psychology multiple choice

Question

Instructions: For each of the following cases[1], play the role of a psychologist (or team of psychologists) and make the most accurate diagnosis possible with the information given. Each item has only ONE correct response. 

Use the following response options for Cases 1-5:

A. Major Depressive Disorder

B. Specific Phobia

C. Schizophrenia

D. Bipolar I Disorder

E. Bipolar II Disorder

F. Dissociative Identity Disorder

1.    Your client, who has just suffered a serious knee injury, cannot undergo an MRI because he has an irrational fear of narrow, enclosed spaces. ____ 

2.    Your client is a 44-year-old female who reports that she has periods of time where she cannot remember what she has done. She reports that after one such period, she received a telephone call from a man who claimed to have met her in a bar where she was “the life of the party.” She had also told the man her name was something other than her actual name. Your client thinks that this is odd because she does not drink, and she is a rather shy and reserved person. However, the man had her correct telephone number and was able to give a good physical description of her. ____

3.    Your client’s friends are starting to worry about him. Normally energetic and fun-loving, your client has become withdrawn and sullen over the past month. He has lost weight, is constantly tired, and hasn’t been showing up to lacrosse practice or his fraternity meetings. In his conversations with others, he expresses feelings of worthlessness. He has never previously experienced any mental health symptoms. ____

4.    Your client has previously experienced a hypomanic episode and a depressive episode, but has never experienced a full-blown manic episode. ____

5.    Your client is a 34-year-old female showing signs of disorganized thought and flat affect. She says that she hears voices telling her to do things. She believes that her behavior is being controlled by other people and she thinks that all her former friends have formed a conspiracy and are out to get her. She also tends toward repetitive, highly ritualized behavior. ____

[1] Cases 6-11 were adapted from Carson, R. C., Butcher, J. N., & Mineka, S. (2002). Fundamentals of abnormal psychology and modern life. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.

Answer 1

1.    Your client, who has just suffered a serious knee injury, cannot undergo an MRI because he has an irrational fear of narrow, enclosed spaces. B. Specific Phobia

2.    Your client is a 44-year-old female who reports that she has periods of time where she cannot remember what she has done. She reports that after one such period, she received a telephone call from a man who claimed to have met her in a bar where she was “the life of the party.” She had also told the man her name was something other than her actual name. Your client thinks that this is odd because she does not drink, and she is a rather shy and reserved person. However, the man had her correct telephone number and was able to give a good physical description of her. F. Dissociative Identity Disorder

3.    Your client’s friends are starting to worry about him. Normally energetic and fun-loving, your client has become withdrawn and sullen over the past month. He has lost weight, is constantly tired, and hasn’t been showing up to lacrosse practice or his fraternity meetings. In his conversations with others, he expresses feelings of worthlessness. He has never previously experienced any mental health symptoms. A. Major Depressive Disorder

4.    Your client has previously experienced a hypomanic episode and a depressive episode, but has never experienced a full-blown manic episode. E. Bipolar II Disorder

5.    Your client is a 34-year-old female showing signs of disorganized thought and flat affect. She says that she hears voices telling her to do things. She believes that her behavior is being controlled by other people and she thinks that all her former friends have formed a conspiracy and are out to get her. She also tends toward repetitive, highly ritualized behavior. C. Schizophrenia