Test Bank Psychopathology: Research, Assessment and Treatment in Clinical
Psychology 3e Davey - All Chapters included
Davey Psychopathology 3e
Lecturer MCQs / Test Bank
Chapter 1
An Introduction to Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms, and Stigma
1) What is a defence mechanism?
a) A behavioural avoidance reaction
*b) A mechanism designed to reduce stress and conflict caused by specific
experiences
c) A method for negotiating a stage of development
d) A mechanism designed to remove psychological barriers
2) What is the id?
a) Part of the psyche that controls impulses
b) Part of the psyche that reduces anxiety
*c) A description of innate instinctual needs
d) Part of the psyche that controls our morals
3) What is an ego defence mechanism?
a) Part of the ego state that prevents rational thinking
*b) Part of the unconscious that attempts to control unacceptable id influences
c) Part of the ego state designed to reduce emotional barriers
d) Part of the ego state that aids healthy development
4) Which broad ranging approach to understanding and treating mental health
problems acknowledges the importance of the influence of a person’s socio-
economic situation, education and support structure?
*a) The recovery model
b) The reductionist model
c) The humanist model
d) The behavioural model
5) The behavioural approach to psychopathology is based on what?
*a) Learning principles
b) Observation of animal behaviour
c) Psychodynamic theory
d) Belief systems
6) Which of the following is not a central tenet of the cognitive model of
psychopathology?
a) Acquiring irrational beliefs
b) Development of dysfunctional ways of thinking
c) Information processing biases
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,*d) Dysfunctional reaction formation
7) One of the concepts of the humanistic-existential approach is:
*a) Unconditional positive regard
b) Rationalism
c) Transference
d) Deviation from the statistical norm
8) One of the historical explanations of explaining psychopathology was:
a) Poverty
b) Having the plague
*c) Demonic possession
d) Death of a child
9) An example of classical conditioning is:
a) Rat presses lever for delivery of food
*b) Dog learns to salivate on hearing bell
c) Pigeon pecks at key for food delivery
d) Dogs learn helplessness from electric shocks
10) Operant conditioning:
a) Represents learning using autobiographical memory
*b) Represents learning of specific behaviour through reinforcement
c) Represents learning through pairing of stimulus and response
d) Represents learning through using repetitive stimuli
11) Which of the following is not a key concept in the cognitive model of
psychopathology?
a) Irrational beliefs
b) Biased processing of information
c) Dysfunctional ways of thinking
*d) Repressed emotions
12) Which one of the following would a client centred therapist use?
*a) Empathy
b) Desensitisation
c) Racket system
d) Ego states
13) The somatogenic hypothesis advocated that causes of psychological disorders
were found in:
a) Analysis of dreams
*b) Physical or biological impairments
c) Traumatic life events
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,d) Family dynamics
14) The medical model is based upon:
*a) A reductionist approach
b) An existential approach
c) An experiential approach
d) A holistic approach
15) According to the psychoanalytic approach, transforming impulses into creative
work is called?
a) The id
*b) Sublimation
c) The oral stage
d) The superego
16) Which of the following of Freud’s ideas is still important to psychopathology
today?
a) Thoughts are the basis for behaviour
b) Behaviour is learned from experience
*c) Psychopathology has origins in early experience rather than being a
manifestation of biological dysfunction
d) Dream analysis
17) That stimulant effects of illegal drugs and alcohol may lead to dependency, can
be explained by:
a) Transferable conditioning
b) Formation conditioning
c) Reactionary conditioning
*d) Operant conditioning
18) Which of the following were typical medical treatments provided in asylums?
a) Drawing blood from the brain
b) Hot baths
c) Mercury pills
*d) All of the above
19) Who is thought to be one of the first doctors to introduce more humane
treatments for those suffering from psychological distress?
a) Bicetre
b) Gershone
*c) Pinel
d) Bebbington
20) Which of the following are not ways of defining psychopathology?
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, a) Deviation from the statistical norm
b) Distress and impairment
*c) Measuring IQ
d) Maladaptive behaviour
21) The Quaker movement in the UK is credited with the development of which
treatment approach?
a) The recovery model
b) The token economy
c) Assertive outreach
*d) Moral treatment
22) In the twentieth century, the growing numbers of in-patients diagnosed with
mental health problems led to untrained nurses resorting simply to restraint as the
main form of intervention. This would often lead to deterioration in symptoms known
as:
a) Milieu syndrome
*b) Social breakdown syndrome
c) Social confrontation syndrome
d) Social deterioration syndrome
23) Programmes based on operant principles, where patients receive reinforcement
(e.g., reward) for performing desired behaviours, are known as:
a) Milieu therapies
b) Conditioning treatments
*c) Token economies
d) Desirable reinforcement
24) Which of the following is not considered to be a criterion for good psychological
health?
a) An efficient perception of reality
b) Good self esteem
*c) Good personal hygiene
d) Material success
25) In the UK, what approach is a way of working with groups of individuals in the
community with severe mental health problems who do not effectively engage with
mental health services?
a) Community ordering
b) ASBO
c) Coercion treatment
*d) Assertive outreach
26) Which of the following is not a Freudian defence mechanism?
