Abnormal Psych final
A version of the Implicit Association Test, often used to uncover people's unconscious biases about race and gender, has been shown to be helpful in identifying people ____________.
at risk for suicide.
Devon is being treated for anxiety. He is connected to an instrument that records muscle tension. His job is to try to reduce muscle tension. This is an example of:
biofeedback
Which theoretical orientation is MOST helpful in understanding the origin of gender identity disorder?
biological
If you were treated with ECT, you would experience a(n):
brain seizure
. Meditation with a focus on compassionate loving kindness practices, according to psychologist Richard Davidson (in the "Happy" movie), can lift people's moods more than antidepressants. This is evidenced by the following biological change with both meditation and medication:
brain structure
Lithium is a natural substance,
but it can be dangerous and people taking it must have their blood tested frequently.
Noreen has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. She is totally unresponsive to her environment. She does not move for hours on end and never responds to contact from
catatonic stupor
8. Elizabeth Vargas talked about how her tendency to believe she must be perfect contributed to her alcoholism. This is an example of which model of psychological disorders? Please give the BEST answer.
cognitive
A therapist describes a patient who believes her personal worth is tied to each task she performs. She draws negative conclusions from very little evidence, amplifies minor mistakes into major character flaws, and suffers from repetitive thoughts that remind her of her flaws. You conclude that the therapist holds which theoretical orientation?
cognitive
in the face of fear, a person is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted world view, showing what kind of response:
cognitive
Which of the following does not contribute to discrimination against people who are transgender?
cognitive dissonance
Defendants who are actively hallucinating and experiencing delusions during the time of their trials are MOST likely to be:
committed for treatment until they improve enough to participate in their own legal defense.
SSRIs successfully treat paraphilias, MOST likely because of paraphilias' similarity to:
compulsive like disorders
When Ayse was a young child and eating dinner with her mother, a cockroach crawled up the wall. Her mother screamed, scaring her. Subsequently, she has been afraid of cockroaches. In this example, the cockroach is the ________ after it causes Ayse to become frightened.
conditioned stimulus
Dr. Martin has just asked a potential client to talk about herself. As she responds, the doctor's next question is based on some interesting point the client made. There are few constraints on the conversation. Dr. Martin has just:
conducted an unstructured interview.
According to the film on stress, the Whitehall study of the effects of stress in British civil servants is such a good one because it..
controlled for possible confounding variables in that everyone has good healthcare and no one works in a dangerous industrial job.
A study like the Coke-Pepsi Challenge that we did in class ideally uses which of the following:
counterbalancing
according to environmental/psych research
countries can be both high in happiness , even if they have strict enviormental regs
Parity laws for insurance coverage of mental health treatment mandate that:
coverage for mental and physical problems must be reimbursed equally
what does the CRAAP test stand for?
currency, relevancce, authority, accuracy, purpose
the most legitimate criticism of intelligence tests concerns their
cutural fairness
Milder forms of bipolar disorders are known as _____ disorder.
cyclothymic
The most common, and perhaps the most serious, objection to the insanity plea is that:
dangerous people go free
Ambivalent about dying, Jay repeatedly played a dangerous game involving gas and a cigarette lighter. Jay is an example of what Edwin Shneidman refers to as a death:
darer
primary prevention
Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
if stress and physical health have a negative correlation, one can conclude that
as stress increases, health decreases
To determine if a person's fear of snakes is severe enough to be categorized as a phobia,
ask her if her fear of snakes has lasted for six months, if she avoids snakes, and if it interferes with daily living; if she says "yes," she most likely has a phobia.
