Test 1 Review PSYC 260

Test 1 Review PSYC 260

by Whitney Brown

​Agenda

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1. ​Review major topics discussed

2. ​Answer sample test questions & discuss /answer related questions

3. ​​Review basic info about the test

​Week 1

​We discussed:

2. Early explanations for 'abnormal' behaviors/psychopathology

3. ​Definitions of 'abnormal' behavior and related terms

4. ​​Stigma regarding mental health & mental health treatment

5. ​​Reforms made early in history that set the stage for current views of mental health/illness

Multiple Choice

Which treatment involves cutting a hole in a person's skull to help release a harmful spirit?

• exorcism

• trephination

• tumorization

• excision

Multiple Choice

Julie's daughter is living with bipolar disorder. Julie thinks to herself that if her daughter would just 'pull herself together' she would not have another mood episode. This kind of belief is called...

• Perceived fault 

• Magical thinking

• Cultural Relativity 

• Perceived control

​Week 2

​We discussed:

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1. Scientific models and their importance

2. Historical Perspectives in psychopathology

3. ​Contempoary perspectives in psychopathology

Multiple Choice

When we enter a situation with some expectation of what may happen, we use a network of accumulated knowledge known as

• schemas

• expectancies

• socialization

• superego

Multiple Choice

Emil Kraepelin was the first individual to sort mental health symptoms into groups called

• models

• syndromes

• disorders

• defense mechanisms

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a strength of the sociocultural model? 

• A focus on the heritability of mental health problems

• A focus on observable behaviors

• Our understanding is incomplete, so there is a lot of excitement

• A focus on resilience and coping

​Week 3

We focused on:

1. The history of the DSM

2. How assessment "goes" with a typical therapist

3. ​Types of assessment

4. ​Culture in assessment

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Multiple Choice

Which brain imaging techniques can be used to measure brain activity rather than just brain structures?

• XRay

• CT

• PET

• MRI

Multiple Choice

The MMPI-2 is a type of

• Projective Test

• Brain imaging tool

• Free association technique

• Objective Personality Test

​Week 4

• ​Research methods

• ​Review of Reliability v. Validity

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Multiple Choice

Pam is interested in studying the outcomes in children who were born prematurely. She identifies a sample of 400 infants born prior to 32 weeks gestation, and follows them until they are 40, assessing their mental health. What type of design is Pam using?

• cross-sectional

• longitudinal

• experimental

• quasi-experimental

Multiple Choice

Because longitudinal studies may last 20 years or more, they run the risk of

• low internal validity

• bias

• attrition

• confounds

​Test 1

• ​Covers Chapters 1, 2, 4 & all lectures

• ​Goes live on Canvas 5 mins before class and closes 5 mins after.

• ​Includes 33 questions...

• 29 multiple-choice/True-False questions

• ​3 short answer questions (less than a paragraph)

• ​1 essay (2-3 paragraphs)

• ​Requires Lockdown Browser

​Remaining Questions?

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