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Chapter 01: Multiple Choice
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2. Which statement about distress is TRUE?b b b b b b




a. Distress is a subjective experience. b b b b b




b. Distress is always considered abnormal. b b b b b b




c. Distress is more common in women than in men. b b b b b b b b b




d. Distress is always characterized overt, observable signs. ANSWER: abb b b b b b b bb b




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3. An individual has a 9-to-5 job. However, this person seldom gets up early enough to be at work on time and
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expresses great distress over this behavior. This individual’s behavior would be considered abnormal because
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it is:
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a. disturbed. b




b. deviant. b b




c. dysfunctional. b




d. dangerous. ANSWER: c b b bb b




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4. Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for oneself and work productively?
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b. deviance b b




c. dysfunction b




d. danger to self or others ANSWER: c bb b b b b bb b




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5. Which person would NOT be considered abnormal, despite the fact that the person’s behavior is
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dysfunctional?
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a. someone who is too confused to drive safely b b b b b b b b




b. someone who parties so much that he or she cannot go to class b b b b b b b b b b b b b b




c. someone who goes on a hunger strike to protest social injustice b b b b b b b b b b b




d. someone who cannot stay alone for even one night ANSWER: c bb b b b b b b b b bb b



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6. Just a few decades ago, a woman’s love for racecar driving would have been considered abnormal. This
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statement illustrates that:
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a. abnormal thinking centers on fear. b b b b b




b. abnormality can be situational. b b b b b




c. everyone is a little eccentric. b b b b b




d. women are labeled as abnormal more frequently than are men. ANSWER: b
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7. When behavior prevents a person from participating in ordinary social interactions, that behavior is said to be:
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a. deviant. b




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8. A person who is having suicidal thoughts and can see no reason for living BEST fits which definition of
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abnormality?
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b. distress b b




c. danger b




d. dysfunction ANSWER: c b b bb b




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9. A Secret Service agent steps in front of the president of the United States, prepared to be killed or injured if the
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president’s safety is threatened. Psychologically speaking, the Secret Service agent’s behavior is:
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distressing to the agent and abnormal.
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b. dangerous for the agent but not abnormal. b b b b b b b b




c. deviant but not abnormal. b b b b




d. dysfunctional and abnormal. ANSWER: b bb b b bb b




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10. Research shows that danger to self or others is found in:
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a. a minority of cases of abnormal functioning.
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b. no cases of abnormal functioning.
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c. all cases of abnormal functioning.
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d. most but not all cases of abnormal functioning. ANSWER: a
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11. Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not: a. dysfunctional.
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12. According to Thomas Szasz’s views, the psychological conditions that some call mental illness are really: a.
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coping strategies.
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b. problems in living. b b b b




c. myths people tell themselves. b b b b




d. biological disorders. ANSWER: b bb b bb b




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13. A researcher spends 15 hours or more each day conducting experiments or doing library reading and recording
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observations on color-coded index cards. This person lives alone in the country but doesn’t interfere with
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others’ lives. The BEST description of the researcher’s behavior is that it is: a. eccentric.
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b. abnormal. b b




c. dangerous. b