PSYCHOLOGY 8TH EDITION
TESTBANK FOR ABNORMAL
BY BARLOW /ALL CHAPTERS
1-16/FULL COMPLETE
2023-2024
, Test cBank cfor cAbnormal cPsychology c8th cEdition cby cBarlow
1. According cto cthe cauthors cof cyour ctextbook, cthe cdefinition cof ca cpsychological cdisorder cis cassociated cwith
a. stress.
b. Impaired cfunctioning.
c. Culturally cexpected cresponses.
d. Psychotic
csymptoms. cANSWER:
b cDIFFICULTY:
cEasy
REFERENCES: cUnderstanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16. cAPA1.1a c- cIdentify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial
ccomponents cof cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: cFactual
2. A cpsychological cdysfunction crefers cto
a. A cbreakdown cin ccognitive cfunctioning.
b. A cbreakdown cin cemotional cfunctioning.
c. A cbreakdown cin cbehavioral cfunctioning.
d. Any cof cthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16. cAPA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c (e.g., c inferences, c observations, coperational c definitions, c interpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: cFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regarding cthe cdefinition cof cabnormality, cit cis ccorrect cto cstate cthat
a. It cis cdifficult cto cdefine c“normal” cand c“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon c subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition cisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon cwhether ctheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychological
cdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
cofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., cinferences,observations,operational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical c ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto c defineabnormality c because
a. behavior cthatoccurs c infrequentlyisconsidered cabnormalin c everyculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor c impairment c to cbeconsideredabnormal.
, c. behaviorsvary
cverylittlefromone
cindividualto
canotherwithineac
h cculture.
d. manypeoplebehave
cin cways
cthatdeviatefromthe
caverage,
cbutthisdoesn’tmea
cn
cthattheyhaveadisor
cder.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
, REFERENCES: c UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Mark chas cdyed chis chair cpurple. c Although chis cfriends clike cthe ccolor, chis colder caunts chave cbeen cgiving chim
cstrange clooks. cMark cis capplying cfor cjobs cand chas cnot cyet chad cany cjob coffers. cHe csuspects cthat cpotential
cemployers care cnot ctaking chim cseriously cbecause cof chis chair ccolor. c Which cpart cof cabnormality capplies cto
cMark’s cemployment csituation?
a. Personal cDistress
b. Cultural cFactors
c. Impaired cFunctioning
d. Violation cof cSocial cNorms
ANSWER: c d
DIFFICULTY: cModerate
REFERENCES: c Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions, cinterpretation)
OTHER: c TYPE: c Applied
6. Amalecollegestudentbegins cfeelingsad cand clonely.Althoughstill cableto cgo cto cclassesandworkathisjob, chefinds
chimself cfeelingdown cmuch cof cthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningto chim. cWhichpartofthedefinition cof
cabnormalityappliesto chis csituation?
a. Personal cdistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
cofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., cinferences,observations,operational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
7. Talking cloudly cand csmoking cis cmore cappropriate cin can cEgyptian cmovie ctheatre cthan can cAmerican cone. cThis
cillustrates cwhich cnorm?
a. Personal cDistress
b. Cultural cFactors
c. Impaired cFunctioning
d. Violation cof cSocial cNorms
ANSWER: c b
DIFFICULTY: cModerate
REFERENCES: c Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions, cinterpretation)
OTHER: c TYPE: c Applied
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ctrue:
a. There cis cclear cconsensus con cthe cdefinition cof cmental chealth cdisease.
b. There cis cno cclear cconsensus con cthe cdefinition cof cdisease cbut cthere cis ca cclear cdefinition cof cmental chealth cdisorder.
TESTBANK FOR ABNORMAL
BY BARLOW /ALL CHAPTERS
1-16/FULL COMPLETE
2023-2024
, Test cBank cfor cAbnormal cPsychology c8th cEdition cby cBarlow
1. According cto cthe cauthors cof cyour ctextbook, cthe cdefinition cof ca cpsychological cdisorder cis cassociated cwith
a. stress.
b. Impaired cfunctioning.
c. Culturally cexpected cresponses.
d. Psychotic
csymptoms. cANSWER:
b cDIFFICULTY:
cEasy
REFERENCES: cUnderstanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16. cAPA1.1a c- cIdentify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial
ccomponents cof cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: cFactual
2. A cpsychological cdysfunction crefers cto
a. A cbreakdown cin ccognitive cfunctioning.
b. A cbreakdown cin cemotional cfunctioning.
c. A cbreakdown cin cbehavioral cfunctioning.
d. Any cof cthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16. cAPA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c (e.g., c inferences, c observations, coperational c definitions, c interpretation)
OTHER: TYPE: cFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regarding cthe cdefinition cof cabnormality, cit cis ccorrect cto cstate cthat
a. It cis cdifficult cto cdefine c“normal” cand c“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon c subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition cisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon cwhether ctheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsychological
cdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
cofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., cinferences,observations,operational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical c ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficientto c defineabnormality c because
a. behavior cthatoccurs c infrequentlyisconsidered cabnormalin c everyculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor c impairment c to cbeconsideredabnormal.
, c. behaviorsvary
cverylittlefromone
cindividualto
canotherwithineac
h cculture.
d. manypeoplebehave
cin cways
cthatdeviatefromthe
caverage,
cbutthisdoesn’tmea
cn
cthattheyhaveadisor
cder.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
, REFERENCES: c UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Mark chas cdyed chis chair cpurple. c Although chis cfriends clike cthe ccolor, chis colder caunts chave cbeen cgiving chim
cstrange clooks. cMark cis capplying cfor cjobs cand chas cnot cyet chad cany cjob coffers. cHe csuspects cthat cpotential
cemployers care cnot ctaking chim cseriously cbecause cof chis chair ccolor. c Which cpart cof cabnormality capplies cto
cMark’s cemployment csituation?
a. Personal cDistress
b. Cultural cFactors
c. Impaired cFunctioning
d. Violation cof cSocial cNorms
ANSWER: c d
DIFFICULTY: cModerate
REFERENCES: c Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions, cinterpretation)
OTHER: c TYPE: c Applied
6. Amalecollegestudentbegins cfeelingsad cand clonely.Althoughstill cableto cgo cto cclassesandworkathisjob, chefinds
chimself cfeelingdown cmuch cof cthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningto chim. cWhichpartofthedefinition cof
cabnormalityappliesto chis csituation?
a. Personal cdistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents
cofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., cinferences,observations,operational cdefinitions,
cinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
7. Talking cloudly cand csmoking cis cmore cappropriate cin can cEgyptian cmovie ctheatre cthan can cAmerican cone. cThis
cillustrates cwhich cnorm?
a. Personal cDistress
b. Cultural cFactors
c. Impaired cFunctioning
d. Violation cof cSocial cNorms
ANSWER: c b
DIFFICULTY: cModerate
REFERENCES: c Understanding cPsychopathology
LEARNING cOBJECTIVES: cABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-Identify cbasic cbiological, cpsychological, cand csocial ccomponents cof
cbehavioral cexplanations c(e.g., cinferences, cobservations, coperational cdefinitions, cinterpretation)
OTHER: c TYPE: c Applied
8. Which cof cthe cfollowing cis ctrue:
a. There cis cclear cconsensus con cthe cdefinition cof cmental chealth cdisease.
b. There cis cno cclear cconsensus con cthe cdefinition cof cdisease cbut cthere cis ca cclear cdefinition cof cmental chealth cdisorder.
