Psychopathology Exam 1 Quiz Review Questions – Flashcards
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In mindfulness-based therapy techniques, you would be MOST likely to find clients: a. focusing on setting goals for the future. b. trying to figure out the source of their troublesome thoughts. c. rejecting thoughts that are not rational. d. letting their thoughts flow, without judgment.
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letting their thoughts flow, without judgment
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The model MOST likely to use terms such as "resistance" and "transference" is the: a. psychodynamic model. b. behavioral model. c. humanist-existential model. d. sociocultural model.
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psychodynamic model
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A person who is so miserable that he or she can see no reason for living BEST fits which of the following definitions of abnormality? a. distress b. deviance c. dangerousness d. dysfunction
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distress
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The model emphasizing the importance of conditioning in determining human actions is the: a. psychodynamic model. b. behavioral model. c. cognitive model. d. humanist-existential model.
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behavioral model
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Culturally sensitive therapists would be expected to do all of the following EXCEPT: a. recognize that children of immigrants have special challenges. b. help clients express anger and pain related to their life situation. c. encourage clients to become fully acculturated into the dominant culture. d. focus on raising the client's self-esteem.
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encourage clients to become fully acculturated into the dominant culture
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Therapists who often deliberately frustrate and challenge their clients, and who often use role-playing and a "here and now" orientation, are: a. gestalt. b. neo-Freudian. c. cognitive-behavioral. d. humanistic.
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gesalt
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An inventory that asks about how one would act with others in a variety of situations is a/an: a. cognitive inventory. b. affective inventory. c. functional inventory. d. social skills inventory.
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social skills inventory
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The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes are referred to as: a. norms. b. conventions. c. morality. d. culture.
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norms
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Animals and humans learn without reinforcement. They learn just by watching. This form of learning is called: a. modeling. b. classical conditioning. c. shaping. d. operant conditioning.
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modeling
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A client is hooked up to an apparatus that measures galvanic skin response and blood pressure, after which the client verbally answers a series of questions. The type of clinical test being used is: a. affective response inventory. b. projective. c. psychophysiological d. neuropsychological.
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psychophysiological
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The form of therapy that helps clients recognize errors in logic, and try out new interpretations of events, is: a. humanistic. b. psychodynamic. c. cognitive. d. Gestalt.
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cognitive
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Clinical interviews are the preferred assessment technique of many practitioners. One particular strength of the interview process is: Select one: a. that it asks only open-ended questions. b. validity. c. the reliability of the technique. d. the chance to get a general sense of the client.
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the chance to get a general sense of the client
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Evidence of the effectiveness of psychodynamic therapy: a. is biologically based. b. comes mostly from case studies c. comes from pharmaceutical companies. d. comes from double-blind studies.
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comes mostly from case studies
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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (presently DSM-5) was developed by: a. the American Psychiatric Association b. the American Psychological Association. c. the American Psychoanalytic Association. d. the American Phrenological Association.
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the American Psychiatric Association
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Hippocrates believed that treatment for mental disorders should involve: a. releasing evil spirits trapped in the brain. b. bloodletting. c. punishing the body for its sins. d. bringing the four body humors back into balance.
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bringing the four body humors back into balance
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Treatment for mental illness in the early asylums tended to be: a. harsh and cruel. b. moral therapy. c. religiously based. d. psychogenic therapy.
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harsh and cruel
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Which of the following depressed people would be the least likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder—because of specific circumstances? a. someone whose mother was depressed b. someone who was also an alcoholic c. someone who was experiencing a chemical brain imbalance d. someone whose community was destroyed by a tornado
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someone whose community was destroyed by a tornado
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When José did not get the job he thought he deserved, he was convinced that everything was going wrong and he would never find another job. This thought is an example of: a. selective perception. b. depression. c. overgeneralization. d. unconditional negative regard.
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overgeneralization.
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"That's all right. You are doing your best, don't worry. I am here for you." A therapist who would say this as a primary part of the therapy process would MOST likely follow the: a. humanistic tradition. b. psychodynamic tradition. c. rational-emotive tradition. d. cognitive tradition.
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humanistic tradition
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Which of the following examples would NOT be considered abnormal, despite the fact that it is dysfunctional? a. someone who is too confused to drive safely b. someone who cannot stay alone for even one night c. someone who parties so much that he or she cannot go to class d. someone who goes on a hunger strike to protest social injustice
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someone who goes on a hunger strike to protest social injustice
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An intervention in which parents and their children who have been diagnosed with conduct disorder learn to do behavior therapy—targeting and rewarding desired behavior—is called: a. parent-child interaction therapy. b. family-consequence sensitization. c. parent management training. d. video tape modeling.
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parent management training.
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"Relational aggression" is a term used to describe a pattern of aggression MOST common among: a. girls diagnosed with conduct disorder. b. boys diagnosed with conduct disorder. c. girls diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. d. boys diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder.
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girls diagnosed with conduct disorder.
