PSYC 210 Module 2 Study Guide 2025: Abnormal Psychology - Historical Context & Research Methods

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PSYC 210 Module 2 – Abnormal Psychology EXAM

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Defining mental disorders on the basis of personal distress only

is problematic for which reason?


Select one:


a. it does not apply to physiological disorders


b. some mental disorders do not involve personal distress


c. high levels of distress and suffering are normal in modern

society

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d. it ignores the suffering that family members of disturbed

people experience .......Answer.........b. some mental disorders do

not involve personal distress


You begin to think of your therapist in a similar way to your

sister, so you begin to treat the therapist as you treat your sister.

This is referred to as:


Select one:


a. transference


b. identification


c. projection


d. countertransference .......Answer.........a. transference

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The small gap between brain cells that is involved in message

transmission is called the:


Select one:


a. ganglion


b. synapse


c. axon


d. neuortransmitter .......Answer.........b. synapse


A distinctive facet of the cognitive behavioral paradigm is that

thoughts:


Select one:


a. are a direct result of past experiences


b. are the result of feelings