Week 1

Question 1

What are the three theories of causes of AP

Answer 1

Bio - related to the body

Psychosocial- Freud etc. Unconscious behaviours, psychosocial development, poor relationships etc.

Sociocultural - low socioeconomic status, homeless etc.

Question 2

What are the 4 main goals of psych assessment? IMEE

Answer 2

IMEE

IDENTIFY and describe symptoms

MEASURE chronicity and severity of problems

EVALUATE potential causal factors

EXPLORE the persons individual recourses that might be assets in treatment

Question 3

When a disorder runs in the family

Answer 3

Family aggregation

Question 4

Indicators of abnormalities?
SMSVSID
Some Marry Some Vanish Some In Defacto

Answer 4

Subjective Distress
Maladaptiveness
Statistical Deviancy
Violations of the standards of society
Social discomfort (behaviour that causes…)
Irrationality and unpredictability
Dangerousness

Question 5

What is useful about DSM?

Answer 5

Structured information
Nomenclature
Classification facilitates research
Defining the domain
Communication

Question 6

What does etiology mean

Answer 6

The causes of abnormal psychology

Question 7

Low generalisability is common in which research method?

Answer 7

Case study - one observer, high chance of bias

Question 8

A desire to present oneself in a favorable light is an issue for what research method?

Answer 8

Self report

Question 9

A study in which you look at the behaviour of people in a natural setting, such as a classroom is and example of what?

Answer 9

Direct observation

Question 10

The extent to which you can generalise a study beyond itself is called….?

Answer 10

External validity

Question 11

The extent to which you can be sure a study is methodologically sounds, free of confounding elements or sources of error?

Answer 11

Internal validity

Question 12

What are the two groups - the one being studied and the other one - in a study

Answer 12

Criterion group
Control group

Question 13

When research design is studying the world as it is I.e not manipulating variables?

Answer 13

Correlation research design

Question 14

What is the third variable problem?

Answer 14

The reason for causation in a correlation that is unknown to the researcher

Question 15

What type of resceafch design should try to gather info about conditions prior to the study?

Answer 15

Retrospective Research

Question 16

A B A B design?

Answer 16

The introduction and removal of treatment to one group to test efficacy.

A Baseline measurements of one group.

B introduction of treatment

A removal of treatment

B réintroduction of treatment

Question 17

A study that uses non-human animals and attributes the learnings to humans?

Answer 17

Analog studies

Question 18

Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality?

Answer 18

Suffering
Maladaptiveness
Deviancy
There is no single sufficient element

Question 19

Brett persistently injects himself with painkillers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His behaviour harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett’s behaviour consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

Yes, because many people in society engage in this behaviour.

Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.

No, because his behaviour must also harm the well-being of others in the community.

No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control.

Answer 19

Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.

Question 20

Which of the following best describes the DSM?

A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders.

A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known.

A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental disorders.

A collection of random opinions to diagnosing mental disorders.

Answer 20

A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known.

Question 21

Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a classification system for mental disorders?
A classification system establishes the types of problems that mental professionals can treat.

When a label is used to describe an individual’s behavior, information about the person is lost.
A classification system allows for research to advance.
Identifying the disorder that an individual has guides treatment.

Answer 21

When a label is used to describe an individual’s behaviour info about the person is lost

Question 22

Dr. Fox studies the causes of depression. In other words, she looks at factors that play a role in the ________ of depression.

etiology
epidemiology
prevalence
resiliency

Answer 22

Aetiology

Question 23

Dr. Simon, a psychiatrist, takes a biopsychosocial viewpoint of psychopathology. Which of the following treatments is he most likely to suggest for Julia’s current state of depression?

Intense psychotherapy.
A prolonged vacation.

A combination of psychological therapy and antidepressant drugs.

Family therapy and a change in her work environment.

Answer 23

A combo of psychology therapy and antidepressant medication

Question 24

Which perspective or viewpoint focuses on intrapsychic conflicts as the cause of psychopathology?
Biological
Behavioural
Psychodynamic
Sociocultural

Answer 24

Psychodynamic

Question 25

Which of the following statements regarding assessment is true?

Assessment should focus only on the client’s current level of functioning.

An adequate assessment includes a determination of the amount of danger the client poses to himself and others.

An adequate assessment should include as much information as possible.

Assessment should focus on biological concerns rather than social concerns.

Answer 25

An adequate assessment should include as much information as possible.

Question 26

Under what circumstances is a structured interview most likely to be used?

When consistent information is needed for research purposes.

When an accurate diagnosis is needed to ensure appropriate treatment.
When the behavior of the client is erratic.

When the information provided in an unstructured interview is found to lack reliability.

Answer 26

When consistent information is needed for research purposes.

Question 27

The DSM acknowledges that:
the classification system has low reliability.
medical insurance dictates how most clinicians make a diagnosis.
most clinicians do not agree with the DSM system.
Correct!
a DSM diagnosis is only the first step, much more is needed to determine treatment.

Answer 27

a DSM diagnosis is only the first step, much more is needed to determine treatment.