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TABLEOFCONTENTS
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1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
,4. ResearchMethodsforStudying MentalDisorders.
b3 b3 3
b b3 b3
5. Anxietyand Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3
6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
b3 b3 b3
7. Somatic Symptomand Dissociative Disorders.
b3 b3 b3
8. Depressiveand BipolarDisorders.
b3 b3 b3
9. Suicide.
10. EatingDisorders.
11. Substance-Relatedand Other Addictive Disorders. b3 b3 b3
12. Schizophrenia SpectrumDisorders. b3 b3
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders. b3 b3 b3
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, GenderDysphoria,and Paraphilic Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
15. PersonalityPsychopathology.
16. Disordersof Childhood and Adolescence.
b3 b3 b3 b3
17. Lawand EthicsinAbnormalPsychology.
b3
,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
b3 b3 b3
MULTIPLE CHOICE b3
1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
? b 3 b 3 a. vb Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors
3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3 nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3 bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn
.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is no
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
t yet a b3 b 3
scientific field of study. b3 b3 b3
c.ANS: The subject matter
R E F :of abnormal The
psychology
b3
C o nceis rns
restricted to extremely
o f Abno b3 bizarre behavior.
rmal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b3
A nvb 3
b 3
# b3 b3 b3 b3bb3vb 3 #b 3 b 3 nvb 3 #b 3 b 3 b n b3 b3 b3 b3 b n b3 b3 b3bb 3 b3 b n b3
d.
v# M ost diagnoses o f a b n o rm are ba se d on t o r three basic behavioral fac
b 3 vb3 #b3 v#b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b 3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
tors. a lit y b3 wo
b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from . b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
a. genetic factors b3
b. environmental factors b3
c. sociocultural factors b3
d. an interaction of many f
nvb 3 #b 3 bn bn bn bn
act or s b3 b3
ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: MSC: Factual
1
3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an i
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ndividu al'spsychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in
b3 . b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness b3
c. psychodiagnosis
nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3
d. research
ANS: C REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
MSC: Applied
4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
beha vioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a dif
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ferent
for a client's abnormality. b3 b3 b3
a. time of onset b3 b3
b. explanation
nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: B REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
b3 b3 b3 b3
MSC: Applied
5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biolo
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
gy an d
b 3 b3
inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist isb3 b3 b3 b3 b3
.ab . v# b3
gpirveindgicitJunagnt ha e pfsuyctuhroedsiaygmnpotsoisms of Juan
bn bn nb3 b 3 b 3
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. describing how to control Juan's sympto b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ms b3
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
, 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accu
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ra t e? b 3 b3
a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
7. One of Seung- b3 b3
Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
. What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
? ab . b3 b3
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b 3 dae ngtaelr htoe aol thefarsc.ilities to house hi
n bn bn bn bn bn b b3 bn b3 b3 bn b 3 vb 3 #b 3 vb 3b
# 3
m.
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not consider
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ed o dd. b3 b3
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
_.
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
cb. raetsetrmicpitinnggth
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bn bn bn bn bn b3b3 b 3
b
t 3
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d. using therapy to improve client behavior b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately
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? b 3 a.
A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thou
bn b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ght
b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b 3ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ:
The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MSC:
b3 Factual b3 b3 b3 b3
10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 .
a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal beh
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
avi or b3
d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
TABLEOFCONTENTS
v#
1. Abnormal Behavior.
b3
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
,4. ResearchMethodsforStudying MentalDisorders.
b3 b3 3
b b3 b3
5. Anxietyand Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3
6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
b3 b3 b3
7. Somatic Symptomand Dissociative Disorders.
b3 b3 b3
8. Depressiveand BipolarDisorders.
b3 b3 b3
9. Suicide.
10. EatingDisorders.
11. Substance-Relatedand Other Addictive Disorders. b3 b3 b3
12. Schizophrenia SpectrumDisorders. b3 b3
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders. b3 b3 b3
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, GenderDysphoria,and Paraphilic Disorders.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
15. PersonalityPsychopathology.
16. Disordersof Childhood and Adolescence.
b3 b3 b3 b3
17. Lawand EthicsinAbnormalPsychology.
b3
,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
b3 b3 b3
MULTIPLE CHOICE b3
1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
? b 3 b 3 a. vb Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors
3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3 nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3 bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn bn
.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is no
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
t yet a b3 b 3
scientific field of study. b3 b3 b3
c.ANS: The subject matter
R E F :of abnormal The
psychology
b3
C o nceis rns
restricted to extremely
o f Abno b3 bizarre behavior.
rmal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b3
A nvb 3
b 3
# b3 b3 b3 b3bb3vb 3 #b 3 b 3 nvb 3 #b 3 b 3 b n b3 b3 b3 b3 b n b3 b3 b3bb 3 b3 b n b3
d.
v# M ost diagnoses o f a b n o rm are ba se d on t o r three basic behavioral fac
b 3 vb3 #b3 v#b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b 3 b3 b3 b 3 b 3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
tors. a lit y b3 wo
b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from . b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
a. genetic factors b3
b. environmental factors b3
c. sociocultural factors b3
d. an interaction of many f
nvb 3 #b 3 bn bn bn bn
act or s b3 b3
ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: MSC: Factual
1
3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an i
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ndividu al'spsychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in
b3 . b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness b3
c. psychodiagnosis
nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3
d. research
ANS: C REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
MSC: Applied
4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
beha vioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a dif
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ferent
for a client's abnormality. b3 b3 b3
a. time of onset b3 b3
b. explanation
nvb 3 #b 3 vb 3 #b 3
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: B REF:
OBJ: 1 The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
b3 b3 b3 b3
MSC: Applied
5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biolo
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
gy an d
b 3 b3
inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist isb3 b3 b3 b3 b3
.ab . v# b3
gpirveindgicitJunagnt ha e pfsuyctuhroedsiaygmnpotsoisms of Juan
bn bn nb3 b 3 b 3
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. describing how to control Juan's sympto b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ms b3
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
, 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accu
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ra t e? b 3 b3
a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
7. One of Seung- b3 b3
Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
. What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
? ab . b3 b3
TCheor'es twhaesranpois st pdaidceniont afneye lohfethpeo sloecdaal m
b 3 dae ngtaelr htoe aol thefarsc.ilities to house hi
n bn bn bn bn bn b b3 bn b3 b3 bn b 3 vb 3 #b 3 vb 3b
# 3
m.
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not consider
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ed o dd. b3 b3
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
_.
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
cb. raetsetrmicpitinnggth
vb toe afrnetiecdipoamteotfhdeafnugteuroeubsechliaevniotsrs of clien
bn bn bn bn bn b3b3 b 3
b
t 3
s
d. using therapy to improve client behavior b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
? b 3 a.
A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thou
bn b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ght
b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b 3ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ:
The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MSC:
b3 Factual b3 b3 b3 b3
10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 .
a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal beh
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
avi or b3
d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
b3 b3 b3 b3 b3
ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology b3 b3 b3 b3
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
