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Counseling Psychology explores the principles, theories, and practices involved in helping individuals, groups, and communities achieve mental health, personal growth, and well-being. This course examines foundational therapeutic approaches, assessment techniques, multicultural competencies, and ethical considerations in counseling. Students learn about the diverse roles of counseling psychologists, including prevention, intervention, and advocacy, and gain practical skills in communication, active listening, and problem-solving to effectively support clients through various life challenges and transitions.
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Abnormal Psychology 1st Canadian Edition by Deborah C Beidel
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives
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Q1) Biological scarring, as seen in some disorders such as PTSD, demonstrates that
A) the brain is capable of healing itself after a trauma.
B) the brain may change as a result of the disorder.
C) genetics plays a vital role in vulnerability to a disorder.
D) brain plasticity is not possible after trauma.
Answer: B
Q2) The diathesis-stress model of abnormal behaviour assumes that
A) a person who has a genetic predisposition for a disorder will exhibit the disorder at some point in time.
B) biological and environmental factors interact to determine the likelihood that a person will exhibit abnormal behaviour.
C) a "diathesis" from the environment interacts with biological influences to produce disordered behaviour.
D) stress causes physiological changes that lead to disruptions in environmental supports.
Answer: B
Q3) Outline Pavlov's model for classical conditioning using his experiment with dogs. Label all of the elements of the paradigm.
Answer: CS (bell) => UCS (meat powder) => UCR/CR (salivating)
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Chapter 2: Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) A study highlighting the importance of genetic factors in determining IQ was conducted
A) on MZ twins reared together.
B) on MZ twins reared apart.
C) on DZ twins reared together.
D) on DZ twins reared apart.
Answer: B
Q2) The brain stem is critical to survival because it
A) regulates higher cognitive functioning.
B) mediates responses between the autonomic and peripheral nervous system.
C) controls most of the biological functions associated with living.
D) contains the area known as the cerebral cortex.
Answer: C
Q3) Lack of diversity in a sample may limit the generalizability of the study's findings. A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) Culture-bound syndromes are best described as groups of symptoms that A) occur universally across cultures.
B) start in one culture and spread to others.
C) occur uniquely in certain ethnic or racial groups.
D) are omitted from the DSM because they are culturally biased.
Answer: C
Q2) Evaluate two major disadvantages of a dimensional approach to classification of abnormal behaviour.
Answer: It is less efficient in communicating a clear diagnostic label, so less useful. Dimensions are more complex than categories. Clinical decision-making is also facilitated by diagnostic categories. Information organized along multiple dimensions would also be more difficult to share with patients.
Q3) In a dimensional approach to classification, a patient's symptoms would be assessed using a "present versus absent" approach to diagnosis.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Traumaand Stressor-Related Disorders
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Q1) Anxiety disorders are one of the most common types of disorders among adults in the Canada and the U.S.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Gwen is preparing for her Psychology of Learning midterm exam. Although she has read all of the material and been active in class discussions, she has recurring thoughts of failing the exam. Her thoughts persist even though she is an honors student and has never failed a test. Gwen is experiencing A) a panic attack.
B) anxiety.
C) delusions.
D) suicidal ideation.
Q3) How do escape and avoidance behaviours maintain anxiety about a feared situation? Provide an example to demonstrate your understanding. Please discuss each element in your example.
Q4) The "fight-or-flight" response is adaptive from an evolutionary perspective.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Explain how mind, body, and behaviour are all involved in a panic attack.
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Chapter 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders
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Q1) There are sufficient epidemiological data to indicate that factitious disorders are fairly common within the general population.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A teenage girl was brought to the emergency room by her mother several times during the summer for severe abdominal pain. After many diagnostic tests returned negative results, the girl was hospitalized for observation. Over several days, the patient's abdominal pain disappeared. However, the night before her discharge, the pain returned. A hospital security camera recorded the mother entering her child's room late that night carrying a bag from the neighborhood pharmacy. Shortly after this visit the girl's symptoms returned. The hospital staff might suspect that
A) the mother is suffering from factitious disorder imposed on self.
B) this is a case of factitious disorder imposed on another.
C) the teenager is malingering.
D) the mother is malingering.
Q3) Pseudoseizures are sudden changes in behaviour that mimic epileptic seizures but have no organic base.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
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Q1) The tendency to be high on the personality trait of neuroticism has been shown to be related to a higher risk for __________ in female children.
A) dysphoria
B) mania
C) major depression
D) suicide
Q2) Seligman's learned helplessness concept has been used as a framework for explaining the contribution of negative, inescapable events/environments to __________ in some people.
A) major depressive disorder
B) bipolar disorder
C) hypomanic disorder
D) cyclothymic disorder
Q3) The difference between bipolar I and bipolar II disorders is the presence of ________ in the latter instead of a full-blown manic episode.
A) hypomania
B) alexithymia
C) cyclothymia
D) dysthymia
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Chapter 7: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) In almost all cases, BED appears to be time-limited and part of a passing phase.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In bulimia nervosa, binges are usually terminated because the person runs out of food, is interrupted by someone, or
A) a strong gag reflex starts.
B) feels satiated.
C) experiences a strong urge to purge.
D) becomes violently ill.
Q3) Christina is a middle school student going through puberty before her female classmates. Consequently, she may be at
A) lower risk for developing dissatisfaction with her body.
B) greater risk for developing an eating disorder.
C) less risk for being underweight.
D) greater risk for being sexually abused.
Q4) Select the statement below that is False regarding binge eating disorder.
