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CHAPTER 1 | Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context 7. Talking loudly and smoking is more appropriate in an
Egyptian movie theater than an American one. This
1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition illustrates which norm?
of a psychological disorder is associated with a. Personal Distress
a. stress. b. Cultural Factor
b. impaired functioning. c. Impaired Functioning
c. culturally expected responses. d. Violation of Social Norms
d. psychotic symptoms.
8. Which of the following is true:
2. A psychological dysfunction refers to a. There is clear consensus on the definition of mental
a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning. health disease.
b. a breakdown in emotional functioning. b. There is no clear consensus on the definition of
c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning. disease but there is a clear definition of mental health
d. any of these. disorder.
c. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) never
3. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to changes its definitions.
state that d. The DSM is based on prototypes or symptoms and
a. it is difficult to define “normal” and “abnormal.” examples of the phenomenon in question.
b. abnormality depends solely on subjective distress.
c. the definition is universal across cultures. 9. Which of the following degrees is earned by a
d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual psychiatrist?
has a psychological disorder or a psychological a. Ph.D.
dysfunction. b. Ed.D.
c. M.D.
4. The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not d. Psy.D.
culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality
because 10. With which of the following terminal degrees can you
a. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered practice therapy?
abnormal in every culture. a. Master’s degree in business administration
b. the atypical behavior must also cause harm or b. Bachelor’s degree in psychology
impairment to be considered abnormal. c. Ph.D. in psychology with additional licensing
c. behaviors vary very little from one individual to another requirements
within each culture. d. Ph.D. in non-profit management
d. many people behave in ways that deviate from the
average, but this doesn’t mean that they have a 11. Rocky Starr is a male rocker who wears outlandish
disorder. makeup and women’s clothing when performing on stage.
This behavior is considered
5. A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. a. more abnormal than that of an accountant who starts
Although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he to do so because rockstars are supposed to be very
finds himself feeling down much of the time and worries masculine.
about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition b. less abnormal than that of an accountant who starts to
of abnormality applies to his situation? do so because it is consistent with his professional
a. Personal distress success.
b. Cultural factors c. less abnormal than that of an accountant who starts to
c. Impaired functioning do so because its more common to see a rockstar in
d. Violation of societal norms makeup.
d. just as abnormal as that of an accountant who starts to
6. Mark has dyed his hair purple. Although his friends like do so because abnormality is defined by the individual
the color, his older aunts have been giving him strange himself.
looks. Mark is applying for jobs and has not yet had any job
offers. He suspects that potential employers are not taking 12. The prototype of a disorder reflects as described in
him seriously because of his hair color. Which part of DSM-5.
abnormality applies to Mark’s employment situation? a. its history and prognosis
a. Personal Distress b. its biological underpinnings
b. Cultural Factors c. the causes of pathology
c. Impaired Functioning d. the “typical” profile and diagnostic criteria
d. Violation of Social Norms
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13. The scientific study of psychological disorders is called d. ratio
a. psychopathology.
b. psychoanalysis. 20. Psychological disorders can be described as following
c. pseudoscience. a typical course or individual pattern. For example,
d. parapsychology. schizophrenia follows a chronic course. On the other hand,
mood disorders, including depression, follow a(n) course.
14. Dr. Simons is studying learning behavior in rats. What a. episodic
is likely her main field of study? b. acute
a. Behaviorism c. cyclic
b. Oedipal theory d. Insidious
c. Psychiatry
d. Humanistic Psychology 21. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute
onset, it means that the symptoms developed
15. Why is the biological theoretical model considered a a. suddenly.
newer field of study than the psychological theoretical b. atypically.
model? c. gradually.
a. Brain scans can tell us about brain structure. d. following a period of recovery.
b. The field of genetics is relatively young.
c. We have more powerful microscopes than we have 22. When 20-year-old Larry was first diagnosed with
had in the past. schizophrenia, his family wanted to know if and how the
d. All of the above are true. disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the
future. In medical terms, the family wanted to know Larry’s
16. Dr. Smith is interested in how separation anxiety a. Diagnosis.
changes over time from childhood to adolescence in the b. Prognosis.
general population. What is his main field of study? c. Pathophysiology.
a. Oedipal theory d. disease etiology.
b. Behaviorism
c. Child psychopathology 23. At various times in history, in an attempt to explain
d. Developmental psychology problematic, irrational behavior, humans have focused on
supernatural causes that include
17. All of the following are ways in which mental health a. witchcraft.
professionals might function as scientist-practitioners b. demons and evil spirits.
