Psychopathology Question Bank
Course Introduction
Psychopathology is the scientific study of mental disorders, including their symptoms, causes, development, and treatment. This course explores various psychological disorders as classified in major diagnostic systems, examines the biological, psychological, and social factors that contribute to abnormal behavior, and reviews current approaches to diagnosis and intervention. Students will analyze the historical evolution of concepts of mental illness, learn to critically assess case studies, and gain foundational knowledge necessary for advanced study or professional work in mental health and related fields.
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Abnormal Psychology Perspectives 5th Edition by David J.A. Dozois
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Chapter 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History
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Q1) According to Hippocrates, mental disorders should be treated by which one of the following?
A) exorcism
B) magical spells
C) trephination
D) healthy diet and exercise
E) food and water deprivation
Answer: D
Q2) Dr. Ruth Kajander can be noted for
A) unique blend of drug and talk therapy with severely disordered patients.
B) her role in the CIA-funded research in Montreal.
C) recognizing the value of tranquillizers in treating depression.
D) treating and reducing anxiety in patients prior to surgery.
E) using chlorpromazine to treat schizophrenics.
Answer: E
Q3) The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour
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Q1) The hypothalamus
A) secretes "releasing" hormones that activate the pituitary gland.
B) is activated by hormones released by the pituitary gland.
C) is often called the "master gland".
D) directly releases prolactin and adrenocorticotrophic hormone into the body.
E) releases sex hormones in response to signals from the pituitary gland.
Answer: A
Q2) Sigmund Freud, founder of the psychodynamic school of thought, was a A) behaviourist from Chicago.
B) psychologist from Paris.
C) psychiatrist from Berlin.
D) neurologist from Vienna.
E) hypnotist from Oslo.
Answer: D
Q3) In the diathesis-stress perspective the diathesis refers to a predisposition to develop a disorder.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Classification and Diagnosis
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Q1) The 2002 Health Canada Report on Mental Illness concludes that
A) approximately one in five Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.
B) approximately one in ten Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.
C) approximately 5 percent of the population will experience a mental illness in their lifetime.
D) approximately 5 percent of the population will experience a mental disorder in a one year period.
E) mental illness is the leading cause of disability and premature death in Canada.
Answer: A
Q2) In order to deal with gender biases in diagnostic systems, a reconceptualization of the way that women's behaviours are viewed will have to occur.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Describe the five axes of the DSM-IV-TR.
Answer: The DSM-IV Multiaxial
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Chapter 4: Psychological Assessment and Research
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Q1) Random assignment is a procedure that ensures that each participant in an experiment has an equal probability of being in either the experimental or control groups.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Sir Francis Galton believed that intelligence could best be measured by studying __________, such as an attribute known later as __________.
A) spatial abilities; spatial intelligence
B) arithmetic skills; mathematical intelligence
C) verbal abilities; verbal intelligence
D) physiological abilities; sensory intelligence
E) physical abilities; athletic intelligence
Q3) In an experiment, the __________ group is exposed to a variable which is manipulated, called the __________ variable.
A) control; dependent
B) experimental; dependent
C) experimental; control
D) control; independent
E) experimental; independent
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Related Disorders
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Q1) The idea that individuals with panic disorder catastrophically misinterpret their bodily sensations is most consistent with _________ theories of panic disorder.
A) physiological-attribution
B) cognitive
C) physiological
D) biopsychological
E) bio-behavioral
Q2) Approximately __________% of the population may be expected to develop an anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.
A) 10
B) 40
C) 25
D) 55
E) 90
Q3) Briefly define obsessions and compulsions as they relate to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Provide two examples of each.
Q4) Several findings are inconsistent with Mowrer's two-factor theory of fear. Briefly discuss two such findings.
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Chapter 6: Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
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Q1) Patients with conversion disorder tend to be quite anxious about their symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Two forms of amnesia are __________ amnesia, in which an individual forgets his or her entire life history, and __________ amnesia, in which a person can remember nothing following a certain point in time.
A) localized; continuous
B) localized; generalized
C) systematized; selective
D) generalized; localized
E) generalized; continuous
Q3) The transition from one alter to another is called a "jump."
A)True
B)False
Q4) Patients with hypochondriasis tend to be quite anxious about their symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly define malingering and factitious disorders, and distinguish them from somatoform disorders in general.
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Chapter 7: Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions
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Q1) The early years of research concerning the role of psychological processes on physical health were known as
A) psychosomatic medicine.
B) cognitive physiology.
C) dualistic behaviourism.
D) neuropsychophysiology.
E) behavioural medicine.
Q2) The three body systems that are responsive to psychosocial variables are:
A) endocrine system; immune system; cardiovascular system
B) autonomic nervous system; endocrine system; cardiovascular system
C) autonomic nervous system; central nervous system; immune system
D) autonomic nervous system; endocrine system; immune system
E) somatic nervous system; endocrine system; cardiovascular system
Q3) The difference between a sign and a symptom is
A) one refers to a lesion and the other a level of functioning.
