Abnormal Psychology Final Study
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As a psychology student passing that final exam on abnormal psychology means a lot to you. That is why we designed the practice test below. It is excellent to prepare you for the finals as it covers everything done in class. Give it a try and share its success with us.
- 1.What was the explanation, during the ancient Greek and Roman times, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
Religious Ideas
- B.
Evil Spirits
- C.
Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
Drugs
- 2.DSM stands for what?
- A.
Doctors Statistical Manual
- B.
Diagnostic Statistical Manual
- C.
Demons Spirits and Mesmerism
- D.
Disorders in State of Michigan
- 3.During which period, were asylums created?
- A.
Renaissance
- B.
Middle Ages
- C.
Greek & Roman
- D.
20th Century
- E.
Prehistoric
- 4.From the case study that was read in class, which group of people would be susceptible to joining a cult?
- A.
People who have abnormal behaviors
- B.
People who visit chat rooms for depression
- C.
People who visit chat rooms for suicide
- D.
All of the above
- E.
None of the above
- 5.According to the information presented in class, treatment of abnormal behaviors has always been humane.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.What was the explanation, in prehistoric times, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
Religious ideas
- B.
Evil Spirits
- C.
Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
Drugs
- 7.Trephination is the process of adjusting the 4 bodily fluids in the body?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.What is the most common type of current treatment for patients with abnormal behavior?
- A.
Exorcism
- B.
Trephination
- C.
Drugs
- D.
Electro Shock Therapy
- 9.What was the explanation, during the middle ages, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
Religious ideas
- B.
Evil Spirits
- C.
Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
Drugs
- 10.Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Humanistic model?
- A.
Free association
- B.
Reflection
- C.
Social interaction
- D.
Medication
- 11.A self fulfilling prophesy is when a patient is able to understand what their brain is thinking.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.From the case study that was read in class, what supposedly altered human behavior?
- A.
The ocean
- B.
The moon
- C.
The stars
- D.
Drugs
- 13.The DSM IVr contains approximately how many disorders?
- A.
1
- B.
4
- C.
400
- D.
4000
- 14.Which of the following is not a model of abnormal psychology?
- A.
Cognitive
- B.
Behavioral
- C.
Psychosis
- D.
Sociocultural
- 15.Freud is credited with creating which theory?
- A.
Humanistic
- B.
Cognitive
- C.
Psychodynamic
- D.
Biological
- E.
All of the above
- 16.Evidence of Trephination goes back to which period of time?
- A.
Prehistoric
- B.
Greeks and Romans
- C.
Middle Ages
- D.
19th Century
- E.
Renaissance
- 17.The 4 D's of abnormal behavior are all of the following except which?
- A.
Deviant
- B.
Dysfunctional
- C.
Demonic
- D.
Dangerous
- E.
Distressful
- 18.Which type of defense mechanism states that a person displaces hostility away from a dangerous object and onto a safer substitute?
- A.
Projection
- B.
Fantasy
- C.
Reaction formation
- D.
Displacement
- 19.Pavlov's classical conditioning of the dog is an example of which model?
- A.
Cognitive
- B.
Biological
- C.
Psychodynamic
- D.
Behavioral
- 20.Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Biological model?
- A.
Free association
- B.
Reflection
- C.
Social interaction
- D.
Medication
- 21.Abraham Maslow is associated with which of the models?
- A.
Biological
- B.
Humanistic
- C.
Psychodynamic
- D.
Cognitive
- 22.Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Psychodynamic model?
- A.
Free association
- B.
Reflection
- C.
Social interaction
- D.
Medication
- 23.What is the therapy goal of the Humanistic model?
- A.
Broad psychological change
- B.
Functional behavior
- C.
Adaptive thinking
- D.
Self-Actualization
- 24.Which type of defense mechanism states that a person refuses to acknowledge the source of anxiety?
- A.
Repression
- B.
Denial
- C.
Fantasy
- D.
Projection
- 25.Which type of defense mechanism states that a person attributes their own unacceptable impulses or desires to other individuals?
- A.
Projection
- B.
Repression
- C.
Overcompensation
- D.
Regression
- 26.Psychologists most commonly use the following methods.
- A.
Psychodynamic
- B.
Cognitive
- C.
Behavioral
- D.
A combination of all of the above
- 27.What is the cause of the dysfunction in the Psychodynamic model?
- A.
Self-Deceit
- B.
Social Stress
- C.
Unconscious conflicts
- D.
Biological malfunction
- 28.What is the therapist role in the Psychodynamic model?
- A.
Teacher
- B.
Observer
- C.
Doctor
- D.
Interpreter
- 29.Freud is credited with the creation of which model?
- A.
Biological
- B.
Humanistic
- C.
Psychodynamic
- D.
Cognitive
- 30.What is the therapist role of the Biological model?
- A.
Teacher
- B.
Observer
- C.
Doctor
- D.
Interpreter
- 31.The 3 central forces as defined by Freud are all of the following except?
- A.
I
- B.
Id
- C.
Ego
- D.
Superego
- 32.The top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs triangle is ______.
- A.
Needs satisfied
- B.
Self-actualization
- C.
Psychological needs
- D.
Love
- 33.About how many neurons are in the human brain?
- A.
1 Million
- B.
100 Million
- C.
100 Billion
- D.
1 Trillion
- 34.A common treatment for Sociocultural model is what?
- A.
Drugs
- B.
Interpretation
- C.
Group therapy
- D.
Free association
- 35.About 95% of what has been learned about the brain has been learned in the past ___ years.
- A.
10
- B.
20
- C.
50
- D.
100
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