Question 1

What is an ego defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Part of the ego state that prevents rational thinking
B)  Part of the unconscious that attempts to control unacceptable id influences
C)  Part of the ego state designed to reduce barriers
D)  Part of the ego state that aids development B

Question 2

According to Freud,which of the following is not a stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Phallic stage
B)  Latency
C)  Umbilical
D)  Genital C

Question 3

That stimulant effects of illegal drugs and alcohol may lead to dependency,can be explained by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Transferable conditioning
B)  Formation conditioning
C)  Reactionary conditioning
D)  Operant conditioning D

Question 4

Which of the following could be considered limitations to the behavioural model?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychopathologies could be acquired over many years,thus it would be important to trace reinforcement history
B)  Learning paradigms are not the most ideal conceptual framework for complex psychopathologies
C)  It does not consider the complex range of cognitive factors in psychopathology
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Programmes based on operant reinforcement,where patients receive rewards for performing desired behaviours are known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Milieu therapies
B)  Conditioning treatments
C)  Token economies
D)  Desirable reinforcement

Question 6

The acquisition of dog phobia can best be explained by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioural model
B)  Psychodynamic model
C)  Humanistic model
D)  Medical model

Question 7

Operant conditioning:

Accepted Answer

A)  Represents learning using autobiographical memory
B)  Represents learning of specific behaviour through reward and reinforcement
C)  Represents learning through pairing of stimulus and response
D)  Represents learning through using repetitive stimuli

Question 8

The cognitive model considers psychopathology to be the result of individuals acquiring:

Accepted Answer

A)  Irrational beliefs
B)  Developing dysfunctional ways of thinking
C)  Processing information in biased ways
D)  All of the above

Question 9

Which of the following were typical medical treatments provided in asylums?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drawing blood from the brain
B)  Hot baths
C)  Mercury pills
D)  All of the above

Question 10

In 1970s/80s Soviet Union,which of the following would not be considered as representative of psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acts against the communist regime
B)  Reformist delusions
C)  Litigation mania
D)  Having more than two children

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of repression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stopping yourself from behaving the way you want to
B)  Suppressing bad memories or current thoughts that cause anxiety
C)  Suppressing your natural instincts
D)  Stopping others from behaving inappropriately

Question 12

The somatogenic hypothesis advocated that causes of psychological disorders were found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Analysis of dreams
B)  Physical or biological impairments
C)  Traumatic life events
D)  Family dynamics

Question 13

Which of the following are not ways of defining psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviation from the statistical norm
B)  Distress and impairment
C)  Measuring IQ
D)  Maladaptive behaviour

Question 14

Without proper treatment,the later stages of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis are characterise by which of the following

Accepted Answer

A)  The inability to coordinate muscle movements
B)  Paralysis
C)  Numbness
D)  All of the above

Question 15

Which of the following is not a key concept in the cognitive model of psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Irrational beliefs
B)  Biased processing of information
C)  Dysfunctional ways of thinking
D)  Repressed emotions

Question 16

When did a coordinated government response to mental health issues begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  17th century
B)  Middle Ages
C)  19th century
D)  Victorian era

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of projection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascribing unwanted impulses to someone else
B)  Ascribing your emotions to someone else
C)  Ascribing your guilt to someone else
D)  Ascribing your physical impulses to someone else

Question 18

Conflict is a major tenet of:

Accepted Answer

A)  The psychodynamic model
B)  The cognitive model
C)  The behavioural model
D)  The medical model

Question 19

Which one of these models of psychopathology would suggest that psychological disorders result from acquiring dysfunctional ways of thinking and acting?

Accepted Answer

A)  Medical model
B)  Cognitive model
C)  Behavioural model
D)  Client centred model

Question 20

An example of classical conditioning is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Rat presses lever for delivery of food
B)  Dog learns to salivate on hearing bell
C)  Pigeon pecks at key for food delivery
D)  Dogs learn helplessness from electric shocks

Exam 1: Introducing Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms and Practices