Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide?

A. Depression
B. Substance abuse
C. Stressful events
D. Social support

Which of the following types of factors has been found to be the most likely cause of schizophrenia?

A. Social factors.
B. Genetic factors.
C. Psychological factors.
D. Environmental factors.

We know that a distinction is made between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. What is the difference between these symptoms?

A. Negative symptoms indicate the presence of something normal, and positive symptoms indicate the absence of something usual.
B. Positive symptoms indicate the presence of some thing normal, the absence of something usual.
C. Negative symptoms indicate the presence of something unusual, and positive symptoms indicate the absence of something normal.
D. Positive symptoms indicate the presence of something unusual, and negative symptoms indicate the absence of something normal.

Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers. 1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder. 2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur. 3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder. 4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.

A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4

Which models explains that psychological disorders develop when people with some vulnerability to mental illness experience proximal stressors?

A. Diathesis-stress model
B. Attachment model
C. Psychodynamic model
D. Cognitive-behavioral model

Biological models of mental disorders explain mental illness as resulting from which of the following factors?

A. biochemical imbalance
B. genetic predisposition
C. familial transmission
D. brain defects

Electroconvulsive therapy has proven to be effective in the treatment of:

A. Phobias.
B. Dissociative disorders.
C. Depression.
D. Schizophrenia.

Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with ___________?

A. Electroconvulsive shock
B. Insight therapy
C. Surgery
D. Medication

Natasha claimed that her failure to get “A’s in all her college courses meant she was incompetent.Her therapist calmly challenged his assertion commenting. “By your strange calculations, well over 90 percent of all college students are incompetent!” The therapist’s response was most typical of a(n)______therapist.

A. Electic
B. Psychoanalytic
C. Cognitive
D. Behavior

Hafsa has a psychological disorder and her doctor has prescribed an MAO inhibitor to reduce the severity of Hafsa’s symptoms. In this case, Hafsa’s therapist is MOST likely treating her for ____________?

A. A dissociative disorder
B. Depression
C. An anxiety disorder
D. Schizophrenia