Introduction to Clinical Psychology
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Clinical Psychology offers an overview of the fields foundational concepts, practices, and ethical considerations. Students will explore the history and evolution of clinical psychology, major theoretical approaches, assessment and diagnostic techniques, as well as current methods of treatment and intervention. The course also examines the roles and responsibilities of clinical psychologists in diverse settings, addressing issues of multicultural competence, research methods, and contemporary challenges in mental health care. Through case studies and practical discussions, students develop a broad understanding of how clinical psychology contributes to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.
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Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 9th Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
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Q1) Evidence of placebo effects is strongest in studies of ______.
A) pain
B) depression
C) diabetes
D) arthritis
Answer: A
Q2) The basic building blocks of heredity are ______ and they regulate the development of ______.
A) chromosomes; traits
B) genes; traits
C) probands; chromosomes
D) probands; genes
Answer: B
Q3) The ancient Greeks attempted to cure mental illness by ______.
A) sending people to temples where they were given rest, a nutritious diet, and exercise
B) trephining
C) performing exorcisms
D) torturing them in order to force the evil spirits out of their bodies
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) If someone overemphasizes and exaggerates the importance of an unfortunate event, a cognitive psychologist would contribute their emotional distress to ______.
A) absolutist thinking
B) overgeneralization
C) selective abstraction
D) magnification
Answer: D
Q2) Rachel's boyfriend is pressing her to have sex; her parents have brought her up to believe that premarital sex is wrong. As she weighs out her decision, Rachel frequently thinks of what her parents have taught her. Based on Rachel's thoughts, which Freudian Psychic structure appears to be influencing her decision ?
A) id
B) ego
C) superego
D) persona
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) ______ is crucial for tests that are intended to measure single traits or construct dimensions.
A) Construct reliability
B) Internal consistency
C) Interrater reliability
D) Test-retest reliability
Answer: B
Q2) The first modern theorist to develop a comprehensive model of classification based on the distinctive features, or "symptoms," associated with abnormal behavior patterns was ______.
A) Kraepelin
B) Hippocrates
C) Freud
D) Pinel
Answer: A
Q3) The validity of a measure of assessment is its consistency.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) As many as 300,000 American soldiers returning from the war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan show symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder or depression.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Psychologically hardy people appear to cope more effectively with stress by using more emotion-focused problem-solving approaches.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss Charles Negy's research that investigated the quality of relationships in acculturated and non-acculturated Mexican-American couples.
Q4) A lymphocyte is a type of ______.
A) pathogen
B) leukocyte
C) platelet
D) antigen
Q5) Summarize research findings regarding life changes and their relationship to stress.
Q6) Discuss the relationship between optimism and the subjective experience of pain.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Researcher Bernardo Carducci states that shy people often become successful by which of the following methods?
A) By changing who they are and the way the act.
B) By thinking less about themselves and more about others.
C) By focusing on having a few close friends who have a high tolerance for shy behavior.
D) By choosing a career where they can work independently.
Q2) We may be genetically predisposed to acquire fears of objects that posed a danger to ancestral humans.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The part of the brain that sends an "all clear" message to the brain's emotional centers, helping to calm us down, is the ______.
A) prefrontal cortex
B) pons
C) hippocampus
D) medulla
Q4) Define and describe the cardinal features of panic disorder.
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and
Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) Which statement is true concerning the treatment of conversion disorders?
A) Controlled research has not been conducted even though the number of contemporary conversion disorder cases is adequate for such research.
B) Case studies of psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorder have shown success.
C) Outcome research disputes the success of the psychoanalytic treatment of conversion disorders.
D) Freud's and Breuer's treatment of conversion disorders might have been successful, but the treatment of more modern psychoanalysts has not been successful.
Q2) In DSM-5, disorders involving physical symptoms with a psychological basis are known as ______ disorders.
A) psychosomatic
B) somatogenic
C) physioform
D) somatic symptom and related disorders
Q3) You can actually die from a broken heart.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) "Musterbation" is a process used in which of the following cognitive distortions?
A) magnification and minimization
B) jumping to conclusions
C) overgeneralization
D) "should" statements
Q2) The treatment of choice for SAD is antidepressant medication.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In An Unquiet Mind, Kay Redfield Jamison described her struggles with ______ disorder.
A) dysthymic
B) major depressive
C) cyclothymic
D) bipolar
Q4) Discuss the findings regarding gender differences and depression. Explain how gender biases may play a role in accentuating those differences.
Q5) Identify and briefly explain the ten cognitive distortions enumerated by Burns.
Q6) Discuss the use of medications in the treatment of the mood disorders.
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Habitual smoking of nicotine creates a ______ addiction to a ______ drug.
A) psychological, depressant
B) physical, stimulant
C) physical, depressant
D) psychological, stimulant
Q2) Among Americans aged 12 or older, about 7 in 10 report having used marijuana or hashish at some point in their lives.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following is true about compulsive gambling?
A) It is more likely in individuals with high impulse control.
B) It is more likely in individuals with low emotional instability.
C) It is more likely in individuals with high frustration tolerance.
D) It is more likely in individuals with high levels of self-centeredness.
Q4) According to psychodynamic theory, alcoholism reflects an ______ personality.
