Clinical Psychology - General Psychology - Quiz, Exercises of Psychology

Download Clinical Psychology - General Psychology - Quiz and more Exercises Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! Quiz Name_____________________________________ 1. Clinical psychology usually involves a. research on the relationship between behavior and the nervous system’s functioning b. studying children’s cognitive and social development. c. working with athletes to improve their performance d. assessment and treatment of people with psychological disorders 2. Most therapeutic drugs for psychological disorders work by a. altering the effect of specific neurotransmitters b. tranquilizing the individual . c. destroying dysfunctional areas of the central nervous system d. increasing the number of neurons in a specialized area of the brain. 3. Which of the following statements best describe the effectiveness of treatments for mood and anxiety disorders? a. Psychotherapy is always more effective than medication, but not as long lasting. b. Medication is more effective than psychotherapy and has longer lasting results c. Medication is more effective than psychotherapy and has longer lasting results d. Most medications are effective and have little or no side effects 4. Ariana's doctor has recently prescribed a drug that slows the reuptake process at serotonin synapses. Her doctor is most likely treating Ariana for symptoms of a. schizophrenia. b. bipolar disorder. c. a somatoform disorder. d. depression. 5. A client in psychoanalysis has been arriving late for sessions, acting hostile to the analyst, and making up dreams. This is MOST likely a. transference. b. frustration. c. resistance. d. projection. 6. Which of the following types of behavior would be labeled as “abnormal”? Behavior that is a. resulting from brain damage b. different from the norm, distressing to the individual, and maladaptive c. involving disordered thinking processes such as memory d. socially unacceptable Docsity.com