Abnormal Psychology Flashcards
Developmental psychopathology refers to the study of changes in _________.
A. Abnormal behavior
B. Normal behavior
C. Children’s behavior, both normal and abnormal
D. Normal adolescent behavior
Answer: A
Developmental Psychopathology refers to the study of pathological changes/abnormal behavior of young individuals in behavior over time. Studying changes in behavior over time is known as developmental psychology.
Dr. Marissa Padilla is a psychologist in a government hospital. All of the following are ways in which she might function as a scientist-practitioner, EXCEPT:
A. Integrating her own motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems.
B. Determining her own assessments and treatments for effectiveness.
C. Implementing research leading to new information about mental disorders and their treatments.
D. Utilizing the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures.
Answer: A
The scientist practitioner model is a model framework for abnormal psychologist or those practice in understanding, diagnosis and, treatment of psychological disorders. They do these in three ways:
(1) Keep up with the latest scientific developments in their field and therefore use the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures
(2) Evaluate their own assessments or treatment procedures to see whether they work and
(3) Conduct research, often in clinics or hospitals, that produces new information about disorders or their treatment
It does not involve being centered into one’s agenda or goals for helping people with psychological disorders.
When we use the multidimensional integrative approach in understanding psychopathology – we usually base it on:
A. Biological and psychological causes
B. Biological causes only
C. Learned helplessness and social learning theory
D. The physical structure and chemical processes of the brain
Answer: A
The multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology follows a framework which attributes the cause of a disorder in systemic way. Meaning, abnormal behavior results from multiple influences such as biological and psychological causes. Biological causes include factors from the fields of genetics and neuroscience. Psychological causes include factors from behavioral and cognitive processes, including learned helplessness, social learning, prepared learning, and even unconscious processes.
If a study of a medication is conducted using only 25-year old white males, the results would be limited in their:
A. Generalizability
B. Internal validity
C. Concurrent reliability
D. Usefulness
Answer: A
Generalizability is defined as the extent to which results apply to everyone with a particular disorder. This means that the study applies to people other than the subjects of the study in other settings.
Which of the following statement is true for most psychological disorders when we understand it through the multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology:
A. If an identical twin has a particular disorder, the other twin will definitely have the disorder as well.
B. Identical twins are no more able to share psychological disorders than any other siblings.
C. Identical twins are no more able to share disorders than those people selected at random from the population.
D. If an identical twin has a particular psychological disorder, the other twin may possibly also develop the disorder than the rest of the population.
Answer: D
For psychological disorders, evidence points out that genetic factors contribute to a certain degree to the development of disorders but is counted less half of the explanation. If for example, identical twins has schizophrenia, there is a less than 50% chance that the other twin might also have the same disorder.
Psychoanalytic theory explains that separation anxiety is caused by:
A. A conflict between a mother and child detachment and individuation
B. A dysfunctional Society
C. Unable to reach full potentials
D. Perception of thoughts and memories
Answer: A
According to psychoanalytic theory, early mother-child dynamics lead to difficulty with a child establishing a sense of separateness from the mother
According to literature, many of the so-called psychological disorders appear to be influenced by many individual genes rather than caused by one single gene. This process is referred to as ___________.
A. Multigenic
B. Polygenic
C. Unigenic
D. Morphogenic
Answer: B
The genetic influence on much of our development and most of our behavior, personality, and even IQ score is polygenic – that is, influenced by many genes. This is assumed to be the case in abnormal behavior as well, although research is beginning to identify specific small groups of genes that relate to some major psychological disorders.
Ella is a college freshman who is very shy and timid just like her mom. In one event, Ella has been bullied by her classmates for not participating in a group activity. After the incident, Ella shows signs of depression. What concept does Ella’s behavior shows?
A. Personality Disorder
B. Dialectic Therapy
C. CBT
D. Diathesis-Stress Model
Answer: D
The Diathesis Stress Model describes how the interaction of predisposition or vulnerability to environmental stress can result in a disorder When a vulnerable individual encounters certain stress, they are more likely to develop psychological disorders or suffer from maladjustment.
Mika has a family history of Schizophrenia, and she just experienced a loss of her child in a car accident which has been difficult for her to deal with. She then developed Major Depressive Disorder. Which of the following concepts can describe her situation?
A. Diathesis Stress Model
B. Schizoaffective
C. Avolition
D. Psychological Model
Answer: A
It can be inferred that the etiology of Mika’s conditions can be explained with Diathesis Stress Model. The diathesis in this case is the family history of Mika. On the other, the loss of her child is the stress that triggers the development of psychological disorder.
Amenadiel came to the clinic, and his _______________ is what first brought him to therapy; the ___________ composes the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder.
A. Diagnosis; symptoms
B. Incidence; prevalence
C. Clinical description; presenting problem
D. Presenting problem; clinical description
Answer: D
When an individual experiences symptoms, he often seeks help from a practitioner and talks about this. This way he is Presenting his problem. As soon as the clinician talks and evaluates the patient. He will be able to have a clinical description of his psychological problems. This is described as the combination of behaviors, thoughts and feelings that make up a specific disorder.
An individual’s behavior is considered abnormal when ________.
A. It adversely affects a person’s ability to function
B. It deviates from socially acceptable norms
C. It causes distress
D. It involves all listed description
Answer: D
Mental health professionals commonly view behaviors as abnormal when these 4 elements (often referred to as ‘4 Ds of Abnormality’) is present – Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction and Danger. Before considering a behavior as abnormal, the presence of the aforementioned elements must be sufficiently evident.
Cherry is interested to conduct a study of incidence, prevalence, and distribution of mood disorder in their community. She is likely to generate what type of research?
A. Eclectic Research
B. Longitudinal Case Study
C. Epidemiological Research
D. Multiple Baseline Study
Answer: C
Epidemiology is the study of incidences, prevalence and distribution of illness/disease in a given population. Incidence refers to the rate of new cases of illness that develop within a given period of time whereas prevalence refers to the overall rate of cases, old and new, within a give period. Distribution refers to frequency and patterns of cases within a population.
Cookie seems to be very anxious and she has to check if the house is locked exactly 10 times every night before going to bed. This behavior is called _________________.
A. Paranoia
B. Compulsion
C. Obsession
D. Delusion
Answer: B
The case depicted a characteristic of a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Compulsions can involve either overt repetitive behaviors (such as hand-washing, checking, or ordering) or more covert mental acts (such as counting, praying, or saying words silently) while obsessions involve persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses that are experienced as disturbing and inappropriate.
Aling Nena, 40-year-old housewife has been diagnosed with conversion disorder. It is notable that she is able to talk only in a whisper although she can usually cough in a normal manner. This symptom is referred to as ___________.
A. Anhedonia
B. Aphonia
C. Avolition
D. Alogia
Answer: B
Aphonia is the most common speech-related conversion disturbance in which a person is able to talk only in whisper although he/she can usually cough in a normal manner. In true organic laryngeal paralysis, both the cough and the voice are affected.
Which of the following statement is true about alcohol intoxication?
A. Impaired judgment can occur long before motor signs of intoxication are apparent
B. An individual will get more intoxicated by mixing liquors than by taking comparable amounts of one kind e.g. gin, randy, vodka
C. Drinking several cups of coffee can counteract the effects of alcohol intoxication and enable a drinker to “sober up”
D. Men metabolize alcohol less effectively than women and thus become intoxicated on lesser amount of alcohol
Answer: A
One of the direct effects of alcohol intoxication is inhibition of glutamate in the brain which affects higher brain centers, impairing judgment and other rational processes and lowering self-control. These occur long before some degree of motor incoordination becomes apparent.
