Question 1

Modern psychogenic approaches have their origin in

Accepted Answer

A)  drug therapy. 
B)  hypnosis as a treatment procedure. 
C)  methods that remove biochemical imbalances. 
D)  surgical procedures. 
A)  drug therapy. 
B)  hypnosis as a treatment procedure. 
C)  methods that remove biochemical imbalances. 
D)  surgical procedures.

Question 2

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  90% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  90%

Question 3

The commissioner leading the 2002 Royal Commission on the future of health care in Canada was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Paul Martin 
B)  C. M. Hincks 
C)  Roy Romanow 
D)  Brian Tobin 
A)  Paul Martin 
B)  C. M. Hincks 
C)  Roy Romanow 
D)  Brian Tobin

Question 4

The first recommendation of the Kirby Report (2006) was the creation of the Canadian Mental Health Commission. This commission's role is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Act as a facilitator and supporter of a national approach to mental health issues. 
B)  Be a catalyst for the reform of mental health policies and improvements in service delivery. 
C)  Ignore the impact of mental illness stigma faced by psychiatric patients. 
D)  A and B only. 
A)  Act as a facilitator and supporter of a national approach to mental health issues. 
B)  Be a catalyst for the reform of mental health policies and improvements in service delivery. 
C)  Ignore the impact of mental illness stigma faced by psychiatric patients. 
D)  A and B only.

Question 5

Egon, who lived in the Dark Ages, was receiving treatment for mental illness. Who was most likely treating him?

Accepted Answer

A)  A psychiatrist. 
B)  A monk. 
C)  An asylum worker. 
D)  No treatment was provided. 
A)  A psychiatrist. 
B)  A monk. 
C)  An asylum worker. 
D)  No treatment was provided.

Question 6

Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for a doctoral degree?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychiatry 
B)  Clinical psychology 
C)  Psychiatric nurse 
D)  Psychoanalyst 
A)  Psychiatry 
B)  Clinical psychology 
C)  Psychiatric nurse 
D)  Psychoanalyst

Question 7

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Accepted Answer

A)  distinguishing medicine from religion. 
B)  emphasizing a psychogenic hypothesis of mental illness. 
C)  reforming mental hospitals. 
D)  suggesting mental illness was punishment from God. 
A)  distinguishing medicine from religion. 
B)  emphasizing a psychogenic hypothesis of mental illness. 
C)  reforming mental hospitals. 
D)  suggesting mental illness was punishment from God.

Question 8

Several months after releasing his report on Canada's Health System, Romanow:

Accepted Answer

A)  Expressed frustration about the lack of progress in adopting his recommendations. 
B)  Refused to comment on the degree of progress. 
C)  Expressed mild satisfaction with the progress made thus far. 
D)  Expressed great satisfaction with the progress made thus far. 
A)  Expressed frustration about the lack of progress in adopting his recommendations. 
B)  Refused to comment on the degree of progress. 
C)  Expressed mild satisfaction with the progress made thus far. 
D)  Expressed great satisfaction with the progress made thus far.

Question 9

What was involved in Dr. Cameron's "psychic driving" technique, used in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of shock treatment in order to rebalance the brain's chemistry. 
B)  To induce coma. 
C)  The use of subliminal messages. 
D)  To use the therapist's nonverbal behaviour to control patient's behaviour. 
A)  The use of shock treatment in order to rebalance the brain's chemistry. 
B)  To induce coma. 
C)  The use of subliminal messages. 
D)  To use the therapist's nonverbal behaviour to control patient's behaviour.

Question 10

What are some of the challenges the Canadian universal health care system will face in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offering the proper level of psychiatric services in cities, more than in rural areas. 
B)  Monitoring the quantity of psychiatric care by multidisciplinary teams of professionals. 
C)  Meeting the needs of an aging population and plan and delivering home-based services based on best-practice models. 
D)  Training general practitioners in the prescription of psychotropic medications. 
A)  Offering the proper level of psychiatric services in cities, more than in rural areas. 
B)  Monitoring the quantity of psychiatric care by multidisciplinary teams of professionals. 
C)  Meeting the needs of an aging population and plan and delivering home-based services based on best-practice models. 
D)  Training general practitioners in the prescription of psychotropic medications.

Question 11

Mental health care spending in Canada is about

Accepted Answer

A)  15-20% of overall healthcare spending 
B)  10-15% of overall healthcare spending 
C)  5-10% of overall healthcare spending 
D)  Less than 5% of overall healthcare spending 
A)  15-20% of overall healthcare spending 
B)  10-15% of overall healthcare spending 
C)  5-10% of overall healthcare spending 
D)  Less than 5% of overall healthcare spending

Question 12

There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the difference between a Ph.D. and a Psy.D. program?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ph.D. has more emphasis on research than Psy.D. program. 
B)  Psy.D. has more emphasis on research than Ph.D. program. 
C)  Psy.D. doesn't allow you to practice as a psychologist in Canada. 
D)  There is no difference between the two programs. 
A)  Ph.D. has more emphasis on research than Psy.D. program. 
B)  Psy.D. has more emphasis on research than Ph.D. program. 
C)  Psy.D. doesn't allow you to practice as a psychologist in Canada. 
D)  There is no difference between the two programs.

