Psychopathology Pre-Test Questions
Course Introduction
Psychopathology is the scientific study of mental disorders, encompassing their origins, development, diagnostic criteria, and impact on individuals and society. This course provides an in-depth examination of the major categories of mental disorders as classified in current diagnostic systems, such as the DSM and ICD. Students will explore psychological, biological, and socio-cultural perspectives on etiology, assessment, and treatment, while considering ethical and cross-cultural issues. Emphasis is placed on understanding symptomatology, risk factors, and contemporary research findings, equipping students with foundational knowledge necessary for advanced study or practice in the mental health field.
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Essentials of Abnormal Psychology 7th Edition by V. Mark Durand
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
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Q1) Severe internal conflicts that produce a lot of anxiety or other emotions can trigger self-defeating defensive processes or symptoms such as
A)acute and posttraumatic stress symptoms.
B)depression or bipolar symptoms.
C)phobic or obsessive symptoms.
D)suicidal or aggressive symptoms.
Answer: A
Q2) All of the following are mentioned in your text as appropriate treatment strategies for narcissistic personality disorder
A)cognitive therapy to replace grandiose fantasies with more realistic goals.
B)coping strategies to help accept criticism.
C)exploration of early life trauma that led to the disorder.
D)being helped to focus on the feelings of others.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
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Q1) If Jean suffers severe damage to her somatic nervous system,she is most likely to have impairment in
A)Moving her muscles.
B)Thinking conceptually.
C)Seeing in full colors.
D)Remembering her past.
Answer: A
Q2) The basis of the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology is that each dimension (psychological,biological,emotional,etc.)
A)operates independently.
B)is sufficient to cause pathology.
C)builds on the dimension that precedes it.
D)is influenced by the other dimensions.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Research in Psychopathology
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Q1) The reactivity phenomenon of self-monitoring procedures has been shown to A)increase desired behaviors.
B)decrease undesired behaviors.
C)both increase desired behaviors and decrease undesired behaviors.
D)neither increase desired behaviors nor decrease undesired behaviors.
Answer: C
Q2) The classical categorical approach to diagnosis assumes that each person with a particular disorder will
A)be helped by recognizing the cause of the disorder.
B)experience very few of the same symptoms.
C)respond to the same treatments equally.
D)experience the same symptoms with little or no variation.
Answer: D
Q3) One reason that cross-sectional studies are more common than longitudinal studies is the fact that
A)cross-sectional studies involve large numbers of subjects.
B)longitudinal studies involve very sophisticated statistical procedures.
C)cross-sectional studies take many years to complete.
D)longitudinal studies take many years to complete.
Answer: D
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Anxiety, Trauma- and Stressor-Related, and
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Since 1999,the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)has approved all of the following medications for the treatment of social anxiety disorder
A)Zoloft.
B)Ritalin.
C)Effexor.
D)Paxil.
Q2) The behavioral process in which OCD patients are not permitted to carry out their compulsions while in the presence of the anxiety-producing stimulus or situation is called
A)exposure and response prevention.
B)Cognitive restructuring.
C)anxiety reduction therapy.
D)behavioral inhibition conditioning.
Q3) In Japan,the anxiety syndrome termed taijin kyofusho involves a fear of A)performing onstage.
B)personally offending others.
C)embarrassing oneself.
D)speaking to females.
Q4) Discuss the different types of specific phobias and how they are acquired.
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Chapter 5: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative
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Q1) Loss of physical functioning without any physical cause is most likely a case of A)conversion disorder.
B)Illness anxiety disorder.
C)Somatic symptom disorder
D)None of the above.
Q2) Which of the following statements is true with regard to the treatment of somatic symptom disorders?
A)Cognitive-behavioral treatment has been demonstrated in several studies to be a very effective treatment.
B)It is relatively easy to treat as long as the patient is willing to participate in therapy.
C)Primary care physicians can usually treat patients by educating and reassuring patients.
D)They are difficult to treat and there are no treatments with proven effectiveness.
Q3) Without treatment,it is expected that dissociative identity disorder will last A)10 years.
B)a lifetime.
C)several months.
D)20 years.
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Chapter 6: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the relationship between anxiety and depression?
A)Almost all depressed patients are anxious, but not every anxious patient is depressed.
B)Cognitive content (thinking) is more negative in anxious patients than in those with depression.
C)A core symptom of anxiety is the inability to experience pleasure.
D)Anxiety is often preceded by an episode of major depression.
Q2) Martin Seligman's theory that people become anxious and depressed because they believe that they have no control over the stress in their lives is informed by
A)the learned helplessness model.
B)cognitive-behavioral theory.
C)humanistic/existential theory.
D)the Seligman Model of depression.
Q3) The following types of medications are all used to treat depression
A)SSRIs.
B)mixed reuptake inhibitors.
C)MAO inhibitors.
D)GABA inhibitors.
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Chapter 7: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
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Q1) Sapolsky and colleagues found that physical health in wild baboons was associated with
A)Amount of human presence.
B)Social rank.
C)Inter-colony conflict.
D)Availability of food.
Q2) Health psychology,a subfield of behavioral medicine,focuses on all of the following
A)psychological factors affecting health.
B)health policy.
C)healthcare systems.
D)interdisciplinary study of psychology and health.
Q3) All of the following are psychosocial treatments that have been developed for physical disorders and pain
A)biofeedback.
B)hypnosis.
C)relaxation procedures.
D)acupuncture.
Q4) Discuss chronic pain.What factors,including psychological,are thought to maintain chronic pain?
