, Chapter 1
Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File.............................................................................................................................3
Multiple-Choice Questions ....................................................................................................................3
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions ..................................................................................................................33
Short-Answer Questions ......................................................................................................................34
Essay Questions ...................................................................................................................................37
Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions.......................................................................39
End-of-Module Quiz ............................................................................................................................39
End-of-Chapter Quiz ............................................................................................................................50
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
Learning Objective N/A Multiple Choice 2, 3, 4, 5 1,
Learning Objective 1.1 Multiple Choice 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 8, 14, 19 9, 12
15, 16, 17, 18
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 116
Essay 129 128
Learning Objective 1.2 Multiple Choice 20, 21, 22, 24, 28 23, 25
Fill in the Blank 111
Short Answer 117 118
Essay
Learning Objective 1.3 Multiple Choice 26, 27 119
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer
Essay
Learning Objective 1.4 Multiple Choice 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42 35, 36, 37
33, 34, 38,
39, 40, 41, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
53, 54, 55, 56
Fill in the Blank 112
Short Answer 122 120, 121
Essay
Learning Objective 1.5 Multiple Choice 57 58, 59
Fill in the Blank 113
Short Answer 123
Essay
Learning Objective 1.6 Multiple Choice 60, 62, 63 61 64, 65
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 125 124
Essay 130
Learning Objective 1.7 Multiple Choice 66, 68, 69, 70, 76, 67, 72, 78 71, 73, 74, 75,
77 79
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 126
Essay
Learning Objective 1.8 Multiple Choice 80, 82, 88, 93, 96 81, 83, 84, 86, 85, 87, 95
89, 90, 91, 92,
94
Fill in the Blank 114
Short Answer
Essay 131
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Learning Objective 1.9 ©Multiple
Copyright Choice
2017, 2014, 2013 by 99, 105,Education,
Pearson 110 Inc.97,
All102,
rights104,
reserved.98, 100, 101,
107, 109 103, 106, 108
Fill in the Blank 2
115
Short Answer 127
Essay 132
, Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. 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 all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim’s suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother’s abuse.
Answer: c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 3
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: N/A
2. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Most individuals with mental disorders are violent.
b. Women are more likely to commit suicide than men.
c. Most individuals who experience a mental breakdown are clearly unwell long before treatment
is sought.
d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Answer: d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 2
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
3. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than 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. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
Difficulty: 1
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Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File.............................................................................................................................3
Multiple-Choice Questions ....................................................................................................................3
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions ..................................................................................................................33
Short-Answer Questions ......................................................................................................................34
Essay Questions ...................................................................................................................................37
Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions.......................................................................39
End-of-Module Quiz ............................................................................................................................39
End-of-Chapter Quiz ............................................................................................................................50
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
Learning Objective N/A Multiple Choice 2, 3, 4, 5 1,
Learning Objective 1.1 Multiple Choice 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 8, 14, 19 9, 12
15, 16, 17, 18
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 116
Essay 129 128
Learning Objective 1.2 Multiple Choice 20, 21, 22, 24, 28 23, 25
Fill in the Blank 111
Short Answer 117 118
Essay
Learning Objective 1.3 Multiple Choice 26, 27 119
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer
Essay
Learning Objective 1.4 Multiple Choice 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42 35, 36, 37
33, 34, 38,
39, 40, 41, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52,
53, 54, 55, 56
Fill in the Blank 112
Short Answer 122 120, 121
Essay
Learning Objective 1.5 Multiple Choice 57 58, 59
Fill in the Blank 113
Short Answer 123
Essay
Learning Objective 1.6 Multiple Choice 60, 62, 63 61 64, 65
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 125 124
Essay 130
Learning Objective 1.7 Multiple Choice 66, 68, 69, 70, 76, 67, 72, 78 71, 73, 74, 75,
77 79
Fill in the Blank
Short Answer 126
Essay
Learning Objective 1.8 Multiple Choice 80, 82, 88, 93, 96 81, 83, 84, 86, 85, 87, 95
89, 90, 91, 92,
94
Fill in the Blank 114
Short Answer
Essay 131
TOTAL
ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Learning Objective 1.9 ©Multiple
Copyright Choice
2017, 2014, 2013 by 99, 105,Education,
Pearson 110 Inc.97,
All102,
rights104,
reserved.98, 100, 101,
107, 109 103, 106, 108
Fill in the Blank 2
115
Short Answer 127
Essay 132
, Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. 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 all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim’s suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother’s abuse.
Answer: c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 3
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: N/A
2. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Most individuals with mental disorders are violent.
b. Women are more likely to commit suicide than men.
c. Most individuals who experience a mental breakdown are clearly unwell long before treatment
is sought.
d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Answer: d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 2
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
3. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than 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. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
Difficulty: 1
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