Abnormal Psychology Exam Review
Course Introduction
Abnormal Psychology explores the nature, causes, and treatment of psychological disorders. This course examines the classification and assessment of abnormal behavior, considering how social, cultural, and biological factors contribute to the development and manifestation of mental illnesses. Topics include anxiety, mood, psychotic, personality, and neurodevelopmental disorders, among others. Emphasis is placed on understanding current diagnostic criteria, research findings, and evidence-based interventions, as well as ethical and societal issues in the field of mental health. Students gain foundational knowledge to critically analyze abnormal behavior and the complexities surrounding mental health in contemporary society.
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Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Thomas F. Oltmanns
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Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Abraham Lincoln suffered through periods of profound depression throughout his life.What do some historians believe his mood disorder can be traced to?
A)his poverty-stricken upbringing on the Western frontier
B)his father losing his property due to faulty property titles
C)the death of his mother when he was nine years old
D)insomnia
Answer: C
Q2) Many psychologists in the United States are pursuing the right to A)finance their own services.
B)prescribe medications.
C)perform brain surgery.
D)practice in hospitals.
Answer: B
Q3) Which publication contains the official criteria for diagnosing mental disorders?
A)Physicians' Desk Reference
B)Syndromes of Mental Disorders
C)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
D)American Psychiatric Association Guidelines for Diagnosis
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) An important concept in cognitive psychology is that of perceived causes,or people's beliefs about cause-effect relations,known as __________ .
Answer: attributions
Q2) According to your text,poverty is linked with many stressors,including gruesome trauma and
A)the feeling of not being in control of one's life.
B)perception of inferiority.
C)dangerous living situations.
D)exposure to chemical toxins.
Answer: D
Q3) The two broad categories of social behaviors studied by ethologists are
A)imprinting and attachment.
B)temperament and social learning.
C)affiliation and dominance.
D)extraversion and agreeableness.
Answer: C
Q4) Endocrine glands produce psychophysiological responses by releasing
.
Answer: hormones
Q5) ____________ is the emotional and practical assistance received from others. Answer: Social support
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Chapter 3: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) According to Albert Ellis emotional disorders are caused by __________ beliefs. Answer: irrational
Q2) Many studies show that different forms of treatment often appear to work equally well; this point can be attributed to the fact that
A)most people want to get better.
B)most people get better with or without treatment.
C)different treatments still share many common factors.
D)the research studies are very poorly done.
Answer: C
Q3) What is a widely held view among current theorists of family therapy?
A)Family relationships cause mental disorders.
B)Altering family functioning can improve the mental health of family members.
C)The child has to be a major focus of treatment.
D)Family therapy should not be used in conjunction with individual therapy.
Answer: B
Q4) __________ prevention tries to improve the environment or social situation so fewer new cases of a mental problem get started.
Answer: Primary
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Chapter 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Based on their assessment,clinicians want to generalize,or draw inferences about the person's behavior in the natural environment,but
A)clinicians are unable to generalize accurately.
B)clinicians must rely on specific samples of a person's behavior.
C)only psychophysiological tests allow for such generalizations.
D)only objective tests allow for such generalizations.
Q2) Carol is asked to complete a questionnaire made up of more than 500 true-false items.What test is she taking?
A)Visual Analogue Test
B)Thematic Apperception Test
C)Wechsler Adult Intelligence Test
D)Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Q3) What is one of the limitations of structured interviews?
A)There is no room for clinical judgment.
B)They are based only on open-ended questions.
C)Information provided by the client can be distorted.
D)The interviewer cannot control the course of the interview.
Q4) Describe the three primary goals of clinical assessment procedures,and give an example of each.
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Chapter 5: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) If,during a period of mood disturbance,your patient experiences inflated self-esteem or grandiosity,you likely will diagnosis this as a(n)__________ episode.
Q2) The rate of depression in women is about what percentage of the rate for men?
A)10 percent
B)50 percent
C)100 percent
D)200 percent
Q3) Which of these individuals is at the average age for the onset of depressive disorder?
A)Al,who is 15 years old
B)Sid,who is 21 years old
C)Sally,who is 32 years old
D)Veronica,who is 65 years old
Q4) What is the estimated heritability for depressive disorder?
A)5 percent
B)25 percent
C)50 percent
D)75 percent
Q5) What has research revealed concerning the rate of depression among the elderly?
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Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders
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Q1) __________ refers to an exaggerated fear of being in situations from which escape might be difficult,such as being caught in a traffic jam,on a bridge,or in a tunnel.
Q2) Which neurotransmitter is affected by benzodiazepine drugs?
A)GABA
B)dopamine
C)acetylcholine
D)norepinephrine
Q3) Laboratory research indicates that feelings of lack of __________ contribute to the onset of panic attacks among patients with panic disorder.
Q4) A person with social phobia can perform a particular task when alone but not in front of an audience; according to Barlow's model of anxious apprehension,this is due to A)misinterpreting the audience as hostile.
B)insufficient practice of the task.
C)the distraction of self-focused attention.
D)poor interpersonal skills.
Q5) Compare and contrast the theoretical position of "lumpers" with that of "splitters" with regard to anxiety disorders.
