TEST BANK FOR ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 8TH EDITION BY DURAND

TestBankforAbnormalPsychology8thEditionbyBarlow.
1. According utoJthe uauthors uof uyour utextbook, uthe udefinition uof uaJpsychological udisorder uis uassociated uwith

a. stress.
b. Impaired ufunctioning.
c. Culturally uexpected uresponses.
d. Psychotic usymptoms
.ANSWER:
buDIFFICULTY:
Easy

REFERENCES: uUnderstanding uPsychopathology
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: uABNO.DURA.16. uAPA1.1a u-
Identify ubasic ubiological, upsychological, uand usocial ucomponentsof ubehavioral uexplanations u(e.g., uinfe
urences, uobservations, uoperational udefinitions, uinterpretation)


OTHER: TYPE: uFactual



2. Apsychological u dysfunctionJrefers u to
a. Abreakdownuin ucognitive ufunctioning.
b. Abreakdownuin uemotional ufunctioning.
c. Abreakdownuin ubehavioral ufunctioning.
d. Any uof uthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: Understanding uPsychopathology
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES: uABNO.DURA.16. uAPA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological, upsychological, uand usocial ucomponents uofbehavioral uexplanations
u(e. ug., uinferences, uobservations, uoperational udefinitions, uinterpretation)


OTHER: TYPE: uFactual
NOTES: NEW



3. Regarding uthe udefinition uof uabnormality, uit uisJcorrect utoJstate uthat
a. It uisJdifficult utoJdefine u“normal” uand u“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyon u subjectivedistress.
c. thedefinition uisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingon uwhether utheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsycholog
uicaldysfunction.


ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy

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,REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents uofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ui
unferences,observations,operational udefinitions, uinterpretation)


OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual



4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypical u ornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficienttoJdefineabnormality u because
a. behavior uthatoccurs uinfrequentlyisconsidered uabnormalin ueveryculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmor u impairment u tobeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvaryverylittlefromone uindividualtoJanotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehaveJin uwaysJthatdeviatefromtheaverage, u butthisdoesn’tmean uthattheyhaveadisorder.

, ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: u UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual



5. Amalecollegestudentbegins ufeelingsad uand ulonely.Althoughstill uableto ugo utoJclassesandworkathisjob, uhefinds
uhims uelffeelingdown umuch uof uthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningto uhim. uWhichpartofthedefinition uof
uabnormality uappliestoJhis usituation?

a. Personal udistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNING uOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponents uofbehavioralexplanations(e.g., ui
unferences,observations,operational udefinitions, uinterpretation)


OTHER: TYPE:Applied


6. MarkJhas udyed uhishair upurple. u Althoughhis ufriendsJlike uthe ucolor, uhisolder uauntshave ubeen ugiving
uhimstrangeJlooks. uMark uis uapplying ufor ujobsJand uhas unot uyet uhad uany ujob uoffers. uHe ususpects uthat upotential
uemployersJare unot utaking uhim user uiously ubecause uof uhisJhair ucolor. u Which upart uof uabnormality uappliesJto uMark’s

uemploymentJsituation?

a. Personal uDistress
b. Cultural uFactors
c. Impaired uFunctioning
d. Violationuof uSocial uNorms


ANSWER: u d
DIFFICULTY: uModerate
REFERENCES: uUnderstandinguPsychopathology
LEARNINGuOBJECTIVES: uABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,upsychological, uandusocialcomponentsuofbehavioral uexplanations u(e.g., uinferences, uobservations, uop
uerational udefinitions, uinterpretation)


OTHER: u TYPE: u Applied


7. Talking uloudly uand usmokingismore uappropriateJin uan uEgyptianmovietheatre uthanJan uAmerican uone.
ThisillustratesJwhich unorm?
u


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, a. Personal uDistress