TEST BANK for
Psychopathology Science
and Practice |12th Edition
|by Ronald J. Comer
Download PDF|GRADE A+
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QUESTION TYPE: TRUE/FALSE
1) It is easy to remain objective when studying abnormal psychology.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Introduction Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s:
Comprehension
2) There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.
Answer: True
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s:
Comprehension
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1 Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Comprehension
4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Comprehension
5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.
Answer: True
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Section Reference: Early Demonology Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Knowledge
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Somatogenesis Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Knowledge
7) In the Middle Ages, mental illness was often mistaken for witchcraft.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Witchcraft and Mental Illness Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Knowledge
8) Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Moral Treatment Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Comprehension
9) Today more care is provided in psychiatric units of general hospitals than in
psychiatric hospitals.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2 Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge
10) The most recent research data shows that stays in psychiatric hospitals in Canada
are typically longer than in psychiatric units of general hospitals.
Answer: False
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Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2 Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge
11) Mesmer believed that one person could change another’s behaviour.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Psychogenesis Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Comprehension
12) Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.3 Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s:
Knowledge
13) Mental illness can affect anyone.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Current Attitudes Toward People with Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Knowledge
14) Most people with psychological disorders can never be cured of their illness.
Answer: False
Section Reference: The Public Perception Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Analysis
15) The media shapes our perception of the dangerousness of people with mental
illness.
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