Abnormal psychology

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Questions are based on Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2013). Abnormal Psychology (6th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. ISBN-13: 9780078035388 I could upload the Chapters.
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QUESTION 1

Researchers have studied the characteristics of individuals with eating disorders, and overall they found that those who are diagnosed with eating disorders have a tendency to:

a.
Have difficulty with conformity

b.
Tend to have an optimistic view of the world

c.
Often have dichotomous thinking styles

d.
a and c

1 points

QUESTION 2

Angela is 5 foot 9 and currently weighs 85 pounds. Her parents are very worried about her and force her to eat a few bites at meal times. After the meal is complete Angela goes to the gym for 2 hours of intense cardio workout daily to burn off the calories she has consumed so she does not gain weight. Angela recently started individual therapy, what are some of the issues that may arise when treating Angela?

a.
Angela may have to be hospitalized and fed against her will

b.
Angela will struggle to give up control over her eating

c.
Angela's family will likely interfere with therapy

d.
a and b only

e.
a, b and c

1 points

QUESTION 3

For the past month Yeunjoo has been feeling depressed most of the day. She feels very unmotivated often going in late to work. She goes right to bed the minute she gets home and finds that she can't stop eating carbohydrates - she has put on 10 pounds this month alone. Last week she told her boyfriend that she doesn't see any point to life and she would be OK if she just fell asleep and didn't wake up. Yeunjoo would likely be diagnosed with:

a.
Dysthymia

b.
Bipolar Disorder

c.
Major Depressive Disorder

d.
Seasonal Affective Disorder

1 points

QUESTION 4

Jimmy was at a fraternity party he people were passing around a bowl of pills. He took one and swallowed it chasing it down with a shot of tequila. About 20 minutes later Jimmy is starting to feel woozy and he is slurring his speech and stumbling around. Jimmy is experiencing:

a.
Substance Withdrawal

b.
Substance Intoxication

c.
Tolerance

d.
Substance Avoidance

1 points

QUESTION 5

Yumna was involved in a serious car accident where she received a traumatic brain injury. Since the accident Yumna's husband reports that since the accident she has changed. He reports that she gets very angry easily and has even thrown things at him in a fit of rage. Her husband also stated that other times she is very passive and just stood by while the frying pan on the stove caught fire. He is very worried about her and wants to know what's wrong. Yumna likely sustained injury to the following area of the brain in the accident:

a.
Cerebellum

b.
Medulla

c.
Temporal Lobe

d.
Limbic System

1 points

QUESTION 6

Susanne has Major Depressive Disorder and has tried all sorts of medications to no avail. Susanne's doctor has recommended Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT). Which of the following is most true about ECT?

a.
Patients are now fully conscious when the electric pulse is applied to the brain

b.
It is not a sanctioned treatment for major depressive disorder

c.
it is done bilaterally

d.
ECT causes a small seizure which generally lasts less than 60 seconds resulting in short-term memory loss and confusion.

1 points

QUESTION 7

Georgia has created a research study in which she looked at the effect of teacher attractiveness and gender on guilty verdicts in cases of educator sexual abuse. There were 6 conditions in total:

1) female teacher - attractive

2) male teacher - attractive

3) female teacher - unattractive

4) male teacher - unattractive

5) female teacher - no photo

6) male teacher - no photo


In this study which variable is considered the dependent variable?

a.
Whether the verdict was guilty or not guilty

b.
The gender of the teacher

c.
The attractiveness of the teacher

d.
the no photo condition

1 points

QUESTION 8

In my research I examine the relationship between childhood events and adult sexual offending behavior. This type of research design is considered to be:

a.
Correlation

b.
Experimental

c.
Developmental

d.
Statistically signficant

1 points

QUESTION 9

Which of the following are diagnostic criteria for social anxiety disorder

a.
Social situations are almost always anxiety producing for the individual

b.
The individual fears that their anxiety will show and thus they will experience rejection.

c.
Despite the anxiety the person can still function in their daily lives.

d.
all of the above

e.
a and b only

1 points

QUESTION 10

As researchers, we must adhere to the ethical code of conduct. Which of the following is true of the ethical issues involved in conducting research with human subjects.

a.
In some cases deception in research is allowed as long as the participants are not put at risk and deception is necessary to the research design and justified (i.e. the benefits outweigh the risks).

b.
It is not ethical to have prisoners participate in research because they may feel coerced into participation.

c.
Once a participant consents to participate in research, they are required to complete the study

d.
You must always obtain written consent from your subjects.

