abnormal psych dr nolan tests 1-4

aarosn persistent feelings of sadness and impending doom dominate his life. every time he says anything even a little positive to his therapist she smiles. otherwise she has a stone face. this therapist is probably using some variation of

behavioral therapy

a person says "ive been diagnosed with social anxiety disorder and my therapist wants me to use drug therapy not psychological therapy. i dont know which to choose." based on current research the BEST answer would be

"Some therapist think psychological therapy should always be used even with drug therapy theres less chance of relapse"

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

A. "likely; almost half of people will qualify for a DSM diagnosis at some point in their lives"

on an impulse, david decides to throw a huge party. it takes four days of round the clock work to get everything ready and then david welcomes more than 200 guests, when the police stop by because he has blocked a public road to have room for the party, he flies into a rage. MOST likely, david is experiencing

A. a manic phase of bipolar I disorder

in the coke-pepsi challenge that we conducted in class, the student researchers did not use counterbalancing. if they had, they would have had to

A. alternate the order in which they presented the the diet coke and the diet pepsi

"everyone has intrusive and unwanted thoughts. most people ignore them. but some people blame themselves and expect terrible consequences, so they act in ways they hope will neutralize the thoughts." the type of theorist MOST likely to agree with this quote would be

A. cognitive theorist

when amrianela was a yound child and watching TV with her mother, a mouse ran by. her mother screamed, scaring her. subsequently, she ahs been afreaid of mice. in this example, the mouse is the ____ after it causes marianela to become frightened

A. conditioned stimulus

parity laws for insurance coverage of mental health treatment mandate that

A. coverage for mental and physical problems must be reimbursed

a person who sees life in "right or wrong" "all or none" terms is engaging in

A. dichotomous thinking

helena hears voices taht others do not but is not distressed by them. this illustrates that

A. distress does not have to be present for a persons behavior to be considered abnormal

which of the following people was NOT the subject of a case study

A. elizabeth vargas the news anchor who described her struggles with alcoholism in a TV interview

a student who dreads being called on in class, and in fact panics at the thought of public speaking, is experiencing an ________ response to stress

A. emotional

the form of research that seeks to find how many new cases of a disorder occur in a group in a given time period is termed

A. epidemiological (incidence)

which of the the following is NOT a myth about implicit bias

A. every single person has implicit biases

an obsessive compusive person who was told that everyone was required to wear shoes at all times in the house and not to vacuum for a week would be experiencing what therapy procedures

A. exposure and response prevention

we watched several brief videos that documented RaChelles specific phobia- her fear of cats. her treatment included all of the following EXCEPT

A. flooding

which of the following is most likely to make you happy

A. getting a low-paying job in the field that you love

compared to projective tests, personality inventories generally have

A. greater reliability and greater validity

miguel lost all of his family when his village was bombed. he threw himself off a cliff to die in order to be reunited with them. edwin Schneidman would classify miguel as a death

A. ignorer

race is not the only factor that can affect our experiences in this world, including the likelihood that we'll experience stress. gender and class, among among other characteristics, interact with race. this phenomenon is called

A. intersectionality

the basis for moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that

A. mental illness should be treated humanely and with respect

a professors office is a mess; graded tests are in piles on the desk, overflowing bookshelves like the walls, and research materials from years ago occupy boxes on the floor where there is only a narrow pathway to walk. if the professor is experiencing a diagnosable disorder, it would MOST likely be in which category

A. obsessive-compulsive related disorders

the only time that timmy gets attention is when he misbehaves in a bizarre way. as a result his abnormal behavior increases in frequency. this is an example of

A. operant conditioning

dorian was only 10 miles away from Mount St Helens when it erupted with one of the largest blasts in history. there was ash and lava everywhere and he was terrified and sure he was going to die. when rescue teams found him a week later, he was cold hungry and scared. more than a year later he still had nightmares and woke up in a cold sweat. this description BEST fits a

A. posttraumatic stress disorder

a client reports having infrequent, but extremely disturbing, tactile hallucinations. the MOST useful way to gather information about this person would involve

A. self-monitoring

sal is suffering from arachnaphobia. his therapist first has him go through relaxation training and then has him construct a fear hierarchy. finally the therapist has him go through a phase of graded pairings of spiders and relaxation responses. this approach is called

