Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

A researcher says, "These studies make it too easy for investigators to find the background factors they expect to find. However, they would be more valid if we found documents like school reports that show the background factor before the disorder emerges." What kind of research strategy is the researcher referring to?

Dr. Francis has discovered that the more spaghetti people eat, the less likely they are to be diagnosed with depression. Based on this finding, what statement can be made about the relationship between spaghetti and depression?

Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?

What is an analogue study?

Why is it believed that the NCS-R survey used to estimate the prevalence of mental illness underestimated that prevalence?

What type of research design begins with the identification of individuals who are likely to develop a particular disorder?

Dr. Brown wants to study social phobia. She induces temporary anxiety by having normal subjects believe they will be negatively evaluated by another person. This is an example of

Why is it important to know how many people have diagnosable mental illnesses?

If the score on one variable is high and the score on another variable is low, this is known as a __________ correlation.

The mayor of a city wants to know the number of new cases of a disorder over the past year. The mayor should ask an epidemiologist for the ________ of the disorder.

Upon deciding to study individuals with a given disorder, what is the next step that should be taken?

It has been demonstrated that those who were prenatally exposed to the influenza virus are more likely to develop schizophrenia. In other words, prenatal exposure to the influenza virus is ________ correlated with developing schizophrenia.

What individual mental disorder in the United States has the highest Lifetime Prevalence rate?

Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?

Describe the retrospective and prospective research designs. What are the benefits and problems of these designs?

What is the term for the statistical approach that calculates and then combines the effect sizes from multiple studies?

Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a classification system for mental disorders?

Which of the following best describes the DSM?

Why is it dangerous to make conclusions based on case studies?

Mental health epidemiology is