Question 1

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 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The case of __________ has been interpreted both as an example of Freudian analysis and classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A)  Little Anna 
B)  Little Otto 
C)  Little Ivan 
D)  Little Albert 
E)  Little Hans 
A)  Little Anna 
B)  Little Otto 
C)  Little Ivan 
D)  Little Albert 
E)  Little Hans

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

The biopsychosocial model is illustrated by the finding that

Accepted Answer

A)  brain functions have been shown to both influence and be influenced by psychological and social processes. 
B)  brain functions are mostly influenced by early childhood experiences. 
C)  brain functions are influenced most by adult behaviour, such as drug abuse. 
D)  brain functions are influenced by genetic factors only. 
E)  brain functions have been shown to influence psychological and social processes. 
A)  brain functions have been shown to both influence and be influenced by psychological and social processes. 
B)  brain functions are mostly influenced by early childhood experiences. 
C)  brain functions are influenced most by adult behaviour, such as drug abuse. 
D)  brain functions are influenced by genetic factors only. 
E)  brain functions have been shown to influence psychological and social processes.

Question 7

Freud felt that children in the latency stage (from age 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 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following is true of the latency stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because sex is especially relevant during this stage, it has received a great deal of attention from psychoanalysts. 
B)  It is a relatively quiescent stage. 
C)  It spans the age range from approximately 3 to 6. 
D)  Children in this stage typically associate with other children of the opposite sex. 
E)  Children in this stage develop their toilet training skills. 
A)  Because sex is especially relevant during this stage, it has received a great deal of attention from psychoanalysts. 
B)  It is a relatively quiescent stage. 
C)  It spans the age range from approximately 3 to 6. 
D)  Children in this stage typically associate with other children of the opposite sex. 
E)  Children in this stage develop their toilet training skills.

Question 11

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  the parasympathetic nervous system 
B)  the sympathetic nervous system 
C)  the gonads 
D)  the somatic nervous system 
E)  the thalamus 
A)  the parasympathetic nervous system 
B)  the sympathetic nervous system 
C)  the gonads 
D)  the somatic nervous system 
E)  the thalamus

Question 12

Sally became fearful of spiders as a child after repeatedly watching her mother show distress in the presence of a spider. Sally's fear of spiders is most easily accounted for by

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  social learning theory. 
C)  cognitive theory. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  stimulus-stimulus learning. 
A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  social learning theory. 
C)  cognitive theory. 
D)  operant conditioning. 
E)  stimulus-stimulus learning.

Question 13

The leading exponents of the existential view as applied to human problem behaviour have been Rollo May and Viktor Frankl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

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)  Dysfunctional people 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)  Dysfunctional people 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 16

Sigmund Freud, founder of the psychodynamic school of thought, was a

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviourist from Chicago. 
B)  psychologist from Paris. 
C)  psychiatrist from Berlin. 
D)  neurologist from Vienna. 
E)  hypnotist from Oslo. 
A)  behaviourist from Chicago. 
B)  psychologist from Paris. 
C)  psychiatrist from Berlin. 
D)  neurologist from Vienna. 
E)  hypnotist from Oslo.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Abraham Maslow believed

Accepted Answer

A)  that people are evil and only behave positively as a result of experience that has diverted from the path of self-actualization. 
B)  the fulfillment of self-actualization often leads to abnormal behaviour in some people. 
C)  that people are neither good nor evil and behave positively or negatively as a result of experience that has diverted them from the path of self-actualization. 
D)  that there is a hierarchy of needs, with biological or survival needs at the top. 
E)  that people are good and only behave dysfunctionally as a result of experience. 
A)  that people are evil and only behave positively as a result of experience that has diverted from the path of self-actualization. 
B)  the fulfillment of self-actualization often leads to abnormal behaviour in some people. 
C)  that people are neither good nor evil and behave positively or negatively as a result of experience that has diverted them from the path of self-actualization. 
D)  that there is a hierarchy of needs, with biological or survival needs at the top. 
E)  that people are good and only behave dysfunctionally as a result of experience.

Question 19

Which of the following was NOT discussed by Skinner as a part of operant conditioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  negative punishment 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  stimulus-stimulus learning 
D)  positive punishment 
E)  negative reinforcement 
A)  negative punishment 
B)  positive reinforcement 
C)  stimulus-stimulus learning 
D)  positive punishment 
E)  negative reinforcement

Question 20

Cognitive therapy has enjoyed most success with the treatment of

Accepted Answer

A)  phobias. 
B)  eating disorders. 
C)  anxiety and mood disorders. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
E)  personality disorders. 
A)  phobias. 
B)  eating disorders. 
C)  anxiety and mood disorders. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
E)  personality disorders.

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

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

The case of __________ has been interpreted both as an example of Freudian analysis and classical conditioning.

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

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

The biopsychosocial model is illustrated by the finding that

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

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

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.

Which of the following is true of the latency stage of development?

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Sally became fearful of spiders as a child after repeatedly watching her mother show distress in the presence of a spider. Sally's fear of spiders is most easily accounted for by

The leading exponents of the existential view as applied to human problem behaviour have been Rollo May and Viktor Frankl.

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

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?

Sigmund Freud, founder of the psychodynamic school of thought, was a

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

Abraham Maslow believed

Which of the following was NOT discussed by Skinner as a part of operant conditioning?

Cognitive therapy has enjoyed most success with the treatment of

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

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

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

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

The case of __________ has been interpreted both as an example of Freudian analysis and classical conditioning.

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

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

The biopsychosocial model is illustrated by the finding that

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

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

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.

Which of the following is true of the latency stage of development?

Which of the following has been shown to be involved in fear and anxiety reactions, and thus perhaps in phobias or other anxiety disorders?

Sally became fearful of spiders as a child after repeatedly watching her mother show distress in the presence of a spider. Sally's fear of spiders is most easily accounted for by

The leading exponents of the existential view as applied to human problem behaviour have been Rollo May and Viktor Frankl.

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

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?

Sigmund Freud, founder of the psychodynamic school of thought, was a

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

Abraham Maslow believed

Which of the following was NOT discussed by Skinner as a part of operant conditioning?

Cognitive therapy has enjoyed most success with the treatment of

Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Developmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Mental Disorders and Aging

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters