TEST BANK for Psychopathology: An
Integrative Approach to Mental
Disorders (MindTap Course List) 9th
Edition Latest Version 2026 All
Chapters Fully Covered by David
Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author),
Stefan Hofmann (Author)
___________ is the scientific study of abnormal behaviour.
a. Psychopathology
b. Developmental psychology
c. General psychology
d. Psychoneuroimmunology
e. Health psychology - answer- Psychopathology
Which of the following is relevant to defining a paradigm?
a. Conceptual framework.
b. Basic assumptions.
c. Specify the problems.
d. Investigate the problems.
e. All of the above. - answer- All of the above
Psychoanalytic theory says that psychopathology results from _______.
a. unconscious conflicts
b. unconscious thought
c. unconscious images
d. conscious thought
e. conscious conflicts - answer- Unconscious conflicts
A person who experiences either excessive or deficient amounts of gratification at a
particular stage develops a:
a. libido.
,b. struck.
c. consistent.
d. lack.
e. fixation. - answer- Fixation
Which of the following is correct order of the psychosexual developmental stages?
a. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage.
b. Anal stage, phallic stage, oral stage latency periods and genital stage.
c. Phallic stage, latency periods Oral stage, anal stage, and genital stage.
d. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage.
e. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, genital stage and latency periods. - answer-
Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage
Adler's ______________ psychology regarded people as inextricably tied to their
society because he believed that fulfilment was found in doing things for the social
good.
a. Individual
b. Analytical
b. Cognitive
c. Gestalt
d. Social - answer- Individual
The ________ approach focuses on both heritability of traits and complex interactions
between genes and environment.
a. genetic paradigm
b. social paradigm
c. psychological paradigm
d. neurological paradigm
e. vulnerability paradigm - answer- Genetic paradigm
_______ have much more effect on development of psychological disorders than other
experiences.
a. Shared experiences
b. Non-shared experiences
c. Genetics
d. Biological experiences
e. All of the above. - answer- Non-shared experiences
Which of the following is not related to behaviour genetics?
a. Genes and environmental factors.
b. Genetic make-up.
,c. Genotype.
d. Phenotype.
e. Conscious. - answer- Conscious
A ___________ means that a given person's sensitivity to an environmental event is
influenced by genes.
a. Gene-environment interaction
b. Body- mind interaction
c. Gene-body interaction
d. Gene-mind interaction
e. All of the above. - answer- Gene-environment interaction
The ___________ paradigm believes that psychological disorders are linked to brain
and nervous system abnormalities.
a. neuroscience
b. biological
c. cognitive
d. behavioural
e. biopsychosocial - answer- Neuroscience
_______ in neural development, describes the selective loss of synaptic connections,
especially in the fine-tuning of brain regions devoted to sensory processing.
a. Neural plasticity
b. Axon
c. Pruning
d. Dendrites
e. Cell body - answer- Pruning
The concept of __________ reflects the ability of the human brain to constantly change
as a function of experience
a. neuroplasticity
b. neurotransmitters.
c. neurosurgery
d. neurons
e. All of the above. - answer- Neuroplasticity
Researching how psychological factors impact the immune system is called ________?
a. psychoneuroimmunology
b. psychoanalysis
c. behavioural medicine
d. health psychology
, e. positive psychology - answer- Psychoneuroimmunology
Which of the following is not related to behaviour therapy:
a. modelling
b. time out
c. catharsis
d. systematic desensitisation
e. inhibitory learning - answer- Catharsis
______: tendencies to perceive events in a negative manner.
a. Cognitive biases
b. Irrational thinking
c. Metacognition
d. Attribution
e. All of the above. - answer- Cognitive biases
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Attachment theory - John Bowlby and May Ainsworth.
b. Person centred therapy - Rogers.
c. Dialectical behaviour therapy - Linehan.
d. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy - Segal.
e. Metacognitive therapy - Singer. - answer- Metacognitive therapy - Singer
The sociocultural approach places emphasis on:
a. age.
b. gender.
c. ethnicity and culture.
d. socioeconomic status.
e. All of the above. - answer- All of the above
The basis of behavioural medicine lies within:
a. thinking patterns.
b. emotional regulations.
c. reinforcement.
d. sociocultural factors.
e. None of the above. - answer- Sociocultural factors
Transference refers to:
a. the relationship between person and psychoanalyst.
b. A person's response to the psychoanalyst.
