Counseling Psychology Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Counseling Psychology is a field of professional psychology that focuses on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan. This course introduces students to the foundational theories, principles, and practices of counseling psychology, providing an overview of key concepts such as assessment, intervention, and the therapeutic relationship. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical self-awareness, ethical considerations, and effective communication skills needed to support individuals in coping with stress, achieving personal growth, and navigating life challenges. The course also explores diversity, multicultural competency, and the application of evidence-based strategies to work with clients from varied backgrounds in a range of counseling settings.
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Abnormal Psychology Perspectives Update Edition 5th Edition by David J.A. Dozois
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Chapter 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History
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Q1) Early Arabian asylums were established to
A)protect society from the mentally ill.
B)provide the mentally ill with a safe haven.
C)begin the tradition of group therapy.
D)reintroduce trephination as a major form of treatment.
E)fulfill the requirements of the Koran.
Answer: B
Q2) Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:
A)schizophrenia
B)anxiety disorders
C)depression
D)diabetes
E)alcoholism
Answer: A
Q3) Philippe Pinel was responsible for bringing moral therapy to North America.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour
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Q1) Alex is a four-year-old boy who starts telling his mother that he wants to marry her.Freud would characterize his behaviour as reflecting
A)the Oedipal complex.
B)the pleasure principle.
C)sublimation.
D)the fear of parental loss.
E)castration anxiety.
Answer: A
Q2) The autonomic nervous system (ANS)has two parts: the sympathetic nervous system and the somatic nervous system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Pleasure-seeking and exploratory behaviors appear to be associated with dopamine activity,whereas constraint or inhibition of behavior seems mediated by serotonergic activity.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Classification and Diagnosis
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Q1) All physical illnesses have known lesions or anatomical abnormalities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Sarah suffers from a social anxiety disorder,which causes her to feel depressed,lethargic,and hopeless.Recently,she has also been diagnosed with depression.This occurrence is referred to as.
A)multiple disorders
B)co-occurrence
C)double diagnosis
D)comorbidity
E)dissociative disorders
Answer: D
Q3) The main feature of schizophrenia disorder is
A)poor diet and substance use disorder.
B)below average level of intelligence.
C)excessive fear,worry,and apprehension.
D)a marked loss of pleasure from usual activities.
E)a loss of contact with the world.
Answer: E
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Chapter 4: Psychological Assessment and Research
Methods
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT suggested by the text as a problem with the unstructured interview?
A)It has poor validity.
B)It has poor reliability.
C)Clinicians using this type of interview may only look for information that confirms their hypotheses.
D)Clients often dislike participating in them.
E)The theoretical paradigm of the clinician greatly influences the type of information gathered.
Q2) The most popular neuropsychological test battery is the
A)Halstead-Reitan.
B)Thematic Apperception.
C)Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt.
D)Rorschach.
E)Luria-Nebraska.
Q3) What is epidemiology? What do the terms incidence and prevalence refer to?
Q4) The case study is both the oldest and most currently used approach to the study of abnormal behavior.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Related Disorders
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Q1) Individuals who are susceptible to anxiety and anxiety-related disorders do not appear to have atypical beliefs about the self,but have been found to have a number of distorted beliefs about specific threats in the environment.
A)True
B)False
Q2) With regard to neurotransmitters involved in fear / anxiety
A)serotonergic circuits are primarily involved.
B)dopamine agonists increase the fear / anxiety response in animals.
C)the roles of GABA,norepinephrine and serotonin are the most studied.
D)Only GABA has been well studied but others are thought to be involved.
E)GABA's function in the brain is processing threat-related stimuli.
Q3) Anxiety and anxiety-related related disorders are the third most common mental disorder,second only to mood disorders and eating disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Personality disorders are frequently present in more complex and severe cases of PTSD.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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Q1) In earlier editions of the DSM,dissociative and somatic symptom and related disorders were categorized as A)psychoses.
B)depressive disorders.
C)somatic symptom disorder.
D)neuroses.
E)physical disorders.
Q2) Feelings of depersonalization/derealization disorder are quite common in young adults,and they are only considered pathological when A)they occur at least 5 times a week.
B)they occur in conjunction with substance use.
C)they occur in conjunction with depersonalization/derealization disorder.
D)they occur in conjunction with feelings of anxiety or depression.
E)they are persistent and personally distressing.
Q3) What is the defining symptom of dissociative disorders? What were dissociative disorders categorized as in earlier editions of the DSM? What specific dissociative disorder has changed names recently?
Q4) List and BRIEFLY discuss the defining features of 3 somatic symptom and related disorders from the DSM-5.
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Chapter 7: Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions
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Q1) In a series of interventions for stress performed by Dean Ornish and colleagues (1996),found that-----------------predicted the extent of coronary lesions.
