Question 1

It can be inferred from the chapter's discussion that current theories about the brain bases of abnormal behaviour

Accepted Answer

A) have not seriously considered the roles of neurotransmitters and neuronal damage. 
B) have given equal weight to the roles of neurotransmitters and neuronal damage. 
C) have given more weight to the roles of neurotransmitters than to actual neuronal damage. 
D) have only considered the role of one neurotransmitter,dopamine. 
E) have given more weight to the role of actual neuronal damage than to neurotransmitters. 
A) have not seriously considered the roles of neurotransmitters and neuronal damage. 
B) have given equal weight to the roles of neurotransmitters and neuronal damage. 
C) have given more weight to the roles of neurotransmitters than to actual neuronal damage. 
D) have only considered the role of one neurotransmitter,dopamine. 
E) have given more weight to the role of actual neuronal damage than to neurotransmitters.

Question 2

The metabolic problem associated with phenylketonuria (PKU)is genetically transmitted as a dominant trait,meaning that only one parent must carry the gene for a child to develop PKU.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The autonomic nervous system (ANS)has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Freud proposed that the ego develops to curb the desires of the id.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to the text,two of the most eminent advocates of humanistic psychology were

Accepted Answer

A) Maslow,who discussed self-actualization;and Rogers,who discussed a person- centred approach. 
B) Maslow,who discussed self-efficacy;and Rogers,who discussed existential angst. 
C) Maslow,who discussed self-actualization;and Rosenhan,who discussed labelling theory 
D) Maslow,who discussed labelling theory;and Rosenhan,who discussed self- actualization. 
E) Maslow,who discussed a person-centred approach;and Rogers,who discussed self- actualization. 
A) Maslow,who discussed self-actualization;and Rogers,who discussed a person- centred approach. 
B) Maslow,who discussed self-efficacy;and Rogers,who discussed existential angst. 
C) Maslow,who discussed self-actualization;and Rosenhan,who discussed labelling theory 
D) Maslow,who discussed labelling theory;and Rosenhan,who discussed self- actualization. 
E) Maslow,who discussed a person-centred approach;and Rogers,who discussed self- actualization.

Question 6

Which of the following reasons was NOT suggested by the text to potentially account for the finding that people who were aggressive or psychotic were far more likely to be identified among the poor than the middle class?

Accepted Answer

A) People who are low in functioning gravitate to the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum. 
B) Being poor produces higher levels of stress,and therefore higher rates of psychological dysfunction are to be expected. 
C) More acceptable diagnoses are reserved for people from the upper classes. 
D) Poorer people typically have genetic predispositions toward mental illnesses. 
E) The resentment at being poor may generate behaviours that are seen by others as antisocial or dysfunctional. 
A) People who are low in functioning gravitate to the lower end of the socioeconomic spectrum. 
B) Being poor produces higher levels of stress,and therefore higher rates of psychological dysfunction are to be expected. 
C) More acceptable diagnoses are reserved for people from the upper classes. 
D) Poorer people typically have genetic predispositions toward mental illnesses. 
E) The resentment at being poor may generate behaviours that are seen by others as antisocial or dysfunctional.

Question 7

Early behaviourists such as Watson were

Accepted Answer

A) environmentalists. 
B) psychoanalysts. 
C) biologists. 
D) geneticists. 
E) physicians. 
A) environmentalists. 
B) psychoanalysts. 
C) biologists. 
D) geneticists. 
E) physicians.

