Compilation of Test Bank Reviewer for Pyschometrician
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Compilation of Test Bank Reviewer for Pyschometrician Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1
by Barlow
(Note: correct answers are marked in green)
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1
by Barlow
The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of
his disorder were attributed to phenomena. ✖
1. a. natural
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1 2. b. supernatural
by Barlow 3. c. both natural and supernatural
4. d. neither natural nor supernatural
A psychological dysfunction refers to ✖ In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
1. a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning. disorders, including depression, follow a(n) _ course. ✔
2. b. a breakdown in emotional functioning. 1. a. episodic
3. c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning. 2. b. time-limited
4. d. all of these 3. c. guarded
4. d. insidious
In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that ✖ The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from
1. a. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality. the ancient Greek concept in which the ✖
2. b. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality. 1. a. mind was considered separate from the body.
3. c. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder. 2. b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
4. d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological 3. c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
disorder or a psychological dysfunction. 4. d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior.
In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological
The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, stars, and planets disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as .✔
influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called 1. a. bloodletting
.✖ 2. b. induced seizures
1. a. graphology 3. c. exorcism
2. b. parapsychology 4. d. drilling through the skull
3. c. astronomy During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes
4. d. astrology forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to ✔
1. a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious.
Until the 1970s, hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women. In fact, the term 2. b. build up muscle strength and make the person healthier.
"hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means .✔ 3. c. rid the individual`s body of evil spirits. - Given
1. a. ovary 4. d. prove that the person was not a witch.
2. b. uterus - Given The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in
3. c. pregnancy DSM-IV. ✔
4. d. vagina 1. a. theoretical perspectives on abnormality
You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are 2. b. treatments for mental disorders
impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality, 3. c. causes of mental illness
derives from a Greek word meaning .✖ 4. d. diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders - Given
1. a. blood - Given Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the
2. b. phlegm biological, psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the of a
3. c. yellow bile disorder. ✖
4. d. black bile 1. a. prognosis
2. b. etiology
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(Note: correct answers are marked in green)
Compilation of Test Bank Reviewer for Pyschometrician Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1
by Barlow
(Note: correct answers are marked in green)
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1
by Barlow
The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of
his disorder were attributed to phenomena. ✖
1. a. natural
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1 2. b. supernatural
by Barlow 3. c. both natural and supernatural
4. d. neither natural nor supernatural
A psychological dysfunction refers to ✖ In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
1. a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning. disorders, including depression, follow a(n) _ course. ✔
2. b. a breakdown in emotional functioning. 1. a. episodic
3. c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning. 2. b. time-limited
4. d. all of these 3. c. guarded
4. d. insidious
In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that ✖ The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from
1. a. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality. the ancient Greek concept in which the ✖
2. b. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality. 1. a. mind was considered separate from the body.
3. c. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder. 2. b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
4. d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological 3. c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
disorder or a psychological dysfunction. 4. d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior.
In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological
The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, stars, and planets disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as .✔
influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called 1. a. bloodletting
.✖ 2. b. induced seizures
1. a. graphology 3. c. exorcism
2. b. parapsychology 4. d. drilling through the skull
3. c. astronomy During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes
4. d. astrology forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to ✔
1. a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious.
Until the 1970s, hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women. In fact, the term 2. b. build up muscle strength and make the person healthier.
"hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means .✔ 3. c. rid the individual`s body of evil spirits. - Given
1. a. ovary 4. d. prove that the person was not a witch.
2. b. uterus - Given The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in
3. c. pregnancy DSM-IV. ✔
4. d. vagina 1. a. theoretical perspectives on abnormality
You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are 2. b. treatments for mental disorders
impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality, 3. c. causes of mental illness
derives from a Greek word meaning .✖ 4. d. diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders - Given
1. a. blood - Given Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the
2. b. phlegm biological, psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the of a
3. c. yellow bile disorder. ✖
4. d. black bile 1. a. prognosis
2. b. etiology
1/98 2/98
