Abnormal Psychology Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Abnormal Psychology explores the nature, causes, and treatment of mental disorders, offering students an in-depth understanding of psychological dysfunctions as defined by current diagnostic criteria. The course examines major categories of psychopathology, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, personality disorders, and neurodevelopmental disorders, while considering biological, psychological, and sociocultural perspectives. Students will engage with case studies, current research, and theoretical approaches to understand abnormal behavior, its assessment, and evidence-based intervention strategies, fostering critical thinking about the stigma, ethical issues, and evolving trends in the field.
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Introduction to Clinical Psychology 3rd Canadian Edition by John Hunsley
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Chapter 1: The Evolution of Clinical Psychology
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Q1) A 2003 national survey of the mental health and well-being of Canadians aged 15 years and older found that as many people suffered from clinical depression as from A)anger management issues.
B)anxiety disorders.
C)common chronic health conditions.
D)substance abuse.
Answer: C
Q2) Effectiveness studies are conducted to examine whether a particular psychological treatment works
A)in research settings.
B)in real-world conditions.
C)for both adults and children.
D)for a particular mental disorder.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Clinical Psychology
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Q1) According to Sinclair 1993),modern interest in developing ethical codes for research and professional services can be traced to
A)the Nuremburg war crime trials that occurred after the Second World War.
B)psychologists' involvement in the First World War.
C)America's involvement in the Vietnam War.
D)lobbying by animal rights groups in the 1960s.
Answer: A
Q2) Hunsley,Ronson & Cohen's 2013)survey of Canadian psychologists revealed that the largest percentage of professional time was spent on:
A)assessment activities.
B)research.
C)training.
D)intervention.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Classification and Diagnosis
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Q1) Schizophrenia was not included in the World Health Organization Mental Health Survey Consortium 2004),however,researchers were not so concerned because
A)previous research has shown that schizophrenia is strictly a North American phenomenon.
B)previous research has shown that many people diagnosed with schizophrenia would also receive a diagnosis included in the surveys.
C)schizophrenia was not of interest to the researchers.
D)all of the above.
Answer: B
Q2) A DSM diagnosis with questionable validity is:
A)Schizophrenia.
B)Bipolar disorder.
C)Acute stress disorder.
D)Selective mutism.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Research Methods in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Compared with all other research designs,experimental designs provide the best protection against threats to
A)external validity.
B)internal validity.
C)external reliability.
D)internal reliability.
Q2) In the quest for knowledge,the welfare of research participants can be compromised
A)when the potential for benefit outweighs the potential for harm.
B)when the research participant gives informed consent.
C)when the potential knowledge gained from the study can save the lives of others.
D)under no circumstances.
Q3) The major weakness of the case study method is that
A)most threats to internal validity cannot be addressed.
B)it is very difficult to achieve inter-rater reliability.
C)it favours internal validity over external validity.
D)it favours external validity over internal validity.
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Chapter 5: Assessment: Overview
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Q1) The minimum requirement for internal consistency reliability suggested by many psychologists is _____ in a clinical context.For research purposes,values greater than _____ are generally seen as sufficient.
A).90 ; .70
B).70 ; .90
C).30 ; .60
D).60 ; .30
Q2) When conducting assessments,psychologists have an ethical responsibility to: A)be knowledgeable about test properties,such as standardization,reliability,validity,and norms.
B)be able to competently administer and interpret the results of each test used.
C)clearly indicate to the client the limits to the certainty of assessment findings. D)all of the above.
Q3) A useful treatment plan must cover the general areas of A)problem identification and treatment evaluation.
B)problem identification,treatment goals,and treatment strategies/tactics.
C)treatment goals,treatment evaluation,and treatment strategies/tactics.
D)treatment goals,treatment strategies/tactics,and treatment evaluation.
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Chapter 6: Assessment: Interviewing and Observation
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Q1) Unstructured clinical assessment interviews _____________ regular conversations.
