Test Bank for Abnormal
Psychology by Hooley
(17th Ed)
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers and Rationales | Latest
Update | Grade A+ | 2026/2027
,Which of the following is an example of family c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with
aggregation? generalized anxiety
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 all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her
mother's abuse.
What makes defining abnormality difficult? b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that
they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make
someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we
cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to d. There is no single sufficient element.
determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today d. the values of a society may change over time.
while they would once have been 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.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and
dying. His 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
harms him.
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.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural
norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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
, Which of the following is included in the DSM-5? b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each
disorder
In the United States, the standard for defining types of d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM? b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently
known
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and
treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders
based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded
assumptions about mental disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing
mental disorders
According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell c. refusing to help others
Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost
unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders? a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
a. A classification system allows information to be
organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much
information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about
people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's
behaviors.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent b. Classification
naming system that can be used to organize and identify
information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling
The International Classification of Diseases, revision 10 c. the World Health Organization.
(ICD 10) is produced by ________
a. the American Psychological Association.
b. the American Psychiatric Association.
c. the World Health Organization.
d. the American Medical Association
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a b. When a label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about
classification system formental disorders? the person is lost.
a. A classification system establishes the types of
problems that mental professionals can treat.
b. When a label is used to describe an individual's
behavior, information about the person is lost.
c. A classification system allows for research to advance.
d. Identifying the disorder that an individual has guides
treatment.
Psychology by Hooley
(17th Ed)
Exam Questions with 100% Correct
Answers and Rationales | Latest
Update | Grade A+ | 2026/2027
,Which of the following is an example of family c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with
aggregation? generalized anxiety
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 all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her
mother's abuse.
What makes defining abnormality difficult? b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that
they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make
someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we
cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to d. There is no single sufficient element.
determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today d. the values of a society may change over time.
while they would once have been 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.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and
dying. His 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
harms him.
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.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural
norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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
, Which of the following is included in the DSM-5? b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each
disorder
In the United States, the standard for defining types of d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM? b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently
known
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and
treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders
based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded
assumptions about mental disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing
mental disorders
According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell c. refusing to help others
Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost
unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders? a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
a. A classification system allows information to be
organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much
information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about
people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's
behaviors.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent b. Classification
naming system that can be used to organize and identify
information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling
The International Classification of Diseases, revision 10 c. the World Health Organization.
(ICD 10) is produced by ________
a. the American Psychological Association.
b. the American Psychiatric Association.
c. the World Health Organization.
d. the American Medical Association
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a b. When a label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about
classification system formental disorders? the person is lost.
a. A classification system establishes the types of
problems that mental professionals can treat.
b. When a label is used to describe an individual's
behavior, information about the person is lost.
c. A classification system allows for research to advance.
d. Identifying the disorder that an individual has guides
treatment.
