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Introduction to Clinical Psychology Study Guide Questions - 1924 Verified Questions

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Chapter 13: Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

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Q1) What appears to be the cause behind male erectile disorder? Use research by Marshall et al., and Abrahamson et al, to support your answer.

Q2) The DSM-5 proposal is to combine Vaginismus and Dyspareunia into one disorder.

One reason FOR and one reason AGAINST this proposed change is that:

A) clinicians are not well-able to differentiate between the two; however most women with Vaginismus demonstrated avoidance behaviors during the procedures of a study whereas the women with Dyspareunia did not

B) there is overlap between features of the disorder; however Vaginismus does not have a clear basis in anxiety as does Dyspareunia

C) both disorders have a basis in anxiety; however only Vaginismus is typically present at the moment of orgasm whereas Dyspareunia dissipates with sexual response

D) both disorders have a clear physical basis; however their physical bases are different

E) there is overlap in the physical correlates of the disorders; however Dyspareunia does not have a clear basis in anxiety

Q3) Describe the DSM-IV-TR category of sexual pain disorders.

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Chapter 14: Developmental Disorders

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Q1) In general, biological treatments of autism have not been found to be effective.

A)True

B)False

Q2) With regard to diagnosis of autism and Asperger's Disorder, the DSM-5 will

A) create a new subtype of PDD for Asperger's disorder.

B) include both in a diagnostic category termed autism spectrum disorder.

C) create a diagnostic category for high functioning autism.

D) create a category for high functioning Asperger's disorder.

E) add the criterion that language skills must be delayed for both disorders.

Q3) Rett syndrome affects

A) males and females equally.

B) younger males, but older females.

C) adult males and both child and adult females.

D) primarily females.

E) primarily males.

Q4) According to the acculturation framework, assimilation occurs when the minority group participates in the economic, social and cultural life of the dominant society while maintaining its own identity as a unique cultural entity.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 15: Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood

and Adolescence

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Q1) Selective mutism in children is considered by clinicians to be a form of ________.

A) specific phobia

B) SAD

C) social phobia

D) GAD

E) DSH

Q2) ___________ provided the first framework for assessing children and adolescents.

A) Sigmund Freud

B) G. Stanley Hall

C) John Watson

D) Leo Kanner

E) Anna Freud

Q3) Cunningham's Community Parent Education Program (COPE) is a large-group, community-based version of __________.

A) family therapy

B) problem-solving skills training

C) functional family therapy

D) parent training

E) contingency management

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Chapter 16: Mental Disorders and Aging

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Q1) A normal aging process involves

A) reminiscing and memory loss.

B) decreased functioning of bodily organs.

C) some type of pathology.

D) an increase in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.

E) development of diseases and poor health.

Q2) Increased pathology is part of the normal aging process and must be accepted as inevitable.

A)True

B)False

Q3) John's wife Marge has lately been waking up frequently, because her husband continually kicks her throughout the night. John went to his physician, who suspected that John was suffering from

A) "The kicks".

B) secondary insomnia.

C) poor sleep hygiene.

D) primary insomnia.

E) nocturnal myoclonus.

Q4) Describe the Strength and Vulnerability Integration (SAVI) Model.

Q5) Discuss common treatments used for older adults suffering from mood disorders.

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Chapter 17: Therapies

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Q1) Research has shown that clinical psychologists with more extensive training and years of experience are more effective.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Which of the following is true?

A) Methodological limitations, such as small sample size, have rarely if ever been an issue in studies comparing treatments.

B) The so-called verbal therapies are correctly categorized together as they share much in common.

C) The manner by which a researcher chooses to categorize therapies does not appear to affect the conclusions drawn from a study comparing those therapies.

D) Using meta-analytic approaches, a number of investigators are now finding significant differences between treatments.

E) Kazdin and Bass (1989) found that most studies that found no differences between treatments had a large enough sample size to draw solid conclusions.

Q3) Discuss the use of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating disorders.

Q4) What types of therapy have been found effective in treating anxiety disorders?

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Chapter 18: Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

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Q1) In developing a disease prevention program, researchers working from a Public Health approach tend to focus on three components of the disease: characteristics of the _____, characteristics of the ____ and finally, the ______, or manner by which the disease is transmitted.

A) host ; environment ; agent

B) germ ; environment ; agent

C) pathogen ; environment ; agent

D) host ; mechanism ; acquisition process

E) germ ; environment ; pathogenesis

Q2) In Ontario, Ontario Early Years Centers have been developed as a result of a report entitled

A) The Kirby report.

B) A New Perspective on the Health of Canadians.

C) Achieving Health for All.

D) Reversing the Real Brain Drain: Early Years Study - Final Report.

E) Mental Health for Canadians: Striking a Balance.

Q3) Define the three types of prevention

Q4) Compare and contrast the high-risk vs. the universal approach to promotion/prevention programs.

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Q5) Briefly describe Old's Prenatal Early Infancy Project; focus on results.

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Chapter 19: Mental Disorder and the Law

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Q1) Three important themes in the Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology are:

A) advocating effectively for one's client ; establishing, maintaining and practicing within one's area of competence ; obtaining knowledge of the law

B) objectivity and neutrality ; precision in diagnostic competence ; obtaining knowledge of the law

C) objectivity and neutrality ; precision in formulating clients' mental state; obtaining knowledge of the law

D) objectivity and neutrality ; expanding the practice of forensic psychology ; building one's knowledge of the law

E) objectivity and neutrality ; establishing, maintaining and practicing within one's area of competence ; obtaining knowledge of the law

Q2) Historical factors in the HCR-20 include all of the following EXCEPT

A) previous violence.

B) early maladjustment.

C) relationship stability.

D) stress.

E) prior supervision failure.

Q3) Describe the evolution of the insanity defence.

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