PSY 2710 Final Exam Review ACTUAL UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
The study of mental illness is called ______. b. psychopathology
a. pathophysiology
b. psychopathology
c. pathology
d. physiology
During any given year, approximately ______ of the c. 19%
American population experiences a diagnosable mental
illness.
a. 6%
b. 11%
c. 19%
d. 24%
The term ______ is used to refer to the negative attitudes a. stigma
and beliefs that sometimes cause the general public to
avoid those with mental illness.
a. stigma
b. charisma
c. crenate
d. achate
People suffering from mental illness often report such a. subjective
symptoms as feeling sad or anxious. These symptoms are
BEST described as __ _.
a. subjective
b. invective
c. objective
d. inferred
Which catchphrase BEST captures psychopathologists' d. nature and nurture
current understanding of the origins of mental illness?
a. nature, not nurture
b. nurture, not nature
c. nature or nurture
d. nature and nurture
Many studies have demonstrated that many forms of c. at similar rates around the world
mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are found
a. mostly in Western cultures
b. at an ever increasing rate around the world
c. at similar rates around the world
d. mostly in industrialized countries
, Writers now routinely use people-first language when b. people with mental illness are whole people, with both abilities and disabilities
describing people with mental illnesses. For example,
schizophrenics are now described as people with
schizophrenia, and drug addicts are described as people
living with drug addiction. The use of people-first
language MOST directly reflects the contemporary
understanding that
a. mental illness is complex and may be described on
many levels
b. people with mental illness are whole people, with both
abilities and disabilities
c. mental illness is best understood using the scientific
method
d. the brain is the structure most involved in mental illness
Although Joseph Gall's ideas regarding phrenology were a. functions were localized in the brain
inaccurate, one important idea that he suggested was
that
a. functions were localized in the brain
b. the brain was capable of processing and integrating
sensory information almost instantaneously
c. the brain was divided into hemispheres that are distinct
and connected through the corpus callosum
d. the brain was malleable, and specific regions could be
adapted to perform a variety of functions
T/F Signs refer to the features of a disorder that are False
observed and reported by the patient.
T/F The number of individuals in mental hospitals in the True
U.S. has decreased substantially since the 1950s.
Dr. Voorhies is interviewing a client so that he may gather d. assessment
the information necessary to make a clinical decision
regarding the client's symptoms. Dr. Voorhies is BEST
described as engaged in __ _.
a. diagnosis
b. treatment
c. prevention
d. assessment
The term affect is MOST nearly synonymous with ______. a. emotion
a. emotion
b. personality
c. motivation
d. cognition
ANSWERS
The study of mental illness is called ______. b. psychopathology
a. pathophysiology
b. psychopathology
c. pathology
d. physiology
During any given year, approximately ______ of the c. 19%
American population experiences a diagnosable mental
illness.
a. 6%
b. 11%
c. 19%
d. 24%
The term ______ is used to refer to the negative attitudes a. stigma
and beliefs that sometimes cause the general public to
avoid those with mental illness.
a. stigma
b. charisma
c. crenate
d. achate
People suffering from mental illness often report such a. subjective
symptoms as feeling sad or anxious. These symptoms are
BEST described as __ _.
a. subjective
b. invective
c. objective
d. inferred
Which catchphrase BEST captures psychopathologists' d. nature and nurture
current understanding of the origins of mental illness?
a. nature, not nurture
b. nurture, not nature
c. nature or nurture
d. nature and nurture
Many studies have demonstrated that many forms of c. at similar rates around the world
mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are found
a. mostly in Western cultures
b. at an ever increasing rate around the world
c. at similar rates around the world
d. mostly in industrialized countries
, Writers now routinely use people-first language when b. people with mental illness are whole people, with both abilities and disabilities
describing people with mental illnesses. For example,
schizophrenics are now described as people with
schizophrenia, and drug addicts are described as people
living with drug addiction. The use of people-first
language MOST directly reflects the contemporary
understanding that
a. mental illness is complex and may be described on
many levels
b. people with mental illness are whole people, with both
abilities and disabilities
c. mental illness is best understood using the scientific
method
d. the brain is the structure most involved in mental illness
Although Joseph Gall's ideas regarding phrenology were a. functions were localized in the brain
inaccurate, one important idea that he suggested was
that
a. functions were localized in the brain
b. the brain was capable of processing and integrating
sensory information almost instantaneously
c. the brain was divided into hemispheres that are distinct
and connected through the corpus callosum
d. the brain was malleable, and specific regions could be
adapted to perform a variety of functions
T/F Signs refer to the features of a disorder that are False
observed and reported by the patient.
T/F The number of individuals in mental hospitals in the True
U.S. has decreased substantially since the 1950s.
Dr. Voorhies is interviewing a client so that he may gather d. assessment
the information necessary to make a clinical decision
regarding the client's symptoms. Dr. Voorhies is BEST
described as engaged in __ _.
a. diagnosis
b. treatment
c. prevention
d. assessment
The term affect is MOST nearly synonymous with ______. a. emotion
a. emotion
b. personality
c. motivation
d. cognition