EXCEPT c. the moon and stars.
a. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for d. all of the above.
helping people with psychological problems.
b. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for 24. Throughout history, one of these theoretical models
effectiveness. have been used to primarily explain our behavior, thinking
c. conducting research leading to new information about and emotions EXCEPT
mental disorders and their treatments. a. psychological.
d. using the most current diagnostic and treatment b. biological.
procedures. c. supernatural.
d. physical.
18. Tameka, having earned her master’s degree, has begun
treating disorders and concentrating on family problems. 25. Toward the end of the 14th century and continuing into
Tameka is probably a(n) the 15th, the causes of “madness” were generally
a. psychiatric social worker. attributed to
b. family therapist. a. toxins in the blood.
c. psychiatric nurse. b. religious delusions.
d. mental health counselor. c. brain disease.
d. demons and witches.
19. Statistical data are often relevant when discussing
psychological disorders. For example, a researcher might 26. Which of the following accurately describes the
want to know how many new cases of depression are attitudes of the Catholic Church toward mentally ill people
diagnosed each year, a figure called the disorder. during the turbulent political and religious events of the
a. prevalence 14th and 15th centuries?
b. incidence
c. recurrence
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a. They were considered to be suffering from religious b. stimulus generalization.
delusions and were cared for by members of the c. variety stimulus.
church communities. d. stimulus discrimination.
b. They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and
blamed for all misfortunes. 33. One hot and humid night, one of your friends suggests
c. They were regarded as basically good individuals who doing some really crazy things. You look up at the sky and
were not responsible for their abnormal behavior. say,
d. They were provided with medical treatments and “It must be the full moon.” Your statement reflects the
sometimes hospitalized because mental illness was concept from which the word is derived.
regarded as equivalent to physical illness. a. lunatic
b. idiot
27. During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, c. maniac
mentally ill people were sometimes forced to undergo the d. psychopath
religious ritual called exorcism. This was in order to
a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more 34. Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for
religious. depression. As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),
b. build up muscle strength and make the person this could be accomplished in part by eating
healthier. a. raw meat.
c. rid the individual’s body of evil spirits. b. ice.
d. prove that the person was not a witch. c. coal.
d. tobacco.
28. Sigmund Freud proposed that many physical
complaints suffered by young women 35. You are listening to old musical tunes, including “My
a. were a form of divine punishment. Melancholy Baby.” Your friends are impressed when you
b. reflected stress placed upon them by society. tell them that “melancholic,” referring to a depressive
c. resulted from the “conversion” of sexual fantasies into personality, derives from a Greek word meaning
socially acceptable outlets. a. blood.
d. resulted from the rise in feminism. b. phlegm.
c. yellow bile.
29. In the late 19th century, John P. Grey and his d. black bile.
colleagues
a. discovered the first cure for schizophrenia. 36. According to Hippocrates’ humoral theory, the
b. ironically reduced interest in treating mental patients. “choleric” personality is
c. changed the field of psychological research largely into a. hot-tempered.
a biological science. b. easygoing.
d. created the first humane treatment facilities for c. kind.
mentally ill patients. d. cheap.
30. DSM-5, an updated version of the Diagnostic and 37. Based on Hippocrates’ humoral theory, “sanguine”
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, was published in describes a person who is
a. 1994. a. pessimistic.
b. 2000. b. pale.
c. 2002. c. cheerful.
d. 2013. d. humorous.
31. Research about psychological disorders falls into three 38. Bloodletting, a treatment devised centuries ago to
basic categories. Which is NOT one of these categories? restore the balance of humors, was accomplished with the
a. Analysis use of
b. Description a. needles.
c. Causation (etiology) b. leeches.
d. Treatment and outcomes c. tourniquets.
d. bacteria.
32. The authors describe an example of conditioning in
which cancer patients develop a negative reaction to a 39. In ancient Greece, a woman suffering from “hysteria”
variety of people and things associated with their might be told that her condition could be cured by
chemotherapy treatments. The phenomenon is called a. marriage.
a. generalized conditioning. b. pregnancy.
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c. therapy. d. The common cold.
d. divorce.
47. In the 19th century, John Grey, a well-known American
40. In ancient Greece, some “humoral excesses” thought to psychiatrist, believed that mental illness was due to
be causing psychological disorders were treated by a. psychological factors.
a. increasing or decreasing the person’s exposure to b. physical causes.
heat, dryness, moisture, or cold. c. social/environmental influences.
b. herbal remedies. d. unknown influences.
c. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake.
d. lowering the person’s body temperature for extended 48. Moral Therapy focuses on:
periods of time. a. Social contact
b. Interpersonal contact
41. In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness c. Teaching within holy books
in the 14th century, a physician treating King Charles VI of d. a and c are correct
France had him moved to the countryside in order to
a. have him closer to a hospital that treated mental illness 49. In the 1950s, the first effective drugs for severe
b. keep him away from his family. psychotic disorders were developed in a systematic way.
c. restore the balance in his humors. Before that time, all of the following were used to treat
d. cure him of hysteria. psychosis EXCEPT
a. opium.
