Question 1

A lifespan psychologist would point out that the only way to understand a patient's disorder is to understand how the individual

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A)  developed and changed throughout his or her life.
B)  developed during the psychosexual stages of his or her life.
C)  resolved conflicts in early life.
D)  sees himself or herself as part of a family, a community, and a culture.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

The neurotransmitter associated with both schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease is

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A)  GABA.
B)  norepinephrine.
C)  dopamine.
D)  serotonin.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

The study of twins has shown us that

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A)  The influence of genes can be dramatically affected by various environmental factors.
B)  The influence of genes is almost entirely overridden by biological environmental factors like nutrition.
C)  The influence of genes is almost entirely overridden by social environmental factors like parenting.
D)  The influence of genes cannot be changed by environmental factors.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Huey, Dewey, and Louie are identical triplets. Huey suffers from clinical depression, Dewey suffers from agoraphobia, and Louie is mentally healthy. Explain how the diathesis-stress model applies to the triplets and their different states of mental health.

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Question 5

An example of the relationship between emotion and health is demonstrated by the finding that

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A)  panic is related to poor concentration.
B)  people with chronic diseases are often angry about their care.
C)  those in poor physical health almost always develop psychological disorders.
D)  anger increases the risk of heart disease.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

The idea that our inherited tendencies influence the probability that we will encounter stressful life events is a characteristic of the

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A)  diathesis-stress model.
B)  gene-environment correlation model.
C)  genetic model.
D)  psycho-social model.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The fact that women are more likely to suffer from insect phobias than men is most likely due to

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A)  biological differences.
B)  differences in neurochemical pathways.
C)  cultural expectations.
D)  genetic influences.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

The major difference between the modern cognitive science idea of the unconscious and Freud's view of the unconscious is that Freud saw the unconscious as ________, whereas modern cognitive science views the unconscious as ________.

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A)  the function of the id; the result of multiple neuronal pathways interacting with the stimuli presented to the individual
B)  a seething caldron of emotional conflicts; neuronal pathways interacting with the stimuli presented to the individual
C)  the function of the superego; the ability to process, store, and act upon information without awareness
D)  a seething caldron of emotional conflicts; the ability to process, store, and act upon information without awarenessE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Neurotransmitters that increase the likelihood that the connecting neuron will fire are known as ______.

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A)  action potentials
B)  terminal button
C)  inhibitory
D)  excitatoryE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Describe the basic components of the multidimensional integrative model. What are the dimensions, and what does the term integrative mean in this model?

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Question 11

The Greater the ___________ of the neural representation of a piece of information in the brain, the more likely that the person will be conscious of the information.

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A)  duration
B)  intensity
C)  coherence
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

If Jean suffers severe damage to her somatic nervous system, she is most likely to have impairment in

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A)  moving her muscles.
B)  thinking conceptually.
C)  seeing in full colors.
D)  remembering her past.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Virtually all drugs that are used to treat psychopathology work by influencing

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A)  neurotransmitters.
B)  the electrical conductivity of neurons.
C)  brain structure.
D)  neuronal structure.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The information transmitted within each neuron through electrical impulses travelling along the axon of a neuron is known as _______.

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A)  action potentials
B)  terminal button
C)  inhibitory
D)  excitatoryE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 15

According to the diathesis-stress model, identical twins raised in the same household will

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A)  not necessarily have the same disorders because of potential differences in their diathesis.
B)  have the same disorders because their diathesis and stress are exactly the same.
C)  not necessarily have the same disorders because of potential differences in their stress.
D)  have no more likelihood of sharing a disorder than any other two individuals randomly selected from the population.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In the Stroop color-naming paradigm, a patient with a snake phobia would be expected to name the color of the printed word "fangs"

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A)  more quickly than a neutral word.
B)  in about the same time it takes to name the color of a neutral word.
C)  more slowly than a neutral word.
D)  with a great deal of difficulty or not at all.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Recent research and increased understanding about the role of neurotransmitters in psychopathology point out that

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A)  each psychological disorder is caused by a deficit in a specific neurotransmitter.
B)  only severe psychological disorders like schizophrenia are caused by imbalances of neurotransmitter activity.
C)  simple cause/effect conclusions that an individual neurotransmitter abnormality causes a disorder are incomplete.
D)  neurotransmitters have very little to do with psychopathology for most individuals but may be the single cause of disorders for others.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

The most recent research evidence suggests that the relationship between the brain (structure, function, neurotransmitters)  and psychosocial factors (socialization, rearing, life events)  is best described as

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A)  a system where the brain directly influences behavior and psychosocial factors but not the other way around.
B)  an interaction where the brain affects psychosocial factors and vice versa.
C)  a system where behavior and psychosocial factors impact the brain but not the other way around.
D)  far too complex to ever understand how one system influences the other.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

A rat is placed in a cage and given electrical shocks over which it has no control. When placed in a shuttle box, the rat does not attempt to escape the shock due to

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A)  social learning.
B)  learned helplessness.
C)  unconscious learning.
D)  one angry rat.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The process known as ______ is when a neurotransmitter is released, then quickly broken down and brought back from the synaptic cleft into the same neuron that originally released it.

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A)  reuptake
B)  cognitive
C)  neurobiological
D)  None of these are correct.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

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