A)hours spent meditating in a week
B)aerobic exercise
C)the amount of practice patients devoted to stress management
D)the switch to a vegetarian diet
E)the number of people involved in group support meetings
Q2) The psychosocial vulnerability model suggests that hostile people
A)are innately predisposed to illness.
B)experience a more demanding interpersonal life than others.
C)are more likely to engage in unhealthy behaviours and less likely to have healthy practices,such as exercise.
D)are more at risk for diseases because they experience exaggerated autonomic and neuroendocrine responses during stress.
E)create a social world that is antagonistic and unsupportive.
Q3) Explain the evidence for and against the role Helicobacter pylori plays in the formation of gastric ulcers.
Q4) Outline the differences between signs and symptoms.
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Chapter 8: Depressive Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) In Beck's model of depression,the diathesis is
A)a stressful life event.
B)a negative cognitive schema.
C)a genetic predisposition.
D)a localized brain dysfunction.
E)a neurotransmitter imbalance.
Q2) Less severe or brief episodes of mania are referred to as
A)automanic.
B)hypermanic.
C)schizo-manic.
D)petit-manic.
E)hypomanic.
Q3) Bipolar disorder is more common than major depression.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Research findings are consistent in showing that Seasonal Affective Disorder is caused by melatonin dysregulation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) List,define and distinguish between the two broad categories of mood disorders.
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Chapter 9: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) The vulnerability-stress perspective purports that
A)individuals who undergo a lot of stress and difficulty become more vulnerable to developing schizophrenia.
B)individuals with poor coping skills tend to react negatively to stress.
C)certain people are vulnerable to schizophrenia,and symptoms generally develop after exposure to stress.
D)individuals who are genetically susceptible to schizophrenia are better able to handle severe stress.
E)people with schizophrenia are more vulnerable to life stressor than others.
Q2) When asked how she was feeling,Mona answered "I am fine,just like a bottle of wine ...that wine was so smooth ...and I used to drink it with ...pickles,which I grew in my garden ...and I had to weed so often." This response is an example of A)neologisms.
B)lack of abstractness.
C)tangentiality.
D)derailment.
E)loosening of associations.
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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Q1) Using the Keys study as an example,discuss how many of the symptoms of dieting are the same as those found in individuals with eating disorders.
Q2) Women who otherwise meet criteria for anorexia but who are menstruating and/or who have body weight above 85% of expected appear to constitute a distinctly different group in terms of demographics,illness history,psychopathology and treatment response.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The restricting type of anorexia nervosa is associated with a poorer long-term prognosis.
A)True
B)False
Q4) andboth include low self-esteem,use of weight and shape as a primary source of self-evaluation,and some type of behavior aimed at controlling weight
A)Anorexia and Eating Disorder - NOS
B)Bulimia and Eating Disorder - NOS
C)Bulimia and Anorexia
D)Anorexia and Binge Eating Disorder
E)Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related Disorders
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Q1) Hallucinogens have aneffect on the CNS and mimic the effects of
A)excitatory; dopamine
B)inhibitory; serotonin
C)excitatory; epinephrine
D)excitatory; serotonin
E)inhibitory; dopamine
Q2) A syndrome found in long-term cannabis users characterized by apathy,lack of pursuit of vocational goals,self-absorption,and detachment from family and friends is known as
A)cannabis sativa.
B)amotivational syndrome.
C)toxic psychosis.
D)abnormal cannabis reaction.
E)unusual dependency.
Q3) Health care providers recommend that women consumeduring pregnancy.
A)nothing at all
B)moderately
C)one alcoholic beverage a day
D)four to six drinks a day
E)two martinis
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Chapter 12: The Personality Disorders
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Q1) The term "borderline" was used in the past to describe a person on the border between neurosis and psychosis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised?
A)It is used both as a research instrument and a clinical tool.
B)It discriminates between APD and the other personality disorders.
C)The PCL-R score is highly reliable over time.
D)It is used in assessments to inform judicial decisions.
E)It has good predictive validity regarding recidivism.
Q3) Borderline personality disorder is thought to be equally common in men and women.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Hare gives an estimate thatpercent of the Canadian population is psychopathic.
A).05
B)10
C)5
D)1
E).01
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Chapter 13: Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender
Dysphoria
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Q1) All of the following statements are true regarding orgasmic disorders EXCEPT
A)Orgasmic disorders are some of the most commonly reported sexual dysfunctions.
B)female orgasmic disorder is much more common than male orgasmic disorder.
C)women are more likely to experience orgasm through masturbation than with a partner.
D)orgasmic disorder in men and women is also known as anorgasmia.
E)DSM-5 requires a delay in or absence of orgasm following normal excitement,causing distress or interpersonal difficulty.
Q2) In comparison with Master's and Johnson's (1966)model,Kaplan's (1979)model of sexual stages allows for a greater variety of sexual responses that can be considered "normal".