42. In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors b. neuroleptics.
thought to be causing psychological disorders, physicians c. herbal medicine.
throughout history have used treatments such as d. moral therapy.
a. bloodletting.
b. induced seizures. 50. In the 1800s, an important research and clinical
c. exorcism. publication read by psychiatrists in the United States was
d. drilling through the skull. titled
a. Case Studies in Mental Illness.
43. The concept of hysteria, which traditionally meant b. American Journal of Madness.
physical symptoms for which no organic pathology could c. American Journal of Insanity.
be found, is now associated with which DSM-5 d. Lunatics in America.
classification?
a. Anxiety disorders 51. With the discovery of the major tranquilizers called_, it
b. Borderline personality disorder became possible to control psychotic symptoms, including
c. Premenstrual symptom disorder hallucinations, delusions, and aggressiveness.
d. Somatic symptom disorder a. neuroleptics
b. benzodiazepines
44. The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as c. bromides
“hysterical” derived from Hippocrates’ concept of d. opiates
a. the “wandering womb.”
b. an “incompetent cervix.” 52. Benzodiazepines, or “minor” tranquilizers such as
c. “penis envy.” Valium and Librium, are effective in reducing the symptoms
d. “pelvic dysfunction.” of
a. depression.
45. The term “hysteria” derives from the Greek hysteron, b. anxiety.
which means c. schizophrenia.
a. vagina. d. hysteria.
b. uterus.
c. penis. 53. In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of
d. libido. mental disorder ironically resulted in reduced interest in
46. The first significant supporting evidence for a biological treatments for mental patients because it was thought that
cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery a. physicians should devote more time to the physically
that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was ill.
caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes b. patients would improve more rapidly if they were not
a. malaria. hospitalized.
b. Alzheimer’s disease. c. the hospital staff was not adequately trained to
c. syphilis. administer new treatments.
CHAPTER 1 | Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context 7. Talking loudly and smoking is more appropriate in an
Egyptian movie theater than an American one. This
1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition illustrates which norm?
of a psychological disorder is associated with a. Personal Distress
a. stress. b. Cultural Factor
b. impaired functioning. c. Impaired Functioning
c. culturally expected responses. d. Violation of Social Norms
d. psychotic symptoms.
8. Which of the following is true:
2. A psychological dysfunction refers to a. There is clear consensus on the definition of mental
a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning. health disease.
b. a breakdown in emotional functioning. b. There is no clear consensus on the definition of
c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning. disease but there is a clear definition of mental health
d. any of these. disorder.
c. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) never
3. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to changes its definitions.
state that d. The DSM is based on prototypes or symptoms and
a. it is difficult to define “normal” and “abnormal.” examples of the phenomenon in question.
b. abnormality depends solely on subjective distress.
c. the definition is universal across cultures. 9. Which of the following degrees is earned by a
d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual psychiatrist?
has a psychological disorder or a psychological a. Ph.D.
dysfunction. b. Ed.D.
c. M.D.
4. The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not d. Psy.D.
culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality
because 10. With which of the following terminal degrees can you
a. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered practice therapy?
abnormal in every culture. a. Master’s degree in business administration
b. the atypical behavior must also cause harm or b. Bachelor’s degree in psychology
impairment to be considered abnormal. c. Ph.D. in psychology with additional licensing
c. behaviors vary very little from one individual to another requirements
within each culture. d. Ph.D. in non-profit management
d. many people behave in ways that deviate from the
average, but this doesn’t mean that they have a 11. Rocky Starr is a male rocker who wears outlandish
disorder. makeup and women’s clothing when performing on stage.
