Chapters
1, 2
3, 4
Test
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100

Which statement is TRUE regarding the models of abnormality?

None of the models are complete within themselves


100

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


100

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


100

Why is the psychodynamic model difficult to research?

The processes described in this model occur at an unconscious level


100

Which is NOT a feature of correlational and experimental research designs that contributes to nomothetic insights?

publication of both positive and negative findings

200

Which of the following is a particular strength of the clinical interview process?

the chance to get a general sense of the client


200

Which statement about the various viewpoints of clinical psychology is TRUE?

Various perspectives coexist, and they often conflict and compete with one another


200

The goal of scientific research is BEST described as seeking to:

explain relationships between variables

200

The belief that the concept of mental illness is actually invalid was advocated by:

Thomas Szasz


200

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)


300

Multicultural theorists would explain the higher levels of mental illness among poor people as MOST likely due to:

social factors leading to stress


300

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


300

Approximately how many mental disorders does the DSM-5 list?

500


300

The sociocultural model of abnormality focuses on all these factors EXCEPT:

past traumatic experiences


300

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


400

What requires a client to view one inkblot card at a time and describe what he or she sees in the image?

Rorschach test


400

An initial negative consequence of the somatogenic perspective on abnormality was that:

people used the perspective as a foundation for eugenic sterilization


400

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 


400

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

400

A person who systematically gathers information so as to describe, predict, and explain abnormality is called a clinical:

scientist


500

According to psychoanalytic theory, which statement is TRUE about dreams?

They reflect our unconscious desires and needs


500

In which of these would aggressive behavior be seen as normal behavior?

a culture that emphasizes competitiveness


500

Compared with projective tests, personality inventories generally have:

greater reliability and greater validity


500

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


500

Subjecting a person to a situation that causes the individual anxiety as a means of eliminating future anxiety is called:

exposure therapy