Psychopathology An Integrative Approach to Understanding,
Assessing, and Treating Psychological Disorders.
Author: Martin Lalumière
7th Edition
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Chapter 01: Psychopathology In Historical Context
Indicate The Answer Choice That Best Completes The Statement Or Answers The Question.
1. When Using The Psychological Disorder Criteria, When Would An Individual Be Assessed
As Having Psychological Dysfunction?
a. When Their Behavioural Functioning Is Breaking Down
b. When They Are Extremely Distressed
c. When Their Behaviour Violates Social Norms
d. When They Avoid Interactions With Other People
2. Kai, A College Student, Began Feeling Sad And Lonely. Although He Is Still Able To Go
To Classes And Work At His Job, Kai Finds Himself Feeling Down Much Of The Time And He
Worries About What Is Happening To Him. Which Part Of The Definition Of A Psychological
Disorder Applies To His Situation?
a. Personal Distress
b. Lack Of Social Support
c. Impaired Functioning
d. Violation Of Societal Norms
3. Which Of The Following Is NOT Considered To Be Part Of The Definition Of A
Psychological Disorder?
a. Personal Distress
b. Rarity
c. Psychological Dysfunction
d. Violation Of Societal Norms
4. Frank Drinks Three Bottles Of Wine Each Day And Believes He Would Be Fine If People
Would Just “Mind Their Own Business.” Which Criterion For A Psychological Disorder Is Absent
From This Scenario?
a. Objective Harm To Others
b. Personal Distress
c. Maladaptiveness
,d. Qualitative Uniqueness
5. Popular Musician Lady Gaga Attended An Awards Show Wearing A Dress Made
Completely Of Meat. Why Might Lady Gaga Wearing A Meat Dress Be Considered Disordered?
a. Her Behaviour Demonstrates A Sense Of Subjective Discomfort.
b. She Has An Inability To Distinguish Right From Wrong.
c. It Is A Deviation From What Is Typical In Her Society.
d. She Shows An Inability To Function Effectively.
6. In Most Western Societies, What Happens When A Person Enters A Trance State And
Believes They Are Possessed?
a. The Person Is Believed To Be Suffering From A Psychotic Disorder.
b. The Person Is Diagnosed With A Dissociative Disorder.
c. The Person May Be Viewed As Having A Psychological Disorder.
d. The Person Can Be Cured With Antipsychotic Medication.
7. According To Wakefield, Harmful Dysfunction Includes The Consideration Of Harm,
Distress, And Which Of The Following?
a. The Failure Of Biological And Psychological Mechanisms
b. The Success Of Treatment
c. That The Behaviour Is Beyond The Individual's Control
d. That The Behaviour Is Protective
8. Rina Has Just Been Diagnosed With Schizophrenia And Hospitalized. Which Of The
Following Would Thomas Szasz Most Likely Argue?
a. Rina Should Not Be Hospitalized Because Doing So Will Only Make Their Symptoms
Worse.
b. Rina’s Behaviour Does Not Represent An Illness Like Diabetes, And Schizophrenia Is
Merely A Label Applied On The Basis Of Highly Subjective Judgments.
c. Rina’s Schizophrenia Is A Serious Illness That Is Best Treated With A Combination Of
Drugs And Family Therapy.
, d. Rina Should Be Assessed Further Because Mistakes In Diagnosis Are Made Frequently.
9. What Is The Formal Definition Of Psychopathology?
a. The Medications Used To Treat Some Psychological Disorders
b. The Criteria Used To Define Psychological Disorders
c. The Psychological Therapies Used To Treat Psychological Disorders
d. The Scientific Study Of Psychological Disorders
10. What Does The Term Psychotherapist Describe?
a. Clinical Psychologists And Psychiatrists Only
b. People Who Provide Therapy But Who Do Not Hold Medical Degrees
c. People Who Follow The Traditions Of Sigmund Freud
d. Anyone Who Can Provide Therapy To Members Of The Public
11. After Graduation, Two Of Your Friends Express An Interest In Psychology Careers. Rohan
Wants To Work With Relatively Healthy Individuals Who Are Experiencing Adjustment Or
Vocational Difficulties. Anna Wants To Focus On The More Severe Psychological Disorders And
Conduct Research Into Their Causes. Because You Are Studying Psychopathology, They Ask You
For Career Advice. What Do You Tell Them?
a. Rohan Should Study Psychology At The Graduate Level, And Anna Should Apply To
Medical School.
b. Rohan Should Study Clinical Psychology At The Graduate Level, And Anna Should Study
Counselling Psychology At The Graduate Level.
c. Both Of Them Should Apply To Medical School.
d. Anna Should Study Clinical Psychology At The Graduate Level, And Rohan Should Study
Counselling Psychology At The Graduate Level.
12. What Is One Of The Three Ways A Mental Health Practitioner Can Function As A
Scientist-Practitioner?
a. By Writing Textbooks
b. By Evaluating Clinical Practice
c. By Prescribing Medications
d. By Teaching Students