PSYCHOPATHOLOGY CEFS 546 QUIZ 2
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
A- a discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
C- a description of all conditions for mental illness
D- a description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder.
Answer: B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
◉ Which of the following is not an element of abnormality?
A: suffering
B: maladaptiveness
C: deviancy
D: comparison. Answer: D: comparison
◉ A lack of energy, slow motor movements, poor concentration and
persistent sadness are all indications of depression. Together they
compromise a:
A: syndrome
B: cluster analysis
, C: symptom
D: schema. Answer: A
◉ Which of the following is a drawback of a structured interview?
A: important info is asked about in the same way
B: info from one is hard to compare to info from another
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to
the patient
D: each person that uses them uses them in different ways. Answer:
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to
the patient
◉ The aim of a projective test is to
A: predict a person's future behavior
B: assess the way a patient perceives ambiguous stimuli, and gain
insight into unconscious processes
C: compare a patient's responses to those of persons who are known
to have mental disorders
D: asses the role of organic factors in a patient's thinking. Answer: B
◉ Mike who does not have a mental illness decides he is going to try
to look mentally ill when he goes for his disability evaluation. He
takes the MMPI-2. He most likely
A: will be able to fake mental illness convincingly
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
A- a discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
C- a description of all conditions for mental illness
D- a description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder.
Answer: B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
◉ Which of the following is not an element of abnormality?
A: suffering
B: maladaptiveness
C: deviancy
D: comparison. Answer: D: comparison
◉ A lack of energy, slow motor movements, poor concentration and
persistent sadness are all indications of depression. Together they
compromise a:
A: syndrome
B: cluster analysis
, C: symptom
D: schema. Answer: A
◉ Which of the following is a drawback of a structured interview?
A: important info is asked about in the same way
B: info from one is hard to compare to info from another
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to
the patient
D: each person that uses them uses them in different ways. Answer:
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to
the patient
◉ The aim of a projective test is to
A: predict a person's future behavior
B: assess the way a patient perceives ambiguous stimuli, and gain
insight into unconscious processes
C: compare a patient's responses to those of persons who are known
to have mental disorders
D: asses the role of organic factors in a patient's thinking. Answer: B
◉ Mike who does not have a mental illness decides he is going to try
to look mentally ill when he goes for his disability evaluation. He
takes the MMPI-2. He most likely
A: will be able to fake mental illness convincingly
