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PSYCHOLOGY- TEST 1 EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -38 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation

Question 1: axis of DSM

Answer:

I-clinical syndromes II-personality disorders and mental retardation III-general medical disorders IV-psychosocial and environmental problems V-global assessment of functioning

Question 2: MMPI-2

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minessota multiphasic personality inventory *most widely used self report test -compares subjects answers to diagnostic groups and interprets pattern of responces

Question 3: laboratory tests

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measures the function of nervous system strengths: detects psychogenic disorders, reals things patient may be unaware of, more precise than other measures weakness: interpreting psychological significance

Question 4: shaping

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reinforcing every successive approximation of desired responce

Question 5: maladaptive behavior

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behavior patterns that prevent demands of life from being met

Question 6: assessment types

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interview psychological tests laboratory tests natural setting observations

Question 7: generalization

Answer:

responding the same to similar stimuli

Question 8: psychological tests

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based on psychometric approach, standard procedures with objective scoring - IQ, projective personality tests, self report inventory (most frequently used), neuropsychological tests strengths: takes into account individual differences

Question 9: criticism of DSM diagnosis

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-diagnosis tied to medical model -falsifies reality -gives illusion of explanation -diagnostic labeling

Question 10: medical model

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each disorder has its specific set of symptoms and cause

Question 11: Pavlov

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Classical conditioning (respondent conditioning) -neutral stimulus placed with non neutral stimulus for learning *salvating dogs

Question 12: natural setting observation

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takes into consideration the person and the environment interaction strengths: no self report, assessment of person and situation weaknesses: time and interpretation, presence of observer maybe be reactive

Question 13: criticisms of medical model

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-medical way of thinking -not all disorders have biological cause -labeling -gave people an excuse of their behavior since they were "sick"

Question 14: harmful dysfunction

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includes both a factual and value component, dysfunction and harm

Question 15: discrimination

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learning to distinguish response between similar stimulus and appropriate stimulus

Question 16: deinstitutionalization

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discharge of thousands of patients from asylums

Question 17: punishment

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suppresses a behavior

Question 18: negative reinforcement

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consequence that strengthens the response by taking a stimulus away

Question 19: projective hypothesis

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under conditions of assigning meaning to ambiguous stimuli, persons unconscious motives will manifest

Question 20: Pavlonian/ Respondent conditioning(classical)

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matching an ucs with a ucr (the natural behavior) with a cs and a cr (the desired response)

Question 21: psychological model

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disorder is caused by psychological processes and environment interaction

Question 22: psychometric approach

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locating underlying characteristics or traits

Question 23: Approaches to defining abnormality

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Norm Violation, Statistical Rarity, Personal Discomfort, Maladaptive Behavior

Question 24: Operant conditioning

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the increase/decrease of a behavior though its consequences -reinforcement and punishment

Question 25: interview

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face to face conversation -structured and unstructured weakness: bias of interviewer

Question 26: Statistical rarity

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deviating from the average, bell curve

Question 27: behavioral therapy techniques

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systematic desensitization exposure contingency management