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Introduction to Clinical Psychology provides an overview of the field of clinical psychology, exploring its history, foundational theories, and contemporary practices. The course examines the roles and responsibilities of clinical psychologists in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders, as well as ethical considerations and cultural factors influencing clinical work. Students are introduced to various therapeutic approaches, research methods, and evidence-based practices employed in clinical settings. Through case studies and practical examples, the course offers insights into the diverse career paths and emerging trends within clinical psychology, preparing students for further study or careers in mental health.
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Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 9th Edition by Jeffrey S. Nevid
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Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
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Q1) The ______ perspective emphasizes factors such as unemployment, poverty, and family breakdown as causes of abnormal behavior.
A) cognitive
B) structural-functional
C) social learning
D) sociocultural
Answer: D
Q2) Many of the nation's homeless people are discharged mental patients.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Naturalistic observation reveals _______.
A) neither how nor why subjects behave
B) how subjects behave but not why
C) why subjects behave but not how
D) both how and why subjects behave
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Which of the following persons has contributed to the development of social-cognitive theory?
A) Albert Bandura
B) Carl Rogers
C) Heinz Hartmann
D) Harry Stack Sullivan
Answer: A
Q2) Many cognitive theorists are influenced by the concepts of computer science.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) A neurotransmitter linked to anxiety disorders and depression is ______.
A) thyroxin
B) acetylcholine
C) dopamine
D) serotonin
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Linda takes a self-report test which asks her to look over a list of adjectives and check the ones which apply to her. The test is a(n) ______ test.
A) projective
B) subjective
C) introjective
D) objective
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a new mental disorder included in the DSM-5?
A) postmenstrual dysphoric disorder
B) binge eating disorder
C) conversion disorder
D) mild neurocognitive disorder
Answer: D
Q3) . The DSM system is based on the behavioral approach to classification.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) According to the melting pot theory, Hispanic Americans' adjustment would improve by ______.
A) learning English
B) saving money for their children's education
C) moving where there are many other Hispanic Americans
D) maintaining close contact with relatives and friends in their native countries
Q2) According to research presented in the text, for Latina teens, acculturation makes them more vulnerable to accepting and striving towards the demands of contemporary American ________.
A) cultural trend of casual sexual relationships
B) view that women should be assertive
C) ideal of the slender woman
D) model of women as career-oriented
Q3) Individuals suffering from Acute Stress Disorder may feel ______________.
A) as though they are experiencing a heart attack
B) angry and betrayed by the world
C) "in a daze" or feel that the world seems like a dreamlike or unreal place.
D) unaware of their internal emotions
Q4) Discuss the relationship between optimism and the subjective experience of pain.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Researcher Bernardo Carducci states that shy people often become successful by which of the following methods?
A) By changing who they are and the way the act.
B) By thinking less about themselves and more about others.
C) By focusing on having a few close friends who have a high tolerance for shy behavior.
D) By choosing a career where they can work independently.
Q2) Mel has an excessive, unrealistic fear of tight, enclosed spaces. His phobia is ______.
A) agoraphobia
B) acrophobia
C) claustrophobia
D) hydrophobia
Q3) Intense, unrealistic fears of being judged negatively by others when in public situations are called ______.
A) specific phobias
B) social phobias
C) complex phobias
D) agoraphobia
Q4) Describe the symptoms and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder.
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) You can actually die from a broken heart.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In the college student case of depersonalization described in the text, the student experienced ______during the period of his disorder.
A) inability to develop a relationship with a girl
B) improvement in his grades
C) many physical complaints which he took to his college's health center
D) too much substance abuse
Q3) In Sickened, Julie Gregory recounts her heart catheterization due to ______.
A) hypochondriasis
B) somatization disorder
C) a birth defect
D) her mother's insistence
Q4) The term "hysteria" derives from the Greek word for "testicle."
A)True
B)False
Q5) Cancer can be caused by viruses.
A)True
B)False Page 8
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) MAO inhibitors interfere with the action of ______.
A) serotonin
B) monoamine oxidase
C) dexamethasone
D) norepinephrine
Q2) Compared to women, men are ______ likely to report depression and ______ likely to seek treatment for it.
A) less, less
B) less, more
C) more, less
D) more, more
Q3) Which of the following is true of depression and stress?
A) Experimental research has demonstrated causal links between stress and depression.
B) The relationship between stress and depression is not impacted by social support.
C) Some research indicates that depression is often preceded by significant life stress.
D) Overly-concerned family and friends may make it more difficult to overcome a depressive episode.
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Research shows that ______ exhibit increased salivation to the sight and smell of alcohol.
A) neither people with alcoholism nor nonalcoholics
B) people with alcoholism, but not nonalcoholics
C) nonalcoholics, but not people with alcoholism
D) both people with alcoholism and nonalcoholics
Q2) Initial withdrawal symptoms associated with opioids include ________.
A) high blood pressure and cramps
B) vomiting, insomnia, and diarrhea,
C) tremors and hot and cold flashes
D) anxiety, irritability, and cravings
Q3) Which of the following is true of alcohol's effects?
