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Course Introduction
Abnormal Psychology explores the scientific study of psychological disorders, considering their symptoms, origins, and treatment. This course examines a range of mental health conditions as classified in the DSM-5, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, and personality disorders. Students analyze various theoretical perspectives biological, psychological, and sociocultural on abnormal behavior and critically evaluate contemporary approaches to diagnosis, assessment, and intervention. Ethical considerations, stigma, and the impact of culture on mental health are also discussed to provide a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of abnormal psychology.
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Abnormal Psychology An Integrated Approach 6th Edition by David H. Barlow
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context
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Q1) The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of his disorder were attributed to ______________ phenomena.
A) natural
B) supernatural
C) both natural and supernatural
D) neither natural nor supernatural
Answer: C
Q2) In regard to the criteria that define abnormality,it would be correct to state that
A) no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality.
B) personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality.
C) the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder.
D) the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological disorder or a psychological dysfunction.
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: N Integrative Approach To Psychopathology
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Q1) Drugs often seem to work in a manner by reaching higher areas of the cortex where thinking occurs last.This is called _____________.
A) consolidation
B) confabulation
C) top-down processing
D) bottom-up processing
Answer: D
Q2) Some people may be genetically predisposed to seek out difficult relationships.These difficult relationships may contribute to their experience of depression.This is an example of the ________.
A) diathesis-stress model
B) reciprocal gene-environment model
C) genetic model
D) quantitative genetics model
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment And Diagnosis
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Q1) In terms of psychological assessment,which of the following describes the concept of validity?
A) Two or more "raters" get the same answers
B) An assessment technique is consistent across different measures
C) Scores are used as a norm for comparison purposes
D) An assessment technique measures what it is designed to measure
Answer: D
Q2) Recent research involving PET scans has shown that patients with Alzheimer's disease have
A) increased dopamine reuptake in the occipital lobes.
B) increased serotonin levels in the temporal lobes.
C) reduced glucose metabolism in the parietal lobes.
D) reduced amino acid production in the frontal lobes.
Answer: C
Q3) A false positive result on your neuropsychological test is problematic because
A) damage that requires treatment is more likely to be overlooked.
B) no neurological damage may be actually present.
C) it may call for unnecessary and expensive further testing.
D) all but a
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Research Methods
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Q1) Dagwood discovered that the more intelligent a person is,the more books that person has at home.From this,Dagwood inferred that books make one more intelligent,so he rushed to the bookstore and spent hundreds of dollars on books for his home library in hopes of increasing his intelligence.Dagwood could have saved his money,because A) intelligence comes first, not the books.
B) it would have been cheaper just to buy books at garage sales.
C) based simply on a correlation between books and intelligence, it is impossible to determine directionality of causation.
D) none of the above; excuse me while I run to the bookstore
Q2) In a study to investigate the effects of alcohol on reflexes,some students were given three bottles of beer and some were given three bottles of nonalcoholic beer,and reaction time was measured.The group that received the nonalcoholic beer is the
A) treatment group
B) dependent variable
C) control group
D) confound
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorders
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Q1) Discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder,and explain the concept of thought-action fusion.
Q2) Cognitive behavioral therapy when added to patients taking medication tends to _________the condition of patients with panic attacks.
A) minimize further B) significantly improve C) diminish
D) eliminate
Q3) Which of the following procedures is NOT part of Barlow's panic control treatment (PCT)?
A) Cognitive therapy to modify conscious or unconscious perceptions about the "dangerousness" of feared situations
B) Creation of mini panic attacks in the therapist's office
C) Exercises to elevate the heart rate or spinning to make the patient dizzy
D) Reducing agoraphobic avoidance by exposure to feared situations
Q4) Discuss the different types of specific phobias and how they are acquired.
Q5) Describe posttraumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder,and discuss the difference between the two.
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Chapter 6: Somatoform And Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) In studies conducted by Elizabeth Loftus and her colleagues (Loftus,2003; Loftus,Coan,and Pickrell,1996),individuals were told about false events that had supposedly occurred when they were children.The results of this study indicated that
A) people cannot be convinced of events that did not happen.
B) people can become quite convinced of events that never happened.
C) only individuals with diagnosable disorders can be convinced of events that never happened.
D) people can become convinced of events that did not happen only during hypnosis or other dissociative states.
