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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 2.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 3.Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____. a.therapy b.predicting dangerousness c.psychodiagnosis d.research ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 4.Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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____ for a client's abnormality. a.time of onset b.explanation c.diagnosis d.prognosis ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 5.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
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Psychology MSC: Factual 10.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
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11.Clinical psychologists usually have ____ degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have _ degrees. a.bachelor's (B.S.); medical (M.D.) b.medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.) c.doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D); medical (M.D.) d.master's (M.S.); doctorate (Ph.D.) ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual 12.Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed a three-year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a _. a.social worker b.psychiatrist c.clinical psychologist d.psychoanalyst ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 13.Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda has a Psy.D., Jayne has an M.D., and Sheryl has a D.S.W. We can predict that _. a.Sheryl is a psychiatrist b.Linda is a social worker c.Linda is a clinical psychologist d.Jayne is a clinical psychologist ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 14.Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychoanalysts must have. a.a master's (M.S.) degree b.an M.D
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16.IsabelatellsaDr.aPazathatatheaspiritsasheaseesaofaheradeadagrandparentsaareacausingaheraaagreatadealaofa anxiety,aalthoughatheyahaveamotivatedaheratoaseekaheramedicaladegree.aIsabelalivesainaBrazil.aIfaDr.aP azadiagnosesaheraasahavingaaapsychologicaladisorder,aheawillalikelyaattributeaitatoawhichacriterion? a.deviance b.distress c.dangerousness d.dysfunction ANS:aaB REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Applied 17.Oneastrengthainausingatheadevianceacriterionaisathataita____. a.usesaanaobjectiveamethodaofadefiningaabnormalabehavior b.stressesatheaattainmentaofarealisticagoals c.examinesahowatheaindividualaviewsahisaoraheraownabehavior d.accountsaforatheacomplexityaofabehavioraobservedainapeopleafromadifferentacultures ANS:aaA REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Conceptual 18.Aapsychologistadefinedamentalaretardationasolelyaonatheabasisaofahowafarafroma“normal”aanaindividu al'saIQascoreais.aTheacriterionausedais. a.abnormality b.culturalarelativism c.culturalauniversality d.deviance ANS:aaD REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Conceptual 19.Anitaawentatoatheamall.aSuddenlyashealookedaaroundaandahadanoaideaawhereasheawas,awhetheraitaw asadayaoranight,aoraevenawhatadayaitawas.aAnitaawasaexperiencinga____. a.aahallucination b.aadelusion c.disorientation
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d.psychosis ANS:aaC REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Applied 20.Sureeaisastudyingatoabeaaaclinicalapsychologistafromaanaaccreditedaprogram.aSheawillalearnathat,aw itharespectatoabiasainadiagnosingaclients,. a.evenatheamostaenlightenedaandawell- intendedamentalahealthaprofessionalsamayaengageainarace,agender,aandasocialaclassabia s b.psychologistsaarealessalikelyathanaotheramentalahealthaprofessionalsatoaoverpatholog izeaclientsaonatheabasisaofarace,agender,aorasocialaclass c.clinicalapsychologistsareceiveabetteratrainingathanaotheramentalahealthaprofessionalsa forarecognizingatheiratendencyatoaholdaprejudicialaattitudesatowardaclients d.mentalahealthaprofessionalsaareamorealikelyatoaholdaprejudicialaattitudesaandabiasesaagai nstamalesathanaagainstafemales ANS:aaA REF:a AbnormalaBehaviorainaContext:aSociopoliticalaandaCulturalaLimitatio nsaOBJ:aaa3 MSC:a Applied
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outaabnormality? a.culturalarelativism b.culturalauniversality c.statisticalanorms d.psychopathological ANS:aaB REF:a AbnormalaBehaviorainaContext:aSociopoliticalaandaCulturalaLimitatio nsaOBJ:aaa3 MSC:a Factual 25.Juanitaavisitsaaamentalahealthacenter.aSheacomplainsathataherafatigue,aanxiety,aandainabilityatoasleepak eepaherafromaenjoyingalife.aIfaherasymptomsaareaconsideredaaaformaofaabnormalabehavior,aitaisabecaus easheaisashowinga____. a.delusionsaandahallucinations b.dysfunction c.disorientation d.deviationafromatheanorm ANS:aaB REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Applied
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26.Headacheaisatoa____aasadelusionsaareatoa____. a.dysfunction;adeviance b.discomfort;adeviance c.deviance;adysfunction d.discomfort;adysfunction ANS:aaB REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Factual 27.Sensoryamisperceptions,awhichamayaincludeahearingavoicesaothersadoanotahearaoraseeingathingsaother adoanotasee,aareacalleda____. a.dysfunctions b.disorientations c.delusions d.hallucinations ANS:aaD REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Factual 28.Melahasatheamistakenabeliefathatahisafatherahasastolenahisaidentityaandathatahisamotheraisatryingatoapois onahim.aMel'samistakenabeliefsaillustratea____. a.delusions b.disorientation c.underachievement d.hallucinations ANS:aaA REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Applied 29.Jackacarriesaonaconversationsawithacreaturesaonlyaheacanaseeainaaalanguageathatanoaoneaelseac anaunderstand.aJackasaysatheacreaturesainstructahimatoacrushainsectsathataonlyaJackacanasee.aJ ackaisaexperiencinga____. a.delusions b.discomfort
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31.Oneawayatoaassessadysfunctionaisainatermsaofatheadiscrepancyabetweena____. a.thoughtsaandafeelings b.expectationsaandaattitudes c.culturalanormsaandaactualabehavior d.personalapotentialaandaactualaperformance ANS:aaD REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Factual 32.Teresa,anormallyaanaenergeticamotheraofathreeasmallachildren,aisasuddenlyaunableatoagoashoppi ng,aprepareameals,aoraevenadressaherachildren.aTeresa'sabehavioraillustratesatheapracticaladefinit ionaofaabnormalityacalleda. a.disorientation b.discomfort c.dysfunction d.deviance ANS:aaC REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Applied
33. AccordingatoaThomasaSzasz,a_____._ a.mentalaillnessaisaaafictionalacreationabyasocietyausedatoacontrolaandachangeapeople b.theacausesaforamostamentaladisordersawillaultimatelyabeafoundainabrainapathology c.individualsawhoaareasufferingafromamentalaillnessesahaveabiologicaladiseases d.medicationaisafarasuperioratoapsychotherapyainareducingatheasufferingaofaindividualsaw ithamentaladisorders ANS:aaA REF:a AbnormalaBehaviorainaContext:aSociopoliticalaandaCulturalaLimitatio nsaOBJ:aaa3 MSC:a Factual 34.Aa psychologista considersa biological,a psychological,a social,a anda socioculturala dimensionsa w henaassessingabehavior.aThisapsychologistaisausingawhichamodel? a.psychogenic
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b.culturalauniversality c.multipath d.statisticaladeviance ANS:aaC REF:a AbnormalaBehaviorainaContext:aSociopoliticalaandaCulturalaLimitatio nsaOBJ:aaa3 MSC:a Conceptual 35.TheaAmericanaPsychiatricaAssociationahasapublishedaaamanualathataisatheamostawidelyaus edaclassificationasystemaofapsychologicaladisorders.aItaisacalledathe. a.InternationalaClassificationaofaDiseasesa(ICD) b.Physicians'aDeskaReferencea(PDR) c.PsychodynamicaDiagnosticaManuala(PDM) d.DiagnosticaandaStatisticalaManualaofaMentalaDisordersa(DSM) ANS:aaD REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Factual
