1. Which of the following are thought to make a person more likely to suffer from depression?

a. genetic factors
b. childhood physical abuse
c. losses of important relationships
d. all of the above

2. Before he can relax for the evening, Ed needs to be sure that he has organized and prepared all his stuff so that he can leave for work the next morning. He checks to make sure that he has clean clothes for the next day, that his shoes are shined, that all his documents are ready in his brief case, and that he has food in the house that he can take for lunch, and that his alarm is set. He also looks at his calendar to see if he has any special appointments that would require him to do any extra preparation. Every so often, if heats tired, he legitimately forgets whether he has enough clean laundry, so he has to check the laundry a second time. His wife is much more casual about this kind of thing, and finds him very fussy.

Based on the information given, we can be pretty sure he must have OCD.

a. true
b. false

3. Which of the following could be examples of bizarre delusions?

a. The belief that the government is actually run by a cabal of super-intelligent alien cows
b. The belief that you are Jesus (assuming you are not actually Jesus)
c. The belief that one of your coworkers is plotting to have you fired
d. Both a and b above

4.Mark Twain is believed to have suffered from a disorder which caused him to experience Periodical and sudden changes of mood. . . . from deep melancholy to half-insane tempests and cyclones. a. It is believed that Twain suffered from:

a. obsessive-compulsive disorder
b. bipolar disorder
c. major depression
d. panic disorder

5. When MDs and psychiatrists state that they are treating a chemical imbalance, their treatments are designed to restore brain chemistry to the balance they know it should have.

a. True
b. False

6. Some therapists believe that the underlying cause of psychological dysfunction is the network of rewards and punishments in the individual’s environment.  These therapists’ orientation is probably:

a. cognitive
b. humanistic
c. behavioral
d. family