Adult Development And Aging Biopsychosocial 5th Edition By Susan Krauss – Test Bank

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
AGING TODAY- DARK TRIAD
1. DARK TRIAD
Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: C
The “Dark Triad” in psychology is composed of traits including Machiavellianism, narcissism, and:
A. depression.
B. neuroticism.
C. psychopathy.
D. extraversion.

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS IN ADULTHOOD

2. DSM VS. ICD

Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: C
Unlike the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-5), the International Classification of Diseases makes possible diagnosis of which conditions?
A. Personality disorders
B. Neurocognitive diseases
C. All medical illnesses
D. Disorders of later life

3. CRITERIA FOR ABNORMALITY

Difficulty: Moderate
Correct choice: B
An older woman becomes so enraged at what she believes is poor service that she storms out of a restaurant and vows never to eat there again even though she’s gone there for years, and there was nothing different about the way she was treated. What would a psychologist need to know in order to consider whether her behavior fits the criteria for abnormality?
A. How long she had been a regular at the restaurant.
B. Whether she really was treated poorly or not.
C. Exactly how old she was at the time of the incident.
D. Whether she had recently become a widow.

4. LIFETIME PREVALENCE OF MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER

Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: B
The lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder is estimated to be ____%.
A. 6.7
B. 16.6
C. 30.4
D. 2.0

5. AGE DIFFERENCES IN SYMPTOMS

Difficulty: Moderate
Correct choice: C
Compared to younger adults, older adults with major depressive disorder are more likely to have symptoms involving:
A. suicidal thoughts.
B. feelings of guilt.
C. physical pain.
D. low self-esteem.

6. MEDICARE PARITY OF 2008

Difficulty: Moderate
Correct choice: D
Passage of a Medicare revision in 2008 changed reimbursements allowing for parity in mental health care, meaning that patients:
A. would pay more for mental health than for medical interventions.
B. could only be eligible for mental health care if they applied for a new policy.
C. no longer were able to receive any reimbursement for mental health care services.
D. were entitled to the same reimbursement for mental health as for medical care.
7. WHY MISDIAGNOSIS OCCURS

Difficulty: Moderate
Correct choice: C
A clinician may fail to diagnose correctly an older adults’ major depressive disorder because he or she assumes that:
A. older adults deliberately try to disguise their symptoms.
B. what seems to be depression is really a medical disease.
C. depression is a natural consequence of growing older.
D. older adults would prefer not to receive such a diagnosis.

8. MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND TOOTH LOSS

Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: B
Older adults suffering from _____________ disorder have been shown to be more likely to have experienced significant tooth loss.
A. post-traumatic stress
B. major depressive
C. generalized anxiety
D. obsessive-compulsive

9. MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER AND RISKS FOR OTHER DISORDERS

Difficulty: Moderate
Correct choice: C
Depressive symptoms can place the older adult at risk for developing which other diseases or conditions?
A. sarcopenia
B. emphysema
C. arthritis
D. hyperthermia

10. BIPOLAR DISORDER AND WHITE MATTER HYPERINTENSITIES

Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: D
Older adults with white matter hyperintensities are at increased risk for developing ____________disorder.
A. panic
B. generalized anxiety
C. major depressive
D. bipolar
11. AGE OF DEVELOPING BIPOLAR

Difficulty: Hard
Correct choice: A
Based on prevalence data, older adults with bipolar disorder were most likely to have developed it by the time they reached the age of about:
A. 25
B. 65
C. 50
D. 35