Lesson 5.1.4

5.1.4 Second disorder (anorexia, OCD or depression): features and explanations Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Psychology, Unit 5

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The 20 questions

  1. What is a core psychological diagnostic criterion for anorexia nervosa?

    • Severe depressed mood
    • Obsessive hand washing
    • Auditory hallucinations
    • Fear of weight gain
  2. What term describes the repetitive ritualistic behaviours performed by someone with OCD?

    • Obsessions
    • Phobias
    • Compulsions
    • Delusions
  3. Which symptom involving persistent low mood is required to diagnose unipolar depression?

    • Hallucinations
    • Grandiosity
    • Flight of ideas
    • Depressed mood
  4. What term describes the inability to feel pleasure in previously enjoyable activities?

    • Dysphoria
    • Avolition
    • Anhedonia
    • Agoraphobia
  5. What symptom of anorexia involves an inaccurate perception of one's own physical appearance?

    • Persistent low mood
    • Compulsive checking
    • Distorted body image
    • Auditory hallucinations
  6. Which neurotransmitter deficiency is central to the monoamine hypothesis of depression?

    • Serotonin
    • Acetylcholine
    • Dopamine
    • GABA
  7. Which model explains the maintenance of compulsions in OCD through negative reinforcement?

    • Cognitive triad
    • Two-process model
    • Diathesis-stress model
    • Monoamine hypothesis
  8. Which psychological concept developed by Seligman explains depression through a perceived lack of control?

    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Learned helplessness
    • Negative triad
    • Classical conditioning
  9. Which theory explains anorexia through observing and imitating slim media role models?

    • Social learning theory
    • Classical conditioning
    • Dopamine hypothesis
    • Psychodynamic theory
  10. What type of relationship exists between low serotonin levels and depressive symptoms?

    • Deterministic
    • Correlational
    • Causal
    • Inverse causal
  11. Why are compulsions performed by an individual with OCD?

    • To gain pleasure
    • To improve memory
    • To reduce anxiety
    • To seek attention
  12. Which concept in Beck's cognitive theory involves negative views of the self, world, and future?

    • Negative triad
    • Double bind
    • Faulty attribution
    • Learned helplessness
  13. Which class of antidepressant drug works by blocking the reuptake of serotonin?

    • SSRIs
    • Mood stabilisers
    • Antipsychotics
    • Benzodiazepines
  14. Which psychological therapy aims to identify and challenge irrational thoughts in depression?

    • Psychoanalysis
    • Aversion therapy
    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Cognitive behavioural therapy
  15. Which neurotransmitter is most commonly implicated in biological explanations of OCD?

    • Serotonin
    • GABA
    • Dopamine
    • Acetylcholine
  16. Which therapy exposes OCD patients to triggers while preventing compulsive acts?

    • Systematic desensitisation
    • Rational emotive therapy
    • Token economy
    • Exposure response prevention
  17. What is a major limitation of drug treatments for depression such as SSRIs?

    • Surgical risks
    • Side effects
    • Memory loss
    • High cost
  18. A weakness of cognitive explanations of depression is whether negative thoughts cause depression or are a what?

    • Hallucination
    • Predisposition
    • Consequence
    • Treatment
  19. Repeatedly checking that a door is locked to relieve anxiety is an example of which OCD symptom?

    • Delusion
    • Compulsion
    • Obsession
    • Hallucination
  20. Which brain structure responsible for regulating hunger is implicated in biological explanations of anorexia?

    • Hippocampus
    • Cerebellum
    • Hypothalamus
    • Amygdala

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