Question 1

Which social factor is thought to moderate the ill effects of bereavement?

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance of remarriage 
B)  moving into a nursing home 
C)  religious affiliation and involvement 
D)  family members encouraging self-sufficiency 
A)  avoidance of remarriage 
B)  moving into a nursing home 
C)  religious affiliation and involvement 
D)  family members encouraging self-sufficiency

Question 2

Discuss the argument put forward by some theorists for classifying troubled relationships not just troubled individuals as the current DSM does.

Accepted Answer

A current consideration as the DSM-V is

Question 3

Typically, a marital therapist's work involves helping spouses to

Accepted Answer

A)  identify and voice disagreements. 
B)  save their marriage and avoid divorce. 
C)  address one partner's problem behavior. 
D)  avoid disagreements and focus on the positive. 
A)  identify and voice disagreements. 
B)  save their marriage and avoid divorce. 
C)  address one partner's problem behavior. 
D)  avoid disagreements and focus on the positive.

Question 4

According to Erik Erikson, the healthy resolution of the last stage of psychosocial development involves

Accepted Answer

A)  a coherent sense of identity. 
B)  balance between closeness and independence. 
C)  career achievements and a sense of direction. 
D)  acceptance of one's own life cycle. 
A)  a coherent sense of identity. 
B)  balance between closeness and independence. 
C)  career achievements and a sense of direction. 
D)  acceptance of one's own life cycle.

Question 5

What has research discovered concerning the personality among elderly people?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be less inwardly focused. 
B)  They are more irritable and complaining. 
C)  They are greatly affected by depression and anxiety. 
D)  They are similar to the personality shown in middle age. 
A)  They tend to be less inwardly focused. 
B)  They are more irritable and complaining. 
C)  They are greatly affected by depression and anxiety. 
D)  They are similar to the personality shown in middle age.

Question 6

Among men over 70, which of the following is most frequently listed as making a positive contribution to their quality of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  financial security 
B)  good health 
C)  an active lifestyle 
D)  relationships with family and friends 
A)  financial security 
B)  good health 
C)  an active lifestyle 
D)  relationships with family and friends

Question 7

As a couples therapist, when you start working with a family that is experiencing a lot of conflict you are on the look out for a commonly observed pattern of

Accepted Answer

A)  social isolation. 
B)  demand and withdrawal. 
C)  familial withdrawal. 
D)  All of the above are noted in the textbook. 
A)  social isolation. 
B)  demand and withdrawal. 
C)  familial withdrawal. 
D)  All of the above are noted in the textbook.

Question 8

Your friend has been having some psychological problems, and he tells you that he and his wife are seeing a couples therapist. You are surprised that he is receiving couples therapy, since he is the one with problems. When you ask your psychology professor about this, she explains that

Accepted Answer

A)  there must have been some mistake. 
B)  successful couples therapy can remove the cause of an individual spouse's problem. 
C)  your friend was probably resistant to individual therapy and couples therapy is less threatening. 
D)  your friend's problems must actually be marital problems, not individual problems. 
A)  there must have been some mistake. 
B)  successful couples therapy can remove the cause of an individual spouse's problem. 
C)  your friend was probably resistant to individual therapy and couples therapy is less threatening. 
D)  your friend's problems must actually be marital problems, not individual problems.

Question 9

Researchers used beepers to signal adolescents and adults at various times to assess their emotional states. Compared to adults, they found that young people between the ages of 13 and 18 tend to experience

Accepted Answer

A)  more stable moods than adults. 
B)  more intense moods than adults. 
C)  less intense moods than adults. 
D)  similar emotional experiences to adults. 
A)  more stable moods than adults. 
B)  more intense moods than adults. 
C)  less intense moods than adults. 
D)  similar emotional experiences to adults.

Question 10

The Premarital Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) involves couples meeting in small groups to discuss marital relations and to learn communication skills. What has research revealed concerning the effectiveness of this program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Couples that go through this program report higher marital satisfaction than control couples. 
B)  Couples that go through this program report less marital satisfaction than controls three years later. 
C)  Couples that go through this program report more satisfaction, but also more conflict than controls. 
D)  Despite the best of intentions of its developers, the program has little effect on marital satisfaction. 
A)  Couples that go through this program report higher marital satisfaction than control couples. 
B)  Couples that go through this program report less marital satisfaction than controls three years later. 
C)  Couples that go through this program report more satisfaction, but also more conflict than controls. 
D)  Despite the best of intentions of its developers, the program has little effect on marital satisfaction.

