ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST BANK QUESTIONS
1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder
is associated with: impaired functioning.
2. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to state that: it is difficult to
define "normal" and "abnormal."
3. The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is
insufficient to define abnormality because: many people behave in ways that deviate
from the average, but this doesn't mean that they have a disorder.
4. Which of the following degrees is earned by a psychiatrist?: M.D.
5. It is 1975 and Ivan is an idealistic young Russian student. He joins a group protesting
various government policies and
criticizes the leader of the Communist Party. For his dissident political views, Ivan will
probably be: committed to a mental institution.
6. The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in DSM-
IV.: diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders
7. The scientific study of psychological disorders is called: psychopathology.
8. After college graduation, two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping
professions. Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a
psychologist. Since you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, they ask you for
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career advice. You would tell: Anna to apply to medical school and Carl to study
psychol- ogy at the graduate level.
9. All of the following are ways in which mental health professionals might function as
scientist-practitioners EXCEPT
1. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for helping people with psy- chological
problems.
2. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for effectiveness.
3. conducting research leading to new information about mental disorders and their
treatments.
4. using the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures.: 1. analyzing their own
motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems. 10. As
used by clinical psychologists, the term "presenting problem" is used to indicate the
problem that: first brought the individual to therapy.
11. A male college student began feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go
to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and he
worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality
applies to his situation?: personal distress
12. Statistical data are often relevant when discussing psychological disor- ders. For
example, a researcher might want to know how many new cases of depression are
diagnosed each year, a figure called the of the disorder.- : incidence
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13. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or
individual pattern. For example, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
disorders, including depression, follow a(n) course.: episodic
14. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, it means that the
symptoms developed: suddenly.
15. When 20 year-old Larry was first diagnosed with schizophrenia, his family
wanted to know if and how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in
the future. In medical terms, the family wanted to know Larry's .: prognosis
16. As part of the integrative multidimensional perspective of the textbook,
treatments for mental disorders are described: in association with specific dis- orders.
17. At various times in history, in an attempt to explain problematic, irrational
behavior, humans have focused on supernatural causes that include all of the following
EXCEPT: bodily humors.
18. The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality de- rived
originally from the ancient Greek concept in which the: mind was considered separate
from the body
19. Since the time of ancient Greece, the concept of a psyche or soul was similar to
that of the: mind.
20. Towards the end of the 14th century and continuing into the 15th century, the
causes of "madness" were generally attributed to: demons and witches.
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1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder
is associated with: impaired functioning.
2. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to state that: it is difficult to
define "normal" and "abnormal."
3. The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is
insufficient to define abnormality because: many people behave in ways that deviate
from the average, but this doesn't mean that they have a disorder.
4. Which of the following degrees is earned by a psychiatrist?: M.D.
5. It is 1975 and Ivan is an idealistic young Russian student. He joins a group protesting
various government policies and
criticizes the leader of the Communist Party. For his dissident political views, Ivan will
probably be: committed to a mental institution.
6. The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in DSM-
IV.: diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders
7. The scientific study of psychological disorders is called: psychopathology.
8. After college graduation, two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping
professions. Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a
psychologist. Since you are taking a course in abnormal psychology, they ask you for
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, ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST BANK QUESTIONS
career advice. You would tell: Anna to apply to medical school and Carl to study
psychol- ogy at the graduate level.
9. All of the following are ways in which mental health professionals might function as
scientist-practitioners EXCEPT
1. analyzing their own motivations and reasons for helping people with psy- chological
problems.
2. evaluating their own assessments and treatments for effectiveness.
3. conducting research leading to new information about mental disorders and their
treatments.
4. using the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures.: 1. analyzing their own
motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems. 10. As
used by clinical psychologists, the term "presenting problem" is used to indicate the
problem that: first brought the individual to therapy.
11. A male college student began feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go
to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and he
worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality
applies to his situation?: personal distress
12. Statistical data are often relevant when discussing psychological disor- ders. For
example, a researcher might want to know how many new cases of depression are
diagnosed each year, a figure called the of the disorder.- : incidence
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13. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or
individual pattern. For example, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
disorders, including depression, follow a(n) course.: episodic
14. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, it means that the
symptoms developed: suddenly.
15. When 20 year-old Larry was first diagnosed with schizophrenia, his family
wanted to know if and how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in
the future. In medical terms, the family wanted to know Larry's .: prognosis
16. As part of the integrative multidimensional perspective of the textbook,
treatments for mental disorders are described: in association with specific dis- orders.
17. At various times in history, in an attempt to explain problematic, irrational
behavior, humans have focused on supernatural causes that include all of the following
EXCEPT: bodily humors.
18. The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality de- rived
originally from the ancient Greek concept in which the: mind was considered separate
from the body
19. Since the time of ancient Greece, the concept of a psyche or soul was similar to
that of the: mind.
20. Towards the end of the 14th century and continuing into the 15th century, the
causes of "madness" were generally attributed to: demons and witches.
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