PSYCHOPATHOLOGY QUIZ
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following did not form part of the definition of abnormal behavior?
A. rarity
B. treatment
C. distress
D. dysfunction - Correct Answers -B. treatment
According to psychoanalytic theory, the reasons for much human behavior are:
A. genetic
B. learned
C. sociocultural
D. hidden in the unconscious mind
E. situational - Correct Answers -D. hidden in the unconscious mind
Specific laboratory tests to confirm the presence of psychopathology
A. do not at present exist
B. are used by psychologists but not by psychiatrists
C. are used by psychiatrists but not by psychologists
D. are used to test for the presence of some virtual infection or brain lesion to confirm a
diagnosis - Correct Answers -A. do not at present exist
In the term "harmful dysfunction", the word dysfunction refers to
A. a mental disorder
B. a set of distinguishing symptoms
C. a disruption of thought, feeling, or perception
D. the inability of the person to function at work or school - Correct Answers -C. a
disruption of thought, feeling, or perception
Which of these is not a recognized disadvantage of diagnostic labeling of mental
disorder?
A. the illusion that the diagnosis explains the symptoms
B. the sick role
C. standardized research
D. stigma - Correct Answers -C. standardized research
, Psychoanalysts believe that defense mechanisms operate by
A. activating the fight-flight response
B. reducing re-uptake of neurotransmitters and hormones
C. distorting impulses into acceptable forms or making them unconscious
D. correcting dysfunctional thought patterns - Correct Answers -C. distorting impulses
into acceptable forms or making them unconscious
A researcher described her approach to understanding mental disorders as
biopsychosocial. When you ask her to explain what she means, what is she likely to
say?
A. Biological abnormalities give rise to psychological disturbances that have social
consequences
B. Biological, psychological, and social factors are just as likely to be the cause of these
disorders
C. The integration of biological, psychological, and social factors provides the most
fruitful avenue for discovering the cause of most mental disorders
D. The search for etiologies is best accomplished by viewing the evidence through the
lens provided by one of the major paradigms - Correct Answers -C. The integration of
biological, psychological, and social factors provides the most fruitful avenue for
discovering the cause of most mental disorders
The Diathesis-Stress Model explains mental disorders in terms of:
A. brain abnormalities
B. an interaction between biological and psychological factors
C. neurotransmitter imbalance
D. adverse life events - Correct Answers -B. an interaction between biological and
psychological factors
A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by:
A. extreme anger
B. heightened sensations
C. disturbances in social skills
D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
E. depression - Correct Answers -D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
The dimensional approach to mental disorders argues that disorders:
A. are categorial in nature
B. are co-morbid
C. exist along a continuum
D. are arbitrary - Correct Answers -C. exist along a continuum
What are the most important limitation of the first two editions of the DSM?
A. too many diagnostic categories
B. too few diagnostic categories
C. a lack of reliability of the diagnostic categories
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which of the following did not form part of the definition of abnormal behavior?
A. rarity
B. treatment
C. distress
D. dysfunction - Correct Answers -B. treatment
According to psychoanalytic theory, the reasons for much human behavior are:
A. genetic
B. learned
C. sociocultural
D. hidden in the unconscious mind
E. situational - Correct Answers -D. hidden in the unconscious mind
Specific laboratory tests to confirm the presence of psychopathology
A. do not at present exist
B. are used by psychologists but not by psychiatrists
C. are used by psychiatrists but not by psychologists
D. are used to test for the presence of some virtual infection or brain lesion to confirm a
diagnosis - Correct Answers -A. do not at present exist
In the term "harmful dysfunction", the word dysfunction refers to
A. a mental disorder
B. a set of distinguishing symptoms
C. a disruption of thought, feeling, or perception
D. the inability of the person to function at work or school - Correct Answers -C. a
disruption of thought, feeling, or perception
Which of these is not a recognized disadvantage of diagnostic labeling of mental
disorder?
A. the illusion that the diagnosis explains the symptoms
B. the sick role
C. standardized research
D. stigma - Correct Answers -C. standardized research
, Psychoanalysts believe that defense mechanisms operate by
A. activating the fight-flight response
B. reducing re-uptake of neurotransmitters and hormones
C. distorting impulses into acceptable forms or making them unconscious
D. correcting dysfunctional thought patterns - Correct Answers -C. distorting impulses
into acceptable forms or making them unconscious
A researcher described her approach to understanding mental disorders as
biopsychosocial. When you ask her to explain what she means, what is she likely to
say?
A. Biological abnormalities give rise to psychological disturbances that have social
consequences
B. Biological, psychological, and social factors are just as likely to be the cause of these
disorders
C. The integration of biological, psychological, and social factors provides the most
fruitful avenue for discovering the cause of most mental disorders
D. The search for etiologies is best accomplished by viewing the evidence through the
lens provided by one of the major paradigms - Correct Answers -C. The integration of
biological, psychological, and social factors provides the most fruitful avenue for
discovering the cause of most mental disorders
The Diathesis-Stress Model explains mental disorders in terms of:
A. brain abnormalities
B. an interaction between biological and psychological factors
C. neurotransmitter imbalance
D. adverse life events - Correct Answers -B. an interaction between biological and
psychological factors
A mental disorder is a syndrome characterized by:
A. extreme anger
B. heightened sensations
C. disturbances in social skills
D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
E. depression - Correct Answers -D. disturbances in cognitions and behavior
The dimensional approach to mental disorders argues that disorders:
A. are categorial in nature
B. are co-morbid
C. exist along a continuum
D. are arbitrary - Correct Answers -C. exist along a continuum
What are the most important limitation of the first two editions of the DSM?
A. too many diagnostic categories
B. too few diagnostic categories
C. a lack of reliability of the diagnostic categories
