Chapter 14 —Psychological Disorders

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Chapter 14—Psychological Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is true, according to the medical model? a. All physical illnesses have a psychological component. b. Abnormal be... haviour can be thought of as a disease. c. All mental illnesses are caused by biological factors. d. All mental illnesses can be treated using drugs. 2. Which of the following models goes with the concept that abnormal behaviour is the result of a disease? a. psychological b. humanistic c. medical d. behavioural 3. With which model of abnormal behaviour are the terms “mental illness” and “psychopathology” most closely associated? a. humanistic b. learning c. psychodynamic d. medical 4. Dr. Cueto believes that psychological disorders can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured, just like physical illnesses. Which of the following models of abnormal behaviour are reflected by Dr. Cueto’s beliefs? a. medical b. psychodynamic c. behavioural d. deviance 5. Thomas Szasz criticized the medical model. What was his major complaint? a. The model is not well understood by its practitioners. b. Uniformity of behaviour patterns cannot be established from the medical model viewpoint. c. No evidence exists to support the efficiency of the medical model’s treatment approaches. d. Most abnormal behaviour reflects a moral judgment about what is socially accept- able or unacceptable behaviour. 6. Complete the following analogy: Diagnosis is to etiology as a. what is to why. b. when is to where. c. why is to what. d. where is to when. 7. What is the term for the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness? a. etiology b. epidemiology c. prognosis d. diagnosis 8. What is etiology? a. study of mental illness b. collection of a group of symptoms c. projected course of a condition d. apparent cause of a condition 9. Dr. Underhill is reviewing the records from a patient who has just been referred for treatment. He is carefully considering the symptoms that have been documented, and is attempting to identify the type of psychological disorder the individual is most likely to have. What is Dr. Underhill trying to create? a. diagnosis b. etiology c. histology d. prognosis 10. What is a prognosis? a. plan for treating an illness b. distinction between two similar illnesses c. forecast about the probable course of an illness d. apparent causation and developmental history of an illness ................................................................................continued.................................................................................. [Show More]

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