Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative
Approach
by David Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author), Stefan
Hofmann (Author), Martin Lalumière (Author)
6th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Chapter 2 An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
Chapter 3 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 4 Research Methods
Chapter 5 Anxiety
Chapter 6 Preoccupation and Obsession
Chapter 8 Mood
Chapter 9 Eating
Chapter 10 Sleeping
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Substance Use and Impulse Control
Chapter 13 Personality
Chapter 14 Psychosis
Chapter 15 Neurodevelopment
Chapter 16 Aging and Neurocognition
Chapter 17 Mental Health and the Law
,Test Bank: Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition
(Barlow, 2021)
CHAPTER 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following best defines "abnormal behaviour" according to the integrative approach?
a) Behaviour that is statistically rare
b) Behaviour that deviates from the average
c) A psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical
or culturally expected response
d) Any behaviour that society considers unacceptable
Answer: c)
Rationale: The textbook defines abnormal behaviour as a psychological dysfunction that is associated
with distress or impairment and is not a typical or culturally expected response. Statistical rarity alone is
insufficient.
2. The concept of a "psychological disorder" is characterized by:
a) A single defining criterion
b) Dysfunction, distress, and deviance considered together
c) Only the presence of emotional distress
d) Exclusively biological abnormalities
Answer: b)
Rationale: No single criterion is sufficient; psychological disorders are defined by considering dysfunction,
distress, and atypicality/deviance together.
3. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates believed that psychological disorders were caused by:
a) Demonic possession
b) Imbalances in bodily fluids (humours)
c) Moral weakness
d) Planetary alignment
Answer: b)
Rationale: Hippocrates proposed the humoral theory—that imbalances in blood, black bile, yellow bile,
and phlegm caused mental disorders.
4. The practice of trephination in prehistoric times most likely involved:
a) Bloodletting to release evil spirits
, b) Chipping a hole in the skull to allow evil spirits to escape
c) Applying herbal remedies to the forehead
d) Chaining individuals to walls
Answer: b)
Rationale: Trephination involved creating an opening in the skull, likely to allow evil spirits to escape the
body.
5. The reform movement in mental health treatment during the 18th and 19th centuries is most closely
associated with:
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Philippe Pinel and Dorothea Dix
c) Emil Kraepelin
d) B.F. Skinner
Answer: b)
Rationale: Pinel advocated for humane treatment in France, and Dorothea Dix championed mental
health reform in North America.
6. The biopsychosocial model suggests that:
a) Biological factors are the primary cause of all mental illness
b) Psychological, biological, and social factors all interact to produce abnormal behaviour
c) Social factors are irrelevant to understanding psychopathology
d) Only psychological factors contribute to mental disorders
Answer: b)
Rationale: The integrative approach emphasizes the interaction of biological, psychological, and social
dimensions.
7. Moral therapy was based on the principle that:
a) Mental illness was punishment for immoral behaviour
b) Patients should be treated with kindness, compassion, and dignity in a supportive environment
c) Patients needed strict discipline and punishment
d) Mental illness could be cured through religious conversion
Answer: b)
Rationale: Moral therapy emphasized treating patients humanely with respect and dignity.
8. The scientist-practitioner model in clinical psychology requires that mental health professionals:
a) Only conduct research
b) Only provide therapy
Approach
by David Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author), Stefan
Hofmann (Author), Martin Lalumière (Author)
6th Edition
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Chapter 2 An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
Chapter 3 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 4 Research Methods
Chapter 5 Anxiety
Chapter 6 Preoccupation and Obsession
Chapter 8 Mood
Chapter 9 Eating
Chapter 10 Sleeping
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender
Chapter 12 Substance Use and Impulse Control
Chapter 13 Personality
Chapter 14 Psychosis
Chapter 15 Neurodevelopment
Chapter 16 Aging and Neurocognition
Chapter 17 Mental Health and the Law
,Test Bank: Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition
(Barlow, 2021)
CHAPTER 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following best defines "abnormal behaviour" according to the integrative approach?
a) Behaviour that is statistically rare
b) Behaviour that deviates from the average
c) A psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical
or culturally expected response
d) Any behaviour that society considers unacceptable
Answer: c)
Rationale: The textbook defines abnormal behaviour as a psychological dysfunction that is associated
with distress or impairment and is not a typical or culturally expected response. Statistical rarity alone is
insufficient.
2. The concept of a "psychological disorder" is characterized by:
a) A single defining criterion
b) Dysfunction, distress, and deviance considered together
c) Only the presence of emotional distress
d) Exclusively biological abnormalities
Answer: b)
Rationale: No single criterion is sufficient; psychological disorders are defined by considering dysfunction,
distress, and atypicality/deviance together.
3. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates believed that psychological disorders were caused by:
a) Demonic possession
b) Imbalances in bodily fluids (humours)
c) Moral weakness
d) Planetary alignment
Answer: b)
Rationale: Hippocrates proposed the humoral theory—that imbalances in blood, black bile, yellow bile,
and phlegm caused mental disorders.
4. The practice of trephination in prehistoric times most likely involved:
a) Bloodletting to release evil spirits
, b) Chipping a hole in the skull to allow evil spirits to escape
c) Applying herbal remedies to the forehead
d) Chaining individuals to walls
Answer: b)
Rationale: Trephination involved creating an opening in the skull, likely to allow evil spirits to escape the
body.
5. The reform movement in mental health treatment during the 18th and 19th centuries is most closely
associated with:
a) Sigmund Freud
b) Philippe Pinel and Dorothea Dix
c) Emil Kraepelin
d) B.F. Skinner
Answer: b)
Rationale: Pinel advocated for humane treatment in France, and Dorothea Dix championed mental
health reform in North America.
6. The biopsychosocial model suggests that:
a) Biological factors are the primary cause of all mental illness
b) Psychological, biological, and social factors all interact to produce abnormal behaviour
c) Social factors are irrelevant to understanding psychopathology
d) Only psychological factors contribute to mental disorders
Answer: b)
Rationale: The integrative approach emphasizes the interaction of biological, psychological, and social
dimensions.
7. Moral therapy was based on the principle that:
a) Mental illness was punishment for immoral behaviour
b) Patients should be treated with kindness, compassion, and dignity in a supportive environment
c) Patients needed strict discipline and punishment
d) Mental illness could be cured through religious conversion
Answer: b)
Rationale: Moral therapy emphasized treating patients humanely with respect and dignity.
8. The scientist-practitioner model in clinical psychology requires that mental health professionals:
a) Only conduct research
b) Only provide therapy
