psych 205 1-7, 19

The "moral treatment" movement rapidly declined in the late nineteenth century because:

A medical researcher develops a drug that decreases symptoms of depression and other "mood" disorders. The general term for this type of drug is:

People with severe mental illnesses are LESS likely to be ______ than they were 50 years ago.

A person who is hard at work trying to discover which combination of environmental and genetic factors produces schizophrenia is MOST likely a:

The basis for moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that:

The Ancient Greeks might find that a flash mob is MOST similar to:

After medical school, a psychiatrist receives three to four years of training in the treatment of abnormal functioning; this training is called a(n):

Which statement is true about the participation of women in the mental health professions?

If a person's primary symptom were excessive worry, the psychotropic drug for that person would be an:

One who studies the history of the field of abnormal psychology MOST likely would compare our current understanding of abnormal behavior to a book that:

Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?

If a person wants a career focused on detecting, assessing, and treating abnormal patterns of functioning, that person should look into becoming a clinical:

Eugenics had as its goal sterilization of people with mental disorders, a policy based on the idea that mentally ill people:

A person seeking help for a psychological abnormality is made to drink bitter herbal potions and then submit to a beating, in the hope that "evil spirits" will be driven from the person's body. This form of "therapy" is called:

Which patient would be MOST likely to benefit from psychoanalytic treatment?

Which "new diagnosis" would someone experiencing overwhelming concern about where the safest neighborhoods and schools are located be MOST likely to receive?

One cause of the increase in homeless individuals in recent decades has been the:

The discovery of the link between general paresis and syphilis was made by:

A person being treated by a shaman would MOST likely be undergoing:

The early psychogenic treatment that was advocated by Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud was:

A researcher is considering whether to gather online data from Facebook users without informing the users that their data are being used. In terms of research ethics, which question is the MOST relevant?

A "fake" pill used as the control condition in a drug study is a:

The function of the double-blind design is to guard against:

When more than one research method produces similar results, researchers:

A researcher wished to study the effect of a new drug on symptoms of depression. Research participants were randomly assigned to two groups. Participants in Group A received the drug whenever they reported depressive symptoms to the experimenter; participants in Group B received nothing when they reported depressive symptoms to the experimenter. After a month of this procedure, participants in Group A reported significantly fewer symptoms of depression. Reference: Ref 2-2 A serious flaw of this study was that it:

A study of a single person that is used to explain the underlying causes or nature of abnormal behavior in that person is consistent with the _____ approach.

The group of participants that is NOT exposed to the independent variable under investigation (in an experiment) is called the:

Which statement is NOT a reason that correlational studies and experiments are preferred over case studies?

A student says, "The problem with single-subject experiments is that there is no control group, so you don't know if the treatment is effective." The BEST reply is:

Which item is an analogue study?

A psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances. The psychologist deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers of food for one day and fed the other half normally, then administered the MMPI-2 to all the participants. What was the independent variable?

A researcher finds that individuals who report large numbers of "hassles" in their lives usually also report higher levels of stress. Those who report fewer "hassles" generally report lower levels of stress. The correlation between number of "hassles" and stress level is:

The incidence of HIV+ results on campus tells you:

The finding that in the United States women have higher rates of anxiety and depression than men is MOST likely due to _____ research.

The number of new cases of a disorder in a population that emerge in a particular time interval is called the:

If you were using the scientific method to conduct research in abnormal psychology, you would be seeking:

The MOST accurate summary of what has happened in the United States in the last 50 years to protect the rights of human research participants would be that:

Which statement describes a limitation of the case study?

In an ABAB reversal design study, a researcher is measuring level of depression with and without the addition of an exercise program. What is the second "B" in the study?

A researcher randomly divides young women suffering from anorexia into two groups. Participants in Group A receive psychotherapy and drug treatments; participants in Group B receive attention (but no therapy) and a "sugar pill." The researcher then compares participants in the two groups on relief of anorexia symptoms. Reference: Ref 2-1 This is an example of what research design?

The model of abnormality that focuses on learning is the:

If you recognize your worth as a person, Carl Rogers would say that you have developed:

Which model is MOST likely to predict that transference will occur during therapy?

Teresa has been told that her course of therapy is likely to take a year or more because it involves the reshaping of her personality and that takes many sessions. Her therapy is MOST likely:

The diathesis-stress model of abnormality emphasizes that:

The only time that Timmy gets attention is when he misbehaves in a bizarre way. This is an example of:

When José did not get a job for which he applied, he was sure that everything was going wrong, that his life was completely off track. This thought is an example of:

Humanists would say that an individual who cares about others, is spontaneous, courageous, and independent is:

"Abnormal behaviors—indeed, all behaviors—are acquired through learning." Which model of abnormality does this quote MOST closely represent?

Determinists assume that abnormal behaviors:

That many people with severe disturbances are not being treated appropriately is MOST often a problem with which level of prevention?

The part of the personality that guides us to know when we can and cannot express our impulses is the:

The model of abnormality that examines the effects of society and culture is the:

Freud believed that the source of energy that fuels the id:

Messages moving from neuron to neuron must cross tiny spaces called:

Which one of the following forms of therapy would you NOT currently expect to find in cybertherapy?