At a suicide prevention center, you hear a counselor say, "Who can you think of who might be able to come over and stay with you for a few hours?" Which of the goals and techniques of suicide prevention does the quote best represent?
assessing and mobilizing the caller's resources
According to the film on stress, researchers were surprised to find that stressed people and monkeys have...
disproportionately more fat in their abdomens.
laurent hears voices but is not distressed showing:
distress doesn't have to be present for a behavior to be considered abnormal
If a young person is taking a health-maintenance approach to aging, the person would be:
doing things that promote physical and mental health.
what is most likely to increase your own happiness
donating
According to the film on stress, researchers can determine which monkeys tend to experience more pleasure because they have higher levels of ____________ than other monkeys.
dopamine
According to the movie "Happy," there are numerous activities, including cooperating with other people, that increase happiness by increasing the neurotransmitter
dopamine
The best treatment recommendation you could give someone experiencing bipolar disorder is:
drug therapy, perhaps accompanied by psychotherapy
A student who turns pale and feels nauseated when called on to speak in class is experiencing a(n) ___ __ response to stress.
emotional
Seligman's 3 pillars of happiness
engaged meaningful pleasant
A person seeking help for a psychological abnormality is made to drink bitter herbal potions and then submit to a beating, in the hope that "evil spirits" will be driven from the person's body. This form of "therapy" is called:
exorcism
In class, we looked at an outdoor magazine's gender-swap remake of a GQ feature on rock climbers. This demonstrated that...
expectations and depictions of gender roles are still quite rigid.
Which would be an emotional symptom of depression?
experiences of sadness and anger
Which is NOT an example of diathesis in the diathesis-stress explanation of abnormality?
experiencing a severe trauma
A phobic person is taken to a snake-handling convention to confront snakes as part of desensitization training. This is an example of the _
exposure
Genius (formerly known as Rap Genius) decided to find the best rapper by using a concept called "rhyme density." In class, we learned that this is an excellent example
f... operationalizing a variable
If someone felt assigned to the wrong sex and identified with the opposite gender, and was distressed by this situation, that person would MOST likely receive a diagnosis of:
gender dysphoria
What is Seligmans suggestion to increase happiness
go out an d help somone
Barney's mother is taking cookies out of the oven. Which statement would suggest most strongly that the id is firmly in control of Barney's behavior?
grabs the cookies and runs
Cognitive activities while distracted by voices, like the one we did in class (and the one that Anderson Cooper did in the video), help people to understand what it's like to experience the _____________ that people who have _______________ can experience.
hallucinations; schizophrenia
A lawyer defending a client whose DNA evidence supports his innocence even though an eyewitness puts the client at the scene of the crime:
has a good case if she introduces evidence about the unreliability of eyewitness testimony.
A particular country has a nearly 3 percent prevalence for schizophrenia. That country:
has a normal schizophrenia prevalence.
A man got into a fight and killed his opponent. When he went to trial, he had a mental breakdown, did not know where he was, and was unable to answer questions. He is likely to be sent to a mental institution because:
he was mentally unstable at the time of the trial and unable to defend himself in court.
Milla is transgender, has gender dysphoria, and is taking hormones. Most likely, this is in an attempt to:
help her in her transition to living as a woman.
According to one of the videos with Aaron Beck, the founder of cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT), the primary goal of CBT for people with schizophrenia is to...
help patients function in their communities, whether or not they still experience symptoms of schizophrenia.
According to what we discussed in class, the increase in representation of transgender people in the media typically as been...
helpful in that it exposes people to transgender people and breaks down stereotypes.
A clinician has developed a new assessment tool. Clients write stories about their problems, and then two different judges independently evaluate the stories in terms of how logically they are written. For this assessment technique to be useful, there must be:
high interrater reliability
Altruistic suicide is MOST likely to occur in a country that:
honors those who kill themselves for a higher good.
. People with severe mental illnesses are LESS likely to be ______ than they were 50 years ago.
hospitalized
Xiao goes into a fit of depression and self-abuse when anyone criticizes or expresses disapproval. Much of what he does is for the purpose of getting people to like him. Cognitive theorists would say that Xiao's depression results in large part from:
illogical thinking
An elderly (older than 65) member of your community has just started using the Internet to keep up with friends and family. This community member is
increasingly common: the number of elderly individuals using the Internet has doubled, then redoubled, in recent years.
