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,1. Which of the following is one of the criteria stated by the mental health community for a diagnosis of psychological disorder?
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A. The individual's behavior must reflect dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes.
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B. The individual's behavior must be a socially expectable response to a particular event such as the death of a close friend or relative.
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C. The individual's family must have a traceable history of mental illness.
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D. The individual must be an introvert.
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2. Calvin works at a paper manufacturing company. The bleaching agents used by the company are toxic in nature and as a result of being expos
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ed to these substances, Calvin has been experiencing intense depressive episodes due to changes in his brain functioning. From the available infor
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mation, it would be most accurate to conclude that causes are responsible for Calvin's depression.
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A. supernatural
B. biological
C. mystical
D. sociocultural

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3. People with psychological disorders may inherit a predisposition to developing behavioral disturbances. This provides evidence that
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factors contribute to many of the prevalent abnormalities.
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A. biological
B. social
C. cultural
D. environmental

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4. Maria was involved in a serious car accident in which she sustained a head injury. At present, her injury has become worse and as a result s
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he is behaving in bizarre and highly disturbing ways. Maria's change in behavior is most likely due to a cause.
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A. cultural
B. social
C. biological
D. genetic

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,5. While determining the cause of an abnormal behavior, which of the following can be categorized as a psychological contribution?
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A. disturbance in motor functions due to injuries
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B. abnormal structure of certain chromosomes
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C. hormonal imbalance in the body kh kh kh kh


D. disturbances in thoughts and feelings kh kh kh kh




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6. Angelina's family was killed in a tornado that ripped through her hometown. Although Angelina was not in town when this happened, she has b
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een experiencing episodes of intense depression and anxiety because of the mental trauma she suffered. Angelina's condition is most likely to be
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the result of a
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A. genetic
B. neurological
C. sociocultural
D. psychological

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7. The term kh kh


refers to the various circles of influence on the individual ranging from close friends and family to the institutions and policies of a country or
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the world as a whole.
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A. biological
B. psychological
C. sociocultural
D. psychodynamic

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8. Martin Salambo was the only African student in his class. All others were white Americans. Martin was always looked down upon by hi
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s classmates and he was also bullied by them. This has had a profound impact on Martin's life. At present, he suffers from an inferiority co
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mplex, which causes him to feel depressed most of the time. Martin's condition is most likely to be the result of a
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A. biological
B. genetic
C. sociocultural
D. supernatural

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9. A(n) kh is a label that causes us to regard certain people as different, defective, and set apart from mainstream members of society.
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A. independent variable kh


B. prejudice
C. stereotype
D. stigma

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