Counseling Psychology Exam Solutions

Course Introduction

Counseling Psychology is a dynamic field that focuses on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan. This course introduces students to the foundations, theories, and key practices of counseling psychology, emphasizing evidence-based approaches to understanding and addressing developmental, emotional, social, and career-related challenges. Students learn about therapeutic techniques, multicultural competency, ethical considerations, and the importance of research-informed practice. Through case studies, role-plays, and reflective activities, students gain the skills necessary for supporting diverse populations in a variety of settings, including schools, clinics, and community agencies.

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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology 3rd Canadian Edition DSM 5 Update Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid

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Chapter 1: What Is Abnormal Psychology

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Q1) Sociocultural theorists look for the causes of abnormal behaviour in the failures of society.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q2) If you were living in what is now Canada in 1639 and were disabled or poor,you would likely be cared for in an asylum with people with psychological disorders.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) Current Canadian health-care policy focuses on _________.

A)developing a two-tier system depending on income

B)promotion,prevention,and a continuum of care

C)developing a three-tier system depending on the diagnosis

D)increasing bed capacity in provincial psychiatric hospitals

Answer: B

Q4) Describe the structure and functions of the neuron,and explain how neurons communicate with each other.

Answer: Not answer

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Chapter 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour

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Q1) Conjoint family therapy is the only family therapy approach that focuses on the systems model of abnormal behaviour.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

Q2) Behavioural observation is limited to measuring overt behaviours.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) The mental status exam is based on observation of the client's behaviour and self-presentation.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q4) Clients can be fitted with equipment that allows clinicians to measure their physiological responses as they go about their daily lives.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 3: Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and

Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders

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Q1) Women are ________ as likely as men to experience generalized anxiety disorder.

A)half

B)just

C)twice

D)four times

Answer: C

Q2) ________ therapy has emerged as the treatment of choice for panic disorder.

A)Psychodynamic

B)Humanistic-existential

C)Social learning

D)Cognitive-behavioural Answer: D

Q3) Anxiety disorders run in families.

A)True

B)False Answer: True

Q4) Compulsions appear to cause the anxiety associated with obsessive thoughts.

A)True

B)False Answer: False

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Chapter 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide

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Q1) One Canadian survey found that __% of men had contemplated suicide at some point in their lives,and __% of men had attempted suicide.

A)2;1

B)10;2

C)10;8

D)15;10

Q2) Recent psychodynamic theories see depression as ________.

A)loss of self-worth or self-esteem

B)the result of an existence lacking in meaning

C)overdependence on parental figures for love and support

D)anger turned inward

Q3) Tricyclic antidepressants are highly toxic.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Electroconvulsive therapy is no longer used to treat depression.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Discuss Seligman's "learned helplessness" model of depression.

Q6) Discuss the use of ECT in the treatment of depression.

Q7) Discuss a diathesis-stress model of the cause of mood disorders.

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Chapter 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

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Q1) In a study of college students,it was found that they could be cued to adopt the role of a multiple personality.

A)True

B)False

Q2) In ________ disorders,people show or complain of physical symptoms suggestive of physical disorders,but no organic abnormalities can be found to account for them.

A)dissociative

B)anxiety

C)somatoform

D)adjustment

Q3) ________ may be seen as a form of compulsive behaviour,perhaps even a form of "addiction" to hospitals,in which people crave opportunities to perform the sick role.

A)Münchausen syndrome

B)Malingering

C)Somatic Symptom Disorder

D)Conversion disorder

Q4) Compare two treatments for one somatoform disorder.

Q5) Describe dissociative identity disorder.

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Chapter 6: Personality

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Q1) Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)has been found to help those with antisocial personality disorder.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Men are ________ likely than women to have antisocial personality disorder.

A)less

B)just as C)almost as D)more

Q3) There are personality disorders for ________.

A)neither stereotypically masculine nor stereotypically feminine behaviour

B)stereotypically masculine but not stereotypically feminine behaviour

C)stereotypically feminine but not stereotypically masculine behaviour

D)both stereotypically masculine and stereotypically feminine behaviour

Q4) In Canada,antisocial personality is represented more in racial and ethnic groups.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Describe the profile of people diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder.

Q6) Compare and contrast schizoid and schizotypal personality disorders.

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Chapter 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

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Q1) The concept of addiction has been extended to all of the following EXCEPT

A)use of the Internet

B)gambling

C)shopping

D)cellphone use

Q2) Research indicates ________ with respect to hallucinogens.

A)no development of tolerance or withdrawal syndrome

B)the development of tolerance but no withdrawal syndrome

C)no development of tolerance but a clearly identified withdrawal syndrome

D)the development of tolerance and a clearly identified withdrawal syndrome

Q3) Relapse-prevention training is based on the __________ perspective.

A)learning

B)behavioural

C)cognitive-behavioural

D)cognitive

Q4) List and explain at least five risk factors for alcoholism.

Q5) Women tend to do better than men in controlled-drinking programs.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 8: Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders

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Q1) Describe the features of insomnia disorder.

Q2) It seems that social pressures on young women to achieve an ultra-thin ideal have generalized across all socioeconomic levels.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The medical complications of bulimia mainly stem from the effects of

A)vitamin deficiency

B)vomiting

C)dehydration

D)choking

Q4) Describe the features of anorexia nervosa and the medical complications associated with it.

Q5) Describe the features of sleepwalking disorder.

Q6) People typically sleep about ________ during a narcolepsy attack.

A)2 to 3 minutes

B)15 minutes

C)2 to 3 hours

D)6 to 8 hours

Q7) Discuss the psychosocial causal factors involved with anorexia nervosa and bulimia. Page 10

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Chapter 9: Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions

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Q1) Watching your partner disrobe or viewing an explicit movie are not forms of voyeuristic disorder.

A)True

B)False

Q2) The most dangerous expression of masochism is ________.

A)necrophilia

B)hypoxyphilia

C)flagellation

D)frotteuristic disorder

Q3) Orgasm is a reflex.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Describe the psychological perspectives of sexual dysfunctions.

Q5) The main purpose for a voyeur to watch others undress or engage in sexual activity is to ________.

A)satisfy sexual curiosity

B)prepare to seek sexual activity with the person being watched

C)attain sexual excitement

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D)accumulate material for potential blackmail of the person being watched

Q6) Discuss the effects of child abuse.

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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

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Q1) Recent research on genetic causes of schizophrenia has found ________.

A)no evidence of any specific gene contributing to the development of schizophrenia

B)evidence that a single gene,on chromosome 6,is primarily responsible for the development of schizophrenia

C)evidence that genes on at least three different chromosomes contribute to the development of schizophrenia

D)evidence that genes on virtually every chromosome contribute to the development of schizophrenia

Q2) Hallucinations are unique to people with schizophrenia.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Aggression is one of the "four As" developed by Kraepelin to describe schizophrenia.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Most people with schizophrenia are more withdrawn rather than violent.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan

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Q1) The second leading cause of intellectual disability is ________.

A)Klinefelter's syndrome

B)Turner's syndrome

C)fragile X syndrome

D)Down syndrome

Q2) Suicide is relatively uncommon among younger children.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Describe fragile X syndrome.

Q4) Discuss the treatment and long-term view of autism spectrum disorder.

Q5) Adolescent suicides sometimes occur in clusters,especially when a suicide or a group of suicides receives widespread publicity.This factor is called _______.

A)adolescent imitation

B)social contagion

C)social weakness

D)the media effect

Q6) There is no cure for autism spectrum disorder.

A)True

B)False

Q7) Describe the clinical and diagnostic features of dementia.

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