!

" 8andy comes home from a parLy laLe aL nlghL and sees a plece of hls mom's wonderful
cheesecake. 1here ls only one plece lefL and lL has hls slsLer's name on lL. Pe decldes Lo eaL lL
anyway. Accordlng Lo lreud, 8andy's need for lmmedlaLe graLlflcaLlon ls because of Lhe
A) lnfluence of Lhe ld
8) ego operaLlng accordlng Lo Lhe pleasure prlnclple
C) compromlse beLween Lhe ld and Lhe superego
u) superego's compleLe lack of morallLy
L) lnfluence of Lhe superego on Lhe ego


#" uennls ls downloadlng songs from Lhe lnLerneL lllegally. Pls mom sees Lhls and reprlmands hlm.
uennls responds by saylng LhaL he ls acLually proLecLlng Lhe envlronmenL by dolng Lhls because
he hasn'L drlven Lo Lhe mall Lo buy Lhe Cu. 1hls ls an example of a psychoanalyLlcal defence
mechanlsm called
A) depresslon
8) raLlonallzaLlon
C) flxaLlon
u) elecLra
L) denlal


$" lreud's sLages of psychosexual developmenL have recelved much aLLenLlon and crlLlclsm.
neoanalysLs dlsagreed wlLh lreud because
A) he placed Loo much emphasls on Lhe phalllc sLage
8) Lhey belleved LhaL personallLy developed LhroughouL Lhe llfeLlme
C) Lhey belleved he sLressed lnfanLlle sexuallLy Loo much
u) Lhey belleved he puL Loo much sLress on culLural facLors
L) boLh 8) & C)


%" A young woman wlLh a negaLlve self-concepL belleves she ls LoLally unaLLracLlve Lo men.
Powever, a very deslrable man asks her ouL on a daLe. Per response ls mosL llkely
A) Lo Lurn hlm down
8) Lo Lhlnk LhaL he ls [usL Lrylng Lo be nlce, so LhaL she can malnLaln her negaLlve lmage
C) Lo lncrease her self-concepL Lo become more poslLlve
u) Lo Lhlnk LhaL he flnally came Lo hls senses
L) Lo decrease her self-concepL Lo become even more negaLlve


&" 1ralL LheorlsLs dlffer on how many LralLs lL Lakes Lo descrlbe a person's personallLy. CaLLel's
Lheory would be more llkely Lo descrlbe ________, and Lhe 8lg llve ls probably adequaLe Lo
descrlbe ____________
A) nuances of behavlour, Lhe mosL lmporLanL feaLures of personallLy
8) behavlours Lo a moderaLe degree, speclflc behavlours
C) Lhe mosL lmporLanL feaLures of personallLy, nuances of behavlour
u) norLh Amerlcans, Luropean culLures
L) a llmlLed vlew of personallLy, a comprehenslve vlew of personallLy

'" 8ecenLly, Llnda wenL Lo vlslL a forLune Leller who Lold her LhaL she would be meeLlng Lhe man of
her dreams ln Lhe comlng year. Accordlng Lo 8oLLer, Llnda probably belleved Lhe forLune Leller
because
A) she has an lnLernal locus of conLrol
8) she ls a low self-monlLor
C) she has a hlgh need for self-verlflcaLlon
u) she has an exLernal locus of conLrol
L) she has a need for poslLlve regard


(" eLer has been playlng hlgh school fooLball for Lhe pasL few years. MosL of Lhe Llme, he has saL
on Lhe bench and noL acLually played durlng a game. Pls bellefs abouL hls ablllLy Lo perform
under pressure have been slldlng and he now has quesLlons abouL hls own fooLball skllls.
Accordlng Lo 8andura, peLer ls decllnlng ln hls
A) locus of conLrol
8) self efflcacy
C) condlLlon of worLh
u) lnLroverslon
L) goal seLLlng perspecLlve


