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PSYCH 5 QUIZ PREP 6

PSYCH 5 QUIZ PREP 6. In the DSM-IV-TR classification of mental disorders, children and adolescents. are only diagnosed with Axis II disorders. . are only diagnosed with disorders listed under Disorder Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence.

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PSYCH 5 QUIZ PREP 6

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  1. PSYCH 5 QUIZ PREP 6

  2. In the DSM-IV-TR classification of mental disorders, children and adolescents • are only diagnosed with Axis II disorders. • are only diagnosed with disorders listed under Disorder Usually First Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence. • may suffer from most of the disorders included in DSM-IV-TR. • are not given any diagnosis of mental disorder until they have reached age 12.

  3. A psychologist evaluating Lawrence for a possible externalizing disorder recommends family therapy. Why would this recommendation be made? • examine the external world of conflict • provide new outlooks • assist in resolving conflict • deal with behavior issues

  4. Which of the following is an important consideration in relation to the timing and nature of rule violations in externalizing disorders? • age • attitude • gender • race

  5. How would a psychologist describe the relationship of the symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? • They are independent symptoms. • They are two ways of identifying the same set of symptoms. • The attention problems cause hyperactivity. • Hyperactivity causes attention problems.

  6. Your friend is looking over your shoulder while you are reading in your abnormal psychology textbook about conduct disorders, and your friend says, "Conduct disorder sounds just like another term for juvenile delinquency." What should you say to your friend? • “That's incorrect because juvenile delinquency is a legal classification, not psychological." • "That's correct." • "That's incorrect because people with conduct disorders do not usually break the law." • "That's incorrect because conduct disorder is diagnosed in children, not adolescents."

  7. Which of the following most accurately describes the role of genetics in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional-defiant disorder (ODD), and conduct disorder (CD)? • substantial for ADHD but less substantial for ODD and CD • not substantial for any of these disorders • substantial for ODD but less substantial for ADHD and CD ADD ODD CD • substantial for all three disorders

  8. When examining the causes of externalizing disorders, children are reinforced by negative attention because they are not getting enough positive attention. Positive attention is equated with • stimulation • companionship • caring • love

  9. Ted's pediatrician has prescribed Ritalin for the young boy. Which of the following is the most likely pattern of drug use that will occur? • Ted will take several doses per day during the school year, but will not take the drug when school is out. • Ted will take multiple doses every day throughout the year. • Ted will take one dose per week throughout the year and into his adolescent years. • Ted will take one dose each day when he feels the need to concentrate.

  10. What is a central process in behavioral family therapy to treat adolescents with conduct disorder? • getting the parents to be less authoritative • helping the parents gain more control over the adolescent • promoting adolescent's involvement in deciding the rules • fostering empathic understanding rather than behavior management

  11. How does DSM-IV-TR address internalizing disorders? • separate category • combines symptoms with externalized disorders • comorbid factors with other disorders • identifies ways symptoms are experienced

  12. Riley has experienced what her therapist calls clinically significant symptoms of stress. However, they are not severe enough to warrant classification as one of the mental disorders associated with traumatic stressors. In order for her insurance carrier to pay for her therapy, the therapist must provide a diagnosis. What diagnosis will the therapist report? • posttraumatic stress disorder • life-cycle transition • acute stress disorder • adjustment disorder

  13. What struggle did Erik Erikson view as the primary life task of adolescence? • identity versus role confusion • integrity versus despair • intimacy versus self-absorption • generativity versus stagnation

  14. According to Daniel Levinson's social model of adult development, the "mid-life crisis" involves • conflict between generativity and stagnation • becoming less driven and more compassionate. • conflict between intimacy and self-absorption • moving away from family and assuming an adult role

  15. How does DSM address the problem of "identity disorder"? • listed as a disorder usually first diagnosed in adolescence • listed under adjustment disorders • listed in an earlier edition but no longer listed as a disorder • replaced with the term dissociative identity disorder

  16. What treatment approach do many clinicians suggest for those experiencing distress associated with transitions to adult life? • supportive and non-directive • behavioral • challenging and confrontational • psychoanalytic

  17. Which of the following is an example of a scapegoating pattern of family relationships? • one family member complains of problems that are denied by other family members • one family member takes on all the responsibility for solving the family's problems • one family member is blamed for all the family problems • one family member bullies another family member out of jealousy

  18. What is one of the limitations in the use of a heritability ratio? • Its calculation ignores environmental variance in a sample. • It can only be used to describe biological characteristics • It cannot be generalized to the whole population. • It reflects only theoretically diverse environments.

  19. Your friend has been having some psychological problems, and he tells you that he and his wife are seeing a couples therapist. You are surprised that he is receiving couples therapy, since he is the one with problems. When you ask your psychology professor about this, she explains that • your friend's problem must actually be marital problems, not individual problems. • your friend was probably resistant to individual therapy and couples therapy is less threatening. • there must have been some mistake. • successful couples therapy can remove the cause of an individual spouse's problem.

  20. Research on different styles of reminiscence in older adults has found adjustment to be least successful when reminiscence is • obsessive • integrative • transitive • instrumental

  21. Most elderly people fall in which category? • oldest-old • young • old-old • young-old

  22. What essential assumption do psychologists make in order to conduct scientific research? • reasonable doubt • free will • personal responsibility • determinism

  23. Harry Jenkins has pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." The state where Harry is being tried uses the M'Naghten test of insanity. What question will the judge use when instructing the jury on the basis of their decision in this case? • Did the defendant experience an irresistible impulse? • Did the defendant show behavior that was the product of mental illness? • Does the defendant have the burden of proving insanity? • Did the defendant know right from wrong?

  24. A judge is instructing a jury that is deciding a case of a man who pled "not guilty by reason of insanity." What will the judge tell the jury regarding the standard of proof needed? • "You must use the standard of proof known as 'beyond a reasonable doubt'." • "You must use the standard of proof known as 'more certain than not'." • "You must use the standard proof known as 'clear and convincing evidence'." • "You must use the standard of proof known as 'appears reasonable to the average person'."

  25. Competence refers to the defendant's mental state during what time period? • only at the time of the trial • at any point in the legal process • only at the time of arrest • only at the time of the offense

  26. What is the purpose of the sexual predator laws? • keep offenders confined for indefinite periods of time • must register upon release • requires evaluations every six months. • allow offenders opportunities for appeal

  27. To justify the involuntary commitment of a mentally disordered person to a mental hospital as a legitimate expression of the police power of the state is offensive to civil libertarians because • the state's authority is limited to parens patriae. • mentally disordered people need treatment, not punishment. • police powers belong to the people. • no crime has usually been committed.

  28. A friend of yours who does not have much respect for mental health professionals says to you, "Two-thirds of involuntarily committed people are not violent after discharge. Therefore, clinical assessments are useless." You know that his statistics are accurate, but what important point is your friend overlooking? • These people might well have been dangerous when they were committed, but their hospital stay reduced the risk. Before • Discharge decisions are not made by mental health professionals. • There is no acceptable definition of "violence." After • We need to be more concerned about high false positive rates.

  29. What basic right was established for patients in the case of Wyatt v. Stickney (1972)? • treatment while hospitalized • refusing treatment • review of commitment every six months • treatment in the least restrictive environment

  30. What is one of the reasons that deinstitutionalization has not worked as well as its proponents had hoped? • Patients who are discharged after short stays are admitted more frequently. • There are not enough hospital beds. • There are no effective community-based treatment models. • Patients end up staying in the hospital for a longer period of time.

  31. What is the most commonly reported form of child abuse? • child sexual abuse • physical abuse • child neglect • psychological abuse

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