Question 8

With respect to gender differences in the diagnosis of personality disorders,Pantony and Caplan (1991)point out that

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A) men and women are equally likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. 
B) men and women are equally likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. 
C) men are more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and women are more likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. 
D) gender does not appear to play role in the development or diagnosis of any particular personality disorder. 
E) men are more likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality and women more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. 
A) men and women are equally likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. 
B) men and women are equally likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. 
C) men are more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder and women are more likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. 
D) gender does not appear to play role in the development or diagnosis of any particular personality disorder. 
E) men are more likely to be diagnosed with dependent personality and women more likely to be diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

Question 9

According to Freud,the energy for the sexual drive called eros is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) libido 
B) thanatos 
C) erogeny 
D) electra 
E) phallic 
A) libido 
B) thanatos 
C) erogeny 
D) electra 
E) phallic

Question 10

A teenager who sits in his room all day because his parents will not let him borrow the family car is showing what Freud referred to as regression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regarding the HPA axis which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Too little cortisol in the long term can have adverse effects. 
B) Too much cortisol in the long term can have adverse effects. 
C) Too little cortisol in the short term can have adverse effects. 
D) Too little glycogen in the long term can have adverse effects. 
E) Too much glycogen in the short term can have adverse effects. 
A) Too little cortisol in the long term can have adverse effects. 
B) Too much cortisol in the long term can have adverse effects. 
C) Too little cortisol in the short term can have adverse effects. 
D) Too little glycogen in the long term can have adverse effects. 
E) Too much glycogen in the short term can have adverse effects.

Question 12

Single factor explanations are the ultimate goal of scientific inquiry,but are rarely achieved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Alex is a four-year-old boy who starts telling his mother that he wants to marry her.Freud would characterize his behaviour as reflecting

Accepted Answer

A) the Oedipal complex. 
B) the pleasure principle. 
C) sublimation. 
D) the fear of parental loss. 
E) castration anxiety. 
A) the Oedipal complex. 
B) the pleasure principle. 
C) sublimation. 
D) the fear of parental loss. 
E) castration anxiety.

Question 14

According to the diathesis-stress perspective,a diathesis is __________,while a stress is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) either biological or psychological;either biological or psychological 
B) always biological;either biological or psychological 
C) always psychological;either biological or psychological 
D) always biological;always psychological 
E) always psychological;always biological 
A) either biological or psychological;either biological or psychological 
B) always biological;either biological or psychological 
C) always psychological;either biological or psychological 
D) always biological;always psychological 
E) always psychological;always biological

Question 15

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It develops out of a concern for right and wrong. 
B) It develops in response to the Oedipal complex. 
C) It operates according to the pleasure principle. 
D) It operates according to the reality principle. 
E) It operates by "primary process thinking". 
A) It develops out of a concern for right and wrong. 
B) It develops in response to the Oedipal complex. 
C) It operates according to the pleasure principle. 
D) It operates according to the reality principle. 
E) It operates by "primary process thinking".

Question 16

Freud theorized that children in the latency stage (from ages 6 to 12)are in a period of sexual quiescence during which the child focuses on developing intellectual and motor skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Freud believed that the ego employed __________ to allow the expression of libidinal desires in a distorted or symbolic form.

Accepted Answer

A) insight 
B) object relations 
C) the id 
D) defence mechanisms 
E) primary process thinking 
A) insight 
B) object relations 
C) the id 
D) defence mechanisms 
E) primary process thinking

Question 18

An integrative approach to the case study of Hailey at the start of the chapter

Accepted Answer

A) would focus on how maternal postpartum depression factors combine with peer social stressors in triggering depression. 
B) would focus on how genetic factors interact with atypical synthesis of neurotransmitters to produce depression. 
C) would infer biological,psychological and social factors from Hailey's developmental history and describe how these factors have interacted over time to produce depression. 
D) would infer multiple biological and social factors from Hailey's history and then describe how these factors have dynamically and reciprocally interacted over time. 
E) would look at Hailey's history of thoughts,feelings and behaviours and integrate these in an account of how and when her depression emerged. 
A) would focus on how maternal postpartum depression factors combine with peer social stressors in triggering depression. 
B) would focus on how genetic factors interact with atypical synthesis of neurotransmitters to produce depression. 
C) would infer biological,psychological and social factors from Hailey's developmental history and describe how these factors have interacted over time to produce depression. 
D) would infer multiple biological and social factors from Hailey's history and then describe how these factors have dynamically and reciprocally interacted over time. 
E) would look at Hailey's history of thoughts,feelings and behaviours and integrate these in an account of how and when her depression emerged.

