Question

1. ________ disorder is a major psychological disorder that involves a sudden loss of memory or change of identity.

• Personality

• Dissociative

• Factitious

• Somatic symptom

2. Who amongst the following is most likely to develop anxiety disorders?

• People who are more extraverted

• People with high levels of GABA

• People who are high in neuroticism

• People with an acquired disposition to anxiety

3. Emma and William are a couple. Emma is an extrovert, and she remains at ease with people around her. On the contrary, William is an introvert, and he fears that Emma will leave him some day. He remains clingy and demands that she spend most of her time with him. This encroaches Emma's personal space, and she eventually leaves him. Which of the following psychological disorders does William most likely suffer from?

• Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

• Schizotypal personality disorder

• Dependent personality disorder

• Histrionic personality disorder

4. Which of the following characteristics best explains schizotypal personality disorder?

• An individual's desire to be the center of attention, having an extremely positive and arrogant self-image, and being extremely self-centered

• An individual's desire to live an isolated and asocial life along with odd thoughts and perceptual distortions

• An individual's predisposition to behave in an impulsive, deceptive, and ruthless manner

• An individual's mentality to be extremely suspicious and mistrustful of other people

5. ________ is a major excitatory neurotransmitter that regulates the release of dopamine.

• GABA

• Glutamate

• Serotonin

• Norepinephrine

6. Which of the following statements about generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is true?

• GAD affects between 20% and 40% of the U.S. population.

• It is less common in the United States in people of European descent.

• The core of GAD is the panic attack.

• Females are twice as likely as males to have GAD.

7. For children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorder, the

• brain is larger than normal at birth.

• brain grows much slower during the first few years of life compared to those of nonautistic children.

• frontal lobes are less well connected than in normal children.

• amygdala is 13 percent smaller compared to that of nonautistic children.

8. Which of the following indicates a popular perception of dissociative identity disorder?

• It is delusional state in which the individual clings to the delusions.

• It is a coping strategy gone awry.

• It is an excess of depression to which the individual has associated himself with.

• It is a sense of inadequacy with the fear of being criticized.

9. In the diathesis-stress model, the term "diathesis" refers to

• cultural factors.

• biological predispositions.

• gender-specific vulnerabilities.

• environmental factors.

10. Chloe, a six-year-old, does not make eye contact while talking to others and does not show any facial expressions. She started talking only after she was 4 years old. Chloe remains largely isolated at school and does not mingle with the other children. She regularly flaps her hands and smells and tastes her toys. Identify the neurodevelopmental disorder that Chloe has.

• Posttraumatic stress disorder

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

• Autistic spectrum disorder

11. ________ is defined as a mood disorder characterized by pervasive low mood, lack of motivation, low energy, and feelings of worthlessness and guilt that last for at least 2 consecutive weeks.

• Postpartum depression

• Seasonal affective disorder

• Major depressive disorder

• Persistent depressive disorder

12. In terms of the genetics of bipolar disorder, if one identical twin develops bipolar disorder, then:

• the other twin always develops bipolar disorder.

• there is a 40%-70% chance that the other twin will also develop the disorder.

• there is a 5%-10% chance that the other twin will not develop the disorder.

• the other twin will show resistance toward the disorder.

13.  ________ hallucinations are the most common type of hallucinations in schizophrenia, typically taking the form of hearing voices inside one's head in the absence of external stimulation.

• Tactile

• Visual

• Olfactory

• Auditory

Answer 1

1. Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is a severe condition in which two or more distinct identities, or personality states, are present in—and alternately take control of—an individual. Therefore, it requires for one to shed one identity and gather the other, including losing ts memory altogether.

2. People who are high on neuroticism and have a greater likelihood to experience stress more often that not are at a greater risk of anxiety disorders.

3. He is likely to have dependent personality disorder since too much clingy behavior is a sign and symptom of the same.

4. Schizotypal personality disorder is marked by an individual's desire to live an isolated and asocial life along with odd thoughts and perceptual distortions.