6/4/25, 9:40 AM Psychopathology
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY) NEWEST EXAM
2025-2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS \GRADED
A researcher described her C. The integration of biological, psychological, and
approach to understanding social factors provides the most fruitful avenue for
mental disorders as discovering the cause of most mental disorders
biopsychosocial. When you
ask her to
explain what she means,
what is she likely to say?
A. Biological abnormalities
give rise to psychological
disturbances that have
social consequences
B. Biological,
psychological, and social
factors are just as likely to
be the cause of these
disorders
C. The integration of biological,
psychological, and social
factors provides the most
fruitful avenue for
discovering the cause of
most mental disorders
D. The search for etiologies is
best
accomplished by viewing
the evidence through the
lens provided by one of
the major paradigms
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The Diathesis-Stress Model B. an interaction between biological and psychological factors
explains mental disorders
in terms of:
A. brain abnormalities
B. an interaction between
biological and
psychological factors
C. neurotransmitter imbalance
D. adverse life events
A mental disorder is a D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
syndrome characterized by:
A. extreme anger
B. heightened sensations
C. disturbances in social skills
D. disturbances in cognitions
and behavior
E. depression
The dimensional approach C. exist along a continuum
to mental disorders
argues that disorders:
A. are categorial in nature
B. are co-morbid
C. exist along a continuum
D. are arbitrary
What are the most C. a lack of reliability of the diagnostic categories
important limitation of the
first two editions of the
DSM?
A. too many diagnostic
categories
B. too few diagnostic
categories
C. a lack of reliability of
the diagnostic
categories
D. diagnostic categories
that were too
broadly/narrowly
defined
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The DSM-5 adopted what B. a neo-Kraepelinian approach
approach in its classification
of disorders?
A. a psychoanalytic approach
B. a neo-Kraepelinian approach
C. a causation
approach D.. a
theoretical
approach
Cultural concepts of distress A. cultural syndromes, cultural idioms of distress, cultural
are expressed through which explanations
of the following three
concepts:
A. cultural syndromes,
cultural idioms of
distress, cultural
explanations
B. cultural identity of the
individual; cultural idioms of
distress, cultural
explanations
C. cultural features of
vulnerability and
resilience, cultural
idioms of distress,
cultural assessment
Which of the following is D. Treatment
not considered when
making a diagnosis:
A. diagnostic features and
associated features
B. prevalence
C. development and course
D. Treatment
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Differential diagnosis is the D. all of the above
A. process of separating the
condition from similar
disorders
B. method by which a
clinician determines what
DSM-5 disorder caused a
client's
symptoms
C. determination of which two
or more
disorders with similar
symptoms is the one from
which the client is suffering,
by a systematic comparison
and contrasting of clinical
findings
D. all of the above
A psychologist conducts an B. assessment
interview and administers
several psychological tests in
order to evaluate the nature
of a person's
problem and to formulate a
treatment plan. What term is
used to describe this process?
A. diagnosis
B. assessment
C. validation
D. ego analysis
In the field of mental health, a A. that the person's problems are similar to those experienced by
clinician's decision to assign others
a diagnosis when a
person's behavior meets the
specific
criteria for a particular type of
disorder is important
because it tells the clinician
A. that the person's problems
are similar to those
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PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (PSYCHOLOGY) NEWEST EXAM
2025-2026 \LATEST UPDATE WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE DETAILED ANSWERS
\ACTUAL EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS \GRADED
A researcher described her C. The integration of biological, psychological, and
approach to understanding social factors provides the most fruitful avenue for
mental disorders as discovering the cause of most mental disorders
biopsychosocial. When you
ask her to
explain what she means,
what is she likely to say?
A. Biological abnormalities
give rise to psychological
disturbances that have
social consequences
B. Biological,
psychological, and social
factors are just as likely to
be the cause of these
disorders
C. The integration of biological,
psychological, and social
factors provides the most
fruitful avenue for
discovering the cause of
most mental disorders
D. The search for etiologies is
best
accomplished by viewing
the evidence through the
lens provided by one of
the major paradigms
/ 1/41
,6/4/25, 9:48 AM PsychopatholoY
The Diathesis-Stress Model B. an interaction between biological and psychological factors
explains mental disorders
in terms of:
A. brain abnormalities
B. an interaction between
biological and
psychological factors
C. neurotransmitter imbalance
D. adverse life events
A mental disorder is a D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
syndrome characterized by:
A. extreme anger
B. heightened sensations
C. disturbances in social skills
D. disturbances in cognitions
and behavior
E. depression
The dimensional approach C. exist along a continuum
to mental disorders
argues that disorders:
A. are categorial in nature
B. are co-morbid
C. exist along a continuum
D. are arbitrary
What are the most C. a lack of reliability of the diagnostic categories
important limitation of the
first two editions of the
DSM?
A. too many diagnostic
categories
B. too few diagnostic
categories
C. a lack of reliability of
the diagnostic
categories
D. diagnostic categories
that were too
broadly/narrowly
defined
/ 2/41
,6/4/25, 9:48 AM PsychopatholoY
The DSM-5 adopted what B. a neo-Kraepelinian approach
approach in its classification
of disorders?
A. a psychoanalytic approach
B. a neo-Kraepelinian approach
C. a causation
approach D.. a
theoretical
approach
Cultural concepts of distress A. cultural syndromes, cultural idioms of distress, cultural
are expressed through which explanations
of the following three
concepts:
A. cultural syndromes,
cultural idioms of
distress, cultural
explanations
B. cultural identity of the
individual; cultural idioms of
distress, cultural
explanations
C. cultural features of
vulnerability and
resilience, cultural
idioms of distress,
cultural assessment
Which of the following is D. Treatment
not considered when
making a diagnosis:
A. diagnostic features and
associated features
B. prevalence
C. development and course
D. Treatment
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, 6/4/25, 9:48 AM PsychopatholoY
Differential diagnosis is the D. all of the above
A. process of separating the
condition from similar
disorders
B. method by which a
clinician determines what
DSM-5 disorder caused a
client's
symptoms
C. determination of which two
or more
disorders with similar
symptoms is the one from
which the client is suffering,
by a systematic comparison
and contrasting of clinical
findings
D. all of the above
A psychologist conducts an B. assessment
interview and administers
several psychological tests in
order to evaluate the nature
of a person's
problem and to formulate a
treatment plan. What term is
used to describe this process?
A. diagnosis
B. assessment
C. validation
D. ego analysis
In the field of mental health, a A. that the person's problems are similar to those experienced by
clinician's decision to assign others
a diagnosis when a
person's behavior meets the
specific
criteria for a particular type of
disorder is important
because it tells the clinician
A. that the person's problems
are similar to those
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