Jill's marriage has suffered ever since the birth of her second child. Since the birth, she has been depressed and has had little interest in intimacy with her husband.
Jill feels unattractive with the additional weight she carries since the birth and has been rejecting her husband's advances. After discussing her feelings with Dr. Tora, Dr. Tora has decided to prescribe her an antidepressant. Considering the problems she has been having in her marriage, which of the following is Dr. Tora most likely to prescribe?
a. imipramine
b. Prozac
c. bupropion
d. venlafaxine
Question 2When Mrs. Thomason experienced a stroke, a small area of her brain was deprived of oxygenated blood. This resulted in a
a. diffuse brain injury.
b. focal brain lesion.
c. psychopathological dementia.
d. diffuse lesion.
Question 3My father and I swiggered to the beach yesterday. This is an example of a
a. delusion.
b. auditory hallucination.
c. negative symptom.
d. neologism.
Question 4Someone with focal brain damage in his or her left hemisphere
a. will have anterograde amnesia.
b. will have problems with processing language.
c. will have problems with nonverbal reasoning.
d. will have problems with understanding new situations.
Question 5To be diagnosed with a paraphilia, a person
a. must have acted on the sexual fantasies.
b. must cause harm to another person.
c. must have distress or impairment.
d. may not have to have distress or impairment.
Question 6All of the following are reasons why cognitive disorders are addressed in an abnormal text EXCEPT
a. these disorders are considered to be psychopathological conditions.
b. some brain disorders cause symptoms that look like mood and anxiety disorders.
c. psychological conditions can signal the onset of brain damage.
d. brain damage can lead to psychological symptoms.
Question 7Harold is perfectionistic and extremely concerned with maintaining a set routine. He probably suffers from ________ personality disorder.
a. schizoid
b. obsessive-compulsive
c. dependent
d. avoidant
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