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Health Psychology explores the interactions between psychological processes and physical health, examining how factors such as stress, behavior, beliefs, and social context influence the onset, progression, and management of illness. The course covers foundational theories and models in health psychology, interventions for health behavior change, and the role of psychological assessment in medical settings. Students analyze topics such as coping with chronic illness, patient-provider communication, and strategies for promoting health and preventing disease, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices and the integration of psychological principles in diverse healthcare environments.
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Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Thomas F. Oltmanns
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Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Explain why the duration of a person's symptoms are important.
Answer: The duration of a person's symptoms is important because mental disorders are defined in terms of persistent maladaptive behaviors.Many unusual behaviors and inexplicable experiences are short lived; if we ignore them,they go away.Some forms of problematic behavior are not transient,and they eventually interfere with the person's social and occupational functioning.
Q2) What is the history of the "diagnosis" homosexuality in the DSM?
A)Homosexuality was never a diagnosis in the DSM.
B)Homosexuality was,and is,a possible diagnosis in the DSM.
C)Homosexuality was a diagnosis in the first two editions of the DSM,taken out for the third edition,and then reintroduced in the 4th.
D)Homosexuality was a diagnosis in the first two editions of the DSM,taken out for the third edition,and has never been reintroduced.
Answer: D
Q3) _______________ psychology is concerned with the application of psychological science to the assessment and treatment of mental disorders.
Answer: Clinical
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Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) The region of the brain responsible for the regulation of emotion and some aspects of learning,memory,and language reception is called the A)occipital love.
B)cerebellum.
C)corpus callosum.
D)temporal lobe.
Answer: D
Q2) Theories that attempt to link psychophysiology to the etiology of psychopathology have implicated
A)both overarousal and underarousal.
B)only overarousal.
C)both overmodulation and undermodulation.
D)only overmodulation.
Answer: A
Q3) The endocrine system is a collection of A)glands.
B)neurons.
C)ventricles.
D)brain structures.
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Aaron Beck's cognitive therapy was developed specifically as a treatment for A)anxiety.
B)depression.
C)impulsivity.
D)schizophrenia.
Answer: B
Q2) When you walk into your next class you see the term "psychotropic medications" written on the blackboard.You never know when such information might come in handy,so you look it up and find that it refers to
A)special placebo pills used in drug research.
B)chemical substances that affect our psychological state.
C)chemical substances that cause psychedelic experiences.
D)special drugs designed to "turn off" genes thought to cause mental disorders. Answer: B
Q3) What is an attribution?
A)a personality trait
B)a defense mechanism
C)the perceived cause of something
D)a change that occurs over the course of psychotherapy
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) A recent advance in brain imaging allows details of both the structure and function of the brain to be seen.This method is _________ .
Q2) One advantage of a dimensional system of classification is that it allows scientists to
A)make all-or-none decisions.
B)arrive at a specific diagnosis.
C)record subtle distinctions.
D)go beyond what people say.
Q3) Michael,whose case serves as an example in your textbook,was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Which of the following pointed toward that diagnosis?
A)He performed repetitive counting rituals in response to obsessive thoughts.
B)He considered his obsessive concerns to be logical.
C)His relationships with his friends were unlimited and satisfying.
D)His rituals interfered with his family's routine.
Q4) The case of Michael presented in your text illustrates comorbidity because
A)Michael suffers from more than one disorder.
B)Michael suffers from a life-threatening disorder.
C)Michael's disorder resulted from family conflict.
D)Michael shares the disorder with other members of his family.
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Chapter 5: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Which one of these characteristics of clinical depression helps to distinguish it from normal sadness?
A)altered brain chemistry
B)caused by an identifiable precipitant
C)occurs only in people who suffered early losses
D)accompanied by a cluster of signs and symptoms,including cognitive features
Q2) A researcher investigating the link between stressful life events and depression has decided to use a prospective research design.This means that the researcher will have to
A)select subjects with the prospect of becoming depressed.
B)select subjects with the prospect of experiencing stress.
C)follow subjects over time to see if stress predicts the onset of depression.
D)question subjects carefully to see if their depression has always followed some identifiable stress.
Q3) The rate of depression in women is about what percentage of the rate for men?
A)10 percent
B)50 percent
C)100 percent
D)200 percent
Q4) Gender differences are typically not observed in __________ mood disorders.
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Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders
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Q1) The brain pathway that operates as a "short cut" in the detection of danger
A)provides for quicker conscious processing of threat.
B)is acquired through classical conditioning.
C)interferes with the organism's ability to respond to threat.
D)allows some threats to be responded to very quickly.
Q2) DSM-5 approach to classifying anxiety disorders is based primarily on
A)a psychodynamic model of the cause of each disorder.
B)descriptive features of each disorder.
C)specific scores on tests of anxiety.
D)a dimensional approach.
Q3) A psychiatrist prescribes a benzodiazepine for a patient suffering from an anxiety disorder.Which of the following symptoms are most likely to respond to this treatment?
