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TEST BANK ’




Understanding Abnormal Behavior,
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12th Edi on, Sue All Chapters 1 to 17
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TESTBANK ’

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.’Abnormal’Behavior.

2.’Understanding’and’Trea ng’Mental’Disorders.

3.’Assessment’and’Classifica on’of’Mental’Disorders.

4.’Research’Methods’for’Studying’Mental’Disorders.

5.’Anxiety’and’Obsessive-Compulsive’and’Related’Disorders.

6.’Trauma’and’Stress-Related’Disorders.

7.’Soma c’Symptom’and’Dissocia ve’Disorders.

8.’Depressive’and’Bipolar’Disorders.

9.’Suicide.

10.’Ea ng’Disorders.

11.’Substance-Related’and’Other’Addic ve’Disorders.

12.’Schizophrenia’Spectrum’Disorders.

13.’Neurocogni ve’and’Sleep-Wake’Disorders.

14.’Sexual’Dysfunc ons,’Gender’Dysphoria,’and’Paraphilic’Disorders.

15.’Personality’Psychopathology.

16.’Disorders’of’Childhood’and’Adolescence.

17.’Law’and’Ethics’in’Abnormal’Psychology.

,Chapter’1:’Abnormal’Behavior


MULTIPLE’CHOICE

1.’ Which’statement’about’abnormal’psychology’is’accurate?
a.’ Abnormal’psychology’seeks’to’describe,’explain,’predict,’and’modify’unusual’behaviors.
b.’ Although’abnormal’psychology’has’made’several’gains’in’the’past’20’years,’it’is’not’yet’a
scien fic’field’of’study.
c.’ The’subject’ma er’of’abnormal’psychology’is’restricted’to’extremely’bizarre’behavior.
d.’ Most’diagnoses’of’abnormality’are’based’on’two’or’three’basic’behavioral’factors.
ANS:’ A REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Factual

2.’ Psychopathology,’or’abnormal’behavior,’results’primarily’from’____.
a.’ gene c’factors
b.’ environmental’factors
c.’ sociocultural’factors
d.’ an’interac on’of’many’factors
ANS:’ D REF:’ Introduc on’ OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Factual

3.’ Dr.’Thompson’collects’informa on’in’order’to’describe’and’draw’inferences’about’an’ individual's
psychological’disorder.’Dr.’Thompson’is’engaged’in’____.
a.’ therapy
b.’ predic ng’dangerousness
c.’ psychodiagnosis
d.’ research
ANS:’ C REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Applied

4.’ Dr.’Kohn’is’a’psychoanalyst,’Dr.’Edwards’is’a’humanis c’therapist,’Dr.’Peterson’is’a’cogni ve
behavioral’therapist,’and’Dr.’James’is’a’Gestalt’therapist.’Each’of’them’would’likely’have’a’different
____’for’a’client's’abnormality.
a.’ me’of’onset
b.’ explana on
c.’ diagnosis
d.’ prognosis
ANS:’ B REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Applied

5.’ A’psychologist’says,’“Juan's’abnormal’behavior’is’likely’due’to’a’combina on’of’biology’and
inadequate’interpersonal’skills.”‘The’psychologist’is’____.
a.’ predic ng’the’future’symptoms’of’Juan
b.’ giving’Juan’a’psychodiagnosis
c.’ offering’an’explana on’for’Juan's’problem
d.’ describing’how’to’control’Juan's’symptoms
ANS:’ C REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Applied

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6.’ Which’statement’regarding’the’predic on’of’abnormal’behavior’is’accurate?
a.’ Even’experienced’professionals’tend’to’overpredict’future’violence.
b.’ Psychologists’are’not’interested’in’predic ng’clients'‘future’behavior.
c.’ Predic on’is’unrelated’to’understanding’the’cause’of’abnormality.
d.’ Psychologists’tend’to’underpredict’future’violence.
ANS:’ A REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Conceptual

7.’ One’of’Seung-Hui’Cho's’professors’reported’Cho's’frightening’behavior’to’many’campus’authori es.
What’reason’did’those’authori es’give’her’to’explain’why’they’could’do’nothing?
a.’ Cho's’therapist’did’not’feel’he’posed’a’danger’to’others.
b.’ There’was’no’space’in’any’of’the’local’mental’health’facili es’to’house’him.
c.’ Cho’did’not’make’any’overt’threats’against’anyone.
d.’ When’compared’with’that’of’his’peer’group,’Cho's’behavior’was’not’considered’odd.
ANS:’ C REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Applied

8.’ When’psychologists’talk’about’modifying’abnormal’behavior,’they’mean’they’are’____.
a.’ a emp ng’to’understand’the’underlying’cause’of’that’behavior
b.’ restric ng’the’freedom’of’dangerous’clients
c.’ a emp ng’to’an cipate’the’future’behaviors’of’clients
d.’ using’therapy’to’improve’client’behavior
ANS:’ D REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Factual

9.’ Which’of’the’following’defines’therapy’most’accurately?
a.’ A’program’of’systema c’interven on’designed’to’alter’behavior,’emo on,’or’thought
b.’ The’scien fic’study’of’abnormal’behavior.
c.’ A’system’of’observing’abnormal’behavior’in’an’a empt’to’classify’it
d.’ The’applica on’of’a’theore cal’model’to’explain’the’cause’of’abnormal’behavior
ANS:’ A REF:’ 1 OBJ:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
MSC:’ Factual

10.’ A’psychologist’develops’several’ac vi es’for’clients’aimed’at’helping’them’become’more
self-disciplined’and’feel’more’confident’about’trying’new’behaviors.’This’example’illustrates’____.
a.’ how’epidemiological’work’is’done’in’the’field
b.’ how’therapy’may’be’seen’as’an’a empt’to’modify’behavior
c.’ the’func on’of’providing’an’explana on’for’abnormal’behavior
d.’ the’essen al’need’for’accurate’psychodiagnosis
ANS:’ B REF:’ The’Concerns’of’Abnormal’Psychology
OBJ:’ 1 MSC:’ Applied

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