QUIZ 1

Question 1

Mr lopez a 40-year-old recent immigrant to canada is learning to speak english he applies for a job and is given a test his score is compared to other test takers who are mostly college graduates whose native language is english mr lopez thanks this is unfair what kind of problem does this situation illustrate

Answer 1

A problem with standardization

Question 2

As a result of moral therapy, what was eliminated in asylums in the mid-18th century

Answer 2

Physical restraints and seclusion

Question 3

What is the disadvantage of semi structured interviews

They decrease confidentiality
they may inhibit the patient from volunteering useful information
they initiate treatment plans
they don’t allow for comparison with similar individuals

Answer 3

they don’t allow for comparison with similar individuals

Question 4

In the diathesis stress model what does diathesis refer to

Answer 4

An inherit tendency or condition that makes a person susceptible to developing a disorder

Question 5

In freud’s structure of the mind which two elements are almost entirely unconscious

Answer 5

The id and the superego

Question 6

Dr evans conducts a study that showed his colleagues depression screeners does not predict depressive symptoms what is the problem with depression screeners

validity
classification
standardization
reliability

Answer 6

validity

Question 7

What do we call the systematic evaluation of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person with a possible mental disorder

clinical interpretation
clinical assessment
clinical diagnosis
clinical standardization

Answer 7

Clinical assessment

Question 8

In a mental status exam, a clinician can make a rough estimate of a patient’s intellectual functioning. What does the clinician attempt to detect by listening to a patient’s speech

The ability to speak slowly and clearly
insight into his or her problem
the ability to talk about his or her problems logically and objectively
the tendency to use abstractions and metaphors

Answer 8

The tendency to use abstractions and metaphors

Question 9

What is one of the three ways a mental health practitioner can function as a scientist practitioner

By teaching students
By prescribing medication
By evaluating clinical practice
By writing textbooks

Answer 9

By evaluating clinical practice

Question 10

Sarah is experiencing a lot of anxiety early researchers would have argued that sarah’s anxiety was a result of which of the following

Reduced levels of norepinephrine
Excessive levels of dopamine
Reduced levels of gaba
Excessive levels of serotonin

Answer 10

Reduced levels of gaba

Question 11

George amil college student began feeling sad and lonely although he still being able to go to classes and work at his job george find himself filling down much of the time and he worse about what is happening to him which part of the definition of abnormality applies to a situation

Impaired functioning
Personal distress
Violation of societal norms
Lack of social support

Answer 11

Personal distress

Question 12

What does recent evidence regarding the genetic influence on most psychological disorder indicate

Single genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders multiple
Genes interact with each gene contributing a small effect
Little evidence suggest that genes actually influence psychopathology
Genes that influence psychopathology are usually recessive

Answer 12

Genes interact with each gene contributing a small effect

Question 13

Which term refers to the study of the origins of a disorder

Prognosis
Etiology
Symptomology
Prevalence

Answer 13

Etiology

Question 14

What did albert bandura teach us about modeling and observational learning

Our learned behavior has much more to do with the types of consequences reinforcements and punishments of our actions and are interaction with those around us
Much of our learned behavior depends upon our interaction with those around us
It is impossible to learn behavioral patterns without observing those around us
Learning acquired through observation is much more resistant to extinction than behavior acquired through classical or operant conditioning

Answer 14

Much of our learn behavior depends upon our interaction with those around us

Question 15

Why are neurotransmitters important

They nurture the neural structures of the brain
They allow the brain to maintain its structural integrity
They are converted into electrical impulses
They allow neurons to send signals to other neurons

Answer 15

They allow neurons to send signals to other neurons

Question 16

When using the psychological disorder criteria when would an individual be assessed as having psychological dysfunction

When he or she is extremely distressed
When he or she avoids interaction with other people
When his or her behavior violate social norms
When his or her thought process are totally out of touch with the reality

Answer 16

When his or her thought process are totally out of touch with the reality

Question 17

Which of the following can be created by placing a rat in a cage where occasionally electrical shocks are administered through the floor over which the rat has no control

Unconscious learning
Learned helplessness
Stimulus generalization
Operant conditioning

Answer 17

Learn helplessness

Question 18

What did aaron beck the originator of the cognitive behavioral therapy assume that depression is largely influenced by

An interaction between maladaptive neurotransmitter pathways and behaviors
Faulty attributions and attitudes
Unconscious thoughts that lead to maladaptive life situations
Thinking too much about ones failures in life

Answer 18

Faulty attributions and attitudes

Question 19

Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day, and he believes he would be fine if people would just mind their own business. Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?

Personal distress
Maladaptiveness
Qualitative uniqueness
Objective harm to others

Answer 19

Personal distress