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Question 21 (1 point) The fundamental…
Question 21 (1 point)
The fundamental tenet underlying behavioural therapies is that:
Question 21 options:
Behaviour is the result of largely inborn urges and needs
Behavior is a byproduct of learning
Behavior is determined by childhood interactions with one’s parents
Behavior is determined by neurochemical activity
Question 22 (1 point)
Which of the following therapies uses a controlled setting to present clients with situations or stimuli that they fear?
Question 22 options:
aversion therapy
rational emotive therapy
conflict therapy
exposure therapy
Question 23 (1 point)
Which of the following conditions characterizes schizophrenia?
Question 23 options:
emotional disturbances and high levels of anxiety
presence of two or more distinct personalities
loss of memory or personal identity
loss of contact with reality
Question 24 (1 point)
Aversion therapy is commonly used for all of the following except:
Question 24 options:
Alcoholism
Exercise
Sexual deviance
Smoking
Question 25 (1 point)
These inhibit re-uptake at serotonin and norepinephrine synapses:
Question 25 options:
SSRIs
Tricyclic antidepressants
Mood stabilizers
Pain killers
Question 26 (1 point)
There are a wide range of treatment approaches for psychological disorders available today, including treatments that focus on:
Question 26 options:
changing emotions
changing cognitions
changing interpersonal relationship dynamics
altering specific aspects of brain operations
A, B, & C
A, B, C, & D
Question 27 (1 point)
This form of therapy involves modelling, where clients watch and mimic active listening, eye contact, and then practice their skills in structured role-play exercises.
Question 27 options:
Insight therapy
Social skills training
Psychoanalysis
Cognitive behavioural therapy
Question 28 (1 point)
The 2 primary goals of couples and family counselling are to:
Question 28 options:
Understand the entrenched communication patterns that are resulting in distress and to improve these patterns of communication
To identify which party or parties are at fault and have them make amends to their partner/family
To identify how serious the issues are and determine if the couple / family should stay together or not
To fulfill legal obligations for divorce and custody proceedings
Question 29 (1 point)
Which theorist believes that the roots of disorders include the belief that affection from others is conditional?
Question 29 options:
Maslow
Rogers
Freud
Skinner
Question 30 (1 point)
Relapse rates for which form of therapy are highest?
Question 30 options:
CBT
MBCT
Drug therapies
Insight therapies
Question 31 (1 point)
What does it mean to be “not criminally responsible on account of mental disorder”?
Question 31 options:
It is the basis for the insanity defence.
It is a psychological diagnosis which allows the ill person to not be held criminally responsible for their crime(s).
It is an important legal concept whereby the individuals admits they committed a crime but argues they did not have the intent to do so.
It means you will likely go to jail but get a much shorter sentence.
Question 32 (1 point)
Which of the following is least likely to prevent suicide?
Question 32 options:
taking suicide talk seriously
talking to the person about suicide
providing empathy and social support
identifying and clarifying the crucial problem
Question 33 (1 point)
From the perspective of the medical model, abnormal behavior is most accurately viewed as a:
Question 33 options:
Condition requiring medication
Disease
Neurotransmitter imbalance
None of the above
Question 34 (1 point)
What disorder is associated with the following symptoms: inflated self-esteem, distractibility, heightened emotionality, and grandiose planning?
Question 34 options:
panic disorder
bipolar disorder
dissociative identity disorder
obsessive-compulsive disorder
Question 35 (1 point)
Normal and abnormal behaviour are best conceptualized as:
Question 35 options:
Polar opposites
The end points along a continuum
Question 36 (1 point)
The DSM-5 has shifted away from the previous categorical approach, toward a more dimensional approach. What does this shift mean for the diagnostic process?
Question 36 options:
Diagnosis will be based on whether specific symptoms are present, or not.
Diagnosis will be based on the degree to which the individual expresses particular symptoms or behaviours.
Clinicians will need to consider treatment options at the same time as providing a diagnosis.
Clinicians will need to gather more forms of information, including information about overall health and social supports.
Question 37 (1 point)
Which term would a social cognitive theorist most likely use to explain a person’s aggressive behaviour?
Question 37 options:
inferiority complex
unconscious forces
observational learning
unresolved conflicts
Question 38 (1 point)
Which attachment style is often associated with infants who are very calm when their mother leaves a room with a stranger?
Question 38 options:
secure attachment
needy attachment
avoidant attachment
anxious-ambivalent attachment
Question 39 (1 point)
Who pioneered a type of traning in which clients are taught to develop and utilize verbal statements that help them deal with stressful situations?
Question 39 options:
Beck
Seligman
Rogers
Meichenbaum
Question 40 (1 point)
Most people with psychological disorders are indistinguishable from the rest of the population.
Question 40 options:
TRUE
FALSE
