Because it is so pervasive,__________is often considered “the common cold” of psychological disorders.

A. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. Schizophrenia
C. Dissociation
D. Depression

In comparison to females with schizophrenia males with schizophrenia tends to have ____________?

A. An earlier onset, but lower relapse rates
B. A later onset, but higher relapse rates
C. An earlier onset and higher relapse rates
D. A later onset and lower relapse rates

Which children are told that certain classmates are learning disabled, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of these students in the classroom.This best illustrates the dangers of: __________?

A. The medical model.
B. Linkage analysis.
C. The psychoanalytic perspective.
D. Self-fulfilling prophecies

A person who maintains bizarre, false beliefs that have no basis in reality is said to have ___________?

A. Illusions
B. Compulsons
C. Hallucinations
D. Delusions

Which of the following disorders is more common among men then women?

A. Dissociative identity disorder
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Antisocial personality disorder

The major characteristics of dissociative disorders is a disturbance of: _________?

A. Sleep
B. Perception
C. Memory
D. Appetite

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to: ___________?

A. Dissociative disorders.
B. Generalized anxiety disorders.
C. Bipolar disorders.
D. Schizoprenia

Tony believes that he Thomas Edison,and he is convinced that his neighbours are spies who are trying to steal his inventions.He believes the nieghbours break into his house and search for plans for new inventions when he is not home.Tony’s symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in ___________?

A. Undifferentiated schizophrenia
B. Hebephrenic schizophrenia
C. Paranoid schizophrenia
D. Catatonic schizophrenia

Norton hears disembodied voices all the time that give him strange commands. Yesterday he finished building a concrete landing paid in his backyard for a UFO.The voices have told him that the space craft will land over the weekend and take him to more advanced civilization 27 light years from earth.In this case the voices that Norton hears are ___________?

A. Delusions
B. Compulsions
C. Loosening of associations
D. Hallucinations

Luke suffers from acrophobia, a fear of high places.Luke’s therapist suggests that his reaction to heights is a generalization of the fear triggered by a childhood playground accident in which he fell of a sliding board. The therapist’s suggestion reflects a _______ perspective.

A. Cognitive
B. Biological
C. Learning
D. Psychoanalytic