PSY 308 Exam Questions and Answers Graded A+
Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not: - Answers dangerous
Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be experiencing a mental illness because - Answers they freely choose and enjoy their beha...
Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not: - Answers dangerous
Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be experiencing a mental illness because -
Answers they freely choose and enjoy their behavior.
Which development was part of the legacy of Dorothea Dix? - Answers State mental hospitals
Acquiring insight about unconscious psychological processes is a feature of: - Answers psychoanalysis
A medical researcher develops a drug that decreases symptoms of depression and other mood
disorders. This drug would be classified as: - Answers psychotropic
Drugs that alleviate the symptoms of mental dysfunction by affecting the brain are called - Answers
psychotropics
A community program works to lower the poverty rate. What kind of principle of mental health care is
exhibited by this approach? - Answers prevention
A physician who offers psychotherapy is called a - Answers psychiatrist
Research suggests that one negative effect of adolescents using social media sites is that these sites ma -
Answers increase peer pressure and social anxiety
Which is an example of a case study? - Answers a long-term study of a clinical client
If stress levels and physical health are negatively correlated, which of the following can the researcher
conclude? - Answers As stress increases, health decreases.
Which correlation coefficient is of the highest magnitude? - Answers -.85
For people to decide about participating in psychological research, they must be given full knowledge of
the nature of the study and of their rights. This principle is called: - Answers informed consent
Morgan hears voices that others do not but she is not distressed by them. This illustrates that - Answers
distress does not have to be present for a person's behavior to be considered abnormal.
College students who drink so much that it interferes with their lives, health, and academic careers are
often not diagnosed as engaging in abnormal behavior because: - Answers drinking is considered part of
college culture.
Which is NOT a current major model of mental abnormality? - Answers biochemical
Which model of abnormality rests on the deterministic assumption that no symptom or behavior is
"accidental" and that all behavior is determined by past experiences? - Answers psychodynamic model
, Understanding a person's unconscious processes is critical in explaining abnormality. Which model of
abnormality does this quote MOST closely represent? - Answers Psychodynamic
Three-year-old Jessica watches a car repair show on television and then goes into her playroom to "fix a
car." This is an example of: - Answers modeling
One of the main differences between group therapy and a self-help group is the presence in group
therapy of: - Answers a professional therapist
A goal of behavior-focused therapy is to - Answers replace problematic behaviors with more appropriate
ones
With mindfulness-based therapy techniques, clients would MOST likely be encouraged to: - Answers let
their thoughts flow, without judgment
A patient has social anxiety disorder. Which is an example of a biological treatment for this condition? -
Answers Prescribing an antidepressant medication such as paroxetine
A therapist listens carefully to a client's words and then attempts to show accurate empathy and
genuineness. The hope is that the client will engage in self-examination with acceptance and honesty.
MOST likely, this therapist is a _____ therapist. - Answers humanistic
When a young child yells and throws toys (i.e., throws a temper tantrum), the parents give the child a
good deal of attention. Over time, the temper tantrums become more and more common. A behavioral
psychologist would say that the temper tantrums result from: - Answers operant conditioning
David Rosenhan sent pseudopatients to a mental hospital, where they pretended to be disturbed. The
results of this study led him to conclude that _____ greatly affects mental illnes - Answers labeling
A feminist therapist would MOST likely focus on: - Answers how prejudice and discrimination impact
women
Which is a goal of acceptance and commitment therapy? - Answers To lessen the power of thoughts
In treating a person with social anxiety, the therapist challenges that person's reported fears about
being out in public and simultaneously works to reduce avoidance behaviors on the part of the client.
This therapist is practicing _____ therapy - Answers cognitive-behavioral
The biological treatment known as psychosurgery would MOST likely be used in the treatment of a
patient with: - Answers a severe disorder and who has not responded to any other therapies over years
of treatment
A clinician asks a client to review black-and-white pictures of individuals seen in different vague
scenarios and then tell a dramatic story to go along with each image. This client is taking the: - Answers
Thematic Apperception Test.
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