Question 1

Community psychologists tend to see psychological problems as primarily due to

Accepted Answer

A)  poor fit between people and environments. 
B)  people's inadequate coping styles. 
C)  cognitive distortions in people at large. 
D)  inadequate environments. 
A)  poor fit between people and environments. 
B)  people's inadequate coping styles. 
C)  cognitive distortions in people at large. 
D)  inadequate environments.

Question 2

Identify three ways in which the prevention field has been its own worst enemy and aroused the skepticism of people outside the field.

Accepted Answer

1. Overpromising and underdelivering: Th

Question 3

Which of the following is true of the ecological levels of analysis identified by community psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are four such levels. 
B)  Each level is independent of the others. 
C)  The ecosystem as a whole is dynamic, rather than static. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  There are four such levels. 
B)  Each level is independent of the others. 
C)  The ecosystem as a whole is dynamic, rather than static. 
D)  none of the above

Question 4

According to the Institute of Medicine's 1994 report "Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders," __________ preventive intervention is targeted toward "high risk" individuals.

Accepted Answer

A)  universal 
B)  selective 
C)  intermediate 
D)  indicated 
A)  universal 
B)  selective 
C)  intermediate 
D)  indicated

Question 5

Compare and contrast universal,selective,and indicated preventive interventions.

Accepted Answer

Universal, selective, and indicated prev

Question 6

In __________,the U.S.Congress passed legislation creating the Joint Commission on Mental Health and Illness,whose report encouraged the development of a community mental health concept.

Accepted Answer

A)  1905 
B)  1929 
C)  1955 
D)  1973 
A)  1905 
B)  1929 
C)  1955 
D)  1973

Question 7

Dr.Blalock is helping a colleague with a diagnostic problem regarding a specific client.According to the widely accepted classification scheme detailed in Caplan (1970),Dr.Blalock is offering __________ consultation.

Accepted Answer

A)  client-centered case 
B)  consultee-centered case 
C)  program-centered administrative 
D)  consultee-centered administrative 
A)  client-centered case 
B)  consultee-centered case 
C)  program-centered administrative 
D)  consultee-centered administrative

Question 8

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community psychology is typically practiced in clinical settings. 
B)  The focus of community psychology is on individuals who have already developed psychological problems. 
C)  Community psychology supports "giving psychology away" through activities like consultation. 
D)  Only recently have clinicians accepted the idea that all behavior is a joint product of situational and personal factors. 
A)  Community psychology is typically practiced in clinical settings. 
B)  The focus of community psychology is on individuals who have already developed psychological problems. 
C)  Community psychology supports "giving psychology away" through activities like consultation. 
D)  Only recently have clinicians accepted the idea that all behavior is a joint product of situational and personal factors.

Question 9

Explain how the concept of empowerment is important to the field of community psychology.

Accepted Answer

The concept of empowerment is crucial to

Question 10

The early detection and treatment of individuals with potentially damaging drinking problems exemplifies

Accepted Answer

A)  primary prevention. 
B)  secondary prevention. 
C)  tertiary prevention. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  primary prevention. 
B)  secondary prevention. 
C)  tertiary prevention. 
D)  none of the above

Question 11

A meta-analysis of primary prevention programs for children and adolescents (Durlak & Wells,1997)concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  such programs actually had unintended, negative effects on the majority of participants. 
B)  the average participant in such programs demonstrated a better outcome than at least 50% of those in control groups. 
C)  the positive effects of such programs were limited to the specific problem behaviors targeted. 
D)  the positive effects of such programs did not endure over time. 
A)  such programs actually had unintended, negative effects on the majority of participants. 
B)  the average participant in such programs demonstrated a better outcome than at least 50% of those in control groups. 
C)  the positive effects of such programs were limited to the specific problem behaviors targeted. 
D)  the positive effects of such programs did not endure over time.

Question 12

__________ are considered viable alternatives to the chronic hospitalization of mentally ill patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  Community lodges 
B)  Day hospitals 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above 
A)  Community lodges 
B)  Day hospitals 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above

Question 13

Community psychologists tend to believe that

Accepted Answer

A)  interventions should emphasize deficits over competencies. 
B)  diversity among individuals and communities is desirable. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above 
A)  interventions should emphasize deficits over competencies. 
B)  diversity among individuals and communities is desirable. 
C)  both of the above 
D)  neither of the above

Question 14

Which of the following correctly illustrates "blaming the victim?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Society views the person addicted to drugs as a product of a bad social environment. 
B)  Society views the high school dropout as making an incorrect decision regarding his/her future. 
C)  Society views the long-term unemployed adult as the victim of poor schooling and inadequate social programs. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  Society views the person addicted to drugs as a product of a bad social environment. 
B)  Society views the high school dropout as making an incorrect decision regarding his/her future. 
C)  Society views the long-term unemployed adult as the victim of poor schooling and inadequate social programs. 
D)  none of the above

Question 15

ALL BUT WHICH of the following factors played a role in reducing the population of mental hospitals after the mid-1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)  a more liberal discharge philosophy 
B)  the advent of psychotropic drugs, including antipsychotic medications 
C)  a lack of trained therapists within the hospitals 
D)  the widespread acceptance/use of the DSM 
A)  a more liberal discharge philosophy 
B)  the advent of psychotropic drugs, including antipsychotic medications 
C)  a lack of trained therapists within the hospitals 
D)  the widespread acceptance/use of the DSM

Question 16

Lawrence is a college student.Both his family and his peer group would be categorized at which level of the ecological levels of analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  organization 
B)  macrosystem 
C)  locality 
D)  microsystem 
A)  organization 
B)  macrosystem 
C)  locality 
D)  microsystem

Question 17

Studies of the effectiveness of Head Start programs suggest that the program

Accepted Answer

A)  increases high school graduation rates. 
B)  decreases contact with the criminal justice system. 
C)  decreases out-of-wedlock births. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  increases high school graduation rates. 
B)  decreases contact with the criminal justice system. 
C)  decreases out-of-wedlock births. 
D)  all of the above

Question 18

What is consultation,and what role does it play in community psychology?

Accepted Answer

Consultation in community psychology ref

Question 19

According to researchers who have studied community psychology via ecological levels of analysis,the level with the broadest scope is the

Accepted Answer

A)  macrosystem. 
B)  organization. 
C)  locality. 
D)  microsystem. 
A)  macrosystem. 
B)  organization. 
C)  locality. 
D)  microsystem.

Question 20

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is true regarding the field of community psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  The relationships among the political activists, clinicians, and scientists who work in the field have been characterized by a high degree of harmony. 
B)  The field does not emphasize either individual disease or individual treatment. 
C)  The field emphasizes the empowerment of individuals and communities. 
D)  All of the above statements are true. 
A)  The relationships among the political activists, clinicians, and scientists who work in the field have been characterized by a high degree of harmony. 
B)  The field does not emphasize either individual disease or individual treatment. 
C)  The field emphasizes the empowerment of individuals and communities. 
D)  All of the above statements are true.

Community psychologists tend to see psychological problems as primarily due to

Identify three ways in which the prevention field has been its own worst enemy and aroused the skepticism of people outside the field.

Which of the following is true of the ecological levels of analysis identified by community psychologists?

According to the Institute of Medicine's 1994 report "Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders," __________ preventive intervention is targeted toward "high risk" individuals.

Compare and contrast universal,selective,and indicated preventive interventions.

In __________,the U.S.Congress passed legislation creating the Joint Commission on Mental Health and Illness,whose report encouraged the development of a community mental health concept.

Dr.Blalock is helping a colleague with a diagnostic problem regarding a specific client.According to the widely accepted classification scheme detailed in Caplan (1970),Dr.Blalock is offering __________ consultation.

Which of the following is true?

Explain how the concept of empowerment is important to the field of community psychology.

The early detection and treatment of individuals with potentially damaging drinking problems exemplifies

A meta-analysis of primary prevention programs for children and adolescents (Durlak & Wells,1997)concluded that

__________ are considered viable alternatives to the chronic hospitalization of mentally ill patients.

Community psychologists tend to believe that

Which of the following correctly illustrates "blaming the victim?"

ALL BUT WHICH of the following factors played a role in reducing the population of mental hospitals after the mid-1950s?

Lawrence is a college student.Both his family and his peer group would be categorized at which level of the ecological levels of analysis?

Studies of the effectiveness of Head Start programs suggest that the program

What is consultation,and what role does it play in community psychology?

According to researchers who have studied community psychology via ecological levels of analysis,the level with the broadest scope is the

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is true regarding the field of community psychology?

Clinical Psychology: An Introduction

Historical Overview of Clinical Psychology

Current Issues in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and Classification of Psychological Problems

The Assessment Interview

The Assessment of Intelligence

Personality Assessment

Behavioral Assessment

Clinical Judgment

Psychological Interventions

Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective

Psychotherapy: Phenomenological Humanistic-Existential Perspective

Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives

Group Therapy, Family Therapy, and Couples Therapy

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Neuropsychology

Forensic Psychology

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Exam 16: Community Psychology

Community psychologists tend to see psychological problems as primarily due to

Identify three ways in which the prevention field has been its own worst enemy and aroused the skepticism of people outside the field.

Which of the following is true of the ecological levels of analysis identified by community psychologists?

According to the Institute of Medicine's 1994 report "Reducing Risks for Mental Disorders," __________ preventive intervention is targeted toward "high risk" individuals.

Compare and contrast universal,selective,and indicated preventive interventions.

In __________,the U.S.Congress passed legislation creating the Joint Commission on Mental Health and Illness,whose report encouraged the development of a community mental health concept.

Dr.Blalock is helping a colleague with a diagnostic problem regarding a specific client.According to the widely accepted classification scheme detailed in Caplan (1970),Dr.Blalock is offering __________ consultation.

Which of the following is true?

Explain how the concept of empowerment is important to the field of community psychology.

The early detection and treatment of individuals with potentially damaging drinking problems exemplifies

A meta-analysis of primary prevention programs for children and adolescents (Durlak & Wells,1997)concluded that

__________ are considered viable alternatives to the chronic hospitalization of mentally ill patients.

Community psychologists tend to believe that

Which of the following correctly illustrates "blaming the victim?"

ALL BUT WHICH of the following factors played a role in reducing the population of mental hospitals after the mid-1950s?

Lawrence is a college student.Both his family and his peer group would be categorized at which level of the ecological levels of analysis?

Studies of the effectiveness of Head Start programs suggest that the program

What is consultation,and what role does it play in community psychology?

According to researchers who have studied community psychology via ecological levels of analysis,the level with the broadest scope is the

ALL BUT WHICH of the following is true regarding the field of community psychology?

Clinical Psychology: An Introduction

Historical Overview of Clinical Psychology

Current Issues in Clinical Psychology

Research Methods in Clinical Psychology

Diagnosis and Classification of Psychological Problems

The Assessment Interview

The Assessment of Intelligence

Personality Assessment

Behavioral Assessment

Clinical Judgment

Psychological Interventions

Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective

Psychotherapy: Phenomenological Humanistic-Existential Perspective

Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives

Group Therapy, Family Therapy, and Couples Therapy

Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine

Neuropsychology

Forensic Psychology

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