Question 1

Behavioral and cognitive theorists differ in their emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A) events versus interpretations of events. 
B) feelings versus thoughts. 
C) reinforcement versus free-will. 
D) childhood experiences versus current events. 
A) events versus interpretations of events. 
B) feelings versus thoughts. 
C) reinforcement versus free-will. 
D) childhood experiences versus current events. A

Question 2

Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among _________,while schizophrenia is more common among _________.

Accepted Answer

A) African-Americans;Caucasians 
B) Hispanics;Caucasians 
C) Caucasians;African-Americans 
D) African-Americans;Hispanics 
A) African-Americans;Caucasians 
B) Hispanics;Caucasians 
C) Caucasians;African-Americans 
D) African-Americans;Hispanics C

Question 3

Ego analysts have

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A) emphasized the importance of fantasies. 
B) refined psychoanalysis so that it is more amenable to empirical scrutiny. 
C) derived therapies based on classical conditioning techniques. 
D) frequently used exposure as a therapeutic technique. 
A) emphasized the importance of fantasies. 
B) refined psychoanalysis so that it is more amenable to empirical scrutiny. 
C) derived therapies based on classical conditioning techniques. 
D) frequently used exposure as a therapeutic technique. B

Question 4

A phenotype is illustrated by which of the following?

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A) Lisa's level of anxiety. 
B) Lisa's chromosomes. 
C) The genes that code for Lisa's eye color. 
D) Lisa's DNA structure. 
A) Lisa's level of anxiety. 
B) Lisa's chromosomes. 
C) The genes that code for Lisa's eye color. 
D) Lisa's DNA structure.

Question 5

Paradigms in the study of psychopathology

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A) increase objectivity. 
B) slow innovation. 
C) increase confidence in our conclusions regarding mental illness. 
D) enable us to gather knowledge in a systematic manner. 
A) increase objectivity. 
B) slow innovation. 
C) increase confidence in our conclusions regarding mental illness. 
D) enable us to gather knowledge in a systematic manner.

Question 6

One's observable characteristics are called

Accepted Answer

A) fistulas. 
B) genotypes. 
C) genetic types. 
D) phenotypes. 
A) fistulas. 
B) genotypes. 
C) genetic types. 
D) phenotypes.

Question 7

Nellie sees a set of words printed in different colors on a computer and she must name the color of each word as rapidly as possible.Which of the following best describes the task that Nellie is doing?

Accepted Answer

A) negative priming 
B) schema 
C) Stroop 
D) in vivo 
A) negative priming 
B) schema 
C) Stroop 
D) in vivo

Question 8

A reciprocal gene-environment interaction

Accepted Answer

A) involves the idea that genes may predispose individuals to seek out certain environments. 
B) involves how adopted children take on the characteristics of their adopted parents. 
C) is a useful research method in adoption studies. 
D) suggests that individuals who spend a lot of time in bars are more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who do not frequent bars. 
A) involves the idea that genes may predispose individuals to seek out certain environments. 
B) involves how adopted children take on the characteristics of their adopted parents. 
C) is a useful research method in adoption studies. 
D) suggests that individuals who spend a lot of time in bars are more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who do not frequent bars.

Question 9

If the heritability of ADHD is around .70 then

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A) 70% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. 
B) 30% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. 
C) Liam's individual heritability for ADHD is .70. 
D) In a given population,approximately 70% of variation in ADHD is attributed to genes and approximately 30% is attributed to the environment. 
A) 70% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. 
B) 30% of Liam's ADHD is due to genes. 
C) Liam's individual heritability for ADHD is .70. 
D) In a given population,approximately 70% of variation in ADHD is attributed to genes and approximately 30% is attributed to the environment.

Question 10

A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder 
B) depression 
C) schizophrenia 
D) None of these 
A) panic disorder 
B) depression 
C) schizophrenia 
D) None of these

Question 11

Joan tends to see everything on the 'bright side.' That is,she rarely feels that negative events occur in her life.According to the cognitive perspective,Joan's tendency to see things positively represents her

Accepted Answer

A) schema. 
B) discriminative stimulus. 
C) fixation. 
D) conditioned response. 
A) schema. 
B) discriminative stimulus. 
C) fixation. 
D) conditioned response.

Question 12

Lindsey opened a letter saying that she got into her top choice medical school.She felt a rush of joy and began to jump up and down with excitement.Which of the following best describes Lindsey's state in the moment after opening the letter?

Accepted Answer

A) Lindsey is experiencing happy emotions. 
B) Lindsey is in a happy mood. 
C) Lindsey has a happy schema. 
D) Lindsey has sad affect. 
A) Lindsey is experiencing happy emotions. 
B) Lindsey is in a happy mood. 
C) Lindsey has a happy schema. 
D) Lindsey has sad affect.

Question 13

Jane is afraid of elevators.Her psychologist,Dr.Schwartz,teaches her how to relax deeply.Then Dr.Schwartz helps her develop a list of situations with elevators that vary in how frightening or anxiety- producing they are.Finally,while relaxed,Jane imagines the series of situations with elevators.Eventually Jane is able to tolerate imagining increasingly more difficult situations in elevators such as riding an elevator 100 floors alone.By the end of the 16th therapy session,Jane states that her fear of elevators has disappeared.Dr.Schwartz used

Accepted Answer

A) brief psychodynamic therapy. 
B) token economy. 
C) systematic desensitization. 
D) ego analysis. 
A) brief psychodynamic therapy. 
B) token economy. 
C) systematic desensitization. 
D) ego analysis.

