PSY312 - Abnormal Psychology, Online Qizzes

The view that physical causes are at the root of mental illnesses is called the __________

Somatogenic Perspective

Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for treatment-resistant depression. -True -False

True

A clinician's knowledge that a person about to be interviewed has already been diagnosed as having an anxiety disorder could lead to: 1) observer bias. 2) reactivity. 3) observer drift. 4) cross-situational invalidity.

1

A psychologist constructs a comprehensive view of what is causing and maintaining a person's abnormal behavior. This is referred to as: 1) the clinical picture. 2) a diagnosis. 3) an interpretation. 4) a model.

1

Case studies are useful for: 1) studying unusual problems. 2) eliminating observer bias. 3) forming general laws of behavior. 4) conducting scientific experiments.

1

Compared with projective tests, personality inventories: 1) are less standardized. 2) have lower reliability. 3) are more difficult to administrate and score. 4) have greater test-retest reliability.

1

What we would call conscience is MOST like what Freud would call the: 1) superego 2) reality principle 3) id 4) ego

1

Which statement about distress is TRUE? 1) Distress is a subjective experience. 2) Distress is always considered abnormal. 3) Distress is more common in women than in men. 4) Distress is always characterized by overt, observable signs.

1

Which statement is the BEST response about a scientific opinion on the use of polygraphic evidence? 1) Although they are used widely, polygraph results are not particularly reliable. 2) The APA endorses their use. 3) On average, 50 out of 100 truths are categorized as lies. 4) Most courts admit evidence from polygraphs in criminal trials.

1

According to psychoanalytic theory, which statement is TRUE about dreams? 1) They are the brain's attempts to understand abnormal electrical activity. 2) They reflect our unconscious desires and needs. 3) They are a means of reprocessing information necessary for survival. 4) They explain outside influences and past events.

2

Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not: 1) dysfunctional. 2) dangerous 3) deviant. 4) distressed.

2

The American schoolteacher who lobbied state legislatures for laws to mandate humane treatment of people with mental disorders was: 1) William Tuke 2) Dorothea Dix 3) Clifford Beers 4) Benjamin Rush

2

The MOST legitimate criticism of intelligence tests concerns their: 1) validity. 2) cultural fairness. 3) reliability. 4) standardization.

2

The assumption behind the use of projective tests as assessment tools is that: 1) they allow for comparison of a client's behavior against a norm. 2) the responses come from the client's unconscious. 3) they stimulate abnormal behaviors that the clinician can observe. 4) patient responses to specific stimuli will uncover specific disorders.

2

The principle of informed consent assumes that: 1) there is compensation. 2) the participant can understand the explanation. 3) the benefits outweigh the risks. 4) there are no risks in the study under consideration.

2

Which is an aspect of the experimental approach? 1) use of confounding variables 2) the manipulation of a variable by the researcher 3) observation of people over a period of time 4) a detailed interpretive description of a participant

2

During an examination, a clinician administers a test in which clients create narratives after viewing a series of pictures that depict city skylines. This test is most likely a: 1) unstructured interview. 2) personality inventory. 3) projective test. 4) response inventory.

3

Hippocrates attempted to treat mental disorders by: 1) hypnotizing patients. 2) chaining patients to walls. 3) correcting underlying physical pathology. 4) encouraging patients to speak about past traumas.

3

In single-case experimental designs, the participant is observed and measured before the manipulation of an independent variable. During this initial observation period, the researcher is collecting the: 1) reversal data. 2) standardization data. 3) baseline data. 4) normalization data.

3

Morgan hears voices that others do not but is not distressed by them. This illustrates that: 1) distress must always be used to determine abnormality. 2) behavior that is not really dangerous can never be considered abnormal. 3) distress does not have to be present for a person's behavior to be considered abnormal. 4) behavior that is not distressful is not abnormal.

3

Surveys measuring people's feeling about animal research have reported that people are more comfortable with experiments that use: 1) monkeys. 1) cats. 3) mice or rats. 4) guinea pigs.

3

The asylums of the 1500s were originally: 1) churches and parishes. 2) privately owned homes. 3) hospitals and monasteries. 4) prisons and government offices.

3

The theory focused on the behaviors people exhibit and the thoughts they have is usually described as: 1) biological. 2) object relations. 3) cognitive-behavioral. 4) sociological

3

What is one of the drawbacks of self-monitoring as an assessment tool? 1) Self-monitoring is not suited for recording private thoughts and perceptions. 2) Self-monitoring tends to encourage the behavior the client is being treated for. 3) People do not always record their observations accurately. 4) People find self-monitoring tedious and inconvenient.

3

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the biological model of abnormal behavior? 1) There is limited research supporting biological causes of mental illness. 2) Some biological treatments produce significant undesirable effects. 3) The effectiveness of biological treatments cannot be objectively evaluated. 4) This model dismisses the effect of nonbiological factors on behavior.

3

If a client-centered therapist were treating a very anxious woman, the therapist would try to: 1) identify the client's unreasonable ideas and feelings. 2) give insightful interpretations of the client's statements. 3) point out the client's misconceptions. 4) show unconditional positive regard for the client's statements.

4

The early psychogenic treatment that was advocated by Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud was: 1) prayer. 2) bloodletting. 3) trephination. 4) hypnosis.

4

Which is NOT a goal of group therapy? 1) building social skills 2) developing insights 3) sharing advice 4) analyzing dreams

4

Which statement about couple therapy is most accurate? 1) There is a decreasing need for couple therapy based on current divorce rates. 2) Only about 10 percent of those who receive couple therapy eventually divorce. 3) Most people who receive couple therapy report no real improvement in their functioning. 4) There is no one theoretical approach used in couple therapy.

4

Researchers have been focusing more on _____________as the key to psychological disorders rather than on dysfunction within a single brain structure or by a single brain chemical.

Brain circuits

The nontreated or comparison group that is NOT exposed to the independent variable in an experiment is called the__________

Control Group

The DSM-5 requires clinicians to include severity as part of a proper diagnosis. This is considered _____ information.

Dimensional

A correlation coefficient of -0.95 represents a weak correlation. - True - False

False

A p-value of less than .05 signifies that the findings are not statistically significant. - True - False

False

A study that observes the same participants on many occasions over a long period of time is called a ________

Longitudinal study

____________, also known as paradigms, are the perspectives used to explain events in science.

Models

The psychoanalytic view of causes of abnormal and normal behavior fits into the _______________ model.

Psychogenic

A person being evaluated using a _____ inventory is asked to provide detailed information about a single area of functioning, such as affect, social skills, or cognitive processes.

Response

Stated and unstated rules for proper conduct within a society are called _____

Social norms

With _______ , each participant in an experiment is as likely to be placed in one group as the other.

random assignment or between group design