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,Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 5th Canadian Edition Testbank
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Women seek mental health care more than men.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Help-Seeking and the Perceived Need for Help
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge
When mental health care is universally accessible, people with low SES seek care at equal
rates to people with high SES.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Help-Seeking and the Perceived Need for Help
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological disorders,
including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Focusing on prevention may help more than focusing on treatment on mental illness.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Community Psychology and Prevention
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Question type: Multiple Choice
An illustration of abnormal behaviour would be:
Soiling oneself once a month at age 14.
Experiencing anxiety when engaged in rituals after leaving the house.
Losing control of oneself in anger, with no apparent provocation.
None of the above are examples of abnormal behaviour.
, Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 5th Canadian Edition Testbank
Answer: d
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
A happily married man covertly purchases women's shoes. Afterwards he masturbates while
wearing the shoes. This illustrates what definition of abnormality?
Disability or dysfunction
Unexpectedness
Personal distress
None of these; the behaviour is not abnormal.
Answer: d
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
Which of the following illustrates the difficulty in defining abnormal behaviour as behaviour that
is statistically infrequent?
IQ below 70 is considered mentally retarded.
It is unusual for people to have delusions.
Math prodigies are rare in the population.
Bedwetting is common in young children.
Answer: c
Section Reference: Statistical Infrequency
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
Autism is based on which of the following definitions of abnormal behaviour?
Statistical infrequency
Violation of personal norms
Personal distress
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,Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 5th Canadian Edition Testbank
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Women seek mental health care more than men.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Help-Seeking and the Perceived Need for Help
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge
When mental health care is universally accessible, people with low SES seek care at equal
rates to people with high SES.
Answer: False
Section Reference: Help-Seeking and the Perceived Need for Help
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological disorders,
including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Focusing on prevention may help more than focusing on treatment on mental illness.
Answer: True
Section Reference: Community Psychology and Prevention
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Question type: Multiple Choice
An illustration of abnormal behaviour would be:
Soiling oneself once a month at age 14.
Experiencing anxiety when engaged in rituals after leaving the house.
Losing control of oneself in anger, with no apparent provocation.
None of the above are examples of abnormal behaviour.
, Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 5th Canadian Edition Testbank
Answer: d
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
A happily married man covertly purchases women's shoes. Afterwards he masturbates while
wearing the shoes. This illustrates what definition of abnormality?
Disability or dysfunction
Unexpectedness
Personal distress
None of these; the behaviour is not abnormal.
Answer: d
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
Which of the following illustrates the difficulty in defining abnormal behaviour as behaviour that
is statistically infrequent?
IQ below 70 is considered mentally retarded.
It is unusual for people to have delusions.
Math prodigies are rare in the population.
Bedwetting is common in young children.
Answer: c
Section Reference: Statistical Infrequency
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Application
Autism is based on which of the following definitions of abnormal behaviour?
Statistical infrequency
Violation of personal norms
Personal distress
