality disorders
  4. mood disorders

 

_________ is a kind of therapy that uses free association.  It’s goal is to bring unconscious impulses and traumas to consciousness.  Resistance can interfere with this therapy, but transference can be used in the process of therapy.

  1. client-centered therapy
  2. behavioral therapy
  3. psychoanalysis
  4. cognitive-behavioral therapy

 

Systematic desensitization would classify as

  1. a Freudian approach
  2. a humanistic therapy
  3. a cognitive therapy
  4. a behavioral therapy

 

Lithium salts are

  1. antidepressants
  2. antipsychotics
  3. tranquilizers
  4. mood stabilizers