Question 1

Describe the major objectives and typical procedures of the mental status exam. Be sure to include the typical activities of the examiner and the intended outcomes of the process.

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Question 2

Mordred is having temper tantrums at home, at school, and at his grandparents' house. After working with the parents for a while, the therapist believes that the child is being rewarded for his tantrums in each setting because his teacher, parents, and grandparents generally give him what he wants just to make him stop yelling. The therapist devises a plan to stop his tantrums but first implements the plan at home, then the following week at school, and finally at the grandparents' home several weeks later. From a research perspective, this is an example of a(n)

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A)  withdrawal design.
B)  multiple baseline design.
C)  placebo control.
D)  external validity design.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

The basic components of informed consent are

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A)  competence, volunteerism, full information, and comprehension.
B)  volunteerism and comprehension.
C)  competence, volunteerism, comprehension, and knowledge of results.
D)  anonymity, volunteerism, full information, and comprehension.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 4

A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages. The researcher interviews anxious adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70. The individuals in each age group represent a

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A)  treatment group.
B)  control group.
C)  longitudinal group.
D)  cohort.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The research design most helpful in determining how individuals with particular disorders change over time is the

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A)  longitudinal method.
B)  cross-sectional design.
C)  family study.
D)  association study.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

What is the problem with family studies that causes high familial aggregation?

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A)  Family members tend to live separate environmental and there is nothing in their shared environment.
B)  Family members tend to live together and there might be something in their shared environment.
C)  Individual behavior's problem or disorder.
D)  Separate environmental from genetic influences in families.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

A researcher studies the impact of cell phone use during class lectures on college students' exam scores. Whether the results of this study help us to understand the relationship between cell phone use during class lectures and work performance in real-life institutions is a question of

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A)  internal validity.
B)  study confounds.
C)  external validity.
D)  the original research hypothesis.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Researchers use control groups to

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A)  make comparisons to the treatment group.
B)  give all research participants an equal chance to participate in the study.
C)  control the hypothesis.
D)  randomize the experiment.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Combining the monozygotic twin and adoption studies, researchers often study identical twins raised in different families. This method helps researchers determine

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A)  the effects of adoption on a child's gene expression.
B)  the effects of adoption on a child's personality.
C)  the effect of environment without the confound of shared genes.
D)  the effects of genes without the confound of shared environments.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Which research method suffers from the possibility of losing research participants due to high drop-out rates or even death?

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A)  Cross-sectional study
B)  Longitudinal study
C)  Family study
D)  Twin studyE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

One significant limitation of the cross-sectional design is called the "cohort effect." This relates to the fact that

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A)  experience is confounded with participation in the study.
B)  age and experience are confounded.
C)  genetics and experience are confounded.
D)  reliable statistics cannot be computed for cohort groups.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 12

If it were important to determine the exact location of brain impairment, which of the following tests would most likely be used?

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A)  Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test
B)  Halstead-Reitan Neuropsychological Battery
C)  Gall Phrenological Brain Scan
D)  Stanford-Binet Intelligence ScaleE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Unlike very early versions of the DSM, the DSM-5

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A)  Includes a plan for integrating social and cultural influences on diagnosis.
B)  Incorporates some dimensional aspects, such as judgment of severity for disorders.
C)  Does not make a distinction between organically based and psychologically based disorders.
D)  All of the above.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

In a mental status exam, it is important to determine if the individual is "oriented times three." This refers to

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A)  person, place, and time.
B)  day, month, and year of birth.
C)  thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
D)  spatial orientation in a three-dimensional map.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

The process of determining whether an individual's symptoms meet the criteria for a specific psychological disorder is called

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A)  prognosis.
B)  diagnosis.
C)  classification.
D)  analysis.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

Believing that it would not be helpful, a therapist refuses to use the DSM-5 or any other diagnostic system. One problem that we may expect for this therapist is that it may be difficult to

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A)  apply what has been learned from treating other patients with similar problems.
B)  think of patients as individuals.
C)  monitor the progress of patients in therapy.
D)  convince patients that their problems are taken seriously.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Which of the following involves a change in behavior resulting from the person's expectation of change rather than from the experimental manipulation itself?

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A)  Cohort effect
B)  Cross-generational effect
C)  Placebo effect
D)  Double-blind controlE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following genetic mechanisms contribute to the underlying problems causing the symptoms and difficulties experienced by people with psychological disorders?

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A)  Phenotypes
B)  Genotypes
C)  Endophenotypes
D)  ProbandE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

An example of a test used to screen for organic brain damage is the

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A)  be Rorschach Inkblot Test.
B)  Luria-Nebraska Neuropsychological Battery.
C)  Stanford-Binet Neuropsychological Battery.
D)  Bender Thematic Apperception Test.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 20

Abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the brain can be detected by neuroimaging techniques. Current research is also looking at

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A)  a possible association of these abnormalities with psychological disorders.
B)  using brain imaging techniques as a treatment for psychological disorders.
C)  preventing psychological disorders with neuroimaging techniques.
D)  using neuroimaging to manipulate the expression of genes that influence psychological disorders.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following genetic mechanisms contribute to the underlying problems causing the symptoms and difficulties experienced by people with psychological disorders?

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Which research method suffers from the possibility of losing research participants due to high drop-out rates or even death?

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A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages. The researcher interviews anxious adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70. The individuals in each age group represent a

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Abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the brain can be detected by neuroimaging techniques. Current research is also looking at

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What is the problem with family studies that causes high familial aggregation?

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A researcher studies the impact of cell phone use during class lectures on college students' exam scores. Whether the results of this study help us to understand the relationship between cell phone use during class lectures and work performance in real-life institutions is a question of

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Believing that it would not be helpful, a therapist refuses to use the DSM-5 or any other diagnostic system. One problem that we may expect for this therapist is that it may be difficult to

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An example of a test used to screen for organic brain damage is the

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In a mental status exam, it is important to determine if the individual is "oriented times three." This refers to

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Which of the following involves a change in behavior resulting from the person's expectation of change rather than from the experimental manipulation itself?

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Combining the monozygotic twin and adoption studies, researchers often study identical twins raised in different families. This method helps researchers determine

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Unlike very early versions of the DSM, the DSM-5

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Researchers use control groups to

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The basic components of informed consent are

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The process of determining whether an individual's symptoms meet the criteria for a specific psychological disorder is called

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One significant limitation of the cross-sectional design is called the "cohort effect." This relates to the fact that

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If it were important to determine the exact location of brain impairment, which of the following tests would most likely be used?

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The research design most helpful in determining how individuals with particular disorders change over time is the

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A researcher is studying how anxiety tends to be experienced by people of different ages. The researcher interviews anxious adolescents, young adults, individuals in their 30s and 50s, and those over 70. The individuals in each age group represent a

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Abnormalities in the structure and functioning of the brain can be detected by neuroimaging techniques. Current research is also looking at

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What is the problem with family studies that causes high familial aggregation?

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