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PSY 341 – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 5 ADVANCED TOPICS & INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Questions With Answers and Rationales Updated for 2026/2027
SECTION 1: ADVANCED TREATMENT MODALITIES (Questions)
1. "Cognitive-behavioral therapy" (CBT) is based on the
principle that:
A) Only unconscious conflicts matter
B) Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected and
influence each other
C) Only medication is effective
D) Only the therapeutic relationship matters
Answer: B
Rationale: CBT focuses on the interconnection of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors.
2. "Dialectical behavior therapy" (DBT) includes all of the
following skill modules EXCEPT:
A) Mindfulness
B) Distress tolerance
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C) Emotion regulation
D) Free association
Answer: D
Rationale: Free association is a psychoanalytic technique, not
DBT.
3. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" (ACT) focuses on:
A) Only changing thoughts
B) Psychological flexibility, acceptance, and values-based action
C) Only medication
D) Only exposure
Answer: B
Rationale: ACT emphasizes acceptance and committed action.
4. "Interpersonal therapy" (IPT) was originally developed to
treat:
A) Schizophrenia
B) Depression
C) OCD only
D) ADHD only
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Answer: B
Rationale: IPT was developed for depression.
5. "Psychodynamic therapy" differs from classical
psychoanalysis in that it is:
A) Only long-term
B) Typically shorter-term and more focused
C) Only for children
D) Not evidence-based
Answer: B
Rationale: Psychodynamic therapy is usually briefer.
6. "Electroconvulsive therapy" (ECT) is most effective for:
A) Mild anxiety only
B) Severe, treatment-resistant depression with psychotic
features
C) Only personality disorders
D) Only mild depression
Answer: B
Rationale: ECT is effective for severe depression.
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7. "Transcranial magnetic stimulation" (TMS) is used for:
A) Only schizophrenia
B) Treatment-resistant depression
C) Only anxiety
D) Only eating disorders
Answer: B
Rationale: TMS treats depression.
8. "Deep brain stimulation" (DBS) has been used for:
A) Only anxiety
B) Severe OCD and treatment-resistant depression
C) Only ADHD
D) Only personality disorders
Answer: B
Rationale: DBS treats refractory OCD/depression.
9. "Vagus nerve stimulation" (VNS) was originally developed
for:
A) Only depression
B) Epilepsy, later used for depression
PSY 341 – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 5 ADVANCED TOPICS & INTEGRATIVE PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Questions With Answers and Rationales Updated for 2026/2027
SECTION 1: ADVANCED TREATMENT MODALITIES (Questions)
1. "Cognitive-behavioral therapy" (CBT) is based on the
principle that:
A) Only unconscious conflicts matter
B) Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are interconnected and
influence each other
C) Only medication is effective
D) Only the therapeutic relationship matters
Answer: B
Rationale: CBT focuses on the interconnection of thoughts,
feelings, and behaviors.
2. "Dialectical behavior therapy" (DBT) includes all of the
following skill modules EXCEPT:
A) Mindfulness
B) Distress tolerance
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C) Emotion regulation
D) Free association
Answer: D
Rationale: Free association is a psychoanalytic technique, not
DBT.
3. "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" (ACT) focuses on:
A) Only changing thoughts
B) Psychological flexibility, acceptance, and values-based action
C) Only medication
D) Only exposure
Answer: B
Rationale: ACT emphasizes acceptance and committed action.
4. "Interpersonal therapy" (IPT) was originally developed to
treat:
A) Schizophrenia
B) Depression
C) OCD only
D) ADHD only
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Answer: B
Rationale: IPT was developed for depression.
5. "Psychodynamic therapy" differs from classical
psychoanalysis in that it is:
A) Only long-term
B) Typically shorter-term and more focused
C) Only for children
D) Not evidence-based
Answer: B
Rationale: Psychodynamic therapy is usually briefer.
6. "Electroconvulsive therapy" (ECT) is most effective for:
A) Mild anxiety only
B) Severe, treatment-resistant depression with psychotic
features
C) Only personality disorders
D) Only mild depression
Answer: B
Rationale: ECT is effective for severe depression.
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7. "Transcranial magnetic stimulation" (TMS) is used for:
A) Only schizophrenia
B) Treatment-resistant depression
C) Only anxiety
D) Only eating disorders
Answer: B
Rationale: TMS treats depression.
8. "Deep brain stimulation" (DBS) has been used for:
A) Only anxiety
B) Severe OCD and treatment-resistant depression
C) Only ADHD
D) Only personality disorders
Answer: B
Rationale: DBS treats refractory OCD/depression.
9. "Vagus nerve stimulation" (VNS) was originally developed
for:
A) Only depression
B) Epilepsy, later used for depression
