abnormal psychology an integrative approach 5th edition by david h. barlow test bank.

,Indicate8the8answer8choice8that8best8completes8the8statement8or8answers8the8question.

1. What8is8the8most8notable8contribution8of8Clarence8Hinckes?
a. He8argued8that8mental8illness8is8treatable8with8a8combination8of8drugs8and8individualized8attention.
b8He8argued8that8mental8illness8was8incurable8but8more8humane8institutions8were8needed8to8care8for8the8mentally
.8 ill.
c.He8argued8that8mental8illness8was8caused8by8brain8pathology8and,8therefore,8was8incurable8and8that8therapy8shoul
d8consist8of8learning8to8cope8with8symptoms.
d8He8argued8that8mental8illness8was8treatable,8which8was8contrary8to8the8prevailing8view8at8the8time.
.

2. Who8is8the8concept8of8a8“hierarchy8of8needs”8most8closely8associated8with?
a. Carl8Rogers
b. Anna8Freud
c. Abraham8Maslow
d. Carl8Jung

3. The8concept8of8hysteria8traditionally8meant8physical8symptoms8for8which8no8organic8pathology8could8be8found.8Which8
of8the8following8terms8is8now8used8to8refer8to8this8concept?
a. neurosis
b. anxiety8disorders
c. delusions
d. somatic8symptom
8disorders




4. Trent8is8in8psychoanalysis8and8states8to8his8therapist8that8he8thinks8that8his8wife8is8considering8having8an8affair8with8her8c
o-worker.8Later8on8in8the8session,8Trent8admits8that8he8is8tempted8to8start8an8affair8with8his8own8co-
worker.8What8defence8mechanism8was8Trent8displaying8when8he8accused8his8wife8of8thinking8about8being8unfaithful?
a. sublimation
b. projection
c. displacement
d. denial

5. According8to8psychoanalytic8theory,8what8is8the8role8of8the8ego?
a. to8counteract8the8aggressive8and8sexual8drives8of8the8
id
b. to8maximize8pleasure8and8reduce8tension
c. to8mediate8conflict8between8the8id8and8the8superego
d. to8increase8self-esteem8and8a8strong8sense8of8identity

6. What8was8Erikson’s8greatest8contribution8to8psychoanalytical8theorizing?
a. his8idea8that8development8occurs8across8the8life8span
b. his8idea8that8sexual8arousal8and8interest8occur8during8the8latency8
stage
c. his8idea8that8societal8factors8influence8our8behaviour
d. his8idea8that8intrapsychic8conflicts8are8resolved8in8early8childhood

,7. According8to8psychoanalytic8theory,8the8id8operates8according8to8the8pleasure8principle.8What8does8that8mean?
a. It8utilizes8secondary-process8thinking.
b. It8thinks8in8an8unemotional,8logical,8and8rational8
manner.
c. It8is8sexual,8aggressive,8selfish,8and8envious.
d. It8adheres8to8social8rules8and8regulations.

8. After8graduation,8two8of8your8friends8express8an8interest8in8psychology8careers.8Carl8wants8to8work8with8relatively8heal
thy8individuals8who8are8experiencing8adjustment8or8vocational8difficulties.8Anna8wishes8to8focus8on8the8more8severe8psyc
hological8disorders8and8conduct8research8into8their8causes.8Because8you8are8studying8abnormal8psychology,8they8ask8you8f
or8career8advice.8What8do8you8tell8them?
a. Carl8should8study8psychology8at8the8graduate8level,8and8Anna8should8apply8to8medical8school.
b. Carl8should8study8clinical8psychology8at8the8graduate8level,8and8Anna8should8study8counselling8psychology8at8t
he8graduate8level.
c. Both8of8them8should8apply8to8medical8school.
d. Anna8should8study8clinical8psychology8at8the8graduate8level,8and8Carl8should8study8counselling8psychology8at8t
he8graduate8level.

