Test Bank for Psychopathology An Integrative Approach to Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Psychological Disorders 7th
Edition By Martin Lalumière, David Barlow, Mark Durand, Stefan Hofmann (All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)
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Chapter 01: Psychopathology in Historical Context
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having psychological
dysfunction?
a. when their behavioural functioning is breaking down
b. when they are extremely distressed
c. when their behaviour violates social norms
d. when they avoid interactions with other people
2. Kai, a college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his job, Kai
finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition
of a psychological disorder applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
3. Which of the following is NOT considered to be part of the definition of a psychological disorder?
a. personal distress
b. rarity
c. psychological dysfunction
d. violation of societal norms
4. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just “mind their own
business.” Which criterion for a psychological disorder is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
5. Popular musician Lady Gaga attended an awards show wearing a dress made completely of meat. Why might Lady
Gaga wearing a meat dress be considered disordered?
a. Her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort.
b. She has an inability to distinguish right from wrong.
c. It is a deviation from what is typical in her society.
d. She shows an inability to function effectively.
6. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes they are possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
7. According to Wakefield, harmful dysfunction includes the consideration of harm, distress, and which of the following?
a. the failure of biological and psychological mechanisms
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b. the success of treatment
c. that the behaviour is beyond the individual's control
d. that the behaviour is protective
8. Rina has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. Which of the following would Thomas Szasz most
likely argue?
a. Rina should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make their symptoms worse.
b. Rina’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and schizophrenia is merely a label applied on the
basis of highly subjective judgments.
c. Rina’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Rina should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made frequently.
9. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
d. the scientific study of psychological disorders
10. What does the term psychotherapist describe?
a. clinical psychologists and psychiatrists only
b. people who provide therapy but who do not hold medical degrees
c. people who follow the traditions of Sigmund Freud
d. anyone who can provide therapy to members of the public
11. After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers. Rohan wants to work with relatively
healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties. Anna wants to focus on the more severe
psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes. Because you are studying psychopathology, they ask you
for career advice. What do you tell them?
a. Rohan should study psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should apply to medical school.
b. Rohan should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should study counselling psychology
at the graduate level.
c. Both of them should apply to medical school.
d. Anna should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Rohan should study counselling psychology
at the graduate level.
12. What is one of the three ways a mental health practitioner can function as a scientist-practitioner?
a. by writing textbooks
b. by evaluating clinical practice
c. by prescribing medications
d. by teaching students
13. A scientist-practitioner that evaluates their own treatment procedures to see whether they work and to generate new
knowledge is engaging in which approach?
a. prescription
b. evidence-based practice
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c. creation of research
d. practice-based evidence
14. A client was feeling very depressed. A professional thought the cause of the client's problem was an excess of a
specific neurotransmitter and prescribed a drug to treat them. What kind of professional was this most likely to be?
a. a clinical psychologist
b. a social worker
c. a psychiatric social worker
d. a psychiatrist
15. Along with those who are registered with their provincial or territorial board or college, university professors are also
permitted to call themselves which of the following?
a. therapists
b. psychiatrists
c. psychologists
d. psychotherapists
16. Which of the following mental health professions had the greatest number of practising professionals in Canada in
2019?
a. psychiatrists
b. psychologists
c. psychiatric nurses
d. social workers
17. What is the relationship between a presenting problem and a clinical description?
a. Obtaining the patient’s clinical description is the first step in determining what the patient’s presenting
problem is.
b. Describing the patient’s presenting problem is the first step in determining the patient’s clinical description.
c. The presenting problem refers to the current status of a distressed individual; the clinical description refers to
the treatment plan.
d. The presenting problem refers to symptoms that last only a short time, whereas the clinical description refers
to symptoms that are chronic.
18. Statistical data are relevant to researchers. For example, one major epidemiological study found that about 7.8 percent
of people in North America have had a mood disorder at some point in their lives and that 3.7 percent have experienced a
mood disorder over the past year. What do the 7.8 percent and 3.7 percent statistics refer to, respectively?
a. incidence; prevalence
b. incidence; recurrence
c. proportion; prevalence
d. prevalence; incidence
19. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or an individual pattern. Disorders that tend to
last a long time follow one type of course, whereas disorders that show a discontinuous, recurrent pattern follow another
type of course. What are these courses, respectively?
a. chronic; episodic
b. chronic; time-limited
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c. pervasive; time-limited
d. insidious; recurrent
20. Soren's symptoms of insomnia have improved without treatment over a short period of time. Which type of course
would Soren's insomnia be considered to have?
a. time-limited course
b. chronic course
c. episodic course
d. sporadic course
21. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, how did the symptoms develop?
a. atypically
b. suddenly
c. gradually
d. sporadically
22. When 20-year-old Panya was first identified as having schizophrenia, her family wanted to know how the disorder
would progress and how it would affect her in the future. In medical terms, what did the family want to know?
a. Panya's psychosocial profile
b. Panya's pathology
c. Panya's diagnosis
d. Panya's prognosis
23. Why is a patient’s age important information in the clinical description?
a. Young children do not experience true psychological disorders.
b. Older adults are reluctant to report psychological symptoms.
c. Children are not reliable sources of information about symptoms.
d. Disorders occurring in childhood may present differently at older ages.
