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Week 5: PRELIM EXAM /
Prelim Exam

Started on Friday, 18 February 2022, 6:54 PM

Question 1

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The most successful intervention to improve the symptoms of n autism is behavior therapy.

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True 

False

Question 2

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Alfred Adler is the founder of individual psychology.

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True 

False

Question 3

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Impulsivity is a symptom of an externalizing disorder.

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True 

False
Question 4

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Individuals who intentionally make others feel uncomfortable may be suffering from a psychological abnormality.

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True 

False

Question 5

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Which of the following is not a clinical manifestation of conduct disorder

Select one:
a. Stealing

b. Bullying

c. animal cruelty

d. impulsivity 

Question 6

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Distractibility is a symptom of an internalizing disorder.

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True

False 

Question 7

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A severe form of a tic disorder wherein repetitive movements involve multiple motor and vocal patterns.

Select one:
a. Tic doloreux

b. Major tic disorder

c. Hemiballismus

d. Tourette's disorder 
Question 8

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In the dimensional type of disease classification, a prototype is used as a comparative standard by which other diseases are compared with
using a rating scale.

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True 

False

Question 9

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Children with conduct disorder manifest with unusual hostility towards others, verbal aggressiveness and destructiveness.

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True 

False

Question 10

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The biological theory that human disease could be caused by infection with small organisms

Select one:
a. Virchow's theory of infection

b. Microbiologic theory of illness

c. Biological theory of Pasteur

d. Germ theory of disease 

Question 11

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Classification of mental illnesses will allow specialists to improve treatment strategies and disease prevention.

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True 

False
Question 12

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The presence of maladaptive behaviors could be indicative of an abnormality.

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True 

False

Question 13

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Which of the following is not a symptom of an externalizing disorder:

Select one:
a. Negativity 

b. Anxiety

c. Hyperactivity

d. Distractibility

Question 14

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Children with ADHD will benefit from a combination of medical and psychological treatment.

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True 

False

Question 15

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Children with conduct disorders may be treated with multi-systemic treatment.

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True 

False
Question 16

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A successful treatment for patients with autism that uses principles of operant conditioning

Select one:
a. Multimodal therapy

b. Behavioral therapy 

c. Desensitization therapy

d. Cognitive therapy

Question 17

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In the ancient times, people once believed that all unusual behavior could be explained by supernatural causes.

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True 

False

Question 18

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This legal practice was designed to identify people with mental illness and protect them from possible harm.

Select one:
a. Desensitization

b. Lunacy trial 

c. Witchcraft

d. Isolation
Question 19

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Ideal classification systems should have an impact on recognition and treatment of mental illnesses with a consequent improvement in clinical
outcomes.

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True 

False

Question 20

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Repetitive and ritualistic acts may be seen in children with autism.

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True 

False

Question 21

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Which of the following statements is true about the etiology of ADHD

Select one:
a. Consumption of food additives is the main cause why children develop ADHD.

b. The ADHD gene was mapped out to be located on locus 111.

c. Prenatal factors are not associated with the development of ADHD

d. Parts of the brain that produce dopamine were found to be smaller in children with ADHD. 
Question 22

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Which of the following is a symptom of inattention

Select one:
a. Often does not follow through on instructions and fails to finish schoolwork, chores, or duties in the workplace 

b. Often fidgets with or taps hands or feet or squirms in seat.

c. Often has difficulty waiting his or her turn

d. Often runs about or climbs in situations where it is inappropriate.

Question 23

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Which of the following is not seen among children with autism

Select one:
a. echolalia

b. joint attention deficiency

c. ritualistic acts

d. excessive fear of being alone 

Question 24

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Desensitization therapy is a form of treatment for

Select one:
a. Tics

b. Conduct disorder

c. ADHD

d. Separation anxiety disorder 

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Clinical manifestation of autism except

Select one:
a. Pronoun reversal

b. Joint attention 

c. Stereotypical movements

d. Echolalia

Question 26

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People suffering from eating disorders usually have disturbances in their perception of body shape and image.

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True 

False

Question 27

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Which of the following is a positive symptom of schizophrenia.

Select one:
a. Fidgeting

b. Echolalia

c. Hallucination 

d. Poverty of speech

Question 28

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Behavioral therapy may help reduce symptoms of anxiety in children with anxiety disorders.

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True 

False
Question 29

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A tic disorder wherein repetitive movements involve multiple motor and vocal patterns.

Select one:
a. Tourette's disorder 

b. Tic doloreux

c. Eriksonian Tic disorder

d. Nabokov's motor tic disorder

Question 30

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This multi-axial diagnostic system is still being used in the latest edition of DSM (DSM-V).

Select one:
True 

False

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