This behavior is considered
5. A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. a. more abnormal than that of an accountant who starts
Although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he to do so because rockstars are supposed to be very
finds himself feeling down much of the time and worries masculine.
about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition b. less abnormal than that of an accountant who starts to
of abnormality applies to his situation? do so because it is consistent with his professional
a. Personal distress success.
b. Cultural factors c. less abnormal than that of an accountant who starts to
c. Impaired functioning do so because its more common to see a rockstar in
d. Violation of societal norms makeup.
d. just as abnormal as that of an accountant who starts to
6. Mark has dyed his hair purple. Although his friends like do so because abnormality is defined by the individual
the color, his older aunts have been giving him strange himself.
looks. Mark is applying for jobs and has not yet had any job
offers. He suspects that potential employers are not taking 12. The prototype of a disorder reflects as described in
him seriously because of his hair color. Which part of DSM-5.
abnormality applies to Mark’s employment situation? a. its history and prognosis
a. Personal Distress b. its biological underpinnings
b. Cultural Factors c. the causes of pathology
c. Impaired Functioning d. the “typical” profile and diagnostic criteria
d. Violation of Social Norms
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13. The scientific study of psychological disorders is called d. ratio
a. psychopathology.
b. psychoanalysis. 20. Psychological disorders can be described as following
c. pseudoscience. a typical course or individual pattern. For example,
d. parapsychology. schizophrenia follows a chronic course. On the other hand,
mood disorders, including depression, follow a(n) course.
14. Dr. Simons is studying learning behavior in rats. What a. episodic
is likely her main field of study? b. acute
a. Behaviorism c. cyclic
b. Oedipal theory d. Insidious
c. Psychiatry
d. Humanistic Psychology 21. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute
onset, it means that the symptoms developed
15. Why is the biological theoretical model considered a a. suddenly.
newer field of study than the psychological theoretical b. atypically.
model? c. gradually.
a. Brain scans can tell us about brain structure. d. following a period of recovery.
b. The field of genetics is relatively young.
c. We have more powerful microscopes than we have 22. When 20-year-old Larry was first diagnosed with
had in the past. schizophrenia, his family wanted to know if and how the
d. All of the above are true. disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the
future. In medical terms, the family wanted to know Larry’s
16. Dr. Smith is interested in how separation anxiety a. Diagnosis.
changes over time from childhood to adolescence in the b. Prognosis.
general population. What is his main field of study? c. Pathophysiology.
a. Oedipal theory d. disease etiology.
b. Behaviorism
c. Child psychopathology 23. At various times in history, in an attempt to explain
d. Developmental psychology problematic, irrational behavior, humans have focused on
supernatural causes that include
17. All of the following are ways in which mental health a. witchcraft.
professionals might function as scientist-practitioners b. demons and evil spirits.
EXCEPT c. the moon and stars.
a. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for d. all of the above.
helping people with psychological problems.
b. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for 24. Throughout history, one of these theoretical models
effectiveness. have been used to primarily explain our behavior, thinking
c. conducting research leading to new information about and emotions EXCEPT
mental disorders and their treatments. a. psychological.
d. using the most current diagnostic and treatment b. biological.
procedures. c. supernatural.
d. physical.
18. Tameka, having earned her master’s degree, has begun
treating disorders and concentrating on family problems. 25. Toward the end of the 14th century and continuing into
Tameka is probably a(n) the 15th, the causes of “madness” were generally
a. psychiatric social worker. attributed to
b. family therapist. a. toxins in the blood.
c. psychiatric nurse. b. religious delusions.
d. mental health counselor. c. brain disease.
d. demons and witches.
19. Statistical data are often relevant when discussing
psychological disorders. For example, a researcher might 26. Which of the following accurately describes the
want to know how many new cases of depression are attitudes of the Catholic Church toward mentally ill people
diagnosed each year, a figure called the disorder. during the turbulent political and religious events of the
a. prevalence 14th and 15th centuries?
b. incidence
c. recurrence
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a. They were considered to be suffering from religious b. stimulus generalization.
delusions and were cared for by members of the c. variety stimulus.
church communities. d. stimulus discrimination.
b. They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and
blamed for all misfortunes. 33. One hot and humid night, one of your friends suggests
c. They were regarded as basically good individuals who doing some really crazy things. You look up at the sky and
were not responsible for their abnormal behavior. say,
d. They were provided with medical treatments and “It must be the full moon.” Your statement reflects the
sometimes hospitalized because mental illness was concept from which the word is derived.
regarded as equivalent to physical illness. a. lunatic
b. idiot
27. During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, c. maniac
mentally ill people were sometimes forced to undergo the d. psychopath
religious ritual called exorcism. This was in order to
a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more 34. Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for
religious. depression. As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),
b. build up muscle strength and make the person this could be accomplished in part by eating
healthier. a. raw meat.
c. rid the individual’s body of evil spirits. b. ice.
d. prove that the person was not a witch. c. coal.
d. tobacco.
