Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 12th Edition David Suederald Suediane M.
Suestanley Sue
Chapter 1-17
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1. WhichTstatementTaboutTtheTfieldTofTabnormalTpsychologyTisTaccurate?
a. AbnormalTpsychologyTseeksTtoTdescribe,Texplain,Tpredict,TandTmodifyTunusualTbehavi
ors.
b. AbnormalTpsychologyTisTnotTyetTconsideredTaTscientificTfieldTofTresearch.
c. AbnormalTpsychologyTfocusesTonTtheTstudyTofTonlyTtheTmostTbizarreTbehavior
d. AbnormalTpsychologyTisTmostTinterestedTinTnarrowingTaTdisorderTtoToneTbehavioralTf
actor.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: TheTFieldTofTAbnormalTPsychology
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2. SymptomsTofTmentalTillnessTorTabnormalTbehaviorT(psychopathology)TcomeTprimarilyTfromT.
a. geneticTfactors
b. environmentalTfactors
c. socioculturalTfactors
d. anTinteractionTofTmanyTfactors
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction
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3. Dr.TThompsonTisTaTmentalThealthTprofessionalTcollectingTinformationTinTorderTtoTdescribeTandTdrawTinferencesTa
boutTanTindividual‘sTemotionalTdistress.TDr.TThompsonTisTengagedTinTtheTprocessTofT .
a. investigativeTtherapy
b. predictingTdangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. experimentalTresearch
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
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4. Dr.TKohnTisTaTpsychoanalyst,TDr.TEdwardsTisTaThumanisticTtherapist,TDr.TPetersonTisTaTcognitiveTbehavioralTthera
pist,TandTDr.TJamesTisTaTGestaltTtherapist.TOnTwhichTofTtheTfollowingTfactorsTareTtheyTmostTlikelyTtoTdifferTinTterm
sTofThowTtheyTdescribeTaTclient‘sTmentalTdistress?
a. timeTofTonset
b. etiology
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
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,ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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5. ATpsychologistTstatesTthatT―Juan‘sTabnormalTbehaviorTisTlikelyTdueTtoTaTcombinationTofTbiologyTandTina
dequateTinterpersonalTskills.‖TTheTpsychologistTisT .
a. predictingTtheTfutureTsymptomsTofTJuan
b. givingTJuanTaTpsychodiagnosis
c. offeringTanTexplanationTforTJuan‘sTdifficulties
d. describingThowTtoTcontrolTJuan‘sTsymptoms
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
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6. WhichTstatementTregardingTtheTpredictionTofTabnormalTbehaviorTisTmostTaccurate?
a. PeopleTwithTdeterioratingTmentalTconditionsTcanTbeTfunctioningTwe
ll.
b. PsychologistsTareTnotTinterestedTinTpredictingTclients‘TfutureTbehav
ior.
c. PredictionTisTunrelatedTtoTunderstandingTtheTcauseTofTabnormality.
d. PsychologistsTtendTtoTunderpredictTfutureTviolence.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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7. CollegeTadministratorsTsuspendedTLeeTLoughnerTafterTtheyTbecameTconcernedTaboutTLoughner‘sTpotentialTtoTe
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, xhibitTdangerousTbehaviors.TWhyTdidn‘tTauthoritiesTarrestThim?
a. Loughner‘sTtherapistTdidTnotTfeelTheTposedTaTdangerTtoTothers.
b. NoneTofTtheTlocalTmentalThealthTfacilitiesThadTspaceTtoThouseThim
c. LoughnerTdidTnotTmakeTanyTovertTthreatsTagainstTanyone.
d. Loughner‘sTbehaviorTwasTnotTconsideredToddTinTcomparisonTtoThisTpeerTgrou
p
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
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8. WhenTpsychologistsTtalkTaboutTmodifyingTabnormalTbehaviorTtoTrelieveTmentalTdistress,TtheyTareTreferringTtoT .
a. attemptingTtoTunderstandTtheTunderlyingTcauseTofTthatTbehavior
b. restrictingTtheTfreedomTofTdangerousTclients
c. attemptingTtoTanticipateTtheTfutureTbehaviorsTofTclients
d. usingTpsychotherapyTtoTimproveTclientTbehavior
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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9. WhichTstatementTdefinesTpsychotherapyTmostTaccurately?
a. systematicTinterventionTdesignedTtoTalterTbehavior,Temotion,TorTthought
b. theTscientificTstudyTofTabnormalTbehavior
c. aTsystemTofTobservingTabnormalTbehaviorTinTanTattemptTtoTclassifyTit
d. theTapplicationTofTaTtheoreticalTmodelTtoTexplainTtheTcauseTofTabnormalTbeh
avior
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
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