Psychological Testing: Abnormal Psychology

Psychoanalytic theory was developed by?

That only obeservable behaviour should be studied is the approach suggested by what school of thought in psychology?

What is the meaning of the word diathesis?

What is the name of the space between neurons over which impulses travel from one neuron to another?

Psychoanalysts view psychological problems as?

All of the following are examples of disturbances in neurotransmitters systems EXCEPT?

Which of the following is NOT a brain imagining technique?*

`What mental disorder is thought to involve too much dopamine activity

The part of the brain that plays a role in sensation and controls basic biological urges such as eating, drinking, and sexual activity is the

Which of the following terms refers to the idea that a psychological disorder may have several different causes?

Another term for the study of the causes of mental disorders is

What is the diagnostic system used by the American Psychiatric Association?

What axis/axes are used to dianose most personality disorders and clinical syndromes?

Critics of the DSM system have often claimed that is relies too heavily on the _____________ model of abnormal behaviour?

Axis Vof the DSM measures

How many axes are employed in the multiaxial system of the DSM-lV-TR?

Which disorder is marked by severe debilitaion in thinking and perception?

The DSM-lV-TR can be characterized as

The co-occurence of two seemingly discrete disorders is known as__________

Which of the following does NOT refer to an arguement against the kind of diagnosis used in the DSM?

As a new edition of the DSM is being developed there is a position which advocates a new approach known as______

In order for a test to have______ validity it must include a representitive sample of behaviours thought to be related to the construct being measured?

A way of looking at brain structure that uses X-ray is

The Rorschach test is a psychological test that uses inkblots to

The first method of looking at brain function was the__

Some behaviourists ask individuals to keep track of their own behaviours, thoughts, emotions, etc., in a process known as

What is the most widely used personality inventory?

All of the following are scales on the MMPI EXCEPT

In a correlational study the statistic most commonly used is the

In this type of study subjects are not randomly assigned because a scientist is observing the results of naturally occuring behaviour

What cognitive factor, even if it is simply perceived and not real, can dramatically reduce the levels of anxiety reported by patients?

Twin studies and family studies indicate that some people develop panic disorders because of what?

Psychological interventions used in treating certain types of anxiety disorders include which of the following?

The DSM-lV-TR includes all of the following as subtypes of specific phobia EXCEPT?

All of the following are examples of "culture-bound syndromes" EXCEPT

Currently generalized anxiety disorder is considered to be primarily_ in nature

In OCD the belief that having a particular thought is the moral equivalent of a particular action is known as

In panic disorder the initial panic attacks occur

A model of the cause of anxiety disorders that suggests that evolution has endowed humans with a tendency to respond fearfully to a select group of stimuli is known as the_ model?

Tricia performs elaborate rituals involved in washing her hands repeatedly throughout the day, but still feels her hands are contaminated with germs. Her hand-washing rituals are best described as__

At present, dissociative disorders are characterized by

Leanne experiences the sudden feeling of being detached from herself. The term best suited to describe her experience is

Which of the following matches is incorrect?

A disorder in which people are induced by therapists to remember events that have never occured is referred to as

Wendy feels as though she is outside her body, observing her own behaviour. This experience is a symptom of

is the DSM-lV label for the disorder in which certain aspects of a person's identity become detached or dissociated; it was formerly known as_

The different unique personalities in an individual diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder are often referred to as

Which of the following is NOT a somatoform disorder in the DSM-lV-TR?

Heather is deliberately faking symptoms of illness in order to gain attention of doctors. This behaviour is best described by the term

Sandra is experiencing a loss of vision for which her doctor can find no physical cause. The term best suited to describing her condition is

In somatization disorder, patients usually attributes their symptoms to

In conversion disorder

The term la belle indifference refers to

The DSM-lV-TR provides for a diagnosis of pain disorder

There is some similaity between hypochondriasis and

Which of the following represents an overconcern about serious disease?

Joe is excessively preoccupied with the shape of his nose, and through he has had plastic surgery serveral times in order to alter its apperance, reamins dissatisfied. Joe is most likely suffering from which of the following

Enduring states of feeling that color our physchological lives are called

Disturbances in mood that are serious enough to impair daily functionsing are called

Disorders such as depression and dysthymia are___ in anture

Mood disorders, which involve mood swings from one extreme to another, are considered

Major depression cannot be diagnosed if a person shows a history of_

To be diagnosed with a major depressive episode, one experiences ethier depressed mood or loss of interest or pleasure in all things for a period atleast

A state of unusual elation, energy, and activity is known as

A realively mild state of mania is

Family physicians have a tendency to

Women are about nearly_ times as likely as men to experience major depressive disorder during their lifetimes

Each of the following is true of major depressive disorder EXCEPT

Which of the follwoing people is LEAST likely to develop major depression

Factors that place people at increased risk of developing major depression include all of the following EXCEPT

Compared to women, men are_ likely to report depression and__ likely to seek treatment for it.

Seasonal affective disorder is a subtype of____

Postpartum "blues" typically last about

During a manic episode, bipolar people almost always show a decreased need for_

The random assignment of subjects, an experimental group, a control group, and an independent variable would suggest