)" 1he MMl ls Lhe mosL wldely used personallLy lnvenLory. arL of lLs deslgn lncludes Lhree
valldlLy scales. 1hese 3 scales are used
A) Lo deLecL severe personallLy devlaLlons
8) Lo deLecL lmporLanL aspecLs of personallLy funcLlonlng
C) Lo deLecL Lhe degree Lo whlch Lhe lndlvldual's responses resemble a psychlaLrlc group
u) Lo deLecL Lendencles Lo presenL elLher an overly poslLlve plcLure or Lo exaggeraLe Lhe
degree of psychologlcal dlsLurbance
L) Lo deLecL a non-psychlaLrlc sample



*" When 8lLa aLLends Lhe gym she ls ouLgolng and agreeable. AL work she conLlnues Lo be shy and
moody. She ls mosL llkely
A) an exLreme self-monlLor
8) an exLroverL
C) noL very aLLenLlve Lo cues
u) Lo counL on good Lhlngs happenlng Lo her
L) a low self-monlLor


!+" Accordlng Lo lreud, penls envy resulLs from
A) a boy's fear LhaL Lhe faLher wlll casLraLe hlm
8) a glrl's ldenLlflcaLlon wlLh her moLher
C) a glrl's wlsh for a penls
u) flxaLlon aL Lhe genlLal sLage
L) a boy's wlsh Lo marry hls moLher

!!" Speclflc phoblas prlmarlly dlffer from Cenerallzed AnxleLy ulsorder (CAu) ln LhaL
A) generallzed anxleLy dlsorder ls assoclaLed wlLh avoldance behavlors, whereas speclflc
phoblas are noL
8) for phoblas, anxleLy prlmarlly occurs ln response Lo very speclflc sLlmull, whereas
generallzed anxleLy dlsorder ls assoclaLed wlLh a chronlc sLaLe of dlffuse Lenslon
C) generallzed anxleLy dlsorder ls assoclaLed wlLh sympLoms of physlologlcal arousal (such
as rapld hearLbeaL and sweaLy palms), whereas phoblas are noL
u) for females, generallzed anxleLy dlsorder ls more prevalenL Lhan phoblas
L) boLh A) & 8) above

!#" 8elaLed Lo Lhe causes of depresslon, whlch of Lhe followlng palrlngs of LheoreLlcal perspecLlve
and proposed cause of depresslon ls ,-./0 accuraLe?
A) blologlcal perspecLlve, overacLlvlLy ln Lhe seroLonln and noreplnephrlne sysLems
8) lreud, early LraumaLlc chlldhood losses or re[ecLlons
C) Aaron 8eck, depresslve cognlLlve Lrlad
u) Lewlnsohn's behavloral model, loss of poslLlve relnforcemenL
L) socloculLural perspecLlve, lack of sLrong famlly connecLlons

!$" Accordlng Lo CognlLlve LheorlsLs such as uavld 8arlow, panlc dlsorder ls caused by
A) a sLaLe of learned helplessness
8) exaggeraLed mlslnLerpreLaLlons of normal anxleLy responses
C) an unconsclous assoclaLlon beLween fear and a glven sLlmulus
u) lnadequaLe defense mechanlsms Lo manage unconsclous confllcLs
L) negaLlve vlews of Lhe self LhaL are boLh global and sLable

!%" Whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs ls/are Lrue regardlng depresslon?
A) afLer Lhe flrsL eplsode, depresslon Lyplcally remlLs ln 3 Lo 10 monLhs, even lf unLreaLed
8) depresslon ls more prevalenL ln females Lhan ln males
C) approxlmaLely half of Lhe lndlvlduals who experlence an eplsode of depresslon wlll
experlence fuLure eplsodes of depresslon
u) approxlmaLely one ln flve females wlll experlence depresslon aL some polnL ln her
llfeLlme
L) all of Lhe above


!&" Whlch of Lhe followlng ls/are consldered Lo be a poslLlve" sympLom of schlzophrenla?
A) halluclnaLlons
8) deluslons
C) blunLed affecL
u) boLh A) & 8) above
L) all of Lhe above

