1. One of the contributing factors in the developmental history of individuals with antisocial
personality disorder appears to be that their parents were more likely to have utilized.
a. Firm discipline
b. Inconsistent discipline
c. An overprotective parenting style
d. Physical discipline
2. In the classic case of Anna O. in 1895, neurologist Josef Breuer treated her “hysterical”
symptoms by using
Hypnosis
a. The placebo effect
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Faith Healing
3. Of the following, the most accurate statement with regard to the treatment of avoidant
personality disorder is that:
a. individuals with this disorder are seldom sufficiently motivated to succeed in treatment.
b. there are well-controlled studies, though none show any treatment success.
c. behavioral intervention programs for anxiety and social skills have had some success.
d. no well-controlled studies of treatment outcomes have been conducted.
4. Humanistic therapists regard ________ as the single most positive influence in facilitating
human growth.
a. intellectual and moral development
b. relationships (including the therapeutic relationship)
c. self-esteem
d. therapist interpretation of patient verbalizations
5. Which of the following accurately describes the attitudes of the Catholic Church toward
mentally ill people during the turbulent political and religious events of the 14th and 15th
centuries?
a. The were considered to be suffering from religious delusions and were cared for by
members of the church communities
b. They were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for their
abnormal behavior
c. They were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because mental
illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness
d. They were seen as possessed by evil spirit and blamed for all misfortunes
6. The term “hysteria” derives from the Greek hysteron which means
a. Libido
b. Vagina
c. Uterus
d. Penis
,7. Which of the following is most likely model to explain the cause of borderline personality
disorder
a. Early trauma resulting in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms that are recognized or
dealt with during childhood
b. Biological
c. Stressful life events
d. Biological predisposition interacting with life events such as childhood trauma and later
life stressors
8. Which of the following prevention strategies looks promising for children who are at risk for
later antisocial personality disorder?
a. A training program for parents of toddlers (ages 1.5 to 2.5)
b. A program for families with a high degree of family dysfunction
c. A program for families where at least one parent has a history of antisocial personality
disorder
d. All of the above
9. In an experiment by Kolb, Gibb, & Gorny (2003), animals of varying ages were placed in
complex environments. Their findings suggest that
a. The environment has little effect on the brain throughout the lifespan
b. Environments that are beneficial to the aged may be harmful to the young
c. The impact of the environment on the brain is significant but uniform throughout the
lifespan
d. The impact of the environment on the brain is different at varying stages of life
10. Emotion is generally thought to be comprised of
a. Mood and affect
b. Behavior, physiology, and cognition
c. Primarily physiology
d. Primarily cognition
11. In the diathesis-stress model, “stress” refers to
a. Internal conflicts that trigger the onset of a disorder
b. Exposure to unusual and extreme situations that often lead it psychological disorders
c. Life events, in combination with an inherited tendency, that trigger the onset of a disorder
d. The expression of defective genes
12. It is important to understand the process of how learned helplessness is created in laboratory
animals because learned helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of
a. Schizophrenia
b. Panic disorder
c. Mania
d. Depression
13. The part of the brain that controls motor coordination is the
a. Reticular activating system (RAS)
, b. Pons
c. Cerebellum
d. Medulla
14. When we compare the incidence of psychological disorders across countries and cultures, we
find that
a. There is remarkable similarity in the rates of various disorders in different countries and
cultures
b. There are enormous differences in the rates of various disorders in different countries and
cultures
c. Developing countries have a much higher rate of psychological disorder than Western
countries
d. All western countries have a similar rate of common disorders, but this is not true for
developing countries
15. Recent evidence regarding genetic influence on most psychological disorders has shown that
a. Multiple genes interact, with each gene contributing a small effect
b. Single culprit genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders
c. There is no evidence that genes influence psychopathology
d. Genes that influence psychopathology
16. When a control group is used in experimental research, the members of the control group will
be treated exactly the same as the
a. Treatment group, except that they will not be exposed to the independent variable
b. Treatment group in every way
c. Treatment group, except that they will be exposed to the independant variable
d. Control group in any other psychology study
17. The two most frequently used methods in prevention research for examining
psychopathology across time are
a. Longitudinal and cross-sectional
b. Longitudinal and case study
c. Case study and experimental
d. Experimental and cross-sectional
18. A researcher studying the effect of a dietary supplement on sleep finds that research
participants who take the supplement sleep on average of 7 hours and 25 minutes per night,
while participants who were given a placebo pill with no active ingredients in it sleep for an
average of 7 hours and 20 minutes. These findings are likely
a. Statistically insignificant
b. Statistically significant
c. Clinically significant
d. Clinically insignificant
personality disorder appears to be that their parents were more likely to have utilized.