B) one is a mainly objective and the other a mainly subjective indication of illness.
C) one refers to a psychological condition and one a medical condition.
D) one is an antecedent and one is a consequence of illness.
E) neither are directly observable.
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Chapter 8: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) DSM-5 will probably enable clinicians to diagnose severe grief following loss of a loved one as depression.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Pharmacotherapy is generally considered effective for about __________ percent of people.
A) 10
B) 50
C) 20
D) 30
E) 40
Q3) Robert Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) described psychological and social causes for depression.
A)True
B)False
Q4) List and briefly define activity scheduling and behavioural experiments.
Q5) What is seasonal affective disorder? What hormone is implicated in it, and how is it best treated?
Q6) List, define and distinguish between the two broad categories of mood disorders.
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Chapter 9: Schizophrenia
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Q1) Devon often sits with one foot behind his head for extended periods of time until a nurse moves it, and then does not move again. This is an example of A) alogia.
B) echopraxia.
C) catatonic posturing.
D) affective flattening.
E) waxy flexibility.
Q2) Auditory hallucinations were extremely common prior to 1700.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In Meehl's theory of schizophrenia, "hypokrisia" refers to __________ .
A) an abnormally high number of schizotypal genes
B) atypical neuronal connectivity
C) abnormally low neuronal reactivity to stimulation
D) abnormally high inter-neuronal connectivity
E) abnormally high neuronal reactivity to stimulation
Q4) Positive symptoms are objectively observed and apparent to the clinician.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Describe the five subtypes of schizophrenia in the DSM-IV-TR.
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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Q1) Discuss the medical consequences of eating disorders.
Q2) Briefly describe the types of treatments that have been used for bulimia nervosa.
Q3) Which of the following is true with respect to biological treatments for anorexia?
A) No medication for treating anorexia nervosa have been successful
B) Anti-anxiety medication is successful in treating many of the symptoms
C) Antipsychotic medication is successful in treating many of the symptoms
D) Medications with CBT are effective at treating the symptoms
E) Antidepressant medication is successful in treating many of the symptoms
Q4) _____________ and ___________ both include low self-esteem, use of weight and shape as a primary source of self-evaluation, and some type of behavior aimed at controlling weight
A) Anorexia and Eating Disorder - NOS
B) Bulimia and Eating Disorder - NOS
C) Bulimia and Anorexia
D) Anorexia and Binge Eating Disorder
E) Bulimia and Binge Eating Disorder
Q5) List and briefly describe the DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of anorexia nervosa.
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following groups of drugs are found under the category "hallucinogens"?
A) cocaine, heroin, psychedelics
B) alcohol, LSD, magic mushrooms
C) mescaline, acid, marijuana
D) amphetamines, marijuana, alcohol
E) mescaline, LSD, psilocybin
Q2) Prolonged use of around 3 cups of coffee a day can result in physical dependence.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which of the following negative side effects occur due to hallucinogen use?
A) flashbacks
B) amotivational syndrome
C) recurrent headaches
D) respiratory problems
E) high blood pressure
Q4) Describe the Operant Conditinoing approach to treating alcohol abuse and addiction.
Q5) Describe the short-term and long-term consequences of tobacco use.
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Chapter 12: The Personality Disorders
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Q1) The relationship between psychopathy and APD appears to be ___________ and it has been found that_________________.
A) symmetrical; some persons diagnosed in each category do not meet criteria for the other disorder
B) symmetrical: most people diagnosed with one will meet criteria for the other C) symmetrical: most people diagnosed with one will NOT meet criteria for the other
D) asymmetrical; most people who meet criteria for psychopathy will also meet criteria for APD but the converse is not true
E) asymmetrical; most people who meet criteria for APD will also meet criteria for psychopathy but the converse is not true
Q2) Studies have shown that many family members of people with schizophrenia exhibit schizotypal symptoms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) There is a problem distinguishing between avoidant disorder and social phobia.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
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Q1) Describe the four stages of the sexual response cycle as described by Masters and Johnson.
Q2) Which of the following sexual activities was permissible, according to St. Augustine?
A) precoital activities
B) sexual activity with a same-sex partner
C) sex for recreation
D) masturbation
E) sex for procreation
Q3) All of the following statements about voyeurs are true EXCEPT
A) voyeurs are frequently referred to as "peeping toms."
B) most voyeurs will eventually begin to commit more serious sexual offenses such as sexual assault.
C) about half of voyeurs recognized their interest in voyeurism before the age of 15.
D) many voyeurs also engage in exhibitionism.
E) voyeurs find it sexually exciting to watch other people undress or engage in sexual activity.
