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Test Bank for Understanding Abnormal
Behavior, 10th Edition: Sue Inclusive of
Chapters 1-17 WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS]
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 - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they are referring to ____.
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 psychotherapy to improve a person's behavioral, emotional, or cognitive state - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. using psychotherapy to improve a person's behavioral, emotional, or cognitive state
Which statement about multiculturalism in the United States is correct? a. The idea of cultural sensitivity is irrelevant to abnormal psychology. b. White are no longer the numerical majority in the United States. c. There is little relationship between the culture and normal development. d. There is a need to provide culturally-relevant psychotherapy. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. There is a need to provide culturally-relevant psychotherapy.
The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used classification system of psychological disorders. What is this manual called? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Humanism is the ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Philosophical movement that emphasizes human welfare and individual uniqueness.
Which statement about neurotransmitters is accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Abnormal neurotransmitter levels may be associated with symptoms of mental disorders.
The scientific field that studies the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior is called ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Psychopharmacology
The limbic system is a group of deep brain structures associated with ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. emotions, decision making, and the formation of memories.
The prefrontal cortex, the region of the cerebral cortex responsible for ____, helps us manage our attention, behavior, and emotions so that we reach short-term and long-term goals. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Executive functioning
Which process enables the brain to adjust to environmental circumstances or to compensate for injury?
- CORRECT ANSWER>>D Neuroplasticity
By definition, reliable measures ____; valid measures ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Are consistent: measure what they are suppose to
In an experiment, the ____ is as similar as possible to the experimental group except that it is not exposed to the independent variable. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Control Group
What type of study will yield information on levels of school phobia in children are related to levels of social anxiety? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. correlation Study
Which type of study is especially valuable for studying rare phenomena and for evaluating the course of a disorder and its treatment? - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Case
A ____ provides therapists with distinct categories, indicators, and nomenclature for different patterns of behavior, thought processes, and emotional disturbances. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Classification system
A major criticism of IQ tests is that they ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. reflect cultual and social factors rather than innate intelligence.
The term "course" refers to which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER>>a. The usual pattern that a disorder follows
Anxiety symptoms turn into an anxiety disorder when they ____ - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. interfere with day-to-day functioning
Alma has recurrent terrifying episodes that last about twenty minutes. Her heart beats so fast that she thinks she is having a She has feared having another episode over the past two months. What is the most likely diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Panic Disorder
In relaxation training, participants ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Learn to relax their muscles in almost any situation
Children and adolescents are rarely affected by the dissociative disorder known as ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. dissociative fugue
Jerald wakes up in New Jersey, some four hundred miles from his home in New Hampshire. He cannot remember how he got there, and he has no memory of his former life. He establishes a new identity in New Jersey. This illustrates ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. dissociative fugue
Maria, an adolescent with a history of sleepwalking, is diagnosed as having dissociative identity disorder (DID). She was severely abused as a child and, in response, has developed three distinct personalities. She has no gaps in her memory. What aspect of Maria's case is unusual for DID? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. That she has no gaps in her memory
Which symptoms are often found in association with dissociative fugue and amnesia? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Stress and depression
What is the final step in treating dissociative identity disorder (DID)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. fusing and completely integrating the individual personalities
The chief difference between somatic symptom disorder and factitious disorders is whether the condition is ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. deliberately inflicted or not
Worldwide, the most common forms of somatic symptom disorder symptoms are ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. gastrointestinal complaints and abnormal skin sensations
Which individual has symptoms that most likely indicate a possible functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. Joan, who says awe legs have been paralyzed for 6 months but who shows no muscle atrophy
Barbie has complained of an unexplained illness for several years. She has had many painful and high- risk surgeries and other treatments, which she has willingly undergone. In fact, she seems to enjoy playing the "sick role." She gets extremely angry when anyone questions whether she really has an actual physical problem. These symptoms suggest that Barbie suffers from ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. Factitious disorder
Dissociative fugue is best described as ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. a generalized amnesia for one's identity and life history that may be accompanied by bewildered wandering or purposeless travel
The two primary aspects of bipolar disorders are ____, which is characterized by intense sadness, and ____, which is characterized by elevated mood and often results in hyperactivity - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. depression: mania
A young woman cannot stop thinking about how hopeless her life is. No matter how much she tries to think about other things, all she can think about is what has gone wrong. This woman is engaging in ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. rumination
The cognitive symptoms of depression include ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. pessimism, guilt, and loss of inters and motivaiton
Unlike depression, in mania, ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. the mood is elevated , expansive, or irritable
For an event to qualify as a manic episode, the DSM-5 says that ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. the state must last for at least one week
Bipolar disorder is to ____ disorder as major depression is to ____ disorder. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. cyclothymic: dysthymic
Professor Solomon is investigating the differences between bipolar I and bipolar II disorders. Based on the criteria in DSM-5, what will she conclude? - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. A diagnosis of Bipolar I may included psychotic symptoms
A 90-year-old woman kills herself rather than continue suffering with terminal bone cancer. A teenager commits suicide when his girlfriend breaks up with him and his parents are unconcerned. A religious fanatic kills himself to protest religious persecution. These examples of suicide suggest that ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. there are many different reasons for suicide
Which of the following is among the six common characteristics of suicide? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D.Suicide is viewed as a way to escape from psychological pain.
____are more likely to attempt suicide; ____are more likely to succeed at committing suicide. - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. Females: Males
Suppose that five years from now, there is a blood test that assesses the likelihood of a person's committing suicide. It is likely that this test will measure the blood levels of ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>B.Serotonin
Which of the following is most likely to result in eating problems? - CORRECT ANSWER>>D. Low self- esteem
Which statement about strokes is accurate? - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. strokes are a significant cause of disability
Which type of disorder involves a conflict between one's anatomical sex and one's psychological feeling of being male or female? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A. gender dysphoria
Hypersexuality, or sexual addiction, ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>D.is not recognized as a classification of sexual disorder in the DSM- 5
Although the relationship between hormones and sexual functioning is complex and unclear, we would expect that low levels of testosterone are associated with ____. - CORRECT ANSWER>>B. erectile difficulties
What disorder is being treated when a woman is taught to relax and then insert increasingly large dilators into her vagina until the comfortable insertion of a penis is possible? - CORRECT ANSWER>>C. vaginismus
When working with a patient who is potentially suicidal, Dr. Gold uses a common three-step process. This would include which of the following? - CORRECT ANSWER>>A determining the probability that the person will act on the suicidal wish
