TEST BANK ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY, 6TH CANADIAN
EDITION BY GORDON L. FLETT | ALL CHAPTERS |
COMPLETE QUESTION WITH DETAILED SOLUTION | 2024
Question type: True/False
1) 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
2) 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
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom‟s: Comprehension
4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
,Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom‟s: Comprehension
5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Early Demonology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom‟s: Knowledge
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Somatogenesis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom‟s: Knowledge
, 7) In V the V Middle VAges, V mental V illness V was V often V mistaken V for V witchcraft.
Answer: VTrue
Section VReference: VWitchcraft Vand VMental VIllness
VDifficulty: VEasy
Learning VObjective: V1.2 VCompare Vthe Vhistory Vof Vpsychopathology Vacross Vcenturies
VBloom‟s: VKnowledge
8) Pinel V was V the V first V to V remove V chains V from V the V mentally V ill V in V asylums.
Answer: V False
Section VReference: VMoral VTreatment
VDifficulty: VMedium
Learning VObjective: V1.2 VCompare Vthe Vhistory Vof Vpsychopathology Vacross Vcenturies
VBloom‟s: VComprehension
9) Today Vmore Vcare Vis Vprovided Vin Vpsychiatric Vunits Vof Vgeneral Vhospitals
Vthan Vin Vpsychiatric Vhospitals.
EDITION BY GORDON L. FLETT | ALL CHAPTERS |
COMPLETE QUESTION WITH DETAILED SOLUTION | 2024
Question type: True/False
1) 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
2) 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
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom‟s: Comprehension
4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
,Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom‟s: Comprehension
5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Early Demonology
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom‟s: Knowledge
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Somatogenesis
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom‟s: Knowledge
, 7) In V the V Middle VAges, V mental V illness V was V often V mistaken V for V witchcraft.
Answer: VTrue
Section VReference: VWitchcraft Vand VMental VIllness
VDifficulty: VEasy
Learning VObjective: V1.2 VCompare Vthe Vhistory Vof Vpsychopathology Vacross Vcenturies
VBloom‟s: VKnowledge
8) Pinel V was V the V first V to V remove V chains V from V the V mentally V ill V in V asylums.
Answer: V False
Section VReference: VMoral VTreatment
VDifficulty: VMedium
Learning VObjective: V1.2 VCompare Vthe Vhistory Vof Vpsychopathology Vacross Vcenturies
VBloom‟s: VComprehension
9) Today Vmore Vcare Vis Vprovided Vin Vpsychiatric Vunits Vof Vgeneral Vhospitals
Vthan Vin Vpsychiatric Vhospitals.
