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Test Bank Abnormal Psychology, 6th
Canadian Edition by Gordon L. Flett
Chapter 1 Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada's Mental Health System Question type: True/False
- It is easy to remain objective when studying abnormal psychology. Answer: False Section Reference: Introduction Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Comprehension
- There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.
Answer: True Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Comprehension
- The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model. Answer: False Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1. Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
- All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication. Answer: False Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
- In the Middle Ages, mental illness was often mistaken for witchcraft. Answer: True Section Reference: Witchcraft and Mental Illness Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Knowledge
- Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums. Answer: False Section Reference: Moral Treatment Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Today more care is provided in psychiatric units of general hospitals than in psychiatric hospitals.
Answer: True Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1. Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Knowledge
- The most recent research data shows that stays in psychiatric hospitals in Canada are typically longer than in psychiatric units of general hospitals. Answer: False Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1. Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Knowledge
- Mesmer believed that one person could change another’s behaviour. Answer: True
Bloom’s: Knowledge
- Most people with psychological disorders can never be cured of their illness. Answer: False Section Reference: The Public Perception Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy Bloom’s: Analysis
- The media shapes our perception of the dangerousness of people with mental illness. Answer: True Section Reference: Anti-Stigma Campaigns Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological disorders, including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems. Answer: False Section Reference: Mental Health Literacy Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Anxiety Disorders carry the heaviest burden. Answer: False Section Reference: Cost of Mental Health Problems Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Psychological treatment is fully covered by Medicare.
Section Reference: Help-Seeking and the Perceived Need for Help Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective:1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological disorders, including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Focusing on prevention may help more than focusing on treatment on mental illness. Answer: True Section Reference: Community Psychology and Prevention Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy Bloom’s: Comprehension Question type: Multiple Choice
- An illustration of abnormal behaviour would be: a) Soiling oneself once a month at age 14.
b) Experiencing anxiety when engaged in rituals after leaving the house. c) Losing control of oneself in anger, with no apparent provocation. d) None of the above are examples of abnormal behaviour. Answer: d Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Application
- A happily married man covertly purchases women's shoes. Afterwards he masturbates while wearing the shoes. This illustrates what definition of abnormality? a) Disability or dysfunction b) Unexpectedness c) Personal distress d) None of these; the behaviour is not abnormal. Answer: d Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Medium
c) Personal distress d) Social distress Answer: a Section Reference: Statistical Infrequency Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Knowledge
- A commonly accepted cut-off point for a diagnosis of mental retardation is an intelligence quotient (IQ) that is below: a) 125 b) 100 c) 85 d) 70 Answer: d Section Reference: Statistical Infrequency Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Knowledge
- According to the criteria outlined by Davison et al. in their definition of abnormality, which of the following is not part of the definition? a) Whether the behaviour violates social norms b) Whether the behaviour causes personal distress c) Whether the behaviour reflects a past history of abnormal behaviour d) None of the above Answer: c Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Knowledge
- Variations in cultural background make it difficult to define abnormal behaviour as simply behaviour which a) involves a deviation from norms. b) leads to dysfunction.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Which characteristic of abnormal behaviour do cultural differences affect most? a) Statistical infrequency b) Violation of norms c) Personal distress d) Disability or dysfunction Answer: b Section Reference: Violation of Norms Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Comprehension
- Kevin was seen walking around campus naked on the first day of term. When campus security caught up with him, they told him he was crazy and needed a psychiatric evaluation, despite Kevin telling them he was a nudist. While Kevin is not mentally ill, his behaviour meets which criteria of abnormal behaviour? a) Personal distress b) Unexpectedness
c) Violation of norms d) Disability or dysfunction Answer: c Section Reference: Violation of Norms Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Application
- Defining abnormal behaviour on the basis of personal distress or suffering is problematic for which reason? a) Distress and suffering is normal in modern society. b) Some disorders do not involve personal suffering. c) It ignores the suffering of family members of disturbed people. d) Only people with depression experience personal distress. Answer: b Section Reference: Personal Suffering Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
c) Obsessive-compulsive disorder d) Depression Answer: b Section Reference: Personal Suffering Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Application
- Ted, who has a fear of snakes, quit his job when he was asked to relocate to the Southwest (where snakes are more common.) This is an example of which criterion for abnormal behaviour? a) Unexpectedness b) Disability or dysfunction c) Statistical infrequency d) Violation of norms Answer: b Section Reference: Disability or Dysfunction Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Application
- Transvestism (i.e., cross-dressing for sexual pleasure) was used in the textbook to make the point that: a) The same behaviour both can and cannot meet criteria for abnormality. b) Behaviours that distress other people can automatically be considered abnormal. c) Even atypical behaviours may not necessarily reflect a disability. d) Both A and C. Answer: d Section Reference: Disability or Dysfunction Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Analysis
- Jim wants to be a professional basketball player, but his height (i.e., 5'5”) will not allow him to make a career of the sport. This could be considered a , but it is not a concern of abnormal psychology. a) Statistical infrequency
