Examtests with the 1st edition of Clinical Neuropsychology by Kessels et al.
1.In a study among prisoners it was found that 30% of those with an antisocial personality disorder were psychopaths. What is the main difference (in clinical characteristics) between psychopathy and the DSM diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?2. Physiological arousal (for example > resting heart rate) in childhood is associated with violent crime in adulthood. What is the direction of this association?3. What does the term ‘splitting’ mean in the context of borderline personality disorder?4. The conditioning theory of fear postulates that phobias may be acquired by classical conditioning.a. Give two findings that support this theory.b. Give two findings that do not support this theory.5. Three key elements of Beck’s cognitive theory of depression are: 1) ‘the cognitive triad’, 2) faulty information processing and 3) negative self-schemas. Complete the following case of a depressed patient in such a way that these three elements are explained.Do not simply list DSM criteria or provide definitions of the cognitive processes, but include enough detail to illustrate all three elements. Case: Mrs Simon is 40 years old and she works part-time as a nurse. She has been suffering from a depressed mood and from other depressive symptoms during the past six months. Although she has never had psychological treatment, she experienced episodes of mild depression three times before in her life. The first episode was 25 years ago when her parents went through a marital crisis. The present episode started when her husband of 15 years left her for a much younger woman. It takes her much more effort than usual to do her job as a nurse…….....
Practice Questions to be used with Social Cognition: From Brains to Culture - Fiske & Taylor Self-esteem is a measure of how others are evaluating youSpecialized neural mechanisms monitor interpersonal processesMeasuring self-schemas can only be done in social situationsFragile self-views require frequent reinforcement from others Socially contigent self-esteemRelational interdependenceRegulatory fitPrevention focus ConsensusModalityDistincitvinessProsociality Behavior that is situationally constraintedBehavior that is low in social desirabilityBehavior that changes from situation to situationAll above Goal shielding mindsetMotivational mindsetConsistency mindsetDeliberative mindset Automatic categorization of a behaviorDispositional attributions of...
Examtests with the 5th edition of Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind by Gazzaniga et al.
If you want to practice and test your knowledge on Health & Medical Psychology, you can do the practice tests based on each chapter of the book by Morrison and Bennett (4th edition). Check out the following weblinks:
If you want to practice and test your knowledge on Health Psychology, you can do the practice tests from the following weblinks:
Examtests with the 4th edition of Introduction to Health Psychology by Morrison & Bennett
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