According to Freud's psychodynamic theory, at birth the child is in the:

Which is NOT an example of diathesis in the diathesis-stress explanation of abnormality?

The model of abnormality that cites physical processes as being the key to behavior is the:

The term for the form of psychotherapy pioneered by Carl Rogers is:

A response inventory that asks individuals to provide detailed information about their typical thoughts and assumptions is a(n):

A client factor that helps result in positive treatment outcome is:

A person says, "I always trust my first impressions, especially when my first impression of someone is negative." Based on research dealing with clinical interviews, the BEST response to this statement would be:

Randolph is the kind of person who breaks laws and rules with no feeling of guilt and is emotionally shallow. He would probably score high on the MMPI-2 scale called:

A clinical diagnostician is dissatisfied with tests that cannot specify the type of brain damage or brain impairment that clients have. The BEST suggestion for that diagnostician would be to use:

Dr. Martin has just asked a potential client to talk about herself. As she responds, the doctor's next question is based on some interesting point the client made. There are few constraints on the conversation. Dr. Martin has just:

A person taking a polygraph test is suspected of lying when measures of physiological variables such as heart rate and perspiration are:

Approximately how many mental disorders does the DSM-5 list?

Which statement is the BEST response about a scientific opinion on the use of polygraphic evidence?

Which test is NOT a projective test?

One of the assumptions of a functional analysis is that:

A person is required to take a polygraph test as part of a job application. This requirement is:

A cluster of symptoms that go together and define a mental disorder is called a:

When graduate schools choose students based on test scores, college grades, and relevant experience, they are engaging in:

There has been a recent increase in attention to and research in assessment. That said, use of effective assessment tools may be decreasing because:

Which test is a personality inventory?

Another term for developing norms for an assessment tool is:

Clinical interviews are the preferred assessment technique of many practitioners. One particular strength of the interview process is:

If a clinician begins by asking, "Would you tell me about yourself?," the clinician is MOST likely conducting a(n):

Compared to projective tests, personality inventories generally have:

Temporary commitment in an emergency situation is possible if:

Civil commitment is for a person who:

According to Foucha v. Louisiana, hospitalized offenders can only be institutionalized if they are:

Currently, which is the BEST conclusion one can draw about cybertherapy?

The issue underlying the dispute between psychiatrists and psychologists about prescription-prescribing privileges is:

The burden of proof in an insanity case is usually:

"I can't help myself. I had to do it," would likely be a successful insanity defense:

One difficulty with the mentally disordered sex offender classification is that:

What is the basis for making a 2-PC determination to commit on an emergency basis?

Compared to past years, what has changed in the professional roles of psychologists and psychiatrists?

Research indicates that eyewitness testimony is:

A lawyer defending a client whose DNA evidence supports his innocence even though an eyewitness puts the client at the scene of the crime:

Imagine that you are a therapist working on the border between the United States and Mexico but don't speak Spanish. What is proper ethical behavior for you?

A psychologist wanted to accept a client with whom he had previously had a sexual relationship. According to ethical guidelines, the psychologist:

A therapist who is worried that her clients will receive short-term care rather than more promising long-term treatment, and that confidential treatment reports will be read by others, is concerned about:

The fact that lawyers can often find "experts" who convincingly argue both sides of a question suggests that:

Which do NOT belong together in terms of Internet use and potential behavioral disorders?

Which principle is MOST likely to result in a conflict with the mental health professional's obligation to maintain confidentiality for the patient?

Generally speaking, social network users:

What must be true before a person may be tried for a crime and potentially found guilty?

The most appropriate motto for someone with generalized anxiety disorder is:

Sam can't leave for work without going back into his house and making sure that he has taken all of his writing materials. He does this several times before he allows himself to start the car and drive to work. He is frequently late for work because he is so unsure about remembering everything. Sam is displaying:

Luis and Ted both get racing hearts once in a while. When it happens to Ted, he panics and thinks he is going to die. Gradually, he has developed panic attacks if he even thinks that his heart is beating strongly. When Luis's heart starts beating strongly, he looks to his current activity to understand what is producing the sensations (hard work). Ted apparently has a high degree of:

Someone with skin-picking disorder would be LEAST likely to pick skin in which area of the body?

Cognitive therapists believe that generalized anxiety disorder is induced by:

A comprehensive approach that involves several techniques in treating anxiety disorders is called:

A person who is restless, keyed up, and on edge for no apparent reason is experiencing:

The most current research suggests that, among people with obsessive-compulsive disorder, reductions in activity levels in the caudate nuclei result from:

A phobic person is taught to imagine the feared items as part of desensitization training. This is an example of the _____ technique.

