In the past month, 11 year-old Christopher has been caught torturing two cats. He also stole a car from the neighbors, burned down his parent's shed, and beat up some kids at school. He might meet clinical criteria for _____
a. Antisocial Personality Disorder
b. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
c. Oppositional Defiant Disorder
d. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Answer: c.
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To Samuel Woodward, superintendent of Worcester Lunatic Hospital in the 1800s, heavy drinking, masturbation, overwork, faulty education, and excessive ambitions were viewed as
a. common symptoms of mental disorders. b. frequent causes of mental disorders. c. problems resulting from overcrowding of mental hospitals. d. irrelevant to an understanding of mental disorders.
What do somniloquy (sleep talking) and somnambulism (sleepwalking) have in common?
A. They both occur during the REM stage of sleep. B. They both involve conscious control over one's actions. C. Those who experience them do not have memories of the episodes the next day. D. They both increase in frequency as people get older.
Arthur is obsessively watching the news about an outbreak of a particularly dangerous strain of the flu. Although he hasn't been exposed to the flu and has had a flu shot, Arthur is convinced that the slight pain in his arms is a sign of the flu; he is unable to sleep, worrying about his health. Arthur is exhibiting classic signs of __________.
A. hypochondriasis B. catastrophizing C. pain disorder D. fugue disorder
When benzodiazepines bind to their receptor site, they
A. release barbiturates. B. block acetylcholine receptors. C. reduce the membrane electrical potential. D. enhance the inhibitory effects of GABA.