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Test prep for abnormal psychology at Mohawk College
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psychologists can prescribe medication
True
False
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Hormones play a role in many behaviour like hypoglycemia, overactive thyroid and high levels of adrenaline.
True
False
3
According to the Humoural Theory, excess blood is related to "“sanguine” – cheerfulness"
False
True
4
What is Excoriation disorder = recurrent skin picking
True
False
5
open-ended;interviewer determines which questions to ask rather than following a standard interview format=
Unstructured
False
True
6
Anxiety = general state of apprehension or foreboding
False
True
7
According to the Humoural Theory, Black bile is associated with melancholia or gloominess
True
False
8
what is agoraphobia?
fear of spiders
fear of birds
fear of the market place
fear of elevators
9
ANS = the sympathetic (mobilizes the body) and parasympathetic nervous system (relaxes the body).
True
False
10
Who claimed mental illness was just a myth used to label and stigmatize people
John Locke
Thomas Szasz
sigmund freud
Hippocrates
11
Compulsions = repetitive behaviours that a person feels compelled
False
True
12
PNS = (peripheral nervous system) – Flight or flight mode or human displays variability
False
True
13
In-vivo is therapy session in an office
False
True
14
GAD central feature = tendency to worry excessively about a
number
of events and activities; “free-floating anxiety”
True
False
15
The demonological model was based on the belief that abnormal behaviours are supernatural phenomenons
True
False
16
Freud was influenced by by Charcot and Breuer
False
True
17
4 categories of the two intelligence subtests are...
BTD, CPT, TDB, LKM
RCM, TCP, LMP, DSH
None
VCI,PRI,WMI, PSI
18
interviewer is guided by a general outline but is free to modify the order in which questions are asked and to branch
Unstructured Interview
Structured Interview
Semi-structured Interview
None of the above
19
Diathesis to stress to manifestation of developed disorders
False
True
20
Panic disorder central feature = occurrence of repeated, unexpected panic attacks
True
False
21
Describe the conditions of the various asylums in Europe (e.g., La Bicêtre, Bedlam) and North America 1400s - 1800s
Overall treated poorly
Asylums had physically disabled and destitute along with the mentally ill
Patients were often chained to their beds
all of the above
22
Medical model introduced the idea that illness of the body and mind sprouts from natural causes.
True
False
23
During the Medieval times the treatment to abnormal behaviour was exorcisms
False
True
24
Humanistic theorists were ...
Abraham maslow
Blue and red
None of the above
Carl Rogers
25
General paresis of the insane or GPI was an advanced stage of syphilis
True
False
26
Operant conditioning (B.F Skinner) is learned behaviour based on consequences.
True
False
27
universal standards/rules for labeling behaviour as abnormal are
interpretation of reality is faulty, significant personal distress
behaviour is maladaptive or self-defeating and dangerous
unusual behaviour and violates social norms
All of the above
28
two types of personality tests are...
None
Self report and projective tests
WAIS & IV
WISC - IV
29
According to the Humoural Theory, ill temper is associated with black bile
True
False
30
What is Dementia praecox is known as schizophrenia today
False
True
31
Most health psychologists endorese the biopsychosocial model.
False
True
32
What are some common diagnosis ?
Anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder
None of the above
Dementia, concurrent disorders and eating disorders
Body dysmorphic Disorder, Anti social personality disorder, OCD
33
Freud accessed the unconsciousness via
Hypnosis
lobotomy
ECT
free associatio and dream analysis
34
Anna O- hysteria-was treated with catharsis by talking freely about unpleasant & traumatic experiences. Who treated her?
she was left untreated
Charcot
Freud
Breuer
35
What are some of the consequences of the prejudice and discrimination that many people face?
Both B & C
Loss of job
Isolates the individual from support systems
Contributes to self-stigma
36
Manic-depressive psychosis is known as Bipolar disorder today
False
True
37
CNS = central nervous system (brain spinal cord), neurotransmitters, brain structures.
False
True
38
If you were interested in using cognitive assessments you look at the thinking patterns
True
False
39
What % of Canadians will suffer from a mental health issue at some point in their lives?
15%
20%
45%
75%
40
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder? severe preoccupation with defect in appearance in any part of the body
True
False
41
Emil Kraeplin offered an early classification system of mental disorders
True
False
42
Who does the humoural theory come from?
Galen
Hippocrates
John Locke
Jean Jacques Rousseau
43
WAIS-IV stands for
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale
True
False
44
Classical conditioning is learning from positive associations
False
True
45
What mimics anxiety disorders?
None
Heat disease, thyroid problem, substance abuse, respiratory disorder
type 2 diabetes, cancer and bipolar disorder
Major depressive disorder, anti personality disorder and OCD
46
Hippocrates explain abnormality as the underlying biological process
False
True
47
What does Soma mean?