Ernest Hemingway was a physically strong, proud man who developed great concerns about his failing body. Depressed about his progressive illness, he intentionally ended his life. Edwin Shneidman would term Hemingway a death:
initator
According to the film on stress, studies of status hierarchies in both monkeys and humans have found that those higher in the hierarchy have _______________ those lower in the hierarchy.
less stressed than
The basis for moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that:
mental illness should be treated with humanity
What does the process of covert sensitization for fetishism involve?
mentally preparing a fetish with an aversive stimulusq
An individual with Alzheimer's disease is able to function independently. The MOST appropriate label for this person's condition is:
mild neurocognitive disorder.
A particular problem found MORE often in the elderly that is related to substance abuse is:
misuse of prescription drus
. Jamal observed his parents' generous behavior throughout his childhood. As a result, he developed a positive and generous attitude toward the world. According to the behavioral model, Jamal has acquired his lifestyle through the process of:
modeling
When a rash of suicides occurs in the aftermath of a celebrity's suicide or a case that has been highly publicized by the media, behavioral theorists believe it is attributable to:
modeling
Teenagers are different from people who are older than they are who commit suicide, because teenagers are:
more impulsive and have poorer problem-solving skills.
Armand does not feel much emotion and does not really want to do anything. He has also completely withdrawn from his friends and family. The presence of these behaviors illustrates
negative
The logical memory test that we took in class (the story about Anna Thomson from South Boston getting robbed) is an example of a(n) _________________ test.
neuropsychological
A person's levels of cortisol and norepinephrine are in the normal range. MOST likely, that person is experiencing:
no stress disorder
Renata's heart was racing (after rushing to catch the bus), but she thought she might be having a heart attack or going "crazy." Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the beginning of a:
panic attack
An individual suffering from a neurological disorder shows no evidence of infection or poisoning but experiences tremors, rigidity, and unsteadiness. The MOST probable diagnosis is:
parkinsons
As a source for resources and measures, the Authentic Happiness Web site...
passes all the craap test
According to the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia:
people with a biological predisposition for schizophrenia will develop it if certain psychosocial stressors are also present.
intrinsic goals
personal growth, affiliation, and community feeling
least common predictor of suicide
physical illness
"Insects make me itch. My brother collects them; he is 5 feet 10 inches tall. That's my favorite number. I dance and draw." Such speech illustrates which type of symptom of schizophrenia?
positive
You took the Gross National Happiness survey before our first class on positive psychology. Researchers have used the data from these surveys to...
recommend policies, including for college campuses
Lithium has been found to:
reduce the number of manic episodes in those with bipolar disorder.
Dr. Ross and Dr. Carman agree that Suzette is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. Their judgment is said to have:
reliability
When Rorschach testers ask questions like, "Did the person respond to the whole picture or to specific details, and to the colors or the white spaces?," they are trying to get enough scoring information to make the test _______.
reliable
The "Which Dog Breed Are You?" quiz that we took in class is likely to be
reliable but not valid
One of the factors that is believed to account for differences in the suicide rates of different countries is:
religon
Delia does not display all the full-blown schizophrenia symptoms anymore. Occasionally, a shadow of a symptom appears. She is a bit withdrawn and not entirely clear all the time, but she can marginally function in the world. This is an example of:
residual schizophrenia.
if the idea of "preparedness" is accurate, then:
some phobias should be acquired more easily than others.
Recent research shows that if one identical twin develops schizophrenia, there is almost a 50 percent chance the other twin will develop schizophrenia. If future research confirms this finding, we will have evidence of:
strong environmental and strong genetic components of schizophrenia.
diathesis-stress model
suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress (hereditary/stress)
According to the DSM-5, all of the following are considered symptoms of a manic episode EXCEPT: decreased need for sleep. distractibility. suicidal ideation. inflated self-esteem.
suicidal ideation
If a deer jumps in front of your car while you are driving, which part of the stress response is active?
sympathetic nervous system
In most cases, this neurocognitive disorder can be diagnosed with certainty only after death.
Alzheimer's disease
"Grandma is 65 years old, and there's no sign of neurocognitive disorder," says a friend of yours. Your MOST accurate reply is:
"That's fairly typical—about 1 to 2 percent of people that age do have signs of neurocognitive disorder."
