TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
FINAL LATEST ACTUAL 2026 EXAM WITH COMPLETE DETAILED
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The letters in the abbreviation DSM-5 stand for:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
3 multiple choice options
A study based on over 9,000 US residents found that the most prevalent disorder was
Major depressive disorder
3 multiple choice options
What is the most commonly used, proven & effective modern approach to psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
3 multiple choice options
When as the first edition of the DSM published?
1952
3 multiple choice options
Which psychologists theory is the foundation for psychoanalysis/psychodynamic therapy
Freud
,3 multiple choice options
Countertransference means that a
Therapist displaces their emotion onto the patient
3 multiple choice options
One tactic during psychoanalytic therapy is to
Have the patient face away from the therapist
3 multiple choice options
Which form of significance is most important in psychopathology and therapy?
Clinical Significance
3 multiple choice options
Which outcome is optimal in a finding of clinical significance?
Small NNT, Large NNH
3 multiple choice options
Select the name of the phenomenon described in the example: Research articles that do not
demonstrate statistical significance are not published
Publication Bias
3 multiple choice options
,Select the NNT (number needed to treat) statement that is TRUE
NNT can tell us whether a drug is clinically significant in studies populations
AND
A large NNT generally signifies a smaller difference between the 2 drugs compared in a study
2 multiple choice options
The Rorschach inkblot test is an objective test used in many psychological analyses today
False
1 multiple choice option
Diagnostic Criteria in the DSM5 can be used regardless of the theoretical approach
True
1 multiple choice option
It is accurate to say "this persons PTSD causes them to have a panic attack during a traumatic scene in
the movie"
False
1 multiple choice option
A psychologist wants to know which treatment will least likely result in negative side effects. They find 4
treatments with the following NNH scores. Which treatment would you recommend that the
psychologist uses?
8
3 multiple choice options
, Which of the following behaviours is a behavioural therapist most likely to believe?
The ways in which we learn & process experiences are what determine our behaviours - behaviours are
learned and can therefore be unlearned
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following can be determined by culture
All of the above
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is NOT consistent with psychodynamic Theory
Therapy under psychodynamic theory should start with recognition of our negative automatic thoughts
about ourselves and others
3 multiple choice options
Researchers have found that students who study a week in advance of their exams tend to achieve
better scores than those who only study the night before. One student, however, says she only studies
the night before her test, but consistently achieves higher scores than her peers. Which of the following
terms accurately describes the discrepancy between the research findings and the student's experience?
Single subject validity
3 multiple choice options
A psychology researcher is looking to study how a university student's socioeconomic statusaffects their
performance in university exams. She asks students from various faculties toparticipate in her study and
divides them into groups based on their socioeconomic status. Shethen asks them to take an exam from
a 4th-year course on quantum mechanics, but quicklyfinds that the majority of students achieved a
FINAL LATEST ACTUAL 2026 EXAM WITH COMPLETE DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND ORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY
GRADED A+
The letters in the abbreviation DSM-5 stand for:
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
3 multiple choice options
A study based on over 9,000 US residents found that the most prevalent disorder was
Major depressive disorder
3 multiple choice options
What is the most commonly used, proven & effective modern approach to psychotherapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
3 multiple choice options
When as the first edition of the DSM published?
1952
3 multiple choice options
Which psychologists theory is the foundation for psychoanalysis/psychodynamic therapy
Freud
,3 multiple choice options
Countertransference means that a
Therapist displaces their emotion onto the patient
3 multiple choice options
One tactic during psychoanalytic therapy is to
Have the patient face away from the therapist
3 multiple choice options
Which form of significance is most important in psychopathology and therapy?
Clinical Significance
3 multiple choice options
Which outcome is optimal in a finding of clinical significance?
Small NNT, Large NNH
3 multiple choice options
Select the name of the phenomenon described in the example: Research articles that do not
demonstrate statistical significance are not published
Publication Bias
3 multiple choice options
,Select the NNT (number needed to treat) statement that is TRUE
NNT can tell us whether a drug is clinically significant in studies populations
AND
A large NNT generally signifies a smaller difference between the 2 drugs compared in a study
2 multiple choice options
The Rorschach inkblot test is an objective test used in many psychological analyses today
False
1 multiple choice option
Diagnostic Criteria in the DSM5 can be used regardless of the theoretical approach
True
1 multiple choice option
It is accurate to say "this persons PTSD causes them to have a panic attack during a traumatic scene in
the movie"
False
1 multiple choice option
A psychologist wants to know which treatment will least likely result in negative side effects. They find 4
treatments with the following NNH scores. Which treatment would you recommend that the
psychologist uses?
8
3 multiple choice options
, Which of the following behaviours is a behavioural therapist most likely to believe?
The ways in which we learn & process experiences are what determine our behaviours - behaviours are
learned and can therefore be unlearned
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following can be determined by culture
All of the above
3 multiple choice options
Which of the following is NOT consistent with psychodynamic Theory
Therapy under psychodynamic theory should start with recognition of our negative automatic thoughts
about ourselves and others
3 multiple choice options
Researchers have found that students who study a week in advance of their exams tend to achieve
better scores than those who only study the night before. One student, however, says she only studies
the night before her test, but consistently achieves higher scores than her peers. Which of the following
terms accurately describes the discrepancy between the research findings and the student's experience?
Single subject validity
3 multiple choice options
A psychology researcher is looking to study how a university student's socioeconomic statusaffects their
performance in university exams. She asks students from various faculties toparticipate in her study and
divides them into groups based on their socioeconomic status. Shethen asks them to take an exam from
a 4th-year course on quantum mechanics, but quicklyfinds that the majority of students achieved a
