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Test prep for abnormal psychology at Mohawk College
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If you were interested in using cognitive assessments you look at the thinking patterns
False
True
2
Hysteria was classified as an issue with the women’s uterus. Hippocrates treatment included penetration from men.
False
True
3
open-ended;interviewer determines which questions to ask rather than following a standard interview format=
Unstructured
False
True
4
What is the pivotal event that led to increased deinstitutionalization here in Canada and worldwide?
Electroconvulsive therapy
chlorpromazine (an anti-psychotic medication) for schizophrenia)
Moral Therapy
SSRIs
5
What does Soma mean?
Abnormal behaviour
A neurotransmitter
The mind
The body
6
How were individuals confirmed as a "witch"
Searching for the devils mark
water float test
The witch hunting manual
All of the above
7
It is easy to determine whether a behavior/person is “abnormal”
False
True
8
People with mental illness are poor and/or less intelligent.
True
False
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Panic disorder central feature = occurrence of repeated, unexpected panic attacks
True
False
10
Analog observation is done in natural environment
True
False
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CNS = central nervous system (brain spinal cord), neurotransmitters, brain structures.
True
False
12
Moral Therapy is - Providing humane treatment in relaxed, decent and encouraging environment will restore functioning.
True
False
13
Abnormal psychology is The branch of science of psychology that addresses the ...
description, causes and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns.
abnormal behaviour patterns among North Americans
Abnormal behaviour patterns among different cultures
the root cause of abnormal behaviour in humans and animals
14
Who claimed mental illness was just a myth used to label and stigmatize people
sigmund freud
Hippocrates
John Locke
Thomas Szasz
15
PNS = (peripheral nervous system) – Flight or flight mode or human displays variability
True
False
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Endocrine systems (glands) – is a series of glands that manufacture and secretes hormones.
True
False
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Self-actualization is realizing one's potential
False
True
18
WAIS-IV stands for
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
False
True
19
According to the Humoural Theory, excess blood is related to "“sanguine” – cheerfulness"
False
True
20
According to the Humoural Theory, ill temper is associated with black bile
True
False
21
Genes – usually the result of polygenic processes + inherit a predisposition for a disorder
False
True
22
Who introduced the medical model ?
Hippocrates
Freud
Galen
A & B
23
Most health psychologists endorese the biopsychosocial model.
False
True
24
What % of Canadians will suffer from a mental health issue at some point in their lives?
75%
45%
15%
20%
25
4 categories of the two intelligence subtests are...
BTD, CPT, TDB, LKM
RCM, TCP, LMP, DSH
None
VCI,PRI,WMI, PSI
26
Trichotillomania = hair pulling disorder
False
True
27
In-vivo is therapy session in an office
True
False
28
Emil Kraepelin believed at mental disorders were like physical disorders, in that their causes may be biological
True
False
29
Aaron Beck: Depression-prone people adopt a habitual style of negative thinking (cognitive triad of depression)
False
True
30
Who advocated for moral therapy ?
Freud
Pussin, Pinel and La Bicêtre
Emil Kraepelin
Ruth Kajander & Heinz Lehman
31
Sigmund Freud examined the relative strength of the id, ego and superego as well as ...
none of the above
emphasized unconsciousness
Early childhood experiences
both red and blue
32
categories of projective tests are...
free association, Inkblot, Thematic and sentence completion
None
WAIS, IV, WISC,
Unstructured Interview,Semi-structured Interview, Structured Interview
33
Humanistic theorists were ...
Blue and red
Carl Rogers
None of the above
Abraham maslow
34
Anna O- hysteria-was treated with catharsis by talking freely about unpleasant & traumatic experiences. Who treated her?
she was left untreated
Charcot
Breuer
Freud
35
Manic-depressive psychosis is known as Bipolar disorder today
True
False
36
What is Trephination?
Chaining a person to a bed for a long period of time
performing an exorcism
Depriving a person of food and water
hammering a hole into an individual's skull to release evil spirits
37
Malfunction in neurotransmitter systems (dopamine, serotonin, norepamine, GABA) are linked to mental health problems
True
False
38
What was the Rosenhan's experiment ?
Group of students who were put in jail as prisoners and as guards
exposing a women to feathers who is terrified of birds
Normal people faked symptopms and doctors could not tell they were faking
A basketball game where a person wearing a bear costume appears
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social phobia= Excessive fear of engaging in behaviours that involve public scrutiny / negative evaluation
True
False
40
blood injection injury – does not engage the ANS
True
False
41
True or false? People with mental illness are violent and dangerous.