A)do not follow a script and should be the same as
B)do not follow a script and are distinct from
C)follow a script and should be the same as
D)follow a script and are distinct from
Q2) Which of the following is a non-directive listening skill used by psychologists?
A)Summarization.
B)Leaning back.
C)Questioning.
D)Standing up.
Q3) Problem definition questions address
A)frequency of the problem.
B)duration of the problem.
C)intensity of the problem.
D)all of the above.
Q4) "Who lives in your apartment?" is an example of an)
A)open question.
B)closed question.
C)possibly open or closed question.
D)mixed-type question.
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Chapter 7: Assessment: Intellectual and Cognitive Measures
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Q1) In examining research on intelligence,Nisbett et al.2012)found that:
A)there is evidence that breastfeeding increases IQ for both normal weight infants and infants born prematurely.
B)SES is unrelated to intelligence.
C)children who are deprived of schooling for an extended period do not show IQ deficits when compared to children who have not experienced this gap.
D)there is no evidence of ethnic differences in IQ scores.
Q2) The main interrelated elements in Sternberg's 1985)triarchic theory are
A)componential,contextual,developmental.
B)compositional,contextual,experiential.
C)componential,contextual,experiential.
D)compositional,contextual,developmental.
Q3) Decades of research on the subtest profiles of the Wechsler scales has found that they
A)add little to the prediction of academic achievement.
B)add considerably to the prediction of academic achievement.
C)add considerably to the prediction of learning behaviours.
D)have high internal consistency reliability.
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Chapter 8: Assessment: Self-Report and Projective Measures
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Q1) The Test of Memory Malingering,designed to assess exaggeration of memory deficits among individuals with potential ______________,has demonstrated ________ accuracy in identifying malingering.
A)behaviour problems; high
B)neurological impairments; high
C)psychological problems; low
D)physical impairments; low
Q2) Research on the Thematic Apperception Test indicates that it is a projective test that
A)is routinely administered and scored in a standardized fashion in clinical settings.
B)has established scoring criteria.
C)has strong psychometric property.
D)if it were to be administered and scored in a standardized fashion,it could outperform self-report measures in predicting subsequent behaviour.
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Chapter 9: Assessment Integration and Clinical Decision-Making
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Q1) Computer-based interpretations are
A)minimally helpful as they are based on group data,and no part should be used in a report.
B)possibly helpful,but no part should ever be used in a report.
C)possibly helpful,but psychologists need to select narrative statements that accurately describe their client.
D)usually very helpful to aid psychologists' understanding of their clients,and can be appended to a psychological report.
Q2) Research has found that parents and adolescents __________ on the presenting problem of the adolescent.
A)never agree
B)rarely agree
C)usually agree
D)almost always agree
Q3) Research has found that adolescents' retrospective recall poorest for:
A)personal variables,such as the number of housing moves.
B)physical variables,such as height prior to puberty.
C)psychosocial variables,such as extent of familial conflict.
D)all of the above.
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Chapter 10: Prevention
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Q1) Meta-analytic research indicates that anxiety prevention programs result in ________ effects in reduction of both anxiety symptoms and diagnoses,and are most effective when using _________ intervention programs.
A)large; indicated/selected
B)small but significant; universal
C)small but significant; indicated/selected D)large; universal
Q2) According to the World Health Organization,mental health promotion activitiesare designed to increase
A)awareness of mental health issues within the population and decrease stigma associated with mental health disorders.
B)one's understanding of his/her own mental health issues.
C)well-being and resilience.
D)the integration of community-wide mental health services.
Q3) The risk reduction model is an approach to prevention that
A)promotes resilience factors.
B)identifies and reduces risk factors.
C)relies heavily on research to guide preventions.
D)All of the above.
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Chapter 11: Intervention: Overview
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Q1) A study by Proudfoot et al.2004)examined the effectiveness of the computer-based treatment program Beating the Blues and found that
A)it was less effective than treatment as usual.
B)it was equally effective as treatment as usual.