28. Sigmund Freud proposed that many physical
complaints suffered by young women 35. You are listening to old musical tunes, including “My
a. were a form of divine punishment. Melancholy Baby.” Your friends are impressed when you
b. reflected stress placed upon them by society. tell them that “melancholic,” referring to a depressive
c. resulted from the “conversion” of sexual fantasies into personality, derives from a Greek word meaning
socially acceptable outlets. a. blood.
d. resulted from the rise in feminism. b. phlegm.
c. yellow bile.
29. In the late 19th century, John P. Grey and his d. black bile.
colleagues
a. discovered the first cure for schizophrenia. 36. According to Hippocrates’ humoral theory, the
b. ironically reduced interest in treating mental patients. “choleric” personality is
c. changed the field of psychological research largely into a. hot-tempered.
a biological science. b. easygoing.
d. created the first humane treatment facilities for c. kind.
mentally ill patients. d. cheap.
30. DSM-5, an updated version of the Diagnostic and 37. Based on Hippocrates’ humoral theory, “sanguine”
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, was published in describes a person who is
a. 1994. a. pessimistic.
b. 2000. b. pale.
c. 2002. c. cheerful.
d. 2013. d. humorous.
31. Research about psychological disorders falls into three 38. Bloodletting, a treatment devised centuries ago to
basic categories. Which is NOT one of these categories? restore the balance of humors, was accomplished with the
a. Analysis use of
b. Description a. needles.
c. Causation (etiology) b. leeches.
d. Treatment and outcomes c. tourniquets.
d. bacteria.
32. The authors describe an example of conditioning in
which cancer patients develop a negative reaction to a 39. In ancient Greece, a woman suffering from “hysteria”
variety of people and things associated with their might be told that her condition could be cured by
chemotherapy treatments. The phenomenon is called a. marriage.
a. generalized conditioning. b. pregnancy.
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c. therapy. d. The common cold.
d. divorce.
47. In the 19th century, John Grey, a well-known American
40. In ancient Greece, some “humoral excesses” thought to psychiatrist, believed that mental illness was due to
be causing psychological disorders were treated by a. psychological factors.
a. increasing or decreasing the person’s exposure to b. physical causes.
heat, dryness, moisture, or cold. c. social/environmental influences.
b. herbal remedies. d. unknown influences.
c. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake.
d. lowering the person’s body temperature for extended 48. Moral Therapy focuses on:
periods of time. a. Social contact
b. Interpersonal contact
41. In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness c. Teaching within holy books
in the 14th century, a physician treating King Charles VI of d. a and c are correct
France had him moved to the countryside in order to
a. have him closer to a hospital that treated mental illness 49. In the 1950s, the first effective drugs for severe
b. keep him away from his family. psychotic disorders were developed in a systematic way.
c. restore the balance in his humors. Before that time, all of the following were used to treat
d. cure him of hysteria. psychosis EXCEPT
a. opium.
42. In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors b. neuroleptics.
thought to be causing psychological disorders, physicians c. herbal medicine.
throughout history have used treatments such as d. moral therapy.
a. bloodletting.
b. induced seizures. 50. In the 1800s, an important research and clinical
c. exorcism. publication read by psychiatrists in the United States was
d. drilling through the skull. titled
a. Case Studies in Mental Illness.
43. The concept of hysteria, which traditionally meant b. American Journal of Madness.
physical symptoms for which no organic pathology could c. American Journal of Insanity.
be found, is now associated with which DSM-5 d. Lunatics in America.
classification?
a. Anxiety disorders 51. With the discovery of the major tranquilizers called_, it
b. Borderline personality disorder became possible to control psychotic symptoms, including
c. Premenstrual symptom disorder hallucinations, delusions, and aggressiveness.
d. Somatic symptom disorder a. neuroleptics
b. benzodiazepines
44. The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as c. bromides
“hysterical” derived from Hippocrates’ concept of d. opiates
a. the “wandering womb.”
b. an “incompetent cervix.” 52. Benzodiazepines, or “minor” tranquilizers such as
c. “penis envy.” Valium and Librium, are effective in reducing the symptoms
d. “pelvic dysfunction.” of
a. depression.
45. The term “hysteria” derives from the Greek hysteron, b. anxiety.
which means c. schizophrenia.
a. vagina. d. hysteria.
b. uterus.
c. penis. 53. In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of
d. libido. mental disorder ironically resulted in reduced interest in
46. The first significant supporting evidence for a biological treatments for mental patients because it was thought that
cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery a. physicians should devote more time to the physically
that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was ill.
caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes b. patients would improve more rapidly if they were not
a. malaria. hospitalized.
b. Alzheimer’s disease. c. the hospital staff was not adequately trained to
c. syphilis. administer new treatments.
