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Abnormal Psychology Test Bank: Understanding Behavior, Exams of Advanced Education

Chamberlain College of NursingAdvanced Education

A test bank for the textbook "understanding abnormal behavior," 10th edition, by david sue et al. It includes multiple-choice questions covering key concepts in abnormal psychology, such as the concerns of abnormal psychology, psychodiagnosis, and determining abnormality. Each question is accompanied by the correct answer, a reference to the relevant section in the textbook, and an objective marker. This test bank is designed to help students assess their understanding of the material and prepare for exams. It covers topics such as the definition of abnormal psychology, the factors contributing to psychopathology, and the different approaches to therapy. The questions also address the prediction and modification of abnormal behavior, as well as the roles of various mental health professionals.

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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION
AUTHORED BY DAVID SUE, DERALD WING
SUE, STANLEY SUE, AND DIANE M. SUE,
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE
ANSWERS
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify
unusual behaviors.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past
20 years, it is not yet a scientific field of study.
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely
bizarre behavior.
d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic
behavioral factors.
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual >>> Explanation
The field of abnormal psychology aims to understand, categorize, and
treat psychological disorders. This process involves four key objectives:
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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10

TH

EDITION

AUTHORED BY DAVID SUE, DERALD WING

SUE, STANLEY SUE, AND DIANE M. SUE,

2025/2026 WITH CORRECT/ACCURATE

ANSWERS

Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE

  1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate? a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors. b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a scientific field of study. c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior. d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors. ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual >>> Explanation The field of abnormal psychology aims to understand, categorize, and treat psychological disorders. This process involves four key objectives:

Describe: Identifying and classifying symptoms and behaviors associated with a disorder. Explain: Proposing theories about the causes and contributing factors of the disorder. Predict: Forecasting the course of the disorder and the potential for a person to develop a disorder. Modify: Applying therapeutic interventions to change maladaptive behaviors and alleviate distress.

  1. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from. a. genetic factors b. environmental factors c. sociocultural factors d. an interaction of many factors ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual >>> Explanation The field of abnormal psychology has moved away from single-factor models of psychopathology. Current understanding, as reflected in models like the multipath model, is that psychological disorders are complex and result from the interplay of multiple influences. These factors can include: Biological factors: Genetics, brain structure, neurochemical imbalances, and physiological functioning. Psychological factors: Personality traits, learned behaviors, coping skills, and emotional regulation. Social factors: Family relationships, social support networks, and interpersonal stressors. Sociocultural factors: Cultural norms, societal expectations, prejudice, and socioeconomic status. A diagnosis often requires considering how these various factors combine and interact to produce a person's behavior, thoughts, and feelings.
  1. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is. a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
  2. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate? a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence. b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior. c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality. d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
  3. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities. What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing? a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others. b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him. c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone. d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd. ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
  1. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are. a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients d. using therapy to improve client behavior ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual >>>
  2. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately? a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior. c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MSC: Factual
  3. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates. a. how epidemiological work is done in the field b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
  4. Clinical psychologists usually have degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have degrees.

b. an M.D c. only a bachelor's (B.S.) degree d. their own intensive personal analysis from an experienced analyst ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

  1. Johanna is an M.D. who received intensive training in the ideas of Sigmund Freud. She also went through her own psychoanalysis as part of this training. We can guess that Johanna is a. a. psychoanalyst b. marriage and family counselor c. psychiatric social worker d. behaviorally oriented counseling psychologist ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
  2. Isabel tells Dr. Paz that the spirits she sees of her dead grandparents are causing her a great deal of anxiety, although they have motivated her to seek her medical degree. Isabel lives in Brazil. If Dr. Paz diagnoses her as having a psychological disorder, he will likely attribute it to which criterion? a. deviance b. distress c. dangerousness d. dysfunction ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  3. One strength in using the deviance criterion is that it. a. uses an objective method of defining abnormal behavior b. stresses the attainment of realistic goals c. examines how the individual views his or her own behavior

d. accounts for the complexity of behavior observed in people from different cultures ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Conceptual

