At the first psychological clinic, the patients were mostly which of the following?

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1. The first psychological clinic was founded by which of the following?

   A. Lightner Witmer
   B. Wilhelm Wundt
   C. G. Stanley Hall
   D. William James

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. Select the TWO correct statements from those below with regard to psychological research:
   1.You can fully understand the result of an IQ test without knowing anything about intelligence testing and standard scores.
   2. if two things are correlated this signifies that one is the cause of the other.
   3. A good knowledge of psychological research methods allows you to avoid making the mistakes that journalists politicians and many others make because they lack the necessary conceptual understanding.
   4. In most countries, in order to become a psychologist, you will be required to conduct a piece of psychological research.

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

4. What are the two major approaches to treatment of psychological disorders?
   1: Biological.
   2: Medical.
   3: Chemical.
   4: Psychological

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

5. Because there is considerable overlap among the types of schizophrenia, and because patterns of behavior shift over time, many patients are simply classified as suffering from______schizophrenia.

   A. borderline
   B. atypical
   C. mixed
   D. undifferentiated

6. What is an example of a positive symptom in patients with schizophrenia?

   A. Impaired social skills
   B. Affective flattening (lack of expression or emotion)
   C. Alogia (loss of speech)
   D. Hallucinations

7. Failure of hospital staff to detect fake patients in David Rosenhan’s studies can be attributed to the:

   A. acting ability of the pseudo-patients
   B. generally low quality of training of hospital staff members
   C. effects of the labeling and context
   D. fact that pseudo-patients were so heavily drugged

8. Without medical attention approximately how many percent of bipolar patients commit suicide?

   A. Less than 5 percent
   B. 30 – 35 percent
   C. 50 percent
   D. 15 – 20 percent

9. Which drug has provided the most help to schizophrenia patients experiencing auditory hallucinations and paranoia?

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

10. MRI scans of schizophrenic patients have indicated that:

    A. schizophrenic subjects have lower levels of catecholamines than nonschizophrenic subjects
    B. schizophrenic subjects have higher levels of dopamine than nonschizophrenic subjects
    C. schizophrenic subjects have higher levels of serotonin than nonschizphrenic subjects
    D. schizophrenic subjects have larger ventricles than nonschizophrenic subjects