,Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 11th Edition by
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Barlow with questions and correct Answers
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1. According ato athe aauthors aof ayour atextbook, athe adefinition aof aa apsychological adisorder ais aassociated awith
a. stress.
b. Impaired afunctioning.
c. Culturally aexpected aresponses.
d. Psychotic asymptoms.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: a a Easy
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: aABNO.DURA.16. aAPA1.1a a- aIdentify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial
acomponents aof abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions,
ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: aFactual
2. A apsychological adysfunction arefers ato
a. A abreakdown ain acognitive afunctioning.
b. A abreakdown ain aemotional afunctioning.
c. A abreakdown ain abehavioral afunctioning.
d. Any aof athese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: aABNO.DURA.16. aAPA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: aFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regarding athe adefinition aof aabnormality, ait ais acorrect ato astate athat
a. It ais adifficult ato adefine a“normal” aand a“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon a subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition aisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon awhether atheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychological
adysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
aofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ainferences,observations,operational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical a ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto a defineabnormality a because
a. behavior athatoccurs ainfrequentlyisconsidered aabnormalin aeveryculture.
, b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor aimpairment ato abeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvary averylittlefromone aindividualto aanotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehave ain aways athatdeviatefromtheaverage, abutthisdoesn’tmean athattheyhaveadisorder.
Full afile aat ahttps://testbanku.eu/
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: a UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Amalecollegestudentbegins afeelingsad aand alonely.Althoughstill aableto ago ato aclassesandworkathisjob, ahefinds
ahimself afeelingdown amuch aof athetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningto ahim. aWhichpartofthedefinition aof
aabnormalityappliesto ahis asituation?
a. Personal adistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
aofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ainferences,observations,operational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
6. Mark ahas adyed ahis ahair apurple. a Although ahis afriends alike athe acolor, ahis aolder aaunts ahave abeen agiving ahim astrange
alooks. aMark ais aapplying afor ajobs aand ahas anot ayet ahad aany ajob aoffers. aHe asuspects athat apotential aemployers aare anot
ataking ahim aseriously abecause aof ahis ahair acolor. a Which apart aof aabnormality aapplies ato aMark’s aemployment
asituation?
a. Personal aDistress
b. Cultural aFactors
c. Impaired aFunctioning
d. Violation aof aSocial aNorms
ANSWER: ad
DIFFICULTY: a Moderate
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: a TYPE: a Applied
7. Talking aloudly aand asmoking ais amore aappropriate ain aan aEgyptian amovie atheatre athan aan aAmerican aone. aThis aillustrates
awhich anorm?
a. Personal aDistress
b. Cultural aFactors
c. Impaired aFunctioning
d. Violation aof aSocial aNorms
ANSWER: ab
DIFFICULTY: a Moderate
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
, LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: a TYPE: a Applied
8. Which aof athe afollowing ais atrue:
a. There ais aclear aconsensus aon athe adefinition aof amental ahealth adisease.
a a a a a a a a
Barlow with questions and correct Answers
a a a a a a
1. According ato athe aauthors aof ayour atextbook, athe adefinition aof aa apsychological adisorder ais aassociated awith
a. stress.
b. Impaired afunctioning.
c. Culturally aexpected aresponses.
d. Psychotic asymptoms.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: a a Easy
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: aABNO.DURA.16. aAPA1.1a a- aIdentify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial
acomponents aof abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions,
ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: aFactual
2. A apsychological adysfunction arefers ato
a. A abreakdown ain acognitive afunctioning.
b. A abreakdown ain aemotional afunctioning.
c. A abreakdown ain abehavioral afunctioning.
d. Any aof athese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: aABNO.DURA.16. aAPA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: aFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regarding athe adefinition aof aabnormality, ait ais acorrect ato astate athat
a. It ais adifficult ato adefine a“normal” aand a“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon a subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition aisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon awhether atheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychological
adysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
aofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ainferences,observations,operational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical a ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto a defineabnormality a because
a. behavior athatoccurs ainfrequentlyisconsidered aabnormalin aeveryculture.
, b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor aimpairment ato abeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvary averylittlefromone aindividualto aanotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehave ain aways athatdeviatefromtheaverage, abutthisdoesn’tmean athattheyhaveadisorder.
Full afile aat ahttps://testbanku.eu/
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: a UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Amalecollegestudentbegins afeelingsad aand alonely.Althoughstill aableto ago ato aclassesandworkathisjob, ahefinds
ahimself afeelingdown amuch aof athetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningto ahim. aWhichpartofthedefinition aof
aabnormalityappliesto ahis asituation?
a. Personal adistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
aofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ainferences,observations,operational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
6. Mark ahas adyed ahis ahair apurple. a Although ahis afriends alike athe acolor, ahis aolder aaunts ahave abeen agiving ahim astrange
alooks. aMark ais aapplying afor ajobs aand ahas anot ayet ahad aany ajob aoffers. aHe asuspects athat apotential aemployers aare anot
ataking ahim aseriously abecause aof ahis ahair acolor. a Which apart aof aabnormality aapplies ato aMark’s aemployment
asituation?
a. Personal aDistress
b. Cultural aFactors
c. Impaired aFunctioning
d. Violation aof aSocial aNorms
ANSWER: ad
DIFFICULTY: a Moderate
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: a TYPE: a Applied
7. Talking aloudly aand asmoking ais amore aappropriate ain aan aEgyptian amovie atheatre athan aan aAmerican aone. aThis aillustrates
awhich anorm?
a. Personal aDistress
b. Cultural aFactors
c. Impaired aFunctioning
d. Violation aof aSocial aNorms
ANSWER: ab
DIFFICULTY: a Moderate
REFERENCES: aUnderstanding aPsychopathology
, LEARNING aOBJECTIVES: a ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify abasic abiological, apsychological, aand asocial acomponents aof
abehavioral aexplanations a(e.g., ainferences, aobservations, aoperational adefinitions, ainterpretation)
OTHER: a TYPE: a Applied
8. Which aof athe afollowing ais atrue:
a. There ais aclear aconsensus aon athe adefinition aof amental ahealth adisease.