A. systematic desensitization

in the middle ages which model of mental illness did MOST people believe in

A. the demonology model

which of the following is NOT and ethical concern that has been discussed in relation to social medias role in identifying people at risk for suicide

A. the fact that they provide resources that are not evidence based

people in the US are LESS likely than people in many countries in the developing world to have access to which of the following treatments

A. therapy by lay therapists

which of the following traits is NOT related to happiness

A. type A personality

at a suicide prevention center you hear a counselor say "can you tell me what you think are the most important factors that are making you feel hopeless right now? if you could change 3 things about your life what would they be?" which of the goals and techniques of suicide prevention do these questions BEST represent

A. understanding and clarifying the problem

what is one thing that we can do to reduce implicit biases

A. we can seek out contact with people from other groups

which statement is NOT true regarding gender and suicide

A. women suceed at dying by suicide more often than do men

a person who loses weight by forcing herself to vomit after meals or by using laxatives and who otherwise fits the definition of anorexia nervosa is experiencing

B. binge-eating/purging-type anorexia nervosa

the biological understanding of generalized anxiety is supported by the finding that

B. relatives of people with generalized anxiety are more likely to have it than nonrelatives are

steve is afraid of eating in public expecting to be judged neggatively and to feel humiliated. as a result he makes up excuses when asked out to eat. his diagnosis would probably be

B. social anxiety disorder

"how can we reduce suicide risk for our kids?" asks the high school counselor the day after one of the schools star athletes commits suicide. your BEST answer based on research is

B. "postvention often helps"

a psychologist focuses on optimism, wisdom, happiness, and interpersonal skills. the psychologist is MOST likely

B. a positive psychologist

#A4waist refers to

B. a trend in china and other asian countries in which women post photos in which their waists are smaller than a piece of A4 paper

a woman constantly avoids crowded streets and buildings and she is very reluctant to leave home, even with a friend. recently she has started experiencing extreme sudden fear every time she enters a crowded street, MOST likely this woman would be diagnosed with

B. agoraphobia and panic disorder

which is the MOST likely reason for the relationship between alcohol use and suicide

B. alcohol reduces fear of suicide and impairs judgment

what is parasuicide

B. an attempt to commit suicide

as discussed in class, Rap Genius' metric, rhyme density, is just one example of ____________ the best rapper

B. an operational definition of

a blog post on the prevention of addiction is written by a history professor. based on this information, you would be MOST concerned about which criterion of the CRAAP test

B. authority

barneys mother is taking cookies out of the oven. which statement would suggest most strongly that the id is firmly in control of barneys behavior

B. barney grabs some of the cookies and runs

a decrease in social rewards especially a decrease in social support such as that found in a happy marriage may precede the onset of depression, providing evidence for which theoretical perspectives

B. behavioral and sociocultural

according to psychology research, which of the following is most likely to increase your happiness

B. being married

before positive psychology emerged as an area of study all of the following were true EXCEPT

D. researchers contributed to a thriving area of psychology known as "negative psychology"

the MOST accurate diagnosis for a woman who regularly eats a whole pizza a carton of ice cream and a box of donuts at one sitting then forces herself to throw it all up is

B. bulimia nervosa

the age group LEAST likely to commit suicide in the US is

B. children

"thoughts, as well as overt behaviors, are acquired and modified by various forms of conditioning." the orientation of the author of this quote is MOST likely

B. cognitive-behavioral

if you close your eyes and imagine biting into a big sour lemon, you are likely to salivate. salivating to this imagery is an example of an

B. conditioned stimulus

in class we discussed that racial discrimination can lead to psychological disorders suicical ideation and other psychological issues because of all the following reasons EXCEPT

B. cultural norms that encourage avoidance of evidence based medicine

in a 10y/o magazine, you find an ad claiming a natural treatment for depression. based on this information, we know that this information fails which of the following criteria from the CRAAP test

B. currency

Which is NOT a part of Becks cognitive therapy for unipolar depression

B. discussion with family members about their maladaptive thoughts

a therapist who sat with bulimia while the patient ate appropriate quantities of 'forbidden' foods and then stayed until the patient no longer had the urge to purge, would be practicing

