Introduction to Psychopathology Exam
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Psychopathology explores the scientific study of mental disorders, examining their origins, symptoms, classification, and impact on individuals and society. This course provides a comprehensive overview of major psychological disorders including mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, and developmental disorders while introducing students to diagnostic criteria, current theories of etiology, and treatment modalities. Emphasis is placed on understanding the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that contribute to psychopathology, as well as the ethical and practical considerations in assessment and intervention. Through case studies, discussions, and research integration, students gain foundational knowledge crucial for further studies in psychology, mental health, and related disciplines.
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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) The word "bedlam" derived from_________________.
A) A slang term popular in the 15th and 16th century for chaos
B) Sir Francis Reginald Bedlam, founder of the first asylum in London
C) Bedlam, England, home of the first insane asylum
D) St. Mary's of Bethlehem Hospital in London
Answer: D
Q2) The research technique in which scientists seek to uncover cause-and-effect relationships by directly manipulating independent variables and observing the effects on dependent variables is the ______ method.
A) correlational
B) experimental
C) psychometric
D) case-study
Answer: B
Q3) Which of the following is one of the steps in the scientific method?
A) Making inferences from the research question
B) Framing the research question in the form of a personal statement
C) Testing new ideas
D) Drawing conclusions about the hypothesis
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Jenny is working in therapy on her fear of flying. Jenny's therapist instructed Jenny to create a series of images about flying (pictures of planes, security check-in, ticket counter, etc. ) and to rank them form least fear-producing to most fear-producing. The images Jenny has ranked are, in the parlance of Systematic desensitization, called
A) a hierarchy of needs
B) a controlled image hierarchy
C) a fear-stimulus hierarchy.
D) a fear image gallery
Answer: C
Q2) A conservative man who cannot accept his own sexual desires begins a highly publicized crusade to stamp out pornography. His defense mechanism is ______.
A) repression
B) reaction formation
C) projection
D) displacement
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) "Amok" is a disorder found primarily among ______ cultures.
A) Western industrialized
B) Sub-Saharan African
C) Middle East Islamic
D) Pacific Island
Answer: D
Q2) The first formal intelligence test was developed by ______.
A) David Wechsler
B) Lewis Terman
C) Sigmund Freud
D) Alfred Binet
Answer: D
Q3) The thought record (or diary) is a technique used in the ______ assessment approach.
A) psychometric
B) behavioral
C) humanistic
D) cognitive
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) Denial is an example of emotion-focused coping.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the factors involved with African American ethnic identity and resiliency to stress.
Q3) In more than ______ percent of households in New York City, parents reported that their children were upset by the attacks of 9/11.
A) 40
B) 60
C) 75
D) 90
Q4) The theory that psychosocial adjustment for immigrants is aided by identification with both the traditional and host cultures is called the ______ theory.
A) melting pot
B) multicultural
C) bicultural
D) immersion
Q5) Explain the role of the endocrine system in the experience of stress.
Q6) Discuss the similarities and differences between Acute Stress disorder and PTSD.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Anxiety disorders affect ___________ adults in the United States.
A) One in ten
B) One in fifty
C) One in twenty
D) One in five
Q2) It is believed that individuals with hoarding disorder accumulate things _________
.
A) to cope with an existential fear of death
B) as a passive-aggressive way to indicate dissatisfaction with intimate relationships
C) to cope with childhood trauma
D) to gain a sense of security
Q3) Obsessional thinking helps relieve anxiety.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The average age for the onset of social anxiety disorder is about age _________.
A) 7
B) 10
C) 15
D) 30
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and
Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) Describe the features of illness anxiety disorder. List and detail the features of the two subtypes.
Q2) According to the text, which of the following is the likely explanation for why some clinicians seem to "discover" many more cases of dissociative identity disorder than others?
A) The social reinforcement model
B) There are many more skilled clinicians specializing in this field.
C) The disorder has a strong genetic basis.
D) It tends to be localized in certain parts of North America where these clinicians practice.
Q3) People who develop somatic symptom disorder have ______ health worries and ______ psychiatric problems than other people.
A) fewer, fewer
B) fewer, more
C) more, fewer
D) more, more
Q4) Provide a detailed description of either the Progressive Muscular Relaxation or Meditation technique.
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) A state of unusual elation, energy, and activity is known as ______.
A) synergy
B) dysthymia
C) mania
D) flat affect
Q2) Which statement most accurately reflects the current understanding of causative factors in the development of major depression?
A) Genetics play a greater role than environment.
B) Environment plays a greater role than genetics.
C) Environment plays at least as great a role as genetics.
D) Personality style is more important than either genetics or environment.
Q3) About ______ Americans attempt suicide each year.
A) 100,000
B) 250,000
C) 400,000
D) 500,000
Q4) Freud believed that mourning over the loss of a loved one was a pathological process.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) The DSM-5 diagnosis of a substance use disorder requires _________specific features or symptoms occurring during the preceding ________period.
A) two or more; six month
B) three or more; six months
C) three or more; one year
D) two or more; one year
Q2) Alcohol has biochemical effects similar to those of a class of ______.
