Mental Health Studies Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Mental Health Studies explores the psychological, biological, and social factors that influence mental well-being and mental illness. This course examines the history and classification of mental health disorders, core theories and models of mental health, and the impact of mental health on individuals, families, and communities. Students will learn about assessment, prevention, and intervention strategies, as well as current policies, ethical considerations, and the role of mental health professionals. The course aims to foster a deep understanding of mental health issues and promote awareness, empathy, and advocacy for mental health in society.
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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) Hippocrates identified symptoms of abnormal behaviour still recognized today by psychologists. These symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, melancholia, and A) avoidance.
B) mania.
C) tremors.
D) psychosis.
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following reinforcers meets the criterion for being "primary"?
A) Money
B) Attention
C) Grades
D) Power
Answer: B
Q3) Symptoms of a given disorder may change as the person matures.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Research Methods in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) You are walking toward your car in the campus parking garage late at night. Suddenly, you hear a car horn and are startled. Instantaneously, your heart begins to race and your breathing becomes shallow. Which system of your body responded to the car horn?
A) Sympathetic nervous system
B) Parasympathetic nervous system
C) Peripheral nervous system
D) Sensory-somatic nervous system
Answer: A
Q2) The MRI neuroimaging technique is preferable to the CAT scan technique as the former does not require the use of radiation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) In drug research, it is possible to have a participant overdose in a placebo control condition.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) The original IQ test designed by Binet was developed to predict academic success.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Your text presents evidence noted by scientifically based psychologists against the use of the Rorschach Inkblot Test for clinical assessment. Present the three empirical findings outlined in your text as support for their position.
Answer: Test-retest reliability for most scores has not been adequately tested. Normative data from Exner's system are outdated and not consistently scored; use of the test leads to overdiagnosis. Adequate validity data exist for only 20 of more than 180 Exner scores.
Q3) According to your text, the hormone oxytocin may be responsible for our ability to A) form close relationships.
B) recall emotional events.
C) form sensory memories.
D) discriminate physiological sensations.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Traumaand Stressor-Related Disorders
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Q1) Psychologists using psychological challenge studies examine brain functioning through PET scans of people affected by a disorder and of those not affected by it. For obsessive-compulsive disorder studies, this technique would
A) question participants in order to activate certain portions of the brain.
B) measure differences in response times for object recognition.
C) present subjects with contaminated objects and note differences in brain activity.
D) engage participants in storytelling in order to identify under activated brain areas.
Q2) More than half of the people with obsessive-compulsive disorder also have comorbid disorders such as social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, GAD, panic disorder and
A) depression.
B) bipolar disorder.
C) agoraphobia.
D) sexual dysfunctions.
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.
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Chapter 5: Somatic Symptom, Dissociative, and Factitious Disorders
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Q1) The widely varying rates of dissociative disorders found throughout the world may point to their being a
A) culture-free syndrome.
B) culture-bound syndrome.
C) prevalent disorder independent of culture.
D) universal psychological phenomenon.
Q2) A young man was picked up by police after he was found wandering along the Trans-Canada Highway in a confused state. The man possessed no identifying information and he was unable to say who he was or where he lived. After his photograph appeared on television, a woman from an adjoining Province identified the man as her father. What form of dissociative disorder did this man appear to have?
A) Dissociative identity disorder
B) Dissociative fugue
C) Dissociative amnesia
D) Depersonalization disorder
Q3) Because of its phobia-like avoidance elements, hypochondriasis has been renamed "health anxiety disorder."
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 6: Bipolar and Depressive Disorders
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Q1) Bipolar disorder used to be called
A) hypomania.
B) dysthymic disorder.
C) cyclothymia.
D) manic depressive disorder.
Q2) Which demographic group is at the HIGHEST risk for suicide?
A) Caucasian males
B) Caucasian females
C) Inuit youth
D) Inuit adults
Q3) During which season would a patient be most likely to complain of symptoms of seasonal affective disorder?
A) Summer
B) Winter
C) Spring
D) Fall
Q4) Discuss gender differences and factors related to suicide among males and females.
Q5) How are lethality and intent viewed by the clinician in understanding a person's risk for suicide?
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Chapter 7: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) Key symptoms of bulimia nervosa include recurrent episodes of binge eating, a feeling of being "out of control" during binge eating episodes, and
A) inappropriate strategies for weight control.
B) amnesia for food consumption.
C) a fear of running out of food.
D) a desire to maintain a state of starvation.
Q2) Epidemiological estimates that between ___% and ___% of women in Canada will develop anorexia nervosa. At some point in their lives.
A) 0.5% and 4%
B) 5% and 10%
C) 7% and 9%
D) 10% and 20%
Q3) Body mass index (BMI) is a way of expressing
A) the ratio of height and weight to percent body fat.
B) the threshold for abnormal weight loss.
C) percent of body fat.
D) both height and weight in one measure.
Q4) Provide an overview of DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa. Include a discussion of associated features.
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Chapter 8: Gender Dysphoria, Sexual Dysfunctions, and Paraphilic Disorders
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Q1) _____% of men and _____% of women ages 19 to 59 express dissatisfaction with their level of sexual desire.
A) 5; 15
B) 5; 30
C) 15; 30
D) 15; 50.
Q2) Selective serotonin uptake inhibitors
A) increase sexual response.
B) hasten organism.
C) reduce sexual desire.
D) retard ejaculation.
