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1. The study of psychological disorders deals chiefly with __________.
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a.
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b.
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c.
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d.
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Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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2. The study of psychological disorders was previously known as __________ psychology, and continues to b
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ereferred to as such in some contexts.
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a.
m a abnormal
b.
m a social
c.
m a evolutionary
d.
m a developmental
Answer: A ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems.
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3. Which emotional concern has developed in Phil, the police photographer who describes his crime sce
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ne
experiences in the text? ma ma ma
a.
m aanger
b.
m sadness
a
c.
m afear
d.
m loneliness
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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4. Phil, the police photographer quoted in the text, experiences emotional reactions when _________
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a.
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b.
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c.
m a driving across bridge ma ma
s
d.
m aarguing with others ma ma
Answer: B ma
Difficulty Level: Moderatema ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
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5. Compared to the term mental disorder, psychological disorder is __________.
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a. mpreferred by members of the medical profession
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b. mmore often preferred by people engaged in the scientific study of behavior and mental proce
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sses
c. mequally preferred, as both terms reflect the same set of assumptions about causality and prog
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ress
d.
Answer:
mused
B less often than mental illness by professionals
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Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
6. According to the __________ model, psychological disorders are symptoms of underlying illnesses
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.a. mepigenetic
a
b. msociological
a
c. mmedical
a
d. mpsychological
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
7. The term mental disorder was derived primarily from which theoretical perspective
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?a. mepigenetic
a
b. msociological
a
c. mmedical
a
d. mpsychological
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
8. Compared to the others, which mental health professional is most likely to utter this phrase: ―Mental illness
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mais
symptomatic
a. m a of a deeper
Dr. Rasmussen, organic psychologist
a clinical
ma dysfunction‖?in private practice in Eustis, Nebraska
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b. mMarcello Rinaldi, a Master‘s degree candidate in the Kankakee School of Social Work, specializin
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g in ma
behavioral disorders ma
c. mDr. Shapiro, an anthropologist at Hudson University who studies cross-cultural syndromes
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d. mDr. Gomez, a psychiatrist working at Springfield Medical Center
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Answer: D ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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9. Marjoe‘s pet lizard died last month after a long life and a brief illness. He has been feeling depressed
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and
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.
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shown little interest in socializing, although he continues to attend his college classes, work at his part-time
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job, and talk to his friends and parents. ―I‘m just feeling really down…really blue…‖ Marjoe says with a si
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gh.
Is his emotional state cause for concern?
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a. m Most likely; it‘s only a lizard, after all, and most people would probably go about their business with
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day or two of the death.
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b. m Yes; that type and level of sadness seems to be having a disruptive effect on Marjoe‘s life.
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c. m No; professionals agree that death-
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related grief can only, by definition, be problematic if it lasts longer
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than a standard two-year cutoff.
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d.
Answer:
m NotD likely; some degree of sadness and depressed mood would be expected after the death of a cheri
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shed
Difficulty Level: Moderate ma ma
pet.1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
Topic: ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems.
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10.m a Emotional states such as anxiety and depression may be considered disordered when they _______
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___.
a.
b. m
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c. m last for longer than 24 hours
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d. m are different from other people‘s expected reactio
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ns
Answer: B ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
11.m a Patterns of behavior that may be judged to be abnormal or atypical are often assessed using ______
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____.
a. m the intensity or magnitude of the problematic behavior as one criterion
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b.
c. m
m areactions
consensus
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d. m the perceptions and judgments of others as the primary ba
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sis
Answer: A ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
12.m a Compared to the others, which behavior would be considered abnormal or atypi
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cal?
a. m feeling anxious in anticipation of an important job interview
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b.
c. m
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a panicafter
whenfailing a testa department sto
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d. m feeling depressed about losing a loved one
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Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1.1 Criteria for Determining Whether Behavior Is Abnormal
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behavior is considere
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d
abnormal and apply these criteria to case examples discussed in the text.
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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.
,Multiple-Choice Questions ma
1. The study of psychological disorders deals chiefly with __________.
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a.
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b.
m a depression and suicide ma ma
c.
m a disturbances of thinking, emotions, perceptions, or behavio
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rs
d.
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Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
2. The study of psychological disorders was previously known as __________ psychology, and continues to b
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ereferred to as such in some contexts.