Question 19

Freud felt that there are four structures of personality,the id,the ego,the superego and the collective unconscious.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Behavioural theories focusing on classical conditioning and operant conditioning led to important advancements in our understanding of human behaviour.However,researchers eventually suggested that these learning principles provided an incomplete account of how people learn.Explain how Bandura's social learning theory extended these earlier learning paradigms.

Accepted Answer

Social learning theory was developed by

It can be inferred from the chapter's discussion that current theories about the brain bases of abnormal behaviour

The metabolic problem associated with phenylketonuria (PKU)is genetically transmitted as a dominant trait,meaning that only one parent must carry the gene for a child to develop PKU.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS)has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

Freud proposed that the ego develops to curb the desires of the id.

According to the text,two of the most eminent advocates of humanistic psychology were

Which of the following reasons was NOT suggested by the text to potentially account for the finding that people who were aggressive or psychotic were far more likely to be identified among the poor than the middle class?

Early behaviourists such as Watson were

With respect to gender differences in the diagnosis of personality disorders,Pantony and Caplan (1991)point out that

According to Freud,the energy for the sexual drive called eros is referred to as __________.

A teenager who sits in his room all day because his parents will not let him borrow the family car is showing what Freud referred to as regression.

Regarding the HPA axis which of the following statements is true?

Single factor explanations are the ultimate goal of scientific inquiry,but are rarely achieved.

Alex is a four-year-old boy who starts telling his mother that he wants to marry her.Freud would characterize his behaviour as reflecting

According to the diathesis-stress perspective,a diathesis is ,while a stress is .

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Freud theorized that children in the latency stage (from ages 6 to 12)are in a period of sexual quiescence during which the child focuses on developing intellectual and motor skills.

Freud believed that the ego employed __________ to allow the expression of libidinal desires in a distorted or symbolic form.

An integrative approach to the case study of Hailey at the start of the chapter

Freud felt that there are four structures of personality,the id,the ego,the superego and the collective unconscious.

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

It can be inferred from the chapter's discussion that current theories about the brain bases of abnormal behaviour

The metabolic problem associated with phenylketonuria (PKU)is genetically transmitted as a dominant trait,meaning that only one parent must carry the gene for a child to develop PKU.

The autonomic nervous system (ANS)has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.

Freud proposed that the ego develops to curb the desires of the id.

According to the text,two of the most eminent advocates of humanistic psychology were

Which of the following reasons was NOT suggested by the text to potentially account for the finding that people who were aggressive or psychotic were far more likely to be identified among the poor than the middle class?

Early behaviourists such as Watson were

With respect to gender differences in the diagnosis of personality disorders,Pantony and Caplan (1991)point out that

According to Freud,the energy for the sexual drive called eros is referred to as __________.

A teenager who sits in his room all day because his parents will not let him borrow the family car is showing what Freud referred to as regression.

Regarding the HPA axis which of the following statements is true?

Single factor explanations are the ultimate goal of scientific inquiry,but are rarely achieved.

Alex is a four-year-old boy who starts telling his mother that he wants to marry her.Freud would characterize his behaviour as reflecting

According to the diathesis-stress perspective,a diathesis is __________,while a stress is __________.

Which of the following statements concerning the ego is true?

Freud theorized that children in the latency stage (from ages 6 to 12)are in a period of sexual quiescence during which the child focuses on developing intellectual and motor skills.

Freud believed that the ego employed __________ to allow the expression of libidinal desires in a distorted or symbolic form.

An integrative approach to the case study of Hailey at the start of the chapter

Freud felt that there are four structures of personality,the id,the ego,the superego and the collective unconscious.

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

According to the diathesis-stress perspective,a diathesis is ,while a stress is .