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Psychology 3e Davey - All Chapters included
Davey Psychopathology 3e
Lecturer MCQs / Test Bank
Chapter 1
An Introduction to Psychopathology: Concepts, Paradigms, and Stigma
1) What is a defence mechanism?
a) A behavioural avoidance reaction
*b) A mechanism designed to reduce stress and conflict caused by specific
experiences
c) A method for negotiating a stage of development
d) A mechanism designed to remove psychological barriers
2) What is the id?
a) Part of the psyche that controls impulses
b) Part of the psyche that reduces anxiety
*c) A description of innate instinctual needs
d) Part of the psyche that controls our morals
3) What is an ego defence mechanism?
a) Part of the ego state that prevents rational thinking
*b) Part of the unconscious that attempts to control unacceptable id influences
c) Part of the ego state designed to reduce emotional barriers
d) Part of the ego state that aids healthy development
4) Which broad ranging approach to understanding and treating mental health
problems acknowledges the importance of the influence of a person’s socio-
economic situation, education and support structure?
*a) The recovery model
b) The reductionist model
c) The humanist model
d) The behavioural model
5) The behavioural approach to psychopathology is based on what?
*a) Learning principles
b) Observation of animal behaviour
c) Psychodynamic theory
d) Belief systems
6) Which of the following is not a central tenet of the cognitive model of
psychopathology?
a) Acquiring irrational beliefs
b) Development of dysfunctional ways of thinking
c) Information processing biases
1
,*d) Dysfunctional reaction formation
7) One of the concepts of the humanistic-existential approach is:
*a) Unconditional positive regard
b) Rationalism
c) Transference
d) Deviation from the statistical norm
8) One of the historical explanations of explaining psychopathology was:
a) Poverty
b) Having the plague
*c) Demonic possession
d) Death of a child
9) An example of classical conditioning is:
a) Rat presses lever for delivery of food
*b) Dog learns to salivate on hearing bell
c) Pigeon pecks at key for food delivery
d) Dogs learn helplessness from electric shocks
10) Operant conditioning:
a) Represents learning using autobiographical memory
*b) Represents learning of specific behaviour through reinforcement
c) Represents learning through pairing of stimulus and response
d) Represents learning through using repetitive stimuli
11) Which of the following is not a key concept in the cognitive model of
psychopathology?
a) Irrational beliefs
b) Biased processing of information
c) Dysfunctional ways of thinking
*d) Repressed emotions
12) Which one of the following would a client centred therapist use?
*a) Empathy
b) Desensitisation
c) Racket system
d) Ego states
13) The somatogenic hypothesis advocated that causes of psychological disorders
were found in:
a) Analysis of dreams
*b) Physical or biological impairments
c) Traumatic life events
2
,d) Family dynamics
14) The medical model is based upon:
*a) A reductionist approach
b) An existential approach
c) An experiential approach
d) A holistic approach
15) According to the psychoanalytic approach, transforming impulses into creative
work is called?
a) The id
*b) Sublimation
c) The oral stage
d) The superego
16) Which of the following of Freud’s ideas is still important to psychopathology
today?
a) Thoughts are the basis for behaviour
b) Behaviour is learned from experience
*c) Psychopathology has origins in early experience rather than being a
manifestation of biological dysfunction
d) Dream analysis
17) That stimulant effects of illegal drugs and alcohol may lead to dependency, can
be explained by:
a) Transferable conditioning
b) Formation conditioning
c) Reactionary conditioning
*d) Operant conditioning
18) Which of the following were typical medical treatments provided in asylums?
a) Drawing blood from the brain
b) Hot baths
c) Mercury pills
*d) All of the above
19) Who is thought to be one of the first doctors to introduce more humane
treatments for those suffering from psychological distress?
a) Bicetre
b) Gershone
*c) Pinel
d) Bebbington
20) Which of the following are not ways of defining psychopathology?
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, a) Deviation from the statistical norm
b) Distress and impairment
*c) Measuring IQ
d) Maladaptive behaviour
21) The Quaker movement in the UK is credited with the development of which
treatment approach?
a) The recovery model
b) The token economy
c) Assertive outreach
*d) Moral treatment
22) In the twentieth century, the growing numbers of in-patients diagnosed with
mental health problems led to untrained nurses resorting simply to restraint as the
main form of intervention. This would often lead to deterioration in symptoms known
as:
a) Milieu syndrome
*b) Social breakdown syndrome
c) Social confrontation syndrome
d) Social deterioration syndrome
23) Programmes based on operant principles, where patients receive reinforcement
(e.g., reward) for performing desired behaviours, are known as:
a) Milieu therapies
b) Conditioning treatments
*c) Token economies
d) Desirable reinforcement
24) Which of the following is not considered to be a criterion for good psychological
health?
a) An efficient perception of reality
b) Good self esteem
*c) Good personal hygiene
d) Material success
25) In the UK, what approach is a way of working with groups of individuals in the
community with severe mental health problems who do not effectively engage with
mental health services?
a) Community ordering
b) ASBO
c) Coercion treatment
*d) Assertive outreach
26) Which of the following is not a Freudian defence mechanism?
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