Question 11

What are the four basic communication problems John Gottman found in his research on marital communication?

Accepted Answer

The four are: criticism, contempt, defen

Question 12

A specific form of grieving in response to the death of a loved one is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  grieving. 
B)  loss. 
C)  bereavement. 
D)  reactive depression. 
A)  grieving. 
B)  loss. 
C)  bereavement. 
D)  reactive depression.

Question 13

What is one of the criticisms of Erik Erikson's views on adult psychosocial development?

Accepted Answer

A)  ignores old age 
B)  ignores intrapsychic processes 
C)  ignores the importance of relationships for women's identity 
D)  focuses on conflicts rather than pleasant aspects of growth 
A)  ignores old age 
B)  ignores intrapsychic processes 
C)  ignores the importance of relationships for women's identity 
D)  focuses on conflicts rather than pleasant aspects of growth

Question 14

Which of the following is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ratio of men to women increases with age. 
B)  The ratio of women to men increases with age. 
C)  The ratio of women to men increases until age 75 and then decreases. 
D)  None of the above are accurate. 
A)  The ratio of men to women increases with age. 
B)  The ratio of women to men increases with age. 
C)  The ratio of women to men increases until age 75 and then decreases. 
D)  None of the above are accurate.

Question 15

According to Erikson's view of adult development, despair comes from

Accepted Answer

A)  superego guilt. 
B)  a sense of failure. 
C)  the impossible desire to change the past. 
D)  biological depression. 
A)  superego guilt. 
B)  a sense of failure. 
C)  the impossible desire to change the past. 
D)  biological depression.

Question 16

Behavior geneticists study the concordance rates of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins to estimate the environmental and genetic influences on behavior. Which of the following provides evidence for an environmental impact on behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  MZ concordance rates less than 100 percent 
B)  DZ concordance rates less than 100 percent 
C)  MZ concordance rates greater than DZ concordance rates 
D)  DZ concordance rates greater than MZ concordance rates 
A)  MZ concordance rates less than 100 percent 
B)  DZ concordance rates less than 100 percent 
C)  MZ concordance rates greater than DZ concordance rates 
D)  DZ concordance rates greater than MZ concordance rates

Question 17

Which is one of the reasons that older people have fewer friendships?

Accepted Answer

A)  They become more irritable and demanding. 
B)  They have lost most of the people they once cared about. 
C)  They become more selective in their companions. 
D)  They spend more time with their family. 
A)  They become more irritable and demanding. 
B)  They have lost most of the people they once cared about. 
C)  They become more selective in their companions. 
D)  They spend more time with their family.

Question 18

In order to meet the DSM-IV-TR definition of an adjustment disorder an individual's experience must meet two conditions: symptoms in response to stress and

Accepted Answer

A)  symptoms not severe enough to be labeled a mental disorder. 
B)  symptoms severe enough to be labeled a mental disorder. 
C)  the presence of depression. 
D)  There is only the one criteria listed in the question. 
A)  symptoms not severe enough to be labeled a mental disorder. 
B)  symptoms severe enough to be labeled a mental disorder. 
C)  the presence of depression. 
D)  There is only the one criteria listed in the question.

Question 19

The textbook reports an estimate that out of a sample of 100 marriages occurring today, how many would be expected to end in divorce?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80 
A)  20 
B)  40 
C)  60 
D)  80

Question 20

You have decided to major in the field of health psychology and are considering focusing on the elderly. Your chosen subdiscipline would be

Accepted Answer

A)  cognitve-behavioral analysis of aging. 
B)  gerontological psychology. 
C)  behavioral gerontology. 
D)  There is no subdiscipline for this focus. 
A)  cognitve-behavioral analysis of aging. 
B)  gerontological psychology. 
C)  behavioral gerontology. 
D)  There is no subdiscipline for this focus.

Which social factor is thought to moderate the ill effects of bereavement?