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Childhood patterns of behavior that are diagnosed as bipolar disorder differ from adult patterns in that: a. children display depression while adults generally do not. b. children display more symptoms of mania than adults do. c. children display rage and aggression rather than mania. d. a higher proportion of girls than women are diagnosed with the disorder.
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children display rage and aggression rather than mania.
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A child with autism is laughing but sees another child crying. When asked what the other child is feeling, the child with autism is MOST likely to say: a. "happiness," because of lack of responsiveness. b. "happiness," because of mindblindness. c. "sadness," because of pronominal reversal. d. "sadness," because of preservation of sameness.
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"happiness," because of mindblindness.
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Paula has moderate intellectual developmental disorder, a small head and flat face, as well as a protruding tongue. Her condition is MOST likely: a. Down syndrome. b. fragile X syndrome. c. PKU. d. Tay-Sachs disease.
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Down syndrome.
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A particular concern among children and adolescents would be: a. peer pressure to try alcohol. b. bullying. c. racism. d. peer pressure to have sex.
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bullying.
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All of the following are goals of early detection and prevention programs for child abuse EXCEPT: a. assuring children that the abuse is not their fault. b. helping children to discover their role in causing the abuse. c. encouraging children to tell someone when they are being abused. d. teaching children how to escape abuse.
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helping children to discover their role in causing the abuse.
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For which of the following anxiety disorders would you expect the childhood pattern to be MOST similar to the adult pattern? a. obsessive-compulsive disorder b. phobias c. social anxiety disorder d. generalized anxiety disorder
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phobias
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Assume that you are alone in a room with a child suffering from a disorder. If you didn't know what the child's diagnosis was, what behavior of the child's might start to convince you that the disorder is autism spectrum disorder? a. The child screams uncontrollably when separated from parents. b. The child is not responsive to other people. c. The child argues defiantly with parents. d. The child is very active and finds it difficult to stay on task.
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The child is not responsive to other people.
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One speech problem displayed by many children with autism spectrum disorder is that they repeat everything said to them. This is called: a. echolalia. b. neologism. c. nominal aphasia. d. pronominal reversal.
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echolalia.
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A child is openly hostile toward her parents, argues with them constantly, and will not do anything they say. They cannot control her. The diagnosis she is MOST likely to receive is: a. conduct disorder. b. juvenile delinquency. c. oppositional defiant disorder. d. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
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oppositional defiant disorder.
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The MAIN concern over the rise in diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children, and in particular, the treatment of bipolar disorder in children is: a. the use of family therapy. b. the use of cognitive behavioral therapy. c. the use of adult medications. d. the use of psychodynamic therapy.
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the use of adult medications
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Childhood disorders for which there are no similar adult disorders are called: a. anxiety disorders. b. elimination disorders. c. intellectual development disorder. d. disruptive disorders.
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elimination disorders.
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Compared to white American children, African American and Hispanic American children with similar levels of activity and attention problems are: a. less likely to be assessed for ADHD, and less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. b. about equally likely to be assessed for ADHD, but less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. c. more likely to be assessed for ADHD, but more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD. d. about equally likely to be assessed for ADHD, but more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD.
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less likely to be assessed for ADHD, and less likely to be diagnosed with ADHD.
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Fred has an IQ of 65 and cannot do schoolwork. He lives on the streets by begging, is usually dirty, and is always hungry. He would MOST likely be diagnosed with: a. dyslexia. b. depression. c. schizophrenia. d. intellectual developmental disorder.
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intellectual developmental disorder.
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Individuals with autism spectrum disorder may react with tantrums if an object is moved to a different part of the room. This is known as: a. preservation of sameness. b. rigid and repetitive behavior. c. lack of responsiveness. d. communication difficulties
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preservation of sameness.
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Critics believe that bipolar disorder has become a catch-all diagnosis for children who display uncontrolled rage. DSM-5 addressed this concern by: a. not allowing a diagnosis of a bipolar disorder until children reach age 18. b. dividing bipolar disorder into two categories, one with and one without rage. c. creating a new disorder, called disruptive mood dysregulation. d. eliminating uncontrolled rage as a symptom of bipolar disorder.
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creating a new disorder, called disruptive mood dysregulation
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A child whose therapist asks her to draw pictures about her life, then introduces games and stories to help the child work through her conflicts and change her emotions and behavior, is MOST likely receiving: a. cognitive therapy. b. classroom therapy. c. insight therapy. d. play therapy.
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play therapy
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A reading proficiency and comprehension problem in childhood that is much discussed is called: a. dyslexia. b. expressive language disorder. c. perceptual deficit disorder. d. mixed receptive/expressive language disorder.
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dyslexia.
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Imagine a child who is afraid of the school resource officer and his or her gun. The child cries every morning and fakes illness to avoid school. The BEST diagnosis for this child is: a. separation anxiety. b. nightmare disorder. c. school refusal. d. a mood disorder.
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school refusal
