PSYC 435 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
CERTIFICATION EXAM EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION VIEW
●● Which of the following terms is defined as the shared behavioral
patterns and lifestyles that differentiate one group of people from
another?
Answer: Culture
●● Juan is a freshman at a local university. He gets up at the same time
each day and follows the same pattern: showering and shaving, dressing,
and checking his backpack for required books, notebooks, and pens.
Early in the first semester, this behavior took approximately 30 minutes.
As the semester progressed, Juan spent more and more time checking
and rechecking his backpack to make sure he had everything he needed.
Toward the end of the semester, Juan was always late for his first class
because of his thoroughness. A psychologist might conclude that Juan's
behavior is:
Answer: dysfunctional even if not distressful.
●● Of all disorders reported in the U.S., the most common are major
depression and:
Answer: Anxiety disorders
CERTIFICATION EXAM EVALUATION 2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL
SOLUTION VIEW
●● Which of the following terms is defined as the shared behavioral
patterns and lifestyles that differentiate one group of people from
another?
Answer: Culture
●● Juan is a freshman at a local university. He gets up at the same time
each day and follows the same pattern: showering and shaving, dressing,
and checking his backpack for required books, notebooks, and pens.
Early in the first semester, this behavior took approximately 30 minutes.
As the semester progressed, Juan spent more and more time checking
and rechecking his backpack to make sure he had everything he needed.
Toward the end of the semester, Juan was always late for his first class
because of his thoroughness. A psychologist might conclude that Juan's
behavior is:
Answer: dysfunctional even if not distressful.
●● Of all disorders reported in the U.S., the most common are major
depression and:
Answer: Anxiety disorders
