Test Bank for Understanding Abnormal Behavior 2025 | Practice Questions & Study Aid

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Understanding Abnormal Behavior,
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12th Edition, Sue All Chapters 1 to 17
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.kAbnormalkBehavior.

2.kUnderstandingkandkTreatingkMentalkDisorders.

3.kAssessmentkandkClassificationkofkMentalkDisorders.

4.kResearchkMethodskforkStudyingkMentalkDisorders.

5.kAnxietykandkObsessive-CompulsivekandkRelatedkDisorders.

6.kTraumakandkStress-RelatedkDisorders.

7.kSomatickSymptomkandkDissociativekDisorders.

8.kDepressivekandkBipolarkDisorders.

9.kSuicide.

10.kEatingkDisorders.

11.kSubstance-RelatedkandkOtherkAddictivekDisorders.

12.kSchizophreniakSpectrumkDisorders.

13.kNeurocognitivekandkSleep-WakekDisorders.

14.kSexualkDysfunctions,kGenderkDysphoria,kandkParaphilickDisorders.

15.kPersonalitykPsychopathology.

16.kDisorderskofkChildhoodkandkAdolescence.

17.kLawkandkEthicskinkAbnormalkPsychology.

,Chapterk1:kAbnormalkBehavior


MULTIPLEkCHOICE

1.k Whichkstatementkaboutkabnormalkpsychologykiskaccurate?
a.k Abnormalkpsychologykseeksktokdescribe,kexplain,kpredict,kandkmodifykunusualkbehaviors.
b.k Althoughkabnormalkpsychologykhaskmadekseveralkgainskinkthekpastk20kyears,kitkisknotkyetk
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scientifickfieldkofkstudy.
c.k Theksubjectkmatterkofkabnormalkpsychologykiskrestrictedktokextremelykbizarrekbehavior.
d.k Mostkdiagnoseskofkabnormalitykarekbasedkonktwokorkthreekbasickbehavioralkfactors.
ANS:k A REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Factual

2.k Psychopathology,korkabnormalkbehavior,kresultskprimarilykfromk____.
a.k genetickfactors
b.k environmentalkfactors
c.k socioculturalkfactors
d.k ankinteractionkofkmanykfactors
ANS:k D REF:k Introductionk OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Factual

3.k Dr.kThompsonkcollectskinformationkinkorderktokdescribekandkdrawkinferenceskaboutkank individual'
s psychologicalkdisorder.kDr.kThompsonkiskengagedkink____.
a.k therapy
b.k predictingkdangerousness
c.k psychodiagnosis
d.k research
ANS:k C REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Applied

4.k Dr.kKohnkiskakpsychoanalyst,kDr.kEdwardskiskakhumanisticktherapist,kDr.kPetersonkiskakcognitive
behavioralktherapist,kandkDr.kJameskiskakGestaltktherapist.kEachkofkthemkwouldklikelykhavekakdifferent
____kforkakclient'skabnormality.
a.k timekofkonset
b.k explanation
c.k diagnosis
d.k prognosis
ANS:k B REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Applied

5.k Akpsychologistksays,k“Juan'skabnormalkbehaviorkisklikelykduektokakcombinationkofkbiologykand
inadequatekinterpersonalkskills.”kThekpsychologistkisk____.
a.k predictingkthekfutureksymptomskofkJuan
b.k givingkJuankakpsychodiagnosis
c.k offeringkankexplanationkforkJuan'skproblem
d.k describingkhowktokcontrolkJuan'sksymptoms
ANS:k C REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Applied

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6.k Whichkstatementkregardingkthekpredictionkofkabnormalkbehaviorkiskaccurate?
a.k Evenkexperiencedkprofessionalsktendktokoverpredictkfuturekviolence.
b.k Psychologistskareknotkinterestedkinkpredictingkclients'kfuturekbehavior.
c.k Predictionkiskunrelatedktokunderstandingkthekcausekofkabnormality.
d.k Psychologistsktendktokunderpredictkfuturekviolence.
ANS:k A REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Conceptual

7.k OnekofkSeung-HuikCho'skprofessorskreportedkCho'skfrighteningkbehaviorktokmanykcampuskauthorities.
Whatkreasonkdidkthosekauthoritieskgivekherktokexplainkwhyktheykcouldkdoknothing?
a.k Cho'sktherapistkdidknotkfeelkhekposedkakdangerktokothers.
b.k Therekwasknokspacekinkanykofktheklocalkmentalkhealthkfacilitiesktokhousekhim.
c.k Chokdidknotkmakekanykovertkthreatskagainstkanyone.
d.k Whenkcomparedkwithkthatkofkhiskpeerkgroup,kCho'skbehaviorkwasknotkconsideredkod
d.
ANS:k C REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Applied

8.k Whenkpsychologistsktalkkaboutkmodifyingkabnormalkbehavior,ktheykmeanktheykarek____.
a.k attemptingktokunderstandkthekunderlyingkcausekofkthatkbehavior
b.k restrictingkthekfreedomkofkdangerouskclients
c.k attemptingktokanticipatekthekfuturekbehaviorskofkclients
d.k usingktherapyktokimprovekclientkbehavior
ANS:k D REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Factual

9.k Whichkofkthekfollowingkdefinesktherapykmostkaccurately?
a.k Akprogramkofksystematickinterventionkdesignedktokalterkbehavior,kemotion,korkthough
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b.k Thekscientifickstudykofkabnormalkbehavior.
c.k Aksystemkofkobservingkabnormalkbehaviorkinkankattemptktokclassifykit
d.k Thekapplicationkofkaktheoreticalkmodelktokexplainkthekcausekofkabnormalkbehavior
ANS:k A REF:k 1 OBJ:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
MSC:k Factual

10.k Akpsychologistkdevelopskseveralkactivitieskforkclientskaimedkatkhelpingkthemkbecomekmore
self-disciplinedkandkfeelkmorekconfidentkaboutktryingknewkbehaviors.kThiskexamplekillustratesk____.
a.k howkepidemiologicalkworkkiskdonekinkthekfield
b.k howktherapykmaykbekseenkaskankattemptktokmodifykbehavior
c.k thekfunctionkofkprovidingkankexplanationkforkabnormalkbehavior
d.k thekessentialkneedkforkaccuratekpsychodiagnosis
ANS:k B REF:k ThekConcernskofkAbnormalkPsychology
OBJ:k 1 MSC:k Applied