A person asks, "What's the MOST effective treatment for social anxiety disorder?" The BEST research-based answer is:
"The best psychotherapy eliminates symptoms as fast, and longer, than the best drug therapy."
Which statement is the BEST response about a scientific opinion on the use of polygraphic evidence?
"Although they are used widely, polygraph results are not particularly reliable."
A person wonders, "How likely am I to qualify for a DSM diagnosis in my lifetime?" Assuming this person is "typical," the MOST accurate answer (based on survey results) would be:
"Likely; almost half of people will qualify for a DSM diagnosis at some point in their lives."
"I want to maximize the antipsychotic effect of a drug while minimizing its undesirable side effects," says a doctor. What's the BEST advice you can give the doctor?
"Use an atypical antipsychotic drug."
A friend says, "My 70-year-old grandmother is in good physical health but has been diagnosed with depression. Should she even bother getting therapy? She is pretty old, after all." Your BEST research-based answer is:
"Yes, more than half of elderly patients show improvement with treatment."
A friend says, "If we could just eliminate combat traumas, we could eliminate a great deal of posttraumatic stress disorder." Your response would MOST likely be:
"Yes—although civilian trauma causes many more cases of PTSD than combat trauma does."
"In dealing with Alzheimer's disease, exercise is the key," says a friend of yours. Which statement would be your BEST reply?
"You're right—exercise may reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's, and it may help treatment if the disease does develop
secondary prevention
-focuses on early identification of individuals or communities experiencing illness, providing treatment, and conducting activities that are geared to prevent worsening health status -examples: communicable disease screening and case finding; early detection and treatment of diabetes; exercise programs for older adult clients who are frail
studies suggest that _ of happiness is due to genes and _ is do to circumstance. the other _ is due to choices
50/10/40
On average patients receiving therapy for a psychological problem improve more than _ of people with similar problems who don't receive treatment
75%
Counterbalancing
A method of controlling for order effects in a repeated measure design by either including all orders of treatment or by randomly determining the order for each subject
M'Naghten Rule
A rule for determining insanity, which asks whether the defendant knew what he or she was doing or whether the defendant knew that what he or she was doing was wrong.
Compared to African Americans, white Americans are:
less likely to receive a diagnosis of schizophrenia and less likely to be institutionalized.
Beck focused and developed what form of therapy
CBT
This form of therapy is particularly useful in treating anxiety disorders among the elderly.
CBT
Which of the following is true about depression globally (based on the sites you explored for the Blackboard assignment)? Depression is a culture-bound syndrome, and only shows up in some parts of the world. Depression, more than any other condition (including all physical illnesses), is responsible for more "years lost" due to living with a disability. Most countries have adequate numbers of mental health practitioners to successfully treat most people with depression. In some countries, depression is more common among women than men; in others, it's more common among men than women; and in still others, there is no gender difference.
Depression, more than any other condition (including all physical illnesses), is responsible for more "years lost" due to living with a disability.
An elderly individual has just been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. MOST likely, the diagnosis is:
GAD
Bhutan is famous for
Gross National Happiness
Increasingly, there is a possibility that technology might be able to identify people at risk for suicide. As we discussed in class, all of the following have been brought up as ethical concerns related to these techniques, EXCEPT.. How will confidentiality of data be maintained? Do people need to consent to being identified? How will we target people who do not use technology? Do humans need to be involved?
How will we target people who do not use technology?
What does the research show that nursing homes should do to meet the emotional needs
Let patients do what they want to do, so long as it's not harmful or disruptive.
"I'm sorry I did that. I didn't know it was wrong," is MOST consistent with the
M'Naghten rule.
Which is NOT true about alcohol use and suicide? -About one-fourth of people who drink before committing suicide are legally drunk. -Most people who commit suicide did not consume alcohol before the act. -Most people who attempt suicide drink alcohol just before the act. -Alcohol impairs judgment and lowers fears of committing suicide.
Most people who commit suicide did not consume alcohol before the act.
