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TESTBANK
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UnderstandingAbnormalBehavior,
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12thEdition,SueAll Chapters 1to17
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TESTBANK n
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
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3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.
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10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
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12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
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14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology.
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16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. n Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a
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scientific field of study. n n n
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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ANS: A n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Factual n
2. n Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. n n n n n n n
a. genetic factors n n
b. environmental factors
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c. sociocultural factors
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d. an interaction of many factors
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ANS: D n REF: n Introduction n OBJ: n 1 MSC: Factual n
3. n Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
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psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____. n n n n n n n
a. therapy n
b. predicting dangerousness
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c. psychodiagnosis
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d. research n
ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
4. n Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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____ for a client's abnormality.
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a. time of onset n n n
b. explanation n
c. diagnosis n
d. prognosis n
ANS: B n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
5. n A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____. n n n n n n
a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
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b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
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c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
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d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms
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ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
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6. n Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
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c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
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ANS: A n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Conceptual n
7. n One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
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b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
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ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
8. n When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____.
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a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior
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b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
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c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
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d. using therapy to improve client behavior
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ANS: D n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Factual n
9. n Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
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a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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ANS: A n REF: n 1 OBJ: n The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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MSC: Factual n
10. n A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____.
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a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
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b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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ANS: B n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
TESTBANK
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UnderstandingAbnormalBehavior,
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12thEdition,SueAll Chapters 1to17
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TESTBANK n
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
n n n n n
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
n n n n n n
4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
n n n n n n
5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
n n n n n n
6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
n n n n
7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
n n n n n
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
n n n n
9. Suicide.
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10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
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12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
n n n n
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology.
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16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
n n n n n n
,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
n n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE n
1. n Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
n n n n n n
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
n n n n n n n n n n n
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a
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scientific field of study. n n n
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
ANS: A n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Factual n
2. n Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. n n n n n n n
a. genetic factors n n
b. environmental factors
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c. sociocultural factors
n n
d. an interaction of many factors
n n n n n
ANS: D n REF: n Introduction n OBJ: n 1 MSC: Factual n
3. n Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
n n n n n n n n n n n n n individual's
psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____. n n n n n n n
a. therapy n
b. predicting dangerousness
n n
c. psychodiagnosis
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d. research n
ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
4. n Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
____ for a client's abnormality.
n n n n
a. time of onset n n n
b. explanation n
c. diagnosis n
d. prognosis n
ANS: B n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
5. n A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____. n n n n n n
a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
n n n n n n
b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
n n n n
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
n n n n n n
d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms
n n n n n n
ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
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6. n Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
n n n n n n n n n
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
n n n n n n n n n
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
n n n n n n
ANS: A n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Conceptual n
7. n One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
n n n n n n n n n n n
b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
n n n n n n n n n
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
n n n n n n n n n n n n n n
ANS: C n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
8. n When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____.
n n n n n n n n n n n
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior
n n n n n n n n n
b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
n n n n n n
c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
n n n n n n n n
d. using therapy to improve client behavior
n n n n n n
ANS: D n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Factual n
9. n Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
n n n n n n n
a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
n n n n n n n n n n n n
b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
n n n n n n
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
n n n n n n n n n n n n
d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
n n n n n n n n n n n n n
ANS: A n REF: n 1 OBJ: n The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
n n n n
MSC: Factual n
10. n A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
n n n n n n n n n n n n
self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____.
n n n n n n n n n n n n
a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
n n n n n n n n
b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
n n n n n n n n n n n
c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
n n n n n n n n n
d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
n n n n n n
ANS: B n REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology n n n n n
OBJ: 1 n MSC: Applied n
