PSYC 3082 GROS EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is a psychological disorder? - Answers - There's no single definition of
psychological abnormality and no single definition of psychological normality
A psychological disorder include psychological dysfunction, these are: - Answers - -
Abnormal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning. Meaning a person's behavior
is outside the cultural norm
Ex: auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) is considered outside the norm in America
but not in other societies or cultures
______________ a systematic observation of a person during a clinical interview or
therapy session at a specific point in time - Answers - mental status exam
What are the major components of the mental status exam? - Answers - -Comment on
appearance
-thought processes
-mood and affect
-intellectual functioning
sensorium
A major component of the behavioral model is operant conditioning. Openrant
conditioning is when people learn to repeat or decrease behaviors based on the
consequences that follow them. EX: a child receiving a cookie every time she cries.
Who was responsible for operant conditioning? - Answers - Skinner (also Thorndike)
biopsychosocial model - Answers - A model of illness that holds that physical illness is
caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
What is the most reported hallucination? What is the second most reported? - Answers -
1st: auditory
2nd: visual
Tactile hallucination (feeling like you're being touched/itchy) is usually related to what? -
Answers - Stimulant abuse or crack-cocaine abuse
A psychological disorder can cause impairment and/or distress, each of these may
include what? - Answers - -Distress: problems at work, relationship, daily routine
-Impairment: set in the context of a person's background and culture
, True or false: A psychological disorder always causes personal distress - Answers -
False. It can cause personal distress but not always
The _________ is a clinical and counseling psychologist trained in research and
delivering treatment. - Answers - Ph.D
The ________ is a clinical and counseling "Doctor of Psychology" trained in delivering
treatment - Answers - Psy.D.
_____________ have either a Ph.D. or Psy.D.; undergraduate degree and additional
studying in graduate school. They also focus more on assessment, research, and
training. They do not prescribe medicine (LA is now one of the 4 states that allows this
with some additional training) - Answers - Psychologists
An _____ is a psychiatrist; attend medical school and residency in psychiatry - Answers
- M.D.
___________ is a physician/medical doctor who went to medical school and did their
residency in psychiatry. They focus less on people and more on medicine - Answers -
Psychiatrist
A __________ nurse that may prescribe medication - Answers - Psychiatric nurse
An __________ is a licensed clinical social worker trained in delivering treatment -
Answers - LICSW
A ________ organizes work intended to advance the social conditions of a community,
and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance,
and assistance, especially in the form of social services. - Answers - Social worker
__________ are licensed professional counselors - Answers - LPC
The practice of a scientist-practitioner is based on _____________ - Answers - scientific
study
Ex. If you're doing therapy on a teenager with social anxiety disorder, you should be
using treatments that specifically help with that type of anxiety
The _________ (treatment delivery) and _________ of a scientist-practitioner mutually
influence each other - Answers - the practice and research
-Staying current with research in their field
-Evaluating their own assessment and treatment
-Conducting research
This is what a __________ does. - Answers - scientist-practioner
VERIFIED ANSWERS
What is a psychological disorder? - Answers - There's no single definition of
psychological abnormality and no single definition of psychological normality
A psychological disorder include psychological dysfunction, these are: - Answers - -
Abnormal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning. Meaning a person's behavior
is outside the cultural norm
Ex: auditory hallucinations (hearing voices) is considered outside the norm in America
but not in other societies or cultures
______________ a systematic observation of a person during a clinical interview or
therapy session at a specific point in time - Answers - mental status exam
What are the major components of the mental status exam? - Answers - -Comment on
appearance
-thought processes
-mood and affect
-intellectual functioning
sensorium
A major component of the behavioral model is operant conditioning. Openrant
conditioning is when people learn to repeat or decrease behaviors based on the
consequences that follow them. EX: a child receiving a cookie every time she cries.
Who was responsible for operant conditioning? - Answers - Skinner (also Thorndike)
biopsychosocial model - Answers - A model of illness that holds that physical illness is
caused by a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
What is the most reported hallucination? What is the second most reported? - Answers -
1st: auditory
2nd: visual
Tactile hallucination (feeling like you're being touched/itchy) is usually related to what? -
Answers - Stimulant abuse or crack-cocaine abuse
A psychological disorder can cause impairment and/or distress, each of these may
include what? - Answers - -Distress: problems at work, relationship, daily routine
-Impairment: set in the context of a person's background and culture
, True or false: A psychological disorder always causes personal distress - Answers -
False. It can cause personal distress but not always
The _________ is a clinical and counseling psychologist trained in research and
delivering treatment. - Answers - Ph.D
The ________ is a clinical and counseling "Doctor of Psychology" trained in delivering
treatment - Answers - Psy.D.
_____________ have either a Ph.D. or Psy.D.; undergraduate degree and additional
studying in graduate school. They also focus more on assessment, research, and
training. They do not prescribe medicine (LA is now one of the 4 states that allows this
with some additional training) - Answers - Psychologists
An _____ is a psychiatrist; attend medical school and residency in psychiatry - Answers
- M.D.
___________ is a physician/medical doctor who went to medical school and did their
residency in psychiatry. They focus less on people and more on medicine - Answers -
Psychiatrist
A __________ nurse that may prescribe medication - Answers - Psychiatric nurse
An __________ is a licensed clinical social worker trained in delivering treatment -
Answers - LICSW
A ________ organizes work intended to advance the social conditions of a community,
and especially of the disadvantaged, by providing psychological counseling, guidance,
and assistance, especially in the form of social services. - Answers - Social worker
__________ are licensed professional counselors - Answers - LPC
The practice of a scientist-practitioner is based on _____________ - Answers - scientific
study
Ex. If you're doing therapy on a teenager with social anxiety disorder, you should be
using treatments that specifically help with that type of anxiety
The _________ (treatment delivery) and _________ of a scientist-practitioner mutually
influence each other - Answers - the practice and research
-Staying current with research in their field
-Evaluating their own assessment and treatment
-Conducting research
This is what a __________ does. - Answers - scientist-practioner