Discuss the argument put forward by some theorists for classifying troubled relationships not just troubled individuals as the current DSM does.

Typically, a marital therapist's work involves helping spouses to

According to Erik Erikson, the healthy resolution of the last stage of psychosocial development involves

What has research discovered concerning the personality among elderly people?

Among men over 70, which of the following is most frequently listed as making a positive contribution to their quality of life?

As a couples therapist, when you start working with a family that is experiencing a lot of conflict you are on the look out for a commonly observed pattern of

Your friend has been having some psychological problems, and he tells you that he and his wife are seeing a couples therapist. You are surprised that he is receiving couples therapy, since he is the one with problems. When you ask your psychology professor about this, she explains that

Researchers used beepers to signal adolescents and adults at various times to assess their emotional states. Compared to adults, they found that young people between the ages of 13 and 18 tend to experience

The Premarital Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) involves couples meeting in small groups to discuss marital relations and to learn communication skills. What has research revealed concerning the effectiveness of this program?

What are the four basic communication problems John Gottman found in his research on marital communication?

A specific form of grieving in response to the death of a loved one is known as

What is one of the criticisms of Erik Erikson's views on adult psychosocial development?

Which of the following is accurate?

According to Erikson's view of adult development, despair comes from

Behavior geneticists study the concordance rates of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins to estimate the environmental and genetic influences on behavior. Which of the following provides evidence for an environmental impact on behavior?

Which is one of the reasons that older people have fewer friendships?

In order to meet the DSM-IV-TR definition of an adjustment disorder an individual's experience must meet two conditions: symptoms in response to stress and

The textbook reports an estimate that out of a sample of 100 marriages occurring today, how many would be expected to end in divorce?

You have decided to major in the field of health psychology and are considering focusing on the elderly. Your chosen subdiscipline would be

Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Anxiety Disorders

Acute and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Physical Health

Personality Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Schizophrenic Disorders

Dementia, Delirium, and Amnestic Disorders

Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Psychological Disorders of Childhood

Mental Health and the Law

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Exam 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

Which social factor is thought to moderate the ill effects of bereavement?

Discuss the argument put forward by some theorists for classifying troubled relationships not just troubled individuals as the current DSM does.

Typically, a marital therapist's work involves helping spouses to

According to Erik Erikson, the healthy resolution of the last stage of psychosocial development involves

What has research discovered concerning the personality among elderly people?

Among men over 70, which of the following is most frequently listed as making a positive contribution to their quality of life?

As a couples therapist, when you start working with a family that is experiencing a lot of conflict you are on the look out for a commonly observed pattern of

Your friend has been having some psychological problems, and he tells you that he and his wife are seeing a couples therapist. You are surprised that he is receiving couples therapy, since he is the one with problems. When you ask your psychology professor about this, she explains that

Researchers used beepers to signal adolescents and adults at various times to assess their emotional states. Compared to adults, they found that young people between the ages of 13 and 18 tend to experience

The Premarital Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP) involves couples meeting in small groups to discuss marital relations and to learn communication skills. What has research revealed concerning the effectiveness of this program?

What are the four basic communication problems John Gottman found in his research on marital communication?

A specific form of grieving in response to the death of a loved one is known as

What is one of the criticisms of Erik Erikson's views on adult psychosocial development?

Which of the following is accurate?

According to Erikson's view of adult development, despair comes from

Behavior geneticists study the concordance rates of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins to estimate the environmental and genetic influences on behavior. Which of the following provides evidence for an environmental impact on behavior?

Which is one of the reasons that older people have fewer friendships?

In order to meet the DSM-IV-TR definition of an adjustment disorder an individual's experience must meet two conditions: symptoms in response to stress and

The textbook reports an estimate that out of a sample of 100 marriages occurring today, how many would be expected to end in divorce?

You have decided to major in the field of health psychology and are considering focusing on the elderly. Your chosen subdiscipline would be

Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior

Causes of Abnormal Behavior

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Anxiety Disorders

Acute and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Dissociative Disorders, and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Physical Health

Personality Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance Use Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Schizophrenic Disorders

Dementia, Delirium, and Amnestic Disorders

Mental Retardation and Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Psychological Disorders of Childhood

Mental Health and the Law

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