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Question 1)  1)The earliest known practitioner who believed that brain dysfunction, not demons and evil spirits, was the cause of abnormal behavior was   Socrates   Hippocrates   Plato   Bhutto Question 2   In determining whether a behavior is abnormal, one key judgment that is often made by mental health professionals is   deciding how long a specific behavior has occurred

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Question 1) 

1)The earliest known practitioner who believed that brain dysfunction, not demons and evil spirits, was the cause of abnormal behavior was

		Socrates
		Hippocrates
		Plato
		Bhutto

Question 2

1.  

In determining whether a behavior is abnormal, one key judgment that is often made by mental health professionals is

		deciding how long a specific behavior has occurred.
		to determine if a cultural bias exists within the therapeutic relationship.
		whether the individual is experiencing sadness and irritability at the same time.
		whether the behavior interferes with a person’s ability to function effectively.

Question 3

1.  

Abnormal psychology is

		the scientific study of troublesome feelings, thoughts, and behaviors.
		assertions about what might be abnormal.
		a scientific study of how and why people become unusual.
		pretty much the opposite of normal psychology

Question 4

1.  

A group of emotional, cognitive, or behavioral symptoms that cause significant distress or   significant problems is a(n):

		mental disorder
		deviation
		bell curve
		abnormal concept

Question 5

1.  

The father of psychiatric classification and a major contributor to the biological model was: 

		Emile Durkheim
		Emil Kraepelin
		Philippe Pinel
		Clifford Beers

Question 6

1.  

The combination of _______ and high stress results in the most symptoms of alcohol abuse.

		attaining poor grades in school
		a strong psychological or biological disposition
		economic hardship
		Laziness

Question 7

1.  

The five models that mental health professionals have developed are the 1) biological, 2)  psychodynamic, 3) cognitive-behavioral, 4) humanistic and 5) the ____________ models.

		sociocultural
		genetic
		serotinin
		bipolar

 

Question 8

1.  

When mental health professionals use a dimensional approach, they are defining abnormal behavior 

		by the length and strength of the problem.
		along a continuum.
		using an all or none phenomenon.
		through determining what category symptoms qualify for.

Question 9

1.  

Abnormal behavior can be considered a combination of

		emotion, cognition, and behavior.
		observable behavior, unobservable thoughts, and resiliency.
		physical and metaphysical aspects
		who we are and what we already know.

 

Question 10

1.  

People who worry tend to think about

		things that happened in the past.
		the future and what painful things might happen
		anxiety.
		fear.

Question 11

1.  

A tendency to communicate distress through physical symptoms and to pursue medical help for the symptoms is 

		somatoform.
		dissociative.
		somatization.
		dissociation.

Question 12

1.  

Among the psychological treatments for mood disorders and suicidality _________________ focuses on education, increasing activities and exercise, and progress rewarding.

		behavior modification
		behavioral activation
		energizing reinforcement
		token and major rewards

Question 13

1.  

 Regarding the effectiveness of cognitive-behavioral treatment for binge eating and weight control, it is

		ineffective for weight control but not binge eating.
		not effective for either one.
		quite effective for both.
		effective for binge eating but not for weight control.

Question 14

1.  

Intoxication is only considered an abnormal behavior when

		it becomes chronic
		it is accompanied by maladaptive behavioral changes.
		it leads to other forms of drug abuse.
		the user sees it as a problem.

Question 15

1.  

The cluster of personality disorders that includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic, is referred to as

		odd/eccentric.
		dramatic/erratic/emotional.
		anxious/fearful.
		psychosomatic/psychobiological.

Question 16

1.  

Personality disorders occur in about _____ percent of the general population, the estimates are much higher among psychiatric patients.

		9 to 17
		15 to 25
		4 to 15
		15. 7 to 25

Question 17

1.  Marital problems that emerge because of the male partner's lack of desire may be cause for assigning this diagnosis: 

		exhibitionistic disorder.
		acute desire disorder.
		male hypoactive sexual desire disorder
		sexual perversion disorder.

Question 18

1.  

A primary distinction between neurotic and psychotic disorders is

		psychoses are always more intense.
		the interpretation per case.
		neuroses affect limited areas and psychoses affect many areas of functioning.
		the number of symptoms reported.

Question 19

1.  

Disorders involving a delay in normal maturity, especially with respect to intellect,   cognition, learning, and methods of self-care are referred to as

		disruptive disorders.
		developmental disorders.
		delay disorders.
		maturation of disorders.

Question 20

1.  

Beyond academic credentials, a clinical psychologist must have _______ in order to practice independently.

		a 2 year internship
		a 3 mentor endorsement
		a state licensing board certification
		a federal board certification