Test Bank For Essentials of Abnormal Psychology
8th Edition All Chapters 1-14| LATEST
Therapist Dr. X is working with a client who is heavily involved with body-piercing. The client
enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the amounts is so excessive she considers it abnormal behavior. She is
employing which definition of abnormality? - ANSWERSculturally inappropriate or unexpected
Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is associated with thinking and
reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of emotion? - ANSWERSfrontal lobe
Which of the following contains all the elements of the definition of "psychological disorder"? -
ANSWERSImpairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected reactions (violations of
cultural or social norms); psychological dysfunction
Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has prescribed medication. His
therapist is most likely - ANSWERSa psychiatrist
Which of the following has been an important recent (last 50 years) development in the field of
psychopathology/psychotherapy - ANSWERSAdoption of scientific methodology
"Presenting problem" refers to the - ANSWERSReason the client first came to therapy; his or her
initial complaint(s)
The number of people in the population displaying a particular disorder, or the rate of the
disorder in the population is called the - ANSWERSPrevalence
Etiology refers to - ANSWERSCausation
Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement? - ANSWERSDix
, The id is NOT associated with which of the following - ANSWERSsecondary process
According to the psychoanalytic theory, the role of ego is to - ANSWERSMediate conflict
between id and super ego
Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears cellophane cat food packets being opened.
This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle. According to a classical
conditioning account, the cellophane sound is a(n) - ANSWERSconditional stimulus
A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical imbalance," which is
sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of causality? - ANSWERSBiological
John was given a medication that increases the activity of serotonin. This type of drug would be
called - ANSWERSAn agonist
In discussing the diathesis-stress model of the development of psychopathology, diathesis refers
to - ANSWERSInherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition
Which of the following most accurately illustrates the reciprocal gene-environment model of
interaction? - ANSWERSGeorge, who has a vulnerability to depression, frequently sits alone in
his room watching sad movies
The receptor is____; transmitter is _____. - ANSWERSdendrite; axon
Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with - ANSWERSincrease anxiety
8th Edition All Chapters 1-14| LATEST
Therapist Dr. X is working with a client who is heavily involved with body-piercing. The client
enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the amounts is so excessive she considers it abnormal behavior. She is
employing which definition of abnormality? - ANSWERSculturally inappropriate or unexpected
Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is associated with thinking and
reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of emotion? - ANSWERSfrontal lobe
Which of the following contains all the elements of the definition of "psychological disorder"? -
ANSWERSImpairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected reactions (violations of
cultural or social norms); psychological dysfunction
Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has prescribed medication. His
therapist is most likely - ANSWERSa psychiatrist
Which of the following has been an important recent (last 50 years) development in the field of
psychopathology/psychotherapy - ANSWERSAdoption of scientific methodology
"Presenting problem" refers to the - ANSWERSReason the client first came to therapy; his or her
initial complaint(s)
The number of people in the population displaying a particular disorder, or the rate of the
disorder in the population is called the - ANSWERSPrevalence
Etiology refers to - ANSWERSCausation
Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement? - ANSWERSDix
, The id is NOT associated with which of the following - ANSWERSsecondary process
According to the psychoanalytic theory, the role of ego is to - ANSWERSMediate conflict
between id and super ego
Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears cellophane cat food packets being opened.
This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle. According to a classical
conditioning account, the cellophane sound is a(n) - ANSWERSconditional stimulus
A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical imbalance," which is
sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of causality? - ANSWERSBiological
John was given a medication that increases the activity of serotonin. This type of drug would be
called - ANSWERSAn agonist
In discussing the diathesis-stress model of the development of psychopathology, diathesis refers
to - ANSWERSInherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition
Which of the following most accurately illustrates the reciprocal gene-environment model of
interaction? - ANSWERSGeorge, who has a vulnerability to depression, frequently sits alone in
his room watching sad movies
The receptor is____; transmitter is _____. - ANSWERSdendrite; axon
Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with - ANSWERSincrease anxiety
