Question 1

Single-factor explanations

Accepted Answer

A) tend to identify risk factors rather than specific causes of dysfunctional behaviour. 
B) emphasize one factor as being a major contributor to a particular psychological disorder. 
C) are generally preferred over other explanations because of their simplicity. 
D) often reflect a high level of current comprehensive knowledge of disorders. 
E) view behaviour as the product of the interaction of several factors. 
A) tend to identify risk factors rather than specific causes of dysfunctional behaviour. 
B) emphasize one factor as being a major contributor to a particular psychological disorder. 
C) are generally preferred over other explanations because of their simplicity. 
D) often reflect a high level of current comprehensive knowledge of disorders. 
E) view behaviour as the product of the interaction of several factors. B

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding the gene-environment interaction?

Accepted Answer

A) It appears that genes may influence behaviours that contribute to environmental stressors,wnich in turn,heighten risk for psychopathology. 
B) Contrary to commonly held ideas,it appears that there is not a reciprocal relationship between genes and environmental risk factors. 
C) It turns out that genetic risk factors and environmental risk factors operate independently for most disorders except schizophrenia. 
D) Some mental disorders have been shown to be entirely due to sociocultural and environmental factors. 
E) Genetic contributions to disorder are always more dominant than environmental factors. 
A) It appears that genes may influence behaviours that contribute to environmental stressors,wnich in turn,heighten risk for psychopathology. 
B) Contrary to commonly held ideas,it appears that there is not a reciprocal relationship between genes and environmental risk factors. 
C) It turns out that genetic risk factors and environmental risk factors operate independently for most disorders except schizophrenia. 
D) Some mental disorders have been shown to be entirely due to sociocultural and environmental factors. 
E) Genetic contributions to disorder are always more dominant than environmental factors. A

Question 3

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a general aim of theories about mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) To identify characteristics that precede and follow episodes of the problem behaviour 
B) To predict the course of the disorder 
C) To identify the factors that maintain the behaviour 
D) To design effective treatments 
E) To explain the origins of the problem behaviour 
A) To identify characteristics that precede and follow episodes of the problem behaviour 
B) To predict the course of the disorder 
C) To identify the factors that maintain the behaviour 
D) To design effective treatments 
E) To explain the origins of the problem behaviour A

Question 4

Which scenario illustrates a diathesis-stress pathway to disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) parents of a boy prone to hyper-impulsive behavior punish him inconsistently and harshly and do not provide socializing experiences 
B) an impulsive boy with very little capacity for restraint robs a corner grocery and finds he enjoys the "rush" 
C) a girl with very high levels of extraversion / outgoingness is influenced by her friends to try cocaine at a party 
D) a girl with low self esteem,high anxiety and high need for control is exposed to unrealistic standards for body shape 
E) all of these are illustrations of a diathesis-stress pathway to disorder. 
A) parents of a boy prone to hyper-impulsive behavior punish him inconsistently and harshly and do not provide socializing experiences 
B) an impulsive boy with very little capacity for restraint robs a corner grocery and finds he enjoys the "rush" 
C) a girl with very high levels of extraversion / outgoingness is influenced by her friends to try cocaine at a party 
D) a girl with low self esteem,high anxiety and high need for control is exposed to unrealistic standards for body shape 
E) all of these are illustrations of a diathesis-stress pathway to disorder.

Question 5

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Watson's behaviourism was based on

Accepted Answer

A) Freud's ideas concerning the development of the ego. 
B) the ideas of Freud's followers such as Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning. 
E) social learning theory. 
A) Freud's ideas concerning the development of the ego. 
B) the ideas of Freud's followers such as Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. 
C) classical conditioning. 
D) operant conditioning. 
E) social learning theory.

Question 7

Biological and psychodynamic formulations view dysfunctional behaviour as the product of forces beyond the individual's control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A theory of abnormal behaviour

Accepted Answer

A) should only consider biological factors. 
B) should be abandoned when shown to be incorrect,regardless of whether there is a better one available. 
C) should not be considered useful if it has been shown to be incorrect,even if it generates further research. 
D) should be judged solely on how well it matches current information. 
E) should be abandoned only when there is a better one available. 
A) should only consider biological factors. 
B) should be abandoned when shown to be incorrect,regardless of whether there is a better one available. 
C) should not be considered useful if it has been shown to be incorrect,even if it generates further research. 
D) should be judged solely on how well it matches current information. 
E) should be abandoned only when there is a better one available.