A)worry and rumination
B)palpitations and rumination
C)rumination and muscle tension
D)muscle tension and palpitations
Q4) Define phobia.Describe the difference between a phobia and a normal fear.Give an example of the difference between a phobia and a normal fear.
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Chapter 7: Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders,
Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Q1) Some individuals experience positive changes as a result of living through a traumatic event.Psychologists label this __________ growth.
Q2) Which of the following is a good definition of dissociation?
A)separation from loved ones
B)withdrawal from intimate relationships and social isolation
C)disruption of the mental processes of memory,consciousness,identity,and perception
D)the disengagement of physiological from psychological processes
Q3) What part of the body is the most frequent preoccupation of individuals with body dysmorphic disorder?
A)brain
B)sense organs
C)facial features
D)internal organs
Q4) Which of the following is characteristic of somatic symptom disorders?
A)They are the result of malingering.
B)They have no clear biological cause.
C)The symptoms are hypnotically induced.
D)The disorders consist of the presentation of impossible symptoms.
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Chapter 8: Stress and Physical Health
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Q1) The ________ is the region of the brain that is considered to be the principal mediator of the stress response.
Q2) Health psychologists asked newly married couples to engage in 30-minute discussions of marital problems.What did the psychologists find when they compared couples who were hostile and negative with those who had more positive conversations?
A)Hostile interactions were associated with immunosuppression.
B)Hostile interactions led to a higher rate of colds over the next month.
C)Although hostile interactions raised blood pressure,it quickly returned to normal.
D)The type of interaction had no demonstrated effect on any aspect of immune system functioning.
Q3) What are two critical components that allow humans to better cope with stressful events?
A)alarm and exhaustion
B)control and predictability
C)disclosure and anticipation
D)specificity and nonspecificity
Q4) When high blood pressure is the principal or only disorder,the diagnosis is __________ hypertension.
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Chapter 9: Personality Disorders
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Q1) In personality theory,neuroticism refers to A)conscientiousness.
B)bizarre and unusual thinking.
C)the expression of anxiety and depression.
D)a low interest in interacting with other people.
Q2) You are reading the records of Paul,a 28-year-old who has been diagnosed as exhibiting ASPD.The records describe his background,history,and treatments since age 8.According to the research of Lee Robins and her follow-up research,which of the following disorders is most likely to be among those given to him at some time in his 28 years?
A)conduct disorder
B)mental retardation
C)schizoid personality disorder
D)schizotypal personality disorder
Q3) ______________disorder is defined in terms of a persistent pattern of irresponsible and remorseless behavior that begins during childhood or adolescence and continues into the adult years.
Q4) Cleckley and Hare investigate a disorder defined by egocentricity and lack of empathy that they call __________ .
Q5) What do we mean when we say a disorder is ego-syntonic?
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Chapter 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) ___________ ,or a negative mood state,commonly triggers episodes of binge eating according to Vogele and Gibson.
A)Anapraxsis
B)Hysteria
C)Anhedonia
D)Dysphoria
Q2) Which form of therapy is emerging as an effective treatment for bulimia nervosa because patients continue to improve after the end of therapy?
A)psychodynamic therapy
B)behavior therapy
C)interpersonal therapy
D)selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Q3) Janice suffers from anorexia and is extremely careful about how much she eats.How does she probably feel about this?
A)She takes great pride in her control and self-denial.
B)She feels like she has no control over her behavior.
C)She is greatly ashamed and desperately wants help.
D)Since she doesn't believe she has a problem,she has no strong feelings about this one way or the other.
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) The dried leaves and/or flowers of a cannabis plant are know as __________.
Q2) In your role as a police officer,you sometimes come across individuals who seem to be hallucinating and have delusions of persecution.In addition to the possibility that these individuals may have a mental disorder or be under the influence of various hallucinogenic drugs,you must also consider the possibility of A)marijuana withdrawal.
B)amphetamine use.
C)acute depression.
D)nicotine withdrawal.
Q3) You have access to an fMRI facility and plan to study brain regions associated with drug addiction.You advise your team that it would be wise to focus on the A)reward pathways of the brain.
B)hippocampus.
C)cerebellum.
D)substantia nigra.
Q4) Natural rewards,such as food and sex,as well as many drugs of abuse increase __________ levels in brain reward pathways.
Q5) Discuss the other disorders commonly associated with substance use disorders.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) What is one of the most important psychological factors that can contribute to impaired sexual arousal?
A)the need for control
B)depression
C)performance anxiety
D)guilt
Q2) Summarize the psychological treatments used to treat paraphilias and their efficacy.
Q3) A proposal was submitted,and ultimately rejected,to add __________ to DSM-5.Among other features,individuals present symptoms such as reckless and uncontrolled sexual behavior.
A)sexual behavior disorder
B)hypersexual disorder
C)hypoactive sexual behavior
D)sexual desire disorder
Q4) Under what set of circumstances do men with paraphilias usually enter treatment?
