Psychology of Deviant Behavior
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Course Introduction
The Psychology of Deviant Behavior explores the psychological theories, concepts, and research findings related to behaviors that deviate from societal norms. The course examines the origins, classifications, and consequences of deviant behavior, addressing factors such as personality traits, socialization processes, cultural influences, and mental health issues. Students will analyze a range of deviant acts including criminal activities, substance abuse, and unconventional lifestyles while evaluating their impact on individuals and communities. Emphasis is placed on understanding how society defines and responds to deviance, as well as the role of interventions, prevention strategies, and rehabilitation in addressing deviant behaviors.
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Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 5th Edition by David H. Barlow
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
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Q1) After graduation,two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers.Carl wants to work with relatively healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties.Anna wishes to focus on the more severe psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes.Because you are studying abnormal psychology,they ask you for career advice.What do you tell them?
A) Carl should study psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should apply to medical school.
B) Carl should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should study counselling psychology at the graduate level.
C) Both of them should apply to medical school.
D) Anna should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Carl should study counselling psychology at the graduate level.
Answer: D
Q2) Discuss the evolution of biological treatments for psychological disorders across the 20th century.Explain the development and use of insulin shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy in the first part of the century,and describe the major drug therapies developed in the latter half.
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) What is one reason why men are less likely than women to experience depression in response to stress?
A) Men are more likely to engage in activity to take their minds off the negative event.
B) Men are more likely to drink alcohol to relieve stress.
C) Men are more likely to think about the negative event afterward and solve the problem.
D) Men are less likely to experience stressful events in the first place.
Answer: A
Q2) Why are neurotransmitters important?
A) because they allow neurons to send signals to other neurons
B) because they are converted into electrical impulses
C) because they nurture the neuronal structures of the brain
D) because they allow the brain to maintain its structural integrity
Answer: A
Q3) Name three important neurotransmitters and describe what impact each one is thought to have on human experience.
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) Why might a mixed anxiety-depression diagnosis be considered for DSM inclusion?
A) because the disorder is theoretically sound
B) because the symptoms are often seen in primary-care settings
C) because the disorder is scientifically based
D) because the disorder has construct validity
Answer: B
Q2) Determining mood and affect is an important part of the mental status exam.Although both of these terms refer to feeling states of the individual,how does mood differ from affect?
A) Mood is more changeable than affect.
B) Mood is more frequent than affect.
C) Mood is more pervasive than affect.
D) Mood is more severe than affect.
Answer: C
Q3) What is one problem with projective tests?
A) They are often too rigid.
B) They make participants feel uncomfortable.
C) They are expensive to administer.
D) They are not standardized across clinicians.
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Research Methods
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Q1) Dr.Ahmed is studying the psychological experiences of the residents of Fort McMurray,Alberta,following the devastating fire that engulfed the town.What research method is Dr.Ahmed MOST likely using?
A) the experiment
B) the longitudinal study
C) the correlational model
D) the case study
Q2) Joe has been diagnosed by his psychiatrist as having an anxiety disorder.His psychiatrist prescribes a medication that has been found to help reduce anxiety.Joe takes the medication but his anxiety level does not improve at all.Since an anxiety medication did not work,Joe concludes that his psychiatrist must be wrong and that he,Joe,must be suffering from some other disorder.What is the problem with Joe's conclusion?
A) He is failing to consider the external validity of the prior research.
B) He is failing to consider the internal validity of the research studies.
C) He is failing to consider the lack of clinical significance of many research findings.
D) He is failing to consider the patient uniformity myth.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety,Trauma-Related,and
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following is a common symptom of people with post-traumatic stress disorder?
A) memories and nightmares of the event
B) chronic worrying
C) excessive emotional responsiveness
D) difficulty learning to do new things
Q2) The term "agoraphobia" is derived from the Greek word agora.What does agora mean?
A) home
B) workplace
C) people
D) marketplace
Q3) In which country have researchers found obsessive-compulsive behaviours to be most often related to religious rituals?
A) Saudi Arabia
B) Ireland
C) Russia
D) Somalia
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Chapter 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) Why is it difficult to describe effective treatments for conversion disorder?
A) Extensive research has found drugs work for some patients while cognitive-behavioural therapy works for others.
B) Extensive research has found that there are no effective treatments for the disorder.
C) Research in the 1970s suggested drug treatments worked; however, recent research suggests that drug treatments do not work.
D) There have been very few systematic, controlled studies evaluating treatment.
