TESTBANK Understanding Abnormal Behavior 12th Edition by Sue All Chapters1to17 Questions and Answers Latest Versions.

TESTBANK Understanding Abnormal Behavior
12th Edition by Sue All Chapters1to17 Questions and
Answers Latest Versions




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,TESTBANK Understanding Abnormal Behavior
12th Edition by Sue All Chapters1to17 Questions and
Answers Latest Versions
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior


MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
a. AbnormalApsychologyAseeksAtoAdescribe,Aexplain,Apredict,AandAmodifyAunusualAbehaviors.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet
a scientific field of study.
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
ANS C: Factual

WE
R: A
OBJ: 1

2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from .
a. genetic factors
b. environmental factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. anAinteractionAofAmanyAfactors

ANSWER: D REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual


3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
individual's psychological disorder. Dr. Th
ompson is engaged in .
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANSWER: C OB REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
J: 1 C: Applied

4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive beh
avioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
for a client's abnormality.

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a. time of onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANSWER: B OB REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
J: 1 C: Applied

5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology an
d inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is .
a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms
ANSWER: C OB REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
J: 1 C: Applied

,TESTBANK Understanding Abnormal Behavior
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6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
ANS C: Conceptual


WE
R: A
OBJ: 1

7. One of Seung-
Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities. What reaso
n did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
ANS C: Applied

WE
R: C
OBJ: 1

8. When psychologists talkAabout modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are .
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior
b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
d. using therapy to improve client behavior
ANSWER: D OB REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MS
J: 1 C: Factual