, Abnormal Psychology 18e, Hooley/Butcher
Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and
Research Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following individuals would most likely be a subject of specialists in abnormal
psychology?
a. Stacy, a college student who is consistently 15 minutes late to class
b. Jason, a stock trader who rarely leaves his house
c. Misha, a lab assistant who translates the vocal sounds of dolphins
d. Tyree, an athlete who seeks to use visual imagery to improve his rowing technique
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
2. Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother have all been diagnosed with generalized
anxiety disorder.
d. Kim committed suicide, apparently in reaction to her mother’s abuse.
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
3. What does Monique’s case, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than in the person who
engages in the abnormal behavior.
b. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
c. Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by
other people.
d. When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live
independently.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
במסע
4. What does the caseנוחות פוגשת
of Scott, מצוינותinשבה
outlined ,הסטוביה שלי
the textbook, ברוכים הבאים לחנות
best illustrate?
a. The ,במיוחד
problemsאיכותיים
associatedמבחנים במתן מאגרי
with higher מתמחה
education אני.שלכם
in America האקדמי
today
b. Thatהוא כל מאגר מבחנים.שנוצרו בקפידה כדי לעזור לכם להצליח בבחינות
homelessness often causes psychopathology
c. Thatשאלות
some psychological
,הסברים מפורטים conditions are “lateהנושאים
המרכזיים עם onset”—that
את כלis,מכסה ,מקיף
initially occurring in
. אמיתייםor
adolescence בחינה
youngתנאי ברירה ותרחישי תרגול שמשקפים-רב
adulthood
d. That,אמינים
lower socioeconomic
נלקחים מחומרים status is a causal
שלי? הם המבחניםfactor of psychosis
במאגרי למה לבחור
Answer: c ,מעודכנים באופן קבוע כדי לשקף שינויים עדכניים בתוכנית הלימודים
Learning Objective:
,עסקיםNone, בין אם אתם לומדים סיעוד.ומעוצבים על ידי מומחים בתחום
Topic: Introduction
תמצאו משאבים מותאמים אישית,הנדסה או כל דיסציפלינה אחרת
Difficulty Level: Easy
.שמעלים את הביטחון והביצועים שלכם
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
גלשו. השקיעו באיכות שמביאה תוצאות.אל תסתפקו בכלי לימוד בינוניים
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology. עם הורדות.באוסף שלי היום ועשו את הצעד הראשון להצלחה אקדמית
941( . ההכנה לבחינות מעולם לא הייתה קלה יותר,מיידיות ומחירים נוחים
)מילים
5. What makes defining abnormality difficult?
Իմ Stuvia
a. There խանութի
are so many նկարագրություն
types (Հայերեն)that they can’t be accurately described.
of abnormal behavior
Բարի գալուստ իմ Stuvia խանութը,
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make որտեղ գերազանցությունը
someone abnormal.
հանդիպում է հարմարավետության ակադեմիական
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time, so we cannot tell what is normal.
ճանապարհորդության
d. Criteria for abnormalityժամանակ:
have yet Ես մասնագիտացած
to be developed. եմ
Answer: b բարձրորակ թեստային բանկերի տրամադրումում, որոնք
մանրակրկիտ
Learning Objective: ստեղծված
1.1 Explain howենwe
ձեզdefine
օգնելուabnormality
հաջողությանand հասնել
classify mental disorders.
Ձեր քննություններում:
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality Յուրաքանչյուր թեստային բանկը
համապարփակ
Difficulty Level: Moderateէ, ընդգրկում է բոլոր հիմնական թեմաները՝
մանրամասնthe
Skill Level: Remember բացատրություններով,
Facts բազմակի ընտրության
APA Learning հարցերով և պրակտիկ
Objective: սցենարներով,
1.1 Describe որոնք արտացոլում
key concepts, principles, and են overarching themes in
psychology. իրական քննության պայմանները:
Ինչու ընտրել իմ թեստային բանկերը: Դրանք վերցված են
վստահելի
6. Which of the նյութերից,
following կանոնավոր
statements թարմացվում
accurately describes են՝a characteristic indicator of
abnormality?արտացոլելով վերջին հանրագրչական փոփոխությունները, և
a. Subjective
նախագծվածdistress must be
են ոլորտի present in order
փորձագետների for Թեև
կողմից: a behavior,
սովորումemotion, or thought to be
deemed abnormal. բիզնեսի, ինժեներության կամ այլ
եք հաշմանդամի,
b. A behavior, emotion,կգտնեք
մասնագիտության, or thought that is statistically
անհատականացված rare and desirable is considered
ռեսուրսներ,
abnormal.
