Question 1

Which of the following is a change in the way the DSM addresses mental health issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Information about the normal developmental course of a disorder has been added. 
B)  Sections relating to gender-based diagnoses have been eliminated. 
C)  The number of disorders has been reduced. 
D)  A list of potentially positive characteristics associated with the disorder have been included. 
A)  Information about the normal developmental course of a disorder has been added. 
B)  Sections relating to gender-based diagnoses have been eliminated. 
C)  The number of disorders has been reduced. 
D)  A list of potentially positive characteristics associated with the disorder have been included.

Question 2

Without being attentive to the environments of people from disadvantaged groups, overpathologizing can occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which three aspects of a behavior are relevant to the fundamental negative bias?

Accepted Answer

A)  saliency, frequency, and context 
B)  context, form, and value 
C)  frequency, form, and value 
D)  context, value, and saliency 
A)  saliency, frequency, and context 
B)  context, form, and value 
C)  frequency, form, and value 
D)  context, value, and saliency

Question 4

What additional determinant of the abnormal label did Becker (1963) identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  the effect of a powerful person ostracizing an action 
B)  the effect of a powerful person performing an action 
C)  the effect of the community supporting an action 
D)  the effect of the community ignoring an action 
A)  the effect of a powerful person ostracizing an action 
B)  the effect of a powerful person performing an action 
C)  the effect of the community supporting an action 
D)  the effect of the community ignoring an action

Question 5

What question do developmental theories often fail to address when conceptualizing behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Why do people develop bad habits?" 
B)  "What happens when bad things happen to good people?" 
C)  "How can people avoid negative consequences?" 
D)  "When do people understand positive and negative behaviors?" 
A)  "Why do people develop bad habits?" 
B)  "What happens when bad things happen to good people?" 
C)  "How can people avoid negative consequences?" 
D)  "When do people understand positive and negative behaviors?"

Question 6

Which group would view hopelessness and suffering as natural workings of the world?

Accepted Answer

A)  European Jews 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Evangelists 
D)  Buddhists 
A)  European Jews 
B)  Catholics 
C)  Evangelists 
D)  Buddhists

Question 7

One of the advantages of asking clients about their strengths is that the client is encouraged to look at their assets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is implied by Chang's findings about the differences in the conceptualization and manifestation of constructs such as problem-solving, optimism, and pessimism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concepts are remarkably similar across cultures. 
B)  There can be a wide range of results in therapeutic interventions across cultures. 
C)  Certain constructs are universal, but only in countries that are not impoverished. 
D)  Although the concepts can differ between cultures, the manifestation is often similar. 
A)  The concepts are remarkably similar across cultures. 
B)  There can be a wide range of results in therapeutic interventions across cultures. 
C)  Certain constructs are universal, but only in countries that are not impoverished. 
D)  Although the concepts can differ between cultures, the manifestation is often similar.

Question 9

Which of the following best illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

Accepted Answer

A)  Someone who is a terrible procrastinator takes responsibility for not starting class project sooner. 
B)  A person is cutoff by another driver without warning and assumes that the driver is a bad person. 
C)  An individual is frustrated because her math class is too hard. 
D)  Someone was dismayed when their significant other cancelled their date because they had to work. 
A)  Someone who is a terrible procrastinator takes responsibility for not starting class project sooner. 
B)  A person is cutoff by another driver without warning and assumes that the driver is a bad person. 
C)  An individual is frustrated because her math class is too hard. 
D)  Someone was dismayed when their significant other cancelled their date because they had to work.

Question 10

The four-front approach includes looking at destructive factors in a client's environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When determining normality or abnormality, what does almost every theoretical orientation to psychology have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  the belief that American society contains the most abnormal and dysfunctional behavior 
B)  the belief that culture is responsible for most abnormal behaviors 
C)  the belief that the degree of dysfunctional behavior is what primarily determines abnormality 
D)  the belief that it is impossible to distinguish between normal and abnormal behaviors 
A)  the belief that American society contains the most abnormal and dysfunctional behavior 
B)  the belief that culture is responsible for most abnormal behaviors 
C)  the belief that the degree of dysfunctional behavior is what primarily determines abnormality 
D)  the belief that it is impossible to distinguish between normal and abnormal behaviors

Question 12

In the Ivey system, what is fundamental for conceptualizing a client's behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collection of background information 
B)  finding case studies about similar behaviors 
C)  testing the client at the start to understand their behavior 
D)  establishing a diagnosis by the end of the first session 
A)  the collection of background information 
B)  finding case studies about similar behaviors 
C)  testing the client at the start to understand their behavior 
D)  establishing a diagnosis by the end of the first session

Question 13

Which of the following statements is true about how we judge behavior when we have only a small amount of information?

Accepted Answer

A)  The positive or negative value of a behavior will determine the reactions to that behavior. 
B)  A behavior stands out more when it is positive. 
C)  A behavior stands out more when it is negative. 
D)  The positive or negative saliency of a behavior will determine the reactions to that behavior. 
A)  The positive or negative value of a behavior will determine the reactions to that behavior. 
B)  A behavior stands out more when it is positive. 
C)  A behavior stands out more when it is negative. 
D)  The positive or negative saliency of a behavior will determine the reactions to that behavior.

Question 14

When presented with information about a case, psychologists are regularly in agreement about the diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the issues that have been identified as having affected the diagnostic system for psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

Varies. Students should describe the dif

Question 16

Which of the following has always been a core part of the developmental and counseling therapy model?

