Quizes- Midterm 2

Question 1

Repressed memories are theorized to be different from natural forgetting.
T or F?

Answer 1

TRUE

Question 2

What is a recovered memory?

Answer 2

A memory that was once repressed that has become consciously accessible

Question 3

Eileen Franklin’s testimony led to the conviction of her father for the murder of Susan Nason. Eileen Franklin’s testimony is remarkable because:

Answer 3

She claimed to have repressed the memory for over 20 years before recovering it

Question 4

The statute of limitations may be postponed if the plaintiff can successfully argue that the ____ applies.

Answer 4

doctrine of delayed discovery

Question 5

In order for a claim based on repressed and recovered memory to be true

Answer 5

traumatic memories must be (at least sometimes) repressed
AND
repressed memories must (at least sometimes) be recovered accurately.

Question 6

The case of Ramona v. Isabella was a landmark case because it was the

Answer 6

first case in which a third party sued a therapist and won.

Question 7

The French psychiatrist Janet described the case of Madame D. Madame D.’s memory is often presented as evidence

Answer 7

that our behavior can be affected by events for which we have no conscious memory.

Question 8

In a longitudinal study of memory of childhood sexual abuse, Williams (1994) interviewed 129 women and found that

Answer 8

in 38% of all cases, the women did not remember having been abused as children.

Question 9

Evidence that people who experience trauma sometimes develop Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is used as an argument _________ the theory of repression.

Answer 9

against

Question 10

Eileen Franklin claimed that she remembered the murder of Susan Nason after looking at her daughter. The idea that she needed this event to recall her “memory” is most clearly an example of _______.

Answer 10

cue-dependent retrieval

Question 11

Can people create memories for events that never occurred?

Answer 11

Yes

Question 12

What techniques that are sometimes used by professional therapists that have been shown to increase the risk of producing false memories?

Answer 12

Hypnosis
Guided imagery
Dream analysis

Question 13

Sally remembered a recent dream in which her father ordered a bear to chase after her. Sally’s therapist suggested that the dream might be an indication that her father sexually molested her as a child. According to Freud, the therapist was attempting to reveal the _______ of Sally’s dream.

Answer 13

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Question 14

Are memories of events that were experienced in infancy likely to be accurately remembered in adulthood?

Answer 14

No

Question 15

What is the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) stance on repressed and recovered memories?

Answer 15

It is difficult to distinguish recovered memories from false memories.

Question 16

A therapist who was molested by her father may be a little too pushy in suggesting to her clients that they were sexually abused as children. This would be an example of

Answer 16

Countertransference

Question 17

Therapist Dr. Smith is very attracted to his client and wants to date her now. According to the APA Ethical Guidelines, is this ok?

Answer 17

No

Question 18

There was an ethical dilemma for an expert witness in the People v. Brewster case. What piece of information did this ethical dilemma center around?

Answer 18

The defense had a piece of clothing with testable DNA that they sent off to get tested.

Question 19

Your friend is coming into lab tomorrow to participate in a psychology experiment. According to the APA Ethical Guidelines, there are a number of things that I need to tell your friend before we start the experiment. I need to tell all her/him all of the following except

Answer 19

The source of funding for the experiment

Question 20

During an interview with Dr. Corwin at age 17, Jane Doe recalled some information about her childhood that she did not previously report during her interviews at age 6. What was this recollection about?

Answer 20

Her mother took pornographic pictures of her and her brother

Question 21

Let’s say that I’m a therapist who wants to get a consult with another respected therapist about a difficult case. What am I allowed to discuss, according to the APA Ethical Guidelines?

Answer 21

Anything related to the treatment of the client that does not include any identifying information.

Question 22

The APA Ethical Guidelines allow a psychologist/therapist to disclose confidential information under what certain circumstances?

Answer 22

The disclosure is deemed necessary in order to protect a third party from harm.
The disclosure is deemed necessary in order to receive payment for services.
The disclosure is mandated by law.

Question 23

A therapist issues a 5150 hold. This type of emergency civil commitment can last

Answer 23

Up to 3 days (72 hours)

Question 24

Based on the Tarasoff ruling, a therapist must issue a Tarasoff warning if their client:

Answer 24

Makes a specific threat to an identifiable person

Question 25

Let’s say that a therapist issues a Tarasoff Warning during the course of therapy. According to the judgment made in the People v. Bierenbaum case, does this mean that the therapist’s records are open for the lawyers to use in a criminal trial given that the client-therapist privilege of confidentiality has already been broken?

Answer 25

No

Question 26

Monahan (1993) discussed a number of things that psychologists can do in order to limit their exposure to Tarasoff-related liability, including:

Answer 26

Check the patient’s prior record of violent behavior
Directly ask the patient about desires to commit violent behaviors
Get second opinions from respected colleagues before making risk management decisions

Question 27

Determining whether someone is Competent to Stand Trial (CST) and Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI) are evaluated using the same criteria. Are both evaluated by examining the defendant’s psychological state at the time the crime was committed?

Answer 27

No

Question 28

In some states can an Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST) defendant be compelled to take medication in order to become Competent to Stand Trial (CST)?

Answer 28

Yes

Question 29

The “Durham Rule” for determining NGRI in criminal cases

Answer 29

states that a person is not criminally responsible for an act that was the product of a mental disease
or defect

Question 30

What was part of the Insanity Defense Reform Act?

Answer 30

It prevented experts from giving an opinion on the ultimate issue of guilt.
It placed the burden of proving insanity on the defense by clear and compelling evidence.
It removed the volitional component of the Brawner Rule.

Question 31

Under which circumstances would dangerousness and future risk be potentially assessed?

Answer 31

In order to protect a third party from harm
When deciding whether a defendant should receive a death sentence
To deny bail or parole

Question 32

After examining the prevalence of violence among the disordered and disorder among the violent, did Monahan (1992) concluded that there is no link between mental illness and violence?

Answer 32

No

Question 33

Does structured risk assessments mainly rely on clinical judgments and intuition in the
selection of risk factors?

Answer 33

No

Question 34

Is it true that Tolman and Mullendore (2003) found that clinicians were more likely to use unstructured risk assessments tools (e.g., Rorschach inkblot test) while forensic psychologists were more likely to use structured risk assessment tools (e.g., HCR-20, VRAG)?

Answer 34

Yes

Question 35

Sexual offenses are typically committed by

Answer 35

someone previously known to the victim.

Question 36

Does research clearly show that therapeutic treatment with sexual offenders works to significantly reduce both general and sexual recidivism (i.e., the likelihood of reoffending)?

Answer 36

No

Question 37

Therapeutic treatment for psychopaths often involves

Answer 37

Intentionally trying to make the client feel bad and guilty about their actions.

Question 38

Do traditional forms of criminal profiling tend to rely on intuition and an individual profiler’s judgment?

Answer 38

Yes

Question 39

A serial killer who is motivated to murder those who they regard as evil or unworthy of living in society would be classified as a _________ type using Holmes and colleagues’ classification system.

Answer 39

mission-oriented

Question 40

The NASH system is used by medical examiners in an effort to create a psychological autopsy of an individual’s state of mind prior to death. What are they?

Answer 40

Natural
Accidental
Suicide
Homicide