1 points

QUESTION 11

Which of the following was NOT a criticism of previous versions of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)?

a.
It pathologized homosexuality

b.
The symptoms were vague and based largely upon theory

c.
It dichotomized the line between normality and abnormality

d.
All of the above

1 points

QUESTION 12

Athletes in which of the following sports are at increased risk for developing eating disorders

a.
gymnastics

b.
wrestling

c.
diving

d.
all of the above

1 points

QUESTION 13

Magda is mother of three boys and is heavily involved in their sporting activities. When she goes to their games she always yells and screams at the officials if a call is made against her child. Her husband thinks that her behavior is not acceptable and refuses to go to games if she is in attendance. Magda tells her husband that this is how parents behave and that her behavior is in line with what other parents do. How do you determine if Magda's behavior is abnormal?

a.
Individual differences

b.
The situation in which the behavior takes place

c.
Whether it is acceptable for mothers to behave aggressively

d.
The age of her son

1 points

QUESTION 14

Since having her baby a year ago, Raisa has been experiencing a lot of anxiety She worries about the state of the world, she worries about whether she and her boyfriend will be able to support their baby, she worries whether she will be a good mother and she worries that some horrible tragedy will befall her child. This worry has made it hard for Raisa to sleep, her muscles are tense and she has difficulty concentrating. Raisa would likely be diagnosed with:

a.
Panic disorder

b.
Post traumatic stress disorder

c.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder

d.
Agoraphobia

1 points

QUESTION 15

The idea that the development of specific phobias based upon evolution and keeping us safe from dangers and predators is premised upon which theory?

a.
Preparedness Theory

b.
Biological psychology

c.
Sociocultural Theory

d.
Social Learning Theoy

1 points

QUESTION 16

Which of the following is not a culturally bound syndrome in the DSM 5?

a.
Latah

b.
Dhat Syndrome

c.
Taijin kyofusho

d.
Ataque de Nervios

1 points

QUESTION 17

When Vilma was young, she was bitten by the neighbor's dog. Since that time she has been petrified of dogs to the point that she has been unable to be in relationships with men who have dogs. This is starting to cause a problem in her life and she wants to seek treatment. What treatment will Vilma's therapist most likely employ to address her fear of dogs?

a.
Systematic Desensitization

b.
Cognitive restructuring

c.
Social Learning

d.
Reinforcement

1 points

QUESTION 18

Amit has always been a glass half empty kind of guy. He goes into situations always expecting the worst to happen. Amit's beliefs can be considered:

a.
Global assumptions

b.
Negative emotions

c.
Irrational thoughts

d.
Causal attributions

1 points

QUESTION 19

Statistically, which of the following individuals would be at greatest risk to die by suicide?

a.
An 87 year old White male

b.
A 15 year old Latino male

c.
A 40 year old Asian woman

d.
A 87 year old Black female

1 points

QUESTION 20

Omar's parents noticed that he was late to start puberty and then in his mid-teens he started to develop breasts and had little to no facial hair. He also complained that his penis and testicles were smaller than that of other boys. He struggled in school and was diagnosed with ADHD inattentive type. Omar's doctor is now starting to think there may be a genetic cause for Omar's symptoms and wants to do a genetic test. What genetic disorder do you think he will find?

a.
Fragile X Syndrome

b.
Tay-Sachs Disease

c.
Klinefelter Syndrome

d.
Down Syndrome

1 points

QUESTION 21

In 1973 David Rosenhan published a seminal study called "On Being Sane in Insane Places" where he reported the results of his experiment in which he sent 8 healthy "pseudopatients" including himself to be evaluated for a psychiatric facility. All of them reported hearing auditory hallucinations and nothing else - they all were admitted and diagnosed with mental illnesses. Once admitted they reported no further symptoms and told staff they felt fine and no longer experienced auditory hallucinations However all were forced to admit they had a mental illness and forced to take medication before they were released. The average stay lasted 19 days. This study i famous because it highlights:

a.
Psychologically healthy individuals can easily feign symptoms of mental illness

b.
The poor diagnostic capabilities of psychiatric staff members

c.
Potential abuses of power by those that label individuals as normal or abnormal

