Psychopathology: An Integrative Approach to
Mental Disorders (MindTap Course List) 9th
Edition
by David Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author), Stefan Hofmann (Author)
,Psychopathology An Integrative Approach to Understanding,
Assessing, and Treating Psychological Disorders 9th Edition By
Martin Lalumière, David Barlow, Mark Durand, Stefan
Hofmann
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Psychopathology in Historical Context
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual
be assessed as having psychological dysfunction?
a. when their behavioural functioning is breaking down
b. when they are extremely distressed
c. when their behaviour violates social norms
d. when they avoid interactions with other people
2. Kai, a college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able
to go to classes and work at his job, Kai finds himself feeling down much of the
time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition
of a psychological disorder applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
3. Which of the following is NOT considered to be part of the definition of a
psychological disorder?
,a. personal distress
b. rarity
c. psychological dysfunction
d. violation of societal norms
4. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if
people would just “mind their own business.” Which criterion for a psychological
disorder is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
5. Popular musician Lady Gaga attended an awards show wearing a dress
made completely of meat. Why might Lady Gaga wearing a meat dress be
considered disordered?
a. Her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort.
b. She has an inability to distinguish right from wrong.
c. It is a deviation from what is typical in her society.
d. She shows an inability to function effectively.
6. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance
state and believes they are possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
, d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
7. According to Wakefield, harmful dysfunction includes the consideration of
harm, distress, and which of the following?
a. the failure of biological and psychological mechanisms
b. the success of treatment
c. that the behaviour is beyond the individual's control
d. that the behaviour is protective
8. Rina has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. Which of
the following would Thomas Szasz most likely argue?
a. Rina should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make their
symptoms worse.
b. Rina’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and
schizophrenia is merely a label applied on the basis of highly subjective
judgments.
c. Rina’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a
combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Rina should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made
frequently.
9. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
Mental Disorders (MindTap Course List) 9th
Edition
by David Barlow (Author), V. Durand (Author), Stefan Hofmann (Author)
,Psychopathology An Integrative Approach to Understanding,
Assessing, and Treating Psychological Disorders 9th Edition By
Martin Lalumière, David Barlow, Mark Durand, Stefan
Hofmann
Name: Class: Date:
Chapter 01: Psychopathology in Historical Context
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the
question.
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual
be assessed as having psychological dysfunction?
a. when their behavioural functioning is breaking down
b. when they are extremely distressed
c. when their behaviour violates social norms
d. when they avoid interactions with other people
2. Kai, a college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able
to go to classes and work at his job, Kai finds himself feeling down much of the
time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition
of a psychological disorder applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
3. Which of the following is NOT considered to be part of the definition of a
psychological disorder?
,a. personal distress
b. rarity
c. psychological dysfunction
d. violation of societal norms
4. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if
people would just “mind their own business.” Which criterion for a psychological
disorder is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
5. Popular musician Lady Gaga attended an awards show wearing a dress
made completely of meat. Why might Lady Gaga wearing a meat dress be
considered disordered?
a. Her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort.
b. She has an inability to distinguish right from wrong.
c. It is a deviation from what is typical in her society.
d. She shows an inability to function effectively.
6. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance
state and believes they are possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
, d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
7. According to Wakefield, harmful dysfunction includes the consideration of
harm, distress, and which of the following?
a. the failure of biological and psychological mechanisms
b. the success of treatment
c. that the behaviour is beyond the individual's control
d. that the behaviour is protective
8. Rina has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. Which of
the following would Thomas Szasz most likely argue?
a. Rina should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make their
symptoms worse.
b. Rina’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and
schizophrenia is merely a label applied on the basis of highly subjective
judgments.
c. Rina’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a
combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Rina should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made
frequently.
9. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