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Chapter 7: Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders,
Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Q1) Terry is unable to see,even though a medical examination reveals no physical problems with her eyes or brain.What is the most likely diagnosis?
A)illness anxiety disorder
B)dissociative fugue
C)conversion disorder
D)psychosomatic disorder
Q2) A psychologist wants to collect some information from individuals who have been diagnosed as suffering either acute stress disorder or posttraumatic stress disorder.Which of the following could provide the best indication of the presence of certain symptoms in these individuals?
A)They are asked to keep track of their calorie intake for a period of two months.
B)They are asked to fill out a questionnaire asking for basic demographic information.
C)They are videotaped as they wait to be interviewed and react to an expected loud noise.
D)They are asked to proceed to another building on campus and their speed of walking is measured.
Q3) Explain why dissociative identity disorder is such a controversial diagnosis.
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Chapter 8: Stress and Physical Health
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Q1) Describe the difference between primary appraisal and secondary appraisal of stress.
Q2) What are two critical components that allow humans to better cope with stressful events?
A)alarm and exhaustion
B)control and predictability
C)disclosure and anticipation
D)specificity and nonspecificity
Q3) Which of the following would be a good title for an article in a health journal that reviews the relationship between optimism and health?
A)"Optimism: Much Ado about Nothing"
B)"Optimism: A Road to Good Health"
C)"Unexpected Findings: Pessimists Outlive Optimists"
D)"Optimism Can Cure Heart Disease"
Q4) Discuss the relationship between stress,health behavior,and cancer.
Q5) Discuss the psychological favors affecting cardiovascular disease (CVD).
Q6) Describe the concept of Type A behavior and how it is measured.What does research show concerning the relationship between Type A and cardiovascular disease?
Q7) Chronic stressors and losses create ________.
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Chapter 9: Personality Disorders
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Q1) A patient at the mental health center talks in a vague and disjointed manner.His behavior,perceptions,and dress are considered odd.However,he does not report any delusions or hallucinations.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A)schizoid personality disorder
B)avoidant personality disorder
C)borderline personality disorder
D)schizotypal personality disorder
Q2) Your neighbor,who has antisocial personality disorder,told you he is going to see a psychiatrist at the mental health clinic.You are surprised by his statement and conclude that he has been
A)ordered by a judge to seek psychotherapy.
B)involved with a religious movement and "seen the light."
C)involved in a serious committed relationship and wants to alter his behavior.
D)arrested several times and feels he has embarrassed his family enough with his behavior.
Q3) Discuss the etiology of borderline personality disorder.
Q4) Discuss the results of studies of the prevalence of personality disorders based on community and clinical samples.
Q5) What do we mean when we say a disorder is ego-syntonic?
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Chapter 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following statements about the prevalence of eating disorders is most accurate?
A)Anorexia is common throughout the population.
B)Anorexia is rare in the general population but common among certain segments.
C)The prevalence of bulimia is declining,while the prevalence of anorexia is increasing.
D)Bulimia is increasingly most rapidly among young males.
Q2) The DSM-5 criteria for bulimia nervosa refer to compensatory behavior.Which of the following represents this type of behavior?
A)going to the gym to watch others exercise
B)use of laxatives after an episode of bingeing
C)feeling out of control during an episode of bingeing
D)fantasizing about food rather than giving in to the temptation to eat
Q3) The average victim of anorexia nervosa is ____ percent below normal body weight.
Q4) ____________ involves behaviors designed to eliminate consumed food from the body.
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Cocaine is a member of a group of drugs known as __________ stimulants.
Q2) Some theorists associate alcoholism with exaggerated activation of an endogenous system in response to alcohol stimulation.Which system do they suggest?
A)the alcohol system
B)the dopamine system
C)the opiod system
D)the amygdala system
Q3) In the absence of other etiological factors for alcohol use disorder,being raised by an alcoholic parent
A)still significantly increases the chance of developing the disorder.
B)does not appear to be a critical consideration in the development of the disorder.
C)increases the risk of alcohol dependence,but decreases the risk of abuse.
D)reduces the risk of alcohol related problems but increases the risk of drug related problems.
Q4) Discuss what balanced placebo and longitudinal designs can tell us about the possible role of expectations as factors in both alcohol and drug effects and in the onset of alcohol and drug problems.
Q5) ___________ refers to the dried resin from the top of the female cannabis plant.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) What is vaginismus?
A)a male's desire to be female
B)a form of pseudohermaphroditism
C)involuntary muscle spasms that prevent intercourse
D)an infection caused by a sexually transmitted disease
Q2) Which of the following individuals is most likely to be diagnosed with gender identity disorder?
A)Harry,who is sexually attracted to boys
B)Mary,who looks like a female,but feels herself to be more like a male
C)Marko,who likes to dress in women's clothes as he makes love to his wife
D)Vivek,who identifies himself as gay
Q3) The sexual interest of a person diagnosed with partialism would focus on
A)one specific part of the body.
B)one specific article of clothing.
C)touching non-consenting others.
D)obscene phone calls.
Q4) _____________ validity is the extent to which specific measures produce results that are consistent with the theoretical idea of interest.