A) It was only recently accepted as a formal psychiatric diagnosis.
B) It lacks the compensatory behaviours of bulimia nervosa.
C) Little is known about associated mortality or morbidity rates.
D) It may be a chronic condition.
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Chapter 8: Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Q1) Exhibitionistic disorder may not be diagnosed in cultures
A) where clothing is not traditionally worn.
B) that do not use the DSM-IV-TR.
C) who have open attitudes toward sex.
D) where group sex is considered normal.
Q2) Physical treatments for erectile dysfunction almost always produce satisfactory results.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Provide an overview of pedophilic disorder. In your discussion, address the issue of pedophiles as child molesters.
Q4) In nonsexual areas of functioning, people with paraphilic disorders are often
A) indistinguishable from other people.
B) obvious by their anxious manner.
C) maladjusted single persons.
D) divorced males with a history of other crimes against persons.
Q5) For females, symptoms of female sexual interest/arousal disorder are primarily psychological.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) THC is the active ingredient in marijuana. It produces a sense of euphoria by stimulating
A) GABA release, which disinhibits various brain systems.
B) epinephrine discharge, leading to heightened pleasure and sensory acuteness.
C) cannabinoid receptors, thereby activating the dopamine reward system.
D) serotonin reuptake, leading to a feeling of contentment.
Q2) Continued use of a substance despite persistent or recurrent physical or psychological problems is one of the diagnostic criteria for substance dependence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hallucinogens work by disrupting the nerve cells that influence the transmission of serotonin.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Aversion therapy is an example of classical conditioning.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for substance abuse and substance dependence.
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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
A) tend to be rather short term.
B) are not present at the beginning of schizophrenic disorder.
C) are one of the earliest signs of schizophrenia.
D) can be diagnosed only through neuropsychological tests.
Q2) People diagnosed with schizophrenia have
A) split personalities but not multiple personalities.
B) multiple personalities but not split personalities.
C) both split and multiple personalities.
D) neither split nor multiple personalities.
Q3) The word schizophrenia is a combination of two Greek words that mean
A) multiple minds.
B) multiple thought processes.
C) split mind.
D) multiple personalities.
Q4) Antipsychotic medications work by blocking ____________ receptors.
A) dopamine
B) serotonin
C) epinephrine
D) glutamate
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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
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Q1) Cluster A personality disorders, psychosis, and schizophrenia share many of the same features.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The behaviours seen in Cluster B personality disorders are best described as being exaggerated, inflated, emotional, or dramatic.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Functional impairments in personality disorders are most often seen in what area?
A) Cognitive deficits
B) School
C) Medical problems
D) Interpersonal relationships
Q4) Which personality description is matched with the correct personality disorder cluster?
A) fearful - Cluster A
B) erratic - Cluster B
C) eccentric - Cluster C
D) emotional - Cluster C
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Chapter 12: Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders
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Q1) Which medication is often prescribed to children with oppositional defiant disorder to help reduce the symptoms of aggression?
A) Typical antipsychotics
B) Antidepressants
C) Atypical antipsychotics
D) Anxiolytics
Q2) Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that is transmitted on the X chromosome, affects only girls.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Reading disorder is more common in boys than in girls.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which disorder is characterized by negative, hostile, or defiant behaviours that are less severe than those found in conduct disorder?
A) Disruptive behaviour disorder
B) Oppositional defiant disorder
C) Attention-deficit/hyperactive disorder
D) Pervasive developmental disorder
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Chapter 13: Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) As Alzheimer's progresses and symptom severity increases, treatment includes medication that blocks the overproduction of A) norepinephrine.
B) acetylcholine.
C) glutamate.
D) epinephrine.
Q2) Substance abuse in older adults may only be recognized when they A) begin to have more legal issues as a result of their alcohol/drug use.
B) become increasingly isolated from family members, friends, and social activities.
C) start to show an increase in antisocial behaviours.
D) has adverse consequences, (medical, social, or psychological), that negatively impacts functioning.
Q3) Medical illness can produce depressive disorders unique to older adults. A)True B)False
Q4) Among older adults, more women are diagnosed with depressive disorders. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Health Psychology
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Q1) The interdisciplinary field that studies the relation between behavioural and biomedical science is known as
A) neuroscience.
B) medical psychology.
C) behavioural medicine.
D) holistic medicine.
Q2) Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of
A) how attitudes and behaviours influence health and illness.
B) the relations among social, psychological, and physical responses.
C) psychological factors that affect a person's physical health.
D) the impact of stress on mental and physical health.
Q3) There is no evidence that starting to smoke in adolescence is stress-related.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the psychological impact of stress on the immune system. What are some of the variables that can affect this relationship?
Q5) Children may develop PTSD symptoms after a diagnosis of cancer. A)True B)False
Q6) Describe the General Adaptation Syndrome.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) Until the 1960's, hospital confinement was the typical treatment for severely mentally ill patients because
A) overwhelming numbers of mentally ill persons were not able to obtain treatment in community mental health programs.
B) psychological treatment was best delivered in a medical setting.
C) effective medications and treatments had not yet been discovered.
D) few psychiatrists were willing to provide treatment outside of medical settings.
Q2) When psychologists join a professional organization such as the Canadian Psychological Association, they agree to behave in a manner consistent with the association's code of ethics.
A) values.
B) beliefs.
C) code of ethics.
D) philosophy.
Q3) Custody evaluations are a common reason for malpractice lawsuits against psychologists.
A)True
B)False
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