In 2011, Bianca Montano took her ill daughter to an Arizona hospital where she was eventually diagnosed with nine separate rare infections, according to a statement from the Tucson Police Department. (This is a true story!) Staff at the University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., noticed the child's condition worsened every time she was alone with her mother. They began to suspect ______________ and reported their suspicions to the police.
Munchausen syndrome by proxy
Which is NOT true about profiling? Profiling is realistically portrayed on most television shows. Profile information needs to be combined with other more compelling clues. Profiling is based on traits shared by those who commit particular kinds of crimes. Profiling can be inaccurate.
Profiling is realistically portrayed on most television shows.
Which theory states that people develop generalized anxiety disorders because they failed to receive unconditional positive regard as children and evaluate themselves with conditions of worth?
Rogers's client-centered theory
Which of the following is NOT true about gender differences?
Several gender differences are so large that most men are higher than most women in that characteristic (or vice versa).
Tim, the Radio Rookie, was a high school student who talked about his experience with mental illness. In his conversation with his psychiatrist, it was clear that he wanted to avoid...
being labeled
someone interested in the effects of socioeconomic risk on GAD probably represents this perspective:
sociocultural
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
The man who came up with the idea of flow states of consciousness
incidence
The number or rate of new cases of a particular condition during a specific time.
Which is an example of the way patients' rights might interfere with patients' recovery (that is, an example of a time when patients' rights are not good for the patients)? Our present state of knowledge does not justify overriding a patient's decisions. The right to refuse medication may limit a patient's recovery. Payment for work done enhances token economy programs. The right to refuse medication helps lower treatment costs.
The right to refuse medication may limit a patient's recovery.
Which is the BEST example of retrospective analysis? Adolescents at high risk for suicide are treated through a suicide prevention center. Those who have made suicide attempts are part of a suicide education program. Therapists who had patients who committed suicide are interviewed to gain information on suicide. Researchers ask college students to write suicide notes to study what they think is the motivation for suicide.
Therapists who had patients who committed suicide are interviewed to gain information on suicide.
A person who had a serious mental illness and was in need of treatment could, nevertheless, not be civilly committed unless that person was also:
a danger either to himself or herself, or to others.
If parents go to a mental health professional and seek to have their son committed, and the mental health professional agrees and involuntarily commits the son without a hearing or the opportunity for the son to contest the decision, we know that the son is probably:
a minor
A paraphilia:
a response to a socially innappropriate object or situation
In class, we watched four videos that followed Ra'Chelle as she struggled with aspects of her life, including doing laundry, and was diagnosed and treated for ____________ with ____________.
a specific phobia-CBT
epidemiological study
a study that measures the incidence and prevalence of a disorder in a given population
Who among the following is at highest risk for suicide?
a transgender teen who has been kicked out of the hosuse
A clinician says at a workshop, "I prefer the most recently developed antidepressant medications, because they're harder to overdose on and they don't require dietary restrictions." This statement is:
accurate
psychoanalysis
acquiring insight about unconscious psychological processes
tertiary prevention
actions taken to contain damage once a disease or disability has progressed beyond its early stages
A person who witnessed a horrible accident and then became unusually anxious and depressed for three weeks is probably experiencing:
acute stress disorder
The combination of lithium and psychotherapy is better than lithium treatment alone. This therapeutic addition is called:
adjunctive psychotherapy
Suicide is approximately the third leading cause of death for this age group.
adolescents
humanistic psychology
an approach to understanding human nature that emphasizes the positive potential of human beings
Jena is experiencing sadness, lack of energy, and low self-worth. The condition is chronic and severe. If her psychiatrist prescribed medication, it would likely be a(n) ______________ drug
antidepressent
what would a combat vet recieving the best treatment for stress disorder not experiment
antipsychotic medication
Families that display high levels of expressed emotion do all EXCEPT: show hostility toward each other. intrude on one another's privacy. approve of one another's actions. frequently express negative emotions toward each other.
approve of one another's actions.
