Test Bank
for
Nietzel • Speltz
McCauley • Bernstein
Abnormal Psychology
Prepared by
Susan K. Fuhr
Weber State University
Allyn and Bacon
Boston • London • Toronto • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore
Copyright © 1998 by Allyn & Bacon
A Viacom Company
160 Gould Street
Needham Heights, MA 02194
Internet: www.abacon.com
America Online: keyword: College Online
All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced for use with Abnormal Psychology by
Michael T. Nietzel, Matthew L. Speltz, Elizabeth A. McCauley, and Douglas A. Bernstein, provided such
reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any form for any other purpose without
written permission from the copyright owner.
ISBN 0-205-26283-X
Printed in the United States of America
,10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 02 01 00 99 98 97
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
DEVELOPMENTAL IDENTITY DISORDERS
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
DISORDERS AND LEARNING BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
DISABILITIES STRESS, MENTAL DISORDERS
Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9
SLEEP, AND ADJUSTMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY
Chapter 10
DISORDERS ALTERNATIVES TO
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INDIVIDUAL
13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
AND HEALTH PSYCHOTHERAPY LEGAL
Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter
ANXIETY DISORDERS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN
18
DISSOCIATIVE AND MENTAL DISORDERS
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS 1
AND PRESENT
MOOD DISORDERS AND 33
PERSPECTIVES
SUICIDE 58
ASSESSMENT AND
SCHIZOPHRENIA 85
DIAGNOSIS
COGNITIVE DISORDERS 110 134 155 181 205
DISORDERS OF INFANCY,
PERSONALITY DISORDERS 238 263 281 309 339 365 385
CHILDHOOD, and
SUBSTANCE-RELATED 410 431
ADOLESCENCE DISORDERS
SEXUAL AND GENDER
Preface
Given the popularity of the undergraduate course in abnormal psychology as well as the
exigencies imposed by large class sizes in most colleges and universities, many instructors
employ multiple choice exams as a primary means of evaluating student learning. I have
tried to produce a diverse array of such questions, along with a few short answer/essay items
at the end of each chapter. I hope you find them useful as you create exams for your course.
Each item is presented with several descriptive qualifiers, listed just below the item
number. For instance, here is an item from Chapter 7:
7. 6 Dr. Seshachari is treating a client who is diagnosed with one of the most common
Ans. C anxiety disorders. Which of the following
App would this be?
p. 217 a. generalized anxiety
E b. panic disorder
* c. social phobia
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
7. 6 > Ans. C > App > p. 217 > E >
, chapter number. item number answer
correct answer item difficulty: EASY (E), MODERATE (M),
1
type of item: APPLIED (App), CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGING (C)
(Con), FACTUAL (Fac) page reference for
* indicates item is found in the student Practice Tests (20 per chapter)
Each chapter has at least 65% Applied items and roughly 15% Conceptual and 15%
Factual. I would very much appreciate your feedback and suggestions as you use these
items. Please contact me by email: sfuhr@weber. edu.
I would like to express my thanks to the several individuals without whose aid and support
this project would not have come to fruition. To Doug Bernstein, thank you for
recommending me and providing all-important social support via the electronic highway.
And hearty thanks to Sue Gleason, my stalwart, always reassuring editor who's been a
pleasure to work with. About 250 items in this bank were written, and my own writing
reviewed, by some of Weber State University's brightest and best students: Danny May,
Bryce Warren, Shayne Palmer, Angie Wehr, and Todd Woodward. And Amanda Allman, of
Illinois, was a saving grace toward the end of the project, writing several items for the last
three chapters. Thanks Amanda. And now that I've written, rewritten, and edited the last
item, I can tell my long-neglected spouse that I'll soon be back to normal (whatever that is!).
Susan K. Fuhr, Ph. D.
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah 84408-1202
I encourage you to bear in mind that because this is a new testbank for a new text, these
difficulty levels are rationally based and await empirical item analysis. Your own choices for
class coverage and emphases will affect the accuracy of these recommended levels.
Chapter 1
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES
1. 1 Which facet of your text's definition of "abnormal behavior" is universally Ans. D
accepted?
Fac a. individual disturbance of behavior or physical functioning p. 4 b. psychological distress
or impaired functioning
E c. a kind of disturbance that is unexpected in the culture d. None of the above apply.
1. 2 If you were a citizen of ancient Egypt, what would you be most likely to cite Ans. C as the
cause of Nelson McGrath's behavior?
