CNM- Abnormal Psych FINAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Conditioned Stimulus - ANSWER A previously neutral environmental event that becomes
associated with the unconditioned stimulus is called a(n):
Existential. - ANSWER A therapist who believes people often hide from their
responsibilities, and therefore often feel alienated, depressed,
inauthentic—empty—would most likely be:
Behavioral - ANSWER "'Abnormal' behaviors—indeed, all behaviors—are acquired
through learning." Which model of abnormality does this quote most closely represent?
depression. - ANSWER Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used most often in the
treatment of:
5 - ANSWER Altogether, a DSM-IV-TR evaluation might involve diagnoses on a maximum
of how many axes?
Hippocrates - ANSWER "Abnormal behavior is a symptom of disease, and once the
disease is cured, the abnormality will cease." Who would be most in agreement with this
statement?
psychodynamic model. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that focuses on
unconscious internal processes and conflicts in behavior is the:
You are thinking illogically; you are overgeneralizing. - ANSWER A cognitive therapist
would be most likely to say which of the following?
harsh and cruel. - ANSWER "Thoughts, as well as overt behaviors, are acquired and
,modified by various forms of conditioning." The orientation of the author of this quote
most likely would be:
modeling. - ANSWER A young man witnessed his parents' generosity throughout his
childhood. Consequently, he has grown up with a somewhat optimistic and generous
outlook on life. According to the behavioral model, this young man has learned his
lifestyle through the process of:
the pleasure principle. - ANSWER Infants tend to repeat activities that feel good. This is
in accord with what Freud called:
sociocultural model. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that examines the effects of
society and culture is the:
hospitals became underfunded and overcrowded. - ANSWER The "moral treatment"
movement rapidly declined in the late nineteenth century because:
sociocultural. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that pays particular attention to a
client's family structure, societal norms, and a client's roles in society is:
existence- ANSWER "You can do anything you want. You can lead a perfectly useless
life. It is all up to you." A therapist who would say these frustrating statements as a
primary part of the therapy process would follow the ______ tradition.
reality principle. - ANSWER Superego is to conscience as ego is to :
socio-cultural model. - ANSWER As a therapist you are interested in an individual's
family and social interactions. You are most likely to subscribe to the:
psychotropic. - ANSWER A medical researcher develops a drug which decreases
symptoms of depression and other "mood" disorders. The general term for this type of
drug is:
,illogical thinking. - ANSWER A woman goes into a fit of depression and self-abuse when
anyone criticizes or expresses disapproval. Much of what she does is for the purpose of
getting people to like her. Cognitive theorists would say that her depression results in
large part from:
learn about unconscious conflicts in the client. - ANSWER Personality assessment using
projective tests is designed to:
conditioned stimulus. - ANSWER A child is bitten by a vicious dog in front of a park. The
child is later very afraid of the park. According to classical conditioning, the park is a(n):
psychoanalysis - ANSWER Acquiring insight about unconscious psychological
processes is a feature of:
high reliability. - ANSWER If two independent observers agree closely on how to
categorize a person's behavior, we know that the categorization has:
eccentric. - ANSWER A researcher spends 15 or more hours per day conducting
experiments or doing library reading and records observations on color-coded index
cards. This person lives alone in the country, but doesn't interfere with others' lives. The
best description of the researcher's behavior is that it is:
diagnosis. - ANSWER Deciding that a client's psychological problems represent a
particular disorder is called:
Sigmund Freud. - ANSWER All of the following were advocates of "moral treatment"
except for:
humanistic. - ANSWER A clinical interviewer says, in part, "How do you feel about
yourself today? How do you feel about what's going on in your life?" Most likely, that
clinical interviewer's orientation is:
, psychodynamic - QUESTION "Understanding a person's unconscious processes is
necessary to explain abnormality." Which theory of abnormality is most reflected by this
quote?
most widely used in the United States. - QUESTION The DSM-IV-TR is the system used
for classifying abnormal behaviors that is:
dangerous. - QUESTION Although many people seem to believe it, those who have
psychological problems are usually not:
client-centered. - QUESTION The term that describes a psychotherapeutic method
developed by Carl Rogers is:
this is because as life stress increases, so does depression. - ANWER A researcher
finds a strong positive correlation between ratings of life stress and symptoms of
depression. Thus, the researcher may be confident that:
mental illness should be treated with sympathy and kindness. - ANWER The basis for
moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that:
allow the release of evil spirits. - ANWER The practice of trephination was probably used
to:
reliable. - ANSWER Sometimes patients I am transporting in the back of the ambulance
tell the ER nurse something very different from what they told me, suggesting that
"back-of-the-ambulance-interviews" are not very:
those of modern medicine. - ANSWER Hippocrates advocated treatment approaches
that most closely resemble:
social factors leading to stress. - ANSWER Multicultural theorists would explain the
higher levels of mental illness among poor people as most likely due to:
100% CORRECT ANSWERS
Conditioned Stimulus - ANSWER A previously neutral environmental event that becomes
associated with the unconditioned stimulus is called a(n):
Existential. - ANSWER A therapist who believes people often hide from their
responsibilities, and therefore often feel alienated, depressed,
inauthentic—empty—would most likely be:
Behavioral - ANSWER "'Abnormal' behaviors—indeed, all behaviors—are acquired
through learning." Which model of abnormality does this quote most closely represent?
depression. - ANSWER Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is used most often in the
treatment of:
5 - ANSWER Altogether, a DSM-IV-TR evaluation might involve diagnoses on a maximum
of how many axes?
