WorksheetsEnd of Unit 2 Revision
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 21mins
A biological factor that may contribute to the development of a mental illness is
having few friends
living in a remote town
lack of access to medical help
a parent and/or grandparent who suffers from a mental illness
Thoughts, feelings and behaviours are generally considered to be normal if an individual
is able to live independently
is able to function in society and cope with living independently
has friends who exhibit similar thoughts, feelings and behaviours
has always exhibited these thoughts, feelings and behaviours
Susan telephoned her manager from the car and told her that she was feeling very stressed by the delay. Susan’s identification of her stressful state was an example of
primary appraisal
secondary appraisal
problem-focused coping
emotion-focused coping
Dr Nguyen is a psychologist interested in investigating the effect of age on the cycling ability of Victorians.
He recruits 93 Victorian bike riders who responded to an advertisement that he placed in a newspaper.
The bike riders are divided into two groups:
• Group 1 consists of riders aged 20–39 years old.
• Group 2 consists of riders aged 40–59 years old.
The independent and the dependent variables in this study were, respectively
cycling ability, age
age, cycling ability
cycling ability, 93 Victorian bike riders
93 Victorian bike riders, cycling ability
In this study, the sampling method used was
random
stratified
convenience
random - stratified
The population and the sample for this study were, respectively
Victorians, 93 Victorian bike riders
93 Victorian bike riders, Victorians
93 Victorian bike riders, Victorian bike riders
Victorians who responded to the advertisement, 93 Victorian bike riders
In terms of assessing and managing the mental health of an individual, the biopsychosocial model considers
Biological factors are more important than psychological and social factors
Psychological factors are more important than biological and social factors
Biological, psychological and social factors equally as important, and interacting to influence mental health
Biological, psychological and social factors are equally as important, but not interacting to influence mental health
A distinguishing feature of a psychotic disorder is
confusing of fantasy and reality
overwhelming anxiety
obsessive behaviour
antisocial conduct
In most anxiety disorders, the individual's distress is
based on a physical cause
focused on a specific situation
related to ordinary life stressors
greatly out of proportion to the situation
A psychologist administers an intelligence test to 100 students in grade 4. One month later, they re-administer the test. The psychologist is probably interested in
an operational definition of 'intelligence'
the creation of a fair test
the reliability of the test
the validity of the test
Intrinsic motivation is dependent on
if obligations or approval are facotrs
extrinsic motivation is also high
a person's own attitudes and beliefs
an obvious external reward
Psychologists using cognitive behaviour therapy are interested in
only visible behaviours
only maladaptive behaviours
unconscious thoughts of aggression
what people think, believe and feel
A form of internal validity that involves examining the instrument to decide whether it appears to be measuring what it is supposed to measure is
content validity
internal validity
construct validity
external validity
This occurs when the participants' behaviour is being influenced by their expectations of how they should behave, caused by the belief they have received a particular treatment.
counterbalanced effect
alternate effect
experimenter effect
placebo effect
correlation does not infer
causation
relationships
trends
patterns
Withdrawal rights, informed consent, debriefing, confidentiality and ________________ all aspects of ethical considerations.
population data
voluntary participation
placebo trials
random sampling
Many standard intelligence test are culturally biased because they are based on
logic and reasoning
Indigenous paradigms of belief
Euro-centric knowledge systems
Western schooling and knowledge paradigms
Which of the following is not an issue in psychometric testing
quality control in test design
motivation
double blind treatments
practice
Linguistic, naturalistic, interpersonal and intrapersonal are all features of
linguistic bias
intelligence scales
emotional intelligence
multiple intelligences
The DSM V includes how many categories or axis of diagnosis?
2
4
5
7
