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ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 12TH EDITION,
SUE, QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
GRADED A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Abnormal Behavior.
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
3. Assessment and Classification 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. Somatic Symptom, Related, and Dissociative Disorders.
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
9. Suicide.
10. Eating Disorders.
11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and
Paraphilic Disorders.
15. Personality Psychopathology.
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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chapter 1: abnormal behavior
m ultiple ch oice
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 ascientific field of study.
c. the subject matter 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
psychologyobj: 1 msc: factual
2. psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from .
a. genetic factors
b. environmental factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. an interaction of many factors
ANS: d ref: introduction obj: 1 msc: factual
3. dr. thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
individual'spsychological disorder. dr. thompson is engaged in .
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: c ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
4. dr. kohn is a psychoanalyst, dr. edwards is a humanistic therapist, dr.
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peterson is a cognitive behavioral therapist, and dr. james is a gestalt therapist. each of
them would likely have a different
for a client's abnormality.
a. time of onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: b ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
5. a psychologist says, ,juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a
combination of biology and inadequate interpersonal skills.‖ the
psychologist is .
a. predicting the future symptoms of juan
b. giving juan a psychodiagnosis
c. offering an explanation for juan's problem
d. describing how to control juan's symptoms
ANS: c ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
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TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 12TH EDITION,
SUE, QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2025/2026
GRADED A+
1
, Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Abnormal Behavior.
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
3. Assessment and Classification 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. Somatic Symptom, Related, and Dissociative Disorders.
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
9. Suicide.
10. Eating Disorders.
11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and
Paraphilic Disorders.
15. Personality Psychopathology.
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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chapter 1: abnormal behavior
m ultiple ch oice
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 ascientific field of study.
c. the subject matter 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
psychologyobj: 1 msc: factual
2. psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from .
a. genetic factors
b. environmental factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. an interaction of many factors
ANS: d ref: introduction obj: 1 msc: factual
3. dr. thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
individual'spsychological disorder. dr. thompson is engaged in .
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: c ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
4. dr. kohn is a psychoanalyst, dr. edwards is a humanistic therapist, dr.
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peterson is a cognitive behavioral therapist, and dr. james is a gestalt therapist. each of
them would likely have a different
for a client's abnormality.
a. time of onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: b ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
5. a psychologist says, ,juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a
combination of biology and inadequate interpersonal skills.‖ the
psychologist is .
a. predicting the future symptoms of juan
b. giving juan a psychodiagnosis
c. offering an explanation for juan's problem
d. describing how to control juan's symptoms
ANS: c ref: the concerns of abnormal
psychologyobj: 1 msc: applied
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