Deck 6: Approaches and Treatments for Abnormal Behaviour

Question 1

The treatment implication of the cognitive approach is that steps should be taken to:
(A) Treat disorders using drugs
B)Uncover repressed memories
C)Replace distorted thoughts with rational thoughts
D)Inhibit the client
E)Encourage self-actualisation

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of these is NOT a weakness of the cognitive approach of abnormality?

A)The faulty thinking may be the effect and not the cause of the disorder
B)Distorted beliefs are ignored
C)Social factors are ignored
D)Genetic factors are ignored
E)Emotional factors are ignored

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Major depressive disorder can be treated with:

A)Benzodiazepines
B)Lithium
C)Neuroleptics
D)SSRIs
E)None of these drugs

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Which of the following statements does NOT describe ECT accurately?

A)Strong muscle relaxants are given
B)ECT is mainly used in the treatment of major depressive disorder
C)The current is usually passed through the dominant hemisphere only
D)Anaesthetic is used
E)For some patients ECT is a more effective treatment than anti-depressant drugs

Question 5

In psychoanalysis, the therapist attempts to gain access to:

A)Significant others
B)Hurtful conscious thoughts
C)Family members
D)Repressed ideas
E)All of these

Question 6

Problems with psychoanalysis as therapy include:

A)Transference does not seem to aid recovery
B)Focusing on childhood experiences and ignoring later ones
C)The insight gained may be the consequence and not the cause of recovery
D)The therapist's influence may affect the client's early memories
E)All of these

Question 7

The therapy which pairs deep relaxation with gradually working through a fear hierarchy in order to overcome the phobia is known as:

A)Systematic desensitisation
B)Exposure therapy
C)Cognitive therapy
D)Biofeedback
E)Talking therapy

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT an underlying assumption of cognitive behavioural therapy?

A)The therapist must help the client clarify and change how she or he thinks about themselves and their world
B)Clients show interpretive bias
C)Thoughts, behaviours and feeling are all inter-related
D)Thinking is more important than behaviours
E)Changes in both thinking and behaviour need to be achieved

Question 9

The central notion of the cognitive approach is that mental disorders may result from:

A)Overuse of drugs
B)Dysfunctional family interaction
C)Unconscious sexual motives
D)Pre-natal hormones
E)Distorted thoughts

Question 10

According to Watson and Rayner (1920), how are phobias acquired?

A)Through operant conditioning
B)Through classical conditioning
C)Through genetic inheritance
D)Through psycho-social complexes
E)Through faulty thinking

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of Rosenhan and Seligman's (1989) seven features of abnormality?

A)Vividness and unconventionality of behaviour
B)Maladaptiveness
C)Suffering
D)Observer discomfort
E)Awareness of disorder by sufferer

Question 12

The problem with Rosenhan and Seligman's (1989) seven features of abnormality is that:

A)Behaviour that violates one person's moral standards may be consistent with another's moral standards
B)They involve subjective judgement
C)Behaviour causing discomfort to one person may not affect another
D)Many of the terms apply to nonconformists
E)All of these

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT one of Jahoda's characteristics of ideal mental health?

A)High moral standard
B)Self-actualisation
C)Functioning independent of social influences
D)Having an accurate perception of reality
E)Being successful and well-adapted

Question 14

The biological approach suggests that mental disorders can be caused by:

A)Biochemical factors
B)Genetic factors
C)Problems with neuroanatomy
D)Infections
E)All of these

Question 15

What is the basic assumption in the biological approach of abnormal behaviour?

A)All mental disorders are genetically inherited
B)Mental disorders should not be considered from a psychological view
C)Mental disorders resemble physical diseases
D)There are clear distinctions between physical and psychological disorders
E)Most people have some form of mental disorder

Question 16

Which approach explains our behaviour in terms of ""unconscious conflicts""?

A)Psychodynamic approach
B)Evolutionary approach
C)Biological approach
D)Behavioural approach
E)Diathesis-stress approach

Question 17

An important feature of Freud's theory of mental disorders is:

A)Learning mechanisms
B)Defiance systems
C)Diplomacy mechanisms
D)Defence mechanisms
E)Discordance systems

Question 18

The fundamental assumption of the behavioural approach of mental disorders is that they are:

A)Learned and they can therefore be unlearned
B)Innate
C)Impossible to treat
D)Universal
E)Chemically based

Question 19

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy has a good track record of treating:

A)All of these
B)Panic disorder
C)Major depressive disorder
D)Post-traumatic stress disorder
E)Anxiety disorders