!'" 1rauma-dlssoclaLlon Lheory" suggesLs LhaL _____________ wlll emerge when chlldren
dlssoclaLe Lo defend Lhemselves from severe and ongolng physlcal or sexual abuse
A) ulssoclaLlve ldenLlLy ulsorder
8) sychogenlc Amnesla
C) sychogenlc lugue
u) Cbsesslve Compulslve ulsorder
L) Schlzophrenla

!(" 1he 'dopamlne hypoLhesls" suggesLs LhaL Lhe sympLoms of schlzophrenla, parLlcularly Lhe
__________ are caused by __________
A) negaLlve sympLoms, overacLlvlLy ln Lhe dopamlne sysLem
8) negaLlve sympLoms, underacLlvlLy ln Lhe dopamlne sysLem
C) poslLlve sympLoms, underacLlvlLy ln Lhe dopamlne sysLem
u) poslLlve sympLoms, overacLlvlLy ln Lhe dopamlne sysLem
L) sympLoms of 1ype ll schlzophrenla, an absence of dopamlne recepLors

!)" Sasha's physlclan has referred her for psychologlcal LreaLmenL. ln Lhe referral, her physlclan
descrlbes her as a young woman who has a chronlc lnsLablllLy ln her self-lmage and her
lnLerpersonal relaLlonshlps, as well as chronlc dlfflculLles wlLh expresslons of emoLlon LhaL
alLernaLe beLween exLremes of love and haLe. Sasha ls mosL llkely belng referred for LreaLmenL
of
A) Schlzold personallLy dlsorder
8) uependenL personallLy dlsorder
C) 8orderllne personallLy dlsorder
u) AnLlsoclal personallLy dlsorder
L) uepresslve personallLy dlsorder

!*" Whlch of Lhe followlng would be coded on Axls lll of Lhe uSM-lv dlagnosLlc and classlflcaLlon
sysLem?
A) mood dlsorders
8) dlabeLes
C) somaLoform dlsorders
u) personallLy dlsorders
L) developmenLal dlsorders

#+" 8egardlng hypochondrlasls, whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs ls/are Lrue?
A) hypochondrlasls ls consldered Lo be a somaLoform dlsorder
8) hypochondrlasls ls characLerlzed by a helghLened sense of alarm relaLed Lo physlcal
sympLoms, and a convlcLlon LhaL a dlsease exlsLs desplLe evldence Lo Lhe conLrary
C) hypochondrlasls ls characLerlzed by neurologlcal sympLoms LhaL have no physlcal cause
wlLh Lhe sympLoms developlng ln response Lo a severe Lrauma
u) hypochondrlasls ls characLerlzed by lnLense paln LhaL has no physlcal cause
L) boLh A) & 8) above


#!" Sara has a severe phobla of closed spaces. 1yplcally, she avolds elevaLors buL one day as she ls
runnlng very laLe for a meeLlng, she decldes Lo Lake Lhe elevaLor raLher Lhan Lhe sLalrs. As luck
would have lL, Lhe elevaLor geLs sLuck beLween floors and Sara ls Lrapped alone on Lhe elevaLor
for many hours unLll Lhe Lechnlclans resolve Lhe problem. Accordlng Lo learnlng Lheory, a llkely
ouLcome of Lhls experlence ls LhaL Sara wlll __________, as Lhls naLurally occurrlng slLuaLlon ls
slmllar Lo Lhe LreaLmenL Lechnlque of _________
A) overcome her fear of closed spaces, floodlng
8) overcome her fear of closed spaces, sysLemaLlc desenslLlzaLlon
C) overcome her fear of closed spaces, averslve condlLlonlng
u) have a greaLer fear of closed spaces, floodlng
L) have a greaLer fear of closed spaces, Loken economy


