Question 1

Which of the following mental health professionals has a doctoral degree in psychology with both research and clinical skill specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)   the clinical psychologist
B)   the occupational therapist
C)   the psychoanalyst
D)   the psychiatrist

Question 2

Discuss the difference between prevalence and incidence.

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Prevalence is the number of ac...

Question 3

In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problem. In this example, the girls with eating disorders are the group.

Accepted Answer

A)   comparison
B)   control
C)   criterion
D)   treatment

Question 4

Why is it important to have some understanding of what causes a psychological disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   A disorder can not be identified unless there is an understanding of where it came from.
B)   All recognized disorders have known causes.
C)   Biological treatments only work when a disorder has a biological cause.
D)   The selection of a treatment approach is largely determined by assumptions about causality.

Question 5

Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking. Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving will intoxicated, Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking. This is an example of

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A)   the problems with self-report data.
B)   the problems with case studies.
C)   the problems of diagnosis.
D)   the problems of forming hypotheses.

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?

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A)   Forty people had a panic attack in the last year.
B)   Seventy people in her graduating class had been diagnosed with anorexia at some time during the past four years.
C)   1% of the population is currently experiencing depressive symptoms.
D)   15% of women will suffer from an anxiety disorder before the age of 30.

Question 7

In most prospective studies,

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A)   large samples of individuals are interviewed to see if there are any risk factors that differentiate those with the disorder of interest.
B)   children who share a risk factor for a disorder are studied before signs of the disorder show up.
C)   analogue research is used because of the ethical problems with other experimental research.
D)   a representative sample of a general population of adults is used.

Question 8

It has been demonstrated that those who were prenatally exposed to the influenza virus are more likely to develop schizophrenia. In other words, prenatal exposure to the influenza virus is correlated with developing schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)   not
B)   randomly
C)   negatively
D)   positively

Question 9

Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)   Yes, because very few people in society engage in this behavior.
B)   Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
C)   No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community.
D)   No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control.

Question 10

is used to study questions that would not be possible to study with human subjects.

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The answer of is used to study questions that would...

Question 11

A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is

Accepted Answer

A)   very strong and widely used in abnormal psychology.
B)   rarely used in abnormal psychology because few people are willing to examine their own lives closely.
C)   weak because it rarely provides information we can generalize to others with the disorder.
D)   weak because it confuses correlational data with experimental data.

Question 12

The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

Accepted Answer

A)   inpatient hospitalization in public institutions has increased.
B)   people with psychological problems more often receive inpatient treatment than outpatient treatment.
C)   people are hospitalized more briefly and then treated on an outpatient basis.
D)   the number of community services has skyrocketed.

Question 13

What is sampling and why is it important?

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Sampling is the procedure used to select...

Question 14

A researcher interested in the health problems of people with schizophrenia interviews only those people diagnosed with the disorder who are in an inpatient facility. The most glaring weakness in this study is

Accepted Answer

A)   the absence of correlational statistics.
B)   the failure to use DSM-IV criteria for health problems.
C)   having an inappropriate control group.
D)   nonrepresentative sampling.

Question 15

Which of the following may be safely inferred when a significant negative correlation is found between variables x and y?

Accepted Answer

A)   x causes y
B)   y causes x
C)   as x increases, y increases
D)   as x increases, y decreases

Question 16

Describing a disorder as acute means that

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A)   it causes very severe distress and impairment.
B)   it causes very mild distress and impairment.
C)   it is a very long-lasting disorder.
D)   is is a disorder that is short in duration.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)   It is far more important that they be reliable than it is for them to be valid.
B)   Classification systems make it more difficult to gather statistics on the incidence and prevalence of disorders.
C)   Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims.
D)   Although they assist scientists who are researching disorders, they inhibit our ability to communicate about abnormal behavior in a consistent way.

Question 18

What is a case study and what are its benefits and drawbacks?

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An in-depth, detailed account of a singl...

Question 19

Briefly discuss why research in abnormal psychology is important.

Accepted Answer

Through the use of research, the charact...

Question 20

What is wrong with describing someone as being "schizophrenic"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Nothing.
B)   Such a definitive diagnosis is rare.
C)   The behavior of the schizophrenic changes so rapidly that this is only true a small percentage of the time.
D)   Labels should be applied to disorders, not to people.

Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

is used to study questions that would not be possible to study with human subjects.

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In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problem. In this example, the girls with eating disorders are the group.

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In most prospective studies,

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Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking. Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving will intoxicated, Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking. This is an example of

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Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

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Why is it important to have some understanding of what causes a psychological disorder?

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Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

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Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?

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Discuss the difference between prevalence and incidence.

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Briefly discuss why research in abnormal psychology is important.

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It has been demonstrated that those who were prenatally exposed to the influenza virus are more likely to develop schizophrenia. In other words, prenatal exposure to the influenza virus is correlated with developing schizophrenia.

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Which of the following may be safely inferred when a significant negative correlation is found between variables x and y?

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What is sampling and why is it important?

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A researcher interested in the health problems of people with schizophrenia interviews only those people diagnosed with the disorder who are in an inpatient facility. The most glaring weakness in this study is

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Describing a disorder as acute means that

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The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

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Which of the following mental health professionals has a doctoral degree in psychology with both research and clinical skill specialization?

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What is a case study and what are its benefits and drawbacks?

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A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is

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What is wrong with describing someone as being "schizophrenic"?

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