Abnormal Psychology Question Bank
Course Introduction
Abnormal Psychology explores the nature, causes, and treatment of mental disorders and atypical behavior patterns. The course examines a wide range of psychological conditions, including anxiety disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and personality disorders, with a focus on their diagnostic criteria, prevalence, etiology, and impact on individuals and society. Students will analyze the historical context of abnormal psychology, cultural influences on definitions of abnormality, and ethical considerations in diagnosis and care. Contemporary therapeutic approaches and evidence-based interventions are also discussed, equipping students with a foundational understanding of how mental health conditions are identified and managed within clinical psychology.
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Clinical Psychology Science Practice and Culture 3rd Edition by Andrew M. (Mark) Pomerantz
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Chapter 1: Clinical Psychology: Definition and Training
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Q1) Compared to PhD programs,PsyD programs
A) typically place greater emphasis on research-related aspects of training.
B) are more often housed in "professional schools" rather than departments of psychology in universities.
C) both of the above
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Q2) Psychiatrists
A) tend to emphasize biological aspects of clinical problems to a greater extent than clinical psychologists.
B) earn the same degree and receive the same license as clinical psychologists.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Q3) List three primary differences between PhD and PsyD programs.
Answer: Compared with PhD programs,PsyD programs tend to deemphasize research,emphasize practice,accept a greater percentage and larger number of students,be housed in professional schools rather than university psychology departments,and offer less funding to students.See Box 1.1 in the text for a complete list.
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Chapter 2: Evolution of Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Lightner Witmer originally defined clinical psychology as related to the disciplines of
A) social work
B) education
C) medicine
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) _________ was an early pioneer in the field of mental health who advocated for better treatment of the mentally ill in England.
A) William Tuke
B) Phillippe Pinel
C) Eli Todd
D) Henry Murray
Answer: A
Q3) The first edition of the DSM was published in _____.
A) 1896
B) 1926
C) 1952
D) 1980
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Current Controversies in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Recent surveys of psychologists have indicated that compared to a client paying out of pocket,an identical client paying via managed care is more likely to receive a DSM diagnosis if the client's symptoms are
A) related to inattention/hyperactivity or social phobia.
B) related to depression or anxiety.
C) clearly below diagnosable levels.
D) all of the above
Answer: D
Q2) Unlike the other 48 states,New Mexico and Louisiana grant _____ to appropriately trained psychologists.
Answer: prescription privileges
Q3) Define evidence-based practice.
Answer: the integration of the best available research with clinical expertise in the context of patient characteristics,culture,and preferences
Q4) The first list of empirically validated treatments was published in _____. Answer: 1995
Q5) _____ stated (incorrectly)that psychotherapy does not work.
Answer: Hans Eysenck
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Chapter 4: Cultural Issues in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) To modify a treatment with empirical support for a specific cultural group is called
Q2) Briefly describe the three levels of the tripartite model of personal identity.
Q3) _____,a common aspect of traditional psychotherapy,may be inconsistent with the cultural values and life experiences of some cultural groups.
A) Verbal self-disclosure of personal problems
B) A 50-minute session in an office building
C) Long-term, insight-oriented treatment approaches
D) all of the above
Q4) _____ is when an individual entering a new culture adopts much of the new culture and abandons much of his or her original culture.
Q5) Briefly explain how the height of basketball star Yao Ming illustrates the concept of heterogeneity within a culture.
Q6) What are the three levels of the tripartite model of personal identity?
Q7) _____ is when an individual entering a new culture adopts much of the new culture and retains much of his or her original culture.
Q8) _____ is the term used to describe the variability of members within a cultural group.
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Chapter 5: Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) Which of the following is not one of the APA's ethical principles?
A) Integrity
B) Justice
C) Community
D) Respect for People's Rights and Dignity
Q2) Which General Principle encourages psychologists to promote accuracy,honesty,and truthfulness in the science,teaching,and practice of psychology?
Q3) The most recent edition of the APA ethics code was published in _____.
A) 1962
B) 1976
C) 1990
D) 2002
Q4) The APA ethical principle of "Beneficence and Nonmaleficence" essentially requires the psychologist to
A) do good and do no harm.
B) avoid multiple relationships.
C) obtain informed consent.
D) none of the above
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Chapter 6: Conducting Research in Clinical Psychology
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Q1) _____ refers to the success of a particular therapy in a controlled study conducted with clients who were chosen according to particular study criteria.
A) Effectiveness
B) Psychotherapy outcome
C) Efficacy
D) none of the above
Q2) Who published a 1952 review of psychotherapy stating (erroneously)that psychotherapy did not work?
Q3) What is one APA ethical standard that applies to research in clinical psychology?
Q4) Which of these statements is consistent with ethical standards of the most recent edition of the APA ethical code?
A) Researchers should obtain informed consent from prospective participants.
B) Researchers should never fabricate or falsify data.
C) Researchers should share their data with other competent researchers for reanalysis.
D) all of the above
Q5) Compare and contrast cross-sectional designs and longitudinal designs.