A)voluntarily
B)at the request of a loved one
C)in order to receive a reduced sentence for a crime
D)referral from marital therapists
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Chapter 13: Disorders
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Q1) Leonard Heston conducted an adoption study of the possible causes of schizophrenia.What was the major finding in his study?
A)There was no evidence of a genetic influence on schizophrenia.
B)Adopted individuals had higher rates of schizophrenia regardless of the mental health status of their parents.
C)An individual's childhood environment has a much greater impact on the incidence of schizophrenia than do genetic factors.
D)Adopted children whose birth mothers were schizophrenic developed schizophrenia at a higher rate than did children born to normal mothers.
Q2) DSM-5 requires a minimum of _____ symptom(s)in order to diagnose schizophrenia.
A)one
B)two
C)three
D)five
Q3) In addition to the duration of the disorder,what does the DSM-5 definition of schizophrenia take into account?
Q4) What are the atypical antipsychotic drugs and why are they used?
Q5) Subtypes of schizophrenia are __________ from DSM-5.
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) In comparison to patients with Alzheimer's disease,patients with frontotemporal neurocognitive disorder are
A)more likely to engage in impulsive sexual actions,roaming,and aimless exploration.
B)less likely to engage in impulsive sexual actions,roaming,and aimless exploration.
C)likely to engage in impulsive sexual actions,roaming,and aimless exploration at about the same rate.
D)more likely to develop impaired perception.
Q2) Which of the following is a correct pairing of a disorder with the neurotransmitter thought to play a significant role in its etiology?
A)Pick's disease and dopamine
B)Alzheimer's disease and ACh
C)Parkinson's disease and GABA
D)Huntington's disease and serotonin
Q3) ____________ amnesia refers to the loss of memory for events prior to the onset of an illness or the experience of a traumatic event.
Q4) A term that means "perception without meaning" is
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Chapter 15: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Why are the apparent sensory deficits seen in some people with ASD referred to as "apparent"?
A)There is no impairment in the sense organ,but the individual's response makes it appear otherwise.
B)There is no way to assess the sensory functioning of children with ASD.
C)What appears to be a deficit is often a form of willful behavior.
D)Parents incorrectly perceive these children as having deficits.
Q2) Which of these would be the most effective reinforcer for changing specific behaviors associated with autism?
A)a pat on the head
B)the child's favorite food
C)a smile and the comment "great!"
D)getting to play a game with a parent
Q3) Which of the following symptoms are associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
A)severe intellectual disability and gaze aversion
B)profound intellectual disability and sensory deficits
C)mild intellectual disability and learning disabilities
D)moderate intellectual disability and motor dysfunctions
Q4) What is meant by a "theory of mind" as it applies to autism,and how can it be illustrated?
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Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders of Childhood
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Q1) Based on recent research,to predict antisocial personality disorder,you would focus on the variable of ________ in the child.
A)callousness
B)anxiety
C)persistence
D)intelligence
Q2) What did Michael Rutter find in the study of the association between family adversity and externalizing disorders?
A)There were no externalizing problems if there were no family problems.
B)There was no association between family problems and externalizing disorders.
C)The presence of one adversity factor was associated with a much higher rate of externalizing disorders.
D)The presence of two adversity factors was associated with a much higher rate of externalizing disorders.
Q3) Mental health professionals sometimes use convenience samples of patients who have presented for treatment.Give an example of when this would not be a methodological problem and when it would be a methodological problem.
Q4) Parenting that is both loving and firm is labeled __________ .
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Chapter 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions
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Q1) Which of the following statements supports genetic influences on divorce?
A)Twins rarely divorce.
B)Divorced couples produce fewer offspring.
C)Genes influence personality traits associated with divorce.
D)Unmarried couples reproduce at lower rates than married couples.
Q2) The "silver tsunami" expected into the middle of the 21st century is primarily due to A)the aging of the "baby boom" generation.
B)medical advances increasing the number of older and frail adults.
C)immigration of young families resulting in a younger population.
D)divorce and remarriage resulting in more children and a younger population.
Q3) The emotional and social process of coping with a separation or a loss is called A)clinical depression.
B)bereavement.
C)grief.
D)moratorium.
Q4) Social misunderstanding and prejudice against older individuals is labeled __________ .
Q5) ____________ is the multidisciplinary study of aging.
Q6) Explain how heritability might play a role in divorce,and give an example.
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Chapter 18: Mental Health and the Law
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Q1) The most commonly reported form of child abuse is ________,which places children at risk for physical or psychological harm by failing to provide basic and expected care.
A)physical child abuse
B)child neglect
C)emotional abuse
D)harm by omission
Q2) As a therapist,you are obliged to maintain confidentiality because you have an ethical obligation not to reveal a patient's private communication during therapy.What is an exception to this rule?
A)hiding assets during a divorce
B)anger toward others
C)suspected illegal activity
D)suspected cases of child abuse
Q3) The mental disorder defense was codified in 1843,after _______was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
A)Freud
B)Hinckley
C)M'Naghten
D)Conan-Doyle
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