General Psychology (Quiz 7)

Front 1

In Salem in 1692, people assumed that psychological disorders resulted from

1) chemical imbalances.

2) parental abuse.

3) possession by the devil.

4) stressful life experiences

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Front 2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of psychological disorders?

1) a faulty perception or interpretation of reality

2) personal distress

3) socially appropriate behavior

4) self-defeating behavior

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Front 3

Showing too little emotional response when reporting frightening events is called

1) flat affect.

2) self-defeating.

3) bizarre.

4) persecuting others.

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Front 4

The DSM-IV-TR can be used to determine

1) sanity versus insanity.

2) rarity of observable behavior.

3) problems in living.

4) psychological disorders based on presenting behavior patterns.

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Front 5

Schizophrenic symptoms include core problems with

1) memory, attention, thinking, and communication.

2) rigid and overcontrolled thinking.

3) an inability to be alone.

4) feeling frustrated because victims feel they are so different from other people.

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Front 6

In the biopsychosocial perspective of schizophrenia, ___________ interact with other factors, such as complications during pregnancy and birth, stress, quality of parenting and social conditions to give rise to the disorder.

1) genetic factors

2) hormonal imbalances

3) cognitive factors

4) sociocultural conditions

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Front 7

The disorder characterized by extreme mood swings from ecstatic elation to deep depression is know by psychologists today as

1) mania.

2) bipolar disorder.

3) minor depressive disorder.

4) manic-depression.

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Front 8

Women are about _______ as likely to be diagnosed with depression as men.

1) twice

2) three times

3) half

4) ten times

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Front 9

Which of the following suggests that mood disorders have a biological basis?

1) There are high concordance rates for bipolar disorder in identical twins.

2) Children model parental attitudes of pessimism.

3) Some people are more aggressive than others.

4) Depressed children often get more attention than their siblings.

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Front 10

Although biological factors are very important in explaining and treating mood disorders, these factors appear to __________ learning and cognitive attributions, which also play a role in the duration and strength of symptoms.

1) cause

2) interact with

3) trigger

4) be unrelated to

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Front 11

Psychotherapy is used to affect the client’s

1) actions.

2) emotions.

3) thoughts.

4) all of these.

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Front 12

The function of early asylums was to

1) provide a place to store the mentally ill.

2) treat individuals with psychological disorders.

3) spiritually cleanse those with abnormal behavior.

4) house new slaves.

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Front 13

In the present day United States, most people with psychological disorders live in

1) the community.

2) asylums.

3) mental hospitals.

4) therapeutic communities.

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Front 14

__________ therapies are based on the thinking of Sigmund Freud.

1) Gestalt

2) Psychoanalytic

3) Client-centered

4) Behavioral

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Front 15

You meet with your therapist for the first time, and she tells you that she believes that we have a natural tendency toward health and growth and that we are free to make choices and control our destinies. She also tells you that therapy is intended to help people get in touch with their genuine feelings. What kind of therapy is she likely to practice?

1) psychoanalysis

2) behavioral

3) client-centered

4) Gestalt

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Front 16

Joan’s therapist acknowledges her pain regarding the loss of her home and explains how he might feel the same way if confronted with a similar situation. Joan’s therapist is demonstrating

1) empathy.

2) conditional regard.

3) conditions of worth.

4) all of these.

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Front 17

Systematic desensitization procedures assume that fear is a(n) __________ response.

1) conditioned or learned

2) unconscious

3) rational

4) evolutionary

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Front 18

Pairing drug-induced nausea/vomiting or electric shock with unwanted behaviors or impulses is called

1) negative reinforcement.

2) exposure therapy.

3) aversive conditioning.

4) higher-order conditioning.

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Front 19

Linda was not voted “Most Popular” in her graduating class. According to her thinking, if she is not most popular, then she must be unpopular. According to Beck, this type of cognitive error is called

1) selective perception.

2) magnification.

3) overgeneralization.

4) absolutist thinking.

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Front 20

Your therapist has you focus on your tendency to magnify problems and engage in catastrophic thinking. You are seeing a __________ therapist.

1) psychodynamic

2) cognitive

3) behavioral

4) learning

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Front 21

An important neurotransmitter involved in schizophrenic symptoms is

1) dopamine.

2) estrogen.

3) acetylcholine.

4) adrenaline.

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Front 22

Originally, Dr. Antonio Moniz would have agreed with which of the following statements regarding prefrontal lobotomies?

1) The technique is useful for controlling patient’s aggressive, destructive behavior.

2) The risk of unexpected results questions the validity of the technique.

3) It should be considered in the case of major depression when medication has failed.

4) None of these.

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Front 23

Hormonal factors, a cognitive vulnerability and ________ have all been cited as possible contributing factors to depression in women.

1) the “double shift” demands of workforce and homemaking

2) poverty

3) sexism

4) all of these

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Front 24

A therapist’s relationship to a client is impacted by the

1) therapist’s theoretical approach.

2) client’s perspective.

3) interaction of the therapist’s theoretical approach and the client’s perspective.

4) none of these.

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Front 25

Ben’s therapist believes that Ben has ignored his desire to go to college because his family always wanted him to join them in their restaurant business. This has held him back from achieving his full potential. Ben’s therapist uses the ________ approach to therapy.

1) psychoanalytical

2) client-centered

3) rational emotive

4) cognitive

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