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PSY 3304 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


Which statement describes the biggest limitation of correlational research? -
ANSWER It does not allow conclusions about cause-and-effect relationships

Which group of Americans has the highest overall rate of suicide - ANSWER
American Indians

Which term was the earliest used to describe those who we now refer to as
"mentally ill"? - ANSWER unstable

The state of stress has two components - ANSWER stressor and stress response

Derek looked at his car and knew it was his, but felt like he had never seen it
before. Derek may have been experiencing: - ANSWER jamais vu.

If a client said to you, "My roommate told me that she has other friends on campus,
so I think that she must completely hate me," what sort of cognitive error would
this be considered? - ANSWER dichotomous thinking

People who suffer from _____ unrealistically interpret bodily symptoms as signs of
a serious illness. - ANSWER hypochondriasis

Gestalt therapy was developed by: - ANSWER Frederick (Fritz) Perls

Huntington's disease has been traced to a loss of cells in the: - ANSWER basal
ganglia

In 1883, Emil Kraepelin developed the first modern classification system for
abnormal behaviour, and his categories formed the foundation for psychological
disorders found in which modern classification system? - ANSWER Diagnostic
and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

The hormone that may indirectly play a role in depression is: - ANSWER
melatonin.

, Psychologists have found differences in which type of anxiety may appear soon
after birth. - ANSWER trait anxiety

According to humanistic theorists, people develop generalized anxiety disorder
when: - ANSWER they repeatedly deny their true thoughts, emotions, and
behaviours

If a research study concludes that the less coffee you drink, the less anxiety you
experience, the researchers MOST likely used: - ANSWER the correlational
method.

The Three Faces of Eve chronicles a _____ study of a woman who displayed three
different personalities. - ANSWER case

Psychodynamic theorists believe that dissociative disorders are caused by the
defence mechanism of: - ANSWER repression

The form of bipolar disorder characterized by episodes of hypomania alternating
with major depressive episodes is: - ANSWER bipolar II disorder.

Psychodynamic theorists say that _____ and _____ are the two mechanisms at
work in hysterical somatoform disorders. - ANSWER primary gain; secondary gain

According to Freud, what are the forces that lead a person to attempt or commit
suicide? - ANSWER A real or symbolic loss leads to a defense mechanism called
introjection, and this in turn leads to suicide as an extreme expression of
internalized anger and self-hatred.



Low _____ activity accompanied by high _____ activity may lead to mania. -
ANSWER serotonin; norepinephrine



A treatment package called a stress-management program that is used to treat
generalized anxiety disorder would NOT include: - ANSWER antianxiety
medication.

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