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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a scientific
field of study.
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.


ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. a. genetic factors
b. environmental factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. an interaction of many factors


ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's
psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____. a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research


ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
____ for a client's abnormality. a. time of onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis


ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____. a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms

, ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.


ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual

7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing? a.
Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.


ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____.
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior
b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
d. using therapy to improve client behavior


ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior


ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
MSC: Factual

10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more self-
disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____. a. how
epidemiological work is done in the field
b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior

, d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis


ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied




11. Clinical psychologists usually have ____ degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have ____ degrees. a.
bachelor's (B.S.); medical (M.D.)
b. medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.)
c. doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D); medical (M.D.)
d. master's (M.S.); doctorate (Ph.D.)


ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

12. Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and
antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed a three-
year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a ____. a. social worker
b. psychiatrist
c. clinical psychologist
d. psychoanalyst


ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

13. Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda
has a Psy.D., Jayne has an M.D., and Sheryl has a D.S.W. We can predict that ____. a. Sheryl is a
psychiatrist
b. Linda is a social worker
c. Linda is a clinical psychologist
d. Jayne is a clinical psychologist


ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied

14. Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychoanalysts
must have ____.
a. a master's (M.S.) degree
b. an M.D
c. only a bachelor's (B.S.) degree
d. their own intensive personal analysis from an experienced analyst

, ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual

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z____. za. zpsychoanalyst z
b. marriage zand zfamily zcounselor z
c. psychiatric zsocial zworker z
d. behaviorally zoriented zcounseling zpsychologist z
z
z
ANS: zA z REF: zThe zConcerns zof zAbnormal zPsychology z z
OBJ: z1 z MSC: zApplied z
z
z
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zto zwhich zcriterion? za. zdeviance z
b. distress z
c. dangerousness z
d. dysfunction z
z
z
ANS: zB z REF: zDetermining zAbnormality z OBJ: z2 z
MSC: zApplied z
z

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z
z
ANS: zA z REF: zDetermining zAbnormality z OBJ: z2 z
MSC: zConceptual z
z

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zindividual's zIQ zscore zis. zThe zcriterion zused zis z____. za. zabnormality z
b. cultural zrelativism z
c. cultural zuniversality z
d. deviance z
z
z
ANS: zD z REF: zDetermining zAbnormality z OBJ: z2 z
MSC: zConceptual z
z

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zit zwas zday zor znight, zor zeven zwhat zday zit zwas. zAnita zwas zexperiencing z____. za. za zhallucination
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b. a zdelusion z
c. disorientation z
d. psychosis z
z
z
ANS: zC z REF: zDetermining zAbnormality z OBJ: z2 z
MSC: zApplied z