Mental Health Studies
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Course Introduction
Mental Health Studies provides a comprehensive overview of concepts, theories, and practices related to mental well-being and mental illness. The course explores the biological, psychological, and social factors that influence mental health, along with the classification and diagnosis of common mental disorders. Students examine approaches to prevention, intervention, and treatment, as well as the impact of stigma, culture, and policy on mental health care. Through case studies and research, learners gain insights into the roles of mental health professionals and the importance of promoting mental health in diverse populations.
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Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 8th Edition by David H. Barlow
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Q1) In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to another person?
A) Denial
B) Projection
C) Displacement
D) Sublimation
Answer: B
Q2) Why is the biological theoretical model considered a newer field of study than the psychological theoretical model?
A) Brain scans can tell us about brain structure.
B) The field of genetics is relatively young.
C) We have more powerful microscopes than we have had in the past.
D) All of the above are true.
Answer: D
Q3) Give an example of a modern mass hysteria.
Answer: Answer will vary.All answers will tell of one person (or a few people) seriously impacted followed by others (more people) with mirroring concerns. One example is the panic that ensues after a sudden, loud noise in a crowded area the week after a major school shooting.
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) For most people, verbal and cognitive processes are usually controlled by the .
A) left hemisphere of the cortex
B) right hemisphere of the cortex
C) entire cortex
D) midbrain
Answer: A
Q2) It is important to understand the process of how learned helplessness is created in laboratory animals because learned helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of .
A) panic disorder
B) depression
C) mania
D) schizophrenia
Answer: B
Q3) Rescorla (1988) demonstrated that simply pairing two events closely in time
A) demonstrates the simplicity of classical conditioning.
B) does not allow us to make predictions.
C) becomes more meaningful as the pairings continue.
D) is not what's important in this type of learning.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
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Q1) The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is a publication of the A) American Psychological Association.
B) International Association of Psychologists.
C) American Psychiatric Association.
D) National Institutes of Mental Health.
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following describes a neuropsychological test?
A) Determines the possible contribution of brain impairment to the person's condition
B) Uses imaging to assess brain structure and/or function
C) Assesses long-standing patterns of behavior
D) Ascertains the structure and patterns of cognition
Answer: A
Q3) When a taxonomic system is applied to a psychological problem, it becomes a . A) diagnosis
B) prognosis
C) nosology
D) nomenclature
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Research Methods
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Q1) Statistical significance determines whether an observed difference between a treatment and control group is likely due to _____________.
A) random assignment
B) external validity
C) chance
D) confounds
Q2) The two most frequently used methods in prevention research for examining psychopathology across time are
A) longitudinal and case study.
B) case study and experimental.
C) longitudinal and cross-sectional.
D) experimental and cross-sectional.
Q3) In cross-cultural research, the independent or treatment variable is generally the .
A) culture
B) disorder
C) method used to treat the disorder
D) success of the treatment
Q4) Why is studying behavior across cultures important?
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Chapter 5: Anxiety, Trauma and Stressor-Related, and
Obsessive-Compulsive
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Q1) You are told about a child who has shown behavior consistent with "separation anxiety." In order to determine if the child actually has a disorder or whether the behavior is normal, you would first need to know
A) the child's age.
B) whether the child is a boy or a girl.
C) if other family members have anxiety disorders.
D) how long the child has shown this behavior.
Q2) Which type of panic attack is most closely related to phobias?
A) Situationally predisposed
B) Expected
C) Unexpected
D) Uncued
Q3) The most common type of obsession is related to .
A) aggression
B) sex
C) contamination
D) symmetry
Q4) Why do anxiety conditions differ from person to person?
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Q5) What do the integrative models of the various disorders in this chapter tell us?
Q6) Discuss the different types of specific phobias and how they are acquired.
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Chapter 6: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative
Disorders
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Q1) Disorders such as koro and dhat that are similar to somatic symptom disorders demonstrate the
A) influence of culture on psychopathology.
B) physical basis of many hypochondriacs' complaints.
C) difficulty of accurately diagnosing hypochondriasis.
D) influence of genetics on psychopathology.
Q2) With regard to the treatment of somatic symptom disorder and illness anxiety disorder, research exploring the use of reassurance in a process called "explanatory therapy" showed that
A) some significant gains were achieved.
B) reassurance did not work for hypochondriacs.
C) reassurance showed some gains but they lasted less than several days.
D) the gains were so significant that participants were essentially "cured."
Q3) Studies suggest that patients with somatic symptom disorder or illness anxiety disorder are characterized by a tendency to A) interpret ambiguous stimuli as threatening.
B) minimize physical symptoms.
C) have low sensitivity to perceived illness.
D) avoid bad news cues.
Q4) Discuss the controversy surrounding false memories.
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A) Overwhelming evidence suggests mood disorders are familial and reflect an underlying genetic vulnerability.
B) Studies are now beginning to identify a small group of genes that may contribute to genetic vulnerability to <sup>som</sup><sup>e</sup><sup> </sup><sup>type</sup><sup>s</sup><sup> </sup><sup>o</sup><sup>f</sup><sup> </sup><sup>depression.</sup>
C) The genetic contribution to depression falls in the range of approximately 40% for females and 20% for males.
D) All of the above
Q2) In Aaron Beck's depressive cognitive triad, individuals think negatively about all of the following EXCEPT ________.
A) themselves
B) their immediate world
C) their past
D) their future
Q3) What are the three indices for understanding suicidal behavior and why is it important to know them?
Q4) Discuss the relationship between depression and anxiety.
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) One method of preventing obesity that has been suggested is
A) instituting a "Twinkie tax" on all food with a high sugar content.
B) reducing the cost of health foods.
C) taking soda and junk food vending machines out of schools.
D) all of these.
Q2) A common medical complication found in both bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa is .
A) brittle hair
B) downy hair on limbs
C) electrolyte imbalance
D) cessation of menstrual cycle
Q3) Martin sits up every night screaming. He does not remember these terrors nor is he easily awakened or comforted. What should Martin's mother do?
A) Wake Martin up during the attack.
B) Make sure that Martin is very tired before going to bed.
C) Use scheduled awakenings to briefly awaken Martin before an attack occurs.
D) All of these have been demonstrated to reduce the frequency and duration of sleep terrors
Q4) Discuss possible treatments for eating disorders.
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Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) Essential hypertension refers to
A) the need to hold blood pressure levels constant.
B) hypertension caused by a disease.
C) hypertension caused by pregnancy.
D) hypertension with no verifiable physical cause.
Q2) Which of the following is NOT one of the three most common behaviors that put us at risk for physical disorders?
A) Unhealthy eating habits
B) Lack of exercise
C) Smoking
D) Watching too much TV
Q3) Psychoneuroimmunology focuses on the study of A) physiology, neurons, and immune function.
B) psychology, neurological responses, and immune function.
C) psychology, nature, and illness.
D) physiological numbers and images.
Q4) Discuss chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and chronic pain. What psychological factors are thought to maintain chronic pain?
Q5) Define and describe the new fields of behavioral medicine and health psychology.
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Q6) Is denial a reasonable response to coping with chronic illness? Why or why not?
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Chapter 10: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) Papaverine and prostaglandin, vasodilating drugs used in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, are delivered to the patient
A) in a capsule taken orally.
B) as a dietary supplement.
C) by injection directly into the penis.
D) by injection into the arm or hip.
Q2) The following pairing is correct based on the ages most affected by the disorders:
A) inexperienced men premature ejaculation older men - vaginismus.
B) inexperienced men - premature ejaculation; older men - erectile dysfunction.
C) inexperienced men - inhibited orgasm; older men - erectile dysfunction.
D) inexperienced men erectile dysfunction older men - male hypoactive sexual arousal disorder.
Q3) All of the following are factors that may play a role in gender nonconformity EXCEPT
A) excessive attention on the part of the mother.
B) high levels of fetal testosterone.
C) lack of male playmates.
D) excessive physical contact on the part of the mother.
Q4) According to your text, what is "normal" sexual behavior?
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) How many symptoms must a patient display to meet the DSM-5 diagnosis of a moderate Substance Use Disorder?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6 or more
Q2) For which of the following groups has Alcoholics Anonymous shown to have mixed results?
A) Women
B) Atheists
C) Asian Americans
D) Experience for all of these groups has been mixed.
Q3) A recent research study on alcoholism suggests that use of illegal drugs is influenced by environmental factors, but abuse and dependence are more influenced by factors.
A) genetic
B) psychological
C) non-biological
D) cultural
Q4) Discuss the various component treatments for substance abuse.
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
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Q1) Patients diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder are usually
A) motivated to begin therapy and generally make progress quickly.
B) motivated to begin therapy but generally make little progress.
C) not motivated to begin therapy and effectiveness is not yet determined.
D) not motivated to begin therapy but generally make progress quickly while in therapy.
Q2) Unlike schizophrenia or an eating disorder, personality disorders can be viewed as disorders of
A) biology rather than learning.
B) learning rather than disease.
C) degree rather than kind.
D) functioning rather than disease.
Q3) Which of the following is true about the universality of the Big Five traits in high school students?
A) Turkish youth are more extroverted than Chinese youth.
B) Taiwanese students are the most open of the youth studied.
C) Chinese students are the most conscientious of .the youth studied.
D) All of the answers are true.
Q4) Discuss how cultural factors impact the development of Paranoid Personality Disorder.
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Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Identify and define the three subtypes of Schizophrenia.
Q2) Describe some of the "positive" and "negative" symptoms of schizophrenia. Explain what is meant by these terms and how they relate to prognosis and outcome.
Q3) According to research, an individual with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect A) is incapable of experiencing emotion.
B) can display emotion a certain times.
C) is capable of experiencing emotion.
D) will display the "wrong" emotion based on an eliciting stimulus.
Q4) James is a security guard at the mall who seems lost in his own world. Often, he feels the presence of his dead mother nearby. He knows it is an illusion and that she is not real. Her presence does give him comfort. James probably would be diagnosed with A) schizoaffective disorder.
B) schizotypal disorder.
C) schizoid disorder.
D) brief psychotic disorder.
Q5) Describe what the affective flattening symptom of Schizophrenia looks like.
Q6) Describe evidence for the heritability of Schizophrenia. Be sure to include at least three examples of familial risks.
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Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
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Q1) Individuals with intellectual disability show an extremely A) similar range of abilities and personalities.
B) similar range of abilities, although personality varies greatly.
C) broad range of abilities and personalities.
D) varied ranges of abilities, although personality tends to be quite similar.
Q2) An individual with an IQ score of 60 would be classified with intellectual disability.
A) mild
B) moderate
C) severe
D) profound
Q3) An alternative to using the discrepancy between IQ and achievement in identifying children with specific learning disorders is
A) discrepancy prognosis.
B) learning intervention strategy.
C) response to intervention.
D) none of the above.
Q4) Your text discusses the racial differences in the diagnoses of Specific Learning Disorder. Based on what you learned about diagnosis, describe likely causes for these differences:
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Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) According to the most recent research, which of the following statements is TRUE concerning ethnic background and the development of neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?
A) Japanese, Nigerian, and Amish individuals have lower prevalence of the disorder.
B) The illness is found in roughly the same numbers across all ethnic groups.
C) Educated European ethnic groups have a lower rate of getting the disease.
D) Native Americans have a slightly higher rate of the disorder.
Q2) Grandpa is admitted to critical care during one of his delirium episodes. Approximately what is Grandpa's increased risk of mortality in the next year?
A) Twice the risk
B) 2.5 times the risk
C) 5% more risk
D) 25% more risk
Q3) Cognitive disorders are often associated with changes in .
A) behavior and personality
B) anxiety and depression
C) levels of paranoia
D) all of the above
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Chapter 16: Mental Health Services
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Q1) In the American legal system, the concept of diminished capacity is used to A) keep mentally ill people from being discharged from mental hospitals.
B) assess the responsibility of people with mental illness.
C) evaluate the effects of medical treatments for schizophrenia.
D) determine the intelligence level of an individual accused of criminal behavior.
Q2) Major changes in the criteria for the insanity defense were made after A) President Ronald Reagan sponsored legislative changes.
B) the Hinckley verdict in the early 1980s.
C) both of these.
D) neither of these.
Q3) Since the 19<sup>t</sup><sup>h</sup><sup> </sup>century, the method of determining responsibility when a person's mental state is in question has been based on the M'Naghten rule.
A) American
B) British
C) Irish
D) Scottish
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