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Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
Abnormal Psychology
36. The legal term for mental disorder, 41. False perceptions such as things seen or
implying lack of responsibility for one’s heard that are not real or present.
acts and inability to manage one’s A. Delusion
affairs. B. Trauma
A. Tangentiality C. Hallucination
B. Insanity D. Poltergeist Activity
C. Delirium
D. Jus Sanguinis
42. Involves a rapid onset of cognitive by Freud in which a person, wishing to
deterioration accompanied by express psychological distress, converts
confusion and disorientation. this distress into physical symptoms
A. Delirium with no biological basis. In the DSM-5,
B. Dementia however, this disorder was given
C. Alzheimer’s Disease another name. What is that new,
D. Dementor alternative name?
A. Aphasia Caused by Psychological
43. It is a paraphilia wherein a person Distress
enjoys rubbing his/her genitalia on B. Misplaced Somatoform Disorder
other people in crowded areas where C. Psychological Factors Affecting
there is little to no escape. Medical Condition
A. Exhibitionism D. Functional Neurological Symptom
B. Fetishism Disorder
C. Voyeurism
D. Frotteurism 46. Among the following disorders, which
disorder has the highest mortality rate?
44. A person comes into a hospital and A. Anorexia Nervosa
complains about recurrent chest pain. B. Bulimia Nervosa
The person was afraid that it was a sign C. Binge-Eating Disorder
that he was at risk of having a heart D. Eating Disorders
attack. After extensive evaluation, it
was found out that he had a normal 47. Individuals with this/these disorder/s
blood pressure and his chest muscles have intense concerns about their
has no signs of strain. Upon hearing weight and appearance.
this, the patient immediately felt A. Anorexia Nervosa
relieved and went home, believing that B. Bulimia Nervosa
it was only temporary. A few months C. Binge-Eating Disorder
later, he comes back complaining that D. Eating Disorders
the pain never really subsided, and was
referred to a psychiatrist. After 48. A friend of yours was recently
extensive behaviour therapy, the pain diagnosed with a mental disorder in
eventually lessened until it completely relation to her experiences of having
disappeared. Based on the DSM-5, what severe panic attacks. You observed that
is the most probable diagnosis of the she had the tendency to avoid engaging
psychiatrist? in strenuous behaviour like walking up a
A. Pain Disorder long flight of stairs, or dancing. What do
B. Somatization Disorder you call these kinds of behaviour?
C. Somatic Symptom Disorder with A. Agoraphobic Coping Behaviors
Predominant Pain B. Interoceptive Avoidance
D. Illness Anxiety Disorder C. Introspective Avoidance
D. Interoceptive Inhibition
45. The name of this particular disorder
came from a term that was popularized
A. Verbigeration
B. Incoherence
C. Echolalia
49. A psychotherapist in your clinic gave in D. Neologisms
to to temptation and had sexual
relations with one of her clients. Being 52. The anxiety experienced by people with
the head psychologist, the most Generalized Anxiety Disorder is
appropriate thing to do would be: sometimes referred to as:
A. Terminate the psychotherapist from A. Presbytorial Anxiety
your clinic. B. Recurrent/Chronic Anxiety
B. Assign the psychotherapist to a C. Free Floating Anxiety
different client and find a different D. Consistent Anxiety
psychotherapist to continue the
sessions.
C. Reprimand the psychotherapist and 53. This type of Schizophrenia characterized
threaten her with termination but by “waxy” behaviour and posturing.
otherwise allow her to continue her A. Catatonic Schizophrenia
sessions with the client. B. Disorganized Schizophrenia
D. Allow the psychotherapist to C. Residual Schizophrenia
continue with the sessions but D. Undifferentiated Schizophrenia
terminate her from the clinic as
soon as the sessions are over. 54. As a result of having Generalized
Anxiety Disorder, individuals with this
50. A teacher was having a hard time condition tend to have naturally tense
coping with her classes and was feeling bodily reactions. This is referred to as:
depressed after a student of hers A. Generalized Biological Vulnerability
exclaimed in the middle of the class B. Generalized Psychological
that her teaching style was largely Vulnerability
ineffective and that she wasn’t learning C. Anxious Intensive Body State
anything from her before walking out of D. Anxiophysiological Vulnerability
the classroom. What is the most
probable diagnosis for this teacher, 55. Which of the following situations is not
assuming that she has a mental a possible way of acquiring a Specific
disorder? Phobia?