A) antidepressants
B) anticoagulants
C) minor tranquilizers
D) major tranquilizers
Q3) A widely used treatment for heroin addiction involves the substitution of another addictive drug.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Drug-related problems are more frequent among ethnic minorities.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss biological and behavioral approaches to explain cravings for substances.
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Experts estimate that obesity decreases a person life span by ______ years.
A) 2-3
B) 6-7
C) 10-12
D) 16-18
Q2) A DSM-5 diagnosis of bulimia nervosa requires that binge-eating episodes occur at an average frequency of at least once a week for three months.
A)True
B)False
Q3) People with ______ are described as compulsive overeaters.
A) anorexia nervosa
B) bulimia nervosa
C) binge-eating disorder
D) binge-purging disorder
Q4) Overeating in orally fixated people would likely be triggered by ______.
A) reminders of the Oedipus complex
B) sexual intercourse
C) stress
D) nightmares
Q5) Discuss the causal factors involved with anorexia and bulimia.
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Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) Only men produce testosterone in their bodies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which man would be diagnosed with transvestic fetishism?
A) a cross-dresser who is sexually stimulated by fantasies that his own body is female
B) a female impersonator who cross-dresses for theatrical purposes
C) one who masturbates when he cross-dresses
D) men who are turned on by only wearing one particular article of women's clothing like stockings
Q3) Lonnie suffers from recurrent, powerful urges to expose his genitals to unsuspecting women in hopes of shocking and arousing them. He masturbates while exposing himself although he
Does not seek actual sexual contact with his victim. His paraphilia is ______.
A) exhibitionism
B) voyeurism
C) frotteurism
D) scatologia
Q4) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on disorders involving problems with orgasmic response.
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Medications alone are usually enough to meet the treatment needs of people with schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Phenothiazines block the action of ______.
A) norepinephrine
B) serotonin
C) dopamine
D) thyroxin
Q3) Cognitive-behavioral therapy may also be helpful in reducing_________, such as lack of motivation and apathy, the kinds of problem behaviors that make it difficult for patients to adjust to the demands of community living.
A) positive symptoms
B) hallucinations
C) delusions
D) negative symptoms
Q4) All people with schizophrenia show evidence of thought disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the features of delusional disorder and describe the subtypes.
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) Many notable figures in history, including Lawrence of Arabia, Adolf Hitler, and Marilyn Monroe, have been depicted as borderline personalities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A person who manifests features of an obsessive-compulsive personality disorder but who also has obsessions and compulsions would be diagnosed with ______ via the DSM-5.
A) only a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder
B) only a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
C) a diagnosis of both obsessive-compulsive anxiety and personality disorder
D) a diagnosis of cyclothymia
Q3) Which of the following is a type of impulse-control disorder characterized by repeated episodes of impulsive, uncontrollable aggression in which people strike out at others or destroy property?
A) Intermittent explosive disorder (IED)
B) Obsessive compulsive disorder
C) Antisocial personality disorder
D) Aggressive tendency disorder
Q4) 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) Identify and briefly describe each of the major causes of intellectual developmental disorder.
Q2) Compared to girls, boys are ______ likely to be diagnosed with dyslexia. A) much less B) just as C) slightly more D) much more
Q3) Peter is unresponsive to most social stimuli. He rarely smiles, talks, or makes eye contact with others. He seems indifferent to everyone, including his parents. He engages in solitary,
Ritualistic behaviors such as constantly flapping his hands. He sometimes goes into sudden Tantrums or panics. He also insists on the same familiar food each day. Peter's disorder is
Most likely ______.
A) autism
B) childhood schizophrenia
C) intellectual developmental disorder
D) avoidant disorder
Q4) What is PKU? How is it diagnosed? What causes PKU?
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related
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Q1) A person is most likely to develop Huntington's disease between the ages of ______.
A) 20 and 30
B) 30 and 45
C) 50 and 70
D) 70 and 90
Q2) What distinguishes the decline in intellectual functioning in dementia from the decline in normal aging?
A) Victims of dementia have difficulty chiefly with long term memory.
B) People with dementia have almost always suffered a stroke.
C) The normal elderly show no memory loss.
D) The decline in dementia victims is much more rapid and severe.
Q3) The most commonly occurring psychological disorder among older adults is ______.
A) depression
B) anxiety disorder
C) hypochondriasis
D) dissociative disorder
Q4) Discuss the nature of cognitive disorders and briefly describe the various types of neurocognitive disorders.
Q5) 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) Discuss the history of the legal bases of the insanity plea. Include the "irresistible impulse" and inability to tell if one's actions were "right" or "wrong" in your essay.
Q2) Aside from threat of violence, another murky area where therapists must balance confidentiality with duty to warn obligations is in treating people who ______.
A) are unfaithful to their spouses
B) have committed crimes like burglary or drug sales
C) have disclosed issues about sexual harassment to the therapist
D) have not disclosed that they are HIV-positive to their partners
Q3) The case of a profoundly retarded man who was kept in restraints in a Pennsylvania state hospital because he kept injuring himself was ______.
A) Youngberg v. Romeo
B) O'Connor v. Donaldson
C) Wyatt v. Stickney
D) Addington v. Texas
Q4) Discuss Thomas Szasz's assertion that the insanity plea is degrading to the defendant.
Q5) Discuss the problems the insanity plea creates for jurors.
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