որոնք բարձրացնում են ձեր վստահությունը և արդյունքները:
c. Violating the standards of society, particularly when statistically rare, is abnormal.
Մի բավարարվեք սովորական ուսումնական օգնականներով:
d. Engaging in highly dangerous activities on a regular basis reflects abnormal behavior.
Ներդրեք որակի մեջ, որը բերում է արդյունքներ: Այսօր զննեք իմ
Answer: c
հավաքածուն
Learning Objective: և քայլեքhow
1.1 Explain առաջին քայլը դեպի
we define ակադեմիական
abnormality and classify mental disorders.
հաջողություն:
Topic: Indicators of AbnormalityԱնմիջական ներբեռնումներով և մատչելի գներով
քննությունների
Difficulty Level: Difficult պատրաստությունը երբեք այսքան հեշտ չի
եղել: (151
Skill Level: Analyze It բառ)
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
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7. The fact that tattoos are commonplace today, while they were once viewed as abnormal,
illustrates that __________.
a. modern society is unlikely to change
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different
c. American culture values independence
d. the values of a society may change over time
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
8. Brandon consistently drinks a fifth of vodka at least five times per week. This has greatly
increased his chance of serious liver damage and premature death. Because he drinks at home,
the behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett’s behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that is harmful and dangerous
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
9. In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: The DSM-5 and the Definition of Mental Disorder
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
10. The current version of the DSM—the DSM-5—is __________, and it contains a total of
__________ diagnostic categories.
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and
Research Approaches
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following individuals would most likely be a subject of specialists in abnormal
psychology?
a. Stacy, a college student who is consistently 15 minutes late to class
b. Jason, a stock trader who rarely leaves his house
c. Misha, a lab assistant who translates the vocal sounds of dolphins
d. Tyree, an athlete who seeks to use visual imagery to improve his rowing technique
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
2. Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother have all been diagnosed with generalized
anxiety disorder.
d. Kim committed suicide, apparently in reaction to her mother’s abuse.
Answer: c
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
3. What does Monique’s case, outlined in the textbook, best illustrate?
a. Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than in the person who
engages in the abnormal behavior.
b. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
c. Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by
other people.
d. When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live
independently.
Answer: b
Learning Objective: None
Topic: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
במסע
4. What does the caseנוחות פוגשת
of Scott, מצוינותinשבה
outlined ,הסטוביה שלי
the textbook, ברוכים הבאים לחנות
best illustrate?
a. The ,במיוחד
problemsאיכותיים
associatedמבחנים במתן מאגרי
with higher מתמחה
education אני.שלכם
in America האקדמי
today
b. Thatהוא כל מאגר מבחנים.שנוצרו בקפידה כדי לעזור לכם להצליח בבחינות
homelessness often causes psychopathology
c. Thatשאלות
some psychological
,הסברים מפורטים conditions are “lateהנושאים
המרכזיים עם onset”—that
את כלis,מכסה ,מקיף
initially occurring in
. אמיתייםor
adolescence בחינה
youngתנאי ברירה ותרחישי תרגול שמשקפים-רב
adulthood
d. That,אמינים
lower socioeconomic
נלקחים מחומרים status is a causal
שלי? הם המבחניםfactor of psychosis
במאגרי למה לבחור
Answer: c ,מעודכנים באופן קבוע כדי לשקף שינויים עדכניים בתוכנית הלימודים
Learning Objective:
,עסקיםNone, בין אם אתם לומדים סיעוד.ומעוצבים על ידי מומחים בתחום
Topic: Introduction
תמצאו משאבים מותאמים אישית,הנדסה או כל דיסציפלינה אחרת
Difficulty Level: Easy
.שמעלים את הביטחון והביצועים שלכם
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
גלשו. השקיעו באיכות שמביאה תוצאות.אל תסתפקו בכלי לימוד בינוניים
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology. עם הורדות.באוסף שלי היום ועשו את הצעד הראשון להצלחה אקדמית
941( . ההכנה לבחינות מעולם לא הייתה קלה יותר,מיידיות ומחירים נוחים
)מילים
5. What makes defining abnormality difficult?
Իմ Stuvia
a. There խանութի
are so many նկարագրություն
types (Հայերեն)that they can’t be accurately described.
