Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 7th Edition By David H.-Barlow

Chapter 02: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology AN INTEGRATIVE APPROACH TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY

1. The best description of the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology is that it is based on

a. biological dimensions.
b. biological and psychological dimensions.
c. biological and psychological dimensions, as well as emotional influences.
d. biological and psychological dimensions, as well as emotional and developmental influences.

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d
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Moderate One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Conceptual

2. Within the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology, learned helplessness is considered a(n) ______ dimension.

a. biological c. emotional

b. psychological d. psychological

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b
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Moderate One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Conceptual

3. The basis of the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology is that each dimension (psychological, biological, emotional, etc.)

a. operates independently.
c. builds on the dimension that precedes it.

b. is sufficient to cause pathology.
d. is influenced by the other dimensions.

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d
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Easy One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Conceptual

4. Your uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for a severe physical illness. As an adult, he is rather shy and withdrawn, particularly around women. He has been diagnosed with social phobia, which you believe is entirely due to lack of socialization during his teen years. Your theory or model of what caused his phobia is ________.

a. multidimensional c. one-dimensional

b. integrative d. biological

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c
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Easy One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Applied

5. According to the multidimensional integrative approach to psychopathology, the following statement is true for most psychological disorders:

1. If one monozygotic twin has a particular disorder, the other twin will definitely have the disorder as well
2. Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share psychological disorders than any other siblings
3. Monozygotic twins are no more likely to share disorders than any other two people selected at random from the population
4. If one monozygotic twin has a particular psychological disorder, the other twin is more likely to have the disorder than the rest of the population

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d
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Moderate One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Conceptual

6. Amanda is 12 years old, and her sister Samantha is five years old. While riding in a car with their parents, the girls witness a major automobile accident where a number of people are injured. The girls react very differently to the accident. This is probably due to
a. biological differences. b. developmental differences.

c. psychological differences d. sociocultural differences

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b
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Moderate One-DimensionalversusMultidimensionalModels TYPE: Applied

7. The most accurate way to think of genes is that they
a. set boundaries for our development.
b. determine both our physical and psychological characteristics.
c. determine physical but not psychological characteristics.
d. actually have very little to do with any of the characteristics that we display.

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a
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Moderate GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Conceptual

8. Referring to behavior and personality as polygenic means that both are
a. influenced by only a few genes, but each has a large effect.
b. influenced by many genes, with each individual gene contributing a relatively small effect. c. influenced by individual genes only rarely.
d. a result of our genetic structure only.

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b
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Moderate GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual

9. The procedures referred to as quantitative genetics are used to a. determine the effects of multiple genes.
b. provide genetic counseling.
c. correct genetic abnormalities.

d. test the multidimensional integrative model.

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a
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Moderate GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual

10. Most psychological disorders appear to be influenced by many individual genes rather than caused by one single gene, a process referred to as ________ influence.

a. multigenic c. unigenic

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b. polygenic
d. morphogenic

b
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual

11. Inga is a charming and intelligent young lady who is well-liked by family and friends. Approximately ______ of

Inga’s enduring personality traits and cognitive abilities can be attributed to genetic influence.

a. 25% c. 75%

b. 50% d. 100%

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b
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Applied

12. The most recent estimates are that genetics contribute approximately __________ to the development of personality characteristics such as shyness or activity level.

a. 10-20% c. 75-85%

b. 30-50% d. nothing

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b
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual

13.
According to recent estimates, genetic contributions to the development of most psychological disorders are __________________.
a. below 50%

b. above 50%
c. different for each disorder (estimates range from 0 to 100%) d. nonexistent

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a
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual

14. Recent evidence regarding the genetic influence on most psychological disorders has shown that a. single genes are usually responsible for psychological disorders.
b. genes that influence psychopathology are usually recessive.
c. there is no evidence that genes influence psychopathology.

d. multiple genes

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interact, with each gene contributing a small effect.

d
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Conceptual

15. In the diathesis-stress model, “diathesis” refers to
a. an inherited disorder.
b. conditions in the environment that can trigger a disorder depending upon how severe the stressors are. c. an inherited tendency or condition that makes a person susceptible to developing a disorder.

d. the inheritance

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of multiple disorders.

c
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Easy GeneticContributionstoPsychopathology TYPE: Factual