True
False
42
During the Medieval times the treatment to abnormal behaviour was exorcisms
False
True
43
There is a genetic component to most psychological disorders
False
True
44
What is Dementia praecox is known as schizophrenia today
False
True
45
Who tried to prove hysteria was psychological in nature using hypnosis?
Charcot
John Locke
Sigmund Freud
Breuer
46
Compulsions = repetitive behaviours that a person feels compelled
False
True
47
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI -II) has 21 items
False
True
48
universal standards/rules for labeling behaviour as abnormal are
behaviour is maladaptive or self-defeating and dangerous
All of the above
interpretation of reality is faulty, significant personal distress
unusual behaviour and violates social norms
49
According to the Humoural Theory, excess phlegm is associated with ...
“choleric” – ill temper
“phlegmatic” – listlessnes
“melancholia” – gloom
“sanguine” – cheerfulness
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The demonological model was based on the belief that abnormal behaviours are supernatural phenomenons
True
False
51
Obsessions =Intrusive, unwanted, & recurrent thought, image, or urge
True
False
52
What is the most common diagnosis?
Body dysmorphic disorder
Depression
OCD
Eating disorders
53
Medical model introduced the idea that illness of the body and mind sprouts from natural causes.
True
False
54
two types of personality tests are...
Self report and projective tests
None
WAIS & IV
WISC - IV
55
GAD central feature = tendency to worry excessively about a
number
of events and activities; “free-floating anxiety”
True
False
56
Who does the humoural theory come from?
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Hippocrates
Galen
57
Anxiety = general state of apprehension or foreboding
False
True
58
Freud was influenced by by Charcot and Breuer
True
False
59
Freud accessed the unconsciousness via
ECT
lobotomy
free associatio and dream analysis
Hypnosis
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What are some common diagnosis ?
Dementia, concurrent disorders and eating disorders
Anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder
Body dysmorphic Disorder, Anti social personality disorder, OCD
None of the above
61
Mental illness is caused by a personal weakness.
False
True
62
Operant conditioning (B.F Skinner) is learned behaviour based on consequences.
False
True
63
In class, we watched a short video clip on Walter Freeman and the transorbital lobotomy, what tool was used?
An Icepick
A hammer
A screwdriver
A metal rod
64
Albert Ellis says a person's belief about an event causes emotional consequences
False
True
65
Emil Kraeplin offered an early classification system of mental disorders
True
False
66
Describe the conditions of the various asylums in Europe (e.g., La Bicêtre, Bedlam) and North America 1400s - 1800s
all of the above
Patients were often chained to their beds
Asylums had physically disabled and destitute along with the mentally ill
Overall treated poorly
67
what is agoraphobia?
fear of birds
fear of elevators
fear of the market place
fear of spiders
68
What is Excoriation disorder = recurrent skin picking
False
True
69
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? severe preoccupation with defect in appearance in any part of the body
False
True
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According to the Humoural Theory, Black bile is associated with melancholia or gloominess
False
True
71
What mimics anxiety disorders?
None
type 2 diabetes, cancer and bipolar disorder
Major depressive disorder, anti personality disorder and OCD
Heat disease, thyroid problem, substance abuse, respiratory disorder
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Hormones play a role in many behaviour like hypoglycemia, overactive thyroid and high levels of adrenaline.
False
True
73
General paresis of the insane or GPI was an advanced stage of syphilis
True
False
74
Individuals could have had mental illnesses and exhibited abnormal behaviours which deemed them a witch
False
True
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ANS = the sympathetic (mobilizes the body) and parasympathetic nervous system (relaxes the body).
True
False
76
What was the witch hunting manual called?
Malleus Maleficarum
None of the above
Carpe vinum
Ad astra per aspera
77
Although many people suffer from a mental health issue, many people will not seek help. why?
people do not want help
There is no help available
Cost awarenesss and stigma
It is not covered by OHIP
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According to the Humoural Theory, yellow bile is associated with ill temper
False
True
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Classical conditioning is learning from positive associations
False
True
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interviewer is guided by a general outline but is free to modify the order in which questions are asked and to branch
None of the above
Unstructured Interview
Structured Interview
Semi-structured Interview
81
Hippocrates explain abnormality as the underlying biological process
False
True
82
WISC-IV stands for
Weschler Intelligence Test for Children
True
False
83
Humoural theory includes 4 biles, black, yellow, blood and phlegm.
False
True
84
MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) is the –most widely used objective personality test
True
False
85
What are some of the consequences of the prejudice and discrimination that many people face?
Contributes to self-stigma
Both B & C
Isolates the individual from support systems
Loss of job
86
psychologists can prescribe medication
False
True
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Diathesis to stress to manifestation of developed disorders
False
True
