Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th canadian Edition by David H. Barlow Test bank
c. by prescribing medicationsd. by teaching students
ANSWER: b
11. Louie was barking like a dog and walking on his hands and knees. A professional thought the cause of Louie’s problem was an excess of a specific neurotransmitter and prescribed a drug to treat him. What kind of professional was this most likely to be?
a. a clinical psychologistb. a social worker
c. a psychiatric social workerd. a psychiatrist
ANSWER: d
12. What is the relationship between a presenting problem and a clinical description?
a. Obtaining the patient’s clinical description is the first step in determining what the patient’s presenting problem is.
b. Describing the patient’s presenting problem is the first step in determining the patient’s clinical description.
c. The presenting problem refers to the current status of a distressed individual; the clinical description refers to the treatment plan.
d. The presenting problem refers to symptoms that last only a short time, whereas the clinical description refers to symptoms that are chronic.
ANSWER: b
13. Statistical data are relevant to researchers. For example, one major epidemiological study found that about 7.8 percent of people in North America have had a mood disorder at some point in their lives and 3.7 percent have experienced a mood disorder over the past year. What do the 7.8 percent and 3.7 percent statistics refer to, respectively?
a. incidence; prevalenceb. incidence; recurrence
c. proportion; prevalenced. prevalence; incidence
ANSWER: d
14. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or individual pattern. Disorders that tend to last a long time follow one type of course, whereas disorders that show a discontinuous, recurrent pattern follow another type of course. What are these courses, respectively?
a. chronic; episodicb. chronic; time-limited
c. pervasive; time-limitedd. insidious; recurrent
ANSWER: a
15. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, how did the symptoms develop?
a. atypicallyb. suddenly
c. graduallyd. sporadically
ANSWER: b
16. When 20-year-old Larry was first identified as suffering from schizophrenia, his family wanted to know how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the future. In medical terms, what did the family want to know?
a. Larry’s psychosocial profileb. Larry’s pathology
c. Larry’s diagnosisd. Larry’s prognosis
ANSWER: d
17. Why is a patient’s age important information in the clinical description?
a. Young children do not experience true psychological disorders.
b. Older adults are reluctant to report psychological symptoms.
c. Children are not reliable sources of information about symptoms.
d. Disorders occurring in childhood may present differently at older ages.
ANSWER: d
18. Which term refers to the study of the origins of a disorder?
a. prognosisb. etiology
c. symptomologyd. prevalence
ANSWER: b
19. During more superstitious times, which of the following was thought to be the cause of abnormal behaviour?
a. a demonic possessionb. black bile
c. homosexualityd. punishment of the illiterate
ANSWER: a
20. Which of the following terms for mental illness is related to movements of the moon and stars?
a. lunaticb. mental defective
c. maniacd. idiot
ANSWER: a
21. In 14th- and 15th-century Europe, to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?
a. evilb. stupidity
c. humorsd. astrology
ANSWER: a
22. Alonso believes that Hedwig’s behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile. Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso’s belief best align with?
a. Bluelerb. Aristotle
c. Newtond. Hippocrates
ANSWER: d
23. In the Middle Ages, one of the chief advisers to France’s King Charles V, Nicholas Oresme, suggested that which of the following was responsible for bizarre behaviour?