Rosa's heart was racing (from the four cups of coffee she had just finished), but she thought she might be having a heart attack. Her fear seemed to be increasing without end. This might be the beginning of a:

When someone who is about to leave for work checks the stove 10 times to make sure it is turned off, that person is exhibiting a(n):

If the idea of "preparedness" is accurate, then:

People who experience obsessions show:

GABA, an inhibitory neurotransmitter believed to be involved in reducing the excitability of neurons in the brain, has been implicated in the etiology of:

According to Freud, children who are prevented from expressing id impulses—making mud pies, playing war, and exploring their genitals—are at risk for developing:

According to Freud, a generalized anxiety disorder is MOST likely to result when:

Antidepressant drugs are frequently effective in treating panic attacks. The disorder is related to levels of the neurotransmitter:

People with panic disorder experience body sensations:

Psychodynamic therapies as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorders:

A person who believes that one should be thoroughly competent and adequate and achieve in all possible aspects is displaying:

A client receiving treatment for identity disorder is progressing well through therapy; then, fusion occurs. MOST likely, the client has:

How do results from evoked potential studies support the idea of the existence of multiple personalities?

Which statement accurately describes the sympathetic nervous system pathway of the stress response?

Ever since the auto accident, during which he was miraculously unhurt, Paul has not been the same. He forgets appointments, friends' names, and even things done in the last few days. His amnesia is termed:

How concerned should we be about victims of sexual assault and terror? Is there a very great risk that they will experience PTSD?

The statement, "This is awful, but I guess I can deal with it like I do everything else," represents one person's:

A feeling of detachment from oneself could be diagnosed as PTSD or depersonalization disorder. How would one decide which diagnosis is BEST?

Years after the U.S. Civil War was over, many veterans diagnosed with "melancholia" or "soldier's heart" still experienced vivid flashbacks of their combat experiences, as well as nightmares and guilt about what they had done. Today, their MOST likely diagnosis would be:

Someone you know has just been diagnosed with an adjustment disorder. You can be reasonably sure that this person's disorder is:

"The therapist wants me to imagine scenes where I was in combat and imagine them like I was there. I don't want to do that! How can this possibly help me?" Which is the BEST answer you can give to a combat veteran who says this?

Posttraumatic stress disorders:

An individual who had suffered from dissociative fugue likely would have experienced all of the following EXCEPT:

Feeling that your hands and feet are smaller or bigger than usual or that you are in a dreamlike state is called:

Depersonalization _____, while derealization _____.

A combat veteran undergoing "eye movement desensitization and reprocessing" is experiencing:

Dorian was only 10 miles away from Mount St. Helens when it erupted with one of the largest blasts in history. There was ash and lava everywhere, and he was terrified and sure he was going to die. When rescue teams found him a week later, he was cold, hungry, and scared. More than a year later, he still had nightmares and woke up in a cold sweat. This description BEST fits a(n):

Modern studies suggest that the average number of subpersonalities in cases of dissociative identity disorder in women is about:

What effect has the use of sodium amobarbital had in treating dissociative amnesia and fugue?

If you studied for this exam while you were unusually happy, you will probably do best taking it while you are:

A flash flood hits a small Appalachian community. Those providing critical incident stress debriefing intervention would:

A 12-year-old middle-school European-American girl from a middle-class socioeconomic background has been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Which of her characteristics is MOST unusual for those with bipolar I disorder diagnosis?

After a couple divorced, you learn that one of them is suffering from depression. MOST likely:

A woman being treated for postpartum depression after the birth of her first child is most likely to:

Which is a behavioral symptom of depression?

A young woman believes that everything negative that happens to her is her own fault, that she ruins everything, and that she always will. The therapist diagnoses her as suffering from a learned helplessness-induced depression because she attributes negative events in her life to:

Which would provide the BEST evidence for the cognitive explanation for depression?

A person displaying sadness, lack of energy, headaches, and feelings of low self-worth is showing all of the following symptoms EXCEPT:

The dean of academic affairs visits a professor's class as part of a tenure review. At the conclusion of the lecture, the dean exits hurriedly, without saying a word to the professor. The professor, who is prone to depression, concludes, "The dean hated my class so much he was too embarrassed to speak to me." This is an example of a(n):

Assume that a new study suggests the corpus callosum may cause unipolar depression by moving messages too slowly from one cerebral hemisphere to the other. This study would be:

Someone receiving treatment for depression periodically completes an Attributional Style Questionnaire, which is designed to measure the therapy's effectiveness. The theoretical orientation of the therapist is MOST likely:

The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to say, "Tell me about the quality of mutual support you receive from your marriage," is a:

Which statement accurately reflects current research findings?

If you wanted to be on the cutting edge of research regarding the causes of bipolar disorders as we understand them today, you would MOST likely do research on:

A decrease in social rewards, especially a decrease in social support such as that found in a happy marriage, may precede the onset of depression, providing evidence for which theoretical perspectives?

As a result of taking antidepressant drugs, a person is experiencing increased production of new neurons in the hippocampus. This is:

If we ultimately find that people with unipolar depression have certain biochemical characteristics, certain cognitive characteristics, and certain life stressors, then we will have evidence that:

Which statement is true for women experiencing postpartum depression regarding psychotherapy for depression?

According to Freudian theory, depression results in part from:

Which statement is NOT generally accurate regarding gender and depression?

The type of clinician who would be MOST likely to ask "What are some things you enjoy doing, and how often do you do them?" would be a: