TEST ITEM FILE
For
Gural and MacKay-Chiddenton
ABNORMAL OR
EXCEPTIONAL:
Mental Health Literacy for
Child and Youth Care
First Edition
Prepared by
Deborah M. Gural
Red River College
© Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Contents
Chapter 1 Perspectives: Abnormal or Exceptional? 3
Chapter 2 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders 17
Chapter 3 Neurodevelopmental Disorders 28
Chapter 4 Attention Deficits 36
Chapter 5 Disruptive Behaviour 48
Chapter 6 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disturbances 60
Chapter 7 Mood Disturbances 74
Chapter 8 Eating Disturbances
Chapter 9 Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Chapter 10 Substance Misuse and Addictions
Appendix 1 Understanding Suicide
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,Chapter 1 Perspectives: Abnormal or Exceptional?
Multiple Choice Questions
Learning Objective 1.1 - Identify, define, and provide examples for the four elements of abnormality.
Explain how cultural and societal norms play a role in definitions of abnormality.
1. All of the following are one of the major elements of abnormality EXCEPT:
a) risk to self and others
b) personal distress
c) impairment or maladaptiveness
d) altered consciousness
Answer: D
Page Reference: 3-7
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
2. For someone to be described as exhibiting “abnormal behaviour” according to the psychological
perspective and the DSM, behaviour must be
a) genetically based
b) maladaptive and harmful
c) something everybody does
d) not seen at all in “normal people”
Answer: B
Page Reference: 6
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: moderate
3. Alice orders dinner in a Winnipeg restaurant. After receiving her spaghetti dinner, she starts to eat it
with her fingers. Alice has violated a social
a) norm
b) tradition
c) taboo
d) sanction
Answer: A
Page Reference: 3
Skill: applied; Difficulty: easy
4. What is considered “abnormal” in one culture may be considered quite “normal” in another culture.
This illustrates that abnormality is a
a) nonsocial concept
b) dimensional concept
c) useless concept
d) relative concept
Answer: D
Page Reference: 4-5
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: challenging
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, 5. Although binge drinking is considered culturally unacceptable in Canada, it occurs frequently on
college and university campuses. Considering the basic elements of abnormality, binge drinking in
Canada is best viewed as being
a) a social variant
b) normal behaviour
c) socially deviant
d) statistically deviant
Answer: C
Page Reference: 4-5
Skill: applied; Difficulty: moderate
Learning Objective 1.2 - Describe the field of abnormal psychology. Distinguish between mental
health, mental illness, and abnormality. Summarize the DSM approach to abnormality.
6. The branch of psychology that focuses on the scientific study of disorders of behaviour, mood, and
mental processes is referred to as
a) abnormal psychology
b) biopsychosocial psychology
c) abnormal psychology
d) developmental psychology
Answer: A
Page Reference: 8
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
7. All of the following are among the primary goals of abnormal psychology EXCEPT
a) describe
b) explain
c) decrease
d) control
Answer: C
Page Reference: 8
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
8. Mental health is associated with each of the following EXCEPT
a) productive activities
b) an ability to cope with the normal stresses of life
c) making a contribution to one’s community
d) an ability to avoid stressful and traumatic events
Answer: D
Page Reference: 9
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: moderate
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For
Gural and MacKay-Chiddenton
ABNORMAL OR
EXCEPTIONAL:
Mental Health Literacy for
Child and Youth Care
First Edition
Prepared by
Deborah M. Gural
Red River College
© Copyright 2016 Pearson Education, Inc.
, Contents
Chapter 1 Perspectives: Abnormal or Exceptional? 3
Chapter 2 Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders 17
Chapter 3 Neurodevelopmental Disorders 28
Chapter 4 Attention Deficits 36
Chapter 5 Disruptive Behaviour 48
Chapter 6 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disturbances 60
Chapter 7 Mood Disturbances 74
Chapter 8 Eating Disturbances
Chapter 9 Psychosis and Schizophrenia
Chapter 10 Substance Misuse and Addictions
Appendix 1 Understanding Suicide
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,Chapter 1 Perspectives: Abnormal or Exceptional?
Multiple Choice Questions
Learning Objective 1.1 - Identify, define, and provide examples for the four elements of abnormality.
Explain how cultural and societal norms play a role in definitions of abnormality.
1. All of the following are one of the major elements of abnormality EXCEPT:
a) risk to self and others
b) personal distress
c) impairment or maladaptiveness
d) altered consciousness
Answer: D
Page Reference: 3-7
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
2. For someone to be described as exhibiting “abnormal behaviour” according to the psychological
perspective and the DSM, behaviour must be
a) genetically based
b) maladaptive and harmful
c) something everybody does
d) not seen at all in “normal people”
Answer: B
Page Reference: 6
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: moderate
3. Alice orders dinner in a Winnipeg restaurant. After receiving her spaghetti dinner, she starts to eat it
with her fingers. Alice has violated a social
a) norm
b) tradition
c) taboo
d) sanction
Answer: A
Page Reference: 3
Skill: applied; Difficulty: easy
4. What is considered “abnormal” in one culture may be considered quite “normal” in another culture.
This illustrates that abnormality is a
a) nonsocial concept
b) dimensional concept
c) useless concept
d) relative concept
Answer: D
Page Reference: 4-5
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: challenging
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, 5. Although binge drinking is considered culturally unacceptable in Canada, it occurs frequently on
college and university campuses. Considering the basic elements of abnormality, binge drinking in
Canada is best viewed as being
a) a social variant
b) normal behaviour
c) socially deviant
d) statistically deviant
Answer: C
Page Reference: 4-5
Skill: applied; Difficulty: moderate
Learning Objective 1.2 - Describe the field of abnormal psychology. Distinguish between mental
health, mental illness, and abnormality. Summarize the DSM approach to abnormality.
6. The branch of psychology that focuses on the scientific study of disorders of behaviour, mood, and
mental processes is referred to as
a) abnormal psychology
b) biopsychosocial psychology
c) abnormal psychology
d) developmental psychology
Answer: A
Page Reference: 8
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
7. All of the following are among the primary goals of abnormal psychology EXCEPT
a) describe
b) explain
c) decrease
d) control
Answer: C
Page Reference: 8
Skill: factual; Difficulty: easy
8. Mental health is associated with each of the following EXCEPT
a) productive activities
b) an ability to cope with the normal stresses of life
c) making a contribution to one’s community
d) an ability to avoid stressful and traumatic events
Answer: D
Page Reference: 9
Skill: conceptual; Difficulty: moderate
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