Rhonda had undergone chemotherapy for a serious case of breast cancer. Even six months
after this successful treatment, she finds that she is on edge, has nightmares about death, and
no longer enjoys sex with her husband.
She is probably experiencing ______ disorder.
a. sleep terror c. posttraumatic stress
b. dysthymia d. adjustment disorder
Question 2Many people with agoraphobia learn to avoid situations which might trigger ______.
a. embarrassment c. anticipatory anxiety
b. a panic attack d. stress
Question 3Proponents of the TAT feel that the test reflects _______________.
a. the client's overall intellectual functioning
b. the client's attitudes toward others, particularly family members and partners
c. possible organic brain damage in clients
d. a client's ability to tell right from wrong
Question 4A temporary loss or change in the usual sense of one's own reality, in which a person feels
detached from mind or body is called ______.
a. amnesia c. depersonalization
b. fugue d. derealization
Question 5Agoraphobia generally begins in ______.
a. early childhood c. early adolescence
b. late childhood d. late adolescence
Question 6Ron is an Iraq War veteran. He wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat due to
nightmares in which he relives his most frightening war experiences.
He refuses to talk about
the war with anyone and is constantly fidgety and on edge. He is unable to enjoy himself or
develop intimate relationships. His symptoms have continued for over 3 years. He is best diagnosed as suffering from a(n) ______ disorder.
a. personality c. acute stress
b. adjustment d. posttraumatic stress
Question 7The word apperception, as used in the name of the Thematic Apperception Test, comes from a French word which roughly means___________.
a. out of chaos comes order
b. much made from little
c. interpreting new ideas on the basis of existing ideas
d. uncovering the past
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