Developmental Psychopathology Test Questions
Course Introduction
Developmental Psychopathology explores the origins, progression, and outcomes of psychological disorders that emerge during childhood and adolescence. The course examines the interplay of genetic, biological, psychological, and environmental factors that contribute to the development of mental health disorders across the lifespan. Students will analyze major theoretical frameworks, risk and protective factors, and key issues such as resilience, comorbidity, and the impact of trauma. Emphasis is placed on understanding both typical and atypical patterns of development, as well as current approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and intervention in developmental psychopathology.
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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) According to Freud,memories of experience which are not presently in awareness but can be brought into awareness by focusing on them are in the _______.
A)conscious
B)superconscious
C)preconscious
D)unconscious
Answer: C
Q2) During the Middle Ages,the treatment of choice for curing abnormal behaviour was ________.
A)trephining
B)bleeding
C)exorcism
D)meditation
Answer: C
Q3) Behaviour that is deemed abnormal in one society may be perceived as perfectly normal in another.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Assessment, classification, and Treatment of
Abnormal Behaviour
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Q1) A defendant is held unfit to stand trial when he or she meets all of the following EXCEPT __________.
A)is not capable of conducting his or her defence
B)can distinguish between available pleas
C)is unable to take the stand to testify
D)doesn't understand the nature and purpose of the proceedings
Answer: B
Q2) The most frequently cited meta-analysis of psychotherapy research was conducted by ________.
A)Smith and Glass
B)Eysenck
C)Bowers and Clum
D)Crits-Christoph
Answer: A
Q3) Which of the following is NOT a general category of a mental status examination?
A)psychosocial history
B)appearance
C)level of awareness
D)mood
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Anxiety, obsessive-Compulsive, and
Trauma-And Stressor-Related Disorders
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Q1) An intrusive,recurrent thought or idea that seems beyond the person's ability to control is a(n)________.
A)delusion
B)hallucination
C)obsession
D)compulsion
Answer: C
Q2) GABA receptors are made more sensitive,thus enhancing GABA's calming effects,by the action of ________.
A)phenothiazines
B)tricyclics
C)MAO inhibitors
D)benzodiazepines
Answer: D
Q3) Danika suffers from stage fright.This is a type of ________.
A)specific phobia
B)social anxiety disorder
C)complex phobia
D)agoraphobia
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Once people decide to commit suicide,they may seem to be suddenly at peace.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Craving for carbohydrates is a feature of __________ disorder.
A)major depression
B)bipolar
C)seasonal affective
D)Persistent Depressive Disorder
Q3) Bipolar disorder is most commonly treated with ________.
A)tricyclicsTricyclics
B)MAO inhibitors
C)lithiumLithium
D)reserpineReserpine
Q4) Discuss an interactional model of depression.
Q5) Forming a negative interpretation of events despite a lack of evidence is a type of cognitive distortion known as "disqualifying the positive."
A)True
B)False
Q6) Discuss classic and modern psychodynamic perspectives on the mood disorders.
Q7) Discuss theoretical perspectives on the causes of suicide.
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Chapter 5: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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Q1) Describe dissociative fugue.
Q2) Multiple personality has been traditionally classified as a somatoform disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Cognitive theorists have recently speculated that Illness Anxiety Disorder and panic disorder may share a common cause,namely,a cognitive bias to misinterpret changes in bodily cues or sensations as signs of catastrophic harm.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A culture-bound disorder in which a person enters a trance-like state;suddenly becomes highly excited and violently attacks other people or destroys objects;and later claims to have no memory of the episode is called ________.
A)amok
B)Koro
C)Dhat
D)zar
Q5) Describe dissociative identity disorder.
Q6) Describe one culture-bound syndrome.
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Q7) Describe depersonalization/derealization disorder.
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Chapter 6: Personality
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Q1) The personality traits associated with psychopathology remain the same across the life span.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Antisocial personality disorder is more common among people of lower socioeconomic status.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Livesley,a leading expert on personality disorders,questions the assumption that personality disorders are discriminable from clinical syndromes,such as anxiety or depressive disorders.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss how a comprehensive,efficient,and effective system of care would help treat a person with a personality disorder.
Q5) Discuss the issue of overlap of the personality disorders.
Q6) People diagnosed with narcissistic personality are most likely to be women.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) The habitual or compulsive use of a drug that is accompanied by signs of physiological dependence is called ________.
A)substance misuse
B)substance abuse
C)tolerance
D)addiction
Q2) People who hold positive expectancies of drugs' effects are more likely to use them.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Legal substances cause more deaths through sickness and accidents than all illicit drugs combined.
A)True
B)False
Q4) LSD inhibits the action of ________.
A)serotonin
B)dopamine
C)epinephrine
D)norepinephrine
Q5) Discuss the effects of PCP.
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Chapter 8: Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) The biological processes that activate dreams cause a type of paralysis.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Psychological approaches have been successfully used to treat every major sleep disorder except insomnia.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss psychological treatment of sleep disorders.
Q4) The available evidence shows ________.
A)that poor women are most likely to develop eating disorders
B)that middle-class women are most likely to develop eating disorders
C)that upper-class women are most likely to develop eating disorders
D)no strong linkage between socioeconomic status and eating disorders
Q5) Bulimic women induce vomiting only after binges.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Binge eating typically involves foods that are sweet and rich in fat.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Describe the features of breathing-related sleep disorder. Page 10
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Chapter 9: Gender Dysphoria,paraphilic Disorders,and Sexual Dysfunctions
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Q1) People suffering from paraphilic disorders cannot function sexually in the absence of paraphilic stimuli or fantasies.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Masters and Johnson were early researchers who pioneered the psychoanalytic form of therapy for treating sexual dysfunction.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Grant has always enjoyed sex,but lately,every time he has intercourse he feels sharp pains in his genitals.It has rapidly taken the enjoyment out of his sexual activity.His disorder is ________.
A)male orgasmic disorder
B)sexual interest/desire disorder
C)dyspareunia
D)genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
Q4) The "New Wave" classification system proposes to diagnose sexual dysfunction on the basis of causes rather than symptoms.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Hallucinations are the most common form of perceptual disturbances among people with schizophrenia.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cino has schizophrenia.He often hears voices telling him to run away or to harm others.He feels compelled to do what the voices tell him to do.Cino is experiencing ________.
A)command hallucinations
B)delusions of reference
C)hallucinations of reference
D)delusions of persecution
Q3) Most antipsychotic drugs appear ________ of schizophrenia.
A)not to significantly affect either positive or negative symptoms
B)to control the positive symptoms but not the negative symptoms
C)to control the negative symptoms but not the positive symptoms
D)to control both the positive and the negative symptoms
Q4) Discuss the positive and negative "symptoms" of schizophrenia,and Type I and Type II schizophrenia.
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Q5) Describe the diathesis-stress model of schizophrenia,including recent research.
Chapter 11: Abnormal Behaviour Across the Lifespan
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Q1) Although there is no cure for autism spectrum disorder,_____ treatment programs have yielded the best results.
A)cognitive
B)family
C)psychodynamic
D)structured
Q2) Neuropsychological testing,EEG studies,and MRI studies of children and adolescents with ADHD point to abnormalities in the areas of the brain involved in regulating the processes of attention,inhibition of motor (movement)behaviour,and _______control.
A)emotional
B)executive
C)perceptual
D)physiological
Q3) Amniocentesis is usually conducted about ________ weeks following conception.
A)4 to 5
B)9 to 10
C)14 to 15
D)19 to 20
Q4) Describe the diagnostic process and treatment involved in Alzheimer's disease.
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