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Q5) Summarize the psychological treatments used to treat paraphilias and their efficacy.
Chapter 13: Disorders
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Q1) Extrapyramidal symptoms,common side effects of traditional medications used to treat schizophrenia,are disturbances in A)attention.
B)motor functions.
C)affect regulation.
D)weight regulation.
Q2) Expressed emotion in families is thought to influence the A)development of schizophrenia.
B)probability of relapse by schizophrenic patients.
C)content of delusions shown by schizophrenic patients.
D)display of positive or negative symptoms by schizophrenic patients.
Q3) In terms of duration,schizophreniform disorder falls between ________ and schizophrenia.
A)autism spectrum disorder
B)the residual phase of schizophrenia
C)brief psychotic disorder
D)major depression
Q4) What criteria should be met by a potential marker for vulnerability to schizophrenia?
Q5) The __________ phase follows the active phase of schizophrenia.
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) ____________ is a term that describes involuntary movements that also involve tics,tremors,and jerky movements of the face and limbs.
Q2) A psychologist holds out a comb and asks Mr.Bonte if he knows what it is called.Mr.Bonte replies,"I have no idea what that's called." The psychologist then asks Mr.Bonte to show what he would do with the object.Mr.Bonte says,"How should I know? I don't know what it is!" Mr.Bonte's response led the psychologist to describe his condition as
A)aphasia.
B)agnosia.
C)apraxia.
D)Alzheimer's disease.
Q3) What are the typical symptoms that mark a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease?
A)chorea,tremors,and retardation
B)tremors,dementia,and postural abnormalities
C)writhing,aimless exploration,and depression
D)tremors,reduction in voluntary movements,and rigidity
Q4) A gradual worsening loss of memory and related cognitive functions,including the use of language,as well as reasoning and decision making is known as
Q5) How do retrograde and anterograde amnesia differ?
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Chapter 15: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Research indicates that the highly structured intensive behavior therapy techniques developed by Ivor Lovaas and his colleagues
A)can be very effective within very short periods of time.
B)only work when combined with antipsychotic medications.
C)lead only to temporary improvements.
D)can be effective but only when they are provided many hours a week and for many years.
Q2) The American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD),as well as DSM-5,use the term ________ for what was previously called "mental retardation."
A)intellectually challenged
B)savantism
C)intellectual disability
D)learning disability
Q3) Why does cultural-familial mental disability occur more frequently among the poor?
A)Poor nutrition causes PKU.
B)Impoverished environments can be less intellectually stimulating.
C)Chromosomal abnormalities are more common in the lower classes.
D)Sexually transmitted diseases are more common in the lower classes.
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Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders of Childhood
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Q1) A teacher is concerned about a student who seems depressed.She asks the school psychologist whether her student is likely to outgrow his current problems.How would the school psychologist respond?
A)Children are resilient and usually outgrow their depression.
B)Children who have experienced childhood depression are six times more likely to commit suicide as young adults.
C)What looks like depression in young children is almost always a form of age-appropriate behavior.
D)Depression in young girls may get worse with age,but with young boys,it usually gets better.
Q2) Suicide is the ________ leading cause of death among teenagers.
A)third
B)second
C)sixth
D)eighth
Q3) Isolating a child briefly following misbehavior is the disciplinary technique known as
Q4) Describe the difference between an index offense and a status offense,and their relationship to conduct disorder.
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Chapter 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions
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Q1) Explain how heritability might play a role in divorce,and give an example.
Q2) Adult development is characterized by
A)little change or growth.
B)a sequence of time limited stages.
C)coping with fairly predictable challenges.
D)a series of qualitatively different stages.
Q3) McGue and Lykken found that,for divorce,the concordance rates were
A)higher for DZ twins than MZ twins.
B)higher for MZ twins than for DZ twins.
C)very similar for DZ and MZ twins.
D)impossible to calculate with any accuracy for twins.
Q4) What is one of the limitations in the use of a heritability ratio?
A)It cannot be generalized to the whole population.
B)It reflects only theoretically diverse environments.
C)Its calculation ignores environmental variance in a sample.
D)It can only be used to describe biological characteristics.
Q5) Discuss the primary stages of adult development and the major life-cycle transitions associated with moving from one stage to another.
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Q6) Discuss the research findings on the issue of reminiscence in older adults.
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Chapter 18: Mental Health and the Law
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Q1) What was the basis for the irresistible impulse test first used in the late nineteenth century?
A)the legal assumption that everyone knows right from wrong
B)the finding that the M'Naghten test was too broad
C)the finding that even though some people intellectually know that their behavior is illegal,they still can't control their behavior
D)the observation that some diagnoses are based on evidence of criminal behavior
Q2) Two of the most common reasons for malpractice claims against mental health professionals are
A)inappropriate use of medication and sexual harassment.
B)inappropriate use of medication and negligent treatment.
C)negligent treatment and involuntary hypnosis.
D)sexual relations between therapist and client and financial fraud.
Q3) Subsequent California court decisions have extended the Tarasoff decision to the duty to
A)warn.
B)protect.
C)inform.
D)involve.
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