Question 14

Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Cameron's unethical experiments in Montreal, the practice of bombarding patients with subliminal messages such as "You killed your mother" was called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Displacement 
B)  Psychic driving 
C)  Oedipal priming 
D)  Cathartic engineering 
A)  Displacement 
B)  Psychic driving 
C)  Oedipal priming 
D)  Cathartic engineering

Question 16

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

Accepted Answer

A)  He should drop out - there's no way he can handle school with schizophrenia 
B)  He should consider taking a few years off to go seek treatment and then maybe come back 
C)  He should consult with his doctors and the counsellors at school to make a plan so that he can continue to attend school 
D)  He should listen to whatever the voices in his head tell him to do 
A)  He should drop out - there's no way he can handle school with schizophrenia 
B)  He should consider taking a few years off to go seek treatment and then maybe come back 
C)  He should consult with his doctors and the counsellors at school to make a plan so that he can continue to attend school 
D)  He should listen to whatever the voices in his head tell him to do

Question 17

Psy.D. programs

Accepted Answer

A)  have been in existence for many years in Canada. 
B)  will probably never be introduced in Canada because of disagreements among the provinces. 
C)  were introduced in Canada in the last 10 years. 
D)  will probably never be introduced in Canada because they duplicate existing options. 
A)  have been in existence for many years in Canada. 
B)  will probably never be introduced in Canada because of disagreements among the provinces. 
C)  were introduced in Canada in the last 10 years. 
D)  will probably never be introduced in Canada because they duplicate existing options.

Question 18

Demonology was the

Accepted Answer

A)  practice of expelling evil spirits from a possessed person. 
B)  devil worship and satanic cults that some ascribed to causing mental illness. 
C)  idea that an evil being may live in a person and control his or her mind and body. 
D)  somatogenic hypothesis of mental illness. 
A)  practice of expelling evil spirits from a possessed person. 
B)  devil worship and satanic cults that some ascribed to causing mental illness. 
C)  idea that an evil being may live in a person and control his or her mind and body. 
D)  somatogenic hypothesis of mental illness.

Question 19

Focusing on the prevention of mental health problems will allow us to

Accepted Answer

A)  Feel better about not providing great treatment for people who currently have mental health problems 
B)  Invest in the future (and forget about the past) 
C)  Try to ensure than all Canadians are happy and healthy 
D)  Create new jobs for community psychologists 
A)  Feel better about not providing great treatment for people who currently have mental health problems 
B)  Invest in the future (and forget about the past) 
C)  Try to ensure than all Canadians are happy and healthy 
D)  Create new jobs for community psychologists

Question 20

Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Modern psychogenic approaches have their origin in

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

The commissioner leading the 2002 Royal Commission on the future of health care in Canada was:

The first recommendation of the Kirby Report (2006) was the creation of the Canadian Mental Health Commission. This commission's role is to:

Egon, who lived in the Dark Ages, was receiving treatment for mental illness. Who was most likely treating him?

Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for a doctoral degree?

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Several months after releasing his report on Canada's Health System, Romanow:

What was involved in Dr. Cameron's "psychic driving" technique, used in the 1950s?

What are some of the challenges the Canadian universal health care system will face in the future?

Mental health care spending in Canada is about

There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.

What is the difference between a Ph.D. and a Psy.D. program?

Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems.

In Cameron's unethical experiments in Montreal, the practice of bombarding patients with subliminal messages such as "You killed your mother" was called:

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

Psy.D. programs

Demonology was the

Focusing on the prevention of mental health problems will allow us to

Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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Exam 1: Introduction Definitional And Historical Considerations, And Canada’s Mental Health System

Modern psychogenic approaches have their origin in

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

The commissioner leading the 2002 Royal Commission on the future of health care in Canada was:

The first recommendation of the Kirby Report (2006) was the creation of the Canadian Mental Health Commission. This commission's role is to:

Egon, who lived in the Dark Ages, was receiving treatment for mental illness. Who was most likely treating him?

Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for a doctoral degree?

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Several months after releasing his report on Canada's Health System, Romanow:

What was involved in Dr. Cameron's "psychic driving" technique, used in the 1950s?

What are some of the challenges the Canadian universal health care system will face in the future?

Mental health care spending in Canada is about

There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.

What is the difference between a Ph.D. and a Psy.D. program?

Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems.

In Cameron's unethical experiments in Montreal, the practice of bombarding patients with subliminal messages such as "You killed your mother" was called:

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

Psy.D. programs

Demonology was the

Focusing on the prevention of mental health problems will allow us to

Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment

Classification and Diagnosis

Research Methods In The Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Psychophysiological Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Issues in Psychological Disorders

Outcomes And Issues In Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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