Test Bank For Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 12th Edition by David SueDerald SueDiane M. SueStanley Sue Chapter 1-17| LATEST

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, Chapter a v 1: a v Abnormal a v Behavior
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MULTIPLE a v CHOICE

1. Which a v statement a v about a v abnormal a v psychology a v is a v accurate?
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
b. Although avabnormal avpsychology avhas avmade avseveral avgains avin avthe avpast av20 avyears, avit avis
avnot avyet ava avscientific avfield avof avstudy.

c. The a v subject a v matter a v of a v abnormal a v psychology a v is a v restricted a v to a v extremely a v bizarre a v behavior.
d. Most a v diagnoses a v of a v abnormality a v are a v based a v on avtwo a v or a v three a v basic a v behavioral a v factors.
ANS: a v A REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Factual

2. Psychopathology, a v or a v abnormal a v behavior, a v results a v primarily a v from a v .
a. genetic a v factors
b. environmental a v factors
c. sociocultural a v factors
d. an interaction of many factors
ANS: a v D REF: a v Introduction OBJ: a v av 1 MSC: a v Factual

3. Dr. avThompson avcollects avinformation avin avorder avto avdescribe avand avdraw avinferences avabout avan
individual's avpsychological avdisorder. avDr.
avThompson avis avengaged avin av .
a. therapy
b. predicting a v dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: a v C REF: a v The avConcerns avof avAbnormal avPsychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Applied

4. Dr. avKohn avis ava avpsychoanalyst, avDr. avEdwards avis ava avhumanistic avtherapist, avDr. avPeterson avis ava
avcognitive avbehavioral avtherapist, avand avDr. avJames avis ava avGestalt avtherapist. avEach avof avthem avwould

avlikely avhave ava avdifferent

for ava avclient's avabnormality.
a. time avof avonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: a v B REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Applied

5. A avpsychologist avsays, av―Juan's avabnormal avbehavior avis avlikely avdue avto ava avcombination avof
avbiology avand avinadequate avinterpersonal avskills.‖ avThe avpsychologist avis .
a. predicting a v the a v future a v symptoms a v of a v Juan

, b. giving avJuan ava avpsychodiagnosis
c. offering a v an a v explanation a v for a v Juan's a v problem

d. describing a v how a v to a v control a v Juan's a v symptoms
ANS: a v C REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Applied




6. Which a v statement a v regarding a v the a v prediction a v of a v abnormal a v behavior a v is a v accurate?
a. Even a v experienced a v professionals a v tend a v to a v overpredict a v future a v violence.
b. Psychologists a v are a v not a v interested a v in a v predicting a v clients' a v future a v behavior.
c. Prediction a v is a v unrelated a v to a v understanding a v the a v cause a v of a v abnormality.
d. Psychologists a v tend a v to a v underpredict a v future a v violence.
ANS: a v A REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Conceptual

7. One avof avSeung-Hui avCho's avprofessors avreported avCho's avfrightening avbehavior avto avmany avcampus
avauthorities. avWhat avreason avdid avthose avauthorities avgive avher avto avexplain avwhy avthey avcould avdo

avnothing?

a. Cho's avtherapist avdid avnot avfeel avhe avposed ava avdanger avto avothers.
b. There a v was a v no avspace a v in avany a v of avthe a v local a v mental a v health a v facilities a v to avhouse avhim.
c. Cho a v did a v not a v make a v any a v overt a v threats a v against a v anyone.
d. When a v compared a v with a v that a v of a v his a v peer a v group, a v Cho's a v behavior a v was a v not a v considered a v odd.
ANS: a v C REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Applied

8. When a v psychologists a v talk a v about a v modifying a v abnormal a v behavior, a v they a v mean a v they a v are a v .
a. attempting a v to a v understand a v the a v underlying a v cause a v of a v that a v behavior
b. restricting a v the a v freedom a v of a v dangerous a v clients
c. attempting a v to a v anticipate a v the a v future a v behaviors a v of a v clients
d. using a v therapy a v to a v improve a v client a v behavior
ANS: a v D REF: a v The avConcerns a v of avAbnormal a v Psychology
OBJ: a v 1 MSC: a v Factual


9. Which a v of avthe a v following a v defines a v therapy a v most a v accurately?
a. A a v program a v of a v systematic a v intervention a v designed a v to a v alter a v behavior, a v emotion, a v or a v thought
b. The a v scientific a v study a v of a v abnormal a v behavior.
c. A a v system a v of a v observing a v abnormal a v behavior a v in a v an a v attempt a v to a v classify a v it
d. The a v application a v of a v a avtheoretical a v model a v to avexplain a v the a v cause a v of a v abnormal a v behavior
ANS: a v A REF: a v 1 OBJ: avThe avConcerns avof avAbnormal
avPsychology avMSC: a v Factual

10. A a v psychologist a v develops a v several a v activities a v for a v clients a v aimed a v at a v helping a v them a v become a v more
self-disciplined a v and a v feel a v more a v confident a v about a v trying a v new a v behaviors. a v This a v example
a v illustrates a v .
a. how a v epidemiological a v work a v is a v done a v in avthe a v field
b. how avtherapy avmay avbe avseen avas avan avattempt avto avmodify avbehavior
c. the a v function a v of a v providing a v an a v explanation a v for a v abnormal a v behavior
d. the a v essential a v need a v for a v accurate a v psychodiagnosis