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Chapter 03 Test Bank
1. According
to the research evidence, the most effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive
disorder is:
2. medication.
1. cognitive
behaviour therapy.
1. psychosurgery.
1. behavioural
macros.
1. skills
training.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.3
Describe the essential elements of contemporary treatment approaches to OCD.
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
2. Which
obsessive-compulsive disorder is reported to be associated with a substantial
risk to health and safety?
3. excessive
concern about the appearance
1. compulsive
checking
1. hoarding
1. hand washing
1. obsessional
thoughts
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.4
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder, body
dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania and excoriation disorder.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
3. Obsessive-compulsive
disorder has a prevalence rate of about:
4. 2–3
per cent.
1. 1 per
cent.
1. 0.2
per cent.
1. 0.1
per cent.
1. 0.3
per cent
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2
Describe the epidemiology and aetiological accounts of OCD.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
4. If
John spends eight hours a day checking that electrical appliances in his house
are switched off, he is:
5. showing
poor insight into his behaviour.
1. being
obsessive.
1. being
overly cautious.
1. distracting
himself from unwanted impulses.
1. being
compulsive.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
5. In
the DSM-5,
OCD is now grouped with related disorders. Which of the following is not a related
disorder?
6. body
dysmorphic disorder
1. hoarding
disorder
1. generalised
anxiety and worry disorder
1. trichotillomania
1. excoriation
(skin picking)
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
6. Research
supports the view that obsessional thoughts experienced by OCD sufferers are no
different from those experienced by the general population. However, in OCD
sufferers:
7. the
obsessional thoughts are very negative.
1. the
obsessional thoughts are very aggressive and/or sexual in nature.
1. the
obsessional thoughts are awarded a special significance.
1. the
obsessional thoughts arise ‘out of the blue’.
1. None
of the options listed is correct.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
7. The
main reason for the removal of OCD from the anxiety chapter in the DSM-5 was:
8. to
reflect that OCD, hair pulling, hoarding and skin picking are related in
diagnosis and treatment.
1. to
provide more space in the DSM for
the diagnosis of hair pulling, hoarding and skin picking.
1. to reflect
that OCD is not related to anxiety disorders.
1. to
more accurately reflect the distinction between OCD and psychotic disorders.
1. None
of the options listed is correct
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
8. According
to the DSM-5,
the presence of OCD is diagnosed using which criteria?
9. Obsessions
and compulsions that cause distress and interfere with social and occupational
functioning.
1. Obsessions
or compulsions that cause distress and interfere with social and occupational
functioning.
1. Obsessions
and/or compulsions that are not a product of the person’s own mind and that
cause distress and interfere with social and occupational functioning.
1. Obsessions,
compulsions, poor insight, history of a tic disorder and distress that
interfere with social and occupational functioning.
1. Obsessions
and/or compulsions that cause distress, are time-consuming, interfere with
social and occupational functioning and are not attributed to a substance,
medical condition or other disorder.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
9. According
to Australian research, what is a common element of obsession in individuals
with OCD in the Australian population?
10.
Being contaminated by germs.
1. Fire,
robbery or being assaulted.
1. Losing
one’s mind.
1. Acting
on an impulse such as stabbing a friend.
1. All
of the listed options are correct.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.1
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder
(OCD).
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
10.
There are two models that attempt to explain the aetiology of
OCD—the neuropsychological model and the cognitive model. Which of the
following is not recognised
as a possible trigger of OCD?
11.
Misinterpretation of intrusive thoughts.
1. Differences
in the caudate nucleus and the basal ganglia.
1. Failure
to inhibit ‘behavioural macros’ triggered by internal or external stimuli.
1. Fearful,
obsessive or intrusive thoughts that are ignored and left untreated.
1. Behavioural
responses driven by the desire to reduce threat.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 3.2
Describe the epidemiology and aetiological accounts of OCD.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
11.
OCD is regarded as a particularly serious condition because:
12.
anyone can develop it.
1. treatment
is not generally effective.
1. it is
associated with early onset and lifetime prevalence.
1. it
can lead to hoarding or hair pulling.
1. most
people do not seek treatment.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.2
Describe the epidemiology and aetiological accounts of OCD.
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
12.
Which of these is not a
common task in cognitive-behavioural treatment of OCD?
13.
exposure
1. behavioural
experiments
1. confronting
patients with germs and disease
1. challenging
irrational beliefs
1. psychoeducation
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.3
Describe the essential elements of contemporary treatment approaches to OCD.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
13.
What percentage of OCD sufferers benefit from pharmacological
therapy such as clomipramine?
14.
2–3 per cent
1. 40–60
per cent
1. 95
per cent
1. 10–20
per cent
1. 80–90
per cent
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 3.3
Describe the essential elements of contemporary treatment approaches to OCD.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
14.
Diana is concerned about her physical appearance. She constantly
thinks that her body is the wrong shape and size, despite having had cosmetic
surgery. Diana is displaying signs of:
15.
anorexia nervosa.
