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1. Abnormal Behavior. mx




2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders. mx mx mx mx




3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.

10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders. mx mx mx mx




12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders. mx mx




13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders. mx mx mx




14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology. mx




16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
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1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not ye
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t a scientific field of study.
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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ANS: m x m x A REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog
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2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from mx mx mx mx mx mx mx .
a. genetic factors jc



b. environmental factors mx



c. sociocultural factors mx



d. an interaction of many factors
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ANS: m x D REF: Introduction MSC: m x Factual
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3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
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individual's psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in
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a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
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c. psychodiagnosis
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d. research
ANS: m x m x C REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog
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y MSC:
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4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive b
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ehavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a differe
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for a client's abnormality. mx mx mx



a. time of onset
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b. explanation
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c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: m x m x B REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog
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5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology a
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nd inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is .
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan mx mx mx mx mx



b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis mx mx mx



c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem mx mx mx mx mx



d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms mx mx mx mx mx




ANS: m x m x C REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog
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y MSC:
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, 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior. mx mx mx mx mx jc mx mx



c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. mx mx mx mx mx




ANS: m x m x A REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog
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7. One of Seung-mx mx



Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities. What reaso
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n did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
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b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
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ANS: m x m x C REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog mx jc mx mx



y MSC: Applied
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8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
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a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behaviormx mx mx mx mx mx mx mx



b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients mx mx mx mx mx



c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients mx mx mx mx mx mx mx



d. using therapy to improve client behavior
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ANS: m x m x D REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog mx jc mx mx



y MSC: Factual
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9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
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a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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ANS: m x A REF: 1 OBJ:
The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MSC:
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10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates
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a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
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b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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ANS: m x m x B REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psycholog mx jc mx mx



y MSC: Applied
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