##" 8esearch on LreaLmenL ouLcome, has esLabllshed LhaL effecLlve Lheraples share some common
facLors. 1hese common facLors lnclude whlch of Lhe followlng?
A) a sLrong LherapeuLlc alllance (and falLh ln Lhe LheraplsL)
8) a proLecLlve LherapeuLlc seLLlng ln whlch Lhe cllenL can explore Lhelr deepesL LhoughLs
and feellngs
C) an opporLunlLy Lo pracLlce new behavlors
u) lncreased opLlmlsm and self-efflcacy
L) all of Lhe above

#$" lreudlan psychoanalysls dlffers from 8oger's CllenL-CenLered Lherapy ln all of Lhe followlng ways
-12-30
A) lreudlan psychoanalysls vlews Lhe lndlvldual as acLed upon by unconsclous drlves",
whereas 8oger's CllenL-CenLered Lherapy vlews Lhe lndlvldual as self-deLermlnlng"
8) lreudlan psychoanalysLs are seen as blank pro[ecLlon screens", whereas CllenL-
CenLered LheraplsLs develop a real LherapeuLlc relaLlonshlp" wlLh Lhelr cllenLs
C) lreudlan psychoanalysls has a presenL focus", whereas 8oger's CllenL-CenLered Lherapy
focuses excluslvely on early chlldhood deLermlnanLs of behavlor"
u) ln lreudlan psychoanalysls Lhe LheraplsL ls Lhe experL", whereas ln 8oger's CllenL-
CenLered Lherapy Lhe cllenL ls Lhe experL"
L) 1he ma[or focus of lreudlan psychoanalysls ls lnslghL lnLo unconsclous confllcLs,
whereas Lhe ma[or goal ln 8oger's CllenL-CenLered Lherapy ls fosLerlng personal growLh

#%" Whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs ls/are false regardlng erls' CesLalL Lherapy?
A) CesLalL Lherapy lnvolves helplng Lhe cllenL Lo rebulld Lhlnklng, feellng, and acLlng lnLo
connecLed wholes
8) CesLalL Lherapy ls more confronLaLlonal Lhan CllenL CenLered Lherapy.
C) CesLalL Lherapy lnvolves Lechnlques such as role playlng and Lhe empLy chalr"
Lechnlque
u) under Lhe dlrecLlon of lrlLz erls, CesLalL Lherapy focused on research LhaL would help
ldenLlfy facLors relaLed Lo effecLlve LreaLmenL ouLcome
L) CesLalL Lherapy lnvolves brlnglng blocked feellngs lnLo consclous awareness so Lhe cllenL
can feel whole" once agaln

#&" 8eck's CognlLlve Lherapy and Lllls' 8aLlonal-LmoLlve Lherapy are slmllar ln LhaL
A) boLh focus on helplng cllenLs achleve awareness and lnslghL lnLo Lhe unconsclous
confllcLs LhaL underlle Lhelr problems
8) boLh focus on ldenLlfylng and correcLlng maladapLlve LhoughL processes
C) boLh focus on fosLerlng a supporLlve LherapeuLlc alllance Lo allow cllenLs Lo fulflll
personal growLh Lendencles
u) boLh focus on alLerlng Lhe envlronmenLal consequences of problemaLlc behavlor
L) boLh use dream analysls Lo fosLer lnslghL lnLo faulLy relaLlonshlp paLLerns

#'" l n general, anLl-anxleLy drugs, such as vallulm or 8usplrone (8uSpar), have Lhelr effecLs by
A) lncreaslng Lhe neuroLransmlLLer CA8A
8) enhanclng Lhe reupLake of Lhe neuroLransmlLLer CA8A
C) blocklng Lhe recepLor slLes of Lhe neuroLransmlLLer uopamlne
u) enhanclng Lhe meLabollzaLlon of glucose ln Lhe posLerlor lobe
L) lncreaslng Lhe neuroLransmlLLer noreplnephrlne

