Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley (17th
Ed) Questions And Answers 2025/2026
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. - CORRECT
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.
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. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. the values
of a society may change over time.
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. -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the
individual
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently
known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental
disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - CORRECT
ANSWER-b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is
currently known
Ed) Questions And Answers 2025/2026
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. - CORRECT
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.
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. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. the values
of a society may change over time.
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. -
CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the
individual
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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT
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.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - CORRECT ANSWER-d.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently
known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental
disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - CORRECT
ANSWER-b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is
currently known
