Test Bank for
Abnormal Psychology,
3rd edition William J.
Ray (All Chapters)
,Chapter 1: An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing
Conceptualizations of Mental Illness
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The study of mental illness is called .
a. pathophysiology
b. psychopathology
c. pathology
d. physiology
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Easy
2. Dr. Alfonso investigates the cause of psychological disorders. Dr. Alfonso's field of
specialization is known as psychology.
a. abnormal
b. developmental
c. medical
d. pathological
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Medium
3. Dr. Badeaux describes her specialization as abnormal psychology. Dr. Carruthers states that
her field is psychopathology. Based on information provided in the text, it is MOST likely that
Drs. Badeaux and Carruthers specialize in field(s).
a. different
b. the same
c. unrelated
d. opposing
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
,Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Medium
4. During any given year, approximately of the American population
experiences a diagnosable mental illness.
a. 6%
b. 11%
c. 18%
d. 24%
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Impact of Mental Disorders Difficulty
Level: Easy
5. Which term is used to refer to the negative attitudes and beliefs that sometimes cause
the general public to avoid those with mental illness?
a. stigma
b. charisma
c. crenate
d. achate
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Compared to the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by such physical
diseases as cancer, the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by mental illnesses
such as major depression is .
a. somewhat less
b. about the same
c. greater
d. much greater
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Difficult
7. According to the MacArthur Foundation, which phrase BEST describes the proportion of those
hospitalized with mental illness who go on to commit violence with a gun?
a. very few (less than 10%)
, b. some (10% to 20%)
c. about half (around 50%)
d. most (over 55%)
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. George believes that people are generally caring and sympathetic toward people with mental
illness. However, he also believes that people with depression should just be able to think positive
and snap out of it. This is BEST seen as an example of the
.
a. focus of the biopsychosocial approach to psychopathology
b. adaptive value of traits related to psychopathology
c. relationship between culture and psychopathology
d. tension in American attitudes toward mental illness Ans:
D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Based on the textbook’s discussion, Americans’ attitudes toward those with mental illness are
BEST described as .
a. contradictory
b. hostile
c. indifferent
d. sympathetic
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Stigma can be manifested through all of the following EXCEPT this:
a. no longer treating an individual as a person but only as part of a group that is different
b. believing that as a general rule, most individuals with mental illness show more violence
than that seen in the general population
c. understanding that a behavior that might be acceptable in one culture could be seen as
“crazy” in another
d. believing that a person can recover from a mental illness by willpower and spending less
money setting up clinics and training professionals
Abnormal Psychology,
3rd edition William J.
Ray (All Chapters)
,Chapter 1: An Overview of Psychopathology and Changing
Conceptualizations of Mental Illness
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The study of mental illness is called .
a. pathophysiology
b. psychopathology
c. pathology
d. physiology
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Easy
2. Dr. Alfonso investigates the cause of psychological disorders. Dr. Alfonso's field of
specialization is known as psychology.
a. abnormal
b. developmental
c. medical
d. pathological
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Medium
3. Dr. Badeaux describes her specialization as abnormal psychology. Dr. Carruthers states that
her field is psychopathology. Based on information provided in the text, it is MOST likely that
Drs. Badeaux and Carruthers specialize in field(s).
a. different
b. the same
c. unrelated
d. opposing
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
,Answer Location: Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components Difficulty
Level: Medium
4. During any given year, approximately of the American population
experiences a diagnosable mental illness.
a. 6%
b. 11%
c. 18%
d. 24%
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Impact of Mental Disorders Difficulty
Level: Easy
5. Which term is used to refer to the negative attitudes and beliefs that sometimes cause
the general public to avoid those with mental illness?
a. stigma
b. charisma
c. crenate
d. achate
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Compared to the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by such physical
diseases as cancer, the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by mental illnesses
such as major depression is .
a. somewhat less
b. about the same
c. greater
d. much greater
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Difficult
7. According to the MacArthur Foundation, which phrase BEST describes the proportion of those
hospitalized with mental illness who go on to commit violence with a gun?
a. very few (less than 10%)
, b. some (10% to 20%)
c. about half (around 50%)
d. most (over 55%)
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. George believes that people are generally caring and sympathetic toward people with mental
illness. However, he also believes that people with depression should just be able to think positive
and snap out of it. This is BEST seen as an example of the
.
a. focus of the biopsychosocial approach to psychopathology
b. adaptive value of traits related to psychopathology
c. relationship between culture and psychopathology
d. tension in American attitudes toward mental illness Ans:
D
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard
9. Based on the textbook’s discussion, Americans’ attitudes toward those with mental illness are
BEST described as .
a. contradictory
b. hostile
c. indifferent
d. sympathetic
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1.1: Describe the components and key considerations of psychopathology.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard
10. Stigma can be manifested through all of the following EXCEPT this:
a. no longer treating an individual as a person but only as part of a group that is different
b. believing that as a general rule, most individuals with mental illness show more violence
than that seen in the general population
c. understanding that a behavior that might be acceptable in one culture could be seen as
“crazy” in another
d. believing that a person can recover from a mental illness by willpower and spending less
money setting up clinics and training professionals
