Practice exam – PSYCHOPATHOLOGY & PREVENTION 2022
1. Which mental health disorder (group) is the most prevalent across the globe?
a. Anxiety Disorders
b. Major Depressive Disorder
c. Psychotic disorders
d. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
2. Which of the following is NOT part of DSM-5’s definition of a mental disorder?
a. clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
b. dysfunction in mental functioning
c. usually associated with significant distress or disability
d. consists of behaviors witnessed in less than 30% of the population
3. The scarring hypothesis of depression states that:
a. Some people are just more at risk for developing depression and that remains the same
throughout their life
b. With each new episode of depression, less stress is needed to trigger a new depressive
episode
c. Each episode of depression leaves residual effects that increase vulnerability for a new
depressive episode
d. With every new episode, the chance of a next episode increases but the time between
episodes also increases
4. What feature is NOT shared among all anxiety disorders?
a. Excessive fear and anxiety
b. The type of feared object/situation
c. Behavioral disturbances
d. Overestimation of danger
5. In the metacognitive model of GAD type 2 worrying refers to:
a. Worrying about worrying
b. Worrying as a means to cope with intrusions
c. Unwanted “what if” intrusions
d. Positive beliefs about worrying
6. Individuals with a negative attribution style feel that:
a. Undesirable outcomes will always occur, but you have the ability to change this
b. Causes and effects of negative events are external, unstable and global
c. Highly desirable outcomes will not occur and you don’t have any control over this
d. None of the above
1. Which mental health disorder (group) is the most prevalent across the globe?
a. Anxiety Disorders
b. Major Depressive Disorder
c. Psychotic disorders
d. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
2. Which of the following is NOT part of DSM-5’s definition of a mental disorder?
a. clinically significant disturbance in cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
b. dysfunction in mental functioning
c. usually associated with significant distress or disability
d. consists of behaviors witnessed in less than 30% of the population
3. The scarring hypothesis of depression states that:
a. Some people are just more at risk for developing depression and that remains the same
throughout their life
b. With each new episode of depression, less stress is needed to trigger a new depressive
episode
c. Each episode of depression leaves residual effects that increase vulnerability for a new
depressive episode
d. With every new episode, the chance of a next episode increases but the time between
episodes also increases
4. What feature is NOT shared among all anxiety disorders?
a. Excessive fear and anxiety
b. The type of feared object/situation
c. Behavioral disturbances
d. Overestimation of danger
5. In the metacognitive model of GAD type 2 worrying refers to:
a. Worrying about worrying
b. Worrying as a means to cope with intrusions
c. Unwanted “what if” intrusions
d. Positive beliefs about worrying
6. Individuals with a negative attribution style feel that:
a. Undesirable outcomes will always occur, but you have the ability to change this
b. Causes and effects of negative events are external, unstable and global
c. Highly desirable outcomes will not occur and you don’t have any control over this
d. None of the above
