Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Your very shy and withdrawn uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for
a severe physical injury. He has been diagnosed with social phobia that you believe is entirely due to
his lack of socialization during his teen years. Which of the following best describes your theory?
a. one-dimensional
b. integrative
c. multidimensional
d. empirical
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 BLM: Higher Order
2. Which of the following is a biological influence on blood-injury-injection phobia?
a. an overreaction of a physiological mechanism that overcompensates for sudden increases
in blood pressure
b. a genetic tendency to fear situations involving blood
c. hormonal abnormalities during the developmental period
d. overactivity of the fear mechanisms in the brain as they pertain to situations involving
blood and injury
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 BLM: Remember
3. Which of the following is the best analogy for the influence of genes on our cognitive development?
a. They are like an ignition switch on a rocket that can go forever.
b. They are like a fence that holds us within a boundary.
c. They are like a door that leads us to our destiny.
d. They are like a hurdle that we must jump over.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 35 BLM: Higher Order
4. Why are behaviour and personality described as polygenic?
a. Both are rarely influenced by individual genes.
b. Both are influenced by many genes, with each individual gene contributing a relatively
small effect.
c. Both are influenced by a few select genes, each exerting a large effect.
d. Both are a result of our genetic structure.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 36 BLM: Higher Order
5. What does recent evidence regarding the genetic influence on most psychological disorders indicate?
a. Multiple genes interact, with each gene contributing a small effect.
b. Single genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders.
c. Genes that influence psychopathology are usually recessive.
d. Little evidence suggests that genes actually influence psychopathology.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 37 BLM: Remember
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Your very shy and withdrawn uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for
a severe physical injury. He has been diagnosed with social phobia that you believe is entirely due to
his lack of socialization during his teen years. Which of the following best describes your theory?
a. one-dimensional
b. integrative
c. multidimensional
d. empirical
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 BLM: Higher Order
2. Which of the following is a biological influence on blood-injury-injection phobia?
a. an overreaction of a physiological mechanism that overcompensates for sudden increases
in blood pressure
b. a genetic tendency to fear situations involving blood
c. hormonal abnormalities during the developmental period
d. overactivity of the fear mechanisms in the brain as they pertain to situations involving
blood and injury
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 34 BLM: Remember
3. Which of the following is the best analogy for the influence of genes on our cognitive development?
a. They are like an ignition switch on a rocket that can go forever.
b. They are like a fence that holds us within a boundary.
c. They are like a door that leads us to our destiny.
d. They are like a hurdle that we must jump over.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 35 BLM: Higher Order
4. Why are behaviour and personality described as polygenic?
a. Both are rarely influenced by individual genes.
b. Both are influenced by many genes, with each individual gene contributing a relatively
small effect.
c. Both are influenced by a few select genes, each exerting a large effect.
d. Both are a result of our genetic structure.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 36 BLM: Higher Order
5. What does recent evidence regarding the genetic influence on most psychological disorders indicate?
a. Multiple genes interact, with each gene contributing a small effect.
b. Single genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders.
c. Genes that influence psychopathology are usually recessive.
d. Little evidence suggests that genes actually influence psychopathology.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 37 BLM: Remember
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