1. generalised
anxiety.
1. body
dysmorphic disorder.
1. obsessions.
1. bulimia.
Blooms: Application
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.4
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder, body
dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania and excoriation disorder.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
15.
Trichotillomania is:
16.
obsession with what others are thinking.
1. recurrent
pulling out of one’s own hair.
1. shoplifting.
1. repeated
waxing or plucking of facial hair.
1. intrusive
thoughts about death.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 3.4
Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder, body
dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania and excoriation disorder.
Topic:
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders
Chapter 03 Test Bank Summary
|
Category |
# of Questions |
|
Blooms: Analysis |
5 |
|
Blooms: Application |
2 |
|
Blooms: Comprehension |
2 |
|
Blooms: Knowledge |
6 |
|
Difficulty: Easy |
5 |
|
Difficulty: Hard |
3 |
|
Difficulty: Medium |
7 |
|
Learning Objective: 3.1 Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). |
6 |
|
Learning Objective: 3.2 Describe the epidemiology and aetiological accounts of OCD. |
3 |
|
Learning Objective: 3.3 Describe the essential elements of contemporary treatment approaches to OCD. |
3 |
|
Learning Objective: 3.4 Describe the nature and diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania and excoriation disorder. |
3 |
|
Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Related Disorders |
15 |
Chapter 05 Test Bank
1. The
suicide rate in Australia has _______ since the late 1990s.
2. declined
1. increased
1. stayed
the same
1. doubled
1. None
of the given options is correct.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Suicide
2. Unipolar
depression is different from normal unhappiness in that:
3. it is
precipitated by psychosocial stressors.
1. it is
precipitated by negative life events.
1. the depressed
mood is more intense and/or lasts longer.
1. it
involves manic episodes.
1. it is
accompanied by physical symptoms.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Disorders Involving
Alterations in Mood
3. Postnatal
depression is a:
4. brief
period of depression after childbirth, occurring in 70 per cent of women.
1. less
common but serious disorder after childbirth.
1. mild
long-term condition, involving low mood, which does not meet the criteria for
depression.
1. type
of depression that does not respond to medication.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Disorders Involving
Alterations in Mood
4. After
a first episode of depression, most people will:
5. seek
professional treatment as soon as possible.
1. recover
within one week.
1. make
a suicide attempt.
1. never
have another depressive episode (recovery).
1. have
another depressive episode (relapse).
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
5. A
major depressive disorder is characterised by the following symptoms except:
6. grandiosity.
1. weight
loss.
1. sleep
disturbance.
1. psychomotor
agitation or retardation.
1. excessive
guilt feelings.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
6. Which
of the following is not a
specifier to major depressive disorder?
7. elevated
mood (mixed features)
1. onset
of depression during season changes
1. onset
due to grief
1. movement
disturbances
1. inability
to experience any positive feeling
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
7. Among
adolescents in developed countries, depressive disorders:
8. are
more common in boys than in girls.
1. are
more common in girls than in boys.
1. are
equally common in boys and girls.
1. are
more common in urban than in rural young people.
1. have
been decreasing in prevalence in the past 10–15 years.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
8. The
association between depression and physical/medical illness is not explained by:
9. better
immune functioning in people with depression.
1. ongoing
stressors of dealing with a medical illness.
1. physical/hormonal
changes due to medical illness.
1. unhealthy
lifestyle choices by people with depression.
1. increased
rates of death following a cardiac event.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
9. Which
of the following does current research evidence not support as an
effective treatment for depression?
10.
interpersonal psychotherapy
1. medication
1. cognitive
behaviour therapy
1. bright
light therapy
1. All
of the given options are effective treatments for depression.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.4
Understand the effective treatments for depressive disorders and approaches to
reducing relapse and preventing the onset of depression.
Topic: Treatment of
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
10.
Within six months following treatment, approximately what
percentage of people with major depression will experience recovery?
11.
5 per cent
1. 15
per cent
1. 35
per cent
1. 50
per cent
1. 80
per cent
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.2
Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated
features.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
11.
Neuroendocrine (hormonal) theories of depression suggest that
one cause of depression may be:
12.
an underactive HPA axis producing too few stress hormones.
1. an
overactive HPA axis producing too many stress hormones.
1. reduced
availability of monoamine neurotransmitters.
1. structural
or functional abnormalities of brain structures.
1. decreased
availability of dopamine within the brain.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
12.
Seligman’s learned helplessness theory suggests that depressive
disorders may develop when individuals interpret negative life events as being
due to:
13.
external events that they cannot control.
1. magnification
and minimisation.
1. negative
events in childhood.
1. high
levels of expressed emotion.
1. internal,
global and stable factors.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
13.
Aaron Beck’s definition of the ‘negative cognitive triad’
does not include
a negative view of the:
14.
past.
1. future.
1. self.
1. world.
1. None
of the given options is correct.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Treatment of
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
14.
Aaron Beck’s cognitive theory of depression suggests that in
individuals with depression:
15.
dysfunctional negative cognitions result in depressive symptoms.
