PSY30010 Abnormal Psych - Exam revision Questions and Answers
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Abnormal Psychology
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Abnormal Psychology
such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible. - Answer-Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because ________
A person with that gene may or may not become schizophrenic. - Answer-Suppose that the presence of a particular gene is a neces...
PSY30010 Abnormal Psych - Exam
revision Questions and Answers
such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible.
- Answer-Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because ________
A person with that gene may or may not become schizophrenic. - Answer-Suppose that
the presence of a particular gene is a necessary cause for the occurrence of
schizophrenia. Which of the following statements would be true?
A combination of psychological therapy and antidepressant drugs. - Answer-Dr. Simon,
a psychiatrist, takes a biopsychosocial viewpoint of psychopathology. Which of the
following treatments is he most likely to suggest for Julia's current state of depression?
are reabsorbed by the axon. - Answer-Reuptake of neurotransmitters is the process by
which neurotransmitters ________
engage in positive self-growth. - Answer-The humanistic perspective focuses primarily
upon the capacity of the individual to ________
instrumental conditioning. - Answer-Learning not to do something because you are
punished when you do it is an example of ________
Authoritative. - Answer-Which parental style is characterized by warmth, control, and
communication?
are less likely to show ill effects of SES status if they possess a high IQ and develop
healthy attachments to adults and peers. - Answer-Children from lower-SES families
________
responses to stress vary cross-culturally. - Answer-Cross-cultural research on stress
demonstrates that ________
these different styles can produce different rates of problem behaviors in different
cultures. - Answer-Studies on the cultural differences in parental tolerance of under- or
over-controlled behavior suggest that ________
diseases, disorders, or health-related behaviours in a given population. - Answer-
Epidemiology is the study of the distribution of ____________
Depressive disorders, eating disorders and anxiety disorders. - Answer-What are the
three most prevalent mental illnesses?
, it is the study of the world as it is, rather than manipulating a controlled environment and
its variables. - Answer-What is correlational research and what does it involve?
a description of pre-existing vulnerability indicators which trigger abnormal behaviour. -
Answer-What is the diatheses stress models?
Coping strategies. - Answer-Which of the following terms refers to efforts to deal with
stress?
The sympathetic-adrenomedullary system. - Answer-What is the name of the system
that is designed to mobilize resources and prepare a fight-or-flight response?
Biofeedback. - Answer-What is the term for the procedure that aims to make a patient
more aware of such things as their heart rate, level of muscle tension, or blood
pressure?
three. - Answer-For an adjustment disorder, the symptoms must appear within
__________ months of the stressor?
reexperiencing of the traumatic event. - Answer-A main symptom of PTSD in DSM-5 is
_________
Because not everyone who is exposed to a trauma develops PTSD. - Answer-Why
should we study the causal factors in PTSD, since we already know traumatic events
cause it?
Being neurotic. - Answer-Which is an individual risk factor for developing PTSD?
provide minimal benefits for treating PTSD. - Answer-The medications used in the
treatment of PTSD _________
Whether there are more fear/panic symptoms or anxiety symptoms involved. - Answer-
What is one of the major ways the anxiety disorders differ from each other?
specific phobia, situation type. - Answer-Martin is afraid to fly. He knows his boss wants
him to take a trip for the business. Martin feels miserable, because he wants to keep his
job but cannot even imagine getting on a plane. The most likely diagnosis for Martin is
________
find that angry faces act as fear-relevant stimuli. - Answer-Studies of preparedness and
social phobia ________
The disorder is agoraphobia, the experience is a panic attack. - Answer-Mrs. B. tells her
psychologist, "I cannot leave a certain region around my home without having terrible
fears. I am terribly worried when I am in a car or bus. I am afraid I will have another one
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