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a.
m a abnormal
b.
m a social
c.
m a evolutionary
d.
m a developmental
Answer: A ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems.
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3. Which emotional concern has developed in Phil, the police photographer who describes his crime sce
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ne
experiences in the text? ma ma ma
a.
m aanger
b.
m sadness
a
c.
m afear
d.
m loneliness
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
4. Phil, the police photographer quoted in the text, experiences emotional reactions when _________
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_.
a.
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b.
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c.
m a driving across bridge ma ma
s
d.
m aarguing with others ma ma
Answer: B ma
Difficulty Level: Moderatema ma
Topic: Introduction
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
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.
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5. Compared to the term mental disorder, psychological disorder is __________.
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a. mpreferred by members of the medical profession
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b. mmore often preferred by people engaged in the scientific study of behavior and mental proce
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sses
c. mequally preferred, as both terms reflect the same set of assumptions about causality and prog
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ress
d.
Answer:
mused
B less often than mental illness by professionals
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Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
6. According to the __________ model, psychological disorders are symptoms of underlying illnesses
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.a. mepigenetic
a
b. msociological
a
c. mmedical
a
d. mpsychological
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
7. The term mental disorder was derived primarily from which theoretical perspective
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?a. mepigenetic
a
b. msociological
a
c. mmedical
a
d. mpsychological
a
Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: Introduction ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and theories in psychological science
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.
8. Compared to the others, which mental health professional is most likely to utter this phrase: ―Mental illness
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mais
symptomatic
a. m a of a deeper
Dr. Rasmussen, organic psychologist
a clinical
ma dysfunction‖?in private practice in Eustis, Nebraska
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b. mMarcello Rinaldi, a Master‘s degree candidate in the Kankakee School of Social Work, specializin
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g in ma
behavioral disorders ma
c. mDr. Shapiro, an anthropologist at Hudson University who studies cross-cultural syndromes
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d. mDr. Gomez, a psychiatrist working at Springfield Medical Center
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Answer: D ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
9. Marjoe‘s pet lizard died last month after a long life and a brief illness. He has been feeling depressed
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and
6
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ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
.
,ma
shown little interest in socializing, although he continues to attend his college classes, work at his part-time
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job, and talk to his friends and parents. ―I‘m just feeling really down…really blue…‖ Marjoe says with a si
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gh.
Is his emotional state cause for concern?
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a. m Most likely; it‘s only a lizard, after all, and most people would probably go about their business with
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in ama
day or two of the death.
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b. m Yes; that type and level of sadness seems to be having a disruptive effect on Marjoe‘s life.
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c. m No; professionals agree that death-
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related grief can only, by definition, be problematic if it lasts longer
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than a standard two-year cutoff.
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d.
Answer:
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shed
Difficulty Level: Moderate ma ma
pet.1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
Topic: ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma ma
Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
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APA Learning Objective: 1.4 Apply psychological content to solve practical problems.
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10.m a Emotional states such as anxiety and depression may be considered disordered when they _______
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___.
a.
b. m
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are not
a as beingtosothe
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c. m last for longer than 24 hours
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d. m are different from other people‘s expected reactio
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ns
Answer: B ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
11.m a Patterns of behavior that may be judged to be abnormal or atypical are often assessed using ______
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____.
a. m the intensity or magnitude of the problematic behavior as one criterion
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b.
c. m
m areactions
consensus
aa of laypeople‘smedical
to standardized
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tests ma ma
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d. m the perceptions and judgments of others as the primary ba
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sis
Answer: A ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1 Determining the Boundaries Between Normal and Abnormal Behavior
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Learning Objective: None ma ma
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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APA Learning Objective: 1.2 Develop a working knowledge of psychology‘s major subfields
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.
12.m a Compared to the others, which behavior would be considered abnormal or atypi
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cal?
a. m feeling anxious in anticipation of an important job interview
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b.
c. m
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a panicafter
whenfailing a testa department sto
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re
d. m feeling depressed about losing a loved one
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Answer: C ma
Difficulty Level: Easy ma ma
Topic: 1.1.1 Criteria for Determining Whether Behavior Is Abnormal
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Learning Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behavior is considere
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d
abnormal and apply these criteria to case examples discussed in the text.
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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