Question 1

Research suggests that psychopathology is socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

This physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher invented the telescope and led a movement that would eventually replace authority with experimentation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Newton 
B)  Galileo 
C)  Descartes 
D)  Galen

Question 3

In Freud's concept of repression, higher cortical areas inhibit the experience of lower ones. Repression MOST directly reflects ______'s concept of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwin; hierarchical integration 
B)  Darwin; natural selection 
C)  Hughlings Jackson; hierarchical integration 
D)  Hughlings Jackson; natural selection

Question 4

The white matter of the brain is involved in ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  storing information 
B)  transferring information 
C)  basic functions of life 
D)  advanced processes

Question 5

According to Darwin's idea of ______, if an individual has even a slight variation that helps it to compete for survival, then over time, the species will be made up more of more members with this variation.

Accepted Answer

A)  hierarchical integration 
B)  encephalization 
C)  sexual selection 
D)  natural selection

Question 6

Benjamin ______ signed the Declaration of Independence and is considered the "father of American psychiatry."

Accepted Answer

The answer of Benjamin ______ signed the Declaration of Independence...

Question 7

Traditionally, psychologists have used the term neurosis to refer to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  anxiety 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  antisocial personality disorder

Question 8

Together, signs and symptoms constitute a ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis 
B)  disease 
C)  disorder 
D)  syndrome

Question 9

The thought that "Nothing will ever be any good ever again" is an example of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dichotomous thinking 
B)  overgeneralization 
C)  personalization 
D)  catastrophizing

Question 10

______ is often considered to be the father of American psychiatry and saw mental illness as a problem of the mind.

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Rush 
B)  Phillipe Pinel 
C)  Vincenzo Chiarugi 
D)  James Norris

Question 11

In Roman times, Galen was a champion of empiricism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Depression contributes to more loss of productivity than does cancer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

From the cognitive behavioral perspective, dysfunctional thinking is common to all psychological disturbances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When neuroscientists investigate how mental processes arise from the brain, their work reflects a problem highlighted by the French philosopher ______ at the beginning of the Renaissance.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When neuroscientists investigate how mental processes arise...

Question 15

Writers now routinely use people-first language when describing people with mental illnesses. For example, schizophrenics are now described as people with schizophrenia, and drug addicts are described as people living with drug addiction. The use of people-first language MOST directly reflects the contemporary understanding that

Accepted Answer

A)  mental illness is complex and may be described on many levels 
B)  people with mental illness are whole people, with both abilities and disabilities 
C)  mental illness is best understood using the scientific method 
D)  the brain is the structure most involved in mental illness

Question 16

A student struggling with depression visits the campus counseling center. In one session, the counselor asks the student to complete a cognitive triad by listing some negative thoughts under each of the three headings. Identify the headings that might appear on the sheet; for each, list a negative thought the student might write.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A student struggling with depression visits the...

Question 17

With respect to psychopathology, Pythagoras's two MOST important contributions were

Accepted Answer

A)  his theorem regarding the sides of a right triangle and the invention of the word philosophy 
B)  the belief that behavior reflects natural and internal causes and the invention of the word philosophy 
C)  his theorem regarding the sides of a right triangle and the idea that the brain is the seat of intellect and mental illness 
D)  the belief that behavior reflects natural and internal causes and the idea that the brain is the seat of intellect and mental illness

Question 18

Paul has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Had Paul lived in another century, Phillipe Pinel would MOST likely have diagnosed him with ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  melancholia 
B)  idiocy 
C)  dementia 
D)  mania without delirium

Question 19

If they can be measured, the signs of mental illness are BEST described as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  dichotomous 
B)  subjective 
C)  concrete 
D)  objective

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to meet lower-level needs before attaining higher-level needs 
B)  empathic understanding 
C)  unconditional positive regard 
D)  genuineness and congruence

Exam 1: An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing Conceptualizations of Mental Illness

Research suggests that psychopathology is socially constructed.

This physicist, mathematician, engineer, astronomer, and philosopher invented the telescope and led a movement that would eventually replace authority with experimentation.

In Freud's concept of repression, higher cortical areas inhibit the experience of lower ones. Repression MOST directly reflects 's concept of .

The white matter of the brain is involved in ______.

According to Darwin's idea of ______, if an individual has even a slight variation that helps it to compete for survival, then over time, the species will be made up more of more members with this variation.

Benjamin ______ signed the Declaration of Independence and is considered the "father of American psychiatry."

Traditionally, psychologists have used the term neurosis to refer to ______.

Together, signs and symptoms constitute a ______.

The thought that "Nothing will ever be any good ever again" is an example of ______.

______ is often considered to be the father of American psychiatry and saw mental illness as a problem of the mind.

In Roman times, Galen was a champion of empiricism.

Depression contributes to more loss of productivity than does cancer.

From the cognitive behavioral perspective, dysfunctional thinking is common to all psychological disturbances.

When neuroscientists investigate how mental processes arise from the brain, their work reflects a problem highlighted by the French philosopher ______ at the beginning of the Renaissance.

With respect to psychopathology, Pythagoras's two MOST important contributions were

Paul has been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Had Paul lived in another century, Phillipe Pinel would MOST likely have diagnosed him with ______.

If they can be measured, the signs of mental illness are BEST described as ______.

Which of the following is NOT a key characteristic of client-centered therapy?