Q2) Undifferentiated somatoform disorder
A) is similar to somatization disorder but with fewer symptoms.
B) was included in DSM-III but not DSM-IV.
C) both a and b
D) includes symptoms of somatization disorder and conversion disorder.
Q3) Hypochondriacal patients are likely to
A) avoid doctors.
B) demand unnecessary medical procedures.
C) be reassured by assurances that they are healthy.
D) ignore the long-term process of illness.
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders And Suicide
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Q1) Seligman's theory on the depressive attributional style has generated substantial research.A conclusion that cannot be reached from the current conceptualization of the theory is that
A) the first response to a stressful situation is negative feelings about one's failings.
B) depressive attributions will occur over time and across situations if not modified.
C) learned helplessness contributes to the maintenance of the depressive attributional style.
D) we do not know whether learned helplessness is a cause or symptom of depression.
Q2) In regard to the terms used to differentiate mood disorders,cyclothymic is to dysthymic as
A) bipolar is to major depressive.
B) manic is to hypomanic.
C) major depressive is to bipolar.
D) bipolar I is to bipolar II.
Q3) Identify and explain the risk factors associated with suicide.
Q4) Discuss the relationship between depression and anxiety.
Q5) Discuss the symptoms,causes and treatments for seasonal affective disorder.
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Chapter 8: Eating And Sleep Disorders
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Q1) Individuals who experience loss of control of their eating and consume great quantities of food but do not engage in any attempts to compensate for their binge would be diagnosed with
A) bulimia, non-purging type.
B) binge-eating disorder.
C) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) buffet disorder.
Q2) An individual who wakes up feeling that there are other people in the room but is unable to move or say anything may be experiencing
A) cataplexy associated with sleep apnea.
B) hypnagogic hallucinations associated with hypersomnia.
C) sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations associated with narcolepsy.
D) sleep paralysis and hypnogogic hallucinations associated with hypersomnia.
Q3) Studies suggest that young white males would often prefer to be ____________ than they are.
A) thinner
B) heavier
C) taller
D) shorter
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Chapter 9: Physical Disorders And Health Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is LEAST likely to bring about changes in "risky" behaviors for individuals who are at risk for HIV/AIDS?
A) A comprehensive behavior change program
B) Cognitive-behavioral self-management training
C) The development of an effective social support network
D) Distribution of educational and informational pamphlets about the disease
Q2) Health psychology,a subfield of behavioral medicine,focuses on all of the following EXCEPT
A) psychological factors affecting health.
B) health policy.
C) healthcare systems.
D) psychosomatic effects on health.
Q3) AIDS is now treated with new combinations of drugs called "highly active antiretroviral therapy" (HAART),which
A) suppress the virus in people who are HIV positive.
B) cure AIDS by eliminating the virus from the body.
C) reduce herpes virus but not HIV cells.
D) are well tolerated and cause minimal side effects.
Q4) Discuss the relationship between stress,immune function,and illness.
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Chapter 10: Sexual And Gender Identity Disorders
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Q1) Roderick and his partner are seeking treatment for Roderick's premature ejaculation.The therapist encourages the couple to stimulate Roderick's penis to nearly full erection and then to squeeze the penis firmly to quickly reduce arousal.After repeating this process,insertion is to be attempted without thrusting and the penis removed if arousal proceeds too quickly.This treatment is called
A) torture.
B) erotic desensitization.
C) stimulus removal.
D) the squeeze technique.
Q2) The authors of your textbook suggest that one of the most effective treatments for many sexual dysfunctions is
A) exploration of the patient's sexual orientation.
B) improving the relationship with the patient's partner.
C) education regarding normal sexuality.
D) anti-anxiety medication.
Q3) Describe and contrast male erectile disorder and female sexual arousal disorder with inhibited orgasmic disorders.
Q4) Describe the symptoms of three different forms of paraphilia.What do all paraphilias have in common?
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Chapter 11: Substance-related And Impulse-control Disorders
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Q1) According to Jellinek's model (no longer considered accurate but still of scientific interest),an individual with alcoholism progresses through four stages.Which of the following INCORRECTLY describes the characteristic behaviors associated with each of Jellinek's stages?
A) Prealcoholic stage - hangovers, DWI or DUI charges, blackouts
B) Prodromal stage - drinking heavily but few outward signs of problems
C) Chronic stage - loss of control accompanied by occasional binges
D) Crucial stage - primary activities focused on getting and drinking alcohol
Q2) The disease model of dependence
A) assumes that dependence is caused by a psychological disorder.
