Multiple Choice Questions

Breach of confidentiality is a greater risk in __________ therapy
  • aversive conditioning
  • situationist
  • group
  • exhaustion
which of the following statements about autism spectrum disorder is incorrect?
  • - All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
  • It can decrease a client's shame and isolation about a problem.
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
what is groupthink?
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity-including race, class, and gender.
  • the modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus
  • co-occurrence of two disorders
  • Ethnic minorities tend to utilize mental health services less frequently than White, middle-class Americans.
What is comorbidity?
  • co-occurrence of two disorders
  • the modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • change the word "acrophobia" to the word "agoraphobia"
what is the just-world hypothesis
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • an ideology common in the United States that people get the outcomes they deserve
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity-including race, class, and gender.
Dr. Banner wants his clients to learn to articulate thoughts that keep them from achieving their goals. Therefore, Dr. Banner increases their self-awareness by focusing on their conscious thoughts. What kind of psychotherapeutic orientation is he using?
  • exhaustion
  • humanistic therapy
  • aversive conditioning
  • racial identity
what should be changed to make the following sentence true? Asch conducted his prison experiment to demonstrate that social roles have a great deal of influence on individual behavior.
  • change the word "acrophobia" to the word "agoraphobia"
  • the word "Asch" should be replaced by "Zimbardo"
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
identify the obsession in the following sentence. "Keisha is overly concerned about germs, so she spends hours wiping the surfaces of her home and washing her hands."
  • obsessive-compulsive
  • concern over germs
  • systematic desensitization
  • diathesis-stress
which of the following statements about the male and female experience of stress is true?
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • It can decrease a client's shame and isolation about a problem.
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
Kaz wants to stop biting his nails, so he rubs a strong bitter paste under his nails to make his nails taste bad. What technique is Kaz using to stop biting his nails?
  • humanistic therapy
  • Atypical antipsychotics
  • stimulus hierarchy
  • aversive conditioning
Apollonia was diagnosed with major depressive disorder five years ago. She knows her mother took medicine to combat depression and she worries her daughter will experience depression too. Why?
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
  • Mood disorders have been shown to have a strong genetic and biological basis.
  • No studies have found one psychotherapeutic approach more effective than another.
  • having groups meet under equal terms and cooperate on a task
what should be changed to make the following sentence true? It is well established that long (aerobic) but not short (anaerobic) duration exercise is beneficial for both physical and mental health
  • the word "Asch" should be replaced by "Zimbardo"
  • Mood disorders have been shown to have a strong genetic and biological basis.
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
Nawaz and his boyfriend break up. Nawaz makes an internal attribution for this outcome. Complete the sentence to show an internal attribution that Nawaz could make. My boyfriend broke up with me because ________.
  • Hans Selye
  • exhaustion
  • demanding or threatening event or situation
  • I am unlovable
Anna thinks that Bill is rude to her because she had to seat him in a noisy, crowded area of the restaurant. Anna takes a ________ view of Bill.
  • racial identity
  • aversive conditioning
  • situationist
  • exhaustion
Donna exhibits two separate personalities, each well-defined and distinct from one another, so Dr. Paulson diagnosed Donna with ________ disorder.
  • systematic desensitization
  • dependent personality disorder
  • concern over germs
  • dissociative identity
which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
  • popular music that promotes suicide
  • - All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
_________ holds our behavior is determined by internal factors
  • dispositionism
  • Atypical antipsychotics
  • informational
  • diathesis-stress
which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?
  • - All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
a school counselor leads a support group for children whose parents have AIDS. The counselor focuses on defining AIDS, discussing treatment and side effects of treatment, and how the children can develop coping mechanisms. This exemplifies _______.
  • - psycho-educational treatment
  • immune system is weakened
  • Jerome C. Wakefield
  • Hans Selye
Anna is a school counselor. She hates going to work and wants to lock the door and cry whenever a student comes to her for help. She just doesn't feel like she has anything left to give. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?
  • self-serving bias
  • stimulus hierarchy
  • exhaustion
  • racial identity
antipsychotic medicines were first introduced in _______.
  • popular music that promotes suicide
  • 1954
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • chronic
what does research show regarding race and ethnic differences in those who receive mental health services?
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity-including race, class, and gender.
  • the modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus
  • Ethnic minorities tend to utilize mental health services less frequently than White, middle-class Americans.
Ehab is a high school science teacher. He recently received a Teacher of the Year award for his district, but he believes he only received it because no one else bothered to apply for it. He is a popular teacher, but he is convinced the students only pretend to like him so they will get better grades. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?
  • change the word "acrophobia" to the word "agoraphobia"
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • diminished personal accomplishment
  • dependent personality disorder
Cultural competence is a therapist's understanding of, and attention to, ___________.
  • race, culture, and ethnicity in providing treatment
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a stimulus hierarchy. Which form of therapy is she using?
  • concern over germs
  • systematic desensitization
  • generalized anxiety disorder
  • dissociative identity
what is a major problem with the original Milgram study?
  • Asch ignored the importance of several factors influencing conformity-including race, class, and gender.
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • Hans Selye
  • Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical.
hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease b/c it
  • forces the heart to pump harder, which puts more physical strain on the heart
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
  • emotions and attitudes, the self, and social cognition
  • It can decrease a client's shame and isolation about a problem.
which of the following is a benefit of group therapy?
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • It can decrease a client's shame and isolation about a problem.
  • popular music that promotes suicide
which of the following is true about neurodevelopmental disorders?
  • - All neurodevelopmental disorders are diagnosed in early childhood.
  • It can decrease a client's shame and isolation about a problem.
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
For Burt, who has claustrophobia, a small dark room creates a small amount of fear, a stairwell creates a bit more fear, and an elevator creates the most fear. Burt's therapist induces deep relaxation and asks him to imagine a small dark room. Gradually, they will work up to having Burt imagine being in an elevator. What aspect of exposure therapy is this?
  • stimulus hierarchy
  • humanistic therapy
  • concern over germs
  • aversive conditioning
what should be changed to make the following sentence true? "Acrophobia is characterized by intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations in which it might be difficult to escape or receive help if one experiences symptoms of a panic attack."
  • diminished personal accomplishment
  • the word "Asch" should be replaced by "Zimbardo"
  • change the word "acrophobia" to the word "agoraphobia"
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
which of the following strategies would effectively reduce racism?
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
  • becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's core sense of self
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
what was the major flaw in the Stanford prison experiment
  • popular music that promotes suicide
  • Zimbardo did not use a control group.
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
  • teaching children to think independently and challenge social norms that promote racism
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
  • Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
based on the discussion in your text, which of the following strategies would effectively reduce prejudice between groups
  • - Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • having groups meet under equal terms and cooperate on a task
  • it involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts, and repetitive behaviors
  • This disorder involves feeling overwhelmed and sad for extended periods of time.
________ have over 85% of the l,669 federally designated mental health professional shortage areas.
  • biomedical
  • informational
  • rural areas
  • Asch
who identified psychological disorders as a harmful dysfunction?
  • immune system is weakened
  • Jerome C. Wakefield
  • Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical.
  • stress weakens the immune system, so people with high stress levels should be more likely to get sick
___________ can increase the risk of obesity and diabetes as well as elevate cholesterol levels; it can also cause constipation, dry mouth, blurred vision, drowsiness, and dizziness
  • diathesis-stress
  • Atypical antipsychotics
  • rural areas
  • dissociative identity
who defined stress as, "the response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions?"
  • biomedical
  • Milgram lied to his respondents, making his study borderline unethical.
  • Hans Selye
  • stress weakens the immune system, so people with high stress levels should be more likely to get sick
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