24. Which term refers to the study of the origins of a disorder?
a. prognosis
b. etiology
c. symptomology
d. prevalence
25. During more superstitious times, which of the following was thought to be the cause of atypical behaviour?
a. a demonic possession
b. black bile
c. homosexuality
d. punishment of the illiterate
26. Which of the following terms for mental illness is related to movements of the moon and stars?
a. lunatic
b. mental defective
c. maniac
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Edition By Martin Lalumière, David Barlow, Mark Durand, Stefan Hofmann (All Chapters, 100% Original Verified, A+ Grade)
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Psychopathology in Historical Context
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having psychological
dysfunction?
a. when their behavioural functioning is breaking down
b. when they are extremely distressed
c. when their behaviour violates social norms
d. when they avoid interactions with other people
2. Kai, a college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his job, Kai
finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition
of a psychological disorder applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
3. Which of the following is NOT considered to be part of the definition of a psychological disorder?
a. personal distress
b. rarity
c. psychological dysfunction
d. violation of societal norms
4. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just “mind their own
business.” Which criterion for a psychological disorder is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
5. Popular musician Lady Gaga attended an awards show wearing a dress made completely of meat. Why might Lady
Gaga wearing a meat dress be considered disordered?
a. Her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort.
b. She has an inability to distinguish right from wrong.
c. It is a deviation from what is typical in her society.
d. She shows an inability to function effectively.
6. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes they are possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
7. According to Wakefield, harmful dysfunction includes the consideration of harm, distress, and which of the following?
a. the failure of biological and psychological mechanisms
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b. the success of treatment
c. that the behaviour is beyond the individual's control
d. that the behaviour is protective
8. Rina has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. Which of the following would Thomas Szasz most
likely argue?
a. Rina should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make their symptoms worse.
b. Rina’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and schizophrenia is merely a label applied on the
basis of highly subjective judgments.
c. Rina’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Rina should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made frequently.
9. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
d. the scientific study of psychological disorders
10. What does the term psychotherapist describe?
a. clinical psychologists and psychiatrists only
b. people who provide therapy but who do not hold medical degrees
c. people who follow the traditions of Sigmund Freud
d. anyone who can provide therapy to members of the public
11. After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers. Rohan wants to work with relatively
healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties. Anna wants to focus on the more severe
psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes. Because you are studying psychopathology, they ask you
for career advice. What do you tell them?
a. Rohan should study psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should apply to medical school.
b. Rohan should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should study counselling psychology
at the graduate level.
c. Both of them should apply to medical school.
d. Anna should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Rohan should study counselling psychology
at the graduate level.
12. What is one of the three ways a mental health practitioner can function as a scientist-practitioner?
a. by writing textbooks
b. by evaluating clinical practice
c. by prescribing medications
d. by teaching students
13. A scientist-practitioner that evaluates their own treatment procedures to see whether they work and to generate new
knowledge is engaging in which approach?
a. prescription
b. evidence-based practice
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c. creation of research
d. practice-based evidence
14. A client was feeling very depressed. A professional thought the cause of the client's problem was an excess of a
specific neurotransmitter and prescribed a drug to treat them. What kind of professional was this most likely to be?
a. a clinical psychologist
b. a social worker
c. a psychiatric social worker
d. a psychiatrist
15. Along with those who are registered with their provincial or territorial board or college, university professors are also
permitted to call themselves which of the following?
a. therapists
b. psychiatrists
c. psychologists
d. psychotherapists
16. Which of the following mental health professions had the greatest number of practising professionals in Canada in
2019?
a. psychiatrists
b. psychologists
c. psychiatric nurses
d. social workers
17. What is the relationship between a presenting problem and a clinical description?
a. Obtaining the patient’s clinical description is the first step in determining what the patient’s presenting
problem is.
b. Describing the patient’s presenting problem is the first step in determining the patient’s clinical description.
c. The presenting problem refers to the current status of a distressed individual; the clinical description refers to
the treatment plan.
d. The presenting problem refers to symptoms that last only a short time, whereas the clinical description refers
to symptoms that are chronic.
18. Statistical data are relevant to researchers. For example, one major epidemiological study found that about 7.8 percent
of people in North America have had a mood disorder at some point in their lives and that 3.7 percent have experienced a
mood disorder over the past year. What do the 7.8 percent and 3.7 percent statistics refer to, respectively?
a. incidence; prevalence
b. incidence; recurrence
c. proportion; prevalence
d. prevalence; incidence
19. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or an individual pattern. Disorders that tend to
last a long time follow one type of course, whereas disorders that show a discontinuous, recurrent pattern follow another
type of course. What are these courses, respectively?
a. chronic; episodic
b. chronic; time-limited
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c. pervasive; time-limited
d. insidious; recurrent
20. Soren's symptoms of insomnia have improved without treatment over a short period of time. Which type of course
would Soren's insomnia be considered to have?
a. time-limited course
b. chronic course
c. episodic course
d. sporadic course
21. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, how did the symptoms develop?
a. atypically
b. suddenly
c. gradually
d. sporadically
22. When 20-year-old Panya was first identified as having schizophrenia, her family wanted to know how the disorder
would progress and how it would affect her in the future. In medical terms, what did the family want to know?
a. Panya's psychosocial profile
b. Panya's pathology
c. Panya's diagnosis
d. Panya's prognosis
23. Why is a patient’s age important information in the clinical description?
a. Young children do not experience true psychological disorders.
b. Older adults are reluctant to report psychological symptoms.
c. Children are not reliable sources of information about symptoms.
d. Disorders occurring in childhood may present differently at older ages.
24. Which term refers to the study of the origins of a disorder?
a. prognosis
b. etiology
c. symptomology
d. prevalence
25. During more superstitious times, which of the following was thought to be the cause of atypical behaviour?
a. a demonic possession
b. black bile
c. homosexuality
d. punishment of the illiterate
26. Which of the following terms for mental illness is related to movements of the moon and stars?
a. lunatic
b. mental defective
c. maniac
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