1. depressive
symptoms lead to negative cognitions.
1. dysfunctional
negative cognitions result in depressive symptoms and depressive
symptoms lead to negative cognitions.
1. neither do
dysfunctional negative cognitions result in depressive symptoms nor do depressive
symptoms lead to negative cognitions.
1. depressive
symptoms result in negative cognitions.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Treatment of
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
15.
A new specifier—major depressive disorder with anxious
distress-has been incorporated into the DSM-5 for
all of the following reasons except:
16.
the strong comorbidity between depression and anxiety problems.
1. the
increased risk of suicide associated with mixed anxiety and depression.
1. the
longer length of the depressive episode when depression is mixed with anxiety.
1. to enable
clinicians to identify people at risk of a full-blown major depressive disorder
or a significant anxiety disorder.
1. All
of the given options are correct.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
16.
An Australian research team has argued for a subtyping model
with three broad classes of depressive disorders: psychotic, melancholic and
non-melancholic. Which of the following are theorised to be primarily
biologically based?
17.
melancholic and non-melancholic depression
1. psychotic
and melancholic depression
1. psychotic
and non-melancholic depression
1. psychotic
and non-psychotic depression
1. melancholic,
non-melancholic and psychotic depression
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
17.
Behavioural theories of depression focus on the environmental
conditions and contingencies and suggest that depression is maintained because
of:
18.
negative beliefs about the self and others.
1. reduced
opportunity for positive reinforcers.
1. reduced
serotonin.
1. dysfunctional
parent–child relationships.
1. None
of the given options is correct.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
18.
The family communication style known as high expressed emotion
(EE) entails high levels of all of the following except:
19.
support.
1. criticism.
1. hostility.
1. over-involvement.
1. All
of the given options are correct.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
19.
Which of the following are considered protective factors that
reduce an individual’s chance of depression?
20.
good interpersonal skills and positive relationships with others
1. high
levels of family cohesion
1. a
temperament characterised by optimism and low anxiety
1. an
openness to the possibility of exploring new experiences
1. All
of the given options are correct.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar Depression/Depressive
Disorders
20.
A major depressive disorder with melancholy has all of the
following features except:
21.
inability to experience pleasure.
1. early-morning
wakening.
1. excessive
guilt.
1. weight
loss.
1. catatonic
symptoms.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
21.
What percentage of people with a major depressive disorder also
experience significant anxiety symptoms?
22.
5 per cent
1. 10
per cent
1. 25
per cent
1. 50
per cent
1. 70
per cent
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
22.
In the DSM-5,
dysthymic disorder has been renamed as:
23.
depressive personality disorder.
1. low-level
chronic depressive disorder.
1. persistent
depressive disorder.
1. mood
dysregulation disorder.
1. endogenous
depression.
Blooms: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.1
Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
23.
The shorter form of the 5-HTTLPT gene sequence is associated
with:
24.
greater efficiency in serotonin reuptake at brain synapses.
1. lower
efficiency in serotonin reuptake at brain synapses.
1. greater
efficiency in dopamine reuptake at brain synapses.
1. lower
efficiency in dopamine reuptake at brain synapses.
1. None
of the given options is correct.
Blooms: Analysis
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
24.
Risk factors associated with the development of a depressive
disorder in young people include all of the following except:
25.
previous history of depression.
1. cigarette
smoking.
1. history
of abuse.
1. family
conflict.
1. None
of the options given is correct.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 5.3
Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the
causes of major depressive disorder.
Topic: Unipolar
Depression/Depressive Disorders
25.
According to Aaron Beck, the negative cognitive triad is
maintained by the following cognitive distortions, except:
26.
pessimism.
1. arbitrary
inference.
1. magnification.
1. personalisation.
1. over-generalisation.
Blooms: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 5.4
Understand the effective treatments for depressive disorders and approaches to
reducing relapse and preventing the onset of depression.
Topic: Treatment of
Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Chapter 05 Test Bank Summary
|
Category |
# of Questions |
|
Blooms: Analysis |
11 |
|
Blooms: Comprehension |
6 |
|
Blooms: Knowledge |
8 |
|
Difficulty: Easy |
8 |
|
Difficulty: Hard |
6 |
|
Difficulty: Medium |
11 |
|
Learning Objective: 5.1 Describe the diagnostic criteria for depressive disorders. |
7 |
|
Learning Objective: 5.2 Understand the prevalence of depression in various groups and its associated features. |
7 |
|
Learning Objective: 5.3 Understand the current biological, psychological and social theories of the causes of major depressive disorder. |
9 |
|
Learning Objective: 5.4 Understand the effective treatments for depressive disorders and approaches to reducing relapse and preventing the onset of depression. |
2 |
|
Topic: Disorders Involving Alterations in Mood |
2 |
|
Topic: Suicide |
1 |
|
Topic: Treatment of Depressive and Bipolar Disorders |
4 |
|
Topic: Unipolar Depression/Depressive Disorders |
18 |
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