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CLINICAL PSYCH AND MENTAL HEALTHFINAL EXAM REVIEW
The most accurate summary of the field of abnormal psychology at the present time is
that clinical psychologists generally... - does not accept one definition of abnormality
and practice more than one form of treatment
Using the four d's to define abnormal behavior... - is still often vague and subjective
Deviant behavior is behavior that... - violates the society's norms
Which depressed person would be the LEAST likely to be diagnosed with a mental
disorder because of the specific circumstances present - someone whose community
was recently destroyed by a hurricane
People who engage in frenetic, manic activity may not experience distress. their
behavior is... - nevertheless considered abnormal
which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for oneself and
work productively - dysfunction
which statement about distress is TRUE - distress is a subjective experience
despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not... -
dangerous
according to thomas szaz's views, the psychological conditions that some call mental
illness are really... - problems in living
according to jerome frank, all forms of therapy have three essential features: a sufferer
who seeks relief, a trained and socially accepted healer, and a(n): - series of contacts
between the sufferer and healer
it is thought that people in prehistoric societies believed abnormal behavior resulted
from... - evil spirits that invaded the body and mind
hippocrates' contribution to the development of understanding mental illness was the
view that such conditions were the result of: - natural causes
a condition that people in the middle ages included in the general mass madness was: -
lycanthropy
,the discovery of the link between general paresis and syphilis was made by: - richard
von krafft-ebing
freud believed that all functioning, normal and abnormal, originates from: - unconscious
psychological processes
surveys have found that 43% of people today believe that mental illness is caused by: -
something people bring on themselves
drugs designed to decrease extremely confused and distorted thinking are termed: -
antipsychotics
which pair of words BEST describes the current emphasis on mental health - prevention
and positive psychology
efforts to help people develop personally meaningful activities and healthy relationships
are a part of: - the clinical practice of positive psychology
critics of managed care programs for mental health services state that these programs:
- favor treatments whose results are typically shorter lasting
which statement BEST describes the effect of technology on mental health - technology
provides new triggers for abnormal behaviors
clinical researchers are usually concerned with a(n) ______________ understanding of
abnormality, while practitioners focus on a(n) _____________ understanding -
nomothetic; idiographic
the statement or prediction made about a potential causal relationship in a proposed
study is called the: - hypothesis
a psychologist does a study of an individual involving a history, tests, and interviews of
associates. a clear picture is constructed of this individual so her behavior is better
understood. this study is a(n): - case study
internal validity reflects how well a study: - rules out the effects of all variables except
those being studied
the ability to generalize results from a study of certain individuals to other individuals not
studied is called: - external validity
a researcher finds that individuals who report larger numbers of hassles in their lives
usually also report higher levels of stress. those who report fewer hassles report lower
levels of stress. the correlation between number of hassles and stress level is: - positive
, the major advantage of a correlational study over a case study is that it: - has better
external validity
which is an aspect of the experimental approach - the manipulation of a variable by the
researcher
a psychologist was interested in the effect of hunger on psychological disturbances. the
psychologist deprived half of a group of healthy volunteers of food for one day and fed
the other half normally. the next day, all participants took the MMPI-2. what was the
independent variable - the level of food deprivation
more than 70% of psychology studies use college students as participants. the
acronym___________ is often used to describe the demographics of this population -
WEIRD
which statement distinguishes a quasi-experimental study from a "pure" experiment -
the quasi-experiment does not allow for manipulation of the independent variable
the form of experiment used MOST often to study the psychological effects of unusual
or unpredictable events is: - natural
which term is an analogue study - studying the effects of stress in nonhumans
researchers using a longitudinal study design observe: - the same group of individuals
on many occasions over a long period of time
studies that determine the incidence and prevalence of a disorder in a particular
population are called: - epidemiological studies
the total number of cases of a disorder in the population is called the: - prevalence
ten new cases of schizophrenia were diagnosed in a small town in the midwest this
week. this observation refers to the _____________ of schizophrenia in this small
population - incidence
the major ethical concern with research on facebook users is: - facebook users don't
always know they are being studied
the finding that american women have higher rates of anxiety and depression than
american men do is MOST likely to be produced by _______________ research -
epidemiological
experimenters are generally willing to: - subject animals to more discomfort than
humans
using natural experiments, researchers have learned quite a lot about: - stress disorders
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