Question 1

For most people, perception and the creation of images are usually handled by the _______.

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A)  left hemisphere of the cortex
B)  entire cortex
C)  midbrain
D)  right hemisphere of the cortexE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

About 80% of the neurones contained in the central nervous system are located in the

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A)  cerebral cortex.
B)  brain stem.
C)  midbrain.
D)  basal ganglia.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Your uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for a severe physical illness.As an adult, he is rather shy and withdrawn, particularly around women.He has been diagnosed with social phobia, which you believe is entirely due to the lack of socialisation during his teen years.Your theory or model of what caused his phobia is

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A)  multidimensional.
B)  integrative.
C)  one-dimensional.
D)  biological.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The part of the brain stem that regulates vital activities such as heartbeat, breathing and digestion is the

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A)  cerebellum.
B)  reticular activating system (RAS) .
C)  hindbrain.
D)  thalamus.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B) C

Question 5

The term equifinality refers to the fact that

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A)  once a process has begun, it will always lead to a final outcome.
B)  many causes of psychopathology are equal in influence.
C)  a number of paths can lead to the same outcome.
D)  all forms of psychopathology have similar causes.E) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The fact that a disorder can be caused by a variety of factors illustrates the principle of

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A)  equifinality.
B)  isolation.
C)  equilibration.
D)  isolationE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 7

When we compare the incidence of psychological disorders across countries and cultures, we find that

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A)  there is remarkable similarity in the rates of various disorders in different countries and cultures.
B)  all Western countries have a similar rate of common disorders, but this is not true for developing countries.
C)  developing countries have a much higher rate of psychological disorder than Western countries.
D)  there are enormous differences in the rates of various disorders in different countries and cultures.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 8

The peripheral nervous system is made up of the

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A)  endocrine system.
B)  brain stem and cortex.
C)  somatic and autonomic nervous system.
D)  brain and spinal cord.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D) C

Question 9

According to the diathesis-stress model, psychopathology is the result of the

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A)  interaction between normal and defective or damaged genes.
B)  stress level of an individual and how stress is managed in a person's life.
C)  family history of an individual.
D)  interaction of an inherited tendency and events in a person's life.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C) D

Question 10

According to modern cognitive science, the unconscious

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A)  clearly exists in much the same way that Freud imagined.
B)  may or may not exist, as it is impossible to study material that we are not aware of.
C)  clearly does not exist.
D)  clearly exists but in a very different way than Freud imagined.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Recent research suggests that

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A)  environmental manipulations early in life may do much to override the genetically induced tendency to develop undesirable behavioural activities.
B)  environmental manipulations early in life may do much to override the genetically induced tendency to develop undesirable emotional activities.
C)  an interaction between genes and environment plays an important role in every psychological disorder.
D)  all of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Name three important neurotransmitters and describe the impact each one is thought to have on human experience.

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GABA - inhibitory neurotransmitter
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Question 13

One conclusion that can be drawn from the studies regarding rat learning and brain structure (Greenough et al., 1990; Wallace et al., 1992)  is that

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A)  early psychological experience affects the development of the nervous system and will absolutely determine whether or not the individual will develop a psychological disorder later in life.
B)  early psychological experience does not result in physical changes to the nervous system but can still influence whether or not one develops a psychological disorder.
C)  early psychological experience affects the development of the nervous system and influences vulnerability to psychological disorders later in life.
D)  early psychological experience has little to do with brain structure or later development of psychopathology.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 14

Children who are resistant to stress are considered to be

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A)  resilient.
B)  reliant.
C)  resistant.
D)  reactive.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Most automatic functions (e.g.breathing, sleeping and motor co-ordination)  are controlled by the part of the brain called the

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A)  brain stem.
B)  forebrain.
C)  cortex.
D)  frontal lobes.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Emotion is generally thought to be a(n)  ____________elicited by a(n)  ____________.

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A)  cognition; behaviour
B)  action tendency; threat
C)  affect; cognition
D)  physiological response; affective occurrenceE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 17

What is one of the conclusions generally drawn from the 1990s studies of OCD, brain imaging and cognitive-behavioural therapy by Baxter et al., and the follow-up studies by Schwartz et al.?

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A)  Neurotransmitters affect how people feel and act.
B)  Drugs are the only way to impact faulty neurotransmitter circuits.
C)  Neurotransmitters are a result of how people feel and act, not a cause.
D)  Psychosocial factors such as therapy affect neurotransmitters.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

In the diathesis-stress model, 'diathesis' refers to

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A)  an inherited disorder.
B)  conditions in the environment that can trigger a disorder depending upon how severe the stressors are.
C)  an inherited tendency or condition that makes a person susceptible to developing a disorder.
D)  the inheritance of multiple disorders.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 19

When therapists ask patients how they are feeling and how they are experiencing their disorder today, it is essentially taking 'snapshots' of their lives at the moment.This approach to understanding psychopathology is criticised as incomplete by

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A)  life-span psychologists.
B)  cognitive-behaviourists.
C)  humanists.
D)  all mental health workers.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Drugs often seem to work in a manner by reaching higher areas of the cortex where thinking occurs last.This is called

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A)  consolidation.
B)  confabulation.
C)  'top down' processing.
D)  'bottom up' processing.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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