a. Firm discipline
b. Inconsistent discipline
c. An overprotective parenting style
d. Physical discipline
2. In the classic case of Anna O. in 1895, neurologist Josef Breuer treated her “hysterical”
symptoms by using
Hypnosis
a. The placebo effect
b. Psychoanalysis
c. Faith Healing
3. Of the following, the most accurate statement with regard to the treatment of avoidant
personality disorder is that:
a. individuals with this disorder are seldom sufficiently motivated to succeed in treatment.
b. there are well-controlled studies, though none show any treatment success.
c. behavioral intervention programs for anxiety and social skills have had some success.
d. no well-controlled studies of treatment outcomes have been conducted.
4. Humanistic therapists regard ________ as the single most positive influence in facilitating
human growth.
a. intellectual and moral development
b. relationships (including the therapeutic relationship)
c. self-esteem
d. therapist interpretation of patient verbalizations
5. Which of the following accurately describes the attitudes of the Catholic Church toward
mentally ill people during the turbulent political and religious events of the 14th and 15th
centuries?
a. The were considered to be suffering from religious delusions and were cared for by
members of the church communities
b. They were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for their
abnormal behavior
c. They were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because mental
illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness
d. They were seen as possessed by evil spirit and blamed for all misfortunes
6. The term “hysteria” derives from the Greek hysteron which means
a. Libido
b. Vagina
c. Uterus
d. Penis
,7. Which of the following is most likely model to explain the cause of borderline personality
disorder
a. Early trauma resulting in posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms that are recognized or
dealt with during childhood
b. Biological
c. Stressful life events
d. Biological predisposition interacting with life events such as childhood trauma and later
life stressors
8. Which of the following prevention strategies looks promising for children who are at risk for
later antisocial personality disorder?
a. A training program for parents of toddlers (ages 1.5 to 2.5)
b. A program for families with a high degree of family dysfunction
c. A program for families where at least one parent has a history of antisocial personality
disorder
d. All of the above
9. In an experiment by Kolb, Gibb, & Gorny (2003), animals of varying ages were placed in
complex environments. Their findings suggest that
a. The environment has little effect on the brain throughout the lifespan
b. Environments that are beneficial to the aged may be harmful to the young
c. The impact of the environment on the brain is significant but uniform throughout the
lifespan
d. The impact of the environment on the brain is different at varying stages of life
10. Emotion is generally thought to be comprised of
a. Mood and affect
b. Behavior, physiology, and cognition
c. Primarily physiology
d. Primarily cognition
11. In the diathesis-stress model, “stress” refers to
a. Internal conflicts that trigger the onset of a disorder
b. Exposure to unusual and extreme situations that often lead it psychological disorders
c. Life events, in combination with an inherited tendency, that trigger the onset of a disorder
d. The expression of defective genes
12. It is important to understand the process of how learned helplessness is created in laboratory
animals because learned helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of
a. Schizophrenia
b. Panic disorder
c. Mania
d. Depression
13. The part of the brain that controls motor coordination is the
a. Reticular activating system (RAS)
, b. Pons
c. Cerebellum
d. Medulla
14. When we compare the incidence of psychological disorders across countries and cultures, we
find that
a. There is remarkable similarity in the rates of various disorders in different countries and
cultures
b. There are enormous differences in the rates of various disorders in different countries and
cultures
c. Developing countries have a much higher rate of psychological disorder than Western
countries
d. All western countries have a similar rate of common disorders, but this is not true for
developing countries
15. Recent evidence regarding genetic influence on most psychological disorders has shown that
a. Multiple genes interact, with each gene contributing a small effect
b. Single culprit genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders
c. There is no evidence that genes influence psychopathology
d. Genes that influence psychopathology
16. When a control group is used in experimental research, the members of the control group will
be treated exactly the same as the
a. Treatment group, except that they will not be exposed to the independent variable
b. Treatment group in every way
c. Treatment group, except that they will be exposed to the independant variable
d. Control group in any other psychology study
17. The two most frequently used methods in prevention research for examining
psychopathology across time are
a. Longitudinal and cross-sectional
b. Longitudinal and case study
c. Case study and experimental
d. Experimental and cross-sectional
18. A researcher studying the effect of a dietary supplement on sleep finds that research
participants who take the supplement sleep on average of 7 hours and 25 minutes per night,
while participants who were given a placebo pill with no active ingredients in it sleep for an
average of 7 hours and 20 minutes. These findings are likely
a. Statistically insignificant
b. Statistically significant
c. Clinically significant
d. Clinically insignificant
