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1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
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3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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,4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.

10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders. v# v# v# v#




12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. v# v#




13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders. v# v# v#




14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology. v#




16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate
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? a.v # Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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individu al'spsychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in
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a. therapy
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c. psychodiagnosis
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d. research
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4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive beha
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vioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology
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, 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accura
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior. v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#



c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality. v# v# v# v# v# v# v# v#


d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. v# v# v# v# v#


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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered o
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8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
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9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates
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b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavi
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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