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QUESTION 21

1. In 1973 David Rosenhan published a seminal study called "On Being Sane in Insane Places" where he reported the results of his experiment in which he sent 8 healthy "pseudopatients" including himself to be evaluated for a psychiatric facility. All of them reported hearing auditory hallucinations and nothing else - they all were admitted and diagnosed with mental illnesses. Once admitted they reported no further symptoms and told staff they felt fine and no longer experienced auditory hallucinations However all were forced to admit they had a mental illness and forced to take medication before they were released. The average stay lasted 19 days. This study i famous because it highlights:

   	a.	Psychologically healthy individuals can easily feign symptoms of mental illness
   	b.	The poor diagnostic capabilities of psychiatric staff members
   	c.	Potential abuses of power by those that label individuals as normal or abnormal
   	d.	Ethical issues in psychological research

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QUESTION 22

1. Jerome plays hockey for his highschool team. He is mildly overweight and has been teased by his friends on the team and feels sensitive about his weight.  After practice 3-4 times per week Jerome will go to the all you can eat buffet in the mall beside his house where he eats between 4000-5000 calories worth of food. Afterward he feels bad about it and then takes laxatives. This has been going on for the last 8 months. According to the DSM-5 the best diagnosis for Jerome is:

   	a.	Partial Syndrome Eating Disorder
   	b.	Anorexia Nervosa - Binge/purge subtype
   	c.	Bulimia Nervosa
   	d.	Binge Eating Disorder

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QUESTION 23

1. In the DSM-IV, in order to meet criteria for a substance use disorder you had to continue to use substances despite problems in social and occupational functioning and involvement with the law. In the DSM-5 the criteria for legal involvement has been removed. Why?

   	a.	Because there is a stigma associated with criminal justice involvement
   	b.	Because many people with substance use disorder do not have involvement with the law
   	c.	Because using substances is illegal anyway so it is redundant
   	d.	None of the above

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QUESTION 24

1. Raoul has realized that he experiences anxiety when he starts worrying about whether his partner is cheating on him. Which theoretical model best describes the effects of thoughts on behaviors?

   	a.	Cognitive psychotherapy
   	b.	Humanistic psychology
   	c.	Behaviorism
   	d.	Psychoanalysis

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QUESTION 25

1. Hailey is very worried about becoming fat. Even though she is in the average weight range for her height, when she looks in the mirror she perceives herself to be obese. As a consequence she severely restricts her food intake eating only carrots, lettuce and apples eating mostly before bedtime. According to the DSM-5, Hailey meets diagnostic criteria for the following disorder:

   	a.	Bulimia Nervosa
   	b.	Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
   	c.	Night Eating Syndrome
   	d.	Anorexia Nervosa

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QUESTION 26

1. Daymon is a behavior therapist and he was conducting a study on how child X - diagnosed with autism - verbally responded to the introduction of a strange animal in the room. His research involves an ABAB design in which he observed Child X's behavior through a two way mirror in stage 1 for 5 minutes during which he counted the number of vocalizations Child X made. In the second stage, Daymon put a cat in the room and continued to observed child X's vocalizations for another 5 minute period. In the third stage, Daymon removed the cat from the room and observed child X's verbal behavior for a 5 minute period and in the last stage Daymon reintroduced the cat once again and observed child X's vocalizations for a final 5 minute period. This type of research exemplifies:

   	a.	A case study design
   	b.	A correlation design
   	c.	A single subject design
   	d.	Treatment outcome design

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QUESTION 27

1. Sofia was a graduate student living alone in New York City. One evening a man climbed in to her apartment through the fire escape and raped her in her bed. Since that time she can barely sleep as she has horrible nightmares of the incident and she can't go into her bedroom anymore because it makes her feel like she is back in that horrifying situation. Which symptom(s) of PTSD is Sofia experiencing

   	a.	Exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma
   	b.	Signs of paranoia and delusions
   	c.	Reexperiencing the trauma
   	d.	a and b
   	e.	b and c

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QUESTION 28

1. Which of the following is an example of external validity?

   	a.	Testing the degree to which participants score differently on tests of unrelated constructs in the community.
   	b.	Determining the degree to which two researchers are rating behavior in a similar manner.
   	c.	Determining whether a test of depression is positively correlated with a test of anxiety
   	d.	Testing to see whether a finding established in a lab setting is applicable to when one is out in the community.

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QUESTION 29

1. Anita started using cocaine with a boyfriend a few years ago. At first it was the best high she ever experienced and helped her forget about the disaster that was her life.  However after a few months she started to need more and more cocaine to get the same high and now she finds that she is taking it to prevent herself from feeling depressed and she doesn't even feel good anymore.  Anita has developed:

   	a.	Cocaine Tolerance
   	b.	Cocaine Withdrawal
   	c.	Cocaine Dependence
   	d.	Cocaine Abuse

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QUESTION 30

1. According to the continuum model of abnormality:

   	a.	The reliability of mental health professionals to distinguish between dysfunction and normal behavior is excellent
   	b.	Dysfunction is defined based upon a series of metabolic examinations.
   	c.	There is no clear distinction between what is normal and what is abnormal behavior
   	d.	There is a strict distinction between normal and abnormal

Answer 1

25. The correct answer is Option D. According to the DSM-5, Hailey meets diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa.
26. The correct answer is Option C. This is an example of a single subject design.
27. The correct answer is Option C. Sofia is showing signs of reexperiencing the trauma.
28. The correct answer is Option D. Testing to see whether a finding established in a lab setting is applicable to when one is out in the community is an example of external validity.
29. The correct answer is Option A. Anita has developed cocaine tolerance.
30. The correct answer is Option C. There is no clear distinction between what is normal and what is abnormal behavior according to the continuum model.