Test bank for essentials of abnormal psychology in a changing world 2nd canadian edition by nevid

Subjects in group "A" drive a car through an obstacle course while remaining sober.. Subjects in group "B" also drive through the obstacle course, but they are given an ounce of whiskey

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psychology is the branch of the science of psychology that addresses the

description, causes, and treatment of abnormal behaviour

The authors of your text prefer to use the term "psychological disorder" rather than "mental

disorder" for each of the following reasons EXCEPT

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevithe term "psychological disorder" puts the study of abnormal behaviour squarely within the purview of the field of psychology

the term "mental disorder" implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term

"psychological disorder does not

In judging whether or not a person's behaviour is socially unacceptable or violates social

norms, clinicians must take into account each of the following EXCEPT

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviKathy has recurring visions of demons chasing her around her house She also hears them telling her, "We have come for you!" She is experiencing

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Unfounded ideas or false beliefs which have no basis in fact are considered

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevisevere mental distress

Megan has an intense fear of going shopping at the mall, to concerts, or to any other place

in which there may be large crowds of people Her fears are best described as

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Tosha has attempted suicide several times and insists she will make another attempt when she has an opportunity Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches her behaviour?

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevimeanings in other cultures

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In a number of African cultures, anxiety is expressed as

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The process of cutting a hole in the skull to provide a pathway for demons to leave a

possessed person's body is called

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviAristotle

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The idea that the health of the body depends on a balance of four bodily fluids, or humors, was first proposed by

According to Hippocrates, each of the following EXCEPT is a bodily fluid important

to physical and mental health

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phlegm

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Neviblack bile

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Zorba is cheerful, confident, and optimistic According to Hippocrates' theory, Zorba has an excess of

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A person who is chronically sad and depressed is said to be

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevisad and depressed

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Hippocrates' view that abnormal behaviour could result from biological imbalances forms thebasis of today's model

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main categories used by Hippocrates and

Galen to classify abnormal behaviour?

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Neviautistic

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The Malleus Maleficarum

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviRenaissance

According to the text, about suspected witches were executed in Western societies

in the 16th and 17th centuries

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The "water float" test was used during the 16th and 17th centuries to test for

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevibased on valid fears of the unknown

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevispiritual impropriety

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Renaissance physician Johann Weyer was noted for arguing that abnormal behaviour and thought patterns were caused by

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also used to house the poor

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The modern era of treatment can be traced, in large part, to

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A noted therapist argues that mentally ill patients should be treated with care, kindness, andunderstanding Her argument most closely matches the tenets of therapy

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The class of drugs most responsible for the mass release of many institutionalized mentally ill patients is the

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Who is the Canadian psychiatrist who was the first person in North America to publicly report

on the antipsychotic effects of chlorpromazine?

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevihealth centres

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The model attempts to explain abnormal behaviour on the basis of underlying biological defects

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevischizophrenia

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Emil Kraepelin identified the group of diseases he called "manic-depressive psychosis," which we now call

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviJean-Martin Charcot

demonstrated that hysterical behaviours, like paralysis or numbness of the arms, could be induced in normal subjects under hypnosis through the use of suggestions

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hypnosis and has her talk about her feelings to help her "discharge" her pent-up emotions Her therapist's treatment approach is most similar to that of

A)

Freud

B)

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In contemporary times, the understanding of abnormal behaviour has been largely

approached from each of the following perspectives EXCEPT the

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Arnie sees a laboratory rat exploring a Skinner box and says, "It must be looking for food!" Arnie's inference is most useful in achieving which primary objective of science?

Inference in science allows us to jump from particular to general-to suggest laws and

principles of behaviour that can be woven into _?

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According to the text, testing the hypothesis is the step in the scientific method

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviAccording to the text, drawing conclusions about the hypothesis is the step in the scientific method

Scientists are reasonably confident that group differences are significant when the

probability that chance alone can explain the difference is percent or less

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The principle of requires that people be free to choose whether they wish to participate in research studies and must be given sufficient information in advance about the study's purposes, methods, risks, and benefits to allow them to make a knowledgeable decision about their participation

The principle that subjects in research studies have a right to expect that their identities will not be revealed is the principle of

The research method in which subjects are observed unobtrusively, so that their behaviour

is not affected by the known presence of an observer, is the method

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survey

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Neviexperimental

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevireciprocal function

In a correlational study, when one variable increases as a second variable increases, there is

a correlation between them

In a correlational study, when one variable increases as a second variable decreases, there

is a correlation between them

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviEllen decides to study overweight people She designs a correlational study comparing weight level and level of physical activity She finds that as the level of physical activity decreases, weight level increases Ellen's study has found a correlation

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevipositive correlation

Researchers using correlational methods have found consistently significant positive

correlations between depression and negative thinking What conclusions can you draw fromthese studies?

Long-term longitudinal studies are

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevicorrelation

Ellen decides to study the effects of alcohol on driving ability She selects 200 college

students and randomly divides them into two groups of 100 students each Subjects in group

"A" drive a car through an obstacle course while remaining sober Subjects in group "B" also drive through the obstacle course, but they are given an ounce of whiskey before each attempt at driving the course As expected, the driving ability of subjects in group "B" steadily deteriorates as they consume more alcohol In Ellen's study, the alcohol is the

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Ellen decides to study the effects of alcohol on driving ability She selects 200 college

students and randomly divides them into two groups of 100 students each Subjects in group

"A" drive a car through an obstacle course while remaining sober Subjects in group "B" also drive through the obstacle course, but they are given an ounce of whiskey before each attempt at driving the course As expected, the driving ability of subjects in group "B" steadily deteriorates as they consume more alcohol In Ellen's study, the subjects' driving ability is the

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control

B)

placebo

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In a study on alcohol and driving ability, half the subjects are given alcohol before driving anobstacle course, while the remaining subjects drive the course while remaining sober In this study, those subjects who drive the course while remaining sober are called the subjects

The way in which scientists attempt to control for selection factors in experimental research

is through the use of

Randy is running a study on alcohol and aggressive behaviour He randomly divides his subjects into two groups because he knows that if he allows his subjects to choose their owngroups, aggressive subjects will tend to choose the group receiving alcohol while

nonaggressive subjects will tend to choose the group receiving no alcohol He then would not be able to distinguish the effects of the alcohol from the effects of subjects' innate aggressiveness This tendency of his aggressive subjects to choose the alcohol group is called a(n)

One way scientists control for subjects' expectations in experimental research is by using

In a study on alcohol and aggressive behaviour, subjects are randomly assigned to one of two groups One group receives real alcohol while the other group receives tonic water which tastes identical to real alcohol In this way, neither group of subjects knows who got the real alcohol In this study, the non-alcoholic tonic water serves as a(n)

In a study on alcohol and aggressive behaviour, subjects are randomly assigned to one of two groups One group receives real alcohol while the other group receives tonic water which tastes identical to real alcohol Neither the subjects nor the researchers know which group got the real alcohol until after the study is completed This study is designed as a study

Single-blind experiments control for

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevitherapy received by the first group This generic placebo therapy received by the second group is called a(n) placebo

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A survey is an example of a(n) study

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevisuch as Native Americans, have much higher rates of alcoholism than others Her study is typical of a(n) study

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A total group of people, other organisms, or events is a

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevistrain

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Sigmund conducts a study on drinking habits among college students Since there are too many college students for him to directly observe all of them, he randomly selects a group

of 250 college students to represent all college students Sigmund's study finds that 90 percent of college students drink regularly, and 10 percent of those who drink will eventuallybecome alcoholics In this study, the 250 people Sigmund actually observes are called the research

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studies attempt to disentangle the roles of heredity and environment in determiningbehaviour

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Neviproband

In kinship studies, the case first located in a family of a person diagnosed with a disorder, to which other family members are compared, is the

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Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-Nevishorter, lower, greater

Sigmund Freud's psychodynamic theory was based primarily on the use of studies

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviThe history is then published so that others can learn from the therapist's experiences with her patient This technique is known as a(n) study

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A researcher designs a study so that his subjects are observed for several weeks with no treatment They are then given a treatment for several weeks This is followed by several more weeks in which the treatment is withdrawn Finally, the subjects are given a second round of treatments The effects of the first treatment, the withdrawal of treatment, and the second treatment are measured This study is typical of a design

Changing-World-2nd-Canadian-Edition-by-NeviAzrin and Peterson (1989) used an A-B-A-B experimental design to help a nine-year-old girl control

The therapeutic intervention often does not work during the second treatment period, even

if it worked during the first treatment period