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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology 9th Edition By Allen C. Israel, Jennifer Weil Malatras, Rita Wicks-Nelson
Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology 9th Edition By Allen C. Israel, Jennifer Weil Malatras, Rita Wicks-Nelson
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Psychology 9th Edition By Allen C. Israel, Jennifer Weil
Malatras, Rita Wicks-Nelson
Therapist Dr. X is working with a client who is heavily involved with body-piercing.
The client enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the amounts is so excessive she considers it
abnormal behavior. She is employing which definition of abnormality? - ANSWER:
culturally inappropriate or unexpected
Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is associated with
thinking and reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of emotion? -
ANSWER: frontal lobe
Which of the following contains all the elements of the definition of "psychological
disorder"? - ANSWER: Impairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected
reactions (violations of cultural or social norms); psychological dysfunction
Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has prescribed
medication. His therapist is most likely - ANSWER: a psychiatrist
Which of the following has been an important recent (last 50 years) development in
the field of psychopathology/psychotherapy - ANSWER: Adoption of scientific
methodology
"Presenting problem" refers to the - ANSWER: Reason the client first came to
therapy; his or her initial complaint(s)
The number of people in the population displaying a particular disorder, or the rate
of the disorder in the population is called the - ANSWER: Prevalence
Etiology refers to - ANSWER: Causation
Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement? - ANSWER: Dix
The id is NOT associated with which of the following - ANSWER: secondary process
According to the psychoanalytic theory, the role of ego is to - ANSWER: Mediate
conflict between id and super ego
, Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears cellophane cat food packets
being opened. This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle.
According to a classical conditioning account, the cellophane sound is a(n) -
ANSWER: conditional stimulus
A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical imbalance,"
which is sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of causality? -
ANSWER: Biological
John was given a medication that increases the activity of serotonin. This type of
drug would be called - ANSWER: An agonist
In discussing the diathesis-stress model of the development of psychopathology,
diathesis refers to - ANSWER: Inherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition
Which of the following most accurately illustrates the reciprocal gene-environment
model of interaction? - ANSWER: George, who has a vulnerability to depression,
frequently sits alone in his room watching sad movies
The receptor is____; transmitter is _____. - ANSWER: dendrite; axon
Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with - ANSWER: increase
anxiety
Janie comes to you for an evaluation. She presents with symptoms of extreme
anxiety and fear, including an increased heart rate, trembling and thoughts of
wanting to run. These seem to occur in rather specific settings and people do not
have to be around her for these to occur. She does not experience worry or anxiety
in most other situations. Based on this information, you are thinking that she may
have one of the two possible anxiety disorders, which are: - ANSWER: panic disorder
or a phobia
While hiking in the woods, you unknowingly come upon a large bear who lets out a
large growl and lunges toward you before scampering away. You exhibit an
immediate, but normal response of fear. What section of your nervous system
accounts for your reaction? - ANSWER: sympathetic
Reuptake refers to a - ANSWER: neurons reabsorbing a neurotransmitter after it is
released
a circuit of this system controls alarm/fear of "fight or flight" reactions - ANSWER:
Norepinephrine
"affect" is - ANSWER: One's emotional tone at a point in time or they manner in
which a mood is conveyed with facial expressions
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