Counseling Psychology Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
Counseling Psychology is a course designed to introduce students to the key theories, practices, and research underpinning the field of counseling. The course explores the foundational skills required for effective counseling, including active listening, empathy, and ethical decision-making, as well as various therapeutic approaches such as cognitive-behavioral, humanistic, and psychodynamic therapy. Students will examine the psychological issues commonly addressed in counseling, such as stress, anxiety, and relationship problems, and learn to apply evidence-based interventions in diverse settings. The course encourages self-awareness and development of a professional identity, preparing students for further study or practical roles in mental health and wellness fields.
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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology 3rd Canadian Edition DSM 5 Update Edition by
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Chapter 1: What Is Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Linda's therapist feels that her abnormal behaviour is due to her poverty,gender discrimination,and her lack of a job.Her therapist is using the __________ model.
A)behavioural
B)psychosomatic
C)sociocultural
D)social exclusionary
Answer: D
Q2) According to Freud,the gatekeeper,or censor,that screens impulses is the superego.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) A man who justifies raping a woman by claiming she was dressing provocatively and thus "asking for it" is using the defence mechanism of ________.
A)displacement
B)projection
C)reaction formation
D)rationalization
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of
Abnormal Behaviour
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Q1) The MMPI was intended to establish the parameters and explore the varieties of normal behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Psychoanalysis is the form of therapy originated by ________.
A)Freud
B)Adler
C)Jung
D)Sullivan
Answer: A
Q3) The capacity to understand the world and the resourcefulness to cope with its challenges is one definition of ________.
A)psychological affect
B)emotional maturity
C)intelligence
D)creativity
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and
Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders
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Q1) Compulsive behaviour can give long-term relief for obsessions.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The term _______ derives from the root meaning "an abnormal or diseased condition of the nervous system."
A)mental disease
B)psychosis
C)neurosis
D)somatoform
Answer: C
Q3) Men are ________ likely to report being exposed to a traumatic event and are ________ likely to develop posttraumatic stress disorder once they have been exposed to a trauma.
A)less;less
B)less;more
C)more;less
D)more;more
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Some people ride an emotional roller coaster,swinging from the heights of elation to the depths of depression without external cause.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Freud believed that mourning,or normal bereavement,is ________.
A)a psychologically healthy process
B)a symptom of inner conflict
C)a sign of emotional immaturity
D)a symptom of an underlying pathological process
Q3) In the "mixed" type of bipolar I disorder,________.
A)there are no apparent major depressive episodes
B)major depressive episodes occur in-between manic episodes
C)major depressive episodes and manic episodes occur simultaneously
D)there are both hypomanic and manic episodes
Q4) Findings have shown that cyclothymia and bipolar disorder may have common etiological factors.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss behavioural treatment of the mood disorders.
Q6) Discuss the use of "deep brain stimulation" in the treatment of depression.
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Chapter 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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Q1) Fugue states commonly last for months or even years.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Dissociative and conversion disorders used to be grouped in the DSM system under the category of "neurosis."
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A)Under some circumstances,people who are given plausible but false information about their childhoods may come to believe the information is true.
B)Total amnesia concerning childhood trauma,such as sexual abuse,is rare.
C)It is possible for adults to recover memories of childhood abuse.
D)New research tools have made it possible to distinguish real memories from false ones.
Q4) People can be led to believe that they experienced events that did not actually take place.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the chief features of the dissociative disorders.
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Chapter 6: Personality
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Q1) Describe the psychophysiological and biological factors associated with antisocial personality and psychopathology.
Q2) Describe the features of schizotypal personality disorder.
Q3) Antisocial personality disorder has been the personality disorder most studied by researchers and scholars.
A)True
B)False
Q4) With schizoid personality disorder,sensitivity is sometimes expressed in deep feelings for _______.
A)children
B)nature
C)animals
D)family
Q5) People with BPD rarely do impulsive acts of self-mutilation.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The DSM-5 includes histrionic personality disorder.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Once people have developed a dependence on drugs,________ plays the major role in the maintenance of their drug habits.
A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)intermittent reinforcement
D)delayed reinforcement
Q2) Nicotine creates pleasurable feelings by causing the release of ________.
A)endorphins
B)enkaphalins
C)catecholamines
D)cortisol
Q3) A male binge drinker is someone who reports consuming ________ or more drinks on one occasion during the preceding two-week period.
A)2
B)5
C)8
D)11
Q4) Discuss the effects of cocaine.
Q5) Discuss the genetic approach to substance use and related disorders.
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Chapter 8: Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) The DSM-5 includes binge-eating disorder,which is characterized by repeated episodes of binge eating __________.
A)but not followed by purging
B)followed by purging
C)for brief periods lasting less than 12 months
D)followed by purging for brief periods lasting less than 12 months
Q2) Some bulimic women become so concerned about possible weight gain that they resort to vomiting after _____ meal.
A)every
B)every second
C)every third
D)every fourth
Q3) Sleep medications used to combat sleep disorders are called ________.
A)depressants
B)anxiolytics
C)major tranquilizers
D)analgesics
Q4) Discuss the nature of binge-eating disorder.
Q5) Describe the features of narcolepsy.
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Chapter 9: Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions
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Q1) Carols is having difficulties with his sex life because he climaxes as soon as he enters his partner.Sometimes he climaxes even before he enters his partner.His disorder is
A)sexual interest/desire disorder
B)male orgasmic disorder
C)premature ejaculation
D)male erectile disorder
Q2) Describe gender dysphoria,and discuss the various theoretical perspectives on it.
Q3) According to Freud,premature ejaculation represents ________.
A)conflicting feelings about sex
B)unconscious hatred of women
C)unconscious desires to be castrated (to be like a female)
D)a male's fears that he is not good enough to fully please or deserve his female partner
Q4) The term transvestic disorder is used to describe ________.
A)only heterosexual males
B)gay and heterosexual males
C)only heterosexual females
D)both heterosexual males and females
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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) The term dementia praecox was originated by ________.
A)Kraepelin
B)Kaplan
C)Bleuler
D)Schneider
Q2) Callum's schizophrenia came on him gradually,as he steadily lost his intellectual abilities,developed blunted affect,socially withdrew,and lost his ability to speak coherently.He failed to respond to antipsychotic drug therapy.Callum's disorder is best classified as ________ schizophrenia.
A)Type I
B)Type II
C)Type III
D)Type IV
Q3) Delusions are the most common form of perceptual disturbances among people with schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Schneider's second-rank symptoms are only found in schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan
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Q1) About 1 in ________ French Canadians in Eastern Quebec is a carrier of the recessive gene responsible for Tay-Sachs disease.
A)4
B)10
C)14
D)24
Q2) It is normal for children to show anxiety when they are separated from their caregivers.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Suicide is ________ among younger children and younger adolescents.
A)virtually nonexistent
B)relatively uncommon
C)fairly common
D)an epidemic
Q4) Autism spectrum disorder is more common among girls than among boys.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe types of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and disruptive behaviours.
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