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1. Sana has psychological disorder, and her doctor has prescribed an MAO inhibitor to reduce the severity of Sana’s symptoms. In this case, Sana’s therapist is MOST likely treating her for

   A. a dissociative disorder
   B. depression
   C. an anxiety disorder
   D. schizophrenia

2. Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
   1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
   2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
   3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
   4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

   A. 1 & 4
   B. 1 & 3
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 2 & 4

3. Mr. Noor mistakenly believed that a single intake interview in which he simply described his numerous symptoms to a therapist was a treatment for his distress. His immediate relief from many of his symptoms following this session best illustrates:

   A. transference
   B. counterconditioning
   C. unconditional positive regard
   D. the placebo effect

4. In order to help MR. Eberstadt overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempted to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction on his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:

   A. biomedical therapist
   B. psychoanalyst
   C. family therapist
   D. cognitive therapist

5. Mr. Choi’s therapist wants to help him become aware of his conflicting childhood feelings of love and hate for his parents. The therapist’s goal best reflects a primary aim of:

   A. operant conditioning techniques
   B. psychoanalysis
   C. cognitive therapy
   D. client – centered therapy

6. You make an appointment to see a therapist and, as you are waiting, you notice that a large number of books on the therapist’s shelves deal with the work of Aaron Beck. You might expect that this therapist will

   A. use counterconditioning to reverse maladaptive behaviors
   B. help you discover the underlying cause of your aggressive behavior
   C. help you recognize and change negative thoughts and maladaptive beliefs
   D. provide a supportive emotional environment while allowing you to determine the pace and direction of your therapy

7. The side – effects of antipsychotic medications can often mimic the symptoms of which other disease?

   A. Huntington’s disease
   B. Coeliac disease
   C. Paget’s disease
   D. Parkinson’s disease

8. The specialist most likely to prescribe a drug for the treatment of psychological disorder is ___________?

   A. developmental psychologist
   B. clinical psychologist
   C. psychiatrist
   D. personality psychologist

9. After several months of psychoanalysis, Andy begins to feel intensity angry with his therapist, although the therapist has been consistently warm and supportive Andy’s feelings are probably

   A. a result of sudden insight about some childhood experience
   B. a sign of an impending psychosis
   C. a result of free association
   D. a result of transference

10. Alex feels so hopeless and depressed that he has recently thought about talking his own life. The drug most likely to prove beneficial to him is:

    A. Xanax
    B. Prozac
    C. Thorazine
    D. Ativan