C)it was more effective than treatment as usual.
D)it was less effective as many clients lose motivation to continue.
Q2) Before offering psychological services to children,the psychologist must obtain consent
A)from the child receiving the services,if the psychologist determines that the child is competent to give consent.
B)from the child receiving services,if the child is old enough to be presumed competent to give consent.
C)from the child or guardian depending on the jurisdiction.
D)from the child's parent or legal guardian,as a child is never permitted to give consent,only assent.
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Chapter 12: Intervention: Adults and Couples
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Q1) Clinical practice guidelines
A)provide recommendations based on best available evidence.
B)provide recommendations based on clinical experience.
C)were first introduced by psychologists.
D)are available only to trained healthcare professionals.
Q2) The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence NICE)guides health care professionals and patients in making decisions about health care treatment options.The evidence for the NICE guidelines for treating depression are
A)all supported by strong empirical evidence.
B)each supported by variable qualities of empirical evidence.
C)not supported by empirical evidence,but are currently under investigation.
D)not supported by empirical evidence.
Q3) The Canadian Psychological Association task force on evidence-based psychological services recommended that psychologists give the strongest weight to:
A)syntheses of studies that balance internal and external validity.
B)expert consensus.
C)prior experience in treating a problem.
D)primary research that is high in internal and external validity.
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Chapter 13: Intervention: Children and Adolescents
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Q1) McLeod and Weisz 2004)found that unpublished dissertations studying child psychotherapy,compared with published studies,
A)were more methodologically sound,and obtained lower effect sizes.
B)were more methodologically sound,and obtained higher effect sizes.
C)were less methodologically sound,and obtained lower effect sizes.
D)were less methodologically sound,and obtained higher effect sizes.
Q2) Patterson 2005)found that that parent-child warmth is associated with A)parental punishment.
B)parental monitoring.
C)parental negative reinforcement.
D)child monitoring.
Q3) Billy's parents are convinced that the treatment he is receiving from his psychologist is extremely useful.This is an example of a strong
A)parent-therapist alliance.
B)parent-youth alliance.
C)youth-therapist alliance.
D)family-therapist alliance.
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Chapter 14: Intervention: Identifying Key Elements of Change
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Q1) What was Rosenzweig's 1936)assertion regarding the various types of therapies that were available to clinicians at the time?
A)Some therapies are very effective and others are not effective.
B)Most therapies are not effective.
C)Little is known about the effectiveness of therapy.
D)All therapies are equivalent in treatment outcome.
Q2) Psychological reactance is the tendency to react
A)against attempts to directly influence one's behaviour.
B)favourably toward attempts to directly influence one's behaviour.
C)to emotional stimuli in the environment.
D)to emotional stimuli in therapy.
Q3) The APA Psychotherapy Division established a task force in 1999 to examine empirically supported therapy relationships.The task force encouraged clinicians to A)routinely monitor their treatment services.
B)strive to integrate aspects of evidence-based psychotherapy relationships.
C)strive to integrate aspects of evidence-based treatments.
D)all of the above.
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Chapter 15: Health Psychology, clinical Neuropsychology, and Forensic Psychology
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Q1) Health psychologists treat problems such as A)essential hypertension.
B)irritable bowel syndrome.
C)peptic ulcers.
D)all of the above.
Q2) The Psychopathy Checklist-Revised is ___________ assessing risk of violence.
A)as effective as projective measures in B)one of many effective tools for C)the most highly recommended tool for D)the least highly recommended tool for
Q3) The risk assessments conducted by forensic psychologists focus primarily on A)the risk of the individual re-engaging in violent criminal behaviour. B)the risks that individuals pose to themselves.
C)ability to benefit from social skills group training. D)suicidal risk.
Q4) CBT treatments for insomnia
A)can be delivered inexpensively and effectively. B)can be delivered only in individual therapy.
C)are more expensive than pharmacotherapy.
D)have only shown effectiveness in the short-term.
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