A. 1 & 2
B. 2 & 3
C. 2 & 4
D. 1 & 4
Related Mcqs:
- Until the late eighteenth century, people suffering from a psychological disorders were thought to be possessed by demons or evil spirits. Treatment was designed to alter the body in order to let out the spirits or make it an inhospitable habitat for them,and among the earliest of these was a technique in which part of the skull bone was removed to allow evil spirits out.But what was this technique called?
A. Ice pick lobotomy
B. Trepanning
C. Prefrontal lobotomy
D. Bloodletting - 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 - 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 - What are the primary limitations of drug therapy to treat psychological disorders?
A. Not everyone responds to the drug
B. Major side effects experienced by some patients
C. Drug treatment does not help patients learn to cope with life experiences and stressors that contribute to the disorder
D. There are no known limitations of drug therapy to treat psychological disorders
E. a,b and c - Which of the following is not a form of psychotherapy used to treat psychological disorders?
A. Cognitive therapy
B. Pharmacotherapy
C. Humanistic therapy
D. Behavioral therapy - Although it is generally recommended to begin with psychotherapy first to treat psychological disorders,for which group of patients would it be most beneficial to begin with drug treatments instead of psychotheraputic treatments?
A. Drug abusers
B. Suiciidal
C. Depressed
D. Psychotic
E. b and d - Professor Vasquez believes that nearly all psychological disorders can ultimately be traced to abnormalities in brain chemistry, Professor Vasquez:
A. evolutionary perspective
B. biological perspective
C. humanistic perspective
D. cognitive perspective - Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with_________?
A. electroconvulsive shock
B. insight therapy
C. surgery
D. medication - Used in conjunction with medication and other therapies, ECT remains an option for the treatment of mood disorders. What dose ECT stand for?
A. Electro – Conclusive Therapy
B. Electric – Conclusive Therapy
C. Electro – Conductive Therapy
D. Electric – Conductive Therapy - Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with:
A. electroconvulsive shock
B. insight therapy
C. surgery
D. medication
