ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 9TH EDITION
WHITBOURNE EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
⩥ WHAT IS DISPLACEMENT. Answer: redirect desire to appropriate
object
⩥ WHAT IS REACTION FORMATION. Answer: behave opposite of
desire
⩥ WHAT ARE THE FOUR STEPS COMMON TO MANY
PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPIES. Answer: projective techniques,
therapist interpretations, working through , catharsis
⩥ WHICH MODEL INFORMED THE FIRST DSM?. Answer:
psychodynamic model
⩥ WHICHMODEL INCREASINGLY INFORMS THE DSM NOW?.
Answer: biological model
⩥ ACCORDING TO THE BIOLOGICAL MODEL, PROBLEMS IN
WHAT THREE ASPECTS OF THE BODY PRODUCE
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Answer: brain anatomy, brain chemistry and
genes
,⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE LEFT HEMISPHERE.
Answer: language, analytic thinking details
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE RIGHT HEMISPHERE.
Answer: emotion, intuition, the big picture
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX.
Answer: awareness, attention
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FRONTAL LOBE. Answer:
planning, organization
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FOREBRAIN (LIMBIC
SYSTEM). Answer: emotions and impulses
⩥ HOW DOES THE BRAIN'S STRUCTURE DIFFER IN TERMS OF
COMPLEXITY. Answer: moving from the brainstem to the cortical or
from the outside of the brain causes complexity and causes plasticity.
⩥ WHAT IS A GENOTYPE. Answer: your inherited genetic
composition
, ⩥ WHAT IS A PHENOTYPE. Answer: how your genotype is expressed/
activated
⩥ HOW DO METHYL AND HISTONE MODIFY GENE
EXPRESSION. Answer: methyl is a off/on gene switch and a histone is
the dimension or volume
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF DISTORTED THINKING
COVERED IN LECTURE?. Answer: 1. all or nothing
2. jumping to conclusions
3. magnification/ minimizing
4. emotional reasoning
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 3 AREAS OF DISTORTED THINKING FOR
BECK. Answer: self, future, world
⩥ ROGERS THERAPY IS CALLED ___:?. Answer: client- centered
therapy
⩥ HOW ARE CONDITIONS OF WORTH PROBLEMATIC?. Answer:
create anxiety and depression
⩥ WHAT ARE THREE COMPONENTS OF A SUPPORTIVE
CLIMATE. Answer: unconditional positive climate
WHITBOURNE EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
⩥ WHAT IS DISPLACEMENT. Answer: redirect desire to appropriate
object
⩥ WHAT IS REACTION FORMATION. Answer: behave opposite of
desire
⩥ WHAT ARE THE FOUR STEPS COMMON TO MANY
PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPIES. Answer: projective techniques,
therapist interpretations, working through , catharsis
⩥ WHICH MODEL INFORMED THE FIRST DSM?. Answer:
psychodynamic model
⩥ WHICHMODEL INCREASINGLY INFORMS THE DSM NOW?.
Answer: biological model
⩥ ACCORDING TO THE BIOLOGICAL MODEL, PROBLEMS IN
WHAT THREE ASPECTS OF THE BODY PRODUCE
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Answer: brain anatomy, brain chemistry and
genes
,⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE LEFT HEMISPHERE.
Answer: language, analytic thinking details
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE RIGHT HEMISPHERE.
Answer: emotion, intuition, the big picture
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX.
Answer: awareness, attention
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FRONTAL LOBE. Answer:
planning, organization
⩥ WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FOREBRAIN (LIMBIC
SYSTEM). Answer: emotions and impulses
⩥ HOW DOES THE BRAIN'S STRUCTURE DIFFER IN TERMS OF
COMPLEXITY. Answer: moving from the brainstem to the cortical or
from the outside of the brain causes complexity and causes plasticity.
⩥ WHAT IS A GENOTYPE. Answer: your inherited genetic
composition
, ⩥ WHAT IS A PHENOTYPE. Answer: how your genotype is expressed/
activated
⩥ HOW DO METHYL AND HISTONE MODIFY GENE
EXPRESSION. Answer: methyl is a off/on gene switch and a histone is
the dimension or volume
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF DISTORTED THINKING
COVERED IN LECTURE?. Answer: 1. all or nothing
2. jumping to conclusions
3. magnification/ minimizing
4. emotional reasoning
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 3 AREAS OF DISTORTED THINKING FOR
BECK. Answer: self, future, world
⩥ ROGERS THERAPY IS CALLED ___:?. Answer: client- centered
therapy
⩥ HOW ARE CONDITIONS OF WORTH PROBLEMATIC?. Answer:
create anxiety and depression
⩥ WHAT ARE THREE COMPONENTS OF A SUPPORTIVE
CLIMATE. Answer: unconditional positive climate
