Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Barlow

1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder is associated with a. stress. b. Impaired functioning. c. Culturally expected responses. d. Psychotic symptoms. ANSWER: b DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: Understanding Psychopathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ABNO.DURA.16. APA1.1a - Identify basic biological, psychological, and social components of behavioral explanations (e.g., inferences, observations, operational definitions, interpretation) OTHER: TYPE: Factual 2. A psychological dysfunction refers to a. A breakdown in cognitive functioning. b. A breakdown in emotional functioning. c. A breakdown in behavioral functioning. d. Any of these. ANSWER: d DIFFICULTY: Moderate REFERENCES: Understanding Psychopathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ABNO.DURA.16. APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological, psychological, and social components of behavioral explanations (e.g., inferences, observations, operational definitions, interpretation) OTHER: TYPE: Factual NOTES: NEW 3. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to state that a. It is difficult to define “normal” and “abnormal.” b. abnormalitydependssolelyon subjectivedistress. c. thedefinition isuniversalacrosscultures. d. thecriteriadifferdependingon whether theindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychological dysfunction. ANSWER: a DIFFICULTY: Easy REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents ofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., inferences,observations,operational definitions, interpretation) OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual 4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto defineabnormality because a. behavior thatoccurs infrequentlyisconsidered abnormalin everyculture. b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor impairment to beconsideredabnormal. c. behaviorsvary verylittlefromone individualto anotherwithineachculture. d. manypeoplebehave in ways thatdeviatefromtheaverage, butthisdoesn’tmean thattheyhaveadisorder