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

Breakdown of 40 Multiple Choice Questions ChaptercoveredTopic Number of MC ?s 1 Defining abnormality and historical perspectives 11 2 Theoretical perspectives on abnormality 12 3 Classification and diagnosis Theoretical perspectives on psychotherapy 6

PSYCHOLOGY 280B Sample multiple choice question – factual This individual’s campaign to improve conditions for persons with mental illness resulted in the opening of 32 state and provincial psychiatric hospitals. 1.Phillipe Pinel 2.Dorthea Dix 3.Benjamin Rush 4.William Tuke

PSYCHOLOGY 280B Sample multiple choice question – conceptual Hippocrates’ greatest contribution to psychology was: 1.Separating the causes of madness into medical and magical 2.Being the father of psychoanalysis 3.Emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness 4.Proving the value of leading a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of madness

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 1.Demonic possession 2.Brain dysfunction 3.Weakness of character 4.Irrational thoughts

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

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.

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)

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

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)

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 don’t wear a baseball-type cap with a bill please (or put the hat on backwards)

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!