Quiz 1-5 (EXAM 1)

Dexter is so afraid of open spaces that he cannot leave his house to go to work. This represents the aspect of the definition of abnormality called: a. distress b. danger c. dysfunction d. deviance

Dysfunction

One reason why it is challenging for clinicians to determine whether a treatment for a psychological disorder is effective is that: a. it is difficult to measure improvement b. many clinicians do not use evidence based treatments c. multiple treatment approaches may be used at the same time d. use of medication masks the underlying cause of the disorder

a. it is difficult to measure improvement

an interviewer who asks a client questions such as "where are you now?", "why do you think you're here?", or even "who are you?" is probably conducting a: a.mental status exam b. behavioral interview c. sociocultural interview d. intelligence test

a. mental status exam

an exposure technique in which the therapist confronts the feared object or situation while the fearful person observes is called: a. modeling b. flooding c. systematic desenitization d. biofeedback

a. modeling

a person is sweating experiencing shortness of breath, choking, feeling dizzy, and afraid of dying. assuming this event is not a heart attack but rather an indicator of anxiety disorder it is most likely a: a. panic attack b. phobia c. obsessive compulsive disorder d. post-traumatic disorder

a. panic attack

people with an anxiety disorder are most likely to experience: a. a second anxiety disorder b. periods of mania c. another type of psychiatric disorder d. hallucinations

a. second anxiety disorder

a client diagnosed with schizophrenia has begun to exhibit new symptoms often saying they tell me i'm crazy so i must be crazy. this is most likely is an example of: a. self fulfilling prophecy b. therapist bias c. learned helplessness d. nomothetic disturbance

a. self fulfilling prophecy

Which statement is the best example of the biopsychosocial perspective?

abnormality results from the interaction of genetic, biological, emotional, behavioral, cognitive, social, cultural, and societal influences.

which does not characterize stress disorders? a. recurring memories, dreams,or nightmares about the event b. a compulsive need to engage in activities that remind one of the event c. reduced responsiveness to the world around one d. signs or increased arousal, such as poor sleep and exaggerated startle reactions

b. a compulsive need to engage in activities that remind one of the event

The belief that human beings as a species have a predisposition to develop certain fears is known as the ___________ explanation of phobias. a. environmental b. behavioral evolutionary c. empirical d. externalized behavior

b. behavioral evolutionary

The process of evaluating a person's progress after being in a treatment is called a: a. nomothetic approach b. clinical assessment c. behavioral diagnosis d. functional analysis

b. clinical assessment

a person who believes that one should be thoroughly competent and adequate and achieve in all possible aspects is displaying: a. meta-worry b. irrational assumptions c. compulsion d. conditions of worth

b. irrational assumptions

which test is not a projective test? a. rorschach test b. minnesota multiphasic personality test c. draw a person test d. thematic appreception test

b. minnesota multiphasic personality test

a diagnostic criterion for post-traumatic stress disorder is the presence of significant distress of impairment for: a. up to three weeks b. more than one month c. more than six months d. more than one year

b. more than one month

what are brain circuits a. GABA receptors b. networks of brain structures that work together c. neurotransmitters at work d. brain formations in the prefrontal cortex

b. networks of brain structures that work together

a driving force behind the policy of deinstitutionalization was: a. the decline of moral treatment b. the development of psychotropic drugs c. resurgence of the catholic church's influence in the USA d. increasing support for the somatogenic perspective

b. the development of psychotropic drugs

one distinction that DSM-5 makes between acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder is based on the: a. intensity of the anxiety-liked symptoms b. cause of the anxiety like symptoms c. duration of anxiety symptoms d.presence of one or more additional psychological disorders

c. duration of anxiety symptoms

a client factor that helps result in positive treatment outcome is: a.education attainment b. income level c. high motivation d. discipline

c. high motivation

when dealing with a new client the clinical practitioner's major focus is to gather which type of information? a. diagnostic b. nomothetic c. idiographic d. objective

c. idographic

One of the different mental disorders described by ancient greeks and romans was: a. anorexia b. bulimia c. melancholia d. dyspareunia

c. melancholia

which statement is true about the four D/s of abnormality: a. every culture has generally identical criteria of what constitutes abnormality b. an individual can be diagnosed wit ha mental illness only if all four D's are present c. None of the four D's by itself an adequate gauge of psychological abnormality d. most clinicians agree on what qualifies under each of the four D's

c. none of the four D's is, by itself, an adequate gauge of psychological abnormality

before the 1950s, almost all outpatient care for psychological disturbances took the form of: a. treatment at community mental health centers b. hospitalization c. private psychotherapy d. treatment by social services agencies

c. private psychology

Insurance parity laws are concerned with: a. licensing health care providers b. government payment for mental health care c. providing equal coverage for mental and medical problems d. providing malpractice insurance for clinical mental health practitioners

c. providing equal coverage for mental and medical problems

what do acute and post-traumatic stress disorders have in common with dissociative disorders? a. they are new diagnoses, first appearing in DSM-5 b. they are most successfully treated with the same sort of medication; antipsychotics c. they are triggered by traumatic events d. they are varieties of depression

c. they are triggered by traumatic events

a person who witnessed a horrible car accident and then became unusually anxious and depressed for three weeks is probably experiencing: a. post-traumatic stress disorder b. pretraumatic stress disorder c. combat fatigue d. acute stress disorder

d. acute stress disorder

the collective reactions generated by the sympathetic nervous system pathway and the hypothalmic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) pathway are termed the: a.conditioned stress response b. stressor stress response c. autonomic stress response d. fight or flight response

d. fight or flight response

a pattern of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and flashbacks that persists for years after a traumatic event best describes: a. hysteria b. acute stress disorder c. generalized anxiety disorder d. post-traumatic stress disorder

d. post-traumatic stress disorder

people with _______ have severe, persistent, and irrational anxiety about social or performance situations in which they may face scrutiny by others and possibly feel embarrassment. a. specific phobias b. generalized anxiety disorder c. agoraphobia d. social anxiety disorder

d. social anxiety disorder

norephinephrine is to ________ as corticosteriod is to________ a. acute stress; posttraumatic stress b. the fight response; the flight response c. the autonomic nervous system; the central nervous system d. the sympathetic pathway; the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway

d. the sympathetic pathway; the hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal pathway

The antenna like extensions located at one end of the neuron are called:

dendrites

jacquie developed ptsd after being held in captivity for years. she is upset by what she had to do to survive and perhaps even feels unworthy of surviving. this is an example of: a. experiencing increased anger, anxiety, and guilt b. experiencing avoidance c. experiencing reduced responsiveness d. reexperiencing the traumatic event

experiencing increased anger, anxiety, and guilt

The model of abnormality that MOST closely aligns with positive psychology is the ________ model

humanistic-existential

Freud believed that the three central forces that shape the personality were:

instinctual needs, rational thinking, and moral standards.

the treatment mechanism associated with having a person sit in a dark room and then touching a troubled area of a patient's body with a special rod was: a. trephination b. hypnotism c. mesmerism d. exorcism

mesmerism

A primary focus of the community mental health treatment approach to abnormality is:

prevention

A goal of behavior focused therapy is to:

replace problematic behaviors with more appropriate ones.

the model of abnormality that examines the effects of society and culture is the ______model

sociocultural