PSYCH 242 Final || with certified answers.
define prevalence correct answers the percentage of people in a population believed to currently
have a specific disorder
Professor Sprout is wondering whether tobacco smokers are more likely to experiment with other
drugs compared to non-smokers. To answer her question, she distributes an anonymous survey to
200 people and asks them how often they use tobacco and other drugs. She finds that those who
use tobacco are more likely to also try other drugs. Which of the following best describes
Professor Sprout's data? correct answers correlational data
Which of the following statements about hysteria is FALSE? correct answers it was
predominantly diagnosed in women, but the Greeks also diagnosed it in men.
which of the following is NOT a proposed cause of deinstitutionalization? correct answers
decreasing rates of poverty and malnutrition reducing the need for mental health institutions.
_____ validity is the degree to which the results of an experiment generalize to everyday life,
while _____ validity is the degree to which we are confident that our manipulation caused our
observed result. correct answers external; internal
What is Dorothea Dix primarily known for? correct answers Lobbying governments to fund
mental hospitals to care for the mentally ill.
Define incidence correct answers the rate of new cases if a given disorder reported over a
specific period
what is the social oppression perspective as it pertains to psychopathology correct answers the
tendency to explain psychopathology by referencing how social conditions lead to troublesome
behavior and emotions
, which is NOT a component of Wakefield's harmful internal dysfunction definition of mental
disorder? correct answers the internal dysfunction does not necessarily need to be considered
harmful
in an experiment, the researcher controls or manipulates the correct answers independent
variable
"It's not the event itself that upsets us. Rather, it's our unique interpretation of that event that
determines how we feel," said the _______ therapist. correct answers cognitive
which of the following is NOT a core condition for change in Rogers' person-centered
psychotherapy correct answers safety
GABA is correct answers the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain
a sociocultural therapist finally found the perfect sign to promote his new clinic. It said: correct
answers "Need a therapist who will advocate for social change? Look no further."
Jon can't stop eating chocolate donuts. He heard a rumor that chocolate donut cravings might be
polygenic. What would this mean? correct answers that several genes work together to produce
his donut craving
a person's entire genetic makeup, which includes both recessive and dominant alleles, is their
correct answers genotype
which of the following is NOT an assumption of the psychodynamic model? correct answers to
understand mental problems, one must study the brain scientifically
"Reward and punishment" is to _____ as "association" is to_____. correct answers operant
conditioning; classical conditioning
define prevalence correct answers the percentage of people in a population believed to currently
have a specific disorder
Professor Sprout is wondering whether tobacco smokers are more likely to experiment with other
drugs compared to non-smokers. To answer her question, she distributes an anonymous survey to
200 people and asks them how often they use tobacco and other drugs. She finds that those who
use tobacco are more likely to also try other drugs. Which of the following best describes
Professor Sprout's data? correct answers correlational data
Which of the following statements about hysteria is FALSE? correct answers it was
predominantly diagnosed in women, but the Greeks also diagnosed it in men.
which of the following is NOT a proposed cause of deinstitutionalization? correct answers
decreasing rates of poverty and malnutrition reducing the need for mental health institutions.
_____ validity is the degree to which the results of an experiment generalize to everyday life,
while _____ validity is the degree to which we are confident that our manipulation caused our
observed result. correct answers external; internal
What is Dorothea Dix primarily known for? correct answers Lobbying governments to fund
mental hospitals to care for the mentally ill.
Define incidence correct answers the rate of new cases if a given disorder reported over a
specific period
what is the social oppression perspective as it pertains to psychopathology correct answers the
tendency to explain psychopathology by referencing how social conditions lead to troublesome
behavior and emotions
, which is NOT a component of Wakefield's harmful internal dysfunction definition of mental
disorder? correct answers the internal dysfunction does not necessarily need to be considered
harmful
in an experiment, the researcher controls or manipulates the correct answers independent
variable
"It's not the event itself that upsets us. Rather, it's our unique interpretation of that event that
determines how we feel," said the _______ therapist. correct answers cognitive
which of the following is NOT a core condition for change in Rogers' person-centered
psychotherapy correct answers safety
GABA is correct answers the main inhibitory neurotransmitter of the brain
a sociocultural therapist finally found the perfect sign to promote his new clinic. It said: correct
answers "Need a therapist who will advocate for social change? Look no further."
Jon can't stop eating chocolate donuts. He heard a rumor that chocolate donut cravings might be
polygenic. What would this mean? correct answers that several genes work together to produce
his donut craving
a person's entire genetic makeup, which includes both recessive and dominant alleles, is their
correct answers genotype
which of the following is NOT an assumption of the psychodynamic model? correct answers to
understand mental problems, one must study the brain scientifically
"Reward and punishment" is to _____ as "association" is to_____. correct answers operant
conditioning; classical conditioning