App a. weakness of character
p. 5 b. bodily illness
E c. evil
d. irrational thoughts & perceptions
1. 3 Evidence from cultures around 3500 to 3000 B. C. suggests that a Ans. D model would
have been used to explain abnormal behavior. Fac a. medical
p. 5 b. humanistic
E c. rationalistic
d. demonological
, 1. 4 How might an early Mesopotamian individual be treated if she or he Ans. C demonstrated
bizarre actions, strange speech, and extremely unusual beliefs? App a. bloodletting with leeches
p. 5 b. confinement to an asylum
M c. trephining
d. a special diet to restore bodily imbalances
1. 5 Ancient Chinese and Hebrew civilizations employed several methods in the Ans. B
treatment of abnormal individuals. Which approach, however, was NOT Fac common?
p. 5 a. exercise and special diet
M b. special care in asylums
c. faith healing
d. concoctions to poison spirits and demons
1. 6 The movie "An American Werewolf in London" reflects a belief in which of Ans. A the
following?
App a. lycanthropy
p. 5 b. hysteria
E c. tarantism
d. stigmata diaboli
1
1. 7 In your historical review of early approaches to understanding abnormality, to Ans.
D whom would you credit the birth of the medical tradition? App a. Roman
philosophers
p. 5 b. Islamic scholars
E c. Egyptian healers
d. Greek physicians
1. 8 If you assert that humans are primarily rational beings who gain knowledge Ans. C
through reasoning and recollection to discover universal truths, to whom do Con you
clearly owe an intellectual debt?
p. 5 a. Hippocrates
M b. Avicenna
* c. Plato
d. Descartes
1. 9 Marc considers himself an empirical scientist of psychology, gathering and Ans. C
evaluating information from perceptual experiences. Which Greek philosopher Con set
forth the intellectual foundation for Marc's perspective? p. 5 a. Plato
M b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. Galen
1. 10 Which humorous Greek is considered the father of medicine? Ans. B a. Galen
Fac b. Hippocrates
p. 5 c. Epictetus
E d. Aristotle
1. 11 An ancient Greek was diagnosed as suffering from melancholia. This Ans. A
for
Nietzel • Speltz
McCauley • Bernstein
Abnormal Psychology
Prepared by
Susan K. Fuhr
Weber State University
Allyn and Bacon
Boston • London • Toronto • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore
Copyright © 1998 by Allyn & Bacon
A Viacom Company
160 Gould Street
Needham Heights, MA 02194
Internet: www.abacon.com
America Online: keyword: College Online
All rights reserved. The contents, or parts thereof, may be reproduced for use with Abnormal Psychology by
Michael T. Nietzel, Matthew L. Speltz, Elizabeth A. McCauley, and Douglas A. Bernstein, provided such
reproductions bear copyright notice, but may not be reproduced in any form for any other purpose without
written permission from the copyright owner.
ISBN 0-205-26283-X
Printed in the United States of America
,10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 02 01 00 99 98 97
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
DEVELOPMENTAL IDENTITY DISORDERS
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3
DISORDERS AND LEARNING BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF
Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
DISABILITIES STRESS, MENTAL DISORDERS
Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9
SLEEP, AND ADJUSTMENT PSYCHOTHERAPY
Chapter 10
DISORDERS ALTERNATIVES TO
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter
PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS INDIVIDUAL
13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15
AND HEALTH PSYCHOTHERAPY LEGAL
Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter
ANXIETY DISORDERS AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN
18
DISSOCIATIVE AND MENTAL DISORDERS
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST
SOMATOFORM DISORDERS 1
AND PRESENT
MOOD DISORDERS AND 33
PERSPECTIVES
SUICIDE 58
ASSESSMENT AND
SCHIZOPHRENIA 85
DIAGNOSIS
COGNITIVE DISORDERS 110 134 155 181 205
DISORDERS OF INFANCY,
PERSONALITY DISORDERS 238 263 281 309 339 365 385
CHILDHOOD, and
SUBSTANCE-RELATED 410 431
ADOLESCENCE DISORDERS
SEXUAL AND GENDER
Preface
Given the popularity of the undergraduate course in abnormal psychology as well as the
exigencies imposed by large class sizes in most colleges and universities, many instructors
employ multiple choice exams as a primary means of evaluating student learning. I have
tried to produce a diverse array of such questions, along with a few short answer/essay items
at the end of each chapter. I hope you find them useful as you create exams for your course.
