PSY 223 - Modules 1 and 2 Review Quiz

The scientific study of psychological disorders, with the intent to be able to predict reliably, explain, diagnose, identify the causes of, and treat maladaptive behavior, is what we refer to as 

• Abnormal Psychology

• Psychopathology

• Mental Disorders

• Psychology

Which school of thought believed that behavior could be modified if the correct combination of reinforcements and punishments were used?

• Positive Psychology

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism

• Cognitive Psychology

Which of the following was not a topic studied by positive psychology?

• Happiness

• Effects of stigmatization

• Optimism

• Subjective well-being

This aspect of abnormal behavior describes clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes underlying mental functioning. 

• Deviance

• Distress

• Dangerousness

• Dysfunction

In what country did the first Starbucks open outside of North America? 

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This aspect can take the form of psychological or physical pain (or both) in social, occupational, or other important activities.

• Distress

• Dysfunction

• Deviance

• Dangerousness

A threat to the safety of an individual or those in his or her life represents which aspect of abnormal behavior?

• Dysfunction

• Deviance

• Dangerousness

• Distress

Which of the following is a part of the clinical description (the client's presenting problem)?

• Etiological details about the origin of the disorder. 

• Information about the prevalence of the disorder.

• A listing of disorders that are comorbid with the disorder. 

• The thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that constitute that mental disorder.

If you wish to know the number of new cases of social phobia during the past year (or a specific period), you would calculate the _____ rate.

• incidence
• Prevalence

• Comorbidity

• Etiological

Originally, Amazon only sold what kind of product?