9. In8the8late81800s,8there8was8an8emphasis8on8biological8causes8of8mental8disorders,8which8ironically8reduced8interest8in8t
reatments8for8mental8patients.8Why8did8this8happen?
a. because8it8was8thought8that8hospital8staff8were8not8adequately8trained8to8administer8new8t
reatments
b. because8it8was8thought8that8patients8would8improve8more8rapidly8if8they8were8not8hospitalized
c. because8it8was8thought8that8mental8illness8due8to8brain8pathology8was8incurable
d. because8it8was8thought8that8physicians8should8devote8more8time8to8the8physically8ill

10. In81895,8how8did8neurologist8Josef8Breuer8treat8Anna8O.’s8hysterical8symptoms?
a. using8mesmerism
b. using8hydrotherapy
c. using8the8placebo8effect
d. using8hypnosis

11. Which8of8the8following818th8century8terms8for8psychiatric8conditions8is8related8to8an8explanation8for8mental8illness?
a. lunatic
b. mental8d
efective
c. maniac
d. idiot

12. You8are8in8a8mall8when8a8young8child8begins8to8scream8and8shout8because8his8parents8will8not8buy8him8the8latest8toy.8
What8would8B.F.8Skinner8most8likely8say8about8the8child’s8behaviour?
a. It8is8an8expression8of8repressed8Oedipal8anger8toward8his8father8and8it8will8diminish8naturally8as8he8gets8older.
b. It8is8a8classically8conditioned8response8to8being8in8the8mall.
c. It8would8be8most8effectively8altered8over8the8long8term8by8simply8ignoring8it.
d. It8would8be8most8effectively8altered8over8the8long8term8by8scolding8him8and8positively8reinforcing8more8
appropriate8behaviour.

, 13. How8does8Gestalt8therapy8differ8from8psychoanalytic8therapy?
a. In8Gestalt8therapy,8there8is8no8delving8into8past8experiences.
b. In8Gestalt8therapy,8the8critical8element8is8the8therapist’s8unconditional8positive8regard8for8the8
patient.
c. In8Gestalt8therapy,8there8is8little8emphasis8on8the8here8and8now.
d. In8Gestalt8therapy,8there8is8little8or8no8training8required8for8therapists.

14. If8a8psychological8disorder8is8said8to8have8an8acute8onset,8how8did8the8symptoms8develop?
a. atypically
b. suddenly
c. gradually
d. sporadically

15. Which8of8the8following8Greek8philosophers8suggested8that8maladaptive8behaviour8was8rooted8in8social8and8cultural8
factors?
a. Galen
b. Hippocrate
8s


c. Plato
d. Aristotle

16. Popular8musician8Lady8Gaga8has8performed8with8blood8spurting8out8of8her8clothes.8Why8might8having8blood8spurt8f
rom8her8clothes8be8considered8abnormal?
a. because8her8behaviour8demonstrates8a8sense8of8subjective8
discomfort
b. because8she8has8an8inability8to8distinguish8right8from8wrong
c. because8it8is8a8deviation8from8the8what8is8typical8in8her8society
d. because8she8shows8an8inability8to8function8effectively

17. Anton8Mesmer,8an8early818th-
century8physician,8purported8to8cure8patients8by8unblocking8the8flow8of8a8bodily8fluid8he8called8“animal8magnetism.”8Benja
min8Franklin’s8double-
blind8experiment8indicated8that8any8effectiveness8of8Mesmer’s8methods8was8actually8due8to8which8of8the8following?
a. undetectable8magnetic8fields
b. chemically8induced8humoral8balance
c. the8power8of8suggestion
d. mental8telepathy

18. Psychological8disorders8can8be8described8as8following8a8typical8course8or8individual8pattern.8Disorders8that8tend8to8last8
a8long8time8follow8one8type8of8course,8whereas8disorders8that8show8a8discontinuous,8repetitive8pattern8follow8another8type8
of8course.8What8are8these8courses,8respectively?
a. chronic;8episodic
b. chronic;8time-limited
c. pervasive;8time-
8limited


d. insidious;8recurrent