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Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep Wake Disorders
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Q1) Cataplexy,as experienced by patients with narcolepsy,can be characterized by A)sudden loss of muscle tone.
B)physical collapse.
C)slight muscle weakness.
D)any or all of these
Q2) Joan is a six-year-old child who cries out in the middle of the night,appearing frightened and inconsolable.Her parents are unable to comfort her during these episodes,and Joan has no memory of the event in the morning.Joan appears to be experiencing
A)dyssomnia.
B)hypersomnia.
C)nightmares.
D)sleep terrors.
Q3) The chief motivating factor in both anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa is A)a desire to purge.
B)an overwhelming drive to eat.
C)an overwhelming urge to be thin.
D)a desire to starve oneself.
Q4) Describe the problems associated with using medications such as benzodiazepines as a treatment for insomnia disorder.
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Chapter 9: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) Sensate focus and nondemand pleasuring were designed by Masters and Johnson to treat sexual dysfunctions primarily through
A)improving a couple's sexual skills.
B)identifying medical conditions that contribute to sexual dysfunction.
C)involving an objective third party.
D)elimination of psychologically based performance anxiety.
Q2) One reason that it is difficult to provide a precise diagnosis of premature ejaculation is that
A)the concept of "too soon" is dependent on the individual and the couple.
B)most men are too ashamed to admit the problem.
C)women generally are reluctant to tell their partners of the problem.
D)men are often unaware of what is considered "normal."
Q3) Just the thought of sex makes Harry anxious.When exposed to sexual images,he reports feeling disgusted.Harry would most likely be diagnosed with
A)hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
B)hyperactive sexual desire disorder.
C)sexual aversion disorder.
D)gender dysphoria.
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Chapter 10: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
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Q1) Substance abuse can be seen from either a biological or a psychosocial perspective.For example,the condemnation of drug abuse as an official sin by the Catholic Church is an example of
A)the moral weakness model.
B)the disease model of dependence.
C)the AA stage model of drug dependency.
D)a cultural contribution to substance use
Q2) According to the DSM,one of the features of cannabis intoxication is A)psychomotor agitation.
B)gastrointestinal disturbances.
C)dry mouth.
D)blurring of vision.
Q3) The drug disulfiram helps people abstain from drinking alcohol by A)causing alcoholic drinks to taste bitter.
B)interfering with the body's metabolism of alcohol.
C)making people allergic to alcohol.
D)reducing the pleasurable feelings that are associated with alcohol.
Q4) Discuss the various component treatments for substance use disorders
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Q5) Compare and contrast the stimulant drugs.Discuss the history of cocaine as well as its atypical type of addictive process.
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Chapter 11: Personality Disorders
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Q1) The reason that individuals with avoidant personality disorder avoid most relationships is that they
A)are extremely sensitive to the opinions of others and fear rejection.
B)generally dislike other people and prefer to be alone.
C)are so stimulated by the fantasy life in their own minds that they have little need for the company of others.
D)experience bizarre thoughts and beliefs that distance them from others.
Q2) According to the definition of personality disorder,only individuals who show ________ patterns of maladaptive behavior should be diagnosed with a personality disorder.
A)suicidal
B)the most severe
C)relatively permanent
D)highly variable
Q3) The characteristic features of personality disorders tend to develop with A)rapid onset in late adolescence.
B)gradual onset in adulthood.
C)rapid onset in adulthood.
D)onset in childhood that is difficult to pinpoint.
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
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Q1) Tardive dyskinesia,a severe side effect of antipsychotic medications,includes all of the following involuntary movements
A)chewing.
B)puffing of the cheeks.
C)tongue protrusion.
D)grinding of the teeth.
Q2) Recent research into the causes of schizophrenia,including studies of patients with schizophrenia who had been exposed prenatally to influenza epidemics,suggests that there might be a ________ cause of schizophrenia.
A)viral
B)bacterial
C)both a and b
D)neither a nor b
Q3) Discuss treatment of the mentally ill from a historical perspective.Include "shock therapies," psychosurgical procedures,and antipsychotic medications.
Q4) Discuss some of the causative factors of schizophrenia,including genetic influences,neurotransmitter imbalances,prenatal viral exposure,and psychological stressors.
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Chapter 13: Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) All of the following are common causes of delirium
A)medical conditions.
B)medication side effects.
C)head trauma.
D)dietary factors.
Q2) A learning disorder is defined as
A)performance in reading, writing, or math substantially below the level predicted by the individual's age, IQ, and education.
B)an IQ score below 70
C)a substandard IQ score in comparison to the individual's family and educational background.
D)the existence of a neurological deficit that interferes with the individual's ability to assimilate new information.
Q3) Patients with Alzheimer's disease major neurocognitive disorder benefit from medications that work by
A)preventing the breakdown of acetylcholine.
B)enhancing the level of dopamine.
C)preventing the reuptake of serotonin.
D)unknown processes.
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Chapter 14: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
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Q1) What is a critical determinant of the civil commitment process?
A)Substance abuse
B)Dangerousness
C)Mental health history
D)None of these
Q2) State laws permit involuntary commitment when all of the following conditions have been met
A)that a person has a mental illness and is in need of treatment.
B)that a person is dangerous to herself/himself or others and is in need of treatment.
C)that a person is unable to care for himself/herself.
D)that a person asks to be admitted to a mental hospital.
Q3) Trace the historical changes in civil commitment procedures,noting previous and current criteria.
Q4) Cases in which the insanity defense has been used include those of all the following individuals
A)Charles Manson.
B)Jeffrey Dahmer.
C)Lee Harvey Oswald.
D)Ted Kaczynski.
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