The mind
Abnormal behaviour
The body
A neurotransmitter
48
Sigmund Freud examined the relative strength of the id, ego and superego as well as ...
Early childhood experiences
none of the above
emphasized unconsciousness
both red and blue
49
Genes – usually the result of polygenic processes + inherit a predisposition for a disorder
False
True
50
Self-actualization is realizing one's potential
False
True
51
social phobia= Excessive fear of engaging in behaviours that involve public scrutiny / negative evaluation
False
True
52
Aaron Beck: Depression-prone people adopt a habitual style of negative thinking (cognitive triad of depression)
True
False
53
What is Trephination?
performing an exorcism
hammering a hole into an individual's skull to release evil spirits
Chaining a person to a bed for a long period of time
Depriving a person of food and water
54
Individuals could have had mental illnesses and exhibited abnormal behaviours which deemed them a witch
False
True
55
In class, we watched a short video clip on Walter Freeman and the transorbital lobotomy, what tool was used?
A metal rod
A hammer
A screwdriver
An Icepick
56
What was the witch hunting manual called?
Ad astra per aspera
None of the above
Malleus Maleficarum
Carpe vinum
57
MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory) is the –most widely used objective personality test
True
False
58
Abnormal psychology is The branch of science of psychology that addresses the ...
the root cause of abnormal behaviour in humans and animals
description, causes and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns.
Abnormal behaviour patterns among different cultures
abnormal behaviour patterns among North Americans
59
Although many people suffer from a mental health issue, many people will not seek help. why?
It is not covered by OHIP
There is no help available
people do not want help
Cost awarenesss and stigma
60
Trichotillomania = hair pulling disorder
False
True
61
It is easy to determine whether a behavior/person is “abnormal”
True
False
62
Mental illness is caused by a personal weakness.
True
False
63
True or false? People with mental illness are violent and dangerous.
False
True
64
blood injection injury – does not engage the ANS
False
True
65
Who tried to prove hysteria was psychological in nature using hypnosis?
Charcot
Breuer
John Locke
Sigmund Freud
66
Who advocated for moral therapy ?
Pussin, Pinel and La Bicêtre
Emil Kraepelin
Freud
Ruth Kajander & Heinz Lehman
67
There is a genetic component to most psychological disorders
False
True
68
Obsessions =Intrusive, unwanted, & recurrent thought, image, or urge
True
False
69
Hysteria was classified as an issue with the women’s uterus. Hippocrates treatment included penetration from men.
False
True
70
Endocrine systems (glands) – is a series of glands that manufacture and secretes hormones.
False
True
71
categories of projective tests are...
free association, Inkblot, Thematic and sentence completion
WAIS, IV, WISC,
None
Unstructured Interview,Semi-structured Interview, Structured Interview
72
Analog observation is done in natural environment
False
True
73
Who introduced the medical model ?
Hippocrates
Galen
Freud
A & B
74
Moral Therapy is - Providing humane treatment in relaxed, decent and encouraging environment will restore functioning.
False
True
75
Albert Ellis says a person's belief about an event causes emotional consequences
True
False
76
What was the Rosenhan's experiment ?
A basketball game where a person wearing a bear costume appears
Normal people faked symptopms and doctors could not tell they were faking
exposing a women to feathers who is terrified of birds
Group of students who were put in jail as prisoners and as guards
77
What is the most common diagnosis?
Depression
OCD
Body dysmorphic disorder
Eating disorders
78
Humoural theory includes 4 biles, black, yellow, blood and phlegm.
False
True
79
WISC-IV stands for
Weschler Intelligence Test for Children
False
True
80
Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI -II) has 21 items
True
False
81
What is the pivotal event that led to increased deinstitutionalization here in Canada and worldwide?
chlorpromazine (an anti-psychotic medication) for schizophrenia)
Electroconvulsive therapy
SSRIs
Moral Therapy
82
According to the Humoural Theory, yellow bile is associated with ill temper
True
False
83
Malfunction in neurotransmitter systems (dopamine, serotonin, norepamine, GABA) are linked to mental health problems
False
True
84
According to the Humoural Theory, excess phlegm is associated with ...
“melancholia” – gloom
“sanguine” – cheerfulness
“phlegmatic” – listlessnes
“choleric” – ill temper
85
Emil Kraepelin believed at mental disorders were like physical disorders, in that their causes may be biological
False
True
86
How were individuals confirmed as a "witch"
water float test
The witch hunting manual
Searching for the devils mark
All of the above
87
People with mental illness are poor and/or less intelligent.
True
False
