Question 1

A 4-year-old girl sucks her thumb, a teenager binges on food, and an adult woman bites her fingernails. According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development, all three are fixated at the stage.

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A)   oral
B)   anal
C)   phallic
D)   genitalE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 2

Based on Hippocrates' humoral theory, "sanguine" describes a person who is .

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A)   pessimistic
B)   pale
C)   cheerful
D)   humorousE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

As used in modern terminology to reflect coping styles, defense mechanisms

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A)   can be either adaptive or maladaptive.
B)   are always maladaptive.
C)   are never adaptive.
D)   are always self-defeating.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

The following are all true about the behavioral model EXCEPT:

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A)   It has contributed greatly to the understanding and treatment of psychopathology.
B)   It is incomplete and inadequate to account for what we now know about psychopathology.
C)   Psychological disorders were considered, for the most part, to be environmentally determined.
D)   It accounts for development of psychopathology across the lifespan.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Mrs. B. received a very poor rating by her supervisor who had been constantly criticizing her in front of her coworkers. When she got home, her kids ran up to greet her, all talking at once. She responded by yelling, "Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm tired?" According to psychoanalytic theory, this is an example of the defense mechanism known as .

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A)   displacement
B)   projection
C)   repression
D)   rationalizationE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

In the 1930s, when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental disorder, __________________ began to be used instead.

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A)   bromides
B)   electroconvulsive therapy
C)   megavitamin therapy
D)   moral therapyE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 7

In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century, the psychosocial approach called moral therapy advocated all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   restraint and seclusion.
B)   normal social interaction.
C)   individual attention from the hospital staff.
D)   nurturing interpersonal relationships.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The concept of hysteria, which traditionally meant physical symptoms for which no organic pathology could be found, is now associated with which DSM-5 classification?

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A)   Anxiety disorders
B)   Neurosis
C)   PMS
D)   Somatic symptom disordersE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Someone you know has been having a lot of difficulty because of irrational fears. Knowing that you are studying abnormal psychology, this person asks if you know of an effective and well-established treatment. You advise her that , based on the mid 20th century work of Joseph Wolpe, is a successful anxiety reduction procedure.

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A)   systematic desensitization
B)   person centered therapy
C)   exorcism
D)   aversive conditioningE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Which of the following accurately describes common beliefs about people with psychological disorders during the 14th century?

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A)   They were considered to be suffering from religious delusions and were cared for by members of the church communities.
B)   They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and blamed for all misfortunes.
C)   They were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for their abnormal behavior.
D)   They were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because mental illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Behaviors that deviate from the norm are

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A)   always seen as a disorder if they violate social norms.
B)   considered a disorder regardless of culture.
C)   typically seen as a disorder when they impair function.
D)   never judged on the basis of the person who does them.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

According to Freudian theory, anxiety is a signal for the ego to marshal its mechanisms of defense, which function as

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A)   reality-based actions.
B)   unconscious protective processes.
C)   conscious efforts to maintain control.
D)   primitive emotional responses.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Rocky Starr is a rocker who wears outlandish female makeup and women's clothing when performing on stage. This behavior is considered

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A)   more abnormal than that of a business man who suddenly starts to do so.
B)   less abnormal than that of the business man because it contributes to his job success.
C)   less abnormal than that of a female who wears makeup every day.
D)   just as abnormal as that of the business man who starts wearing makeup.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of his disorder were attributed to phenomena.

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A)   natural
B)   supernatural
C)   both natural and supernatural
D)   neither natural nor supernaturalE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Moral treatment for mental patients involved

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A)   treating institutionalized patients as normally as possible.
B)   judging abnormal behavior on the basis of moral values.
C)   the use of negative consequences to shape behavior.
D)   isolating institutionalized patients until they behaved morally.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

According to Hippocrates' humoral theory, the "choleric" personality is .

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A)   hot-tempered
B)   easygoing
C)   kind
D)   cheapE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to

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A)   be closer to a hospital that treated mental illness.
B)   keep him away from his family.
C)   provide clean air, rest, relaxation, and recreation.
D)   cure him of hysteria.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The concept of defense mechanisms is referred to as in contemporary terminology.

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A)   coping styles
B)   strategic adjustment
C)   maladaptive thinking
D)   self-defeating actionsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

The warring id and superego cause anxiety as a result of

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A)   intrapsychic conflict.
B)   displacement.
C)   conscience judging the ego ideal.
D)   defense mechanisms.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

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