TEST BANK
Prepared by:
Linda Lockwood
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Psychopathology
A Clinical Science Approach
Nineteenth Edition
Jill M. Hooley
Harvard University
Matthew K. Nock
Harvard University
, Chapter 1: Psychopathology: Overview
and Research Approaches
Total Assessment Guide (TAG)
Remember Understand Apply What
Learning Objective Question Type Analyze It
the Facts the Concepts You Know
Introduction Multiple Choice 3, 4 1, 2
Short Answer
Essay
1.1 Explain how we define Multiple Choice 9, 10, 11 5, 12 6, 7, 8
and classify mental disorders.
Short Answer 70
Essay 81
1.2 Describe the advantages Multiple Choice 13, 14, 18 15, 16, 17
and disadvantages of
classification.
Short Answer 71
Essay
1.3 Explain how culture Multiple Choice 20 19
affects what is considered
pathological or disordered,
and describe two different Short Answer 72
culture-specific disorders.
Essay
1.4 Distinguish between Multiple Choice 21, 22, 23, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36 24, 25, 26, 30 29, 34
incidence and prevalence, and 28, 33
identify the most common
and prevalent mental Short Answer 74 73
disorders.
Essay
1.5 Discuss why Multiple Choice 38 37
psychopathology research can
,be conducted in almost any Short Answer
setting.
Essay
1.6 Describe three different Multiple Choice 40 39, 41, 42
approaches used to gather
information about mental
disorders. Short Answer 76 75
Essay 82
1.7 Explain why a control (or Multiple Choice 44, 46 43, 45 47, 48
comparison group) is
necessary to adequately test a
hypothesis. Short Answer 77
Essay
1.8 Discuss why correlational Multiple Choice 49, 56 50, 52, 53, 54, 51, 57 58, 59, 60
research designs are valuable, 55
even though they cannot be
used to make causal Short Answer
inferences.
Essay 83
1.9 Explain the key features Multiple Choice 61, 63, 64, 65 62, 68 66, 67, 69
of an experimental design.
Short Answer 80 79
Essay
Chapter 1: Psychopathology: Overview and Research
Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following people would most likely seek the help of someone with a
specialization in psychopathology?
a. Stacy, a college student who is consistently 15 minutes late to class and can’t imagine
why
b. Jason, a stock trader who is afraid to leave his house
c. Misha, a lab assistant who translates the vocal sounds of dolphins
d. Tyree, an athlete who seeks to use visual imagery to improve his rowing technique
Answer: b
, Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
2. Bobbi has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia, just like her mother and her grandmother.
This is an example of __________.
a. environmental aggregation
b. family segregation
c. family aggregation
d. environmental segregation
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
3. What does Monique’s case, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. Mental disorders usually produce more distress in others than in the person who has the
mental disorder.
b. Mental disorders cover a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
c. Most people who suffer from psychopathology are quickly identified as deviant by
other people.
d. When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live
independently.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
4. What does the case of Scott, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. The problems associated with higher education in America today
b. That homelessness often causes psychopathology
c. That some psychological conditions are ―late onset‖—that is, initially occurring in
adolescence or young adulthood
d. That lower socioeconomic status is a causal factor of psychosis
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Prepared by:
Linda Lockwood
Metropolitan State University of Denver
Psychopathology
A Clinical Science Approach
Nineteenth Edition
Jill M. Hooley
Harvard University
Matthew K. Nock
Harvard University
, Chapter 1: Psychopathology: Overview
and Research Approaches
Total Assessment Guide (TAG)
Remember Understand Apply What
Learning Objective Question Type Analyze It
the Facts the Concepts You Know
Introduction Multiple Choice 3, 4 1, 2
Short Answer
Essay
1.1 Explain how we define Multiple Choice 9, 10, 11 5, 12 6, 7, 8
and classify mental disorders.
Short Answer 70
Essay 81
1.2 Describe the advantages Multiple Choice 13, 14, 18 15, 16, 17
and disadvantages of
classification.
Short Answer 71
Essay
1.3 Explain how culture Multiple Choice 20 19
affects what is considered
pathological or disordered,
and describe two different Short Answer 72
culture-specific disorders.
Essay
1.4 Distinguish between Multiple Choice 21, 22, 23, 27, 31, 32, 35, 36 24, 25, 26, 30 29, 34
incidence and prevalence, and 28, 33
identify the most common
and prevalent mental Short Answer 74 73
disorders.
Essay
1.5 Discuss why Multiple Choice 38 37
psychopathology research can
,be conducted in almost any Short Answer
setting.
Essay
1.6 Describe three different Multiple Choice 40 39, 41, 42
approaches used to gather
information about mental
disorders. Short Answer 76 75
Essay 82
1.7 Explain why a control (or Multiple Choice 44, 46 43, 45 47, 48
comparison group) is
necessary to adequately test a
hypothesis. Short Answer 77
Essay
1.8 Discuss why correlational Multiple Choice 49, 56 50, 52, 53, 54, 51, 57 58, 59, 60
research designs are valuable, 55
even though they cannot be
used to make causal Short Answer
inferences.
Essay 83
1.9 Explain the key features Multiple Choice 61, 63, 64, 65 62, 68 66, 67, 69
of an experimental design.
Short Answer 80 79
Essay
Chapter 1: Psychopathology: Overview and Research
Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following people would most likely seek the help of someone with a
specialization in psychopathology?
a. Stacy, a college student who is consistently 15 minutes late to class and can’t imagine
why
b. Jason, a stock trader who is afraid to leave his house
c. Misha, a lab assistant who translates the vocal sounds of dolphins
d. Tyree, an athlete who seeks to use visual imagery to improve his rowing technique
Answer: b
, Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
2. Bobbi has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia, just like her mother and her grandmother.
This is an example of __________.
a. environmental aggregation
b. family segregation
c. family aggregation
d. environmental segregation
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
3. What does Monique’s case, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. Mental disorders usually produce more distress in others than in the person who has the
mental disorder.
b. Mental disorders cover a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
c. Most people who suffer from psychopathology are quickly identified as deviant by
other people.
d. When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live
independently.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
4. What does the case of Scott, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. The problems associated with higher education in America today
b. That homelessness often causes psychopathology
c. That some psychological conditions are ―late onset‖—that is, initially occurring in
adolescence or young adulthood
d. That lower socioeconomic status is a causal factor of psychosis
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