Question 9

Clark and Beck (2010)have modified Aaron Beck's cognitive formulation of depression and anxiety to include neurobiological correlates of cognitive therapy (CT): as CT modifies maladaptive cognitive processes,imaging studies show that these changes are accompanied by

Accepted Answer

A) reduced activation of subcortical regions and increased activation of cortical regions involved in cognitive control of emotion and reflective processes. 
B) reduced activation of cortical regions involved in excessive thinking,with increased activation in subcortical regions involved in the relaxation response. 
C) increased activation in interactive cortical and subcortical regions where emotional processing takes place. 
D) reduced activity in the left parietal lobe which has been associated with hyper- focusing and the anxio-depressogenic response complex. 
E) increased activity in the left parietal lobe,which has been associated with adaptive judgment and appropriate emotional responses. 
A) reduced activation of subcortical regions and increased activation of cortical regions involved in cognitive control of emotion and reflective processes. 
B) reduced activation of cortical regions involved in excessive thinking,with increased activation in subcortical regions involved in the relaxation response. 
C) increased activation in interactive cortical and subcortical regions where emotional processing takes place. 
D) reduced activity in the left parietal lobe which has been associated with hyper- focusing and the anxio-depressogenic response complex. 
E) increased activity in the left parietal lobe,which has been associated with adaptive judgment and appropriate emotional responses.

Question 10

Joe is often characterized as a "chatter box." A Freudian therapist would likely feel that he is fixated at which stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) latency stage 
B) oral stage 
C) phallic stage 
D) genital stage 
E) anal stage 
A) latency stage 
B) oral stage 
C) phallic stage 
D) genital stage 
E) anal stage

Question 11

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the existential approach?

Accepted Answer

A) Considerable research has supported this approach to treatment. 
B) Treatment is directed at confronting clients with their responsibility for their actions,and helping them find meaning in their lives. 
C) A key concept is angst,a German word perhaps best translated as a sense of severe distress. 
D) Two leading exponents are Rollo May and Victor Frankl. 
E) Awareness of one's existence is a critical feature of human functioning. 
A) Considerable research has supported this approach to treatment. 
B) Treatment is directed at confronting clients with their responsibility for their actions,and helping them find meaning in their lives. 
C) A key concept is angst,a German word perhaps best translated as a sense of severe distress. 
D) Two leading exponents are Rollo May and Victor Frankl. 
E) Awareness of one's existence is a critical feature of human functioning.

Question 13

Which integrative theory posits that the whole is more than the sum of its parts?

Accepted Answer

A) the diathesis-stress perspective 
B) systems theory 
C) the combination approach 
D) the biopsychosocial model 
E) social-learning theory 
A) the diathesis-stress perspective 
B) systems theory 
C) the combination approach 
D) the biopsychosocial model 
E) social-learning theory

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Cesare Lombroso declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
B) Arthur Jensen declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
C) Arthur Jensen declared that criminals could be identified by psychological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
D) Paul Broca declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
E) Cesare Lombroso declared that criminals could be identified by psychological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
A) Cesare Lombroso declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
B) Arthur Jensen declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
C) Arthur Jensen declared that criminals could be identified by psychological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
D) Paul Broca declared that criminals could be identified by physiological features they inherited from their degenerate parents. 
E) Cesare Lombroso declared that criminals could be identified by psychological features they inherited from their degenerate parents.

Question 15

Aaron Beck developed rational-emotive behaviour therapy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

At which stage of development did Freud believe that girls experience the Electra complex?

Accepted Answer

A) oral stage 
B) phallic stage 
C) genital stage 
D) latency stage 
E) anal stage 
A) oral stage 
B) phallic stage 
C) genital stage 
D) latency stage 
E) anal stage

Question 17

According to Carl Rogers,abnormal behaviour results from

Accepted Answer

A) a person's distorted view of other people. 
B) a person's distorted need for self-fulfillment. 
C) a person's distorted view of the world. 
D) a person's distorted fear of death. 
E) a person's distorted view of himself or herself. 
A) a person's distorted view of other people. 
B) a person's distorted need for self-fulfillment. 
C) a person's distorted view of the world. 
D) a person's distorted fear of death. 
E) a person's distorted view of himself or herself.

