PSYCHOLOGY 451 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
Of all the following, which not be found in the definition of a psychological
disorder?
a) distress
b) impaired functions
c) medications
d) psychological dysfunction Answer - c) medication
Which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the use of
"normal" if it deviates from the average?
a) normality is a statistical measure; that is, something is only considered
"abnormal" if it deviates from the average
b) the social standards of "normal" has a singular definition within any given
culture
d) a given behavior can be abnormal without being pathological Answer - a)
normality is a statistical measure; that is, something is only considered
''abnormal" if it deviates from the average
Bailey has decided that he wants to get a graduate degree that focuses on the
scientific study of psychological disorders. Given the ambition, to which type of
program would you encourage him to apply?
,a) developmental psychology
b) educational psychology
c) school psychology
d) a program in psychopathology Answer - d) a program in psychopathology
Of the following types of mental health professionals, which would be the most
likely to have earned a medical degree?
a) A psychiatrist
b) a social worker
c) a clinical psychologist
d) a counseling psychologist Answer - a) a psychiatrist
You are treating a man who has been suffering from a relatively short-term
bout of major depressive disorder. His symptoms started after a major life
stressor, and you know that in such cases proper therapy is often quite
effective in bringing about a full recovery. When he asks you if he's going to be
better soon, you might say to him, "the ________ is very good!"
a. incidence
b. prevalence
c. prognosis
d. etiology Answer - c) prognosis
During the Great Persian Empire from 900 to 600 B.C., all physical and mental
disorders were considered to be
, a. an imbalance of four major humors, or fluids, in the human body.
b. reflections of what was either adaptive or maladaptive for human nature.
c. the work of the devil.
d. unconscious conflicts that were "bubbling" below the surface of one's
awareness. Answer - c. the work of the devil
Which of the following concepts may potentially underlie the phenomenon of
mass hysteria, which occurs when there is a large-scale outbreak of bizarre and
disturbed behavior?
a. Emotional contagion
b. Acedia
c. Demonology
d. Tarantism Answer - a) emotional contagion
Which Roman physician took up the theories of Hippocrates and extended
them with a theory that normal brain functioning is related to a proper balance
of four bodily fluids of humors?
a) galen
b) Mesmer
c) kraepelin
d) areteus Answer - a) Galen
In the late 1800's, physicians discovered that patients suffering from a
condition called general paresis could be cured by engaging in which o the
following actions?
SOLVED 100% CORRECT.
Of all the following, which not be found in the definition of a psychological
disorder?
a) distress
b) impaired functions
c) medications
d) psychological dysfunction Answer - c) medication
Which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the use of
"normal" if it deviates from the average?
a) normality is a statistical measure; that is, something is only considered
"abnormal" if it deviates from the average
b) the social standards of "normal" has a singular definition within any given
culture
d) a given behavior can be abnormal without being pathological Answer - a)
normality is a statistical measure; that is, something is only considered
''abnormal" if it deviates from the average
Bailey has decided that he wants to get a graduate degree that focuses on the
scientific study of psychological disorders. Given the ambition, to which type of
program would you encourage him to apply?
,a) developmental psychology
b) educational psychology
c) school psychology
d) a program in psychopathology Answer - d) a program in psychopathology
Of the following types of mental health professionals, which would be the most
likely to have earned a medical degree?
a) A psychiatrist
b) a social worker
c) a clinical psychologist
d) a counseling psychologist Answer - a) a psychiatrist
You are treating a man who has been suffering from a relatively short-term
bout of major depressive disorder. His symptoms started after a major life
stressor, and you know that in such cases proper therapy is often quite
effective in bringing about a full recovery. When he asks you if he's going to be
better soon, you might say to him, "the ________ is very good!"
a. incidence
b. prevalence
c. prognosis
d. etiology Answer - c) prognosis
During the Great Persian Empire from 900 to 600 B.C., all physical and mental
disorders were considered to be
, a. an imbalance of four major humors, or fluids, in the human body.
b. reflections of what was either adaptive or maladaptive for human nature.
c. the work of the devil.
d. unconscious conflicts that were "bubbling" below the surface of one's
awareness. Answer - c. the work of the devil
Which of the following concepts may potentially underlie the phenomenon of
mass hysteria, which occurs when there is a large-scale outbreak of bizarre and
disturbed behavior?
a. Emotional contagion
b. Acedia
c. Demonology
d. Tarantism Answer - a) emotional contagion
Which Roman physician took up the theories of Hippocrates and extended
them with a theory that normal brain functioning is related to a proper balance
of four bodily fluids of humors?
a) galen
b) Mesmer
c) kraepelin
d) areteus Answer - a) Galen
In the late 1800's, physicians discovered that patients suffering from a
condition called general paresis could be cured by engaging in which o the
following actions?
