BAPSY Abnormal Psychology 5

Question 1

Which of the following best characterizes antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)?

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Pervasive disregard for and violation of others' rights since age 15

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Intense fear of abandonment and unstable relationships

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Odd beliefs and magical thinking with social isolation

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Grandiosity and lack of empathy with need for admiration

Question 2

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is most commonly associated with depression onset during which season?

Accepted Answer

Fall/Winter

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Spring

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Summer

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Late spring

Question 3

Conversion disorder (Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder) involves:

Accepted Answer

Neurological symptoms inconsistent with known neurological disease

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Excessive worry about having a serious illness

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Fabricating symptoms to assume the sick role

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Intentional production of symptoms for external gain

Question 4

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) requires symptom onset before which age according to DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

Age 12

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Age 5

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Age 7

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Age 16

Question 5

Which of the following is a hallmark feature of narcissistic personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Grandiose sense of self-importance and lack of empathy

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Chronic feelings of emptiness and fear of abandonment

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Submissive behavior and excessive need for reassurance

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Detachment from social relationships and restricted affect

Question 6

In classical conditioning terms, a phobia is conceptualized as a conditioned fear response where the phobic stimulus functions as the:

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Conditioned stimulus (CS)

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Unconditioned stimulus (UCS)

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Unconditioned response (UCR)

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Conditioned response (CR)

Question 7

Which of the following disorders involves the presence of two or more distinct personality states or identities?

Accepted Answer

Dissociative identity disorder

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Schizophrenia

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Borderline personality disorder

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Depersonalization/derealization disorder