Q4) Describe how Freund's (1990) courtship disorder theory might explain sexual offending.
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Chapter 14: Developmental Disorders
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Q1) Kathy believes that the lives of individuals with disabilities should be as normal as possible. She is working by what has been called the __________ principle, introduced in Scandinavia by Bengt Nirje.
A) ordinary
B) similarity
C) normalization
D) regular
E) contact
Q2) Though dominant inheritance of mental retardation is very rare, the text mentions two disorders transmitted in this manner. Which of the following is such a disorder?
A) phenylketonuria
B) Fragile X syndrome
C) tuberous sclerosis
D) galactosemia
E) Tay-Sach's disease
Q3) The core deficit underlying a reading disorder is an impairment in phonological processing.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of
Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Clinic-based treatments are limited by the fact that
A) children are labelled as mentally ill.
B) sometimes the problems are too difficult to treat with only one method.
C) it is only available to a minority of children.
D) controlled trials have not been conducted to determine their worth.
E) children are intimidated by the settings of the clinic.
Q2) Describe the diagnostic criteria for separation anxiety disorder (SAD), and the difference between SAD and GAD.
Q3) SAD is a common mood disorder diagnosed among young children and adolescents.
A)True
B)False
Q4) According to the Ontario Child Health Study, only ___________ children who suffer from a psychiatric disorder receive services.
A) 1 in 6
B) 1 in 3
C) 1 in 8
D) 1 in 10
E) 1 in 15
Q5) Describe how fear conditioning may result in anxiety disorders in children.
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Chapter 16: Mental Disorders and Aging
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Q1) Why is it important that mental disorders in the elderly be viewed as a cause for concern?
A) Mental disorders are more common among the elderly.
B) It is far more difficult to diagnose and treat the elderly.
C) Older people are more likely to sink into despair.
D) Treating mental disorders in the elderly is far more difficult than when they occur in younger people.
E) Mental disorders in older people are not normal.
Q2) What is the main difference between pseudo-dementia and dementia?
A) Pseudo-dementia has an earlier onset, while dementia develops later.
B) Pseudo-dementia involves loss of cognitive functioning, whereas idementia refers to the loss of one's normal personality.
C) Pseudo-dementia involves a decrease in the individual's capacity to care for him or herself, while dementia usually does not.
D) The loss of cognitive functioning in dementia is reversible.
E) The loss of cognitive functioning in pseudo-dementia is generally not degenerative.
Q3) Point out some of the differences between depressive disorders in younger and older adults.
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Chapter 17: Therapies
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Q1) Canadian psychologists Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg developed and evaluated an experiential approach to couples therapy called
A) emotion focused therapy.
B) group therapy.
C) problem focused therapy.
D) dynamic therapy.
E) family therapy.
Q2) Perhaps the greatest contribution of the humanistic approaches has been
A) the experiential approach developed by Al Mahrer at the University of Ottawa.
B) the process experiential approach developed by Les Greenberg and his colleagues at York University in Toronto.
C) the emphasis that this approach places on the unconscious processes of the client.
D) the emphasis that this approach places on the human qualities of the therapist.
E) the empty chair technique developed by Fritz Perls.
Q3) What types of therapy have been found effective in treating anxiety disorders?
Q4) Describe meta-analyses and explain the importance of this technique.
Q5) Discuss the use of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in treating disorders.
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Chapter 18: Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community
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Q1) Which of the following was NOT one of the long-term benefits of the Early Infancy Prenatal Program?
A) Fourteen percent of the poor, unmarried teenage mothers in the control group abused their children, compared to 4% in the nurse-visited group.
B) The children in the nurse-visited group showed a better academic outcome than children in the control group.
C) Nurse-visited women had lower rates of substance abuse.
D) Nurse-visited women had higher rates of employment.
E) The children in the nurse-visited group were less likely to visit a physician for injuries or ingestion.
Q2) From the view of mental health promotion, mental health is the absence of mental disorder.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Briefly outline future directions for prevention and promotion.
Q4) Define the three types of prevention
Q5) Recently, some provinces have begun prevention initiatives.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 19: Mental Disorder and the Law
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Q1) In comparison to the Criminal Code of Canada, the Youth Criminal Justice Act
A) has a more punitive philosophy although the punishments are less severe.
B) has a more rehabilitative philosophy.
C) is based on research findings that young offenders learn well from negative reinforcement.
D) is based on research findings that young offenders show behavior change in response to brief and intense punishment.
E) includes specific recommendations for behavioral interventions.
Q2) All of the following believed in exculpating mentally ill people EXCEPT
A) Judaic law.
B) English law.
C) Egyptian law.
D) Roman law.
E) Muslim law.
Q3) Although the standard of insanity known as the M'Naghten standard became the accepted rule in England, in the United States and Canada it could not be labelled as a true cognitive test of insanity.
A)True
B)False
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