Understanding Psychology

Psychology Exam 4 (Chapters 12, 13 and 14)
1 Ellie is a graduate student in psychology at the local university. She is interested in one day specializing in the study of abnormal behavior. What area of psychology should she focus on in school?
1 health psychology
2 psychopathology
3 psychobiology
4 developmental psychology
5 school psychology
2 Gigi, who has schizophrenia, believes that she was sent by God to one day rule the world. Her belief is an example of a(n)
1 phobia.
2 delusion.
3 alogia.
4 hallucination.
5 clang association.
3 The psychological view sees mental disorders as an interaction of biological, behavioral, cognitive, __________, and __________ factors.
a) social; psychological
1 developmental; social-cultural
2 social; societal
3 societal; genetic
4 genetic; societal
4 During the Middle Ages, authorities involved in the Inquisition viewed mental illness as due to
1 genetics.
2 an imbalance of humors.
3 brain structure abnormality.
4 unconscious conflicts.
5 the Devil.
5 The view that mental disorders are diseases of the mind that have objective causes and require specific treatment is known as the
a) clinical model.
5 diathesis view.
6 medical model of mental disorder.
7 psychodynamic model.
8 psychotrauma model.
6 Physicians trained in the medical model of mental disorder are most likely to treat their patients by
1 teaching about stress reduction.
2 probing their unconscious.
3 asking about patients’ self-esteem.
4 exploring the patients’ childhood.
5 prescribing medications.
7 A behavioral therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following causes is the most likely focus of this therapist’s intervention?
a) learned behaviors of depression
9 unusual levels of neurotransmitters
10 negative interpretations of life events
a superego that is too harsh and strict
hiding from one’s own feelings and experiences
8 The cognitive perspective views ________ as key factors in mental disorder.
a) how we perceive, feel, think, and remember .
our unconscious influences
our search for self-actualization
chemical imbalances
learning
9 Dr. Nwoambi is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nwoambi would most likely refer to the _________ to assist her in diagnosing her client’s psychological disorder.
a) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR)
Textbook of Psychological Disorders (TPD)
Textbook of Physiological Disorders (TPD)
The International Pathology Reference Index (IPRI)
10 ________ has been referred to as the “common cold” of psychological problems.
1 Anxiety
2 Depression
3 A personality disorder
4 An eating disorder
5 Alcohol abuse
Which of the following is Mayberg’s explanation for depressive disorders?
a) Depression is a result of learned helplessness.
1 Depression results when a person turns his or her anger inward on oneself.
2 Depression is a result of distortions in thinking.
3 Depression results from the brain’s mood-reg...