B) assumes that dependence is caused by an underlying physiological disorder.
C) is a psychosocial perspective.
D) assumes that dependence is a failure of self-control.
Q3) Brain plasticity is a factor in ____________.
A) tolerance
B) withdrawal
C) cravings
D) all of these
Q4) Discuss the various component treatments for substance abuse.
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
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Q1) In Jill's psychotherapy sessions,the therapist has been using systematic desensitization to gradually make her more comfortable with social situations.Similar to the treatments used for individuals with social phobia,the therapist has given Jill homework assignments that require her to practice talking to strangers,join informal groups,and speak in front of small groups.Most likely,she is being treated for _______________ personality disorder.
A) antisocial
B) dependent
C) avoidant
D) histrionic
Q2) A key to treating people with avoidant personality disorder is A) teaching emotional skills.
B) building strong therapeutic relationships.
C) the use of medication.
D) increasing social contact.
Q3) Cross-cultural research on the five-factor model of personality suggests that
A) there is no such thing as a universal human personality structure.
B) the five dimensions are fairly universal.
C) only two dimensions are universal.
D) Western type personality structure differs from the non-Western type.
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Chapter 13: Schizophrenia And Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) The famous case of the Genain sisters,identical quadruplets all diagnosed with schizophrenia,points out that siblings raised in the same household may experience their environment very differently,a concept called a(n)
A) variable home structure.
B) unshared environment.
C) environmental phenomenon.
D) unique perceptive interpretation.
Q2) Manuella would respond coolly when her daughter embraced her,but when the child tried to pull away Manuella would say,"Don't you love me anymore?" This is an example of
A) a schizophrenogenic mother.
B) double-bind communication.
C) expressed emotion.
D) none of the above
Q3) Which of the following defines the erotomanic type of delusional disorder?
A) Believing that one is loved by an important person or celebrity
B) Falsely believing that one's sexual partner is unfaithful
C) Believing in one's inflated worth, identity, or special relationship
D) Believing one is being malevolently treated in some way
Q4) Discuss the other psychotic disorders.
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Chapter 14: Developmental Disorders
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Q1) The major difference between the DSM-IV system of classification of levels of intellectual disability and the American Association on Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD)system is that the AAIDD system is based on ___________.
A) abilities
B) disabilities
C) IQ
D) support required
Q2) An individual with an IQ score of 60 would be classified with _______ intellectual disability.
A) mild
B) moderate
C) severe
D) profound
Q3) Cross-cultural research has indicated that autism is A) universal across cultures and countries.
B) predominantly found in the United States.
C) predominantly found in Western cultures and countries.
D) more common in wealthy countries.
Q4) Discuss the possible causes of autism.
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Disorders
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Q1) The amyloid plaques that accumulate in the brain of Alzheimer's type dementia patients are best described as
A) tangled, strand-like filaments.
B) gummy protein deposits.
C) plaques of dead nerve cells.
D) mineral deposits.
Q2) Dementia due to HIV is more likely to cause ___________ than Alzheimer's type dementia.
A) death
B) short-term memory loss
C) long-term memory loss
D) severe depression
Q3) The symptoms of delirium tend to develop
A) very slowly, over the course of several years.
B) very quickly, over the course of a few hours to a few days.
C) moderately slowly, over the course of several months.
D) either very quickly or very slowly, depending on the cause.
Q4) Describe the typical causes of amnestic disorder.
Q5) Describe delirium,its typical causes,and how it is treated.
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Chapter 16: Mental Health Services: Legal And Ethical Issues
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Q1) Following cases such as those of John Hinckley and Charles Manson,the public often assumed that
A) all criminals were insane.
B) the insane should not be punished for crimes they commit.
C) the insanity plea is a loophole that lets too many guilty people go free.
D) most criminals are not insane.
Q2) Each of the following statements correctly describes the circumstances of mentally ill people prior to the late 19 century EXCEPT
A) the community often took on the care of mentally ill people.
B) family members often cared for a mentally ill person at home.
C) mentally ill people received specialized care in psychiatric hospitals.
D) mentally ill people were often left to care for themselves.
Q3) The insanity defense is based on a historical case in England involving a man named _________.
A) Durham
B) Addington
C) M'Naghten
D) Tory
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