B. exposure and response prevention

csikszentmihalyi is best know for which of the following positive psychology concepts

B. flow

in class we discussed research including a meta-analysis that suggests that women who consume a lot of popular media geared toward women are more likely than other women

B. have a poor body image

global happiness researchers assess a number of surprising areas of people experience to determine their happiness levels, which of the following is NOT something they typically assess

B. housing density (apartments vs houses)

google correlate (remember the searches for Justin Bieber correlations) demonstrates which of the following pitfalls of research

B. if you run enough statistical analyses, some are bound to lead to significant results just by chance

a couple has been married for almost 50 years and then one of them dies. the probability that the surviving spouse will commit suicide

B. is much higher than normal

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

B. learned helplessnesss

investigators have shown that traumatic events are related to abnormal activity of the neurotransmitter

B. norepinephrine

stress proliferation processes occur when

B. one stressor, like getting divorced, leads to other stressors, like financial problems

imagine that you just had a "close call" while driving, but now you feel your body returning to normal. which part of your nervous system is controlling this return to normalcy

B. parasympathetic NS

the function of the double blind design is to guard against

B. participant and experimenter biases

which of the following is one of Seligmans three pillars of happiness

B. positive individual/personal traits

"who wouldn't be afraid all the time? we have the bomb overpopulation aids and violent crime everywhere. it is difficult to get a good job unless you understand all that complicated computer junk." this complaint is consistent with a _____ explanation of generalized anxiety disorder

B. sociocultural

if a deer jumps in front of your car while you are driving, which part of the stress response is active

B. sympathetic nervous system

people in industrialized countries ___ people in nonindustrialized countries

B. tend to be happier than

Just decades ago, a woman's love for racecar driving would have been considered abnormal. this illustrates

B. that abnormality can be situational

a researcher conducted an experiment to study the causes of aggression in children. half the children ate a sugared cereal; the remaining half ate cornflakes. the researcher then recorded the number of aggressive acts displayed by the children in a one-hour play period after breakfast. in this experiment

B. the type of cereal is the independent variable, and the number of aggressive responses is the dependent variable

the CRAAP test led us to question TalkSpace.com the online therapy sit, because of which of the following

B. they provide no evidence that their particular approach to online therapy works

what do ECT vagus nerve stimulation and transcranial magnetic stimulation have in common

B. they suggest that brain stimulation is effective in treating severe forms of depression

a student who is quiet in class might be the life of the party on the weekend. clinical observation of that student in class would lack

B. validity

the techniques that uses X rays of the brain taken at different angles to create a static picture of the structure of the brain is called

B. validity

buzzfeeds quiz, which dog breed ate you? is likely ______ but not ________

D. reliable; valid

we know that growing up in a neighborhood that is lower in socioeconomic status (SES) can be very stressful. in our discussion on race, we learned that a major reason that Black people are more likely than White people to live in lower SES neighborhoods is because of

C. a history of racial segregation with respect to housing

maura believes that it is a dire necessity for her to be loved or approved by everyone and that is catastrophic if things are not the way she wants them. she is displaying basic

C. basic irrational assumptions

family pedigree and twin studies have been used to look for a predisposition for unipolar depression within families. which theoretical framework encompasses these studies

C. biological

a secret service agent steps in front of the president of the US, prepared to be killed or injusred int eh presidents safety is threatened. psychologically speaking, the SS agents behavior is

C. dangerous but not psychologically abnormal

a patients initial reaction to being told she has a sexually transmitted disease is to insist that the nurse made a mistake witht he test. the defense mechanism that bEST explains this behavior is

C. denial

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

C. diathesis-stress model

Maurizio has a 9-5 job. however, he seldom gets up early enough to be at work on time and expresses great distress over this behavior. his behavior would be considered abnormal because it is

C. dysfunctional

which is NOT an example of diathesis in the diathesis-stress explanation of abnormality

C. experiencing a severe psychological trauma

which of the following statements about stress is true

C. im excited about getting hired at my dream job, but i can feel stress even though this is a positive event

which of the following is typical of posttraumatic stress disorder

C. increased arousal, negative emotions and guilt

knwoing she was terminally ill, bonnie swallowed a handful of barbiturates to save herself and her family from the final painful months of life. bonnie is aan example of what edwin Schneidman refers to as death

