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TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY BY HOOLEY (17TH ED)
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's
abuse. - ANSWER-c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother
all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they
can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone
abnormal.
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c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot
tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. -
ANSWER-b. There is no one behavior that serves to make
someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine
abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - ANSWER-d. There is
no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they
would once have been viewed as abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - ANSWER-d.
the values of a society may change over time.
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Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has
greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His
behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's
behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this
behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms
him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of
others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of
his own control. - ANSWER-b. Yes, because he is persistently
acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as
indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction
in the individual
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In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - ANSWER-b. Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each
disorder - ANSWER-b. A means of identifying different mental
disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental
disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL
PSYCHOLOGY BY HOOLEY (17TH ED)
2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's
abuse. - ANSWER-c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother
all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they
can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone
abnormal.
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c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot
tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. -
ANSWER-b. There is no one behavior that serves to make
someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine
abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - ANSWER-d. There is
no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they
would once have been viewed as abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - ANSWER-d.
the values of a society may change over time.
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Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has
greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His
behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's
behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this
behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms
him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of
others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of
his own control. - ANSWER-b. Yes, because he is persistently
acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as
indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction
in the individual
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In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - ANSWER-b. Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each
disorder - ANSWER-b. A means of identifying different mental
disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental
disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
