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Chapter 1 Test Bank Questions - An Overview of Psychopathology
1) Which of the following is not one of the four components of psychopathology?
A) Loss of freedom
B) Interpersonal difficulties
ANS C) Poor community awareness
D) Loss of connection to self
E) Personal distress
2) Roughly what percentage of Americans experience a diagnosable mental illness in a given
year?
A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 52%
ANS D) 26%
3) Mental illness can be understood from several different perspectives) The
neurophysiological and sociocultural perspectives are two examples) Evaluating mental illness
from several perspectives can be be described as which of the following?
ANS A) Levels of analysis approach
B) Experimental approach
C) Observational approach
D) Anthropological approach
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4) The term biopsychosocial was introduced by which of the following psychologists in the
1970s?
A) Carl Jung
ANS B) George Engel
C) George Mendel
D) Aaron Beck
5) All of the following define culture except:
A) Information capable of affecting individuals
B) Behavior acquired from other members of the species
C) A system of inheritance
ANS D) Trial-and-error learning
E) Social learning
6) The 5-HTT-serotonin gene variant is found in 70% to 80% of what population?
A) European
B) Native American
ANS C) Japanese
D) Korean
7) The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a cross-cultural population presence of
schizophrenia of around what percentage?
ANS A) 1%
B) 0)01%
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C) 5%
D) 16%
8) Which of the following refers to the environment in which humans developed?
ANS A) Environment of evolutionary adaptedness
B) Urban socioculturalism
C) Ancestral environment
D) Evolutionary environment
9) Examining the root of psychopathology from a social, neurological, and genetic perspective
is best described by which of the following?
A) Evolutionary approach
B) Case study approach
ANS C) Levels of analysis approach
D) Experimental approach
10) Which of the following is not one of five key attributes that define psychopathology?
A) The processes are maladaptive
B) Significant personal distress is caused
ANS C) A strong connection to the evolutionary environment
D) Deviance from cultural and/or statistical norms
11) T/F: The term insane originates from a Latin word meaning unhealthy or unwell)
ANS A) True
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B) False
12) T/F: Mental illness has a profound impact on interpersonal relationships but no impact on
intrapersonal relationships)
A) True
ANS B) False
13) T/F: There is a strong positive correlation between propensity for violence and mental
illness)
A) True
ANS B) False
14) T/F: Developed countries have greater numbers of mental health professionals than
developing countries)
ANS A) True
B) False
15) T/F: Based on its nearly identical prevalence rates across all cultures, we can assume
that schizophrenia is caused primarily by environmental factors)
A) True
ANS B) False
16) T/F: Physical and psychological pain share similar brain circuits)
ANS A) True
B) False
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Chapter 1 Test Bank Questions - An Overview of Psychopathology
1) Which of the following is not one of the four components of psychopathology?
A) Loss of freedom
B) Interpersonal difficulties
ANS C) Poor community awareness
D) Loss of connection to self
E) Personal distress
2) Roughly what percentage of Americans experience a diagnosable mental illness in a given
year?
A) 1%
B) 5%
C) 52%
ANS D) 26%
3) Mental illness can be understood from several different perspectives) The
neurophysiological and sociocultural perspectives are two examples) Evaluating mental illness
from several perspectives can be be described as which of the following?
ANS A) Levels of analysis approach
B) Experimental approach
C) Observational approach
D) Anthropological approach
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4) The term biopsychosocial was introduced by which of the following psychologists in the
1970s?
A) Carl Jung
ANS B) George Engel
C) George Mendel
D) Aaron Beck
5) All of the following define culture except:
A) Information capable of affecting individuals
B) Behavior acquired from other members of the species
C) A system of inheritance
ANS D) Trial-and-error learning
E) Social learning
6) The 5-HTT-serotonin gene variant is found in 70% to 80% of what population?
A) European
B) Native American
ANS C) Japanese
D) Korean
7) The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates a cross-cultural population presence of
schizophrenia of around what percentage?
ANS A) 1%
B) 0)01%
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C) 5%
D) 16%
8) Which of the following refers to the environment in which humans developed?
ANS A) Environment of evolutionary adaptedness
B) Urban socioculturalism
C) Ancestral environment
D) Evolutionary environment
9) Examining the root of psychopathology from a social, neurological, and genetic perspective
is best described by which of the following?
A) Evolutionary approach
B) Case study approach
ANS C) Levels of analysis approach
D) Experimental approach
10) Which of the following is not one of five key attributes that define psychopathology?
A) The processes are maladaptive
B) Significant personal distress is caused
ANS C) A strong connection to the evolutionary environment
D) Deviance from cultural and/or statistical norms
11) T/F: The term insane originates from a Latin word meaning unhealthy or unwell)
ANS A) True
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B) False
12) T/F: Mental illness has a profound impact on interpersonal relationships but no impact on
intrapersonal relationships)
A) True
ANS B) False
13) T/F: There is a strong positive correlation between propensity for violence and mental
illness)
A) True
ANS B) False
14) T/F: Developed countries have greater numbers of mental health professionals than
developing countries)
ANS A) True
B) False
15) T/F: Based on its nearly identical prevalence rates across all cultures, we can assume
that schizophrenia is caused primarily by environmental factors)
A) True
ANS B) False
16) T/F: Physical and psychological pain share similar brain circuits)
ANS A) True
B) False
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