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1. Psychological.abnormality.is.generally.defined.using.“the.four.D's.”.First,.explain.what.the.f
our.Ds.are.and.what.they.mean.regarding.psychological.abnormality..Then.provide.an.exam
ple.of.a.time.when.each.aspect.of.abnormality.would.not.be.considered.abnormal.
2. Suppose.a.friend.says.to.you,.“I.feel.really.lousy.today,.and.I.don't.know.why..You're.taking.a
bnormal.psych—
what.do.you.think?”.If,.after.a.conversation,.your.friend.feels.better.about.things,.have.you.pr
ovided.psychological.therapy?.Why.or.why.not?.Include.the.essential.features.of.therapy.in.y
our.answer.
3. What.is.demonology?.How.does.demonology.stand.in.the.way.of.a.more.complete.unde
rstanding.of.the.causes.and.treatment.of.psychological.abnormality?
4. Discuss.the.contributions.of.three.individuals.to.the.treatment.of.abnormal.psychology..Be.s
ure.to.include.when.and.where.each.lived.
5. Create.a.time.line.on.which.you.place.five.major.events.in.the.history.of.abnormality..Brief
ly.describe.why.each.event.is.important.to.an.understanding.of.abnormality.
6. Define.and.contrast.the.somatogenic.and.psychogenic.perspectives.regarding.abnormal.ps
ychological.functioning,.and.provide.at.least.one.example.of.evidence.supporting.each.per
spective.
7. Assume.that.Benjamin.Rush.and.Dorothea.Dix.suddenly.appeared.in.the.twenty-
first.century,.about.50.years.after.the.U.S..policy.of.deinstitutionalization.began..What.would.
they.think.about.our.treatment.of.the.“mentally.ill”?.What.suggestions.might.they.make.for.c
hanges.in.our.policy.of.deinstitutionalization?
8. According.to.your.text,.deinstitutionalization.has.resulted,.in.part,.in.large.numbers.of.peo
ple.with.severe.psychological.disturbances.either.becoming.homeless.or.ending.up.in.jail.o
r.prison..Is.deinstitutionalization.an.ethical.and.appropriate.strategy.for.the.treatment.of.m
ental.illness.that.the.United.States.should.continue.to.follow?.Back.up.your.answer.with.sp
ecific.examples.
9. Increasingly,.people.seeking.treatment.for.mental.health.reasons.are.members.of.managed.
care.programs..How.are.managed.care.programs.changing.how.psychological.services.are.p
rovided?.Discuss.one.advantage.and.one.disadvantage.of.such.programs.
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10. Clinical.psychologists,.psychiatrists,.and.clinical.researchers.are.mental.health.professi
onals.that.work.in.the.area.of.psychological.abnormality..Describe.what.each.does.and.ho
w.they.differ.from.each.other.
11. What.are.important.differences.between.case.studies.and.single-
subject.experiments?.Be.sure.to.mention.advantages.and.disadvantages.of.each.
12. Case.studies.can.be.used.to.help.more.than.just.the.one.being.studied..Briefly.describe.three.
ways.one.could.use.information.gathered.from.a.case.study.besides.helping.the.one.being.s
tudied.
13. Describe.three.hypothetical.correlations:.positive.correlations,.negative.correlations,.and.un
related.correlations,.and.give.an.example.for.each.
14. A.major.shortcoming.of.a.correlational.study.is.that.even.when.a.correlation.between.two.
variables.is.statistically.significant,.one.cannot.infer.causation..For.example,.a.significant.
correlation.exists.between.life.stress.and.depression,.yet.one.cannot.say.for.sure.that.life.str
ess.causes.depression..Given.this.major.shortcoming,.what.are.some.specific.reasons.one.
might.still.wish.to.conduct.a.correlational.study,.as.opposed.to.an.experimental.study.(from
.which.one.might.infer.a.cause-and-effect.relationship)?
15. Assume.that.a.researcher.wishes.to.do.research.designed.to.pinpoint.early-
childhood.events.related.to.later.development.of.eating.disorders.such.as.anorexia.nervosa.
.What.type.of.investigation.might.the.researcher.use?.What.would.be.potential.strengths.an
d.weaknesses.of.that.type.of.investigation?.Finally,.are.there.any.ethical.concerns.the.resea
rcher.ought.to.address?
16. Design.an.experiment.to.test.the.hypothesis.that.older.women.who.take.estrogen.are.less.likel
y.to.develop.Alzheimer's.disease..Be.sure.to.identify.the.control.group,.experimental.group,.i
ndependent.variable,.and.dependent.variable.
17. A.researcher.wishes.to.use.experimentation.to.study.the.effect.of.stress.on.the.developme
nt.of.abnormal.behaviors..Describe.how.the.researcher.might.conduct.that.study,.using.eit
her.natural.or.analogue.experiments.
