CLEMSON ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The 3 D's of Abnormal Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Deviance (outside of the norm)
2. Dysfunction (you are unable to function in every day life; looked at first by psychologists)
3. Distress (Stress/anxiety doing every day tasks)
What do physicians use to diagnose their patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The medical model DSM-5
What are some problems found with using the medical model DSM-5? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. At any given moment any person could be diagnosed with a mental disorder according to DSM
-5
2. It went form 100 --> 500 disorders
3. We must consider culture when diagnosing behaviors; use this during biological assessment
What do psychiatrists typically attain education wise? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Psychiatrists have a MD and typically do not do much therapy
What do psychologists typically attain education wise? - CORRECT ANSWER -PhD, Psy. D, Ed. D
Clinical vs. Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clinical deal with people with serious mental disorders whereas counseling can deal with people
with serious mental disorders but typically deals with people who have smaller problems (marria
ge problems, confidence at job, etc.)
What kind of Master's degrees can be used to doEtherapy? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. Master's in social work (has the most psychologists)
2. Marriage and family therapy
3. Master's in education
, What characteristic is most importantEwhen looking at how effective therapy will be for the clien
t? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Client characteristics which is client motivation, has financial needs, intelligence, inner circle issu
es, etc.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -
The study of origin, has to do with why a disorder began (what caused it) and includes biological,
psychological, and social dimensions.
What mental disorder has a huge link between biology and environment and why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Depression because there is a specificEgene that if you have it you are more likely to have depress
ion. The gene is like a trigger, if you don't have stress the trigger never gets pulled, but if you hav
e stress (caused from your environment), the gene is triggered.
Biopsychosocial - CORRECT ANSWER -
Refers to the biological (genes, brain structure, etc.), psychological (unconscious, perception) , an
d social (culture, family and friends, etc.) causes for disorders.
Multidimensional Integrative Approach - CORRECT ANSWER -
There are multiple causes and the different causes strongly influence each other (bio influences
behavioral, behavioral influences emotional, and emotional influences social)
What are the different perspectives of psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Psychodynamic
2. Humanism
3. Behaviorism
4. Biological
5. Cognitive
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
The 3 D's of Abnormal Behavior - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Deviance (outside of the norm)
2. Dysfunction (you are unable to function in every day life; looked at first by psychologists)
3. Distress (Stress/anxiety doing every day tasks)
What do physicians use to diagnose their patients? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The medical model DSM-5
What are some problems found with using the medical model DSM-5? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. At any given moment any person could be diagnosed with a mental disorder according to DSM
-5
2. It went form 100 --> 500 disorders
3. We must consider culture when diagnosing behaviors; use this during biological assessment
What do psychiatrists typically attain education wise? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Psychiatrists have a MD and typically do not do much therapy
What do psychologists typically attain education wise? - CORRECT ANSWER -PhD, Psy. D, Ed. D
Clinical vs. Counseling - CORRECT ANSWER -
Clinical deal with people with serious mental disorders whereas counseling can deal with people
with serious mental disorders but typically deals with people who have smaller problems (marria
ge problems, confidence at job, etc.)
What kind of Master's degrees can be used to doEtherapy? - CORRECT ANSWER -
1. Master's in social work (has the most psychologists)
2. Marriage and family therapy
3. Master's in education
, What characteristic is most importantEwhen looking at how effective therapy will be for the clien
t? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Client characteristics which is client motivation, has financial needs, intelligence, inner circle issu
es, etc.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER -
The study of origin, has to do with why a disorder began (what caused it) and includes biological,
psychological, and social dimensions.
What mental disorder has a huge link between biology and environment and why? -
CORRECT ANSWER -
Depression because there is a specificEgene that if you have it you are more likely to have depress
ion. The gene is like a trigger, if you don't have stress the trigger never gets pulled, but if you hav
e stress (caused from your environment), the gene is triggered.
Biopsychosocial - CORRECT ANSWER -
Refers to the biological (genes, brain structure, etc.), psychological (unconscious, perception) , an
d social (culture, family and friends, etc.) causes for disorders.
Multidimensional Integrative Approach - CORRECT ANSWER -
There are multiple causes and the different causes strongly influence each other (bio influences
behavioral, behavioral influences emotional, and emotional influences social)
What are the different perspectives of psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER -1. Psychodynamic
2. Humanism
3. Behaviorism
4. Biological
5. Cognitive
