PSYC 3375 EXAM 1 WITH ACCURATE
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED UPDATED
ANSWERS 2026-2027
Psychological Abnormality - correct
answers-deviance: different, extreme,
unusual, perhaps even bizarre
distress: unpleasant and upsetting to the
person
,dysfunction: interfering with the person's
ability to conduct daily activities in a
constructive way
danger: posing risk of harm
Abnormality - correct answers-A society
selects general criteria for defining
abnormality and then uses those criteria to
judge particular cases; deviations called
"abnormal" are only "problems of living" or
fitting in
Treatment (therapy) - correct answers-A
procedure designed to change
dysfunctional, distressing, abnormal
behavior into more functional, less
distressing behavior
, Essential features of psychological therapy -
correct answers-1. A sufferer (patient) who
seeks relief from the "healer" (clinician)
2. A trained, socially accepted healer,
whose expertise is accepted by the patient
and his/her social group
3. A therapeutic alliance
4. A series of contacts between the healer
and the sufferer
5. And expectation for improvement
Abnormality: views and treated in the past -
correct answers-30% of adults and 19% of
children/adolescents in the U.S. display
serious psychological disturbances and are
in need of clinical treatment
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED UPDATED
ANSWERS 2026-2027
Psychological Abnormality - correct
answers-deviance: different, extreme,
unusual, perhaps even bizarre
distress: unpleasant and upsetting to the
person
,dysfunction: interfering with the person's
ability to conduct daily activities in a
constructive way
danger: posing risk of harm
Abnormality - correct answers-A society
selects general criteria for defining
abnormality and then uses those criteria to
judge particular cases; deviations called
"abnormal" are only "problems of living" or
fitting in
Treatment (therapy) - correct answers-A
procedure designed to change
dysfunctional, distressing, abnormal
behavior into more functional, less
distressing behavior
, Essential features of psychological therapy -
correct answers-1. A sufferer (patient) who
seeks relief from the "healer" (clinician)
2. A trained, socially accepted healer,
whose expertise is accepted by the patient
and his/her social group
3. A therapeutic alliance
4. A series of contacts between the healer
and the sufferer
5. And expectation for improvement
Abnormality: views and treated in the past -
correct answers-30% of adults and 19% of
children/adolescents in the U.S. display
serious psychological disturbances and are
in need of clinical treatment
