Lesson 3.1.2

3.1.2 The medical model Quiz: OCR Psychology, Unit 3

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The 20 questions

  1. What primary approach to mental illness does the medical model rely on?

    • Biological
    • Behavioural
    • Psychological
    • Humanistic

  2. Which neurotransmitter imbalance is commonly investigated by the biochemical explanation?

    • Dopamine
    • Adrenaline
    • Melatonin
    • Cortisol

  3. What famous 2010 twin study investigated the genetic risk of mental illness in offspring?

    • Gottesman et al.
    • Van Leeuwen
    • Gibson and Walk
    • Szasz et al.

  4. What structural brain feature is often examined in brain abnormality explanations?

    • Ventricles
    • Synapses
    • Myelin
    • Axons

  5. Who famously argued in 2011 that mental illness is a myth?

    • Sigmund Freud
    • Thomas Szasz
    • Aaron Beck
    • Carl Rogers

  6. Which psychological alternative model views mental illness as learned behaviour?

    • Biological
    • Behaviourist
    • Neurological
    • Humanistic

  7. Which alternative model focuses on irrational thought processes causing mental illness?

    • Cognitive
    • Psychodynamic
    • Biochemical
    • Genetic

  8. Which humanistic concept is central to explaining mental well-being versus illness?

    • Reinforcement schedule
    • Self-actualisation
    • Cognitive schema
    • Unconscious drive

  9. What biological treatment uses chemical substances to alter neurotransmitter levels?

    • Drug therapy
    • Cognitive therapy
    • Psychoanalysis
    • Systematic desensitisation

  10. What non-biological treatment is typically used for phobias under alternative models?

    • Desensitisation
    • Electroconvulsive therapy
    • Chemotherapy
    • Lobotomy

  11. If both parents have bipolar disorder, what does the medical model predict for offspring risk?

    • Increased risk
    • Immunity
    • Decreased risk
    • Zero risk

  12. A patient believes bugs are crawling under their skin due to excess dopamine. Which model is this?

    • Behaviourist
    • Humanistic
    • Psychodynamic
    • Biochemical

  13. A clinician scans a patient's brain and notes enlarged ventricles. Which explanation is being applied?

    • Cognitive
    • Brain abnormality
    • Behaviourist
    • Humanistic

  14. A therapist helps a depressed client rewrite negative automatic thoughts. Which model is this?

    • Cognitive
    • Genetic
    • Surgical
    • Biochemical

  15. A child develops a severe phobia of dogs after being bitten. Which explanation best fits this?

    • Genetic
    • Cognitive neuroscience
    • Behaviourist
    • Biochemical

  16. Which prominent author claimed in 2011 that psychiatric diagnoses are social constructs?

    • Galván
    • Van Leeuwen
    • Szasz
    • Gottesman

  17. What type of family study design was used by Gottesman et al. (2010)?

    • Cross-cultural survey
    • Offspring study
    • Case study
    • Animal experiment

  18. Which of the following is considered a biological treatment for depression?

    • Client-centred therapy
    • Token economy
    • Dream analysis
    • Antidepressants

  19. Which psychological explanation emphasises unresolved unconscious childhood conflicts?

    • Psychodynamic
    • Cognitive
    • Biochemical
    • Behaviourist

  20. Why do critics of the medical model, such as Szasz, oppose psychiatric labelling?

    • Improving diagnosis
    • Stigmatisation
    • Curing disease
    • Enhancing empathy

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