A. Adjustment Disorder A. Observing someone else experience
B. Acute Stress Disorder severe fear from the object
C. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder B. Being told about dangerous object
D. Dysthymia C. Both A & B
D. None of the above
51. This refers to the construction of new
words in order to communicate the 56. There was a huge fire in your
schizophrenic’s thoughts. These words hometown that killed 4 people. Upon
are completely based on the further investigation, the police
schizophrenic’s personal experiences. concluded that the fire was set by an
individual who revealed that he “can’t D. Excoriation
force himself to stop doing it.” This
individual is showing symptoms of: 61. Which of the following choices is not
A. Schizophrenia one of the things/objects that people
B. Pyromania with Hoarding Disorders collect?
C. Dysthymia A. Porcelain
D. Paraphilia B. Newspapers
C. Animals
57. A child who cannot respond verbally to D. Sexual Relationships
specific people in specific situations, or
is mute during said situations, has what 62. A term used by Freud to refer to the act
type of mental disorder in the DSM-5? of reliving an experience in order to
A. Neurodevelopmental Disorder remove it of its emotional excesses. A
B. Trauma and Stressor-Related form of catharsis.
Disorder A. Abreaction
C. Anxiety Disorder B. Redintegration
D. Learning Disorder C. Psychosoriasis
D. Verbigeration
71. A patient of yours having a full manic 74. Which of the following does not
episode continuously talks about the represent a negative symptom of
different amazing ideas she is having to schizophrenia?
the point of becoming nearly A. Affective flattening
B. Decreased motivation C. Transvestic disorder have been
C. Impoverished thought processes eliminated.
D. Sadness over loss of functionality D. To be diagnosed as a paraphilic
disorder, a paraphilia must go
75. A 15-year-old boy has a history of beyond fantasy or urge to include
episodic violent behaviour that is out of behaviour.
proportion to the precipitant. During a
typical episode, which will escalate 78. In which of the following ways do manic
rapidly, he will become extremely episodes differ attention-deficit/
angry, punching holes in the walls or hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?
destroying furniture in the home. There A. Manic episodes are more strongly
seems to be no specific purpose or gain associated with poor judgement.
associated with the outbursts, and B. Manic episodes are more likely to
within 30 minutes he is calm and “back involve excessive activity.
to himself,” a state that is not C. Manic episodes have clearer
associated with any predominant mood symptomatic onsets and offsets.
disturbance. What diagnosis best fits D. Manic episodes are more likely to
this clinical picture? show a chronic course.
A. Bipolar disorder
B. Disruptive mood dysregulation 79. Which of the following statements
disorder (DMDDD) about reactive attachment disorder
C. Intermittent explosive disorder (RAD) is true?
(IED) A. RAD occurs in children who lack
D. Conduct disorder healthy attachments.
B. RAD occurs in children who have
76. Individuals with obsessive-compulsive secure attachments.
personality disorder are primarily C. RAD occurs in children who have
motivated by a need for which of the impaired communication.
following? D. RAD occurs in children who without
A. Efficiency a history of severe social neglect.
B. Admiration
C. Control 80. The condition attributed to individuals
D. Intimacy who suffer from both Major Depressive
Disorder and Dysthymic Disorder.
77. What changes were made to the A. Compound Depression
diagnosis of paraphilias and paraphilic B. Severe Mood Disorder
disorders in the DSM-5? C. Double Depression
A. A distinction has been made D. Excessive Emotional Dysfunctional
between paraphilias and paraphilic
disorders. 81. Which of the following behaviors is
B. Three specifiers have been added to much more likely to be done by patients
paraphilic disorders: “in a with a factitious disorder?
controlled environment,” “in A. Pretending to have a severe
remission,” and “benign.” headache right before an exam.
B. After filing a court case, symptoms B. Somatization Disorder
of depression suddenly appear. C. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
C. The intake of several tablets of D. Dyslexia
Loperamide to induce constipation.
D. The loss of ability to speak after the 87. Which of the following statements
death of a family member. regarding individuals who experience
manic episodes is true?
82. Symptoms of Schizophrenics involving A. Most individuals who experience
flat affect, absence of pleasure and lack manic episodes don’t experience
of speech are classified as: depressive episodes.
A. Disorganized symptoms B. Some individuals who experience
B. Classical symptoms manic episodes refuse to have
C. Negative symptoms themselves assessed because they
D. Positive symptoms enjoy the manic episodes too much.
C. Individuals who experience
83. A dissociative disorder involving sudden alternating states of full mania and
loss of memory and the assumption of a major depressive episodes have
new identity in a new locale. Bipolar II disorder.
A. Dissociative Identity Disorder D. People who experience hypomanic
B. Dissociative Personality Disorder episodes almost always forget who
C. Dissociative Fugue they are.
D. Dissociative Alogia
88. An individual wakes up in the middle of
84. The personality disorder characterized the night covered in sweat and with a
by excessive emotionality. feeling of dread as a result of a bad
A. Antisocial Personality Disorder dream where this individual nearly falls
B. Narcissistic Personality Disorder to her death. She constantly has dreams
C. Borderline Personality Disorder about this she is afraid (like heights) and
D. Histrionic Personality Disorder thus has problems sleeping. As such,
85. A developmental disorder wherein she can’t do her job and duties as a
individuals display profound social mother properly. This individual most
impairment and restricted or unusual likely has which of the following
behaviors, but without language delays disorders?
seen in autism. A. Adjustment Disorder
A. Asperger’s Disorder B. Acute Stress Disorder
B. Creudzfeldt-Jakob Disease C. Nightmare Disorder
C. Down’s Syndrome D. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
D. Voidt-Schweizer Syndrome