COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
“abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER causing distress and impairment
or a risk to self or others"
"biological causes - CORRECT ANSWER genetic inheritance,
medical conditions,
brain damage,
exposure to environmental stimuli"
"psychological causes - CORRECT ANSWER traumatic life experiences,
faulty ways of thinking,
distorted perceptions,
learned associations"
"sociocultural causes - CORRECT ANSWER disturbances in intimate relationships,
political or social unrest,
problems in extended relationships,
discrimination towards one's social group"
"psychometrics - CORRECT ANSWER means study of the mind"
"reliability and validity - CORRECT ANSWER two factors that make up a good
psychological test"
"intelligence & personality and diagnostic testing - CORRECT ANSWER two types of
psychological tests that are used for a Mental Status Examination"
"theoretical perspective - CORRECT ANSWER an orientation to understanding the
causes of human behavior and the treatment of abnormality"
"psychodynamic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER id, ego, superego,
defense mechanisms,
psychosexual stages,
attachment styles"
"humanistic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER person-centered theory & self-
actualization theory"
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,"sociocultural perspective - CORRECT ANSWER intergenerational,
strategic,
structural,
experiential"
"sociocultural focus - CORRECT ANSWER social discrimination & social influences and
historical events"
"behavioral perspective - CORRECT ANSWER classical conditioning,
operant conditioning,"
"cognitive-behavioral perspective - CORRECT ANSWER social learning,
cognition"
"Research on the relationship between religious beliefs and psychological health shows
that people: - CORRECT ANSWER Who are devout and see God as caring and helpful
are the healthiest."
"A mental health practitioner attempts to learn about the behavior and emotional state of
each client. This approach to abnormal psychology is called - CORRECT ANSWER
Idiographic"
"Among other questions, a clinical interviewer asks, "How do you feel about yourself today?
How do you feel about what's going on in your life?" MOST likely, the clinical interviewer's
orientation is: - CORRECT ANSWER Humanistic"
"During a session, Willow is given several sheets of paper. The questions describe a variety
of situations to gauge how she thinks and what she would do in different situations. Willow
must then go through and check "True," "False," or "Cannot say" for each question. Willow
is MOST likely taking a: - CORRECT ANSWER Personality inventory"
"The test that reports the person's results on clinical scales such as "hypochondriasis" and
"psychopathic deviate" is the: - CORRECT ANSWER Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory (MMPI)."
"Which perspective was supported by the discovery that the symptoms of hysteria (e.g.,
mysterious paralysis) could be induced by hypnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER
Psychogenic"
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, "A physician who offers psychotherapy is called a: - CORRECT ANSWER Psychiatrist"
"A general understanding of the underlying nature, causes, and treatments of abnormal
behavior is called - CORRECT ANSWER Nomothetic"
"If stress levels and physical health are negatively correlated, which of the following can
the researcher conclude? - CORRECT ANSWER As stress increases, health decreases."
"What is the major ethical concern with research on Facebook users? - CORRECT
ANSWER Facebook users don't always know they are being studied"
"For people to decide about participating in psychological research, they must be given full
knowledge of the nature of the study and of their rights. This principle is called: -
CORRECT ANSWER Informed consent"
"In science, what are the perspectives used to explain phenomena known as which of the
following? - CORRECT ANSWER Paradigms"
"The model of abnormality that examines the effects of society and culture is the _____
model - CORRECT ANSWER Sociocultural"
"A theorist who believes that the multicultural perspective is the correct way to think about
abnormality comes from which paradigm? - CORRECT ANSWER Sociocultural"
"Abnormal chemical activity in the body's endocrine system relates to the release of: -
CORRECT ANSWER Hormones"
"When a subject is participating in the final testing phase of a drug study, which of the
following is taking place? - CORRECT ANSWER The researchers are assessing the
subject for unexpected long-term effects."
"Freud believed that the three central forces that shape the personality were: - CORRECT
ANSWER Instinctual needs, rational thinking, and moral standards"
"A man has cheated on his partner and he feels very guilty, but soon he begins to make
excuses, saying that his partner has nagged him for years. The defense mechanism that
BEST explains his behavior is: - CORRECT ANSWER Rationalization"
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