Accepted Answer

A)  cathartic release 
B)  role-playing 
C)  social justice 
D)  intrinsic motivation 
A)  cathartic release 
B)  role-playing 
C)  social justice 
D)  intrinsic motivation

Question 17

Professionals who want to consider cultural context should avoid the universality assumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following is a section that the DSM added to address the criticism of subscribing to the deficit model?

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-bound ailments 
B)  cultural competency 
C)  culture-related diagnostic issues 
D)  cultural well-being 
A)  culture-bound ailments 
B)  cultural competency 
C)  culture-related diagnostic issues 
D)  cultural well-being

Question 19

What is the ultimate goal of any psychodiagnostic system?

Accepted Answer

A)  to determine the cheapest method in which mental health problems can be addressed by clinicians 
B)  to understand the person's needs and resources and to facilitate the implementation of helpful therapeutic interventions 
C)  to help the psychologist determine which personality disorder a client has so that they know which medication should be prescribed 
D)  to provide the clinician with tools that will allow the efficient and accurate labeling of clients 
A)  to determine the cheapest method in which mental health problems can be addressed by clinicians 
B)  to understand the person's needs and resources and to facilitate the implementation of helpful therapeutic interventions 
C)  to help the psychologist determine which personality disorder a client has so that they know which medication should be prescribed 
D)  to provide the clinician with tools that will allow the efficient and accurate labeling of clients

Question 20

What is the underlying fascination that students have in asking the question "what is normal?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Most have prurient interest in the material. 
B)  It is part of a healthy attempt to make sense out of the world. 
C)  most are uncertain about their own mental health status. 
D)  It is motivated by a desire to make them feel better about themselves. 
A)  Most have prurient interest in the material. 
B)  It is part of a healthy attempt to make sense out of the world. 
C)  most are uncertain about their own mental health status. 
D)  It is motivated by a desire to make them feel better about themselves.

Which of the following is a change in the way the DSM addresses mental health issues?

Without being attentive to the environments of people from disadvantaged groups, overpathologizing can occur.

Which three aspects of a behavior are relevant to the fundamental negative bias?

What additional determinant of the abnormal label did Becker (1963) identify?

What question do developmental theories often fail to address when conceptualizing behavior?

Which group would view hopelessness and suffering as natural workings of the world?

One of the advantages of asking clients about their strengths is that the client is encouraged to look at their assets.

What is implied by Chang's findings about the differences in the conceptualization and manifestation of constructs such as problem-solving, optimism, and pessimism?

Which of the following best illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

The four-front approach includes looking at destructive factors in a client's environment.

When determining normality or abnormality, what does almost every theoretical orientation to psychology have in common?

In the Ivey system, what is fundamental for conceptualizing a client's behavior?

Which of the following statements is true about how we judge behavior when we have only a small amount of information?

When presented with information about a case, psychologists are regularly in agreement about the diagnosis.

Discuss the issues that have been identified as having affected the diagnostic system for psychological disorders.

Which of the following has always been a core part of the developmental and counseling therapy model?

Professionals who want to consider cultural context should avoid the universality assumption.

Which of the following is a section that the DSM added to address the criticism of subscribing to the deficit model?

What is the ultimate goal of any psychodiagnostic system?

What is the underlying fascination that students have in asking the question "what is normal?"

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Exam 13: Balanced Conceptualizations of Mental Health and Behavior

Which of the following is a change in the way the DSM addresses mental health issues?

Without being attentive to the environments of people from disadvantaged groups, overpathologizing can occur.

Which three aspects of a behavior are relevant to the fundamental negative bias?

What additional determinant of the abnormal label did Becker (1963) identify?

What question do developmental theories often fail to address when conceptualizing behavior?

Which group would view hopelessness and suffering as natural workings of the world?

One of the advantages of asking clients about their strengths is that the client is encouraged to look at their assets.

What is implied by Chang's findings about the differences in the conceptualization and manifestation of constructs such as problem-solving, optimism, and pessimism?

Which of the following best illustrates the fundamental attribution error?

The four-front approach includes looking at destructive factors in a client's environment.

When determining normality or abnormality, what does almost every theoretical orientation to psychology have in common?

In the Ivey system, what is fundamental for conceptualizing a client's behavior?

Which of the following statements is true about how we judge behavior when we have only a small amount of information?

When presented with information about a case, psychologists are regularly in agreement about the diagnosis.

Discuss the issues that have been identified as having affected the diagnostic system for psychological disorders.

Which of the following has always been a core part of the developmental and counseling therapy model?

Professionals who want to consider cultural context should avoid the universality assumption.

Which of the following is a section that the DSM added to address the criticism of subscribing to the deficit model?

What is the ultimate goal of any psychodiagnostic system?

What is the underlying fascination that students have in asking the question "what is normal?"

Welcome to Positive Psychology

Eastern and Western Perspectives on Positive Psychology

Classifications and Measures of Strengths and Positive Outcomes

The Role of Culture in Developing Strengths and Living Well

Living Well at Every Stage of Life

The Principles of Pleasure: Understanding Positive Affect, Positive Emotions, Happiness, and Well-Being

Making the Most of Emotional Experiences: Emotion-Focused Coping, Emotional Intelligence, Socioemotional Selectivity, and Emotional Storytelling

Seeing Our Futures Through Self-Efficacy, Optimism, and Hope

Wisdom and Courage: Characteristics of the Wise and the Brave

Mindfulness, Flow, and Spirituality: in Search of Optimal Experiences

Empathy and Egotism: Portals to Altruism, Gratitude, and Forgiveness

Attachment, Love, Flourishing Relationships, and Forgiveness

Preventing the Bad and Promoting the Good

Positive Schooling and Good Work: the Psychology of Gainful Employment and the Education That Gets Us There

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