Panic attacks occur
a) only in people with panic disorder, by definition.
b) in people diagnosed with most anxiety disorders.
c) in greatest frequency among people diagnosed schizophrenic.
d) primarily in people with agoraphobia.
Question 2Using the McMaster Family Assessment Device (MFAD) with over 26,000 families in Ontario, Georgiades et al. (2008 ) found:
a) There were large discrepancies in perceived family functioning between parents, dependents, other household residents
b) There was substantial agreement across families in the amount of discrepancy
c) Families with lower socio-economic status reported higher family functioning
d) Families with lower family functioning tended to be middle class
Question 3Ego analysis is a form of psychotherapy that:
a) Emphasizes people's ability to control both their environment and their instincts
b) Mainly includes people's childhood conditions to help them strengthen their ego
c) Assumes that people's inability to control their id instincts is present at birth
d) Involves strengthening one's ego to overcome the superego's drives
Question 4In a study on the effectiveness of therapy in treating depression, participants in the cognitive-behavioural therapy group scored significantly lower than patients in the behavioural therapy group. This difference is referred to as:
a) The third variable problem
b) The directionality problem
c) Within-group variance
d) Between-group variance
Question 5The EMBU (Egna Minnen Bettraffande Uppfostram) is a family measure that assesses:
a) Abusive behaviours
b) Memories of parental rearing styles
c) Expressive emotions (including criticism) in the family
d) Family systems and their associated processes
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