Question 14

Which of the following is central to the body's response to stress?

Accepted Answer

A) HPA axis 
B) serotonin 
C) dopamine 
D) nerve impulses 
A) HPA axis 
B) serotonin 
C) dopamine 
D) nerve impulses

Question 15

It was found through a brain scan that a man had higher than normal levels of activity in his limbic system.This man probably was having difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A) physical movement of the body. 
B) regulation of sleep and arousal. 
C) regulation of emotion. 
D) language formation. 
A) physical movement of the body. 
B) regulation of sleep and arousal. 
C) regulation of emotion. 
D) language formation.

Question 16

Which of the following mechanisms adjust the sensitivity of postsynaptic receptors to dopamine,norepinephrine or serotonin?

Accepted Answer

A) second messengers 
B) antagonists 
C) neurotransmitters 
D) nerve impulses 
A) second messengers 
B) antagonists 
C) neurotransmitters 
D) nerve impulses

Question 17

Research suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) shared environmental factors is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings. 
B) heritability is what determines a behavior in a population. 
C) the effect of nonshared environmental events on siblings is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings. 
D) specific types of events determine genetic variability among siblings. 
A) shared environmental factors is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings. 
B) heritability is what determines a behavior in a population. 
C) the effect of nonshared environmental events on siblings is what matters most for understanding genetic variability among siblings. 
D) specific types of events determine genetic variability among siblings.

Question 18

Adoption studies are ideal studies for investigating

Accepted Answer

A) polymorphism. 
B) gene-environment interactions. 
C) genotypes. 
D) alleles. 
A) polymorphism. 
B) gene-environment interactions. 
C) genotypes. 
D) alleles.

Question 19

The study of the pups born to high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers and raised by high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers provided support for the idea that

Accepted Answer

A) environments influence the expression of genes in psychopathology. 
B) adoption studies are a useful method for understanding genetic markers. 
C) environments do not play as important a role as genetics. 
D) LG-ABN behaviors in mothers are not related to the expression of certain genes in pups. 
A) environments influence the expression of genes in psychopathology. 
B) adoption studies are a useful method for understanding genetic markers. 
C) environments do not play as important a role as genetics. 
D) LG-ABN behaviors in mothers are not related to the expression of certain genes in pups.

Question 20

Offer two justifications for adopting a paradigm.

Accepted Answer

Adopting a paradigm, which in the contex

Behavioral and cognitive theorists differ in their emphasis on

Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among _,while schizophrenia is more common among _.

Ego analysts have

A phenotype is illustrated by which of the following?

Paradigms in the study of psychopathology

One's observable characteristics are called

Nellie sees a set of words printed in different colors on a computer and she must name the color of each word as rapidly as possible.Which of the following best describes the task that Nellie is doing?

A reciprocal gene-environment interaction

If the heritability of ADHD is around .70 then

A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?

Joan tends to see everything on the 'bright side.' That is,she rarely feels that negative events occur in her life.According to the cognitive perspective,Joan's tendency to see things positively represents her

Lindsey opened a letter saying that she got into her top choice medical school.She felt a rush of joy and began to jump up and down with excitement.Which of the following best describes Lindsey's state in the moment after opening the letter?

Which of the following is central to the body's response to stress?

It was found through a brain scan that a man had higher than normal levels of activity in his limbic system.This man probably was having difficulty with

Which of the following mechanisms adjust the sensitivity of postsynaptic receptors to dopamine,norepinephrine or serotonin?

Research suggests that

Adoption studies are ideal studies for investigating

The study of the pups born to high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers and raised by high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers provided support for the idea that

Offer two justifications for adopting a paradigm.

Introduction and Historical Overview

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 2: Current Paradigms in Psychopathology

Behavioral and cognitive theorists differ in their emphasis on

Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among _________,while schizophrenia is more common among _________.

Ego analysts have

A phenotype is illustrated by which of the following?

Paradigms in the study of psychopathology

One's observable characteristics are called

Nellie sees a set of words printed in different colors on a computer and she must name the color of each word as rapidly as possible.Which of the following best describes the task that Nellie is doing?

A reciprocal gene-environment interaction

If the heritability of ADHD is around .70 then

A genotype is illustrated by which of the following?

Joan tends to see everything on the 'bright side.' That is,she rarely feels that negative events occur in her life.According to the cognitive perspective,Joan's tendency to see things positively represents her

Lindsey opened a letter saying that she got into her top choice medical school.She felt a rush of joy and began to jump up and down with excitement.Which of the following best describes Lindsey's state in the moment after opening the letter?

Which of the following is central to the body's response to stress?

It was found through a brain scan that a man had higher than normal levels of activity in his limbic system.This man probably was having difficulty with

Which of the following mechanisms adjust the sensitivity of postsynaptic receptors to dopamine,norepinephrine or serotonin?

Research suggests that

Adoption studies are ideal studies for investigating

The study of the pups born to high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers and raised by high LG-ABN mothers or low LG-ABN mothers provided support for the idea that

Offer two justifications for adopting a paradigm.

Introduction and Historical Overview

Diagnosis and Assessment

Research Methods in the Study of Psychopathology

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative Disorders and Somatoform Disorders

Stress and Health

Mood Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Schizophrenia

Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Disorders of Childhood

Late Life and Psychological Disorders

Psychological Treatment

Legal and Ethical Issues

Filters

Studies of psychopathology among different cultures and ethnicities have shown that eating disorders are more common among _,while schizophrenia is more common among _.