A) It encourages people to talk more openly and honestly.
B) It lowers people's ability to envision the consequences of misbehavior.
C) It directly increases people's sexual responsiveness.
D) It makes it easier for people to sleep.
Q4) Stimulants have been used to treat chronic pain.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the need for, and methods of, relapse-prevention training.
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) Anorexia nervosa is far more common in women than in men.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Cataplexy typically follows ______.
A) periods of prolonged sleep
B) strong emotional reactions
C) periods of intense concentration
D) periods of deep relaxation
Q3) ______ out of five young women in the United States have gone on a diet by the time they reach their 18 birthdays.
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Q4) Sleepwalking disorder afflicts between ______ percent of children.
A) 1 and 5
B) 6 and 10
C) 11 and 15
D) 16 and 20
Q5) Describe the features of binge-eating disorder and how it differs from bulimia.
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Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
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Q1) According to one research study noted in the textbook, most rubber fetishists recall first experiencing a fetishistic attraction to rubber between the ages of ______.
A) 1 and 4
B) 4 and 10
C) 10 and 16
D) 16 and 22
Q2) The term "mashing" refers to what psychologists call ______.
A) pedophilia
B) transvestic fetishism
C) frotteurism
D) sadism
Q3) Experts compare computer sex addiction to ______.
A) drug addiction
B) spending too much time talking on the cell phone
C) watching R-rated movies
D) reading the same comic strips in the paper every day
Q4) Hypoxyphilia is a dangerous expression of sexual sadism.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Auditory hallucinations in schizophrenia patients may represent__________.
A) damage to the auditory nerve
B) eruption of the id into conscious awareness
C) seizure-like activity in the brain
D) a type of inner speech
Q2) Rob believes that foul, swamp-like odors are emanating from his body. He believes they are caused by parasites eating away at his insides. He is suffering from the ______ type of Delusional disorder.
A) persecutory
B) somatic
C) grandiose
D) erotomanic
Q3) Which of the following is true of thought disorders?
A) Many but not all schizophrenic individuals manifest thought disorder.
B) Thought disorder has not been found to exist in normal people.
C) Thought disorder has been only been found to exist among schizophrenics.
D) Thought disorder among schizophrenic individuals tends to be short-lived and reversible.
Q4) Describe the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Provide examples.
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) Should the DSM include a diagnostic category for anger disorder? Why or why not? Include Jerry Deffenbacher's position in your argument.
Q2) According to the family perspective, the key factor(s) in the development of antisocial personality is (are) ______.
A) parental rejection, parental neglect, and failure of the parents to show love to the child
B) extreme strictness in parental rules of conduct combined with unduly harsh punishments
C) parental overprotectiveness and "smothering" leading to rejection of parental values by the child
D) spoiling the child and excessive permissiveness by the parents in their enforcement of conduct rules
Q3) Brain imaging links borderline personality disorder and antisocial personality to dysfunctions in the __________.
A) prefrontal cortex
B) temporal lobe
C) occipital lobe
D) parietal lobe
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Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Which of the following is true of those who stutter?
A) Children who stutter tend to be more even-tempered than nonstutterers.
B) Childhood onset fluency disorder affects most children before puberty to some degree.
C) Few stutterers also have problems with social anxiety.
D) Brain scans of stutterers reveal abnormal patterns of neural activity in certain regions of the brain.
Q2) Family problems are present in the majority of adolescent suicide attempts.
A)True
B)False
Q3) A behavior disorder characterized by impulsivity, excessive motor activity, and inability to focus one's attention is known as ______.
A) conduct disorder
B) attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
C) oppositional defiant disorder
D) sensorimotor disorder
Q4) Most people with savant syndrome are male.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related to Aging
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Q1) Delirium involves ___________, possibly resulting from______________.
A) an allergic reaction; dehydration
B) widespread disruption of brain activity; imbalances in the levels of certain neurotransmitters
C) widespread neurotransmitter excess; undetected tumors
D) underactivity of neural firing; cognitive decline
Q2) What activity would probably be very difficult for the actor, Michael J. Fox?
A) reading a computer monitor
B) signing an autograph
C) sleeping
D) listening to music
Q3) Discuss the prevalence of sleep problems with the elderly. What types of psychological and psychosocial difficulties contribute to an elderly person's sleep problems?
Q4) Inflammation in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
A)True
B)False
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Q5) Discuss the findings with regard to the genetic link to Alzheimer's disease.
Q6) Describe the changes in intellectual functioning as a function of aging.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
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Q1) If a person is ruled unlikely to ever develop adequate competency to stand trial in a criminal case, that person must ______.
A) go to trial and plead "not guilty by reason of insanity"
B) be released from confinement
C) either be released from confinement or committed to a mental institution under the civil commitment procedures
D) either be released from confinement or committed to a mental institution under the criminal commitment procedures
Q2) According to a precedent-setting legal case in Alabama, patients in mental hospitals may be required to perform general housekeeping duties for the purpose of maintaining the facility.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Psychologists and other mental-health professionals are quite accurate when it comes to predicting dangerousness of the people they treat.
A)True
B)False
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