ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY Objective Type
PremaKumar Geetika Tankha
Aavishkar Publishers, Distributors Jaipur 302 003 (Raj.) India
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Contents
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Introduction and History of Abnormality
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Classification and Assessment
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The Causes of Maladaptive Behaviour
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Anxiety Disorders
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Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders
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Mood Disorders
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Substance Related Disorders
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Schizophrenia
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Clinical Intervention
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10. Mental Health
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11. Miscellaneous
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CD Introduction and . History of Abnormality OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS 1. Wha. does the term "stigma" mean for people with mental illness ...... ? (a) Outcast by society (b) ·Held responsible for crimes committed (c) Treated with psychotropic drugs (d) Housed in special group homes 2. What are two of the common erroneous causes the
general population believes are responsible for abnormal behaviour? (a) Demons and spirits
(b) Diet and genetic factors (c) Lack of will power and poor nutrition (d) Emotional weakness and bad parenting 3. Why might psychiatric patients show social withdrawal after discharge from mental hospital? (a) They have little money (b) Treatments used in the hospital cause reduced motivation levels.
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(c) One of the signs of recovery is a self7reflection that is often viewed as withdrawal (d) They expect rejection by others Most of the behaviours studied by those with an interest in abnormal psychology are related to failures in (a) Adaptation (b) Vulnerability (d) Balancing hormone levels (c) Stigmatization Adaptation involves a balance between two factors, one of which is what people do or want to do. What is the other factor? (a) What people are unsuccessful at (b) What the environment requires them to do (c) Feelings of accomplishment (d) Hereditary predispositions that lead people to act in certain ways Adaptation is the ability to (a) Master the enviranment (b) Feel at peace with oneself (c) Modify behaviour in response to change (d) Learn the expectations of one's social group By definition, all maladaptive behaviour is considered to be (a) Maladaptive
(b) Nonproductive
(d) Pathological (c) Deviant 8. What does the study of the history of abnormal psychology reveal about theories of maladaptive behaviour? (a) They are usually short-lived (b) They have resurfaced over and over (c) They exist independently of social mores (d) They have become progressively more enlightened 9. The technique called exorcism is based on the assumption that mental illness is caused by ~)
Stigmatization (c) Evil spirits
(b) Infections (d) Chromosomal abnormalities
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10. What is trephination? (a) Using of herbs (b) Calling holy spirits (c) Removing