Integrative Approach to Mental
Disorders (MindTap Course List) 9th
Edition Latest Version 2026 All
Chapters Fully Covered by David
Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author),
Stefan Hofmann (Author)
___________ is the scientific study of abnormal behaviour.
a. Psychopathology
b. Developmental psychology
c. General psychology
d. Psychoneuroimmunology
e. Health psychology - answer- Psychopathology
Which of the following is relevant to defining a paradigm?
a. Conceptual framework.
b. Basic assumptions.
c. Specify the problems.
d. Investigate the problems.
e. All of the above. - answer- All of the above
Psychoanalytic theory says that psychopathology results from _______.
a. unconscious conflicts
b. unconscious thought
c. unconscious images
d. conscious thought
e. conscious conflicts - answer- Unconscious conflicts
A person who experiences either excessive or deficient amounts of gratification at a
particular stage develops a:
a. libido.
,b. struck.
c. consistent.
d. lack.
e. fixation. - answer- Fixation
Which of the following is correct order of the psychosexual developmental stages?
a. Anal stage, oral stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage.
b. Anal stage, phallic stage, oral stage latency periods and genital stage.
c. Phallic stage, latency periods Oral stage, anal stage, and genital stage.
d. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage.
e. Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, genital stage and latency periods. - answer-
Oral stage, anal stage, phallic stage, latency periods and genital stage
Adler's ______________ psychology regarded people as inextricably tied to their
society because he believed that fulfilment was found in doing things for the social
good.
a. Individual
b. Analytical
b. Cognitive
c. Gestalt
d. Social - answer- Individual
The ________ approach focuses on both heritability of traits and complex interactions
between genes and environment.
a. genetic paradigm
b. social paradigm
c. psychological paradigm
d. neurological paradigm
e. vulnerability paradigm - answer- Genetic paradigm
_______ have much more effect on development of psychological disorders than other
experiences.
a. Shared experiences
b. Non-shared experiences
c. Genetics
d. Biological experiences
e. All of the above. - answer- Non-shared experiences
Which of the following is not related to behaviour genetics?
a. Genes and environmental factors.
b. Genetic make-up.
,c. Genotype.
d. Phenotype.
e. Conscious. - answer- Conscious
A ___________ means that a given person's sensitivity to an environmental event is
influenced by genes.
a. Gene-environment interaction
b. Body- mind interaction
c. Gene-body interaction
d. Gene-mind interaction
e. All of the above. - answer- Gene-environment interaction
The ___________ paradigm believes that psychological disorders are linked to brain
and nervous system abnormalities.
a. neuroscience
b. biological
c. cognitive
d. behavioural
e. biopsychosocial - answer- Neuroscience
_______ in neural development, describes the selective loss of synaptic connections,
especially in the fine-tuning of brain regions devoted to sensory processing.
a. Neural plasticity
b. Axon
c. Pruning
d. Dendrites
e. Cell body - answer- Pruning
The concept of __________ reflects the ability of the human brain to constantly change
as a function of experience
a. neuroplasticity
b. neurotransmitters.
c. neurosurgery
d. neurons
e. All of the above. - answer- Neuroplasticity
Researching how psychological factors impact the immune system is called ________?
a. psychoneuroimmunology
b. psychoanalysis
c. behavioural medicine
d. health psychology
, e. positive psychology - answer- Psychoneuroimmunology
Which of the following is not related to behaviour therapy:
a. modelling
b. time out
c. catharsis
d. systematic desensitisation
e. inhibitory learning - answer- Catharsis
______: tendencies to perceive events in a negative manner.
a. Cognitive biases
b. Irrational thinking
c. Metacognition
d. Attribution
e. All of the above. - answer- Cognitive biases
Which of the following is not correctly matched?
a. Attachment theory - John Bowlby and May Ainsworth.
b. Person centred therapy - Rogers.
c. Dialectical behaviour therapy - Linehan.
d. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy - Segal.
e. Metacognitive therapy - Singer. - answer- Metacognitive therapy - Singer
The sociocultural approach places emphasis on:
a. age.
b. gender.
c. ethnicity and culture.
d. socioeconomic status.
e. All of the above. - answer- All of the above
The basis of behavioural medicine lies within:
a. thinking patterns.
b. emotional regulations.
c. reinforcement.
d. sociocultural factors.
e. None of the above. - answer- Sociocultural factors
Transference refers to:
a. the relationship between person and psychoanalyst.
b. A person's response to the psychoanalyst.