C. initiator

a study included 60 people suffering from an ordinary headache. twenty were randomly assigned to receive aspirin 20 to receive a sugar pill that looked like aspirin, and 20 to get nothing at all. in 65% of the aspirin group, the headache disappeared. in the other two groups, the "cure" rates were 35% and 5%, respectively. other than the drug condition, the participants were treated identically. this study

C. is an experimental study

compared to a person who is happy and self confident a person who is bored and depressed

C. is more likely to eat junk food

a state of breathless euphoria or frenzied energy in which individuals have and exaggerated belief in their power describes

C. mania

one of the factors that is believed to account for differences in the suicide rates of different countries is

D. religious affiliation and beliefs

research tells us that there is a gender difference in math performance, but there is almost complete overlap between the distributions of boys and girls. the overlap occurs because there is

C. only a very small effect size

the proper conclusion from research studies that show a relationship between devout religious people who see god as warm and caring and psychological health is that

C. people who are more devout are also psychologically healthier

"depression and eating disorders are correlated" what does this statement mean

C. people with eating disorders also tend to be depressed

a researcher finds that individuals who report large numbers of "hassles" in their lives usually also report higher levels of stress. those who report fewer "hassles" generally report lower levels of stress. the correlation between number of "hassles" and stress level is

C. positive

in explaining why women are diagnosed with anxiety disorders and depression twice as often as men, multicultural therapists would focus on

C. prejudice and discrimination faced by women

an increase in which emotion is MOST often linked to suicide

C. sadness

an institutional individual behaving abnormally says, "the doctor claims i'm schizophrenic! how else would you expect me to act?" the individual's comments reflect

C. self fulfilling prophecy

the levels of _______ are low in many people with depression and those with eating disorders

C. serotonin

we watched a video about female combat veteran with PTSD. which of the following is true about female vets with PTSD

C. society is less accepting of some ptsd symptoms like outbursts of anger in women than in men

which is a behavioral symptom of depression

C. staying in bed for hours during the day

in the film "stress: a portrait of a killer" researcher Robert Sapolsky found that stress hormones and the negative physical effects of stress hormones were likely to be highest in which of the following

C. the lowest-ranking baboon

when we explored other sources, like the news or peer-reviewed journal articles we found which of the following problems with neurocore

C. the research does not support neurocores claim

in the 1940s a group of volunteers was put on a semistarvation diet for 6 months. during the latter part of the study

C. the volunteers became preoccupied with food

in the film "stress: portrait of a killer" we learned that the whitehall study of British civil servants is an excellent one because

C. there are few confounds because everyone is similar on relevant variables like access to healthcare

treatment for suicide attempters

C. typically involves medical and psychological care

teaching people to accept their worries and live in the present moment-mindfulness therapy-is MOST consistent with which theoretical approach

D. Cognitive

which of the following would be considered institutional discrimination

D. a hiring bias toward white people

which of the following is currently the best predictor of suicide risk

D. a specially-designed implicit association test

all of the following situations that we discussed in class are likely due to implicit bias EXCEPT

D. a student named aaron was frustrated that his name was mispronounced by the substitute teacher (key and peele video)

the web site for a suicide hotline has links to research that turn out to be articles in popular magazines that offer advice thats not really evidence-based. to which aspect of the CRAAP test is this most closely linked

D. accuracy

a pattern of anxiety, insomnia, depression, and flashbacks that begins shortly after a horrible event and persists for less than a month is called

D. acute stress disorder

racial discrimination is more stressful when it is

D. ambiguous than when it is obvious

if a biochemical imbalance were the cause of a persons depression, the latest research would lead us to expect to find that person to have

D. an abnormality in the activity of certain neurotransmitters, especially serotonin and norepinephrine

a patient complains of phobia. two lines of questioning by the clinician concern the specific object of the phobia and what the person does when he or she confronts that object. this clinicians orientation is probably

D. behavioral

people who talk rapidly, dress flamboyantly and get involved in dangerous activities are showing _____ symptoms of mania

D. behavioral

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

D. biofeedback training

in the face of fear a person is unable to concentrate and develops a distorted view of the world. this person is showing which fear response

