Introduction to Psychology (Prof. Fairchild, Fall 2005)

Quiz for November 14, 2006 (Abnormal Psychology)

Your Name: _____________________________

1. According to the film biography of Sigmund Freud, Freud was addicted to:

a. Cocaine

b. Alcohol

c. Cigars

d. Marijuana

e. None of the above

2. When Sigmund was 4 years old, the family moved to

a. Paris

b. London

c. Vienna

d. Rome

e. None of the above

3. Freud was

a. Catholic

b. Jewish

c. Baptist

d. Pentecostal

e. Born Again

4. When Freud was in medical school, he was interested in the sexual organs of

a. hummingbirds

b. Girls

c. Chickens

d. Eels

e. All of the above

5. During Freud’s engagement to Martha, he wrote her over ___ romantic letters.

a. 100

b. 200

c. 300

d. 400

e. 900

6. In 1885, Freud met Jean Charcot and studied

a. Hypnosis

b. Dreams

c. Free association

d. Jung’s archetypes

e. Psychoanalysis

7. Freud had ___ children

a. 2

b. 4

c. 6

d. 8

e. 10

8. The “Royal Road to the Unconscious,” according to Freud was the:

a. Hypnotic trance

b. Couch

c. Transference

d. Dream

e. Cocaine

9. The phobia that Freud suffered from was related to:

a. Spiders

b. Snakes

c. Women

d. children

e. Travel

10. The support group that Freud enjoyed was known as The ____ Society.

a. Dream

b. Wet Dream

c. Wednesday

d. Friday

e. Sunday

11. Freud suffered from cancer of the

a. Penis

b. Lungs

c. Mouth

d. Liver

e. Bone marrow

12. Freud died from an overdose of:

a. Cocaine

b. Heroin

c. Morphine

d. Marijuana

e. Alcohol

13. Freud referred to women as

a. Wounded eagles

b. The Dark Continent

c. Sapphires

d. Mommies Dearest

e. Fallen angels

14. After Hitler invaded Austria, Freud published

a. The Case of Anna O.

b. Civilization and Its Discontents

c. The Interpretation of Dreams

d. The Architect of the Mind

15. Psychopathology involves patterns of thought, emotion, and behavior that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable either for the person affected or for others.

a. True

b. False

16. An intense, irrational fear of an object or situation that is not likely to be dangerous is called a(n) ____________.

17. A person who suddenly loses their personal memory, and adopts a new identity in a new locale, is suffering from what psychologists call a(n):

a. Somatoform disorder

b. Dissociative disorder

c. Anxiety Disorder

d. Mood disorder

e. Bipolar disorder

18. Exposing people to full spectrum light has been shown to relieve symptoms of which disorder?

a. Somatoform disorder

b. Dissociative disorder

c. Anxiety Disorder

d. SAD

e. schizophrenia

19. Antisocial personality disorder is marked by a long-term pattern of irresponsible, impulsive, unscrupulous, and sometimes criminal behavior.

a. True

b. False

20. Which of the following is true of alcohol use disorders?

a. About 14 million U.S. adults display alcohol dependence or alcohol abuse.

b. Males outnumber females by a ratio of about 3 to 1.

c. The total costs to society are over $180 billion each year

d. 25 percent of children are exposed to adults who display alcohol abuse or dependence.

e. All of the above