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

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1. 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

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

   A. Lightner Witmer
   B. G. Stanley hall
   C. Wilhelm Wundt
   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 of the following is one reason given that more women than men are treated for psychological problems?

   A. Women are subject to greater stress than man
   B. As a result of cultural norms, women may be more willing to admit distress
   C. Some forms of mental disorders are sex – linked recessive
   D. developmental tasks required of women are far more difficult than those required for man

7. Which of the following psychological theories is known as the one the emphasizes “free will”?

   A. psychodynamic psychology
   B. behaviorism
   C. humanistic psychology
   D. Neo-Freudian psychology

8. 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

9. Which of the following can be identified as a typology of rape based on the psychological motive of the rapist?

   A. Paranoid- aggressive, depressive, psychopathic, over controlled repressors
   B. Power- assurance, power- assertive, anger retaliatory and anger excitement
   C. Feminist, social learning and evolutionary
   D. Fixated and regressed sexual offender

10. Which of the following statements regarding the psychological effects of unemployment is FALSE?

    A. The unemployed have poorer mental health than comparable groups of employed people
    B. The unemployed have poorer physical health than comparable groups of employed people
    C. The psychological effects of unemployment do not usually affect anyone apart from the unemployed person
    D. none of the above – all are correct