Abnormal Psychology Final Examination:
Comprehensive Review and Assessment.
1. Why are behavioural, cognitive, and behavioural-cognitive approaches favoured by
third-party payer systems?
A. They focus primarily on personality restructuring
B. They are long-term treatments with broad goals
Correct Answer: C. They are brief, target symptoms, and have strong research support
D. They avoid measurable outcomes
2. Behavioural approaches primarily focus on:
A. Unconscious conflicts
B. Family systems
Correct Answer: C. Observable and measurable behaviours
D. Dream analysis
3. Thoughts in behavioural therapy are viewed as:
A. Unimportant
B. Biological events only
Correct Answer: C. Covert behaviours that follow behavioural principles
D. Symptoms of psychosis
4. The first wave of behaviourism was based primarily on:
A. Mindfulness and acceptance
B. Cognitive restructuring
Correct Answer: C. Classical conditioning and social learning theory
D. Schema therapy
5. The second wave of behaviourism involved:
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Humanistic psychology
, Correct Answer: C. Integration of cognitive and behavioural approaches
D. Mindfulness-based interventions
6. The third wave of behaviourism emphasizes:
A. Dream interpretation
B. Free association
Correct Answer: C. Mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion
D. Hypnosis
7. Cognitive approaches were primarily developed by:
A. Freud
B. Rogers
Correct Answer: C. Aaron Beck
D. Skinner
8. Cognitive therapy assumes psychological disorders result from:
A. Genetic defects only
B. Social isolation
Correct Answer: C. Dysfunctional thinking and beliefs
D. Learned helplessness alone
9. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) integrates:
A. Humanistic and psychodynamic approaches
B. Psychoanalysis and behaviourism
Correct Answer: C. Cognitive and behavioural techniques
D. Existential and family systems theories
10. Multimodal theory is based on assessment of:
A. WDEP
B. ABCDEF
Correct Answer: C. BASIC-ID
D. SOAP
Comprehensive Review and Assessment.
1. Why are behavioural, cognitive, and behavioural-cognitive approaches favoured by
third-party payer systems?
A. They focus primarily on personality restructuring
B. They are long-term treatments with broad goals
Correct Answer: C. They are brief, target symptoms, and have strong research support
D. They avoid measurable outcomes
2. Behavioural approaches primarily focus on:
A. Unconscious conflicts
B. Family systems
Correct Answer: C. Observable and measurable behaviours
D. Dream analysis
3. Thoughts in behavioural therapy are viewed as:
A. Unimportant
B. Biological events only
Correct Answer: C. Covert behaviours that follow behavioural principles
D. Symptoms of psychosis
4. The first wave of behaviourism was based primarily on:
A. Mindfulness and acceptance
B. Cognitive restructuring
Correct Answer: C. Classical conditioning and social learning theory
D. Schema therapy
5. The second wave of behaviourism involved:
A. Psychoanalysis
B. Humanistic psychology
, Correct Answer: C. Integration of cognitive and behavioural approaches
D. Mindfulness-based interventions
6. The third wave of behaviourism emphasizes:
A. Dream interpretation
B. Free association
Correct Answer: C. Mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion
D. Hypnosis
7. Cognitive approaches were primarily developed by:
A. Freud
B. Rogers
Correct Answer: C. Aaron Beck
D. Skinner
8. Cognitive therapy assumes psychological disorders result from:
A. Genetic defects only
B. Social isolation
Correct Answer: C. Dysfunctional thinking and beliefs
D. Learned helplessness alone
9. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) integrates:
A. Humanistic and psychodynamic approaches
B. Psychoanalysis and behaviourism
Correct Answer: C. Cognitive and behavioural techniques
D. Existential and family systems theories
10. Multimodal theory is based on assessment of:
A. WDEP
B. ABCDEF
Correct Answer: C. BASIC-ID
D. SOAP