  1. A psychologist defined mental retardation solely on the basis of how far from “normal” an individual's IQ score is. The criterion used is. a. abnormality b. cultural relativism c. cultural universality d. deviance ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Conceptual
  2. Anita went to the mall. Suddenly she looked around and had no idea where she was, whether it was day or night, or even what day it was. Anita was experiencing. a. a hallucination b. a delusion c. disorientation d. psychosis ANS: C REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  3. Suree is studying to be a clinical psychologist from an accredited program. She will learn that, with respect to bias in diagnosing clients,. a. even the most enlightened and well-intended mental health professionals may engage in race, gender, and social class bias b. psychologists are less likely than other mental health professionals to overpathologize clients on the basis of race, gender, or social class c. clinical psychologists receive better training than other mental health professionals for recognizing their tendency to hold prejudicial attitudes toward clients

ANS: D REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual

  1. Early psychological research, such as that by Emil Kraepelin, supported which assumption about abnormality? a. cultural relativism b. cultural universality c. statistical norms d. psychopathological ANS: B REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual
  2. Juanita visits a mental health center. She complains that her fatigue, anxiety, and inability to sleep keep her from enjoying life. If her symptoms are considered a form of abnormal behavior, it is because she is showing . a. delusions and hallucinations b. dysfunction c. disorientation d. deviation from the norm ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  3. Headache is to as delusions are to. a. dysfunction; deviance b. discomfort; deviance c. deviance; dysfunction d. discomfort; dysfunction ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Factual
  4. Sensory misperceptions, which may include hearing voices others do not hear or seeing things other do not see, are called. a. dysfunctions

b. disorientations c. delusions d. hallucinations ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Factual

  1. Mel has the mistaken belief that his father has stolen his identity and that his mother is trying to poison him. Mel's mistaken beliefs illustrate . a. delusions b. disorientation c. underachievement d. hallucinations ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  2. Jack carries on conversations with creatures only he can see in a language that no one else can understand. Jack says the creatures instruct him to crush insects that only Jack can see. Jack is experiencing. a. delusions b. discomfort c. hallucinations d. disorientation ANS: C REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  3. During a diagnostic interview, a psychiatrist asks the client if he or she knows what day it is, what his or her name is, and where he or she is. These questions are designed to assess. a. disorientation b. discomfort c. subjective distress d. dysfunction ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  1. A psychologist considers biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural dimensions when assessing behavior. This psychologist is using which model? a. psychogenic b. cultural universality c. multipath d. statistical deviance ANS: C REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations OBJ: 3 MSC: Conceptual
  2. The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used classification system of psychological disorders. It is called the. a. International Classification of Diseases (ICD) b. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) c. Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM) d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Factual
  3. Kunti, a Black slave who works on a Southern plantation in the 18th century, tries to escape to freedom. A psychological diagnosis at that time would likely be that Kunti. a. has a normal desire to be free b. suffers from drapetomania c. suffers from an anxiety disorder d. is expressing a statistical anomaly ANS: B REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations OBJ: 3 MSC: Applied
  4. Thomas Szasz believes that. a. unusual belief systems are not necessarily wrong b. abnormal behavior reflects an illness

c. psychologists are better trained than other professionals to diagnose abnormality d. people who have problems of living are suffering from mental illness ANS: A REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual

  1. Dr. Karlin specializes in working with clients whose emotional problems interfere with their ability to work effectively or to engage in meaningful relationships. She focuses on which criterion of abnormality? a. distress b. deviance c. dangerousness d. dysfunction ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Applied
  2. "A behavior pattern in an individual that is associated with distress or disability, and is not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses" would be considered consistent with the definition of abnormal behavior of. a. humanistic psychologists b. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders c. cultural relativists d. the National Institute of Mental Health ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2 MSC: Factual
  3. Dr. Henry conducted an epidemiological study to assess the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the United States. Dr. Henry was assessing . a. the percentage of people in the United States who suffer from schizophrenia

b. Compared to adults, a larger percentage of children have anxiety disorders. c. 25 percent of adults suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year. d. Phobias are more common in the elderly than in the young. ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual

  1. Research shows that in the United States, adolescents are more likely than adults to have problems with. a. drug abuse b. schizophrenia c. impulse control d. personality disorder ANS: A REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
  2. One finding of the Merikangas et al. (2010) epidemiological study is that. a. males and females tend to differ in the kinds of disorders they experience b. adolescents have a lower rate of mood disorders than adults c. almost 50 percent of adolescents meet criteria for at least one psychological disorder d. people living in rural areas have a much higher incidence of mental disorders than do people living in urban areas ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
  3. According to the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003),. a. the rate of mental disorder among adolescents is on the decrease

b. the more education a person has, the more likely he/she is to have a mental disorder c. there is no longer a "stigma" about mental illness d. two-thirds of all people suffering from mental disorders are not receiving or seeking mental health services ANS: D REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual

  1. Researchers in the United States have found which one of the following statements to be TRUE? a. The rate of mental disorder in the population has been steadily decreasing over the past 50 years. b. Adolescents and adults are equally likely to suffer from anxiety disorders. c. Women are more likely than men to suffer from mental disorders. d. Adolescents are more likely than adults to suffer from mental disorders. ANS: D REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
  2. According to Merikangas et al. (2010), what percent of adults suffer from serious psychological disorders in a given year? a. 5 percent b. 8 percent c. 25 percent d. 32 percent ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
  3. Which of the following mental disorders is the most common in the United States?
  1. Which of the following statements regarding the causes of mental disorders is accurate? a. In most disorders, heredity and the environment play almost equal roles. b. In most disorders, environmental factors have little influence; heredity is the predominant cause. c. Heredity has little influence on disorders such as schizophrenia and mental retardation. d. In some disorders, heredity plays a causal role, but in all disorders, the environment is extremely important. ANS: D REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed OBJ: 5 MSC: Conceptual
  2. At one time, Abraham Lincoln, William James, news anchor Mike Wallace, and author J.K. Rowling each suffered from a mental disorder. Consequently, their examples contradict which of the following myths? a. Mentally disordered people must have had bad parents. b. People can never fully recover from mental disorders. c. Mentally disturbed people must have inherited their disorders. d. Mentally disordered people only need to exercise willpower to recover. ANS: B REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed OBJ: 5 MSC: Conceptual
  3. Eli refuses to let his daughter marry Avi because Avi's brother suffered from depression and committed suicide. Eli believes that any children his daughter and Avi would bear would be suicidal. Eli believes which myth about mental illness? a. Mental disorders are inherited. b. We can easily identify people with mental disorders. c. People with mental disorders cannot be cured.

d. People with mental disorders are dangerous. ANS: A REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied

  1. Many psychological problems stem from situations that are not under an individual's control. This fact counters the myth that. a. mental illness is incurable b. mental patients are usually dangerous c. most mental disorders are caused by inherited biological defects d. mental illness is caused by weak personal willpower ANS: D REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed OBJ: 5 MSC: Factual
  2. Morgan is a highly respected teacher and poet whose works have been published in three languages. He also suffers from bipolar disorder and has never been successfully treated. This case. a. supports the claim that mental disorders are usually the result of bad parenting and past traumatic experiences b. contradicts the claim that people with mental disorders cannot contribute until they are cured c. contradicts the claim that mentally disturbed people are recognizable d. supports the idea that mentally disturbed people can never function normally or hold down jobs ANS: B REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied
  3. Dr. Chu reports, “Mental patients are no more dangerous than other people.” What does research say about the doctor's statement? a. No such research has been done. b. Research shows that patients are considerably more dangerous than others in the population.