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Which therapeutic technique focuses on altering a clients patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behaviour?

A. Self-monitoring therapy

B. Behavioural therapy

C. Constructive coping therapy

D. Recognition that her struggles are shared by others.

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D. Recognition that her struggles are shared by others.

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Which statement best describes HIV and AIDS?

A. Due to recent efforts to educate the public, misconceptions about AIDS have nearly disappeared.

B. Many people underestimate the risk of contracting the HIV through casual contact with infected individuals.

C. Taking high doses of immunosuppressants can successfully treat HIV infections and prevent AIDS from developing.

D. Independant of sexual orientation, risk for HIV and AIDS is elevated the as number of sexual contacts increase, especially if condoms are not used.

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D. Independant of sexual orientation, risk for HIV and AIDS is elevated the as number of sexual contacts increase, especially if condoms are not used.

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What is most likely to happen when people who are confronted by stressful situations engage in self blame ?

A. They find that their social support networks strengthen

B. They show evidence of catharsis or displaced aggression.

C. They experience a decrease in their overall level of autonomic arousal.

D. They make their stress reactions worse.

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D. They make their stress reactions worse.

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What was the social readjustment rating scale designed specifically to measure?

A. Aggression

B. Change

C. Control

D. Conflict.

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B. Change

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What is involved in catastrophic thinking?

A. thinking associated with neuroticism

B. Exaggeration of the magnitude of ones problems

C. Personality- disordered type of thinking

D. Focusing on major stressors and ignoring the impact of minor frustratons

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B. Exaggeration of the magnitude of ones problems

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What is the approximate occurrence of noncompliance with medical advice?

A. 30-60%

B. 80-90%

C. 65-75%

D. 5-10%

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A. 30-60%

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What is the effect of brief periods of mental stress, based on laboratory experiments with cardiology patients?

A. They can intensify chronic symptoms of heart disease, such as atherosclerosis.

B. They can trigger acute symptoms of heart disease.

C. They have little, or no, impact on overall cardiac function.

D. They can trigger emotional responses such as depression

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B. They can trigger acute symptoms of heart disease.

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What is the term used to describe active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress?

A. Defending

B. Resisting

C. Aggressing

D. Coping

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D. Coping

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What happens when the adrenal medulla is stimulated?

A. Large amounts of catecholamines are released into the bloodstream.

B. Corticosteroids are absorbed by the adrenal glands

C. The hormone AH is secreted

D. The parasympathetic nervous system is activated.

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A. Large amounts of catecholamines are released into the bloodstream.

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What is the final stage of Hans Selyes general adaptation syndrome?

A. Resistance

B. Exhaustion

C. Fatigue

D. Alarm

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B. Exhaustion

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As patricias marriage ended, she read psychology texts that dealt with interpersonal attraction and mate choice. She told her friends about all the interesting ways her relationships failure matched up with her readings. Which defence mechanism is she displaying?

A. Undoing

B. Denial

C. Intellectualization

D. Overcompensation

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C. Intellectualization

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Which of the following is NOT a factor that moderates the impact of stress?

A. Stress mindset

B. Smoking

C. Social support

D. Optimism, hardiness, concientiousness.

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B. Smoking

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You tell yourself you will never be happy again now that your significant other has ended the relationship. What would Albert Ellis call this type of thinking?

A. Catharsis

B. Primary appraisal

C. Calamitious thinking

D. Catastrophic thinking.

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D. Catastrophic thinking.

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While barb frequently talks to others about her emotions when in a stressful situation, her husband mike actively tries to suppress his emotions and does not like to discuss the stress in his life. Compared to barb, what is mike most likely to exhibit?

A. Increased immune function and increased autonomic arousal

B. Decreased immune functioning and increased autonomic arousal

C. Increased immune functioning and decreased autonomic arousal

D. Decreased immune functioning and decreased autonomic arousal

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B. Decreased immune functioning and increased autonomic arousal

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Jack was recently involved in a serious car accident, in which he nearly died. Which disorder would jack likely develop symptoms of after the accident?

A. PTSD

B. Depression

C. Antisocial personality disorder

D. Schizophrenia

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A. PTSD

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Harry is a great basketball player who rarely misses his shots. His coach tells him some scouts are coming to watch the next practice. What is a consequence of increased pressure based on Baumeisters research?

A. He will become more self-conscious which will interfere in performance.

B. He will experience catharsis and play better

C. He will experience burnout and make a lot of mistakes

D. He will be more self-conscious, which will facilitate him playing better.

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A. He will become more self-conscious which will interfere in performance.

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What has major influence on the emotions someone feels because of stress?

A. Whether the stressor is pressure, change or conflict

B. The pattern of physiological arousal.

C. The subjective appraisal of the event

D. The intensity of the stressor

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C. The subjective appraisal of the event

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According to the social Readjustment Rating Scale, what event causes most stress in a persons life?

A. Death of a spouse
B. Death of a close friend
C. Divorce
D. Death of a close family member

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A. Death of a spouse

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Aline found out her mothers illness is terminal, but shes not too upset because she is certain the doctors will find a cure and her mother will recover. What defence mechinism is shown here?

A. Denial

B. Intellectualization

C. Undoing

D. Overcompensation

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A. Denial

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A friend shows you an article that indicates a researcher found prevalence of a specific health disorder increased by 70% in individuals who consumed calcium enhanced milk products. After reading the article, your friend stops purchasing products that contain calcium. What should you tell your friend?

