Question 1

A psychologist or psychiatrist with specialized training in Freudian-based psychoanalysis may be referred to as a

Accepted Answer

A)  psychopsychologist. 
B)  psychopsychiatrist. 
C)  psychoanalyst. 
D)  psychosocial worker.

Question 2

Brandi loves to give advice, and recently a local radio station gave her a two-hour show for people to call in and ask for psychological advice. Brandi is actually not trained in psychology, but people love the folksy wisdom she doles out on the show. What sorts of public statements does Brandi need to make as she gives out advice in this public forum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Brandi needs to indicate she is going to go work on a degree in psychology. 
B)  Brandi needs to remind her listeners that she does not have a degree in psychology. 
C)  Brandi needs to act as if the advice she dispenses if from scientific studies, even if it is really just her opinion. 
D)  Brandi should do all of these.

Question 3

Psychologists are expected to end treatment when the client is clearly

Accepted Answer

A)  unable to pay or becomes disinterested. 
B)  not benefiting or being harmed by the treatment. 
C)  a better candidate for medication. 
D)  not anticipating any change.

Question 4

Self-help groups have produced numerous benefits and improved the quality of life for many people. However, they have also been criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of professional presence and dropout rates. 
B)  being unrealistically supportive and overindulgent. 
C)  losing track of members and overfocusing on complex problems. 
D)  lack of accurate success statistics and being inconsistent.

Question 5

Psychologists who conduct assessment, treatment, or research regarding child custody cases, criminal profiling, eyewitness testimony, police interrogations, interpersonal violence, sexual harassment, and jury selection are

Accepted Answer

A)  police psychologists. 
B)  forensic psychologists. 
C)  criminal psychologists. 
D)  social psychologists.

Question 6

Many universities offer community-based, ____ treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  highly experimental 
C)  sliding-scale cost 
D)  residential

Question 7

Some of the most important ethical guidelines involve ____ and ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  information; confidence 
B)  informed consent; confidentiality 
C)  information storage; confidentiality 
D)  informed consent; confidence in treatment methods

Question 8

Controversy remains about how many people ____ aftercare services.

Accepted Answer

A)  stay too long with 
B)  have access to 
C)  refuse to use 
D)  believe in the success of

Question 9

Most ethicists agree that touching a client includes ____ that may be misunderstood.

Accepted Answer

A)  hugs 
B)  touches of the hand 
C)  two-handed handshakes 
D)  all of these choices

Question 10

Understanding the reasons behind one's own behavior is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  mastery 
B)  self-control 
C)  self-exploration 
D)  insight

Question 11

Halfway houses, day hospitals, and supervised work and occupational centers are all aspects of

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal placement efforts. 
B)  aftercare services. 
C)  arbitrary post treatment plans. 
D)  rehabilitation services.

Question 12

A possible consequence of managed care is that some clients may ____ once their insurance company stops payments.

Accepted Answer

A)  relapse 
B)  be reluctant to pay full value 
C)  end therapy 
D)  falsify another set of symptoms

Question 13

Differences between a therapist and client with regard to religion, geographical and educational background, and income level can affect

Accepted Answer

A)  the cost of therapy. 
B)  the type of therapy employed. 
C)  how long a person stays in therapy. 
D)  how effective the therapeutic session is.

Question 14

Individuals who perform assessments and interventions under professional supervision, while not holding advanced degrees, are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  novice analysts. 
B)  paraprofessionals. 
C)  graduate assistants. 
D)  paratherapists.

Question 15

Medical doctors who can prescribe medication for people with mental disorders are

Accepted Answer

A)  therapists. 
B)  psychologists. 
C)  psychiatrists. 
D)  social workers.

Question 16

Psychologists who apply psychological principles to legal issues are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychologists. 
B)  legal psychologists. 
C)  forensic psychologists. 
D)  quasi-legal psychologists.

Question 17

When a client fails to put into action a plan developed with the therapist, he/she is said to be demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A)  treatment antithesis. 
B)  resistance. 
C)  treatment non-compliance. 
D)  compliance refusal.

Question 18

Manualized treatments of mental disorders

Accepted Answer

A)  provide detailed instructions for specific disorders. 
B)  have acknowledged individual etiology differences. 
C)  are general suggestions and identification guidelines. 
D)  are poorly organized and ineffective.

Question 19

Special education teachers usually have a master's degree and are most likely to work closely with students with developmental disorders, such as

Accepted Answer

A)  transient adjustment disorders. 
B)  intellectual disability or autism. 
C)  antisocial personality. 
D)  Tourette's.

Question 20

Ethics play an important role in therapy when two or more clients are involved. In these situations,

Accepted Answer

A)  all parties should agree to what information is shared and what is confidential. 
B)  all parties should get all information. 
C)  only the therapist decides who gets what information. 
D)  the insurance company receives complete dialogue information.

Exam 15: Consumer Guide to Abnormal Psychology