Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Barlow/ All Chapters 1-16/ Complete Guide, Questions and Answers 2023/2024 (A+).

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1. According79to79the79authors79of79your79textbook,79the79definition79of79a79psychological79disorder79is79associated79with
a. stress.
b. Impaired79functioning.
c. Culturally79expected79responses.
d. Psychotic79symptoms
.79ANSWER:
b79DIFFICULTY:79E
asy
REFERENCES:79Understanding79Psychopathology
LEARNING79OBJECTIVES:79ABNO.DURA.16.79APA1.1a79-
79Identify79basic79biological,79psychological,79and79social79components79of79behavioral79explanations79(e.g
.,79inferences,79observations,79operational79definitions,79interpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:79Factual

2. A79psychological79dysfunction79refers79to
a. A79breakdown79in79cognitive79functioning.
b. A79breakdown79in79emotional79functioning.
c. A79breakdown79in79behavioral79functioning.
d. Any79of79these.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding79Psychopathology
LEARNING79OBJECTIVES:79ABNO.DURA.16.79APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,79psychological,79and79social79components79of79behavioral79explanations79 (e
79 inferences,79 observations,79operational79 definitions,79 interpretation)

OTHER: TYPE:79Factual
NOTES: NEW

3. Regarding79the79definition79of79abnormality,79it79is79correct79to79state79that
a. It79is79difficult79to79define79“normal”79and79“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon7 9 subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition79 isuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon79whether79theindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychologica
l79dysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING79OBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents79ofbehavioralexplanations(e.g.,79
inferences,observations,operational79definitions,79interpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual

,4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical7 9 ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto7 9 defineabnormality7 9 because
a. behavior79thatoccurs79 infrequentlyisconsidered79abnormalin79 everyculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor79 impairment7 9 to79beconsideredabnormal.

, c. behaviorsvary79ve
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d. manypeoplebehave
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ANSWER: d


DIFFICULTY: Difficult