A. The reported increase may not be important if the base rate of the disorder is quite low.

B. She made an excellent choice.

C. It is necessary to cut out only milk products

D. The reported increase probably excludes several of factors, so the risk may be greater than 70%.

A

A. The reported increase may not be important if the base rate of the disorder is quite low.

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What is the etiology of an eating disorder?

A. Projected course or outcome of the disorder

B. Description of symptoms

C. Apparent cause of disorder

D. The relationship among the symptoms

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C. Apparent cause of disorder

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Which condition has been recognized as causes of automatism and could be used as a defense in court?

A. Antisocial personality disorder

B. sleep walking and carbon monoxide poisoning

C. Mental retardation

D. Schizophrenia and bipolar disorders

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B. sleep walking and carbon monoxide poisoning

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What happened to mothers of individuals who had an elevated risk of schizophrenia, according to research studies on prenatal risk factors?

A. They experienced high levels of stress in second trimester

B. Drank heavily during second trimester

C. Took narcotic drugs during second trimester

D. High weight gain in pregnancy.

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A. They experienced high levels of stress in second trimester

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In approximately what proportion of women who give birth do symtpoms of PP depression occur?

A. 3-5
B. 1-2
C. 10-20
D. 5-10

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C. 10-20

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Which view of psychological disorders suggests that basic standards of normality and abnormality are much the same around the world?

A. Pancultural
B. Absolutist
C. Culture bound
D. Relativistic

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A. Pancultural

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Which anxiety disorder is characterized by chronic high levels of anxiety with constant worrying and is often associated with physical symtoms such as heart palps and muscle tension?

A. Major depressive disorder
B. Panic disorder
C. Generalized anxiety disorder
D. Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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C. Generalized anxiety disorder

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What likely causes reduced hippocampal volume associated with depression?

A. synaptic loss causes stress and rumination
B. Cell death caused by excess serotonin
C. Deficits in mylenization
D. Failure of neurogenesis

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D. Failure of neurogenesis

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Which model includes the concept that abnormal behaviour is the result of disease

A. Psychological
B. Humanistic
C. Medical
D. Behavioural

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C. Medical

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Which psychological disorder involves the coexistence in one person of two or more largely complete, and usually very different personalities?

A. DID
B. Bipolar disorder
C. Dissociative fugue
D. Schizophrenia

A

A. DID

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Which statement best reflects the medical model?

A. Abnormal behaviour can be thought of as a disease
B. Mental illness are caused by biological factors
C. All mental illnesses can be treated with drugs.
D. All physical illnesses have a psychological component.

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A. Abnormal behaviour can be thought of as a disease

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Rick believes his dog is really his sister who was given up for adoption 30 years ago. What is the term for his belief?

A. Hallucination
B. Delusion
C. Illusion
D. Faulty perception.

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B. Delusion

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Norton hears disembodied voices all the time that give him strange commands. The voices told him a spacecraft will land over the weekend and take him away. What is the term for the voices he hears?

A. Obsessions
B. Delusions
C. Archetypes
D. Hallucinations.

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D. Hallucinations

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Scarlette has anerexia nervosa. Bridget has bulima nervosa. What can you predict base on the research of these two disorders?

A. Both will deny their behaviour is pathological
B. Scarlett is more likely to recognize her behaviour is pathological
C. Both will recognize their patterns are pathelogical.
D. Bridget is more likely to recognize her behvaviour is pathelogical

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D. Bridget is more likely to recognize her behvaviour is pathelogical

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Penny has been diagnosed with a mood disorder, what is the liklihood her twin will also be diagnosed in their lifetime?

A. 10%
B. 65%
C. 35%
D. 100%

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B. 65%

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Wendy shows up to work in Pj and slippers. Her workers comment on the inappropriateness she is displaying but she does not seem to care. What is the best description of her style of dressing?

A. Maladaptive
B. Personally distressing
C. Delusional
D. Deviant

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D. Deviant

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What physical symptoms are associated with bulima nervosa?

A. Cardiac arrhythmia and osteoporosis
B. Dental probelms and cardiac arrhythmia
C. Dental problems and high BP
D. Amenorrhea and low BP.

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B. Dental probelms and cardiac arrhythmia

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Abby was watching a documentary on some of the horrors of the vietnam war. when she saw soldiers being blown up she had no emotional response. What symptom is this?

A. Positive
B. Avolition
C. Catatonic stupor
D. Flat affect.

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D. Flat affect

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Alexa started a new job. For her first three shifts she is outgoing and cheerful, however on her fourth shift she is shy, introverted and states her name is clara. Which disorder is consistent with this?

A. Schizophrenia
B. Dossociative fugue
C. DID
D. Antisocial personality disorder

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C. DID

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Jackie is diagnosed with bulima nervosa, what traits are associated with this?

A. Rigid, low self esteem, introverted
B. Impulsive, overly sensitive, low self esteem
C. Obsessive, rigid, emotionally restrained
D. Impulsive, extroverted, obsessive

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B. Impulsive, overly sensitive, low self esteem

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Diagnosis is to prognosis is as ___________

A. ontogeny is to phylogeny
B. why is to what
C. etiology is to symptoms
D. identification is to prediction.

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D. identification is to prediction.

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