A)True
B)False
Q3) The sexual response patterns of both males and females are highly variable and depend on many factors.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the four stages of the sexual response cycle as described by Masters and Johnson.
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Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Q1) A small proportion of autistic people display exceptional behaviour in certain areas,such as mathematics or music.These individuals are referred to as A)savants.
B)autists.
C)idiots.
D)excepts.
E)special.
Q2) Kathy believes that the lives of individuals with disabilities should be as normal as possible.She is working by what has been called theprinciple,introduced in Scandinavia by Bengt Nirje.
A)ordinary
B)similarity
C)normalization
D)regular
E)contact
Q3) The Stanford Binet Scale is an assessment of adaptive behaviour.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are the three major components found in learning disorders?
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Chapter 15: Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of
Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) According to the Ontario Child Health Study,onlychildren who suffer from a psychiatric disorder receive services.
A)1 in 6
B)1 in 3
C)1 in 8
D)1 in 10
E)1 in 15
Q2) The most common fears reported by children and adolescents include all of the following except A)agoraphobia.
B)heights.
C)weather.
D)animals.
E)accidents.
Q3) Initial accounts of abnormal child behaviour were attributed to A)genetic defects.
B)societal factors.
C)inadequate parenting.
D)lack of education.
E)malnutrition.
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Chapter 16: Aging and Mental Health
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Q1) Pharmacological treatment for nocturnal myoclonus has been relatively successful in reducing the kicking and flexing of the legs.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Restless Leg Syndrome,which is the second most commondisorder in older adults involves.
A)movement ; unpleasant sensations and the urge to move one's legs
B)sleep-wake ; unpleasant sensations and the urge to move one's legs
C)movement ; muscle spasms in the legs with unknown medical origin
D)sleep ; muscle spasms with unknown medical origin
E)movement ; unpleasant muscle spasms that are relieved by intentional action
Q3) Delerium in older patients is often misdiagnosed as
A)neurocognitive disorder.
B)delusional disorder.
C)generalized anxiety disorder.
D)late-onset schizophrenia.
E)dissociative identity disorder.
Q4) Describe the hypothesized etiology of Alzheimer's disease.
Q5) Describe the Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI)Model.
Q6) Briefly describe Socio-Emotional Selectivity Theory (SST).
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Chapter 17: Therapies
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Q1) Extrapyramidal effects include symptoms similar to those found in Parkinson's disease.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the most beneficial treatment for mildly to moderately distressed couples?
A)behavioural marital therapy
B)emotionally focused marital therapy
C)psychodynamic marital therapy
D)marital sex therapy
E)cognitive marital therapy
Q3) List the four distinct modalities of delivering therapy and provide a brief description of each.
Q4) Electroconvulsive therapy
A)is ineffective in ameliorating severe depressive symptoms that have not responded to other treatments.
B)reduces depression by a very simple and clearly understood mechanism.
C)is quite often a medical practitioner's first choice for treating depression.
D)has been shown to work very well with older patients.
E)shows no evidence in reducing the likelihood of relapse.
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Chapter 18: Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community
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Q1) According to the crisis theory of Lindemann and Caplan,people in a state of crisis are more open to accepting assistance.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Prilleltensky (2005)shows that it is helpful to plot the timing of an MHP / prevention program (i.e.,universal prevention vs.indicated prevention / early intervention for problems that have already started)against the ecological level of implementation (i.e.,micro vs.macro levels),creating four quadrants.Describe these quadrants and identify examples of MHP interventions for each.
Q3) What is true regarding the Canadian provinces' reaction to prevention?
A)Funding for prevention programs appears to be greatest in the Western provinces.
B)There has been an increase in funding to prevention projects.
C)Various programs are proposed,yet funding is not provided to prevention.
D)Prevention programs are wholeheartedly supported.
E)Funding for prevention programs appears to be lagging in the Atlantic provinces.
Q4) What are the elements of the Better Beginnings Program? Is this a true example of an ecological approach to mental health promotion?
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Chapter 19: Mental Disorder and the Law
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Q1) Forensic psychologists are judged according to a higher standard of practice.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The legal system relies upon psychologists to define the legal concept of mental disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Ken is a welder who lives in Toronto.Recently,he was diagnosed as being mentally ill.Which specific criteria must be examined to determine whether he should be involuntarily committed to a psychiatric hospital?
A)whether or not he will benefit from treatment
B)whether or not his mental illness is recognized by the DSM-5
C)whether or not his mental disorder will result in serious bodily harm to another person
D)whether or not he needs treatment; demonstrated danger need not be present
E)whether or not he will deteriorate mentally or physically if he is not held in hospital
Q4) Describe the evolution of the insanity defence.
Q5) What are the important elements of the legal definition of mental disorder?
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