D. cognitive

according to our in class discussion, the company neurocore is probably strongest with respect to which of the following elements of the CRAAP test

D. currency

Hakeem 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 Hakeems depression results in large part from

D. distorted thinking

if a person says "i must be perfect in every way. ill be a better person if i deprive myself of food." that person is engaging in

D. distorted thinking

in class we saw art and discussed the lives of Howard Finster and outside artists. according to the consensus in our class discussion, these people might best be classified as

D. eccentric

in the film "stress: portrait of a killer" researchers found out that in both humans and non human primates, chronic stress is associated with

D. excess fat in the abdomen

the part of the brain MOST closely associated with the control of eating and body weight is the

D. hypothalamus

a young woman believes that everything negative that happens to her is her own fault that she ruins everything and that she always will. the therapist diagnoses her as suffering from a learned helplessness-induced depression because she attributes negative events in her life to

D. internal, global, stable factors

janet is concerned for her teen daughter. she wants her to have a positive self-image high self esteem and to be satisfied with her body. based on what you know about adolescence and body dissatisfaction, what advice would you give janet

D. janet should encourage her daughter to avoid various forms of social media as research has shown that the more time teens spend on social media the higher their body dissatisfaction

among the following, the test with the highest validity in identifying psychological disturbances is

D. minnesota multiphasic personality test

men with this disorder are very muscular but still see themselves as scrawny and small and therefore continue to strive for a "perfect" body through extreme measures such as excessive weight lifting of the abuse of steroids

D. muscle dysmorphobia

where would one be MOST likely to see the sentence, "nothing tastes as good as skinny feels"

D. on a pro-anorexia web site

which of the following is LEAST likely to increase the risk of eating disorders

D. playing softball or baseball

since immediately after the birth of her son maria has experienced a period of sadness that interferes with her ability to take care of him. she has never felt this way before, and this has been going on for several weeks. with what type of major depression would she MOST likely be diagnosed

D. postpartum

tim, the radio rookie, talked about his experience as a teen with mental health issues. which of the following does his story best demonstrate

D. problems with stigma and labelling

a clinician has developed a test that requires test takers to tells stories about a series of pictures of city skylines. MOST likely this new test is a

D. projective test

a therapist using free association and dream interpretation discovers that as a small child her patient had been left alone by her mother on several occasions and concludes that the patient is experiencing unipolar depression. the therapist is MOST likely from which orientation

D. psychodynamic

in an in-class demonstration, we examined the ways in which hyperventilation can mimic anxiety symptoms. then we demonstrated the the effects of which of the following interventions for these symptoms

D. relaxation and breathing training

dr ross and dr carman agree that suzette is suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder. their judgement is said to have

D. reliability

after marie's plane crashes, 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

D. scoial support

which of the following is a positive recent trend with respect to eating disorders

D. several countries or fashion shows have banned underweight models

which person would be MOST likely to cut out sweets then eliminate more and more types of foods, but not in forced vomiting

D. someone experiencing restricting-type anorexia nervosa

messages moving from neuron to neuron must cross tiny spaces called

D. synapses

how is facebook trying to help reduce suicides

D. they have developed an algorithm that tries to identify people at risk for suicide and offer suggestions for resources

the national institute of mental health has embarked on a new research program called RDoC (research domain criteria) that aims to change diagnosis by focusing on

D. underlying connections among all forms of psychopathology

bhutan is best known as the country that

D. uses measures of happiness to guide policy

One who takes and evolutionary perspective on abnormal behavior would most likely agree that

D: at one time what is now often seen as abnormal helped us survive

a therapist listens carefully to a clients words and then attempts to show accurate empathy and genuineness. the hope is that the client will self-examine with acceptance and honesty. MOST likely the therapist is

humanistic

depression is more common in women because they ecperience more taxing life situations such as poverty and menial jobs than men. this is the

life-stress theory

the assessment instrument MOST likely to be used to detect subtle brain abnormalities is the

neuropsychological test

drugs that alleviate the symptoms of mental dysfunction by affecting the brain are called_____ medications

psychotropics

as we discussed in class, carrie fishers death led to conversations and social media posts about

the need to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness