A person's overall mood is also known as his/her
a. cognitive state.
b. self-esteem.
c. emotional state.
d. cognitive style.
Question 2Sally has been complaining about extreme and continual back pain and dizziness with loss of balance, but no physical causes have been discovered with elaborate medical testing. If she has no physical cause of these problems, she most likely has a
a. somatization syndrome.
b. dissociative disorder.
c. hysterical disorder.
d. somatoform disorder.
Question 3An important consideration when identifying anxiety and stress levels of an individual is
a. how much of the stress they create themselves.
b. the amount of impairment of daily functioning.
c. if they are labeled or not.
d. levels of isolation.
Question 4A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is
a. somatoform.
b. dissociative.
c. somatization.
d. dissociation.
Question 5When mental health professionals say that behaviors exist on a continuum they are describing
a. the possible magnitude of a potential problem behavior.
b. how they believe a disorder developed.
c. how many similar behaviors exist in a population.
d. none of these are related to the continuum concept.
Question 6Historically, somatoform and dissociative disorders were seen as , but now they are considered disorders.
a. unrelated; related
b. dissimilar; similar
c. related; distinct
d. less serious; more serious
Question 7Applying a judgment about abnormality relative to deviance requires an understanding of
a. normality as an all or nothing phenomenon.
b. how to determine the reliability and validity of an assessment.
c. a person's alter ego.
d. normality as a continuum.
Quick Reply