Q6) What are two main areas in which clinical psychologists conduct research?
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Chapter 7: Diagnosis and Classification Issues
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Q1) Describe two of the proposed changes to the current DSM that may appear in DSM-5.
Q2) The list of culture-bound syndromes first appeared in _____.
A) DSM-I
B) DSM-II
C) DSM-III
D) DSM-IV
Q3) According to the harmful dysfunction theory of mental disorders,when we try to determine what is abnormal,we should consider A) scientific or evolutionary data.
B) the social values that provide the context for the behavior in question.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Q4) Which of the following is true?
A) DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR contain exactly the same disorders defined by exactly the same criteria. DSM-IV-TR includes text surrounding the diagnostic criteria that is not included in DSM-IV.
B) DSM-IV contains more disorders than DSM-IV-TR.
C) DSM-IV-TR contains about twice as many disorders than DSM-IV.
D) none of the above
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Chapter 8: The Clinical Interview
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Q1) _____ validity is the extent to which an assessment technique has content appropriate for what is being measured.
A) Content
B) Convergent
C) Discriminant
D) none of the above
Q2) _____ of clinical psychologists use clinical interviews as part of their assessment processes.
A) About half
B) The vast majority
C) About 25%
D) Less than 5%
Q3) Interviewers use _____ questions when they notice discrepancies or inconsistencies in a client's comments.
A) open-ended
B) closed-ended
C) clarification
D) confrontation
Q4) What is the primary purpose of the mental status exam?
Q5) List three attending behaviors.
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Chapter 9: Intellectual and Neuropsychological Assessment
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Q1) The _____ is a memory test that can be used to assess individuals who are suspected to have memory problems due to brain injury,dementia,or substance abuse.
A) WPPSI-III
B) WMS-IV
C) NEO-PI-R
D) RBANS
Q2) A _____ model of intelligence proposes that specific abilities exist and are important,but they are all somewhat related to each other and to a global,overall,general intelligence.
A) topical
B) hierarchical
C) fluid
D) multiple
Q3) Briefly describe the types of scores yielded by the Wechsler intelligence tests.What kind of model of intelligence do these scores endorse?
Q4) Describe several differences between the Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery (HRB)and the Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery (LNNB).
Q5) Describe the Wechsler Memory Scale-Fourth Edition.
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Chapter 10: Personality Assessment and Behavioral Assessment
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Q1) The most frequently cited shortcoming of projective personality tests centers on the fact that projective personality tests
A) typically take much longer to administer than objective personality tests.
B) cannot be used with child clients.
C) rely more heavily on the psychologist's unique way of scoring and interpreting results than objective tests, which limits their reliability and validity.
D) force clients into a restricted range of responses to a greater extent than objective personality tests.
Q2) The MMPI-A is an
A) alternate form of the MMPI-2 intended for adults who have previously taken the test.
B) auditory version of the MMPI-2 intended for individuals whose reading level falls below the demands of the test.
C) abbreviated form of the MMPI-2 with approximately half the items of the MMPI-2.
D) adolescent version of the MMPI-2 intended for clients aged 14-18 years.
Q3) Why was the MMPI revised,resulting in the MMPI-2?
Q4) What are the five personality traits measured by the NEO-PI-R?
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Chapter 11: General Issues in Psychotherapy
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Q1) What was the conclusion of Hans Eysenck's (1952)study of psychotherapy?
Q2) According to surveys of clinical psychologists since 1960,the popularity of psychodynamic psychotherapy
A) has generally decreased.
B) has remained constant.
C) decreased through the 1960s and 1970s, but increased in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. D) has increased.
Q3) According to surveys of clinical psychologists since 1960,the popularity of cognitive therapy
A) has decreased.
B) has increased.
C) increased in the 1960s and 1970s, but decreased in the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s. D) has remained constant.
Q4) List two common factors discussed in the text.
Q5) Who are the three parties described in the tripartite model that should be consulted to determine what constitutes a successful therapy outcome?
Q6) _____ refers to how well psychotherapy works "in the lab."
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Chapter 12: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
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Q1) Juan has formed a psychotherapy relationship with his clinical psychologist in which Juan unconsciously and unrealistically expects the psychologist to behave like Juan's mother.Juan's situation best illustrates _____.
A) reflection
B) resistance
C) transference
D) allegiance effects
Q2) When clients sense that certain unconscious thoughts and feelings are being laid bare too extensively or too quickly,they create distractions or obstacles that impede the exploration of those thoughts and feelings.This is known as _____.
A) defensiveness
B) resistance
C) displacement
D) transference
Q3) What is a defense mechanism? Name and describe two defense mechanisms.
Q4) What is the primary goal of psychodynamic therapy?
Q5) According to psychodynamic psychotherapists,what is resistance,and why is it important?
Q6) Which psychosexual stage is associated with the development of control?
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Chapter 13: Humanistic Psychotherapy
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Q1) According to Rogers,the term _____ is synonymous with positive regard.
A) reflection
B) prizing
C) self-actualization
D) gestalt
Q2) Empathy,unconditional positive regard,and genuineness
A) are Roger's three necessary and sufficient conditions for therapy.