Hippocrates - ANSWER "Abnormal behavior is a symptom of disease, and once the
disease is cured, the abnormality will cease." Who would be most in agreement with this
statement?
psychodynamic model. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that focuses on
unconscious internal processes and conflicts in behavior is the:
You are thinking illogically; you are overgeneralizing. - ANSWER A cognitive therapist
would be most likely to say which of the following?
harsh and cruel. - ANSWER "Thoughts, as well as overt behaviors, are acquired and
,modified by various forms of conditioning." The orientation of the author of this quote
most likely would be:
modeling. - ANSWER A young man witnessed his parents' generosity throughout his
childhood. Consequently, he has grown up with a somewhat optimistic and generous
outlook on life. According to the behavioral model, this young man has learned his
lifestyle through the process of:
the pleasure principle. - ANSWER Infants tend to repeat activities that feel good. This is
in accord with what Freud called:
sociocultural model. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that examines the effects of
society and culture is the:
hospitals became underfunded and overcrowded. - ANSWER The "moral treatment"
movement rapidly declined in the late nineteenth century because:
sociocultural. - ANSWER The model of abnormality that pays particular attention to a
client's family structure, societal norms, and a client's roles in society is:
existence- ANSWER "You can do anything you want. You can lead a perfectly useless
life. It is all up to you." A therapist who would say these frustrating statements as a
primary part of the therapy process would follow the ______ tradition.
reality principle. - ANSWER Superego is to conscience as ego is to :
socio-cultural model. - ANSWER As a therapist you are interested in an individual's
family and social interactions. You are most likely to subscribe to the:
psychotropic. - ANSWER A medical researcher develops a drug which decreases
symptoms of depression and other "mood" disorders. The general term for this type of
drug is:
,illogical thinking. - ANSWER A woman goes into a fit of depression and self-abuse when
anyone criticizes or expresses disapproval. Much of what she does is for the purpose of
getting people to like her. Cognitive theorists would say that her depression results in
large part from:
learn about unconscious conflicts in the client. - ANSWER Personality assessment using
projective tests is designed to:
conditioned stimulus. - ANSWER A child is bitten by a vicious dog in front of a park. The
child is later very afraid of the park. According to classical conditioning, the park is a(n):
psychoanalysis - ANSWER Acquiring insight about unconscious psychological
processes is a feature of:
high reliability. - ANSWER If two independent observers agree closely on how to
categorize a person's behavior, we know that the categorization has:
eccentric. - ANSWER A researcher spends 15 or more hours per day conducting
experiments or doing library reading and records observations on color-coded index
cards. This person lives alone in the country, but doesn't interfere with others' lives. The
best description of the researcher's behavior is that it is:
diagnosis. - ANSWER Deciding that a client's psychological problems represent a
particular disorder is called:
Sigmund Freud. - ANSWER All of the following were advocates of "moral treatment"
except for:
humanistic. - ANSWER A clinical interviewer says, in part, "How do you feel about
yourself today? How do you feel about what's going on in your life?" Most likely, that
clinical interviewer's orientation is:
, psychodynamic - QUESTION "Understanding a person's unconscious processes is
necessary to explain abnormality." Which theory of abnormality is most reflected by this
quote?
most widely used in the United States. - QUESTION The DSM-IV-TR is the system used
for classifying abnormal behaviors that is:
dangerous. - QUESTION Although many people seem to believe it, those who have
psychological problems are usually not:
client-centered. - QUESTION The term that describes a psychotherapeutic method
developed by Carl Rogers is:
this is because as life stress increases, so does depression. - ANWER A researcher
finds a strong positive correlation between ratings of life stress and symptoms of
depression. Thus, the researcher may be confident that:
mental illness should be treated with sympathy and kindness. - ANWER The basis for
moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that:
allow the release of evil spirits. - ANWER The practice of trephination was probably used
to:
reliable. - ANSWER Sometimes patients I am transporting in the back of the ambulance
tell the ER nurse something very different from what they told me, suggesting that
"back-of-the-ambulance-interviews" are not very:
those of modern medicine. - ANSWER Hippocrates advocated treatment approaches
that most closely resemble:
social factors leading to stress. - ANSWER Multicultural theorists would explain the
higher levels of mental illness among poor people as most likely due to:
