Psychology 2080 - Abnormal Psychology » Fall 2021 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
Quinten is very anxious. He has so much anxiety that the anxiety by itself causes him to suffer. Quinten represents the aspect of the definition of abnormality called:
A.   distress.
B.   danger.
C.   dysfunction.
D.   deviance.
Question #2
Who were the only people to offer psychotherapy before the 1950s?
A.   psychiatrists
B.   psychotherapists
C.   neurologists
D.   hypnotists
Question #3
Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for oneself and work productively?
A.   danger to self or others
B.   distress
C.   deviance
D.   dysfunction
Question #4
The textbook authors describe the treatment of mental illness in the early 1600s as a forerunner to community mental health programs because:
A.   asylums were created to provide long-term care for those persons with mental illness.
B.   those persons receiving care for mental illness were required to "give back" in the form of community service.
C.   local residents provided housing, food, and companionship to the mentally ill.
D.   government officials enacted laws to protect the rights of those persons with mental illness.
Question #5
One cause of the increase in homeless individuals in recent decades has been the:
A.   move to the community mental health approach.
B.   decrease in the use of private psychotherapy.
C.   policy of deinstitutionalization.
D.   decrease in the effectiveness of medications.
Question #6
Which correlation coefficient is of the highest magnitude?
A.   –.01
B.   –.85
C.   +0.04
D.   +0.62
Question #7
What is the major ethical concern with research on Facebook users?
A.   Research projects have not been approved by universities where they are conducted.
B.   Facebook users don't always know they are being studied.
C.   It is unethical to observe public behavior.
D.   There are not enough Facebook users to make the research worthwhile.
Question #8
For people to decide about participating in psychological research, they must be given full knowledge of the nature of the study and of their rights. This principle is called:
A.   privacy.
B.   informed consent.
C.   risk disclosure.
D.   benefit analysis.
Question #9
A researcher finds that individuals who report large numbers of "hassles" in their lives usually also report higher levels of stress. Those who report fewer hassles generally report lower levels of stress. The correlation between number of hassles and stress level is:
A.   curvilinear.
B.   negative.
C.   positive.
D.   nonexistent.
Question #10
According to psychodynamic theorists, when people behave with their therapist the way they interacted with their parents, they are demonstrating:
A.   fixation.
B.   catharsis.
C.   transference.
D.   resistance.
Question #11
The goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy is BEST described as:
A.   helping the client gain insight into his or her unconscious desires and needs.
B.   modifying the client's negative behavior and dysfunctional ways of thinking.
C.   helping the client develop a stronger sense of self and rational thinking.
D.   improving the client's interactions with others.
Question #12
Brooklyn learns to turn on the TV by watching her older brother turn it on. This form of learning is called:
A.   classical conditioning.
B.   operant conditioning.
C.   shaping.
D.   modeling.
Question #13
When we try to establish how abnormality develops, we need to consider how individuals deal with the meaning of life and with the value they find in living. A psychologist from which background would agree MOST strongly with this statement?
A.   Cognitive
B.   Cognitive-behavioral
C.   Humanistic-existential
D.   Psychodynamic
Question #14
If you recognize your worth as a person, Carl Rogers would say that you have developed:
A.   conditions of worth.
B.   unconditional self-regard.
C.   unconditional positive regard.
D.   spontaneity.
Question #15
A primary focus of the community mental health treatment approach to abnormality is:
A.   rejecting all conventional forms of explaining abnormality.
B.   homeostasis.
C.   prevention.
D.   using drug therapy along with psychotherapy.
Question #16
A couple therapist who focuses on acceptance and positive change where possible is using _____ therapy.
A.   mutual-help
B.   cognitive-behavioral
C.   integrative behavioral
D.   tertiary
Question #17
Failure to treat many people with severe disturbances appropriately is MOST often a problem with which level of prevention?
A.   Meta
B.   Secondary
C.   Quaternary
D.   Tertiary
Question #18
In explaining why women are diagnosed with anxiety disorders and depression twice as often as men, multicultural therapists would focus on:
A.   the biological differences between men and women.
B.   the different patterns of communication displayed by men and women.
C.   prejudice and discrimination faced by women.
D.   the level of rationality in the thought patterns of women.
Question #19
Regarding the finding that there are more seriously disturbed people within poor subpopulations, a multicultural theorist would focus on the way in which:
A.   poverty is a stressor that contributes to dysfunction.
B.   irrational thoughts contribute to one's feelings.
C.   personal responsibility is related to dysfunction.
D.   early life experiences shape one's later behavior.
Question #20
A therapist who believes people often hide from their responsibilities and therefore often feel alienated, depressed, and inauthentic would MOST likely be described as:
A.   humanistic.
B.   existential.
C.   psychodynamic.
D.   cognitive.

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