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PSYC/430 PSYC430 PSYC 430 MODULE 2 QUIZ


Question 1
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (presently DSM5)
was
developed by:
Question 2
Youssef is the kind of person who breaks laws and rules with no feeling of guilt and is
emotionally shallow. He would probably score high on the MMPI2
scale:
Question 3
A mental health practitioner attempts to learn about the behavior and emotional state ofeach client. This approach to abnormal psychology is called:
Question 4
An inventory that asks about how one would act with others in a variety of situations is a(n):
Question 5
The term used to refer to the comprehensive view of the causes and the maintenance of a
person's abnormal behavior that a psychologist develops is:
Question 6
The greater reliability of the DSM5
over earlier versions is MOST likely because of its:
Question 7
Imagine that you are asked to give a scientific opinion on the use of polygraphic evidence.
Your BEST response would be:
Question 8
Concerns about the reliability and validity of the DSM5
diagnoses are MOST likely to
center on which factors?
Question 9
DSM5
is the classification system for abnormal behaviors that is:
Question 10
A client is hooked up to an apparatus that measures galvanic skin response and blood
pressure, after which the client verbally answers a series of questions. The type of clinical
test being used is:
Question 11
A presentday
clinician uses terms like “dementia” and “mental retardation” for diagnostic
categories. That clinician is using terms:
Question 12
Studies of diagnostic conclusions made by clinicians show that:
Question 13
If your friend had her brain waves recorded to measure her brain's electrical activity, she
MOST likely had a(n):
Question 14
Fear differs from anxiety in that:
Question 15
You notice someone who is sweating, experiencing shortness of breath, choking, feeling
dizzy, and is afraid of dying. If what is happening is not a heart attack but an indicator of an
anxiety disorder, the person is MOST likely experiencing a:
Question 16
Mindfulness therapy teaches people to accept their worries and live in the present moment,
which is MOST consistent with which theoretical approach?
Question 17
Antidepressants and alprazolam (Xanax) have been found to be successful in treating:
Question 18
All of the following are biological treatments for generalized anxiety EXCEPT:
Question 19
If you were afraid of dogs and your therapist treated you by interacting with dogs while you
watched, you would be receiving:
Question 20
Every once in a while, Ona feels nervous to the point of terror. It seems to come on
suddenly and randomly. Her experience is an example of a(n):
Question 21
The most current research we have suggests that reductions in activity levels in the
caudate nuclei among people with obsessivecompulsive
disorder result from:
Question 22
Harry is terrified of the snakes that his 8yearold
son brings home. During his therapy, his
therapist demonstrated how to handle them. This is a form of therapy based on:
Question 23
Generalized anxiety disorder is more common:
Question 24
The first step in systematic desensitization treatment is:
Question 25
Psychodynamic therapies as a treatment for obsessivecompulsive
disorders:

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