Each item is presented with several descriptive qualifiers, listed just below the item
number. For instance, here is an item from Chapter 7:
7. 6 Dr. Seshachari is treating a client who is diagnosed with one of the most common
Ans. C anxiety disorders. Which of the following
App would this be?
p. 217 a. generalized anxiety
E b. panic disorder
* c. social phobia
d. obsessive-compulsive disorder
7. 6 > Ans. C > App > p. 217 > E >
, chapter number. item number answer
correct answer item difficulty: EASY (E), MODERATE (M),
1
type of item: APPLIED (App), CONCEPTUAL CHALLENGING (C)
(Con), FACTUAL (Fac) page reference for
* indicates item is found in the student Practice Tests (20 per chapter)
Each chapter has at least 65% Applied items and roughly 15% Conceptual and 15%
Factual. I would very much appreciate your feedback and suggestions as you use these
items. Please contact me by email: sfuhr@weber. edu.
I would like to express my thanks to the several individuals without whose aid and support
this project would not have come to fruition. To Doug Bernstein, thank you for
recommending me and providing all-important social support via the electronic highway.
And hearty thanks to Sue Gleason, my stalwart, always reassuring editor who's been a
pleasure to work with. About 250 items in this bank were written, and my own writing
reviewed, by some of Weber State University's brightest and best students: Danny May,
Bryce Warren, Shayne Palmer, Angie Wehr, and Todd Woodward. And Amanda Allman, of
Illinois, was a saving grace toward the end of the project, writing several items for the last
three chapters. Thanks Amanda. And now that I've written, rewritten, and edited the last
item, I can tell my long-neglected spouse that I'll soon be back to normal (whatever that is!).
Susan K. Fuhr, Ph. D.
Weber State University
Ogden, Utah 84408-1202
I encourage you to bear in mind that because this is a new testbank for a new text, these
difficulty levels are rationally based and await empirical item analysis. Your own choices for
class coverage and emphases will affect the accuracy of these recommended levels.
Chapter 1
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES
1. 1 Which facet of your text's definition of "abnormal behavior" is universally Ans. D
accepted?
Fac a. individual disturbance of behavior or physical functioning p. 4 b. psychological distress
or impaired functioning
E c. a kind of disturbance that is unexpected in the culture d. None of the above apply.
1. 2 If you were a citizen of ancient Egypt, what would you be most likely to cite Ans. C as the
cause of Nelson McGrath's behavior?
App a. weakness of character
p. 5 b. bodily illness
E c. evil
d. irrational thoughts & perceptions
1. 3 Evidence from cultures around 3500 to 3000 B. C. suggests that a Ans. D model would
have been used to explain abnormal behavior. Fac a. medical
p. 5 b. humanistic
E c. rationalistic
d. demonological
, 1. 4 How might an early Mesopotamian individual be treated if she or he Ans. C demonstrated
bizarre actions, strange speech, and extremely unusual beliefs? App a. bloodletting with leeches
p. 5 b. confinement to an asylum
M c. trephining
d. a special diet to restore bodily imbalances
1. 5 Ancient Chinese and Hebrew civilizations employed several methods in the Ans. B
treatment of abnormal individuals. Which approach, however, was NOT Fac common?
p. 5 a. exercise and special diet
M b. special care in asylums
c. faith healing
d. concoctions to poison spirits and demons
1. 6 The movie "An American Werewolf in London" reflects a belief in which of Ans. A the
following?
App a. lycanthropy
p. 5 b. hysteria
E c. tarantism
d. stigmata diaboli
1
1. 7 In your historical review of early approaches to understanding abnormality, to Ans.
D whom would you credit the birth of the medical tradition? App a. Roman
philosophers
p. 5 b. Islamic scholars
E c. Egyptian healers
d. Greek physicians
1. 8 If you assert that humans are primarily rational beings who gain knowledge Ans. C
through reasoning and recollection to discover universal truths, to whom do Con you
clearly owe an intellectual debt?
p. 5 a. Hippocrates
M b. Avicenna
* c. Plato
d. Descartes
1. 9 Marc considers himself an empirical scientist of psychology, gathering and Ans. C
evaluating information from perceptual experiences. Which Greek philosopher Con set
forth the intellectual foundation for Marc's perspective? p. 5 a. Plato
M b. Hippocrates
c. Aristotle
d. Galen
1. 10 Which humorous Greek is considered the father of medicine? Ans. B a. Galen
Fac b. Hippocrates
p. 5 c. Epictetus
E d. Aristotle
1. 11 An ancient Greek was diagnosed as suffering from melancholia. This Ans. A
