PSYCHOLOGY 280B

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• PREPARATION FOR MID-TERM 1
• Exam covers all of chapters 1-3, plus the pages
  of chapter 16 indicated in the course outline
• Format is multiple choice (40 points) and short
  answer (10 points) 50 points total
• Multiple choice questions cover both text and
  lecture
• Each multiple choice question is worth 1 point

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Breakdown of 40 Multiple Choice Questions
Chapter covered Topic Number of MC ?s
1 Defining abnormality and historical perspectives 11
2 Theoretical perspectives on abnormality 12
3 Classification and diagnosis 11
16 Theoretical perspectives on psychotherapy 6
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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• Sample multiple choice question factual
• This individuals campaign to improve conditions
  for persons with mental illness resulted in the
  opening of 32 state and provincial psychiatric
  hospitals.
• Phillipe Pinel
• Dorthea Dix
• Benjamin Rush
• William Tuke

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• Sample multiple choice question conceptual
• Hippocrates greatest contribution to psychology
  was
• Separating the causes of madness into medical and
  magical
• Being the father of psychoanalysis
• Emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness
• Proving the value of leading a healthy lifestyle
  for the prevention of madness

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• Sample multiple choice question application
• If you lived in a society that explained changes
  in the weather as being influenced by the gods,
  you would likely view madness as caused by
• Demonic possession
• Brain dysfunction
• Weakness of character
• Irrational thoughts

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• Short answer questions
• There are 6 short answer questions and you must
  write on 5 of them
• Each question is worth 2 points
• The short answer questions emphasize the lecture
  a bit more than the text
• I expect your answers to the short answer to be
  short, really! You can use point form, and a few
  sentences will do for each question

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PSYCHOLOGY 280B Sample short answer questions 1.
Describe 2 of the criteria for abnormality and
provide an example of each 2. List, in the
correct order, the 5 stages of development
proposed by Freud. Describe each stage.
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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• The exam
• Please bring a pencil for completing the
  scannable forms
• Take a seat if you have form A, make sure the
  person sitting next to you has form B and vice
  versa (there are 2 test forms)

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• The exam
• Complete the information on the scannable forms
  as instructed on the cover page of the exam DO
  NOT OMIT YOUR STUDENT ID OR OMIT OR PUT DOWN THE
  INCORRECT FORM (A OR B)!
• Wait until I give you the signal to start

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• The exam
• You have 80 minutes for the exam
• I suggest you spend no more than 1 minute per
  multiple choice question (40 minutes max)
• I suggest you spend no more than 4 minutes per
  short answer question (20 minutes max)

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• The exam
• This will give you 20 minutes to check your
  answers, if you wish
• Keep your eyes on your paper or straight ahead
  and dont wear a baseball-type cap with a bill
  please (or put the hat on backwards)

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• PSYCHOLOGY 280B
• The exam
• This mid-term is worth 20 of your final mark
• Study hard!
• Relax and breathe deeply when you are in your
  seat and waiting for the exam to start
• Good luck!