Q2) Which of the following provides evidence for the influence of social and cultural factors in conversion disorder?
A) Conversion disorder tends to occur in lower socioeconomic groups where there is less medical knowledge.
B) Conversion disorder is being diagnosed more frequently in our society.
C) Conversion disorder is almost exclusively experienced by women.
D) Conversion disorder tends to occur more frequently in wealthy populations who have easy access to sophisticated medical tests.
Q3) Describe the differences and similarities between depersonalization and derealization.
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Thirty-five-year-old Rick recently formulated an elaborate plan to cure AIDS with vitamin therapy.To provide funding,he withdrew all his money from his bank and purchased thousands of jars of vitamins and small boxes to put them in.When he appeared at a hospital emergency room loudly demanding names of patients with AIDS,Rick was hospitalized for psychiatric observation.What is Rick's most likely diagnosis?
A) hypomanic episode
B) schizophrenic mania
C) depressive psychosis
D) manic episode
Q2) Which of the following behaviours is NOT likely to lead to hospitalization for mania?
A) recurrent thoughts of suicide
B) self-destructive buying sprees
C) taking extreme physical risks
D) violent behaviour
Q3) Explain the differences between mania and hypomania in terms of symptoms and severity.
Q4) Describe several of the medical and psychological treatments for depression.Compare the treatments in terms of effectiveness.
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Which type of therapy should be used as a first step for people who binge eat?
A) drug therapy
B) cognitive-behavioural therapy
C) self-help groups
D) interpersonal therapy
Q2) What does a typical case of insomnia involve?
A) an individual who has difficulty initiating or maintaining sleep
B) an individual who does not sleep at all
C) an individual who sleeps all night but still feels like he or she has been awake for hours
D) an individual who frequently sleepwalks
Q3) What are the differences between nightmares and sleep terrors? Describe what we know about sleep terrors,including the age at which it generally occurs and how it has been treated?
Q4) In their twin study of eating disorders,what did Livesley and colleagues (2005)find to have a partial genetic component?
A) concern with external appearances
B) body dissatisfaction and dieting tendencies
C) purging and concern for overeating
D) distorted body image
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Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) Justin has been under a lot of stress.His body is beginning to shows signs of having too much cortisol. Which symptoms might Justin be showing?
A) impaired immune system functioning
B) muscle tension
C) damage to the amygdala
D) low blood pressure in the cardiovascular system
Q2) Why do clinicians use physiological monitoring equipment in biofeedback procedures?
A) to help the clinicians track changes in muscular tension
B) to make the responses visible and/or audible to the patient
C) to make the responses tactile to the patient
D) to ensure patients properly interpret the clinician's instructions
Q3) How many causes of death in children in Canada are more common than injuries?
A) none
B) one
C) three
D) five
Q4) Discuss how psychological factors,including negative cognitions,affect immune system functioning.Give examples of physical conditions that are considered stress related.
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Chapter 10: Sexual Dysfunctions,Paraphilic Disorders,and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) Tom is having difficulties with his sex life because he climaxes as soon as he enters his partner.Sometimes he climaxes even before he enters his partner.What is Tom experiencing?
A) male erectile disorder
B) premature ejaculation
C) hypoactive sexual desire disorder
D) male orgasmic disorder
Q2) Ben went to his doctor complaining of erectile dysfunction.A subsequent sleep study found that Ben does not have penile erections while sleeping.Which of the following can be concluded by Ben's doctor
A) His erectile dysfunction is not simply the result of worrying about sexual performance while in a sexual setting
B) A side effect of a prescribed medication is the cause of his erectile dysfunction.
C) His erectile dysfunction is caused by a medical problem.
D) A psychological difficulty may be the cause of his erectile dysfunction.
Q3) Explain the treatment methods of covert sensitization and orgasmic reconditioning.What do these two methods have in common?
Q4) Describe a process in which paraphilias may develop.
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related,Addictive,and
Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) Dylan has been using and abusing marijuana for more than ten years.He is considering quitting because he has begun to experience which of the following?
A) psychological dependence even with occasional use
B) rapid development of tolerance
C) physiological addiction to tobacco smoke
D) paranoia and hallucinations
Q2) How does the use of the testosterone-derived,anabolic-androgenic steroids differ from the use of other illicit drugs?
A) There is no desirable high with steroid use.
B) Steroids can be taken orally or by injection.
C) Twice as many young males abuse steroids for body size and performance as those who abuse drugs that produce a high.
