TEST l#BANK l#FOR l#UNDERSTANDING l#ABNORMAL l#BEHAVIOR l#BY l#SUE, l#DAVID,
l#SUE, l # DERALD l#WING, l#SUE, l#STANLEY, l#SUE, l#DIANE l#M. l#10TH
l#EDITION
,Chapter l# 1: l# Abnormal l# Behavior
MULTIPLE l# l#CHOICE
1. Which l # statement l # about l # abnormal l # psychology l # is l # accurate?
a. Abnormal l # psychology l # seeks l # to l # describe, l # explain, l # predict, l # and l # modify
# unusual l # behaviors.
b. lAlthough l # abnormal l # psychology l # has l # made l # several l # gains l # in l # the l # past
20 l # years, l # it l # is l # not l # yet l # a l # scientific l # field l # of l # study.
l#
c. The l # subject l # matter l # of l # abnormal l # psychology l # is l # restricted l # to l # extremely l # bizarre
l # behavior.
d. Most l # diagnoses l # of l # abnormality l # are l # based l # on l # two l # or l # three l # basic l # behavioral
l # factors.
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Factual
2. Psychopathology, l # or l # abnormal l # behavior, l# results l# primarily l# from l# ____.
a. genetic l # factors
b. environmental l # factors
c. sociocultural l#
l#factors l # d.
an l # interaction l # of l # many
l # factors
ANS: l# l # D REF: l# l# l# l#Introduction OBJ: l# l# l# 1 MSC: l# l# Factual
3. Dr. l # Thompson l # collects l # information l # in l # order l # to l # describe l # and l# draw l# inferences
l # about l # an
individual's l # psychological l # disorder. l # Dr. l # Thompson l # is l # engaged l# in l# ____.
a. therapy
b. predicting l#
l # dangerousness l # c.
psychodiagnosis
d. l# l# l# l#research
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
4. Dr. l # Kohn l # is l # a l # psychoanalyst, l # Dr. l # Edwards l # is l # a l # humanistic l # therapist, l # Dr.
l # Peterson l # is l # a l # cognitive l # behavioral l # therapist, l # and l # Dr. l # James l # is l # a l # Gestalt
l # therapist. l # Each l # of l # them l # would l # likely l # have l # a l # different
____ l # for l # a l # client's l # abnormality.
a. time l # of
l # onset l # b.
explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: l# l # B REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
5. A l # psychologist l # says, l # “Juan's l # abnormal l # behavior l # is l # likely l # due l # to l # a
l # combination l # of l # biology l # and l # inadequate l # interpersonal l # skills.” l # The
l # psychologist l # is .
a. predicting l # the l # future l # symptoms l # of l # Juan
,b. giving l # Juan l # a l # psychodiagnosis
c. offering l # an l # explanation l # for l # Juan's l # problem
d. describing l # how l # to l # control l # Juan's l # symptoms
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
, 6. Which l # statement l # regarding l # the l # prediction l # of l # abnormal l # behavior l # is l # accurate?
a. Even l # experienced l # professionals l # tend l # to l # overpredict l # future l # violence.
b. Psychologists l # are l # not l # interested l # in l # predicting l # clients' l # future l # behavior.
c. Prediction l # is l # unrelated l # to l # understanding l # the l # cause l # of l # abnormality.
d. Psychologists l # tend l # to l # underpredict l # future l # violence.
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l # Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Conceptual
7. One l # of l # Seung-Hui l # Cho's l # professors l # reported l # Cho's l # frightening l # behavior l # to
l # many l # campus l # authorities. l # What l # reason l # did l # those l # authorities l # give l # her l # to
l # explain l # why l # they l # could l # do l # nothing?
a. Cho's l # therapist l # did l # not l # feel l # he l # posed l # a l # danger l # to l # others.
b. There l # was l # no l # space l # in l # any l # of l # the l # local l # mental l # health l # facilities l # to l # house
l # him.
c. Cho l # did l # not l # make l # any l # overt l # threats l # against l # anyone.
d. When l # compared l # with l # that l # of l # his l # peer l # group, l # Cho's l # behavior l # was l # not
l # considered l # odd.
