Urdaneta City University Psychology Department Final Quiz 4 - Abnormal Psychology

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URDANETA CITY UNIVERSITY

San Vicente West, Urdaneta City


PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
FINAL QUIZ 4 –
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

Name: ____________________________ Raw Score:____________

Subj Code:_________________________ Course & Year: _____________________ Date: ________________

I. DIRECTION – Answer the questions stated below comprehensively. Proper referencing is required for answer
validation.

1. Discuss the concept of normality and abnormality


2. Describe and evaluate a definition of mental illness.
3. Define the biopsychosocial model of mental illness.
4. Give examples of cultural influences on abnormal behavior.
5. Describe DSM-5 and give examples of the categories it lists.
6. Evaluate the assumptions behind DSM and the categorical approach to mental illness.
7. Describe generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
8. Explain why learned avoidance responses are so resistant to extinction.
9. Describe theoretically how classical conditioning could explain the onset of a phobia.
10. Evaluate the limits of the classical conditioning explanation of phobia, citing observations that it does
not easily explain.
11. Describe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
12. Explain how therapists treat phobias and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
13. Define substance dependence or addiction.
14. Discuss possible explanations for addiction.
15. Describe a procedure to identify young people who may be at increased risk of alcohol abuse.
16. Describe treatments for alcoholism and opiate abuse.
17. Describe the symptoms and possible causes of major depression.
18. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of several treatments for major depression.
19. Distinguish bipolar disorder from major depression.
20. List the primary symptoms of schizophrenia.
21. Discuss evidence for a genetic basis of schizophrenia.
22. State the neurodevelopmental hypothesis of schizophrenia, and cite evidence that supports it.
23. Describe therapies for schizophrenia.
24. Describe and discuss autism spectrum disorder.
25. Distinguish among forms of psychotherapy.
26. Describe how researchers evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy.
27. Describe possible ways of providing psychotherapeutic help inexpensively to more people.
28. List possible methods to prevent psychological disorders.
29. Discuss the insanity defense and other societal issues related to mental illness.

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