d.
Ethical issues in psychological research

1 points

QUESTION 22

Jerome plays hockey for his highschool team. He is mildly overweight and has been teased by his friends on the team and feels sensitive about his weight. After practice 3-4 times per week Jerome will go to the all you can eat buffet in the mall beside his house where he eats between 4000-5000 calories worth of food. Afterward he feels bad about it and then takes laxatives. This has been going on for the last 8 months. According to the DSM-5 the best diagnosis for Jerome is:

a.
Partial Syndrome Eating Disorder

b.
Anorexia Nervosa - Binge/purge subtype

c.
Bulimia Nervosa

d.
Binge Eating Disorder

1 points

QUESTION 23

In the DSM-IV, in order to meet criteria for a substance use disorder you had to continue to use substances despite problems in social and occupational functioning and involvement with the law. In the DSM-5 the criteria for legal involvement has been removed. Why?

a.
Because there is a stigma associated with criminal justice involvement

b.
Because many people with substance use disorder do not have involvement with the law

c.
Because using substances is illegal anyway so it is redundant

d.
None of the above

1 points

QUESTION 24

Raoul has realized that he experiences anxiety when he starts worrying about whether his partner is cheating on him. Which theoretical model best describes the effects of thoughts on behaviors?

a.
Cognitive psychotherapy

b.
Humanistic psychology

c.
Behaviorism

d.
Psychoanalysis

1 points

QUESTION 25

Hailey is very worried about becoming fat. Even though she is in the average weight range for her height, when she looks in the mirror she perceives herself to be obese. As a consequence she severely restricts her food intake eating only carrots, lettuce and apples eating mostly before bedtime. According to the DSM-5, Hailey meets diagnostic criteria for the following disorder:


a.
Bulimia Nervosa

b.
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

c.
Night Eating Syndrome

d.
Anorexia Nervosa

1 points

QUESTION 26

Daymon is a behavior therapist and he was conducting a study on how child X - diagnosed with autism - verbally responded to the introduction of a strange animal in the room. His research involves an ABAB design in which he observed Child X's behavior through a two way mirror in stage 1 for 5 minutes during which he counted the number of vocalizations Child X made. In the second stage, Daymon put a cat in the room and continued to observed child X's vocalizations for another 5 minute period. In the third stage, Daymon removed the cat from the room and observed child X's verbal behavior for a 5 minute period and in the last stage Daymon reintroduced the cat once again and observed child X's vocalizations for a final 5 minute period. This type of research exemplifies:

a.
A case study design

b.
A correlation design

c.
A single subject design

d.
Treatment outcome design

1 points

QUESTION 27

Sofia was a graduate student living alone in New York City. One evening a man climbed in to her apartment through the fire escape and raped her in her bed. Since that time she can barely sleep as she has horrible nightmares of the incident and she can't go into her bedroom anymore because it makes her feel like she is back in that horrifying situation. Which symptom(s) of PTSD is Sofia experiencing

a.
Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma


b.
Signs of paranoia and delusions

c.
Reexperiencing the trauma

d.
a and b

e.
b and c

1 points

QUESTION 28

Which of the following is an example of external validity?

a.
Testing the degree to which participants score differently on tests of unrelated constructs in the community.

b.
Determining the degree to which two researchers are rating behavior in a similar manner.

c.
Determining whether a test of depression is positively correlated with a test of anxiety

d.
Testing to see whether a finding established in a lab setting is applicable to when one is out in the community.

1 points

QUESTION 29

Anita started using cocaine with a boyfriend a few years ago. At first it was the best high she ever experienced and helped her forget about the disaster that was her life. However after a few months she started to need more and more cocaine to get the same high and now she finds that she is taking it to prevent herself from feeling depressed and she doesn't even feel good anymore. Anita has developed:

a.
Cocaine Tolerance

b.
Cocaine Withdrawal

c.
Cocaine Dependence

d.
Cocaine Abuse

1 points

QUESTION 30

According to the continuum model of abnormality:

a.
The reliability of mental health professionals to distinguish between dysfunction and normal behavior is excellent

b.
Dysfunction is defined based upon a series of metabolic examinations.