A) oral-dependent
B) oral-aggressive
C) anal-retentive
D) anal-expulsive
Q5) Discuss the need for, and methods of, relapse-prevention training.
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Amenorrhea refers to the ______, which is a symptom of anorexia.
A) absence or suppression of menstruation
B) yellow coloring
C) fine, downy hair
D) brittle bones
Q2) A disorder involving complete or partial obstruction of breathing during sleep is ______.
A) narcolepsy
B) cataplexy
C) obstructive sleep apnea
D) hypersomnia
Q3) An eating disorder characterized by abnormally low weight and an intense fear of gaining weight is ______.
A) binge-eating disorder
B) identity disorder
C) anorexia nervosa
D) bulimia nervosa
Q4) Narcolepsy is sometimes referred to as "sleep drunkenness."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) __________ is a psychosocial concept distinguishing maleness from femaleness.
A) Gender
B) Sex
C) Homosexuality
D) Tomboy
Q2) Albert Ellis claims that ______ contribute to sexual dysfunctions.
A) unconscious conflicts
B) feelings of conditional positive regard
C) problems in our ability to regulate our levels of sexual arousal
D) irrational beliefs and attitudes
Q3) Investigators are exploring biomedical therapies for female sexual dysfunctions, including use of erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs such as Viagra.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on voyeurism.
Q5) If a woman has too much to drink at a party, it's her fault if men take advantage of her.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on pedophilia.
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following is true of men and women suffering from erotomania?
A) Neither men nor women have much potential for violence resulting from their delusion.
B) Men are more likely than women to threaten or commit acts of violence in the pursuit of their love objects.
C) Women are more likely than men to threaten or commit acts of violence in the pursuit of their love objects.
D) Both men and women are likely to threaten or commit acts of violence in the pursuit of their love objects.
Q2) The most common form of perceptual disturbances in schizophrenia are ______.
A) obsessions
B) delusions
C) compulsions
D) hallucinations
Q3) Summarize the findings in the research evaluating eye movement dysfunction and schizophrenia.
Q4) Eye movement dysfunctions tend to run in the families of schizophrenics.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true?
A) Research shows that genetics alone strongly influences the risk of a person developing an antisocial personality disorder.
B) Research shows that both genetics and environmental factors strongly influence the risk of a person developing an antisocial personality disorder.
C) Research shows that environmental factors alone strongly influence the risk of a person developing an antisocial personality disorder.
D) Research shows that the factors leading to the development of an antisocial personality disorder are unknown.
Q2) Nicholas suffers from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. If learning theorists are correct, his problem arises from _______ when he was a child.
A) too much parental attention and reinforcement attached to his physical appearance
B) excessive parental control and discipline
C) lack of reward or encouragement for exploratory behavior
D) sibling rivalry combined with attention-seeking, emotional parents
Q3) Discuss the two dimensions of antisocial personality disorder.
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Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Most people with Down syndrome tend to die ______.
A) during childhood
B) during adolescence
C) in young adulthood
D) in middle age
Q2) Which one of the following statements is true?
A) Children with autism have no known perceptual deficits.
B) Children with autism have difficulty engaging in fine motor skills tasks.
C) Children with autism vary at times from being unduly sensitive to external situation to being almost completely insensitive to it
D) Children with autism have very small brain ventricles.
Q3) Klinefelter's syndrome occurs ______.
A) only in females
B) only in males
C) in equal proportions among males and females
D) twice as frequently in females
Q4) Discuss the cause, prevalence, features, and characteristics of fragile X syndrome.
Q5) Discuss the prevalence, features, and characteristics of savant syndrome.
Q6) Describe how the urine alarm is used to treat enuresis.
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related
to Aging
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Q1) In Huntington's disease, there is progressive deterioration of the cerebellum.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Inflammation in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Caregivers of persons with Alzheimer's disease tend to experience more health-related problems and higher levels of stress hormones than do noncaregivers.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The most frequently occurring anxiety disorders among older adults are panic disorder and social phobia.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the similarities and differences between Alzheimer's disease and Vascular neurocognitive disorder.
Q6) Discuss the findings with regard to the genetic link to Alzheimer's disease.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
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Q1) During the middle of a psychotherapy appointment, Jason confesses to Dr. Hill that he is going to kill his girlfriend because she is talking about breaking up. "If I can't have her,
Nobody can have her," Jason angrily stated. According to ______, Dr. Hill must ______.
A) Wyatt v. Stickney; honor his agreement of confidentiality with Jason
B) Tarasoff v. Regents of the Regents of the University of California; honor his agreement of confidentiality with Jason
C) Wyatt v. Stickney; warn Jason's girlfriend about the threat to her life
D) Tarasoff v. Regents of the Regents of the University of California; warn Jason's girlfriend about the threat to her life
Q2) In the trial of Daniel M'Naghten, he claimed that he wanted to kill the prime minister because ______.
A) of the devastating effects of British imperialism
B) the prime minister was having an affair with M'Naghten's wife
C) the voice of God told him to kill the prime minister
D) he lost his job and blamed the prime minister
Q3) Discuss the problems the insanity plea creates for jurors.
Q4) Discuss legal developments concerning patients' right to treatment.
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