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
8. When l # psychologists l # talk l # about l # modifying l # abnormal l # behavior, l # they l # mean l# they
l # are l # ____.
a. attempting l # to l # understand l # the l # underlying l # cause l # of l # that l # behavior
b. restricting l # the l # freedom l # of l # dangerous l # clients
c. attempting l # to l # anticipate l # the l # future l # behaviors l # of l # clients
d. using l # therapy l # to l # improve l # client l # behavior
ANS: l# l # D REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Factual
9. Which l # of l # the l # following l # defines l # therapy l # most l # accurately?
a. A l # program l # of l # systematic l # intervention l # designed l # to l # alter l # behavior, l # emotion,
l # or l # thought
b. The l # scientific l # study l # of l # abnormal l # behavior.
c. A l # system l # of l # observing l # abnormal l # behavior l # in l # an l # attempt l # to l # classify l # it
d. The l # application l # of l # a l # theoretical l # model l # to l # explain l # the l # cause l # of l # abnormal
l # behavior
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l # 1 OBJ: l# l# l# l# The l# Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # MSC: l# l # Factual
10. A l # psychologist l # develops l # several l # activities l # for l # clients l # aimed l # at l # helping l # them
l # become l # more
self-disciplined l # and l # feel l # more l # confident l # about l # trying l # new l # behaviors. l # This
l # example l # illustrates l # ____.
a. how l # epidemiological l # work l # is l # done l # in l # the l # field
b. how l # therapy l # may l # be l # seen l # as l # an l # attempt l# to l # modify l # behavior
c. the l # function l # of l # providing l # an l # explanation l # for l # abnormal l # behavior
d. the l # essential l # need l # for l # accurate l # psychodiagnosis
l#SUE, l # DERALD l#WING, l#SUE, l#STANLEY, l#SUE, l#DIANE l#M. l#10TH
l#EDITION
,Chapter l# 1: l# Abnormal l# Behavior
MULTIPLE l# l#CHOICE
1. Which l # statement l # about l # abnormal l # psychology l # is l # accurate?
a. Abnormal l # psychology l # seeks l # to l # describe, l # explain, l # predict, l # and l # modify
# unusual l # behaviors.
b. lAlthough l # abnormal l # psychology l # has l # made l # several l # gains l # in l # the l # past
20 l # years, l # it l # is l # not l # yet l # a l # scientific l # field l # of l # study.
l#
c. The l # subject l # matter l # of l # abnormal l # psychology l # is l # restricted l # to l # extremely l # bizarre
l # behavior.
d. Most l # diagnoses l # of l # abnormality l # are l # based l # on l # two l # or l # three l # basic l # behavioral
l # factors.
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Factual
2. Psychopathology, l # or l # abnormal l # behavior, l# results l# primarily l# from l# ____.
a. genetic l # factors
b. environmental l # factors
c. sociocultural l#
l#factors l # d.
an l # interaction l # of l # many
l # factors
ANS: l# l # D REF: l# l# l# l#Introduction OBJ: l# l# l# 1 MSC: l# l# Factual
3. Dr. l # Thompson l # collects l # information l # in l # order l # to l # describe l # and l# draw l# inferences
l # about l # an
individual's l # psychological l # disorder. l # Dr. l # Thompson l # is l # engaged l# in l# ____.
a. therapy
b. predicting l#
l # dangerousness l # c.
psychodiagnosis
d. l# l# l# l#research
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
4. Dr. l # Kohn l # is l # a l # psychoanalyst, l # Dr. l # Edwards l # is l # a l # humanistic l # therapist, l # Dr.
l # Peterson l # is l # a l # cognitive l # behavioral l # therapist, l # and l # Dr. l # James l # is l # a l # Gestalt
l # therapist. l # Each l # of l # them l # would l # likely l # have l # a l # different
____ l # for l # a l # client's l # abnormality.
a. time l # of
l # onset l # b.
explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: l# l # B REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
5. A l # psychologist l # says, l # “Juan's l # abnormal l # behavior l # is l # likely l # due l # to l # a
l # combination l # of l # biology l # and l # inadequate l # interpersonal l # skills.” l # The
l # psychologist l # is .
a. predicting l # the l # future l # symptoms l # of l # Juan
,b. giving l # Juan l # a l # psychodiagnosis
c. offering l # an l # explanation l # for l # Juan's l # problem
d. describing l # how l # to l # control l # Juan's l # symptoms
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
, 6. Which l # statement l # regarding l # the l # prediction l # of l # abnormal l # behavior l # is l # accurate?
a. Even l # experienced l # professionals l # tend l # to l # overpredict l # future l # violence.
b. Psychologists l # are l # not l # interested l # in l # predicting l # clients' l # future l # behavior.
c. Prediction l # is l # unrelated l # to l # understanding l # the l # cause l # of l # abnormality.
d. Psychologists l # tend l # to l # underpredict l # future l # violence.
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l # Abnormal
l # Psychology l# OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Conceptual
7. One l # of l # Seung-Hui l # Cho's l # professors l # reported l # Cho's l # frightening l # behavior l # to
l # many l # campus l # authorities. l # What l # reason l # did l # those l # authorities l # give l # her l # to
l # explain l # why l # they l # could l # do l # nothing?
a. Cho's l # therapist l # did l # not l # feel l # he l # posed l # a l # danger l # to l # others.
b. There l # was l # no l # space l # in l # any l # of l # the l # local l # mental l # health l # facilities l # to l # house
l # him.
c. Cho l # did l # not l # make l # any l # overt l # threats l # against l # anyone.
d. When l # compared l # with l # that l # of l # his l # peer l # group, l # Cho's l # behavior l # was l # not
l # considered l # odd.
ANS: l# l # C REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Applied
8. When l # psychologists l # talk l # about l # modifying l # abnormal l # behavior, l # they l # mean l# they
l # are l # ____.
a. attempting l # to l # understand l # the l # underlying l # cause l # of l # that l # behavior
b. restricting l # the l # freedom l # of l # dangerous l # clients
c. attempting l # to l # anticipate l # the l # future l # behaviors l # of l # clients
d. using l # therapy l # to l # improve l # client l # behavior
ANS: l# l # D REF: l# l# l# l#The l # Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # OBJ: l# l# l # 1 MSC: l# l # Factual
9. Which l # of l # the l # following l # defines l # therapy l # most l # accurately?
a. A l # program l # of l # systematic l # intervention l # designed l # to l # alter l # behavior, l # emotion,
l # or l # thought
b. The l # scientific l # study l # of l # abnormal l # behavior.
c. A l # system l # of l # observing l # abnormal l # behavior l # in l # an l # attempt l # to l # classify l # it
d. The l # application l # of l # a l # theoretical l # model l # to l # explain l # the l # cause l # of l # abnormal
l # behavior
ANS: l# l # A REF: l# l# l # 1 OBJ: l# l# l# l# The l# Concerns l # of l# Abnormal
l # Psychology l # MSC: l# l # Factual
10. A l # psychologist l # develops l # several l # activities l # for l # clients l # aimed l # at l # helping l # them
l # become l # more
self-disciplined l # and l # feel l # more l # confident l # about l # trying l # new l # behaviors. l # This
l # example l # illustrates l # ____.
a. how l # epidemiological l # work l # is l # done l # in l # the l # field
b. how l # therapy l # may l # be l # seen l # as l # an l # attempt l# to l # modify l # behavior
c. the l # function l # of l # providing l # an l # explanation l # for l # abnormal l # behavior
d. the l # essential l # need l # for l # accurate l # psychodiagnosis
