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PSYC 341 MODULE 4 QUIZ

Question 1
If your therapist concentrated on helping you recognize and change negative thoughts and thus improve your mood, your therapist would be using:

Question 2
One who looks at the influence of race, living conditions, marital status, and roles on the development of depression would MOST likely represent which theoretical orientation?

Question 3
A depressed individual receiving therapy is told that many, even most, of the negative thoughts that he experiences and records have no basis in fact. MOST likely, the therapist is:

Question 4
If you had high blood pressure, you would want to be especially careful when using:

Question 5
A 12-year-old middle-school European-American female from a middle-class socioeconomic background has been diagnosed with bipolar I disorder. Which of her characteristics is MOST unusual for those with bipolar I disorder diagnosis?

Question 6
A man diagnosed with major depressive disorder exhibited his first diagnosable symptoms when he was about 40 years old. Among those experiencing major depressive disorder, his case is:

Question 7
Which of the following is true about the research on the effectiveness of interpersonal psychotherapy in treating unipolar depression?

Question 8
Which of the following would provide the BEST evidence for the cognitive explanation for depression?

Question 9
Today, electroconvulsive therapy:

Question 10
Lithium appears to affect:

Question 11
What are the chances that researchers will develop a specific, gene-based explanation for unipolar depression in the near future?

Question 12
Which one of the following statements is MOST consistent with the use of acceptance and commitment therapy for depression?

Question 13
People who talk rapidly, dress flamboyantly, and get involved in dangerous activities are showing ______ symptoms of mania.

Question 14
One study showed that about what percentage of high-risk suicidal people who contact a suicide crisis hotline later commit suicide?

Question 15
Which of the following statements MOST accurately describes the relationship between religion and suicide?

Question 16
How likely are women to use a gun to commit suicide?

Question 17
Which of the following represents the greatest risk of death to teenagers; in order from least concern to most concern?

Question 18
Which statement about the successes of suicide prevention programs is MOST accurate?

Question 19
A society that honors those who kill themselves to defend their families or country, or because of a value they hold dear, would have a higher rate of what Emile Durkheim calls:

Question 20
In 1997, Oregon passed the “Death with Dignity Act,” which allows doctor-assisted suicide for persons with terminal illnesses. Since 1997, on average, how many Oregonians with terminal illness have ended their lives each year?

Question 21
A friend says to you, “You're studying abnormal psychology, so what do the media have to do with suicide among younger people who are under 25 years old?” Your best answer, based on the available data, is:

Question 22
“Why is there such a strong connection between alcohol abuse and suicide risk?” asks a friend of yours. Based on the best available research, you reply:

Question 23
If a student at your school commits suicide, the staff might offer counseling sessions for the other students. If so, the staff is engaging in:

Question 24
The age group MOST likely to commit suicide in the United States is:

Question 25
Immediate stressors particularly common among those who attempt suicide include all the following EXCEPT: