Question 1

The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that

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A)  the field can be profoundly changed and improved through individual effort. 
B)  international efforts in dealing with mental disorders are doomed to failure because there is no agreement on the definition of "disorder." 
C)  more domestic and fewer international efforts are needed. 
D)  we are no further today in understanding mental disorders than we were in the time of Pinel, Dix, and Beers. 
A)  the field can be profoundly changed and improved through individual effort. 
B)  international efforts in dealing with mental disorders are doomed to failure because there is no agreement on the definition of "disorder." 
C)  more domestic and fewer international efforts are needed. 
D)  we are no further today in understanding mental disorders than we were in the time of Pinel, Dix, and Beers. A

Question 2

While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as D.A.R.E. suggests

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A)  they are extremely successful. 
B)  they are mostly ineffective. 
C)  they are effective for children and adolescents who have not already started using. 
D)  they are effective for non-minority children and adolescents only. 
A)  they are extremely successful. 
B)  they are mostly ineffective. 
C)  they are effective for children and adolescents who have not already started using. 
D)  they are effective for non-minority children and adolescents only. B

Question 3

Jones says, "These projects have clearly shown a promising path toward reducing the extent of substance abuse in young people." What projects is Dr. Jones talking about?

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A)  Ones that combine different intervention strategies 
B)  Ones that involve the interdiction or reduction in supply of drugs 
C)  Ones that contradict the movies and TV commercials that glamorize drugs 
D)  Ones that use teachers to tell students why drugs are bad for their health 
A)  Ones that combine different intervention strategies 
B)  Ones that involve the interdiction or reduction in supply of drugs 
C)  Ones that contradict the movies and TV commercials that glamorize drugs 
D)  Ones that use teachers to tell students why drugs are bad for their health A

Question 4

Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as

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A)  crisis intervention. 
B)  deinstitutionalization. 
C)  aftercare programs. 
D)  managed care initiatives. 
A)  crisis intervention. 
B)  deinstitutionalization. 
C)  aftercare programs. 
D)  managed care initiatives.

Question 5

According to the M'Naghten Rule, insanity is defined as

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A)  failing to understand the consequences of one's actions. 
B)  not knowing right from wrong. 
C)  acting on an irresistible impulse. 
D)  lacking the capacity to understand that an action violates the law. 
A)  failing to understand the consequences of one's actions. 
B)  not knowing right from wrong. 
C)  acting on an irresistible impulse. 
D)  lacking the capacity to understand that an action violates the law.

Question 6

Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking. While she knew that Julia drank on occasion, she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis. What is unique about this scenario?

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A)  Mrs. Lloyd was aware that her daughter drank. 
B)  Most parents overestimate their children's drug and alcohol use. 
C)  While teenaged boys are likely to drink, teenaged girls rarely do. 
D)  Nothing. 
A)  Mrs. Lloyd was aware that her daughter drank. 
B)  Most parents overestimate their children's drug and alcohol use. 
C)  While teenaged boys are likely to drink, teenaged girls rarely do. 
D)  Nothing.

Question 7

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

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A)  He used the insanity defense. 
B)  The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime. 
C)  He was successful in pleading the insanity defense. 
D)  His petitions for release have been consistently denied. 
A)  He used the insanity defense. 
B)  The public believed that he did not need to pay for his crime. 
C)  He was successful in pleading the insanity defense. 
D)  His petitions for release have been consistently denied.

Question 8

Once a person is committed to a mental hospital

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A)  he or she must establish their sanity before they can be released. 
B)  he or she must participate in whatever treatment they are prescribed. 
C)  the hospital must report to the court as to whether or not continued confinement is necessary. 
D)  the court establishes the minimum treatment necessary as indicated by testimony from two examiners. 
A)  he or she must establish their sanity before they can be released. 
B)  he or she must participate in whatever treatment they are prescribed. 
C)  the hospital must report to the court as to whether or not continued confinement is necessary. 
D)  the court establishes the minimum treatment necessary as indicated by testimony from two examiners.

Question 9

What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?

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Staff in psychiatric hospitals communica

Question 10

One difference between voluntary hospitalization and involuntary commitment is that people who are in the hospital voluntarily

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A)  need to be assessed as dangerous to themselves or others. 
B)  can, with sufficient notice, leave the hospital when they want to. 
C)  are eligible for aftercare services following. 
D)  must be treated in the least restrictive environment. 
A)  need to be assessed as dangerous to themselves or others. 
B)  can, with sufficient notice, leave the hospital when they want to. 
C)  are eligible for aftercare services following. 
D)  must be treated in the least restrictive environment.

Question 11

The Tarasoff rule usually applies

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A)  anytime a client threatens to do a violent act. 
B)  only to violent acts against people. 
C)  only if the target of violence is clearly identifiable. 
D)  only if the client has given an informed consent. 
A)  anytime a client threatens to do a violent act. 
B)  only to violent acts against people. 
C)  only if the target of violence is clearly identifiable. 
D)  only if the client has given an informed consent.

Question 12

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

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A)  It became much easier for defendants to quality for the insanity defense. 
B)  It narrowed the definition of insanity to the "product test" (Durham Rule). 
C)  It abolished the "knowing right from wrong" principle. 
D)  It put the burden of proof on the defense. 
A)  It became much easier for defendants to quality for the insanity defense. 
B)  It narrowed the definition of insanity to the "product test" (Durham Rule). 
C)  It abolished the "knowing right from wrong" principle. 
D)  It put the burden of proof on the defense.

Question 13

The American Law Institute (ALI) standard is also called the __________ test.

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substantia

Question 14

Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.

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1. work load and pace - the degree of co

Question 15

A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs

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A)  are never provided in mental hospitals. 
B)  require each patient to be involved in groups that "govern" the ward. 
C)  expect patients to care for one another. 
D)  target specific behaviors for reinforcement. 
A)  are never provided in mental hospitals. 
B)  require each patient to be involved in groups that "govern" the ward. 
C)  expect patients to care for one another. 
D)  target specific behaviors for reinforcement.

Question 16

The fact that funding for community mental health centers was cut in the 1980s while money for the "war on drugs" was increased illustrates the

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A)  current shift away from attacking personal risk factors and toward attacking social circumstances. 
B)  tendency for selective and indicated interventions to use different funding sources. 
C)  trend of government to provide fewer selective interventions and more universal ones. 
D)  likelihood that political philosophy will influence efforts at social change. 
A)  current shift away from attacking personal risk factors and toward attacking social circumstances. 
B)  tendency for selective and indicated interventions to use different funding sources. 
C)  trend of government to provide fewer selective interventions and more universal ones. 
D)  likelihood that political philosophy will influence efforts at social change.

Question 17

Once a person has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, he or she

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A)  may refuse treatment. 
B)  may refuse medication but not therapy. 
C)  may refuse therapy but not medication. 
D)  may not refuse treatment. 
A)  may refuse treatment. 
B)  may refuse medication but not therapy. 
C)  may refuse therapy but not medication. 
D)  may not refuse treatment.

Question 18

Which of the following has the best chance of successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity?

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A)  Tim, who is depressed, has never been hospitalized and murdered his wife. 
B)  Ernie, who has schizophrenia, was in the hospital once a long time ago and murdered three former co-workers. 
C)  Lori, who has bipolar disorder, has never been hospitalized and tried to murder a stranger. 
D)  Susie, who has schizophrenia, has been in and out of hospitals all her life, who tried to break the arm of a romantic rival. 
A)  Tim, who is depressed, has never been hospitalized and murdered his wife. 
B)  Ernie, who has schizophrenia, was in the hospital once a long time ago and murdered three former co-workers. 
C)  Lori, who has bipolar disorder, has never been hospitalized and tried to murder a stranger. 
D)  Susie, who has schizophrenia, has been in and out of hospitals all her life, who tried to break the arm of a romantic rival.

Question 19

Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic community?

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A)  Individual responsibility 
B)  Minimal interaction amongst the patients 
C)  Extensive use of medications 
D)  Many restrictions 
A)  Individual responsibility 
B)  Minimal interaction amongst the patients 
C)  Extensive use of medications 
D)  Many restrictions

Question 20

What is an important function of organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Medical Association?

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A)  They fund most of the treatment and prevention research done in the United States. 
B)  They draw up the policies that determine which clients get treatment and of what duration. 
C)  They set and maintain professional and ethical standards. 
D)  They control forensic issues such as the insanity defense and the policies for committing patients against their will. 
A)  They fund most of the treatment and prevention research done in the United States. 
B)  They draw up the policies that determine which clients get treatment and of what duration. 
C)  They set and maintain professional and ethical standards. 
D)  They control forensic issues such as the insanity defense and the policies for committing patients against their will.

The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that

While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as D.A.R.E. suggests

Jones says, "These projects have clearly shown a promising path toward reducing the extent of substance abuse in young people." What projects is Dr. Jones talking about?

Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as

According to the M'Naghten Rule, insanity is defined as

Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking. While she knew that Julia drank on occasion, she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis. What is unique about this scenario?

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Once a person is committed to a mental hospital

What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?

One difference between voluntary hospitalization and involuntary commitment is that people who are in the hospital voluntarily

The Tarasoff rule usually applies

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

The American Law Institute (ALI) standard is also called the __________ test.

Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.

A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs

The fact that funding for community mental health centers was cut in the 1980s while money for the "war on drugs" was increased illustrates the

Once a person has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, he or she

Which of the following has the best chance of successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic community?

What is an important function of organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Medical Association?

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The history of abnormal psychology makes it clear that

While there is little research on the different substance abuse prevention programs, what there is on programs such as D.A.R.E. suggests

Jones says, "These projects have clearly shown a promising path toward reducing the extent of substance abuse in young people." What projects is Dr. Jones talking about?

Community-based treatment programs are now referred to as

According to the M'Naghten Rule, insanity is defined as

Lloyd was shocked when she learned of Julia's drinking. While she knew that Julia drank on occasion, she never expected that her 16-year-old daughter was drinking on a daily basis. What is unique about this scenario?

What was unusual about the Hinckley case?

Once a person is committed to a mental hospital

What principles guide the approach called milieu therapy?

One difference between voluntary hospitalization and involuntary commitment is that people who are in the hospital voluntarily

The Tarasoff rule usually applies

Which of the following changed with the Federal Insanity Defense Reform Act of 1984?

The American Law Institute (ALI) standard is also called the __________ test.

Discuss three of the six specific mental health risk factors in work situations.

A major difference between social-learning programs and milieu therapy is that social-learning programs

The fact that funding for community mental health centers was cut in the 1980s while money for the "war on drugs" was increased illustrates the

Once a person has been involuntarily committed to a mental institution, he or she

Which of the following has the best chance of successfully pleading not guilty by reason of insanity?

Which of the following is a characteristic of a therapeutic community?

What is an important function of organizations such as the American Psychological Association, the American Psychological Society, and the American Medical Association?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

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