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1. Psychological.abnormality.is.generally.defined.using.“the.four.D's.”.First,.explain.what.the.f
our.Ds.are.and.what.they.mean.regarding.psychological.abnormality..Then.provide.an.exam
ple.of.a.time.when.each.aspect.of.abnormality.would.not.be.considered.abnormal.
2. Suppose.a.friend.says.to.you,.“I.feel.really.lousy.today,.and.I.don't.know.why..You're.taking.a
bnormal.psych—
what.do.you.think?”.If,.after.a.conversation,.your.friend.feels.better.about.things,.have.you.pr
ovided.psychological.therapy?.Why.or.why.not?.Include.the.essential.features.of.therapy.in.y
our.answer.
3. What.is.demonology?.How.does.demonology.stand.in.the.way.of.a.more.complete.unde
rstanding.of.the.causes.and.treatment.of.psychological.abnormality?
4. Discuss.the.contributions.of.three.individuals.to.the.treatment.of.abnormal.psychology..Be.s
ure.to.include.when.and.where.each.lived.
5. Create.a.time.line.on.which.you.place.five.major.events.in.the.history.of.abnormality..Brief
ly.describe.why.each.event.is.important.to.an.understanding.of.abnormality.
6. Define.and.contrast.the.somatogenic.and.psychogenic.perspectives.regarding.abnormal.ps
ychological.functioning,.and.provide.at.least.one.example.of.evidence.supporting.each.per
spective.
7. Assume.that.Benjamin.Rush.and.Dorothea.Dix.suddenly.appeared.in.the.twenty-
first.century,.about.50.years.after.the.U.S..policy.of.deinstitutionalization.began..What.would.
they.think.about.our.treatment.of.the.“mentally.ill”?.What.suggestions.might.they.make.for.c
hanges.in.our.policy.of.deinstitutionalization?
8. According.to.your.text,.deinstitutionalization.has.resulted,.in.part,.in.large.numbers.of.peo
ple.with.severe.psychological.disturbances.either.becoming.homeless.or.ending.up.in.jail.o
r.prison..Is.deinstitutionalization.an.ethical.and.appropriate.strategy.for.the.treatment.of.m
ental.illness.that.the.United.States.should.continue.to.follow?.Back.up.your.answer.with.sp
ecific.examples.
9. Increasingly,.people.seeking.treatment.for.mental.health.reasons.are.members.of.managed.
care.programs..How.are.managed.care.programs.changing.how.psychological.services.are.p
rovided?.Discuss.one.advantage.and.one.disadvantage.of.such.programs.
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10. Clinical.psychologists,.psychiatrists,.and.clinical.researchers.are.mental.health.professi
onals.that.work.in.the.area.of.psychological.abnormality..Describe.what.each.does.and.ho
w.they.differ.from.each.other.
11. What.are.important.differences.between.case.studies.and.single-
subject.experiments?.Be.sure.to.mention.advantages.and.disadvantages.of.each.
12. Case.studies.can.be.used.to.help.more.than.just.the.one.being.studied..Briefly.describe.three.
ways.one.could.use.information.gathered.from.a.case.study.besides.helping.the.one.being.s
tudied.
13. Describe.three.hypothetical.correlations:.positive.correlations,.negative.correlations,.and.un
related.correlations,.and.give.an.example.for.each.
14. A.major.shortcoming.of.a.correlational.study.is.that.even.when.a.correlation.between.two.
variables.is.statistically.significant,.one.cannot.infer.causation..For.example,.a.significant.
correlation.exists.between.life.stress.and.depression,.yet.one.cannot.say.for.sure.that.life.str
ess.causes.depression..Given.this.major.shortcoming,.what.are.some.specific.reasons.one.
might.still.wish.to.conduct.a.correlational.study,.as.opposed.to.an.experimental.study.(from
.which.one.might.infer.a.cause-and-effect.relationship)?
15. Assume.that.a.researcher.wishes.to.do.research.designed.to.pinpoint.early-
childhood.events.related.to.later.development.of.eating.disorders.such.as.anorexia.nervosa.
.What.type.of.investigation.might.the.researcher.use?.What.would.be.potential.strengths.an
d.weaknesses.of.that.type.of.investigation?.Finally,.are.there.any.ethical.concerns.the.resea
rcher.ought.to.address?
16. Design.an.experiment.to.test.the.hypothesis.that.older.women.who.take.estrogen.are.less.likel
y.to.develop.Alzheimer's.disease..Be.sure.to.identify.the.control.group,.experimental.group,.i
ndependent.variable,.and.dependent.variable.
17. A.researcher.wishes.to.use.experimentation.to.study.the.effect.of.stress.on.the.developme
nt.of.abnormal.behaviors..Describe.how.the.researcher.might.conduct.that.study,.using.eit
her.natural.or.analogue.experiments.
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