PSY 381 Final (Quizzes with Solutions)
To qualify as abnormal, behaviors, thoughts, and feelings must be correct answers unusual,
distressing, impairing, or dangerous.
Between 1955 and 2016 the number of patients in psychiatric hospitals correct answers
decreased significantly.
Cultural relativists argue that: correct answers no universal standards or rules exist for labeling
behaviors as abnormal
In the twelfth century, in the Belgian town of ________, townspeople regularly took into their
homes the mentally ill visiting the shrine of Saint Dymphna for cures. correct answers Gheel
________ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations
and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to
be released from asylums and hospitals. correct answers Phenothiazines
Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre
behavior? correct answers Severe emotional shock
Many public hospitals at the turn of the twentieth century: correct answers were no better than
warehouses because of reduced funding and decline in quality of care.
According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior could be attributed to imbalances in the four basic
humors of the body. Which of the following courses of treatment was used to restore the
balance? correct answers Bleeding the patient
Which of the following statements about Dorothea Dix is true? correct answers She found the
treatment of the mentally ill in America dehumanizing and set out on a quest to improve their
condition by lobbying in different states to get laws passed.
The disease, ________, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries
underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality. correct answers general paresis
The procedure introduced by neurologist Antonio de Egas Moniz in 1935, in which the frontal
lobes of the brain are severed from the lower centers of the brain in people with psychosis is
called: correct answers prefrontal lobotomy
Which of the following statements is true of subcortical structures in the brain? correct answers
They contain the thalamus, which directs incoming information from sense receptors to the
cerebrum.
Cognitive techniques are often combined with behavioral techniques, in what is known as correct
answers cognitive-behavioral therapy
, The law of effect suggests that: correct answers behaviors followed by a reward are strengthened
In classical psychodynamic therapy, clients ________ painful memories and difficult issues to
gain a new understanding and provide self-definitions that are acceptable to them. correct
answers work through
Unified Protocol targets processes of psychopathology common across ________ disorders.
correct answers multiple
Joe's favorite food is spaghetti. His mom always makes it for him on Friday night, but she does
not like the way he slurps the spaghetti into his mouth. One Friday night, she attempts to change
Joe's eating pattern. At dinner, she picks up her spoon and fork and begins to roll the spaghetti.
David, Joe's brother, used his fork and spoon as well. Susan, Joe's sister, also used her fork and
spoon to roll her spaghetti. At first, Joe slurps the spaghetti into his mouth, but after a few
minutes, he begins to use his fork and spoon as well.
In this example, Joe is learning behavior through correct answers modeling
Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavior learned through operant conditioning?
correct answers A person jumps back at the sight of a snake.
________ was developed by Carl Rogers. correct answers Client-centered therapy
Native American healing processes: correct answers focus on the physiology, psychology, and
religious practices of the individual.
A test is considered to have predictive validity when it: correct answers reliably represents how a
person will think, feel, or behave in the future
________ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established
measures of the same phenomena. correct answers Concurrent
When electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to
specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as: correct answers evoked potentials
Tina's parents are concerned because she seems to have trouble writing. She often writes her
numbers backwards and misspells words. The school suggests that they seek psychological
counseling for Tina, especially since the problem occurred after the family's car accident. Why
might the family need a psychologist? correct answers Psychologists can assess cognitive deficits
such as learning disabilities
An initial interview in a clinical setting may include a ________exam, to assess the client's
general functioning. correct answers mental status
The reliability of later editions of the DSM is ________ than of earlier editions correct answers
greater
To qualify as abnormal, behaviors, thoughts, and feelings must be correct answers unusual,
distressing, impairing, or dangerous.
Between 1955 and 2016 the number of patients in psychiatric hospitals correct answers
decreased significantly.
Cultural relativists argue that: correct answers no universal standards or rules exist for labeling
behaviors as abnormal
In the twelfth century, in the Belgian town of ________, townspeople regularly took into their
homes the mentally ill visiting the shrine of Saint Dymphna for cures. correct answers Gheel
________ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations
and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to
be released from asylums and hospitals. correct answers Phenothiazines
Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre
behavior? correct answers Severe emotional shock
Many public hospitals at the turn of the twentieth century: correct answers were no better than
warehouses because of reduced funding and decline in quality of care.
According to Hippocrates, abnormal behavior could be attributed to imbalances in the four basic
humors of the body. Which of the following courses of treatment was used to restore the
balance? correct answers Bleeding the patient
Which of the following statements about Dorothea Dix is true? correct answers She found the
treatment of the mentally ill in America dehumanizing and set out on a quest to improve their
condition by lobbying in different states to get laws passed.
The disease, ________, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries
underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality. correct answers general paresis
The procedure introduced by neurologist Antonio de Egas Moniz in 1935, in which the frontal
lobes of the brain are severed from the lower centers of the brain in people with psychosis is
called: correct answers prefrontal lobotomy
Which of the following statements is true of subcortical structures in the brain? correct answers
They contain the thalamus, which directs incoming information from sense receptors to the
cerebrum.
Cognitive techniques are often combined with behavioral techniques, in what is known as correct
answers cognitive-behavioral therapy
, The law of effect suggests that: correct answers behaviors followed by a reward are strengthened
In classical psychodynamic therapy, clients ________ painful memories and difficult issues to
gain a new understanding and provide self-definitions that are acceptable to them. correct
answers work through
Unified Protocol targets processes of psychopathology common across ________ disorders.
correct answers multiple
Joe's favorite food is spaghetti. His mom always makes it for him on Friday night, but she does
not like the way he slurps the spaghetti into his mouth. One Friday night, she attempts to change
Joe's eating pattern. At dinner, she picks up her spoon and fork and begins to roll the spaghetti.
David, Joe's brother, used his fork and spoon as well. Susan, Joe's sister, also used her fork and
spoon to roll her spaghetti. At first, Joe slurps the spaghetti into his mouth, but after a few
minutes, he begins to use his fork and spoon as well.
In this example, Joe is learning behavior through correct answers modeling
Which of the following is NOT an example of a behavior learned through operant conditioning?
correct answers A person jumps back at the sight of a snake.
________ was developed by Carl Rogers. correct answers Client-centered therapy
Native American healing processes: correct answers focus on the physiology, psychology, and
religious practices of the individual.
A test is considered to have predictive validity when it: correct answers reliably represents how a
person will think, feel, or behave in the future
________ validity is the extent to which a test yields the same results as other, established
measures of the same phenomena. correct answers Concurrent
When electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns over brief periods are recorded in response to
specific stimuli, these EEG patterns are referred to as: correct answers evoked potentials
Tina's parents are concerned because she seems to have trouble writing. She often writes her
numbers backwards and misspells words. The school suggests that they seek psychological
counseling for Tina, especially since the problem occurred after the family's car accident. Why
might the family need a psychologist? correct answers Psychologists can assess cognitive deficits
such as learning disabilities
An initial interview in a clinical setting may include a ________exam, to assess the client's
general functioning. correct answers mental status
The reliability of later editions of the DSM is ________ than of earlier editions correct answers
greater