of abnormal behavior
Բարի գալուստ իմ Stuvia խանութը,
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make որտեղ գերազանցությունը
someone abnormal.
հանդիպում է հարմարավետության ակադեմիական
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time, so we cannot tell what is normal.
ճանապարհորդության
d. Criteria for abnormalityժամանակ:
have yet Ես մասնագիտացած
to be developed. եմ
Answer: b բարձրորակ թեստային բանկերի տրամադրումում, որոնք
մանրակրկիտ
Learning Objective: ստեղծված
1.1 Explain howենwe
ձեզdefine
օգնելուabnormality
հաջողությանand հասնել
classify mental disorders.
Ձեր քննություններում:
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality Յուրաքանչյուր թեստային բանկը
համապարփակ
Difficulty Level: Moderateէ, ընդգրկում է բոլոր հիմնական թեմաները՝
մանրամասնthe
Skill Level: Remember բացատրություններով,
Facts բազմակի ընտրության
APA Learning հարցերով և պրակտիկ
Objective: սցենարներով,
1.1 Describe որոնք արտացոլում
key concepts, principles, and են overarching themes in
psychology. իրական քննության պայմանները:
Ինչու ընտրել իմ թեստային բանկերը: Դրանք վերցված են
վստահելի
6. Which of the նյութերից,
following կանոնավոր
statements թարմացվում
accurately describes են՝a characteristic indicator of
abnormality?արտացոլելով վերջին հանրագրչական փոփոխությունները, և
a. Subjective
նախագծվածdistress must be
են ոլորտի present in order
փորձագետների for Թեև
կողմից: a behavior,
սովորումemotion, or thought to be
deemed abnormal. բիզնեսի, ինժեներության կամ այլ
եք հաշմանդամի,
b. A behavior, emotion,կգտնեք
մասնագիտության, or thought that is statistically
անհատականացված rare and desirable is considered
ռեսուրսներ,
abnormal.
որոնք բարձրացնում են ձեր վստահությունը և արդյունքները:
c. Violating the standards of society, particularly when statistically rare, is abnormal.
Մի բավարարվեք սովորական ուսումնական օգնականներով:
d. Engaging in highly dangerous activities on a regular basis reflects abnormal behavior.
Ներդրեք որակի մեջ, որը բերում է արդյունքներ: Այսօր զննեք իմ
Answer: c
հավաքածուն
Learning Objective: և քայլեքhow
1.1 Explain առաջին քայլը դեպի
we define ակադեմիական
abnormality and classify mental disorders.
հաջողություն:
Topic: Indicators of AbnormalityԱնմիջական ներբեռնումներով և մատչելի գներով
քննությունների
Difficulty Level: Difficult պատրաստությունը երբեք այսքան հեշտ չի
եղել: (151
Skill Level: Analyze It բառ)
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
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7. The fact that tattoos are commonplace today, while they were once viewed as abnormal,
illustrates that __________.
a. modern society is unlikely to change
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different
c. American culture values independence
d. the values of a society may change over time
Answer: d
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
8. Brandon consistently drinks a fifth of vodka at least five times per week. This has greatly
increased his chance of serious liver damage and premature death. Because he drinks at home,
the behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett’s behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that is harmful and dangerous
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: Indicators of Abnormality
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
9. In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind
Answer: b
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain how we define abnormality and classify mental disorders.
Topic: The DSM-5 and the Definition of Mental Disorder
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
APA Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in
psychology.
10. The current version of the DSM—the DSM-5—is __________, and it contains a total of
__________ diagnostic categories.
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