psychology quiz questions

Pakuna was admitted to the hospital after Dr. Johnson determined that Pakuna had a plan to die by suicide. This is an example of which of the four Ds of psychopathology?

d. danger

Luz’s family celebrated Dia de los Muertos on Novemeber 1st by remembering family members who are no longer living. This is an example of:

c. culture

Psychopathology has numerous definitions, but the most cited features include deviance, distress, danger, and:

d. dysfunction

Who stated that all forms of therapy have three key features?

c. jerome frank

“Rage rooms” give people a chance to vent their avenger by safely smashing objects and wreaking havoc. Rage rooms are:

d. not considered to be therapy, because there is no trained healer present

“Subway therapy” is when a person writes down their feelings on a sticky note and puts the note on a subway wall, and it is:

d. not considered to be therapy, because there is no trained healer present

who was the first physician to specialize in mental illness and believe that the mind was as susceptible to sickness as the body?

c. johann weyer

by the end of the nineteenth century, the moral treatment movement:

a. declined due to several factors, including staff shortages and an emergence of prejudice

the discovery that syphilis led to general paresis and delusions of grandeur supported the:

a. somatogenic perspective

who believed that unconscious psychological processes are at the root of psychological functioning?

b. sigmund freud

which operation, performed in prehistoric societies, involved a stone instrument to cut away a circular portion of the skull to treat severe psychopathology?

a. trephination

a nineteenth century approach to treating people with mental illness that emphasized standards of good and bad behavior and respectful treatment is known as:

c. moral treatment

before the 1950s, which theoretical perspective was dominant in the clinical field?

a. psychoanalytic

during the covid 19 pandemic:

b. telemental health become more popular

what began in the 1960s as a move toward releasing hundreds of thousands of patients from public mental health hospitals?

b. deinstitutionalization

which individual is seeking an idiographic understanding of psychopathology?

b. Dr. Dann, a clinical practitioner, works one-on-one in a therapeutic setting with individuals who are experiencing the aftereffects of childhood abuse

Dr. Naidi is conduction a study where a single participant is observed and measured both before and after the manipulation of an independent variable. what kind of design is Dr. Naidi using?

a. single case experimental design

statistical significance is influenced by the:

a. magnitude of the correlation and the size of the sample

in mixed-methods studies:

b. qualitative methods are used to generate hypotheses, and quantitative methods are used to test them

which is an example of a positive correlation?

b. Maria observed that when her clients experienced an increase in negative experiences, they also experienced an increase in depressive thoughts

what type of message tells reviving neurons to stop all firing?

b. inhibitory

which condition might a mood stabilizer be prescribed to treat?

d. bipolar disorder

the brain is made up of nerve cells called:

a. neurons

irregular secretions of which chemical have been tied to anxiety and depression?

a. cortisol

Raul is not prepared for tomorrow's history exam but tells himself that it's not actually an important exam and that there's no good reason that he should miss attending his friend's birthday party tonight. This is an example of the defense mechanism:

b. denial

Tamika's therapist asked her to describe any thought, feeling, or image that came to her mind. This technique is known as:

a. free association

In psychoanalysis, a condition in which the id, ego, or superego do not mature properly and are stuck at an early stage of development is called:

b. fixation

what percentage of today’s clinical psychologists report that their approach is electric?

c. 22 percent

Mena is afraid of elevators, and she begins to see a therapist who specializes in a treatment that challenges Mena's maladaptive beliefs and requires her to repeatedly ride an elevator. This treatment is known as:

c. exposure therapy

What is another source of psychopathology, according to cognition-focused theorists?

d. illogical thinking process

Who proposed that many forms of psychopathology can be traced to cognitions?

a. Aaron Beck

Which psychological perspective holds that we all have a basic need to receive positive regard from our parents?

b. humanistic theory

Approximately what percentage of today’s clinical psychologists employ the client-centered approach?

d. 2 percent

What school of therapists believe that in order to be psychologically well-adjusted, people must have an accurate awareness of themselves and live meaningfully?

a. existentialists

This therapeutic approach seeks to address the unique issues faced by members of marginalized groups.

a. culturally responsive therapies

When was family therapy first introduced ?

d. 1950s

Jace provides his clients with self-help and psychodrama. Which types of therapy are these examples of?

d. group

Two individuals both have depression, but they have experienced different genetic predispositions, different levels of self-esteem, and different affiliations with peers that have led to the depression. What is this an example of?

b. multifinality

Which psychological perspective accounts for "neurons to neighborhoods" in understanding psychological disorders?

a. developmental psychopathology

These theories explain psychopathology through biological, psychological, and sociocultural influences.

d. biopsychosocial