Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology
Australasian edition.
,Chapter 1: Introduction to abnormal psychology
Chapter 2: Diagnosis and assessment
Chapter 3: Mood disorders
Chapter 4: Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related disorders
Chapter 5: Dissociative disorders, and somatic symptom and related
disorders
Chapter 6: Schizophrenia
Chapter 7: Substance use disorders
Chapter 8: Eating disorders
Chapter 9: Sexual disorders
Chapter 10: Disorders of childhood
Chapter 11: Late life and neurocognitive disorders
Chapter 12: Personality and personality disorders
Chapter 13: Legal and ethical issues
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Question 1
In Wakefield’s "harmful dysfunction" definition of psychological disorder,
which component is considered the objective, scientific part?
A. The value judgment that the behavior is harmful to the individual.
B. The violation of social norms and expectations.
C. The failure of an internal mechanism to perform its natural function.
D. The presence of personal distress and functional disability.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wakefield proposed that a disorder requires both a
"harmful" component (a value judgment based on social norms) and a
"dysfunction" component (an objective, scientific failure of an internal
mechanism to perform as intended by evolution).
Question 2
A patient feels that they can never function properly and stops seeking
treatment because they believe they are "no good" due to their diagnosis.
This is an example of which type of stigma?
A. Public stigma
B. Perceived stigma
C. Personal stigma
D. Self-stigma
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Self-stigma refers to the process where individuals with
mental illness internalize the negative attitudes of others, leading to
lowered self-esteem and a decrease in help-seeking behavior.
, Question 3
Which historical figure is credited with separating medicine from religion and
suggesting that mental disturbances were illnesses with natural causes
originating in the brain?
A. Galen
B. Hippocrates
C. Philippe Pinel
D. Benjamin Rush
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hippocrates, often called the father of modern medicine,
rejected the belief that gods sent mental disturbances as punishment,
insisting instead that they were treatable maladies resulting from brain
pathology.
Question 4
A researcher is studying the region of the brain responsible for executive
functions, including reasoning, problem-solving, and the regulation of the
amygdala. Which area are they investigating?
A. Occipital lobe
B. Temporal lobe
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Parietal lobe
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The prefrontal cortex, located in the very front of the frontal
lobe, is critical for higher-order cognitive processes and the regulation
Australasian edition.
,Chapter 1: Introduction to abnormal psychology
Chapter 2: Diagnosis and assessment
Chapter 3: Mood disorders
Chapter 4: Anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related disorders
Chapter 5: Dissociative disorders, and somatic symptom and related
disorders
Chapter 6: Schizophrenia
Chapter 7: Substance use disorders
Chapter 8: Eating disorders
Chapter 9: Sexual disorders
Chapter 10: Disorders of childhood
Chapter 11: Late life and neurocognitive disorders
Chapter 12: Personality and personality disorders
Chapter 13: Legal and ethical issues
,Chapter 1: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
Question 1
In Wakefield’s "harmful dysfunction" definition of psychological disorder,
which component is considered the objective, scientific part?
A. The value judgment that the behavior is harmful to the individual.
B. The violation of social norms and expectations.
C. The failure of an internal mechanism to perform its natural function.
D. The presence of personal distress and functional disability.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Wakefield proposed that a disorder requires both a
"harmful" component (a value judgment based on social norms) and a
"dysfunction" component (an objective, scientific failure of an internal
mechanism to perform as intended by evolution).
Question 2
A patient feels that they can never function properly and stops seeking
treatment because they believe they are "no good" due to their diagnosis.
This is an example of which type of stigma?
A. Public stigma
B. Perceived stigma
C. Personal stigma
D. Self-stigma
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Self-stigma refers to the process where individuals with
mental illness internalize the negative attitudes of others, leading to
lowered self-esteem and a decrease in help-seeking behavior.
, Question 3
Which historical figure is credited with separating medicine from religion and
suggesting that mental disturbances were illnesses with natural causes
originating in the brain?
A. Galen
B. Hippocrates
C. Philippe Pinel
D. Benjamin Rush
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Hippocrates, often called the father of modern medicine,
rejected the belief that gods sent mental disturbances as punishment,
insisting instead that they were treatable maladies resulting from brain
pathology.
Question 4
A researcher is studying the region of the brain responsible for executive
functions, including reasoning, problem-solving, and the regulation of the
amygdala. Which area are they investigating?
A. Occipital lobe
B. Temporal lobe
C. Prefrontal cortex
D. Parietal lobe
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The prefrontal cortex, located in the very front of the frontal
lobe, is critical for higher-order cognitive processes and the regulation