B) appear to be common factors.
C) contribute heavily to the success of all kinds of psychotherapy, not just humanistic therapy.
D) all of the above
Q3) According to the humanistic approach,psychological health is enhanced by A) a match between the real self and the ideal self.
B) conditional positive regard.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Q4) What technique was developed by William Miller and was originally used to treat behaviors such as substance abuse?
Q5) List the three key elements of humanistic therapy.
Q6) Name three of the six central principles of motivational interviewing.
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Chapter 14: Behavioral Psychotherapy
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Q1) In the case of Pavlov's dogs,the food was a(n)_____ stimulus,and the sound of the bell was a(n)_____ stimulus.
Q2) In exposure therapy,the client can be exposed to _____ versions of things or situations that cause anxiety.
A) real-life
B) imaginal
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Q3) The goal of _____ is to increase the frequency of behaviors that are positively reinforcing to the client.
A) cognitive therapy
B) aversion therapy
C) systematic desensitization
D) behavioral activation
Q4) According to behavioral therapists,
A) client behaviors are symptoms of an underlying problem.
B) client behaviors are the problem.
C) phobias are behavioral manifestations of a disturbance in the unconscious.
D) none of the above
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Psychotherapy
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Q1) Dialectical behavior therapy,developed by Marsha Linehan,has been found effective in the treatment of _____.
A) spinal cord injuries
B) borderline personality disorder
C) individuals with work-related problems that do not qualify as mental disorders
D) obsessive-compulsive disorder
Q2) Since the 1980s,the popularity of cognitive psychotherapy among clinical psychologists has _____.
A) increased
B) remained constant
C) decreased slightly
D) decreased greatly
Q3) According to Ellis' ABCDE model,"C" represents _____.
A) cognition
B) emotional consequence
C) choice behavior
D) conditioned response
Q4) Name two of Beck's thought distortions.
Q5) Who created rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT)?
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Chapter 16: Group and Family Therapy
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Q1) What do group therapists mean by the term social microcosm?
Q2) Compare and contrast open-enrollment groups and closed-enrollment groups as models of group therapy.
Q3) A basic premise of _____ therapy is that by "editing" the "life stories" clients tell themselves,clients can improve their mental health.
A) solution-focused
B) narrative
C) structural family
D) group
Q4) Exception questions,such as "When was this not a problem for you?" or "When was this not so bad?" and the formula-first session task,in which clients consider what aspects of their lives they want to remain the same,are important components of _____.
A) narrative therapy
B) humanistic therapy
C) solution-focused therapy
D) structural family therapy
Q5) What type of family therapy uses "solution-talk" and focuses almost exclusively on solutions?
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Chapter 17: Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology
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Q1) _____ promotes both the mental and physical health of children with medical conditions.
A) Child clinical psychology
B) Pediatric psychology
C) Developmental psychology
D) Abnormal psychology
Q2) Projective/expressive childhood and adolescent instruments include _____.
A) the Children's Apperception Test
B) the Roberts Apperception Test
C) the TEMAS
D) all of the above
Q3) Compared to psychodynamic play therapists,humanistic play therapists tend to emphasize
A) reflection of the child's feelings.
B) the development of a therapeutic relationship characterized by acceptance and empathy.
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Q4) Under what broad DSM category are psychological problems of childhood listed?
Q5) What is the recommended approach to assessment of children?
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Chapter 18: Health Psychology
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Q1) Smoking has been proven to be a major risk factor in _____.
A) heart disease
B) cancer
C) stroke
D) all of the above
Q2) What type of facility has been proposed as a solution for delivering higher quality and more cost-effective primary care? This type of facility provides care that is patient centered,highly accessible and affordable,comprehensive,and coordinated.
Q3) Alcohol _____ includes a pattern of using alcohol that has become maladaptive and leads to clinically significant distress or impairment; alcohol _____ refers to the physiological and maladaptive states of tolerance and withdrawal.
Q4) _____ has been shown to be both a significant detriment to smoking cessation and a significant predictor of relapse.
A) Use of nicotine gum or patches
B) Social support
C) The presence of smokers in one's social group
D) none of the above
Q5) Describe the new health psychology technique known as values affirmation.
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Chapter 19: Forensic Psychology
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Q1) According to experts in forensic psychology,_____ tests tend to be considered unacceptable for assessments of defendants or criminals.
A) Wechsler intelligence
B) projective personality
C) all of the above
D) none of the above
Q2) What is the M'Naughten test? What are its historical origins,and why is it important?
Q3) A clinical psychologist conducting an "NGRI" evaluation is most interested in determining
A) the mental status of the defendant at the time the crime was committed.
B) the likelihood that the defendant will behave dangerously in the future.
C) the current mental status of the defendant.
D) the fitness of the defendant to stand trial.
Q4) More than 90% of child custody evaluators use _____ during a typical evaluation.
A) clinical interviews with each parent
B) clinical interviews with the children
C) psychological testing of the parents
D) all of the above
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