Q3) Mark is a college student who engages in a secret behaviour. During university football games, rubbing his body against that of an unsuspecting female sexually arouses him. This contact causes him to become sexually aroused but he typically ends the incident by saying, "excuse me." What behaviour is Mark most likely to be engaging in?
A) Exhibitionistic disorder
B) Pedophilic disorder
C) Voyeuristic disorder
D) Frotteuristic disorder
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Chapter 9: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) Higher doses of THC in marijuana are associated with visual and auditory activity and fascination, increased heart rate and, on some occasions, A) blackouts.
B) seizures.
C) panic.
D) tinnitis
Q2) Alcohol is classified as a central nervous system depressant.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Alcohol use can lead to severe health problems for both the person consuming the alcoholic beverages and the unborn children of alcoholic mothers. Discuss TWO of the three health-related consequences of alcohol use that are described in the text.
Q4) Select the statement that is False about cocaine.
A) It inhibits the reabsorption of dopamine by the nerve cells.
B) Large doses are associated with anesthetic and convulsant effects.
C) Deaths have been reported after relatively low doses of the drug.
D) Cocaine, although powerful in effect, is not highly addictive.
Q5) Discuss some of the potential health consequences for people who consume caffeine.
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Chapter 10: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) One symptom of schizophrenia is the ability to be "posed" in a certain position by another person and remaining in that position until "reposed." This symptom is called A) catatonia.
B) loose association.
C) waxy flexibility.
D) psychomotor retardation.
Q2) Positive symptoms refer to the
A) presence of behaviours, thoughts, or feelings that are absent in people who do not have a psychiatric illness.
B) absence of behaviours, thoughts, or feelings that are present in people who do not have a psychiatric illness.
C) set of behaviours that people most associate with schizophrenia and include blunted affect, psychomotor retardation, and anhedonia.
D) set of behaviours that people least associate with schizophrenia and include hallucinations, delusions, and a short attention span.
Q3) Select a form of psychosocial treatment for schizophrenia and discuss its methodology and goals.
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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
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Q1) A pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency differentiates ____________ personality disorder from the other personality disorders.
A) histrionic
B) narcissistic
C) borderline
D) obsessive-compulsive
Q2) At the heart of avoidant personality disorder lies
A) the need to be closer to others than relationships actually are.
B) the need to be the center of attention.
C) a sense of inadequacy and shyness.
D) a deep fear of abandonment.
Q3) Personality disorders typically appear in late adolescence or early adulthood.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Choose a Cluster C personality disorder and describe its diagnostic criteria.
Q5) Choose a Cluster B personality disorder and describe its diagnostic criteria.
Q6) What are some of the reasons why people with borderline personality disorder harm themselves or attempt suicide?
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Chapter 12: Neurodevelopmental, Disruptive, Conduct, and Elimination Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following are contributing factors in the development of autism spectrum disorder?
A) Maternal age, prenatal environmental factors, and genetic factors
B) Paternal age, prenatal environmental factors, and emotionally unresponsive caregivers
C) Emotionally unresponsive parents, maternal age, and environmental factors
D) Genetic factors, brain abnormalities, and paternal age
Q2) Approximately ____________ of parents with children who have learning disabilities use nontraditional approaches to working with specific learning disabilities, such as diet and nutritional supplements.
A) 25%
B) 45%
C) 55%
D) 85%
Q3) The first line of treatment for oppositional defiant disorder is A) medication.
B) inpatient hospitalization.
C) education-based intervention programs.
D) psychosocial interventions.
Q4) Discuss the long-term outcomes for autism spectrum disorder.
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Chapter 13: Aging and Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Medical problems are more common as people age. What issue does this raise for physicians and therapists who care for aging patients?
A) Medical ailments must be cured before psychological difficulties can be assessed.
B) Many medical diseases and treatments create symptoms that mimic psychological disorders.
C) Psychological disorders, unless very severe, are less significant for patients than medical problems.
D) Treating medical problems often leaves patients with no funds for therapy.
Q2) Contrary to popular belief, many of the psychological disorders faced by older people are the same ones that affect younger people.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In the general population of older adults, prevalence rates for depressive disorders are between
A) 4% and 10%.
B) 5% and 11%.
C) 10% and 14%.
D) 15% and 19%.
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Chapter 14: Health Psychology
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Q1) ____________ is/are one of the most common physical childhood complaints.
A) Lethargy
B) Malaise
C) Recurrent abdominal pain
D) Body aches
Q2) Developing a program to prevent underage drinking is an example of primary prevention.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The immune system process that leads to the production of more white blood cells is known as
A) pinocytosis.
B) apoptosis.
C) phagocytosis.
D) transcytosis.
Q4) Children may develop PTSD symptoms after a diagnosis of cancer.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss the psychological impact of stress on the immune system. What are some of the variables that can affect this relationship?
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) Therapists can breach patient confidentiality under certain circumstances.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Absolute discharge is required by law if the person is not a significant threat to the public.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Over the past 50 years:
A) the number of mentally ill persons in institutions has declined, as has the number of mentally ill persons in jails or prisons.
B) the number of mentally ill persons in institutions has increased, as has the number of mentally ill persons in jails or prisons.
C) the number of mentally ill persons in institutions has increased, but the number of mentally ill persons in jails or prisons has decreased.
D) the number of mentally ill persons in institutions has decreased, but the number of mentally ill persons in jails or prisons has increased.
Q4) Define the terms privacy, confidentiality, and privilege.
Q5) Explain the difference between civil and criminal commitment.
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