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University of California, San Diego PSYC 124 Quiz 1 1)Which of the following is not a way of defining psychopathology? A

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University of California, San Diego

PSYC 124

Quiz 1

1)Which of the following is not a way of defining psychopathology?

A.            Deviation from the social norm

B.            Maladaptive behavior

C.            Deviation from the statistical norm

D.            Measuring IQ

2.            The behavioral approach to psychopathology is based on what?

A.            Belief systems – cognitive model

B.            Psychodynamic theory – psychoanalytical or psychodynamic model

C.            Learning principles

D.            Observations of animal behaviors

3.            Social effects of stigma include: exclusion, poor social support, poorer subjective quality of life, and low self-esteem

A.            Social exclusion

B.            Poor adherence to treatment

C.            Low self-esteem

D.            All of the above

4.            Not a method of clinical assessment

A.            Projective test

B.            Personality inventories

C.            Thalamic test

D.            Structured interviews

5.            IQ tests are limited in their application as they do not account for:

A.            Cross-cultural differences

B.            Processing speed

C.            Reading ability

D.            Spatial reasoning

6.            Test-retest reliability refers to:

A.            The test will produce consistent results over time

B.            The test is measuring what it claims to be measuring

C.            The client’s performance will improve second time around

D.            All of the above

7.            Which of the following describes case formulation?

A.            Using the psychiatric diagnostic model of psychopathology

B.            Using information to draw up a psychological explanation of the client’s problems and to develop a plan for therapy

C.            Using previous case studies for diagnosis

D.            Analyzing clients behavior on a case by case basis

8.            Confirmatory bias refers to:

A.            Clinicians ignore information that does not support their stereotypes

B.            Clinicians interpret ambiguous information as supporting their hypothesis

C.            Clinicians ignore information that does not support their hypothesis

D.            All of the above

9.            Cultural anomalies can be identified in a number of different ways. Some ethnic groups score differently on assessment tests than others. Documented examples of this phenomenon include all of the following except:

A.            Black Americans are more likely to report lower rates of daily stress

B.            American Asians tend to score significantly higher on most scales of the MMPI than White Americans

C.            Black Americans have a higher rate of diagnosis of disorders such as alcoholism or schizophrenia

D.            White Americans are more likely to be given a diagnosis of major depression than are Black Americans with similar symptoms

 

10.          Which of the following is not a criticism of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual’s (DSM) classification system of psychological disorders?

A.            The district classification of symptoms often does not match how clients present in clinical practice

B.            Labeling people based on psychological disorder is a helpful way to combat stigma

C.            Disorders tend to be defined as discrete entities, rather than on a spectrum

D.            DSM classifies disorders based only on symptoms, not causes