Psychology Core Concepts Exam Questions And Answers
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Which factor helps to determine whether a behaviour or feeling is evidence of a psychological disorder?
a. Whether the behaviour or feeling is pleasant
b. Whether or not the behaviour is legal
c. Whether the behaviour or feeling is appropr...
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Which factor helps to determine whether a behaviour or feeling is evidence of a psychological
disorder?
a. Whether the behaviour or feeling is pleasant
b. Whether or not the behaviour is legal
c. Whether the behaviour or feeling is appropriate to the norms of the dominant culture
d. Whether the behaviour or feeling is appropriate to the situation
The news just reported that a hurricane is headed toward your home. You feel anxious and can't
decide what to do first to prepare. Which of the following best describes your response?
a. Faulty behaviour
b. Abnormal behaviour
c. Normal behaviour
d. Unusual behaviour
Your neighbour confides that she is worried because she believes that several government agencies
have bugged her phone and are out to get her. What does this kind of thinking suggest?
a. That she is suffering from anxiety
b. That she is in real danger
c. That she is suffering from hallucinations
d. That she is suffering from ideas of persecution
Why do people who are drinking too much, smoking too much, and fighting with their family likely
decide to seek help?
a. They realize that these behaviours are bizarre
b. They realize that these behaviours are rare
c. They realize that these behaviours are persecuting others
d. They realize that these behaviours are dysfunctional
According to the PSYCH text, what do we need to consider when determining whether a certain
behaviour is regarded as socially acceptable?
a. The medical field in which the behaviour is classified
b. The cultural context in which the behaviour occurs
c. The decisions of psychologists regarding the unusual nature of the behaviour
d. The observer's perception of the particular behaviour
, Which of the following can the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual be used to determine?
a. Whether or not someone is sane
b. Psychological disorders
c. The rarity of observable behaviour
d. Level of intellectual functioning
At approximately what stage of development do psychological disorders most often begin?
a. Childhood or adolescence
b. Early or middle adulthood
c. Old age
d. Infancy
Which of the following is NOT linked to the causes of neurodevelopmental disorders?
a. Complications during pregnancy
b. Vaccinations
c. The age of the parents
d. General stress of the mother
What is a delusion?
a. An unrealistic viewpoint
b. A false belief
c. Disconnected idea
d. A hallucination
A patient suffering from schizophrenia confides that the police are "out to get her." From what type of
delusions does this patient suffer?
a. Delusions of catatonia
b. Delusions of grandeur
c. Delusions of disorganization
d. Delusions of persecution
Dawson suffers from schizophrenia and regularly experiences hallucinations and delusions. What type
of symptoms are the hallucinations and delusions?
a. Negative symptoms
b. Severe symptoms
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