Question 1

The medical model of abnormality states that psychological disorders should be viewed and treated in the same manner as physical illnesses.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

One of the main strengths regarding the biopsychosocial model is the ease of identifying symptoms in order to make a diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 3

Professor George Engel believed mental illness was a disease that should be cured.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

Katherine has begun to experience attacks consisting of intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and shortness of breath whenever she thinks of or attempts to leave her apartment. Katherine may be experiencing a certain amount of __________ when it comes to leaving her home.

Accepted Answer

subjective discomfort

Question 5

Abnormal behaviors are considered similar across cultures.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

The biopsychosocial model of abnormality states that behavior is influenced by all of the following except __________ factors.

Accepted Answer

labeling

Question 7

The idea for the medical model began when Philippe Pinel discarded the idea that __________.

Accepted Answer

mental illness was caused by demon or spirit possession

Question 8

George Engel criticized the medical community for its full acceptance of the medical model and for __________.

Accepted Answer

failing to accept that mental illness had influences other than biological ones

Question 9

The medical model of abnormality states that psychological disorders are __________.

Accepted Answer

diseases

Question 10

An ancient Greek physician believed performing lobotomies helped release inner spirits that caused mental illness.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Which of the following is not considered a criterion that suggests the presence of a psychological disorder under the category of \"maladaptiveness\"?

Accepted Answer

personal unhappiness

Question 12

The current manual for classifying mental disorders is the __________.

Accepted Answer

DSM-IV

Question 13

Individuals with a psychological disorder are extremely different from individuals without a psychological disorder.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 14

Which of the following axes and terms are not correctly associated according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?

Accepted Answer

Axis IV: Global assessment and functioning

Question 15

All of the following are stereotypes associated with mental illness except __________.

Accepted Answer

a response of anger toward someone with a mental illness

Question 16

One of the differences between labeling an individual with a medical disease or labeling them with a mental illness is that __________.

Accepted Answer

many mental illnesses are used to define an individual

Question 17

Which of the following statements would not be considered a clinical benefit to labeling an individual with a mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A label is subjective to clinicians and can therefore cast doubt on the patient\'s diagnosis.

Question 18

Patients A, B, C, and D all have similar symptoms and situational stressors. The major difference is that patient A\'s Axis V rating scale is 77, patient B\'s is 92, patient C\'s is 15, and patient D\'s rating scale is 32.

Accepted Answer

Patient C

Question 19

Some clinicians are able to develop a clearer understanding of a future patient if the patient already has a prior diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 20

DSM stands for the __________.

Accepted Answer

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 21

A __________ earns a doctoral degree in medicine, provides therapy for those with severe disorders, and is able to prescribe medication for various disorders.

Accepted Answer

psychiatrist

Question 22

Men often seek therapy more than women.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

Psychiatric nurses are registered nurses who can also provide psychological services.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

All of the following are possible reasons why families may choose to seek therapy except __________.

Accepted Answer

overcoming language barriers between family members

Question 25

In order to seek psychotherapy, one must have a diagnosed mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 26

Eclectic therapy is a form of therapy in which the therapist sticks to one form of therapy until successful results are reached.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 27

It is uncommon for individuals experiencing a divorce to seek therapy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

Which of the following statements does not refer to how psychotherapy is helpful to an individual who seeks treatment?

Accepted Answer

It allows therapists to use several techniques in treatment.

Question 29

In order for an individual to seek psychotherapy, it is not necessary for there to be a __________.

Accepted Answer

mental disorder

Question 30

Raquel tends to get extremely upset if she does not get her way, and she feels that it is a reflection of how much of a failure she is bound to be. Raquel would most likely benefit from __________.

Accepted Answer

rational-emotive behavior therapy

Question 31

Electroconvulsive therapy was developed as a way to prevent the seizures experienced by schizophrenic patients.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 32

Antidepressants work by gradually decreasing psychotic symptoms and behaviors.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

Any form of biomedical therapy can be used in conjunction with other forms of psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

Many forms of biomedical therapy come with side effects, but the most serious form of brain damage could be from __________.

Accepted Answer

psychosurgery

Question 35

Sigmund Freud believed mental disorders were caused when an individual __________.

Accepted Answer

buried feelings in the unconscious

Question 36

Which of the following is not one of the four basic elements of client-centered therapy?

Accepted Answer

conditional positive regard

Question 37

Insight therapies involve verbal interactions between a therapist and a client that are used to promote positive changes in one\'s life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

Physicians in the nineteenth century discovered that __________ infected the brain and distorted the mind, causing mental illness.

Accepted Answer

Syphilis

Question 39

The medical model is currently the primary way to explain the causes of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

Collaboration between the therapist and the patient known as __________ is important to achieve in order for treatment to be successful.

Accepted Answer

therapeutic bond

Question 41

Insurance companies will usually only cover psychotherapy if it is considered medically necessary

Accepted Answer

True

Question 42

Minority groups make the most use of psychotherapeutic services.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 43

The process of exhibiting strong emotions toward one\'s therapist that one would normally feel for another person is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

transference

Question 44

The substance known as Antabuse may be combined with alcohol as a form of __________ to help curtail alcohol addiction.

Accepted Answer

aversion therapy

Question 45

Making a list of situations or objects that cause anxiety is part one of the process in aversion therapy.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 46

The biomedical technique in which a part of the brain is destroyed with electric current is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

bilateral cingulotomy

Question 47

Insight therapies involve verbal interactions between a therapist and a client that are used to promote positive changes in one\'s life.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

One of the most important factors of successful insight therapies is the ability for a client to feel safe in the therapeutic environment.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 49

__________ behavior can be any behavior that violates or radically contrasts societal expectations and norms but does not necessarily qualify as a psychological disorder.

Accepted Answer

Deviant

Question 50

Which of the following categories of the DSM-IV consists of environmental stressors affecting mental health?

Accepted Answer

Axis IV

Question 51

It is important for a psychotherapist to provide a protected and private environment during therapy because __________.

Accepted Answer

it allows the patient the comfort to release private thoughts and emotions

Question 52

Lithium has been one of the most common treatment forms used to treat individuals with bipolar disorder. Due to its capacity to become toxic if not monitored closely, __________ drugs have begun to be prescribed as an alternative.

Accepted Answer

anticonvulsant

Question 53

Fear of being stigmatized often discourages individuals from seeking treatment for their mental illness.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 54

A clinical psychologist will only treat patients who have a mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 55

Resistance occurs when a patient transfers strong emotions felt about another individual to one\'s therapist.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 56

One of the most severe side effects from being treated with antipsychotic drugs is __________.

Accepted Answer

tardive dyskinesia

Question 57

Insane is a psychological term used to describe individuals with a severe mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 58

__________ were initially developed to destroy the part of the brain that controls emotions.

Accepted Answer

Lobotomies

Question 59

Which of the following would be the most likely reason some minorities may tend to underutilize therapeutic treatment?

Accepted Answer

language barriers

Question 60

Thomas was a very successful business man living in California. He quit his job, sold all of his possessions, and is currently living quite happily in a monastery with other monks.   Thomas\' behavior could be considered abnormal under the __________ definition.

Accepted Answer

social

Question 61

Which of the following was not a factor involved in the study conducted by psychologist David Rosenhan?

Accepted Answer

The pseudopatients were treated and released from the hospital without a diagnosis.

Question 62

The medical model of abnormality suggests that psychological disorders have symptoms that cannot be treated medically.

Accepted Answer

False

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