Several people in the UROK videos that we've watched in class report experiencing comorbidity. This means that they...
are suffering from more than one dissorder
In 2001, Andrea Yates, showing symptoms of postpartum psychosis, drowned her five children. Assuming she was suffering from postpartum psychosis, her actions were:
atypical; less than 5 percent of women with postpartum psychosis harm or attempt to harm their offspring.
"I avoid people in the LGBTQ community." This statement represents which aspect of prejudice?
behavioral
3. "Abnormal behaviors—indeed, all behaviors—are acquired through learning
behavioral
A token economy approach to treatment is based on principles from which view of abnormal behavior?
behavioral
The clinical interviewer MOST interested in stimuli that trigger abnormal responses would have what orientation?
behavioral
The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to ask "What are some things you enjoy doing, and how often do you do them?" would be a:
behavioral clinician
Aaron's persistent feelings of sadness and impending doom dominate his life. Every time he says anything even a little positive to his therapist, the therapist smiles. Otherwise the therapist has a stone face. This therapist is probably using some variation
behavioral therapy
Among our ancestors, those who feared animals, darkness, and heights were more likely to survive long enough to reproduce." The person who believes this believes in the _____ explanation of the development of phobias.
behavioral-evolutionary
Among our ancestors, those who feared animals, darkness, and heights were more likely to survive long enough to reproduce." The person who believes this espouses the _____ explanation of the development of phobias.
behavioral-evolutionary
In terms of variation in gender expression, in what species do the males try to behave exactly like the females shortly after birth.
garter snakes
Suicide is ____________ around the world generally, and _____________ in the U.S. specifically.
decreasing; increasing
An 80-year-old hospitalized individual is recovering from surgery but now has gotten an infection. Over the course of a few days, the person shows increasing confusion and consistently misinterprets what others are trying to communicate. The MOST probable diagnosis for this condition would be
delirium.
Rosa is sure that her family is planning to kidnap her and take her inheritance. She has found her husband talking on the phone in whispers and seen her children looking at her strangely. Rosa is MOST likely suffering from:
deliusions of persecution
A patient's initial reaction to being told she has a sexually transmitted disease is to insist that the nurse made a mistake with the test
denial
D's of Abnormal Behavior
deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger
. Outsider artists like Howard Finster, whom we learned about in the first class, often meet only which of the following D's of abnormal behavior?
devience
People who have a biological vulnerability for anxiety that is brought to the surface by social/psychological factors develop generalized anxiety disorders, according to the:
diathesis-stress model.
A person who sees life in "right or wrong," "all or none" terms is engaging in:
dichotomous thinking
. A research study on a group of children with autism will compare treatment delivered by parents at home to treatment delivered by teachers at school. If the study finds that the treatment delivered at school is more effective, which item is the BEST example of a confound?
differences between parents/ teachers
Which is the BEST example of "reduced responsiveness" as it relates to posttraumatic stress disorder?
feeling detached or estranged from others and loss of interest in activities
Genius (formerly known as Rap Genius) decided to find the best rapper by using a concept called "rhyme density." In class, we learned that this is an excellent example
formally operationalizing a variable
when you spend $ on yourself rather then someone else
it doesnt change your level of happiness
Japan and happiness
japan has the lowest rate of happiness
A woman who was frequently but unpredictably beaten by her husband was finally taken to a shelter by the police. While there, she did not take advantage of educational and job training opportunities. How would cognitive theorists explain her behavior?
learned helplessness
The definition of "insanity" used in legal cases is written by
legislators
Studies of the "oldest old" show that compared to people in their 80s and early 90s, the oldest old are usually:
less clear headed
Among the elderly, schizophrenia is:
less common than among younger individuals, and there are fewer new cases per year.