D) The high produced from steroid use is more intense than that experienced with other drugs.
Q3) Compare and contrast the depressant drugs,including benzodiazepines,barbiturates,and anxiolytics.Discuss medical uses for these substances and the potential for abuse and/or addiction.
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
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Q1) When working with a patient diagnosed with dependent personality disorder,what must the therapist be particularly careful about?
A) that the patient does not behave seductively toward the therapist
B) that the patient does not avoid attending sessions
C) that the patient does not rely on the therapist for decision making
D) that the patient does not manipulate the therapist with flattery
Q2) Martin's father asks Martin's psychiatrist what has caused Martin's schizoid personality disorder.What is the psychiatrist MOST likely to say?
A) The cause is social.
B) The cause is unknown.
C) It is learned in genetically predisposed individuals.
D) It is genetic.
Q3) Compare and contrast the behaviours,thoughts,and motivations of an individual with avoidant personality disorder versus someone with schizoid personality disorder.Make sure to note similarities and differences.
Q4) Explain what differentiates individuals with schizotypal personality disorder from those with schizophrenia.What are the similarities observed for individuals diagnosed with schizotypal personality disorder and those with schizophrenia?
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Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Some patients with schizophrenia are helped to function better in the community by independent living skills programs.Which of the following skills do these programs NOT teach?
A) how to identify signs that warn of a relapse
B) social skills
C) money management
D) medication management
Q2) After Martha's last final examination,she began experiencing auditory hallucinations and told her friends about her plans to reunite all missing children from around the world with their parents.Martha's friends were relieved two weeks later when Martha reported that she was not hearing any voices and did not have any plans for reuniting missing children.What had Martha most likely experienced?
A) an undiagnosable event
B) a schizophreniform disorder
C) a brief psychotic disorder
D) a delusional disorder
Q3) Describe the goals,methods,and effectiveness of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT)for schizophrenia.Explain how CBT may be integrated effectively with antipsychotic medications and more traditional psychosocial interventions.
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Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Q1) What is the goal of most modern therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder?
A) to immerse children with autism spectrum disorder in intensive therapy for as long as possible before attempting to introduce them into the larger world
B) to have the child with autism spectrum disorder and their family accept the inherent limitations of the disorder
C) to provide a separate, but safe and secure, environment for the individual with autism spectrum disorder
D) to integrate the child with autism spectrum disorder into regular society as much as possible
Q2) How does an individual diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder present?
A) with both patterns of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity
B) with hyperactive behaviour that alternates with periods of distraction
C) with patterns of inattention or hyperactivity/impulsivity
D) with periods of distraction that lead to hyperactive/impulsive behaviour
Q3) Describe the diagnostic criteria,clinical description,and prevalence of autism spectrum disorder.
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Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) What does an episode of delirium often indicate?
A) the presence of a medical condition that is causing the brain to dysfunction
B) that the individual is about to experience a progressive decline in cognitive functioning
C) that the individual is suffering from another psychological disorder
D) a significant chance of death within the next eight years
Q2) Why is the term "organic mental disorder" no longer used to describe cognitive disorders?
A) because the term implies that there is no effective treatment
B) because cognitive disorders are actually thought disorders
C) because research has found that most psychological disorders have an "organic" component
D) because the term implies that there are no psychosocial influences on their onset and course
Q3) Describe the differences and similarities of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease and vascular neurocognitive disorder.Explain ways of determining if neurocognitive disorder is due to Alzheimer's disease or vascular problems.Why it is not always possible to determine the actual cause of neurocognitive disorder while the patient is alive?
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Chapter 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) Which of the following is NOT included in the "boundary issues" principle in the Canadian Code of Ethics for Psychologists?
A) Give reasonable assistance to help a person secure needed services if the therapist is unable to treat the person himself or herself.
B) Do not exploit any relationship established with a client to further one's own personal, business, or political interests at the expense of the best interests of the client.
C) Avoid dual relationships (e.g., acting as therapist to someone the therapist has interactions with in another context).
D) Do not take advantage of a client's trust or dependency to encourage or engage in sexual relations with clients or with a client's partner or relatives.
Q2) Discuss research studies on the relationship between mental illness,dangerousness,and self-harm.Describe symptoms that correlate with an increased risk of violence and self-harm among the mentally ill.Describe the differential perceptions and judgments made of women and ethnic minorities.
Q3) Explain the use of and controversy surrounding the battered woman syndrome defence in criminal cases.
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