ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 9TH EDITION
WHITBOURNE EXAMPREP 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 2 DIMENSIONS OF THE FAMILY CIRCUMPLEX
THAT CAN HELP EXPLAIN PSYCOPATHOLOGY? Answer:
ENMESHED-DISENGAGED AND RIGID-CHAOTIC
⩥ WHAT IS ENMESHED-DISENGAGED. Answer: YOU EITHER KNOW
TOO MUCH ABOUT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY
⩥ WHAT IS RIGID-CHAOTIC. Answer: YOU EITHER HAVE A VERY
STRUCTURED ROUTINE OR AN UNSTRUCTURED ROUTINE
⩥ WHICH MODELS ARE DETERMINISTIC?. Answer:
PSYCHODYNAMIC MODEL
⩥ WHICH MODELS EMPHASIZE FREE WILL. Answer: HUMANISTIC-
EXISTENTIAL MODEL
⩥ WHICH MODELS HAVE STRONG RESERACH SUPPORT. Answer:
BIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
, ⩥ WHAT SI THE LIFETIME PREVALENCE RATE FOR HAVING A
DISORDER. Answer: 50%
⩥ WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED GROUP OF
DISORDERS. Answer: ANXIETY MOOD AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS
⩥ WHAT IS THE MEDIAN AGE OF ONSET FOR DISORDERS. Answer:
14
⩥ HOW DOES THE AGE OF ONSET FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
DIFFER. Answer: AGE FOR ANXIETY IS 11
AGE FOR DEPRESSION IS 30
⩥ ANXIETY IS ESPECIALLY COMORBID WITH WHAT TWO
DISORDERS. Answer: BIPOLAR AND DIPRESSION
⩥ SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS COMORBIED WITH. Answer: ALOT OF
THINGS
⩥ WHEN POPLE HAVE COMORBID DISORDERS, THE DISORDERS
TEND TO BE ______1_____ IN SEVERITY AND MORE _______2__________
TO TREAT. Answer: HIGHER SEVERITY AND HARDER TO TREAT
WHITBOURNE EXAMPREP 2026 VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
⩥ WHAT ARE THE 2 DIMENSIONS OF THE FAMILY CIRCUMPLEX
THAT CAN HELP EXPLAIN PSYCOPATHOLOGY? Answer:
ENMESHED-DISENGAGED AND RIGID-CHAOTIC
⩥ WHAT IS ENMESHED-DISENGAGED. Answer: YOU EITHER KNOW
TOO MUCH ABOUT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER YOU DON'T KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY
⩥ WHAT IS RIGID-CHAOTIC. Answer: YOU EITHER HAVE A VERY
STRUCTURED ROUTINE OR AN UNSTRUCTURED ROUTINE
⩥ WHICH MODELS ARE DETERMINISTIC?. Answer:
PSYCHODYNAMIC MODEL
⩥ WHICH MODELS EMPHASIZE FREE WILL. Answer: HUMANISTIC-
EXISTENTIAL MODEL
⩥ WHICH MODELS HAVE STRONG RESERACH SUPPORT. Answer:
BIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
, ⩥ WHAT SI THE LIFETIME PREVALENCE RATE FOR HAVING A
DISORDER. Answer: 50%
⩥ WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED GROUP OF
DISORDERS. Answer: ANXIETY MOOD AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS
⩥ WHAT IS THE MEDIAN AGE OF ONSET FOR DISORDERS. Answer:
14
⩥ HOW DOES THE AGE OF ONSET FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION
DIFFER. Answer: AGE FOR ANXIETY IS 11
AGE FOR DEPRESSION IS 30
⩥ ANXIETY IS ESPECIALLY COMORBID WITH WHAT TWO
DISORDERS. Answer: BIPOLAR AND DIPRESSION
⩥ SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS COMORBIED WITH. Answer: ALOT OF
THINGS
⩥ WHEN POPLE HAVE COMORBID DISORDERS, THE DISORDERS
TEND TO BE ______1_____ IN SEVERITY AND MORE _______2__________
TO TREAT. Answer: HIGHER SEVERITY AND HARDER TO TREAT