A person with schizophrenia who says, "It's cold today. My cold is better but I got it from the nurse. She is a blonde who lives in Manhattan. I live in Manhattan with Jimmy Carter," is experiencing:
loose associatons
Schizophrenia is found in all socioeconomic classes. However, it is MOST likely to be found in someone from a:
low socioeconomic level
Money and Happiness
making more money does not increase our sense of satisfaction and self reports of happiness
A clinically depressed individual who has been threatening suicide finally shows a diminishing of depressive symptoms. This person's risk of committing suicide:
may have increased, because the person may have the energy to act on the suicidal impulse.
eccentric behavior
may violate social norms but is not always negative or harmful to others
In class, and on the PowerPoint slides, there were several videos of people with schizophrenia. We saw people coping by spending time with friends, family, or pets; by meditating or practicing gratitude; or by exercising or spending time in nature. All of these techniques are practices supported by research on ______________.
positive psych
If a student at your school commits suicide, the staff might offer counseling sessions for the other students. If so, the staff is engaging in:
postvention
A test is constructed to identify people who will develop bipolar disorder. Of the 100 people the test identifies, 93 show signs of developing bipolar disorder within five years. The test may be said to have high:
predictive validity
The American Psychological Association's code of ethics states that sexual relationships between a psychologist and client are:
prohibited under almost all circumstances.
A clinician has developed a test that requires test-takers to tell stories about a series of pictures of city skylines. MOST likely, this new test is a:
protective test
George is consumed with concern that his house will burn down. Before he leaves, he makes sure that all his appliances are unplugged. He often has to go back home and check to make sure he did not leave any plugged in. Which MMPI-2 scale would he MOST likely score high on?
psychasthenia
A client is hooked up to an apparatus that measures galvanic skin response and blood pressure, after which the client verbally answers a series of questions. This is a(n):
psycho physiological test
Recently, states have begun to abolish their sex offender laws. Among the reasons they are doing this is:
racial bias can affect the application of the law.
Which is NOT an example of immediate stress? loss of a job loss of a loved one through death serious illness natural disaster
serious illness
The difference between bipolar I disorder and bipolar II disorder is:
severity of manic episodes
Darius is afraid of eating in public, expecting to be judged negatively and to feel humiliated. As a result, he makes up excuses when asked out to eat. His diagnosis would probably be
social anxiety disorder.
individualistic societies tend to be happier than collectivist. one reason is
social norms
After Marie's plane crashed, her mother came to stay while Marie recovered. Her friends visited often and went to lunch and dinner with her occasionally. This situation probably contributed to Marie's coping ability after the accident. How does this relate as a factor in her response to stress?
social support
One who looks at the influence of race, living conditions, marital status, and roles on the development of depression would MOST likely represent which theoretical orientation?
sociocultural
_______________ can help combat the effects of aging and stress on our chromosomes.
telomerase
35. That many people with severe disturbances are not being treated appropriately is MOST often a problem with which level of prevention?
teritary
The Muxes in Mexico, the sworn virgins in the souther Balkans, and the Zulu men who wear skirts and feminine headbands during a religious festival are all examples of...
the effect of culture on gender expression and/or gender roles.
The reason that criminal offenders are being released from mental hospitals earlier and earlier is the result of:
the increasing effectiveness of drug therapy.
In the context of therapy, the point of the biological challenge (i.e., hyperventilating) that we did in class includes all of the following EXCEPT...
to teach the client that the symptoms of a panic attack are very different from the experience of hyperventilating.
I am generally a calm, relaxed person. If you are generally a tense, excitable person, we differ in
trait anxiety
James, the young man whom we learned about in class who was born female (we saw photos of him and the trailer of a documentary about him), would describe himself as...
transgender and straight
The best evidence we have to date suggests that early-onset Alzheimer's is transmitted genetically in families that:
transmit mutations of certain protein-producing genes.
Racial discrimination is more stressful when it is _ than _
uncontrollable; controllable
When would religious rituals and superstitious behavior (such as not stepping on cracks) be considered compulsive behaviors?
when they interfere with daily function and cause distress
research on the relationship between religious beliefs and psych health shows that people
who are devout and see God as caring and helpful are the healthiest
example of meta worry
worrying about worrying
Which would a forensic psychologist be LEAST likely to do? testify in trials research the reliability of eyewitness testimony profile serial killers write legislation to regulate the practice of psychology in the courts
write legislation to regulate the practice of psychology in the courts