Question 18

Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex is based upon a play by the Greek tragedian,Sophocles.In this play,the character Oedipus

Accepted Answer

A) kills his father and marries his mother. 
B) kills his brother and marries his mother. 
C) kills his mother and marries his sister. 
D) kills his brother and marries his sister. 
E) kills his father and marries his sister. 
A) kills his father and marries his mother. 
B) kills his brother and marries his mother. 
C) kills his mother and marries his sister. 
D) kills his brother and marries his sister. 
E) kills his father and marries his sister.

Question 19

The autonomic nervous system consists of

Accepted Answer

A) the somatic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. 
B) the somatic nervous system and the parasomatic nervous system. 
C) the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. 
E) the somatic nervous system and the endocrine system. 
A) the somatic nervous system and the sympathetic nervous system. 
B) the somatic nervous system and the parasomatic nervous system. 
C) the sympathetic nervous system and the parasympathetic nervous system. 
D) the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system. 
E) the somatic nervous system and the endocrine system.

Question 20

According to the text,scientific theories,such as those of abnormal psychology,are judged to be valuable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) they make predictions about aspects of the phenomena that had not previously been made. 
B) they make it possible to specify the evidence necessary to deny the theory. 
C) they are parsimonious. 
D) they integrate most of what is presently known about the phenomena. 
E) they describe the enduring truth about an issue. 
A) they make predictions about aspects of the phenomena that had not previously been made. 
B) they make it possible to specify the evidence necessary to deny the theory. 
C) they are parsimonious. 
D) they integrate most of what is presently known about the phenomena. 
E) they describe the enduring truth about an issue.

Single-factor explanations

Which of the following is true regarding the gene-environment interaction?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a general aim of theories about mental disorders?

Which scenario illustrates a diathesis-stress pathway to disorder?

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Watson's behaviourism was based on

Biological and psychodynamic formulations view dysfunctional behaviour as the product of forces beyond the individual's control.

A theory of abnormal behaviour

Clark and Beck (2010)have modified Aaron Beck's cognitive formulation of depression and anxiety to include neurobiological correlates of cognitive therapy (CT): as CT modifies maladaptive cognitive processes,imaging studies show that these changes are accompanied by

Joe is often characterized as a "chatter box." A Freudian therapist would likely feel that he is fixated at which stage of development?

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the existential approach?

Which integrative theory posits that the whole is more than the sum of its parts?

Which of the following statements is true?

Aaron Beck developed rational-emotive behaviour therapy.

At which stage of development did Freud believe that girls experience the Electra complex?

According to Carl Rogers,abnormal behaviour results from

Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex is based upon a play by the Greek tragedian,Sophocles.In this play,the character Oedipus

The autonomic nervous system consists of

According to the text,scientific theories,such as those of abnormal psychology,are judged to be valuable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Single-factor explanations

Which of the following is true regarding the gene-environment interaction?

According to the text,which of the following is NOT a general aim of theories about mental disorders?

Which scenario illustrates a diathesis-stress pathway to disorder?

Theories persist until they can no longer be proven true with the available evidence.

Watson's behaviourism was based on

Biological and psychodynamic formulations view dysfunctional behaviour as the product of forces beyond the individual's control.

A theory of abnormal behaviour

Clark and Beck (2010)have modified Aaron Beck's cognitive formulation of depression and anxiety to include neurobiological correlates of cognitive therapy (CT): as CT modifies maladaptive cognitive processes,imaging studies show that these changes are accompanied by

Joe is often characterized as a "chatter box." A Freudian therapist would likely feel that he is fixated at which stage of development?

Neurotransmitters are the chemical substances that carry the messages from one neuron to the next.

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the existential approach?

Which integrative theory posits that the whole is more than the sum of its parts?

Which of the following statements is true?

Aaron Beck developed rational-emotive behaviour therapy.

At which stage of development did Freud believe that girls experience the Electra complex?

According to Carl Rogers,abnormal behaviour results from

Freud's concept of the Oedipal complex is based upon a play by the Greek tragedian,Sophocles.In this play,the character Oedipus

The autonomic nervous system consists of

According to the text,scientific theories,such as those of abnormal psychology,are judged to be valuable for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters