Mental Health Studies
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Course Introduction
Mental Health Studies examines the psychological, biological, and social factors influencing mental well-being and illness. This course covers foundational concepts, principles of mental health assessment, the classification of mental disorders, and strategies for prevention and intervention. Students explore the impact of culture, stigma, and policy on mental health care, and analyze case studies to develop empathy and practical approaches to supporting individuals with mental health challenges. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices, ethical considerations, and the promotion of resilience and mental wellness in diverse populations.
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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) Zorba is constantly depressed. According to Hippocrates' theory, Zorba has an excess of ______.
A) phlegm
B) blood
C) green bile
D) black bile
Answer: D
Q2) Carefully drawn, intensive studies of the lives of individuals are called _______. They are based on clinical interviews, observations, and psychological tests.
A) quasi-experimental studies
B) epidemiological studies
C) psychometric studies
D) case studies
Answer: D
Q3) In the 1950s, many mental institutions were described as "human snake pits."
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Antipsychotic drugs are often referred to as neuroleptics.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) The debate of heredity versus environment is also known as ______.
A) genes versus means
B) Mendel versus Darwin
C) body versus soul
D) nature versus nurture
Answer: D
Q3) Orally fixated adults, according to Freud, may tend to become socially ______.
A) isolated
B) dependent
C) gregarious
D) angry
Answer: B
Q4) Every neuron has a cell body.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Holly consults a clinician specializing in behavioral assessment about her compulsive hair pulling problem. A likely assessment procedure for this clinician to implement with Holly is
A) the TAT
B) the Fear Survey
C) biofeedback
D) self-monitoring
Answer: D
Q2) A disorder affecting males that involves intense fear or anxiety over the loss of semen through nocturnal emissions, ejaculations, or through excretion with urine is called ______.
A) dhat
B) boufee delirante
C) zar
D) koro
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
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Q1) The controversy related to EMDR is ______.
A) whether or not it works
B) whether the eye movements are necessary
C) the use of a blindfold that may cause anxiety in some PTSD victims
D) the ethical propriety of touching the patient as part of treatment
Q2) Which of the following is the adaptation stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A) alarm reaction
B) anxiety
C) resistance
D) exhaustion
Q3) People with acute stress disorder may feel they are "in a daze" or that the world seems like a dreamlike or unreal place.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Explain the role of the endocrine system in the experience of stress.
Q5) Leukocytes stimulate the adrenal medulla to release hormones.
A)True
B)False
Q6) 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) The onset of panic disorder is usually in one's ______.
A) early or late childhood
B) late childhood or early adolescence
C) late adolescence through mid-30s
D) forties and fifties
Q2) Megan has social anxiety disorder. An effective treatment for her might include psychotherapy and ______.
A) light therapy
B) an antidepressant
C) exposure and response prevention
D) Central Nervous System depressant
Q3) Generalized anxiety disorder tends to be a temporary problem that fades over time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Social anxiety tends to follow a ______ course in life.
A) sporadic but temporary
B) sporadic and persistent
C) chronic but temporary
D) chronic and persistent
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Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders, and
Psychological Factors Affecting
Physical Health
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Q1) Overtime work has been linked to cardiovascular disease.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following is one of the types of dissociative amnesia?
A) restricted
B) intermittent
C) systemized
D) organized
Q3) One change in the DSM-5 is that conversion disorder is called which of the following?
A) functional neurological symptom disorder
B) malingering disorder
C) illness anxiety disorder
D) hypochondriasis
Q4) Fugue states commonly last for months or even years.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the Type A Personality and its relationship to health. Page 8
Q5) Describe how DID is often confused with schizophrenia by laypersons. Why does this confusion occur?
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Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Compared to women, men use ______-acting and ______ lethal means in their suicide attempts.
A) slower, less
B) quicker, less
C) slower, more
D) quicker, more
Q2) Don suddenly quit his job, enrolled in law school for day classes, took on a job waiting tables at night, and began organizing charity drives on weekends. He also began work on his "great
American novel" and offered to coach a little league team in his "spare time." His behavior is
Typical of someone having a ______.
A) hypomanic episode
B) dysthymic episode
C) cyclothymic episode
D) manic episode
Q3) Discuss cognitive treatment of the mood disorders.
Q4) Discuss the features of and treatments for seasonal affective disorder.
Q5) Identify five myths of suicide and briefly explain why each is incorrect.
Q6) Discuss the prevalence of and risk factors for major depression.
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Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) When we insist on seeing the world in black and white rather than shades of gray (for example, as either complete successes or complete failures), we may be engaging in what Aaron Beck calls_________.
A) expectancy outcome
B) magnification
C) overgeneralization
D) absolutist thinking
Q2) Smoking ______ the risk of dying in mid-life.
A) reduces
B) has no effect on C) slightly increases
D) doubles
Q3) It has been demonstrated that most people recovering from alcoholism require hospitalization during the early stages of recovery.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Summarize the research on addictions and addiction focusing on twin studies, the role of genetic vulnerabilities, and the impact of environment on these vulnerabilities.
Q5) Discuss the effects of ecstacy.
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Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
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Q1) A person with bulimia nervosa who repeatedly vomits or abuses laxatives and diuretics puts themselves at risk for ______.
A) diabetes
B) sudden death
C) cancer
D) ulcers
Q2) People with anorexia nervosa may restrict their food intake in a misguided attempt to relieve upsetting emotions by seeking mastery or control over their bodies.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Binge-eating disorder is closely related to ______.
A) being severely underweight
B) a history of binging and purging
C) obesity and severe obesity
D) hypochondriasis
Q4) BMI is a measure of waist to weight ratio.
A)True
B)False
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) Men with erectile disorder are more than _______ to have diabetes compared to males without erectile dysfunction.
A) three times as likely
B) four times as likely
C) twice as likely
D) five times as likely
Q2) About one in three women who use ________experience impaired orgasmic response or complete lack of orgasm.
A) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants
B) anti-inflammatory medication
C) diet pills
D) excessive caffeine
Q3) Before her gender reassignment surgery, Jayne Thomas had done all of the following
A) fathering children
B) obtaining a Ph.D.
C) being a champion athlete
D) being a television star
Q4) Should cybersex addiction become a formal diagnosis? Explain the basis
Q5) Summarize the characteristics of and research findings on exhibitionism.
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Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) A full return to normal behavior following an acute episode of schizophrenia is relatively common.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Evidence shows that command hallucinations are linked to a higher risk of violent behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q3) What are delusions? Describe types of delusions common to schizophrenia.
Q4) To many Mexican Americans, a person suffering from schizophrenia is perceived as suffering from ______.
A) nerves
B) depression
C) spiritual possession
D) dissociation
Q5) Tardive dyskinesia is especially common among younger male patients treated for schizophrenia with antipsychotic drugs.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders
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Q1) Social-cognitive theories emphasize the role of the unconscious in explaining the origins of antisocial behavior.
A)True
B)False
Q2) A technique for treating antisocial personality disorder in which prosocial behaviors are rewarded with chips or tokens that can be exchanged for privileges is called
A) a token economy
B) systematic desensitization
C) response cost
D) cue-controlled socialization
Q3) Which of the following characteristics would someone with borderline personality disorder be likely to exhibit?
A) cannot tolerate being alone
B) enjoys solitary time
C) consistent in their feelings toward other individuals
D) very little intensity in their feelings toward others or in their feelings about others
Q4) Discuss the two dimensions of antisocial personality disorder.
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Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Some people can recall verbatim every story they read in a newspaper.
A)True
B)False
Q2) In cultural-familial retardation, the cause of the retardation is ______.
A) prenatal drug use by the mother
B) infection and high fever during infancy
C) ingestion of environmental toxins
D) not traceable to any biological source
Q3) As compared to rates of dyslexia in English and French-speaking regions, rates of dyslexia are lower in ______-speaking regions.
A) Portuguese
B) German
C) Italian
D) Chinese
Q4) Children with ADHD tend to have problems with working memory.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Many depressed children neither report nor are aware of feelings of depression. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders
Related to Aging
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Q1) Korsakoff's syndrome is most closely associated with ______.
A) automobile accidents
B) posttraumatic stress disorder
C) chronic alcohol abuse
D) cerebro-vascular accidents
Q2) Discuss the treatments currently in use for Parkinson's disease. How do they treat symptoms?
Q3) Inflammation in the brain appears to play a key role in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Bradley just suffered a severe electric shock. Which of the following cognitive disorders is he MOST likely to develop?
A) delirium
B) dementia
C) amnesia
D) organic hallucinosis
Q5) Discuss the similarities and differences between Alzheimer's disease and Vascular neurocognitive disorder.
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Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
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Q1) ______ attempted to assassinate Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords
A) John Hinckley
B) Jared Loughner
C) James Earl Ray
D) Theodore Bundy
Q2) In 1843, Daniel M'Naghten intended to assassinate the prime minister of England, ______.
A) Benjamin Disraeli
B) Sir Robert Peel
C) Sir Randolph Churchill
D) William Gladstone
Q3) Information provided to a therapist by a client is protected by rules of absolute confidentiality.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Therapists are not obligated by state laws to breach confidentiality, even to warn intended victims of threats of violence made against them by their clients.
A)True
B)False
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