c.
There is no clear distinction between what is normal and what is abnormal behavior

d.
There is a strict distinction between normal and abnormal

1 points

QUESTION 31

Cheri went out to a bar with her girlfriends over the weekend. They had a lot of fun dancing and doing shots. Cheri had so much to dance that she doesn't remember getting up on the bar and flashing the bartender, nor does she know how she got home. Cheri experienced:

a.
A Blackout

b.
Derlirium

c.
Avoidance Withdrawal Syndrome

d.
Alcohol tolerance

1 points

QUESTION 32

The deinstitutionalization movement in the United States had led to all of the following EXCEPT

a.
Increases in the number of homeless individuals with mental illness

b.
The construction of new state of the art psychiatric facilities

c.
Decline in the number of patients in mental institutions

d.
Increased numbers of individuals in the criminal justice system with persistent mental illness

1 points

QUESTION 33

Which of the following statements is most true about the treatment of bulimia nervosa?

a.
Interpersonal therapy and anticonvulsant medications are the most effective in treating bulimia nervosa

b.
Family therapy is often the best treatment for those diagnosed with bulimia nervosa

c.
Individuals with bulimia nervosa are often hospitalized against their will

d.
Individual cognitive behavioral therapy coupled with antidepressant treatment often produces the best outcomes

1 points

QUESTION 34

Ketamine is now showing tremendous potential as a treatment for Major Depressive Disorder and suicidal thoughts and actions. However, prior to this is was known as the street drug Special K and people who were on Special K were known to hurt themselves when "high". Why was this?

a.
Ketamine reduces seratonin levels causing injury.

b.
Ketamine was also known as the date-rape drug

c.
Ketamine is an anasthetic

d.
Ketamine makes people believe that self injury will take them to a higher level.

1 points

QUESTION 35

Drake has an intense fear of bridges. He has avoided going over them since he was a little kid and he feels releif when he can just drive the long way around. His fear of bridges is being maintained by which behavioral principle?

a.
Negative Reinforcement

b.
Partial reinforcement

c.
Positive Reinforcement

d.
Punishment

1 points

QUESTION 36

Yuan thinks he has depression and he was given a self report test by his doctor which provides a list of symptoms he is supposed to check off. However Yuan has noted that the symptoms on the evaluation are only physical symptoms like problems with appetite and sleep disturbances and there are no questions about his thoughts and feelings which he believes are the main symptoms of depression that he is experiencing. The self report test the doctor gave Yuan lacks:

a.
Concurrent Validity

b.
Inter-rater Reliability

c.
Alternate Form Reliability

d.
Content Validity

1 points

QUESTION 37

Janelle is seeking treatment for her Persistent Depressive Disorder. The therapist that she is seeing is focussing at helping her understand how her childhood experiences and the way she thinks about situations contribute to the way she is feeling. In therapy she is learning how to restructure her thoughts and learning new coping strategies. Janelle is receving:

a.
Psychoanalysis

b.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

c.
Electroconvulsive therapy

d.
Applied Behavior Analysis

1 points

QUESTION 38

There are differing perspectives on the continuum model of psychopathology. Which of the following statements is TRUE.

a.
Those who use the biological model to explain abnormality are proponents of the continuum model.

b.
Those who support the sociocultural model believe that abnormality results as a consequence of stressors in an individual's life

c.
Those who support the psychological model have moved away from the continuum model in recent years.

d.
Those who subscribe the the phrenological model of abnormality believe that the size and shape of the cranium are indications of abnormailty

1 points

QUESTION 39

Reya has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. According to the DSM-5 which of the following is true about bipolar disorder:

a.
Only about 10 percent of people with bipolar disorder have more than one manic episode in their lifetime.

b.
Genetic factors play a great role in the development of bipolar disorder than major depressive disorder

c.
Men are twice as likely to develop bipolar disorder as women.

d.
People diagnosed with bipolar disorder are less likely to develop substance use disorders than people with major depressive disorder

1 points

QUESTION 40

Ahmed has been told by this primary care physician that he has major depressive disorder and the doctor has recommended that he seek both psychotherapy and medication to treat his depression. Which professional(s) should he contact to follow up on these reccomendations

a.
A licensed mental health counselor for therapy and a psychiatrist for medication

b.
A clinical psychologist for therapy and social psychologist for medication

c.
A clinical social worker for therapy and a licensed mental health counselor for medication.

d.
A psychiatric nurse for therapy and a clinical social worker for medication