Psych Disorders and Treatment

Question 1

Phobias are learned through _ and maintained by _

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classical conditioning, operant conditioning

Question 2

Dr. B uses combinations of verbal interventions and behaviour modification techniques, she is a

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Cognitive behavioural therapist

Question 3

Andy is impulsive, manipulative, aggressive, and exhibits behaviour that rejects social norms:

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Andy has antisocial personality disorder

Question 4

Jane is more likely to develop schizophrenia because her mother has it. This is an example of:

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Concordance rate

Question 5

DSM stands for:

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Question 6

The class of disorders marked by loss of consciousness or memory, and disruption of identity

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Dissociative disorders

Question 7

Involves verbal interactions intended to enhance clients' self-knowledge

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Insight therapies

Question 8

A diminished ability to experience pleasure:

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Anhedonia

Question 9

A disorder that involves alternating periods of major depression, followed by hypomania

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Bipolar II disorder

Question 10

The study of the disruption of mental or physical disorders in a population:

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Epidemiology

Question 11

Which of these is NOT a negative symptom?

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Binge eating

Question 12

A sensory perception that occurs in the absence of real stimulus is called:

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Hallucination

Question 13

Which of the following is a developmental disorder?

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ASD

Question 14

A recovery from a disorder that occurs without formal treatment

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Spontaneous remission

Question 15

Jake has a cocaine addiction, and has recently been diagnosed with OCD. This is an example of:

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Comorbidity, Dual diagnosis

Question 16

Brian begins to speak to his therapist as though she is his overbearing mother. This is:

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Transference

Question 17

To help Pete with his phobia of snakes, his therapist brought a snake to the session. This is:

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Exposure therapy

Question 18

Which class of disorder is marked by emotional disturbances that disrupt thought processes?

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Mood disorders

Question 19

The class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety.

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Anxiety disorders

Question 20

Reece engages in binge eating, followed by abuse of laxatives. Reece likely has:

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Bulimia nervosa

Question 21

Which model proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behaviour as a disease?

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Medical

Question 22

People who have cyclothymic disorder have milder symptoms of:

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Bipolar disorder

Question 23

James believes that he is more likely to drown in a lake than a pool. This is an example of:

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Availability heuristic

Question 24

Which of the following is NOT a cluster of personality disorders?

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Paranoid/ hypersensitive

Question 25

The prognosis is:

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A forecast

Question 26

An example of aversion therapy is:

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Putting emesis-inducing drugs in alcohol

Question 27

False beliefs that are maintained even though they are clearly out of touch with reality

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Delusions

Question 28

Persistent uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts and urges to engage in rituals:

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 29

Systematic desensitization is used for clients who have:

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Phobias

Question 30

Insight therapy where clients play a major role in determining the direction of their therapy

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Client-centred

Question 31

Hallucinations, delusions, bizarre behaviour, and wild flights of ideas are all:

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Positive symptoms

Question 32

Which of the following is NOT a criteria of abnormal behaviour?

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Atypical development

Question 33

A sudden loss of memory for important personal information

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Dissociative amnesia

Question 34

The apparent causation and developmental history of an illness is called the:

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Etiology

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