Chapter 2:Causes of Abnormal Behavior;Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)

Chapter 2:Causes of Abnormal Behavior;Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.) Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior Multiple Choice 2.1.1. The etiology of a problem behavior is its a. cause. b. paradigm. c. treatment. d. classification. Answer: a. Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 2.1.1 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? 2.1.2. Which term is used for a set of shared assumptions that includes both the substance of a theory and beliefs about how scientists should collect data and test a theory? a. etiology b. paradigm c. diagnosis d. prognosis Answer: b. Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 2.1.2 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? 2.1.3. Most forms of abnormal behavior are thought to be caused by a. genetics. b. learning. c. a single cause. d. multiple factors. Answer: d. Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 2.1.3 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? ScholarStock 51 2.1.4. What approach do the authors use when considering the etiology of various mental disorders? a. systems b. confluence c. reductionism d. biopsychosocial Answer: d. Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 2.1.4 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Factual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? 2.1.5. A researcher described her approach to understanding mental disorders as biopsychosocial. When you ask her to explain what she means, what is she likely to say? a. Biological abnormalities give rise to psychological disturbances that have social consequences. b. Biological, psychological, and social factors are just as likely to be the cause of these disorders. c. The integration of biological, psychological, and social factors provides the most fruitful avenue for discovering the cause of most mental disorders. d. The search for etiologies is best accomplished by viewing the evidence through the lens provided by one of the major paradigms. Answer: c. Difficulty: 1 Question ID: 2.1.5 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Conceptual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? 2.1.6. A distinguished researcher reviewed the current findings on the etiology of mental disorders. Which of the following is the best summary of the consensus of opinion? a. Most mental disorders are the result of genetic abnormalities. b. We do not currently know all of the specific causes of most mental disorders. c. Unconscious factors have been overlooked as the root cause of mental disorders. d. Environmental factors have been overlooked in the wake of recent findings on biological etiologies. Answer: b. Difficulty: 2 Question ID: 2.1.6 Page Reference: 25 Topic: Overview Skill: Conceptual LO 2.1: What is the biopsychosocial model and why do we need it? ..continued...