Counseling Psychology Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Counseling Psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on facilitating personal and interpersonal functioning across the lifespan. This course explores foundational theories, techniques, and practices used to help individuals address emotional, social, vocational, educational, health-related, and developmental concerns. Students will examine key concepts such as therapeutic relationships, ethical standards, cultural competence, and evidence-based interventions. Emphasis is placed on the development of practical counseling skills as well as an understanding of issues related to diversity, mental health, prevention, and wellness. Through case studies and experiential learning, students will prepare to support individuals in managing life challenges and improving psychological well-being.
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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) The number of homeless people has tripled in the last decade.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) According to Freud,the only psychic structure present at birth is the ________.
A)id
B)superego
C)ego
D)alter-ego
Answer: A
Q3) A conservative man who cannot accept his own sexual desires begins a highly publicized crusade to stamp out pornography.His defence mechanism is ________.
A)repression
B)reaction formation
C)sublimation
D)displacement
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of
Abnormal Behaviour
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Q1) Behaviour therapists focus on the here and now.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Each of the following is true of current psychodynamic therapies when compared with traditional psychoanalysis EXCEPT ________.
A)they tend to be briefer
B)they focus more on unconscious conflicts
C)they follow a somewhat different format
D)they focus more on issues concerning present relationships
Answer: B
Q3) The SCID includes ________.
A)a series of declarative statements
B)open-ended questions
C)closed-ended questions
D)both open- and closed-ended questions
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and
Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders
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Q1) Considering obsessive-compulsive disorder,women are more likely to have unwanted sexual thoughts and men are more likely to have unwanted harm-related thoughts.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) In the case of "Little Hans," Freud believed that Hans's fear of an animal represented an unconscious fear of his ________.
A)own sexuality
B)mother
C)sister
D)father
Answer: D
Q3) Panic attack sufferers often believe they are________.
A)super strong
B)having a stroke
C)having an epileptic seizure
D)having a heart attack
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Define mood disorder,and distinguish between normally and abnormally depressed moods.
Q2) Shneidman found that about ________ % of those who committed suicide had left clear clues beforehand,such as disposing of their possessions.
A)30
B)50
C)70
D)90
Q3) In Lewinsohn's group treatment approach,participants ________.
A)are taught to psychoanalyze each other
B)are taught to provide mutual support for each other while exploring undeveloped spiritual and religious aspects of the soul
C)develop individual self-change and self-maintenance plans
D)engage in dream analysis and hypnotherapy
Q4) Discuss the use of lithium in the treatment of bipolar disorder.
Q5) Discuss a diathesis-stress model of the cause of mood disorders.
Q6) People with cyclothymic disorder are often perceived as "whiny."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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Q1) Dissociative identity disorder responds well to treatment with phenothiazines.
A)True
B)False
Q2) People with Illness Anxiety Disorder are consciously faking their symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Explain what malingering is and discuss problems in differentiating people with Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders from malingerers.
Q4) Cultures in which the disorder known as zar is found attribute it mainly to
A)spirit possession
B)natural causes
C)lack of religious fervour
D)stress
Q5) Fugue can be difficult to distinguish from ________.
A)amnesia
B)multiple personality
C)malingering
D)schizoid personality disorder
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Q6) Discuss the controversy with regard to recovered memory.
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Chapter 6: Personality
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Q1) To people who know her casually,Lynette is very charming.But underneath her superficial charm is a monster.She is impulsive,self-centred,and insensitive to others,and irresponsible;has little anxiety;and feels no guilt or remorse when she hurts someone else.She blames others for her problems and rarely learns from her mistakes.She sees others as tools to be used to meet her own needs.While she can appear to be the nicest person in the world,if you get in her way-watch out! Mary is most likely suffering from ________ personality disorder.
A)paranoid
B)narcissistic
C)sadistic
D)antisocial
Q2) The DSM-5 includes new,additional classifications of personality disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Recent advances in psychodynamic theory focus on the development of
A)the superego
B)the id
C)the collective unconscious
D)the sense of self
Q4) Discuss the family perspective on the personality disorders.
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Chapter 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Throughout most of history,alcoholism has been seen as a ________.
A)risk that naturally accompanies social drinking
B)punishment from God for sinful misdeeds
C)moral defect
D)disease process
Q2) The most popular drug on college campuses is ________.
A)alcohol
B)marijuana
C)nicotine
D)cocaine
Q3) The stimulant in tobacco smoke that gives cigarettes their "kick" is ________.
A)carbon monoxide
B)the carbohydrates
C)the hydrocarbons
D)nicotine
Q4) Controlled-drinking programs may be helpful for __________.
A)older people with chronic alcoholism
B)those who have failed in programs requiring total abstinence
C)people with later-stage alcoholism
D)those who have risks that might be exaggerated by alcohol
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Chapter 8: Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Sleep medications used to combat sleep disorders are called ________.
A)depressants
B)anxiolytics
C)major tranquilizers
D)analgesics
Q2) Discuss the diagnostic features of sleep disorders and methods for assessing them.
Q3) Most dieters eventually gain back the weight they lose.
A)True
B)False
Q4) 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
Q5) Hospitalization is almost always necessary for the effective treatment of anorexia or bulimia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions
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Q1) Some paraphilic disorders are relatively harmless and victimless.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Define and describe the features of various paraphilic disorders.
Q3) Roughly ____% of perpetrators and rape survivors were drinking alcohol at the time of the assault.
A)10
B)25
C)50
D)75
Q4) Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder can occur in both men and women,but it is more common in ________.
A)men
B)women
C)younger men
D)older women
Q5) Only men produce testosterone in their bodies.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) When experiencing hallucinations,people with schizophrenia may hear voices,and these voices are almost always experienced as originating inside one's head.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Drug-induced hallucinations tend to be ________.
A)auditory
B)visual
C)tactile
D)olfactory
Q3) Although first-rank symptoms are associated with schizophrenia,they are not unique to it.
A)True
B)False
Q4) In the old concept of a schizophrenogenic mother,such a mother was described as
A)schizophrenic herself
B)cold,aloof,domineering,and overprotective
C)overly nurturant,passive,helpless,and unintelligent
D)passive-aggressive,overemotional,hysteric,and negligent
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Chapter 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan
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Q1) Pramile has autism spectrum disorder.She frequently will say,"She is hungry" when letting her father know that she wants her dinner.This type of statement is known as
A)echolalia
B)parroting
C)pronoun reversal
D)reference reversal
Q2) Alzheimer's disease is a fatal disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Fetal alcohol syndrome can cause intellectual disability.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The onset of dementia is a gradual decline.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Most children with ADHD show definitive signs of specific neurological damage.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss the process of diagnosing someone with delirium.
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