Fourth Grade Psych Midterm

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Fourth Grade Psych Midterm

Dittohead author Michael Weiner (publishing under the pseudonym "Michael Savage") has titled his latest tome "Liberalism is a Mental Disorder." SherWright.com has helpfully provided an exam that would enable him to show how even a fourth grader could identify which political figures best exhibit actual mental derangements described in Dr. John Grohol's PsychCentral

Definition of the Day: Mental Disorder n. An abnormal condition of the mind.

Exercise: Match the Mental Disorder to the Political Figure.

Disorder number 1: Attention Deficit Disorder. Symptoms:

- often fails to give close attention to details or makes careless mistakes
- often fails to finish tasks
- often has difficulty organizing tasks and activities
- often avoids or dislikes tasks that require sustained mental effort

Which President is best known for this behavior?

a. Abraham Lincoln

b. Bill Clinton

c. George W. Bush

Disorder number 2: Manic Behavior. Symptoms:

- inflated self-esteem or grandiosity
- more talkative than usual or pressure to keep talking
- attention is easily drawn to unimportant or irrelevant items
- involvement in activities with high potential for painful consequences

Which Senate Majority Leader is best known for this behavior?

a. Bob Dole

b. Tom Daschle

c. Bill Frist

Disorder number 3: Paranoid Personality Disorder. Symptoms:

- suspects that others are exploiting, harming, or deceiving him
- persistently bears grudges, i.e., is unforgiving of insults, injuries, or slights
- perceives attacks on his character that are not apparent to others

- is quick to react angrily or to counterattack
Which House Majority Leader is best known for this behavior?

a. Carl Albert

b. Dick Gephardt

c. Tom "The Hammer" DeLay

Disorder number 4: Narcisistic Personality Disorder. Symptoms:

- has a grandiose sense of self-importance
- is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, or brilliance
- is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
- shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes
Which set of Political Commentators is best known for this behavior?

a. John Stuart Mill, Henry Thoreau, and John Rawls

b. Al Franken, Bill Maher, and Janeane Garofalo

c. Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, and Michael Weiner-Savage

Scoring.

Any a answers: Disorder #1

Any b answers: Disorders #2-4.

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