#(" Whlch of Lhe followlng sLaLemenLs ls/are false regardlng MAC lnhlblLors?
A) MAC lnhlblLors prlmarlly have Lhelr effecL by reduclng Lhe acLlvlLy of monoamlne
oxldase, an enzyme LhaL breaks down Lhe neuroLransmlLLers ln Lhe synapse
8) MAC lnhlblLors are assoclaLed wlLh more severe slde effecLs Lhan Lrlcycllcs or SS8ls
C) MAC lnhlblLors ofLen cause Lardlve dysklnesla
u) MAC lnhlblLors were mosL ofLen used Lo LreaL depresslon
L) boLh 8) & C) above

#)" WlLh respecL Lo prevenLaLlve menLal healLh sLraLegles, __________ refers Lo programs LhaL are
deslgned Lo lncrease personal resources and coplng skllls
A) secondary prevenLlon
8) phenomenologlcal prevenLlon
C) cognlLlvely-focused prevenLlon
u) compeLency-focused prevenLlon
L) slLuaLlon -focused prevenLlon

#*" !amle has been referred Lo a psychologlsL Lo address hls anxleLy. uurlng Lhe lnlLlal lnLervlew,
when asked Lo descrlbe whaL he ls Lhlnklng or whaL emoLlons he ls currenLly experlenclng !amle
ls unsure how Lo respond. 1hls dlfflculLy perslsLs desplLe several subsequenL Lherapy sesslons. ln
addlLlon, !amle's psychologlsL has noLlced LhaL alLhough he regularly aLLends hls sesslons and
seems Lo be Lrylng Lo engage ln Lherapy, !amle has a greaL deal of dlfflculLy applylng whaL ls
addressed ln Lherapy Lo hls llfe ouLslde of Lherapy sesslons. Conslderlng whaL ls known abouL
cllenL varlables and LreaLmenL ouLcome, !amle would be a rlsk of noL beneflLlng from Lherapy
because
A) he lacks Lhe moLlvaLlon Lo engage ln Lherapy
8) he lacks openness
C) he lacks self-relaLedness
u) he lacks empaLhy
L) none of Lhe above

$+" ln LreaLmenL, ur. 8owen aLLempLs Lo vlew Lhe world Lhrough Lhe eyes of Lhose lndlvlduals he ls
LreaLlng. ln parLlcular, ur. 8owen Llres Lo undersLand how Lhe paLlenL/cllenL feels and vlews Lhe
world. MosL llkely, ur. 8owen ls uLlllzlng Lhe
A) 8ogerlan Lechnlque of empaLhy
8) lreudlan Lechnlque of free assoclaLlon
C) 8ehavloral Lechnlque of role modellng
u) CesLalL Lechnlque of role playlng
L) 8aLlonal-LmoLlve Lechnlque of cognlLlve resLrucLurlng

$!" As was presenLed ln Lhe LexLbook, whlch of Lhe followlng ouLcomes have resulLed from Lhe
delnsLlLuLlonallzaLlon of Lhe menLally lll ln Canada?
A) Lhe revolvlng door phenomenon"
8) an lncrease ln Lhe number of homeless menLally lll lndlvlduals
C) a ma[or lncrease ln fundlng Lo communlLy-based menLal healLh servlces
u) boLh A) & 8) above
L) all of Lhe above

$#" 1he LransacLlonal deflnlLlon of sLress asserLs LhaL sLress ls Lhe producL of cognlLlve, physlologlcal,
and behavloural responses LhaL are evoked when Lhere ls a percelved lmbalance beLween
A) slLuaLlonal demands and personal resources
8) lnLernal and exLernal ellclLlng sLlmull
C) expresslve and lnsLrumenLal behavlours
u) prlmary appralsals and slLuaLlonal demands
L) A) & C) are correcL

$$" 1he sympaLheLlc nervous sysLem moblllzes Lhe body Lo a sLaLe of arousal when we are faced
wlLh a sLressful slLuaLlon. Powever, lL ls Lhe ______________ LhaL releases Lhe longer acLlng
sLress hormones lnLo our sysLem
A) parasympaLheLlc nervous sysLem
8) homeosLasls deslre
C) lmmune sysLem
u) endocrlne sysLem
L) corLex

