SAN PEDRO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

SAN PEDRO , LAGUNA

MIDTERM EXAM
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY

I. A. Explain the Following terms and the importance of this to abnormal

behaviour:
1. Psychology
2. Motivation
3. Intelligence
4. Learning
5. Personality
6. Nervous system
7. Personality development
8. Autistic
9. Genetic involvement
10.Heredity

II. Discuss the following brieftly

1. According to Abraham Maslow , what are the human needs? Draw

the pyramid indicating the hierarchy needs.
2. What are ego- defense mechanism? Why are these important to our
lives? Explain your answer.
3. How can a mother develop a young child’s self esteem? Explain your
answer.
4. What are some causes or factors why personality development
maybe be impaired.?

I. B. Explain the following terms in relation to the classification of

Abnormal Behavior.
1. Assessment
2. Symptoms
3. Impairment
4. Reliable
5. Consistency
 6. Validity
7. Construct
8. Lesion
9. Dysfunctional
10.Tomography

II. Discuss the following briefly.

1. Why is there a need to assess abnormal behaviour?

2. What is the most commonly used and accepted mode of classification
system of mental disorder?
3. What is the important information on behavioural behaviour can be found
in DSM?
4. What is structured interview? What items or questions should be included
in this type of interview?
5. What are personality test? Give example and explain it.?
6. What is the Thematic Apperception Test? Explain your answer.

I. Explain the following terms in relation stress related disorder.

1. Stimulus
2. Extreme anxiety
3. Equilibrium
4. Diarrhea
5. Constipation
6. Dysfunction
7. Physical discomfort
8. Inflammations
9. Morphine
10.Endorphin

II. Discuss the following briefly.

1. What is stress
2. How does stress affect your lives? Explain
3. What is anxiety? Have you experience extreme anxiety?
4. Give the example of prolonged stress
5. Can life changes our source of stress.?
6. Can disaster and other fortuitous events like typhoon, earthquake ,
and landslides be sources of stress/?
7. Enumerate emotional reactions causing stress
8. What is depression? What are the common symptoms of depression
9. Identify some measures of how we can minimise stress
10.What is stress management? explain