Question 1

Are traditional psychoanalytic therapy and humanistic psychotherapies effective in helping severely disturbed people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only humanistic psychotherapies are effective; traditional psychoanalytic therapy is not.
B)  Psychoanalytic and humanistic psychotherapies do not work well with severely disturbed people.
C)  Both psychotherapies are designed to help severely disturbed people.
D)  Only traditional psychoanalytic therapy is effective; humanistic psychotherapies are not.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Which perspective is not really a systemized school of thought, and instead is more like a set of attitudes that emphasizes the individual's quest for meaning and personal responsibility for choices?

Accepted Answer

A)  existential
B)  cognitive
C)  psychodynamic
D)  behavioralE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Which of the following techniques is consistent with person-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Express and communicate respect.
B)  Tell a client how to think about a problem.
C)  Help a client achieve insight into inner motivations and desires.
D)  Recognize the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Erin has an exaggerated fear of flying.She refuses to board an airplane and avoids airports altogether.This is an example of associative learning, so which type of therapy is most likely to be helpful in her case?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive
B)  classical conditioning
C)  modeling
D)  psychodynamicE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Erik Erikson, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler were all considered ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorists
B)  cognitive psychologists
C)  humanists
D)  post-FreudiansE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Watson and Rayner's famous research in classical conditioning was designed to explain the development of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitive disorders
B)  neuroses
C)  phobias
D)  depressionE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 7

Tuyet-Hoa says, "I tend to focus on the individual and how that person can reach his or her full potential.I am optimistic that people can fulfill themselves when they are free of society's burdening expectations." Tuyet-Hoa's ideas sound most like ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellis's A-B-C theory of personality
B)  Thorndike's "law of effect"
C)  humanistic thinking
D)  existential thinkingE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Which statement about the biological model is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has helped find effective drugs for treating disorders.
B)  It has received support from diathesis-stress theory.
C)  It has shown that mental disorders are almost always caused by structural abnormalities in the brain.
D)  It has proven that inheritance is the direct cause of most disorders.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which drug is most likely to be prescribed for a patient suffering from depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepine
B)  chlorpromazine
C)  a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
D)  lithiumE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

A psychologist who uses the words patient, mental illness, and cure when discussing disorders is using which model?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychodynamic
B)  psychogenic
C)  statistical
D)  medicalE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

According to Rogers, which of the following would be most important in a therapeutic relationship?

Accepted Answer

A)  well-developed counseling techniques
B)  interpretation of transference
C)  the therapist's attitude
D)  insight into the client's problemsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the current findings of the Human Genome Project, which is developing a "manual" for the basic blueprint of the entire genetic material found in each cell of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Scientists have been able to map and understand all of the genes in the nucleus of a human cell.
B)  Scientists have discovered the genes associated with the occurrence of certain hereditary diseases, such as Huntington's chorea, cystic fibrosis, and muscular dystrophy.
C)  Scientists have developed drugs and other interventions to cure many of the genetically inherited diseases.
D)  Scientists have discovered that most inherited diseases can be traced to a single gene.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which early model of psychopathology believed that differences between various minority groups and their white counterparts resulted from minority groups not being as good as the white majority?

Accepted Answer

A)  the deficit model
B)  the inferiority model
C)  the Jensen model
D)  the deprivation modelE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Classical conditioning has been useful in the field of abnormal psychology primarily by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  explaining the acquisition of phobias and other human behaviors
B)  emphasizing the voluntary nature of human behavior
C)  exploring how abnormal behavior is learned through observation of disturbed models
D)  demonstrating the importance of the consequences of behaviorE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 15

Unlike early editions of the DSM, DSM-IV-TR recognizes culture-bound syndromes and disorders that are more prevalent in some cultures than in others.These changes show the influence of which model?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic
B)  existential
C)  multicultural
D)  multipathE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following would be a biological explanation of psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  family interactions
B)  neurological dysfunctions
C)  early childhood experiences
D)  behaviors learned in the environmentE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Which of the following is an accurate statement about psychodynamic theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is gynocentric.
B)  Freud's research methodology was advanced for his time.
C)  The theory can be applied to a wide range of disturbed people.
D)  Its use of insight continues to influence the field of mental health.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

A major contribution of the humanistic perspective is its ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  insistence on rigorous empirical studies
B)  primary focus on improving the mental health of persons with serious disorders
C)  positive view of the individual
D)  emphasis on blocked instinctual forcesE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

A psychologist who supports the multicultural model would most likely say that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  some cultures value family identity more than individuality
B)  Western cultures value "belongingness" over individualism
C)  European American therapists place too little importance on the problems within the person
D)  almost all non-Western cultures value individuality over collectivityE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

A mother says to her daughter, "I value you regardless of your behavior.I may disapprove of what you do, but I will still respect and love you." According to Rogers, this mother is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  increasing the incongruence between the child's self-concept and the child's behavior
B)  expressing conditions of worth toward her daughter
C)  providing unconditional positive regard
D)  teaching the girl irrational beliefsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: Models of Abnormal Behavior

According to Rogers, which of the following would be most important in a therapeutic relationship?

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Which of the following is an accurate statement about psychodynamic theory?

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Which early model of psychopathology believed that differences between various minority groups and their white counterparts resulted from minority groups not being as good as the white majority?

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Are traditional psychoanalytic therapy and humanistic psychotherapies effective in helping severely disturbed people?

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Which statement about the biological model is accurate?

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A major contribution of the humanistic perspective is its ____.

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A psychologist who uses the words patient, mental illness, and cure when discussing disorders is using which model?

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Tuyet-Hoa says, "I tend to focus on the individual and how that person can reach his or her full potential.I am optimistic that people can fulfill themselves when they are free of society's burdening expectations." Tuyet-Hoa's ideas sound most like ____.

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Erin has an exaggerated fear of flying.She refuses to board an airplane and avoids airports altogether.This is an example of associative learning, so which type of therapy is most likely to be helpful in her case?

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A psychologist who supports the multicultural model would most likely say that ____.

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Erik Erikson, Carl Jung, and Alfred Adler were all considered ____.

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Unlike early editions of the DSM, DSM-IV-TR recognizes culture-bound syndromes and disorders that are more prevalent in some cultures than in others.These changes show the influence of which model?

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Which drug is most likely to be prescribed for a patient suffering from depression?

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Classical conditioning has been useful in the field of abnormal psychology primarily by ____.

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Which of the following is true about the current findings of the Human Genome Project, which is developing a "manual" for the basic blueprint of the entire genetic material found in each cell of the body?

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Which perspective is not really a systemized school of thought, and instead is more like a set of attitudes that emphasizes the individual's quest for meaning and personal responsibility for choices?

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A mother says to her daughter, "I value you regardless of your behavior.I may disapprove of what you do, but I will still respect and love you." According to Rogers, this mother is ____.

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Watson and Rayner's famous research in classical conditioning was designed to explain the development of ____.

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Which of the following techniques is consistent with person-centered therapy?

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Which of the following would be a biological explanation of psychopathology?

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