Interest in understanding the importance of diversity and cultural variations is related to the ...

Interest in understanding the importance of diversity and cultural variations is related to the understanding that
 
  a. the willingness to seek treatment can vary by culture and ethnic background.
  b. there are some cultural variations in symptom patterns.
  c. there can be differing responses to treatments and interventions related to cultural and ethnic differences.
  d. all of the above

Question 2

Sarah is a tall, 14-year old girl who has lost 25 pounds over the last year and currently
  weighs 100 pounds. Sarah exercises four hours a day in hopes that she will lose the
  baby fat that she believes remains around her waist and hips.
 
  Sarah is afraid that
  she will become fat if she eats anything other than raw vegetables. When she does not
  strictly follow her vegetable diet, Sarah makes herself vomit immediately afterwards.
  According to this description, it is likely that Sarah would meet criteria for:
  a. Anorexia, restricting type
  b. Anorexia, binge-eating/purging type
  c. Bulimia, purging type
  d. Bulimia, non-purging type
  e. Binge-eating disorder

Question 3

What is token economy?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

The majority of people with mental retardation today have:
 
  a. Inherited one or more genes for mental retardation.
  b. Suffered from prenatal neurological damage.
  c. Experienced injury or trauma at the time of birth or shortly afterwards.
  d. Experienced illness or injury in infancy or early childhood.
  e. No known cause explaining their condition.

Question 5

Describe the ways parents can cause anxiety disorders in their children.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 6

According to the text, the imbalance in the diversity of clinical psychologists
 
  a. has changed dramatically in recent years.
  b. has remained stagnant for the past decade.
  c. must be addressed by quota systems in educational programs.
  d. is rarely addressed through institutional recruitment plans.

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about mild mental retardation?
 
  a. It shows similar prevalence rates across ethnic groups.
  b. Its definition is influenced by social norms and expectations.
  c. Its prevalence rates fluctuate depending on the IQ cutoff used.
  d. Its origins are more often familial and social than biological.
  e. It affects boys and girls about as often.

Question 8

According to research, ________ of the Playboy centerfold women and ________ of
  the candidates to the title of Miss America met one of the diagnostic criteria for
  anorexianamely being at 85 of body weight or below.
 
  a. 25; 30
  b. 40; 45
  c. 65; 60
  d. 75; 70
  e. 85; 85

Question 9

What is aversion therapy? Explain and provide an example of how it might be used.
 
  What will be an ideal response?