$%" 8esearch on Lhe lmpacL of rellglous bellefs on responses Lo sLressful evenLs has deLermlned LhaL
A) Lhere ls no relaLlonshlp beLween Lhese varlables
8) people wlLh sLronger rellglous bellefs always Lend Lo cope more effecLlvely wlLh sLress
C) rellglous bellefs can elLher lncrease or decrease Lhe lmpacL of sLress
u) surprlslngly, people wlLh sLronger rellglous bellefs always Lend Lo cope worse wlLh sLress
L) ALhelsLs are very vulnerable Lo even lower levels of sLress

$&" WlLh even mlld or moderaLe levels of sLress worklng memory ls compromlsed because of Lhe
lmpacL of sLress on Lhe funcLlonlng of Lhe
A) fronLal lobe
8) occlplLal lobe
C) parleLal lobe
u) Lemporal lobe
L) endrocrlne sysLem

$'" Accordlng Lo Lhe auLhors of Lhe LexL, when presenLed wlLh conLrollable slLuaLlons, sLudenLs
Lyplcally assume LhaL ____________ ls Lhe mosL effecLlve coplng sLraLegy. uesplLe some
noLeworLhy excepLlons, research has lndlcaLed LhaL Lhls concluslon ls generally valld
A) seeklng soclal supporL
8) problem-focused coplng
C) emoLlon-focused coplng
u) somaLlc coplng
L) crylng and sLomplng your feeL

$(" SLress managemenL Lechnlques work Lo reduce our general responses Lo sLressors and lnclude
Lechnlques almed aL Leachlng lndlvlduals
A) Lo modlfy Lhelr appralsal of sLressors
8) Lhe use of adapLlve self-sLaLemenLs
C) Lo change Lhelr dleLary lnLake
u) A) & 8) are correcL
L) A), 8) & C) are correcL

$)" Whlle walLlng for her school bus Lo arrlve one wlnLer mornlng, Sandy was so cold she reallzed
her feeL and hands acLually hurL. 8aLher Lhan concenLraLe on Lhe cold, Sandy plcLured herself on
a warm Lroplcal lsland. She concenLraLed on Lhe feel of Lhe sand under her feeL and Lhe warmLh
of Lhe sun on her face. Whlch of Lhe followlng paln conLrol sLraLegles was Sandy uslng?
A) assoclaLlve sLraLegles
8) dlssoclaLlve sLraLegles
C) lnformaLlonal conLrol
u) sensory sLraLegles
L) A) & u) are correcL

$*" 1wo componenLs necessary Lo experlence paln are sensory experlence and cognlLlons or bellefs.
lL ls qulLe undersLandable Lhen LhaL Lwo lndlvlduals from dlfferenL culLures can experlence
ldenLlcal __________ and yeL percelve paln dlfferenLly due Lo Lhe _______________ aLLached Lo
Lhe evenL
A) cognlLlons or bellefs, ldenLlcal sensory lnformaLlon
8) slLuaLlons, sensaLlons
C) sensaLlons, varylng cognlLlons or bellefs
u) cognlLlons or bellefs, endorphlns
L) slLuaLlons, negaLlve cognlLlons or bellefs

%+" 8egular medlcal check-ups, exerclse, and a healLhy dleL are all consldered Lo be examples of
whaL Lhe LexL called
A) compeLency-focused healLh behavlours
8) slLuaLlon-focused healLh behavlours
C) proLecLlve healLh behavlours
u) healLh-enhanclng behavlours
L) healLh-compromlslng behavlours


%!" A LheraplsL worklng ln a relapse prevenLlon program would mosL llkely asserL LhaL a lapse ls
A) an lndlcaLlon of a lack of wlllpower
8) an lndlcaLlon LhaL personal coplng skllls were exceeded
C) noL Lhe faulL of Lhe person wlLh Lhe subsLance abuse problem
u) an lndlcaLlon LhaL someone ls noL sLrong enough Lo reslsL LempLaLlon
L) a resulL of Lhe soclal slLuaLlon