TEST BANK
PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
7TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: CONCEPTS OF MENTAL DISORDERS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In
fact, they scrub the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts
something on them. In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in North
America would most likely consult the __________.
A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM)
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD-11)
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sixth edition (DSM-6)
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV)
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
Answer: B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
2. Psychopathology refers to __________.
A) the same disorder as psychopathy
B) disorders of the brain
C) a physical cause to psychological problems
D) only severe psychological disorders
,E) The study of psychological abnormality
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Factual
Answer: E) The study of psychological abnormality.
3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought that impairs a person's
ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where
the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following
concepts?
A) mental illness
B) mental problem
C) brain pathology
D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: D) psychological abnormality
4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when
__________.
,A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design
failure is harming the person
B) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant
personal distress
C) there is evidence of a failure in a designed function
D) the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm
E) the behaviour is very different from sociocultural expectations
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the
design failure is harming the person.
5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour that occurs infrequently.
Which of the following examples illustrates a problem with this definition?
A) People with IQs below 70 are considered to have abnormal intellectual functioning.
B) Most people get depressed from time to time.
C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
D) Children often believe in the existence of monsters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given population.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Learning Objectives: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
, Answer: C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to arrange and rearrange her food on
her plate after each bite. Although her client does not find this behaviour strange,
other people find it odd. The definition of abnormality applicable to this client is
__________.
A) statistically unusual behaviour
B) violating the norms of society
C) distress to self and others
D) personal dysfunction
E) expert diagnosis
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Learning Objectives: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
Answer: B) violating the norms of society.
7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion
for abnormal behaviour is __________.
A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous
C) social norms tend to be constant over time
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture
E) killers and murderers are generally sane
Answer: A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.
PERSPECTIVES IN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
7TH EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 01: CONCEPTS OF MENTAL DISORDERS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION & ANSWERS
1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In
fact, they scrub the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts
something on them. In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in North
America would most likely consult the __________.
A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM)
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems
(ICD-11)
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sixth edition (DSM-6)
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV)
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-01
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
Answer: B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
2. Psychopathology refers to __________.
A) the same disorder as psychopathy
B) disorders of the brain
C) a physical cause to psychological problems
D) only severe psychological disorders
,E) The study of psychological abnormality
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-02
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Factual
Answer: E) The study of psychological abnormality.
3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought that impairs a person's
ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where
the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following
concepts?
A) mental illness
B) mental problem
C) brain pathology
D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-03
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: D) psychological abnormality
4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when
__________.
,A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design
failure is harming the person
B) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant
personal distress
C) there is evidence of a failure in a designed function
D) the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm
E) the behaviour is very different from sociocultural expectations
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-04
Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the
design failure is harming the person.
5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour that occurs infrequently.
Which of the following examples illustrates a problem with this definition?
A) People with IQs below 70 are considered to have abnormal intellectual functioning.
B) Most people get depressed from time to time.
C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
D) Children often believe in the existence of monsters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given population.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-1-05
Learning Objectives: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
, Answer: C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to arrange and rearrange her food on
her plate after each bite. Although her client does not find this behaviour strange,
other people find it odd. The definition of abnormality applicable to this client is
__________.
A) statistically unusual behaviour
B) violating the norms of society
C) distress to self and others
D) personal dysfunction
E) expert diagnosis
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-1-06
Learning Objectives: 1.1 Describe the principles that have been used to define
abnormality and then apply them to determine whether a particular behaviour may meet
the definition of abnormal behaviour.
Skill: Application
Answer: B) violating the norms of society.
7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion
for abnormal behaviour is __________.
A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous
C) social norms tend to be constant over time
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture
E) killers and murderers are generally sane
Answer: A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.
