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Chapter 1
Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic Question Type Factual Conceptual Applied
Overview pp. 2 - 4
Multiple Choice
Short Answer Essay Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder pp.4- 5
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay 124
Defining Abnormal Behavior pp.5- 9
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay 125 126 Who Experiences Abnormal Behavior? pp. 9 - 12
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay The Mental Health Professions pp. 12 - 14
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay 127 Psychopathology in Historical Context pp. 14 - 17
Multiple Choice
Short Answer Essay 128 129
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Methods for the Scientific Study of Mental Disorders pp. 17 - 20
Multiple Choice
Short Answer
Essay 130 131
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a. the analysis of the mind. b. the treatment of mental disorders. c. psychopathology. d. the ancient philosophy of the interaction of mind and body.
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Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 2 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual
Answer: c. psychopathology.
1.1.4. The point of view of this textbook is that
a. very few people will ever come into contact with the problems that are associated with mental illness. b. isolation between people with mental illness and people without mental illness benefits both groups. c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some point in their life. d. mental illness is almost a thing of the past due to modern treatments.
Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 2 Topic: Overview Skill: Conceptual
Answer: c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some point in their life.
1.1.5. Which is the best description of abnormal psychology?
a. a deviant personality trait b. analysis of the childhood roots of pathology c. study of unconscious influences on mental disorders d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 2 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual
Answer: d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
1.1.6. What is the literal meaning of the word psychopathology?
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Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 2 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual
Answer: d. pathology of the mind
1.1.7. According to the textbook the line dividing normal from abnormal is
a. always clear. b. often one of degree. c. based on the exact form or content of behavior. d. not a very important issue.
Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: Topic: Overview Skill: Factual
Answer: b. often one of degree.
1.1.8. The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Which of Kevin's symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which is the defining feature of schizophrenia?
a. social withdrawal b. difficulty in communicating c. inability to succeed at work d. belief that people were poisoning him
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 2- Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill: Conceptual
Answer: d. belief that people were poisoning him
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1.1.9. Why did the staff at the psychiatric hospital give Kevin Warner injections of antipsychotic medication?
a. People with Kevin's blood type do not respond to medication in pill form. b. A high level of gastric juices in his digestive system destroyed the medication. c. He only pretended to take the pills because he believed people were trying to poison him. d. Antipsychotic drugs given by injection do not have the same serious side effects as those in pill form.
Difficulty: 3 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 3 Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill: Applied
Answer: c. He only pretended to take the pills because he believed people were trying to poison him.
1.1.10. Determining the presence of disorder is based on all but which one of the following?
a. duration of a person's symptoms b. the presence of a specific symptom in isolation c. impairment of the ability to perform occupational roles d. impairment of the ability to perform social roles
Difficulty: 3 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 4 Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill: Applied
Answer: b. the presence of a specific symptom in isolation
1.1.11. A group of symptoms that appear together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder is referred to as a
a. syndrome. b. sign. c. psychosis. d. disease.
Difficulty: 1
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Answer: a. syndrome.
1.1.12. Specific laboratory tests to confirm the presence of psychopathology
a. do not at present exist. b. are used by psychologists but not by psychiatrists. c. are used by psychiatrists but not by psychologists. d. are used to test for the presence of some viral infection or brain lesion to confirm a diagnosis.
Difficulty: 3 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 4 Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill: Applied
Answer: a. do not at present exist.
1.1.13. While you and your friends are watching a movie, one of the characters says, "That's an example of insanity" in reference to another character. Because you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, everyone turns to you. What do you say about the term insanity?
a. "The key to identifying insanity is the presence of delusions." b. "In order to be insane, a person must show evidence of some biological cause of the symptoms." c. "Insanity is a general term that refers to the presence of severe signs of mental deterioration." d. "Insanity is a legal term that refers to judgments about whether a person should be held responsible for criminal behavior."
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 4- Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Applied
Answer: d. "Insanity is a legal term that refers to judgments about whether a person should be held responsible for criminal behavior."
1.1.14. A problem with defining abnormal behavior in terms of deviation from statistical norms is that this definition
a. focuses only on very rare conditions. b. focuses only on conditions that are actually relatively common. c. does not specify how unusual the behavior must be to be considered abnormal. d. only considers deviations that are harmful.
Difficulty: 3
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Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 5 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Applied
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Answer: c. a disruption of thought, feeling, or perception.
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1.1.18. Applying the concept of harmful dysfunction to the case of Kevin Warner, we can emphasize Kevin's failures of which of the following mental mechanisms?
a. perception b. thinking c. communication d. all of the above
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 5- Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Conceptual
Answer: d. all of the above
1.1.19. What problem in defining abnormal behavior is evident in the case of Kevin Warner described in the text?
a. Some statistically rare forms of behavior are desirable. b. Some mental disorders have symptoms that are not harmful. c. A behavior is not dysfunctional unless it is statistically unusual. d. Some people do not perceive their abnormal behavior as personally stressful.
Difficulty: 3 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 6 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Applied
Answer: d. Some people do not perceive their abnormal behavior as personally stressful.
1.1.20. What is one of the advantages of Jerome Wakefield's harmful dysfunction approach to defining mental disorders?
a. Cultural factors do not affect the definition. b. The definition is based on established humanistic criteria. c. The meaning of harmful is limited to life threatening conditions. d. As much as possible objective evaluation is used to define the dysfunction.
Difficulty: 3 Question ID: 1.1.
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1.1.21. Behaviors of entertainers like the stars of the movie Jackass , in which individuals are shown taking reckless risks of their own devising, can be bizarre and outrageous without being viewed as evidence of a mental disorder because such behaviors
a. are voluntary and serve a useful function. b. are rare and unusual. c. can cause harm. d. deviate from society's standards of proper behavior.
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 6 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Conceptual
Answer: a. are voluntary and serve a useful function.
1.1.22. Conditions like albinism or fused toes are physical dysfunctions but would not be regarded as disorders because they
a. are physical. b. do not cause any harm. c. are rare. d. are not easily diagnosed.
Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 6 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Conceptual
Answer: b. do not cause any harm.
1.1.23. Which organization publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, text revision 4th Edition (DSM-IV-TR)?
a. World Health Organization b. American Psychiatric Association c. American Psychological Association d. National Institute of Mental Health
Difficulty: 1
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Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 6 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Factual
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Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Conceptual
Answer: b. Disorders should be associated with distress or disability.
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1.1.27. The DSM definition of mental disorder excludes all of the following EXCEPT
a. a culturally sanctioned response to a particular event. b. beliefs and actions shared by a religious group. c. sexual behavior of sexual minority groups such as gays or lesbians. d. behavior of which the individual is unaware.
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 7 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Applied
Answer: d. behavior of which the individual is unaware
1.1.28. Culture is defined in terms of
a. the level of education attained by most people in a specific group. b. the degree of emphasis a community places on art and literature. c. the values, beliefs, and practices shared by a specific group of people. d. the similarity of people within a group.
Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 7 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior Skill: Factual
Answer: c. the values, beliefs, and practices shared by a specific group of people.
1.1.29. Olivia grew up in a society where mourners pull out their hair, go into an emotional frenzy, and speak in tongues. On a visit to the U.S., she did these things in public when she heard that a relative had died. According to DSM-IV-TR, her behavior would be considered
a. psychopathological, because of her personal distress. b. not psychopathological, because it is part of her culture. c. psychopathological, because it disrupted her social functioning. d. not psychopathological, because it caused no disruption in social functioning.
Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 1.1. Page Reference: 7 Topic: Defining Abnormal Behavior
