TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION BY SUE DAVID AND SUE DERALD ALL CHAPTERS COVERED

TEST BANK FOR
UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
10TH EDITION BY SUE DAVID AND SUE DERALD
ALL CHAPTERS COVERED

,ChapterW 1:W AbnormalW Behavior


MULTIPLEWWCHOICE

1. WhichW statementW aboutW abnormalW psychologyW isW accurate?
a. AbnormalW psychologyW seeksW toW describe,W explain,W predict,W andW modifyW unusualW beh
b. Although
aviors. W abnormalW psychologyW hasW madeW severalW gainsW inW theW pastW 20W years,W itW is
W notW yetW aW scientificW fieldW ofW study.

c. TheW subjectW matterW ofW abnormalW psychologyW isW restrictedW toW extremelyW bizarreW behavior.
d. MostW diagnosesW ofW abnormalityW areW basedW onW twoW orW threeW basicW behavioralW factors.

ANS:WW A
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Factual

2. Psychopathology,W orW abnormalW behavior,W resultsW primarilyW fromW ____.
a. geneticW factors
b. environmentalW factors
c. socioculturalWWfacto
rsW d.anW interactionW ofW manyW fact
ors
ANS:WW D REF:WWWW Introduction OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Factual


3. Dr.W ThompsonW collectsW informationW inW orderW toW describeW andW drawW inferencesW aboutW an
individual'sW psychologicalW disorder.W Dr.W ThompsonW isW engagedW inW ____.
a. therapy
b. predictingWW dangerousne
ssW c.
psychodiagnosis
d.WWWWresearch

ANS:WW C
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Applied

4. Dr.W KohnW isW aW psychoanalyst,W Dr.W EdwardsW isW aW humanisticW therapist,W Dr.W PetersonW isW aW cogni
tiveW behavioralW therapist,W andW Dr.W JamesW isW aW GestaltW therapist.W EachW ofW themW wouldW likelyW h
aveW aW different
____W forW aW client'sW abnormality.
a.
time W ofW ons
explanation
etW b.
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis

ANS:WW B
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Applied


5. AW psychologistW says,W “Juan'sW abnormalW behaviorW isW likelyW dueW toW aW combinationW ofW biol
ogyW andW inadequateW interpersonalW skills.”W TheW psychologistW is.
a. predictingW theW futureW symptomsW ofW Juan

,b. givingW JuanW aW psychodiagnosis
c. offeringW anW explanationW forW Juan'sW problem
d. describingW howW toW controlW Juan'sW symptoms

ANS:WW C
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Applied

, 6. WhichW statementW regardingW theW predictionW ofW abnormalW behaviorW isW accurate?
a. EvenW experiencedW professionalsW tendW toW overpredictW futureW violence.
b. PsychologistsW areW notW interestedW inW predictingW clients'W futureW behavior.
c. PredictionW isW unrelatedW toW understandingW theW causeW ofW abnormality.
d. PsychologistsW tendW toW underpredictW futureW violence.

ANS:WW A
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Conceptual


7. OneW ofW Seung-
HuiW Cho'sW professorsW reportedW Cho'sW frighteningW behaviorW toW manyW campusW authorities.W What
W reasonW didW thoseW authoritiesW giveW herW toW explainW whyW theyW couldW doW nothing?

a. Cho'sW therapistW didW notW feelW heW posedW aW dangerW toW others.
b. ThereW wasW noW spaceW inW anyW ofW theW localW mentalW healthW facilitiesW toW houseW him.
c. ChoW didW notW makeW anyW overtW threatsW againstW anyone.
d. WhenW comparedW withW thatW ofW hisW peerW group,W Cho'sW behaviorW wasW notW consideredW odd.

ANS:WW C
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Applied


8. WhenW psychologistsW talkW aboutW modifyingW abnormalW behavior,W theyW meanW theyW areW ____.
a. attemptingW toW understandW theW underlyingW causeW ofW thatW behavior
b. restrictingW theW freedomW ofW dangerousW clients
c. attemptingW toW anticipateW theW futureW behaviorsW ofW clients
d. usingW therapyW toW improveW clientW behavior

ANS:WW D
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Factual


9. WhichW ofW theW followingW definesW therapyW mostW accurately?
a. AW programW ofW systematicW interventionW designedW toW alterW behavior,W emotion,W orW thought
b. TheW scientificW studyW ofW abnormalW behavior.
c. AW systemW ofW observingW abnormalW behaviorW inW anW attemptW toW classifyW it
d. TheW applicationW ofW aW theoreticalW modelW toW explainW theW causeW ofW abnormalW behavior

ANS:WW A REF:WWW 1
OBJ:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW PsychologyW MSC:WW Factual


10. AW psychologistW developsW severalW activitiesW forW clientsW aimedW atW helpingW themW becomeW more
self-
disciplinedW andW feelW moreW confidentW aboutW tryingW newW behaviors.W ThisW exampleW illustratesW ____.
a. howW epidemiologicalW workW isW doneW inW theW field
b. howW therapyW mayW beW seenW asW anW attemptW toW modifyW behavior
c. theW functionW ofW providingW anW explanationW forW abnormalW behavior
d. theW essentialW needW forW accurateW psychodiagnosis

ANS:WW B
REF:WWWW TheW ConcernsW ofW AbnormalW Psycho
logyW OBJ:WWW 1 MSC:WW Applied