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itionaofaabnormalabehavioraofa____. a.humanistica psychologists b. thea DiagnosticaandaStatisticalaManualaofaMentalaDisorders c.culturalarelativists d.theaNationalaInstituteaofaMentalaHealth ANS:aaB REF:aa DeterminingaAbnormality OBJ:a 2 aMSC:a Factual 40.Dr.aHenryaconductedaanaepidemiologicalastudyatoaassessathealifetimeaprevalenceaofaschizophreniaaina theaUnitedaStates.aDr.aHenryawasaassessinga____. a.theapercentageaofapeopleainatheaUnitedaStatesawhoasufferafromaschizophrenia b.theanumberaofapeopleainatheaUnitedaStatesawhoahaveahadaschizophreniaawithinaaacerta inaperiodaofatime c.theatotalaproportionaofapeopleainatheaUnitedaStatesawhoahaveaeverasufferedafro maschizophrenia d.theaageaofaonsetaforapeopleainatheaUnitedaStatesawhoahaveaschizophrenia ANS:aaC REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Conceptual
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41.Aaresearcherawhoainvestigatesatheaonsetaoraoccurrenceaofaaapsychologicaladisorderaoveraspecificaperi odsaofatimeaisastudyingathe ofatheadisorder. a.incidence b.prevalence c.lifetimeaprevalence d.criteria ANS:aaA REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual 42.Psychiatricaepidemiology ___ ouraunderstandingaofatheafactorsathatacontributeatoatheaoccurrenceaof specificamentaladisorders. a.restricts b.doesanotaaffect c.confuses d.improves ANS:aaD REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Conceptual 43.WhichastatementaaboutapsychiatricadisorderainatheaUnitedaStatesaisa accurate? a.Depressionaandaanxietyaareamoreacommonainamenathanainawomen. b.Comparedatoaadults,aaalargerapercentageaofachildrenahaveaanxietyadisorders. c. 25 apercentaofaadultsasufferafromaaadiagnosableamentalahealthadisorderainaaagivenayear. d.Phobiasaareamoreacommonainatheaelderlyathanainatheayoung. ANS:aaC REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual 44.ResearchashowsathatainatheaUnitedaStates,aadolescentsaareamorealikelyathanaadultsatoahaveaproble msawith _.
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46.AccordingatoatheaPresident’saNewaFreedomaCommissionaonaMentalaHealtha(2003),a____. a.thearateaofamentaladisorderaamongaadolescentsaisaonatheadecrease b.theamoreaeducationaaapersonahas,atheamorealikelyahe/sheaisatoahaveaaamentaladisorder c.thereaisanoalongeraaa"stigma"aaboutamentalaillness d.two- thirdsaofaallapeopleasufferingafromamentaladisordersaareanotareceivingaoraseekingam entalahealthaservices ANS:aaD REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual 47.ResearchersainatheaUnitedaStatesahaveafoundawhichaoneaofatheafollowingastatementsatoabeaTRUE? a.Thearateaofamentaladisorderainatheapopulationahasabeenasteadilyadecreasingaoveratheapasta 50 ayears. b.Adolescentsaandaadultsaareaequallyalikelyatoasufferafromaanxietyadisorders. c.Womenaareamorealikelyathanamenatoasufferafromamentaladisorders. d.Adolescentsaareamorealikelyathanaadultsatoasufferafromamentaladisorders. ANS:aaD REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual 48.AccordingatoaMerikangasaetaal.a(2010),awhatapercentaofaadultsasufferafromaseriousapsychologi caladisordersainaaagivenayear? a. 5 apercent b. 8 apercent c. 25 apercent d. 32 apercent ANS:aaC REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual
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49.WhichaofatheafollowingamentaladisordersaisatheamostacommonainatheaUnitedaStates? a.schizophrenia b.anxiety c.mood d.substanceaabuse ANS:aaB REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual 50.Whichastatementaaboutatheaburdenaofamentaladisordersaisa accurate? a.Incidenceaisaassociatedawithanegativeaattitudesaaboutamentalaillness. b.“Mentalahealthaproblems”athatadoanotameetacriteriaaforaaamentaladisorderacouldabea asaequallyadebilitatingaasaaadiagnosableamentalahealthadisordersaifatreatedainadequa tely. c.Halfaofatheapeopleawhoasufferafromaaadiagnosableamentaladisorderaareaneitheraseekingan orareceivingamentalahealthaservices. d.Spendingaonamentalahealthaservicesaisaincreasing. ANS:aaB REF:a TheaFrequencyaandaBurdenaofaMentalaDisorder saOBJ:aaa4 MSC:a Factual
