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AP Psychology 5.5 Treatment of Psychological Disorders Questions

Practise AP Psychology 5.5 by interpreting treatment research and applying psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioural, hypnotic, and biological interventions.

Syllabus
Effective Fall 2025
Course
AP Psychology

Exam points

  • identify meta-analysis when findings from many studies are compared across time
  • explain how more effective medication contributed to deinstitutionalisation
  • apply psychodynamic techniques through free association, memories, or dream exploration
  • apply cognitive restructuring by challenging or reinterpreting maladaptive thoughts
  • identify behavioural methods such as systematic desensitisation, modelling, and reinforcement
  • interpret age-group graph evidence about hypnosis for chronic pain outcomes
  • choose neuroleptics for psychosis and recognise tardive dyskinesia as a medication side effect

Covered syllabus points

5.5.A—Describe research and trends in the treatment of psychological disorders5.5.B—Describe research and trends in the treatment of psychological disorders5.5.C—Describe ethical principles in the treatment of psychological disorders5.5.D—Describe techniques used with psychological therapies5.5.E—Explain how group therapy is different from individual therapy5.5.F—Describe effective uses of hypnosis5.5.G—Describe interventions derived from the biological perspective

Question 1

[Maximum number: 1]

Dr. Craig studies the relationship between exposure to electronic devices and weight during childhood. In one study, he compares the findings of many studies over the last 50 years to try to draw a general, overarching conclusion. What type of study is this?

A

Ex post facto study

B

Correlational study

C

Meta-analysis

D

Experiment

Question 2

[Maximum number: 1]

Psychologists have been trying to help people who suffer from psychological disorders for many decades. The development of more kinds of and more effective medications during the last 50 years has facilitated which of the following changes in how we care for the mentally ill?

A

Increasing rates of lobotomies

B

Increasing rates of people admitted as long-term patients in hospitals

C

Decreasing numbers of people kept in psychiatric institutions

D

Decreasing numbers of people becoming psychotherapists

Question 3

[Maximum number: 2]

A survey was conducted to determine the state of the physical and psychological health of high school students.

Part C Explain how each of the following may contribute to good physical or psychological health of high school students.

- Cognitive restructuring

- Incentive motivation

Question 4

[Maximum number: 1]

Questions 46 and 47 refer to the following. Dr. Jimenez is studying the effects of hypnosis on reported chronic pain in people in their 40s and 70s. His results are graphed below. Which statement is best supported by the graph?

Figure for Question 4 — AP Psychology
A

Older people reported more pain than younger people.

B

Older people are more suggestible than younger people.

C

Older people were less helped by hypnosis than younger people.

D

Older people were more fearful of hypnosis than younger people.

Question 5

[Maximum number: 1]

Wyatt is on medication to help control the hallucinations he's been experiencing. One unfortunate side effect of the medication has been tardive dyskinesia. Which of the following issues is Wyatt most likely to be experiencing due to the tardive dyskinesia?

A

Lack of mental clarity

B

Problems with whole-body balance

C

Symptoms of anxiety like a racing heart

D

Repetitive tremors and grimacing

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