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Which statement is TRUE regarding the models of abnormality?
None of the models are complete within themselves
A clinician can include three kinds of information in making a diagnosis: a diagnostic category, a severity rating for the disorder, and additional information about possibly relevant psychosocial factors. According to DSM-5, a clinician is required to include:
a diagnostic category and a severity rating but not additional information
According to Jermone 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 the healer
Why is the psychodynamic model difficult to research?
The processes described in this model occur at an unconscious level
Which is NOT a feature of correlational and experimental research designs that contributes to nomothetic insights?
publication of both positive and negative findings
Which of the following is a particular strength of the clinical interview process?
the chance to get a general sense of the client
Which statement about the various viewpoints of clinical psychology is TRUE?
Various perspectives coexist, and they often conflict and compete with one another
The goal of scientific research is BEST described as seeking to:
explain relationships between variables
The belief that the concept of mental illness is actually invalid was advocated by:
Thomas Szasz
In 1883, Emil Kraepelin developed the first modern classification system for abnormal behavior. His categories formed the foundation for psychological disorders found in which modern classification system?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Multicultural theorists would explain the higher levels of mental illness among poor people as MOST likely due to:
social factors leading to stress
Just a few decades ago, a woman's love for racecar driving would have been considered abnormal. This statement illustrates that:
abnormality can be situational
Approximately how many mental disorders does the DSM-5 list?
500
The sociocultural model of abnormality focuses on all these factors EXCEPT:
past traumatic experiences
Morgan hears voices that others do not but she is not distressed by them. This illustrates that:
distress does not have to be present for a person's behavior to be considered abnormal
What requires a client to view one inkblot card at a time and describe what he or she sees in the image?
Rorschach test
An initial negative consequence of the somatogenic perspective on abnormality was that:
people used the perspective as a foundation for eugenic sterilization
Hospitalized patients with mental illness who show symptom improvement while taking medication are likely to be discharged. Studies have shown that many of these patients:
fail to make lasting recoveries
Greshka spilled iced coffee on her shirt while sitting in the park. She had another shirt with her and wanted to change right then and there. However, she went to the restroom to change instead. The force that is in control in this example is the:
ego
A person who systematically gathers information so as to describe, predict, and explain abnormality is called a clinical:
scientist
According to psychoanalytic theory, which statement is TRUE about dreams?
They reflect our unconscious desires and needs
In which of these would aggressive behavior be seen as normal behavior?
a culture that emphasizes competitiveness
Compared with projective tests, personality inventories generally have:
greater reliability and greater validity
Both the participants and the experimenter in a study are prevented from knowing who is in which experimental (or control) group. This is termed a _____ study.
double-masked
Subjecting a person to a situation that causes the individual anxiety as a means of eliminating future anxiety is called:
exposure therapy