The American psychological association was founded by which of the following?

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1. 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

2. 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

3. Who was a student of William James and the first female president of the American psychological association?

   A. Margaret Washburn
   B. Mary Calkins
   C. Rosalie Raynor
   D. Jean Piaget

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

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

5. 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

6. Which is not an authentic specialty of American Psychiatric Association?

   A. industrial and organizational psychology
   B. mental retardation
   C. astrological psychology
   D. test and measurement
   E. None of these

7. The fourth edition of the American Psychiatric Association’s “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM – IV) defines how many types of AD/HD?

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

8. The DSM is published by which of the following association?

   A. American psychological association
   B. National association of social workers
   C. American psychotherapy association
   D. American psychiatric association

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

   A. Children with school-related problems
   B. Adults with personality disorders
   C. Children and adults with depression
   D. Couples experiencing relationship problems

10. Which THREE of the following are criteria for good psychological research?
    1. it should be public
    2. it should subjective
    3. it should be cumulative
    4. it should be parsimonious

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