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,TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION, SUE, QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026 GRADED A+
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!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 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!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Applied


4. Dr. !!Kohn!!is!!a!!psychoanalyst,!!Dr. !!Edwards !!is!!a !!humanistic!!therapist, !!Dr. !!Peterson!!is!!a !!cogni
tive!!behavioral!!therapist, !!and!!Dr. !!James!!is!!a !!Gestalt !!therapist. !!Each!!of!!them!! would!!likely!!ha
ve!!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!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Applied



5. A!!psychologist !!says, !!“Juan's !!abnormal!!behavior !!is!!likely!!due!!to!!a !!combination!!of!!biol
ogy!!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!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Applied

6. Which!!statement !!regarding !!the!!prediction!!of!!abnormal!!behavior !!is!!accurate?
a. Even!!experienced!!professionals !!tend!!to!!overpredict !!future!!violence.
b. Psychologists !!are!!not!!interested!!in!!predicting !!clients'!!future!!behavior.
c. Prediction!!is!!unrelated!!to!!understanding!!the!!cause!!of!!abnormality.
d. Psychologists !!tend!!to!!underpredict !!future!!violence.

ANS:!!! ! A
REF:! ! The!!Concerns !!of!!Abnormal!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Conceptual



7. One!!of!!Seung-
Hui!!Cho's!!professors!!reported!!Cho's!!frightening!!behavior !!to!!many!!campus !!authorities.!W hat!!r
eason!! did!!those!!authorities !!give!! her !!to!! explain!! why!!they!!could!!do!! nothing?
a. Cho's!!therapist !!did!!not!!feel!!he!!posed!!a!!danger !!to!!others.
b. There!!was!!no!!space!!in!!any!!of!!the!!local!!mental!!health!!facilities !!to!!house!!him.
c. Cho!!did!!not!!make!!any!!overt!!threats!!against !!anyone.
d. When!!compared!! with!!that!!of!!his!!peer !!group, !!Cho's!!behavior !!was!!not!!considered!!odd.

, TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION, SUE, QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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ANS:!!! ! C
REF:! ! The!!Concerns !!of!!Abnormal!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Applied



8. When!!psychologists !!talk!!about !!modifying!!abnormal !!behavior, !!they!! mean!!they!!are!!____.
a. attempting!!to!!understand!!the!!underlying!!cause!!of!!that!!behavior
b. restricting!!the!!freedom!!of!!dangerous !!clients
c. attempting!!to!!anticipate!!the!!future!!behaviors !!of!!clients
d. using!!therapy!!to!!improve!!client !!behavior

ANS:!!! ! D
REF:! ! The!!Concerns !!of!!Abnormal!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Factual



9. Which!!of!!the!!following!!defines !!therapy !!most !!accurately?
a. A!!program!!of!!systematic!!intervention!!designed!!to!!alter !!behavior, !!emotion, !!or !!thought
b. The!!scientific!!study!!of!!abnormal!!behavior.
c. A!!system!! of!!observing!!abnormal!!behavior !!in!!an!!attempt !!to!!classify!!it
d. The!!application!!of!!a !!theoretical!!model!!to!!explain!!the!!cause!!of!!abnormal!!behavior

ANS:!!! ! A REF:!!!!!!1
OBJ:!!The!!Concerns !!of!! Abnormal!!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!!Psychol
ogy!O BJ:!!!!! ! 1 MSC:! ! Applied