Chapter 14—Psychological Disorders
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is true, according to the medical model?
a. All physical illnesses have a psychological component.
b. Abnormal behaviour can be thought of as a disease.
c. All mental illnesses are caused by biological factors.
d. All mental illnesses can be treated using drugs.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Remember
2. Which of the following models goes with the concept that abnormal behaviour
is the result of a disease?
a. psychological
b. humanistic
c. medical
d. behavioural
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Remember
3. With which model of abnormal behaviour are the terms “mental illness”
and “psychopathology” most closely associated?
a. humanistic
b. learning
c. psychodynamic
d. medical
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Higher order
4. Dr. Cueto believes that psychological disorders can be diagnosed, treated,
and possibly cured, just like physical illnesses. Which of the following models of abnormal
behaviour are reflected by Dr. Cueto’s beliefs?
a. medical
b. psychodynamic
c. behavioural
d. deviance
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Higher order
5. Thomas Szasz criticized the medical model. What was his major complaint?
a. The model is not well understood by its practitioners.
b. Uniformity of behaviour patterns cannot be established from the medical model
viewpoint.
c. No evidence exists to support the efficiency of the medical model’s treatment
approaches.
, d. Most abnormal behaviour reflects a moral judgment about what is socially accept-
able or unacceptable behaviour.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
6. Complete the following analogy: Diagnosis is to etiology as
a. what is to why.
b. when is to where.
c. why is to what.
d. where is to when.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
7. What is the term for the apparent causation and developmental history of an
illness?
a. etiology
b. epidemiology
c. prognosis
d. diagnosis
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
8. What is etiology?
a. study of mental illness
b. collection of a group of symptoms
c. projected course of a condition
d. apparent cause of a condition
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
9. Dr. Underhill is reviewing the records from a patient who has just been
referred for treatment. He is carefully considering the symptoms that have been documented,
and is attempting to identify the type of psychological disorder the individual is most likely to
have. What is Dr. Underhill trying to create?
a. diagnosis
b. etiology
c. histology
d. prognosis
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
10. What is a prognosis?
a. plan for treating an illness
b. distinction between two similar illnesses
c. forecast about the probable course of an illness
d. apparent causation and developmental history of an illness
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
, 11. Which of the following terms refers to the future course of a condition or
illness?
a. etiological forecast
b. prognosis
c. foreclosure
d. diagnosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
12. Dr. Wabush is asking her newest client questions about his life history. She
is particularly interested in any recent stressful events that the client may have experienced.
What is Dr. Wabush doing?
a. developing a prognosis for her client
b. trying to determine an appropriate diagnosis
c. engaging in naturalistic observation
d. trying to understand the etiology of her client’s current illness
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
13. Mario has just entered treatment for a major depressive episode. He is told that
most patients respond to treatment within a month, and many never experience a second
depressive episode. What does this information represent?
a. histology
b. prognosis
c. etiology
d. diagnosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
14. Complete the following analogy: Diagnosis is to prognosis as
a. outcome is to etiology.
b. what is to outcome.
c. why is to what.
d. ontogeny is to phylogeny.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
15. Complete the following analogy: Prognosis is to etiology as
a. why is to what.
b. outcome is to why.
c. what is to why.
d. why is to outcome.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
16. What is the term used to describe behaviour that does not coincide with
cultural norms?
a. insane
, b. personally distressing
c. maladaptive
d. deviant
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 606 BLM: Remember
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following is true, according to the medical model?
a. All physical illnesses have a psychological component.
b. Abnormal behaviour can be thought of as a disease.
c. All mental illnesses are caused by biological factors.
d. All mental illnesses can be treated using drugs.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Remember
2. Which of the following models goes with the concept that abnormal behaviour
is the result of a disease?
a. psychological
b. humanistic
c. medical
d. behavioural
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Remember
3. With which model of abnormal behaviour are the terms “mental illness”
and “psychopathology” most closely associated?
a. humanistic
b. learning
c. psychodynamic
d. medical
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Higher order
4. Dr. Cueto believes that psychological disorders can be diagnosed, treated,
and possibly cured, just like physical illnesses. Which of the following models of abnormal
behaviour are reflected by Dr. Cueto’s beliefs?
a. medical
b. psychodynamic
c. behavioural
d. deviance
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 641 BLM: Higher order
5. Thomas Szasz criticized the medical model. What was his major complaint?
a. The model is not well understood by its practitioners.
b. Uniformity of behaviour patterns cannot be established from the medical model
viewpoint.
c. No evidence exists to support the efficiency of the medical model’s treatment
approaches.
, d. Most abnormal behaviour reflects a moral judgment about what is socially accept-
able or unacceptable behaviour.
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
6. Complete the following analogy: Diagnosis is to etiology as
a. what is to why.
b. when is to where.
c. why is to what.
d. where is to when.
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
7. What is the term for the apparent causation and developmental history of an
illness?
a. etiology
b. epidemiology
c. prognosis
d. diagnosis
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
8. What is etiology?
a. study of mental illness
b. collection of a group of symptoms
c. projected course of a condition
d. apparent cause of a condition
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
9. Dr. Underhill is reviewing the records from a patient who has just been
referred for treatment. He is carefully considering the symptoms that have been documented,
and is attempting to identify the type of psychological disorder the individual is most likely to
have. What is Dr. Underhill trying to create?
a. diagnosis
b. etiology
c. histology
d. prognosis
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
10. What is a prognosis?
a. plan for treating an illness
b. distinction between two similar illnesses
c. forecast about the probable course of an illness
d. apparent causation and developmental history of an illness
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
, 11. Which of the following terms refers to the future course of a condition or
illness?
a. etiological forecast
b. prognosis
c. foreclosure
d. diagnosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Remember
12. Dr. Wabush is asking her newest client questions about his life history. She
is particularly interested in any recent stressful events that the client may have experienced.
What is Dr. Wabush doing?
a. developing a prognosis for her client
b. trying to determine an appropriate diagnosis
c. engaging in naturalistic observation
d. trying to understand the etiology of her client’s current illness
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
13. Mario has just entered treatment for a major depressive episode. He is told that
most patients respond to treatment within a month, and many never experience a second
depressive episode. What does this information represent?
a. histology
b. prognosis
c. etiology
d. diagnosis
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
14. Complete the following analogy: Diagnosis is to prognosis as
a. outcome is to etiology.
b. what is to outcome.
c. why is to what.
d. ontogeny is to phylogeny.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
15. Complete the following analogy: Prognosis is to etiology as
a. why is to what.
b. outcome is to why.
c. what is to why.
d. why is to outcome.
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 642 BLM: Higher order
16. What is the term used to describe behaviour that does not coincide with
cultural norms?
a. insane
, b. personally distressing
c. maladaptive
d. deviant
ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 606 BLM: Remember
