Clinical Psychology
The _________ Study is an experiment from 1973 that analyzed the impacts of labeling by sending mentally healthy subjects who were feigning hallucinations to psychiatric hospitals.
Rosenhan
Conformity
Bobo Doll
Little Albert
To determine if there is a relationship between hours spent on social media and reported levels of anxiety among teenagers without implying causation, which research method would be most useful?
Experimental Method
Correlational Study
Longitudinal study
Cross-Sectional Study
Which of the following research findings best supports the idea that culture may influence the manifestation and interpretation of psychological disorders?
High prevalence of neurasthenia in Chinese cultures compared to Western somatoform disorders.
Uniform expression of major depressive disorder symptoms internationally.
Consistent application of DSM criteria for anxiety disorders in different countries.
Similar rates of schizophrenia diagnoses across diverse cultural contexts.
What is one way humanistic psychologists might interpret obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?
Behaviorists might consider OCD as conditioned responses reinforced through anxiety reduction techniques.
Cognitive-behavioral therapists could perceive OCD symptoms arising from faulty thought processes leading to ritualistic behavior.
Psychodynamic theorists would view OCD as displaced conflict between id impulses and ego control functions.
They may see OCD as a manifestation of conditions placed on self-worth preventing self-actualization.
How does the sociocultural perspective explain the cause of psychological disorders?
Unresolved past conflicts lead to disorders.
Cultural influences and social environments contribute to disorders.
Genetic predispositions cause disorders.
Maladaptive thoughts bring about disorders.
When psychologists are conducting research that requires deception, what is the most ethical way to handle participant consent?
Obtain informed consent by explaining the nature of the study without giving away specific details that could skew results.
Use a general waiver that allows for all types of deception without individual explanations to each participant.
Avoid any form of consent as it might influence participants' behavior and thus compromise the study's validity.
Offer financial incentives to ensure participants willingly join the study despite potential deceptive elements.
How can psychologists best maintain patient confidentiality while also adhering to mandatory reporting laws when they encounter evidence suggesting child abuse during therapy sessions addressing childhood-related trauma?
Limiting record-keeping to strictly clinically pertinent information, therefore reducing exposure to potential breaches of patient trust due to excessive documentation practices.
Reporting suspicion/incidents immediately to relevant authorities while minimizing unnecessary detail shared outside essential legal requirements.
Obtaining written assent disclosing the possibility of mandated reports prior to beginning therapeutic engagement.
Using codenames or pseudonyms in case notes and discussing cases colloquially with fellow professionals, maintaining privacy expectations set forth in HIPAA guidelines.

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Which psychological approach emphasizes observable behaviors that can be measured objectively?
Behavioral Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Psychoanalytic Perspective
Humanistic Perspective
What is likely the primary cause of schizophrenia according to the cognitive-behavioral perspective?
Traumatic life events trigger schizophrenia symptoms.
Imbalance in brain chemicals causes schizophrenia symptoms.
Maladaptive thought patterns and behaviors are reinforced over time.
Genetic predisposition leads directly to schizophrenia.
Who was a key proponent for the cognitive psychology perspective?
Jean Piaget
Aaron Beck
Alfred Adler
Carl Rogers