PSY 3100: Exam #1
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBabnormalBpsychology?B-
BAnswerAreaBofBscientificBstudyBaimedBatBdescribing,Bexplaining,Bpredicting,BandBmodif
yingBbehaviorsBthatBareBconsideredBunusualBorBstrange;BUsesBpsychodiagnosis:Battempt
sBtoBdescribe,Bassess,BandBsystematicallyBdrawBinferencesBaboutBpsychologicalBdisorder
s
WhyBdoBweBhaveBtheBdifferentBtypesBofBmeansBwhenBitBcomesBtoBjudgingBabnormalB
behavior?B-
BAnswerNoBoneBhasBtheBsameBexperienceBwhenBitBcomesBtoBmentalBillnessB(eg.Bthree
BkidsBraisedBtheBsameBwayBwillBturnBoutBcompletelyBdifferent)
PartBofBabnormalBpsychologyBisBmodifyingBbehaviorBusingBtherapy,BaB____B-
BAnswerprogramBofBsystematicBinterventionBaimedBatBimprovingBclient'sBbehavioral,Be
motional,Band/orBcognitiveBstate
DSM-5BdefinesBabnormalBbehaviorBasB____B-
BAnswerABbehavioralBorBpsychologicalBsyndromeBorBpatternBthatBreflectsBanBunderlying
BpsychobiologicalBdysfunction,BthatBisBassociatedBwithBdistressBorBdisabilityBandBisBnot
BmerelyBanBexpectableBresponseBtoBcommonBstressorsBorBlosses
WhatBareBtheBfourBmajorBmeansBofBjudgingBabnormalBbehavior?B-BAnswer-Distress
-Deviance
-Dysfunction
-Dangerousness
DistressB-BAnswerLevelBofBuncomfortableness
, Deviance/DeviationB-
BAnswerHowBfarBdoesBtheBpersonBdeviateBfromBtheBsocietalBnorm?
DysfunctionB-BAnswerIsBthisBpersonBableBtoBperformBnormally?
DangerousnessB-BAnswerIsBthisBpersonBaBthreatBtoBthemselvesBorBothers?
CultureBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswersharedBlearnedBbehaviorBtransmittedBfromBgenerationBtoBgenerationBandBisBaB
powerfulBdeterminantBofBhowBbehaviorBisBdefinedBandBtreated
CulturalBuniversalityBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswerOrigins,Bprocesses,BandBmanifestationBofBdisordersBareBtheBsameBacrossBcultur
esB(eg.Bschizophrenia)
CulturalBrelativismBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswerWhatBisBnormal/abnormalBmayBvaryBfromBcultureBtoBculture
PsychiatricBepidemiologyB-
BAnswerStudyBofBtheBprevalenceBofBmentalBillnessBinBaBsociety
PrevalenceB-
BAnswerPercentageBofBpeopleBinBaBpopulationBwhoBsufferBfromBaBdisorderBatBaBgiven
BpointBinBtime
LifetimeBprevalenceB-
BAnswerTheBpercentageBofBpeopleBinBtheBpopulationBwhoBhaveBhadBaBdisorderBatBso
meBpointBinBtheirBlife
IncidenceB-
BAnswerOnsetBorBoccurrenceBofBaBgivenBdisorderBoverBaBperiodBofBtime;BAlsoBtellsBus
BifBourBpreventionBmethodsBareBworking
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhatBisBabnormalBpsychology?B-
BAnswerAreaBofBscientificBstudyBaimedBatBdescribing,Bexplaining,Bpredicting,BandBmodif
yingBbehaviorsBthatBareBconsideredBunusualBorBstrange;BUsesBpsychodiagnosis:Battempt
sBtoBdescribe,Bassess,BandBsystematicallyBdrawBinferencesBaboutBpsychologicalBdisorder
s
WhyBdoBweBhaveBtheBdifferentBtypesBofBmeansBwhenBitBcomesBtoBjudgingBabnormalB
behavior?B-
BAnswerNoBoneBhasBtheBsameBexperienceBwhenBitBcomesBtoBmentalBillnessB(eg.Bthree
BkidsBraisedBtheBsameBwayBwillBturnBoutBcompletelyBdifferent)
PartBofBabnormalBpsychologyBisBmodifyingBbehaviorBusingBtherapy,BaB____B-
BAnswerprogramBofBsystematicBinterventionBaimedBatBimprovingBclient'sBbehavioral,Be
motional,Band/orBcognitiveBstate
DSM-5BdefinesBabnormalBbehaviorBasB____B-
BAnswerABbehavioralBorBpsychologicalBsyndromeBorBpatternBthatBreflectsBanBunderlying
BpsychobiologicalBdysfunction,BthatBisBassociatedBwithBdistressBorBdisabilityBandBisBnot
BmerelyBanBexpectableBresponseBtoBcommonBstressorsBorBlosses
WhatBareBtheBfourBmajorBmeansBofBjudgingBabnormalBbehavior?B-BAnswer-Distress
-Deviance
-Dysfunction
-Dangerousness
DistressB-BAnswerLevelBofBuncomfortableness
, Deviance/DeviationB-
BAnswerHowBfarBdoesBtheBpersonBdeviateBfromBtheBsocietalBnorm?
DysfunctionB-BAnswerIsBthisBpersonBableBtoBperformBnormally?
DangerousnessB-BAnswerIsBthisBpersonBaBthreatBtoBthemselvesBorBothers?
CultureBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswersharedBlearnedBbehaviorBtransmittedBfromBgenerationBtoBgenerationBandBisBaB
powerfulBdeterminantBofBhowBbehaviorBisBdefinedBandBtreated
CulturalBuniversalityBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswerOrigins,Bprocesses,BandBmanifestationBofBdisordersBareBtheBsameBacrossBcultur
esB(eg.Bschizophrenia)
CulturalBrelativismBinBtheBcontextBofBabnormalBbehaviorB-
BAnswerWhatBisBnormal/abnormalBmayBvaryBfromBcultureBtoBculture
PsychiatricBepidemiologyB-
BAnswerStudyBofBtheBprevalenceBofBmentalBillnessBinBaBsociety
PrevalenceB-
BAnswerPercentageBofBpeopleBinBaBpopulationBwhoBsufferBfromBaBdisorderBatBaBgiven
BpointBinBtime
LifetimeBprevalenceB-
BAnswerTheBpercentageBofBpeopleBinBtheBpopulationBwhoBhaveBhadBaBdisorderBatBso
meBpointBinBtheirBlife
IncidenceB-
BAnswerOnsetBorBoccurrenceBofBaBgivenBdisorderBoverBaBperiodBofBtime;BAlsoBtellsBus
BifBourBpreventionBmethodsBareBworking