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TEST BANK Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 12th Edition, David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, All Chapters 1 to 17 |9780357365212|Complete Practice Questions with Answers Covers abnormal behavior, psychological disorders, major theoretical perspectives, assessment and diagnosis, research methods, and approaches to understanding mental health conditions. The material includes practice questions for all Chapters 1–17 to support psychology coursework, assignments, quizzes, and exam preparation. Covers abnormal behavior, psychological disorders, major theoretical perspectives, assessment and diagnosis, research methods, and approaches to understanding mental health conditions. The material includes practice questions for all Chapters 1–17 to support psychology coursework, assignments, quizzes, and exam preparation.

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TEST BANK
Understanding Abnormal Behavior,
12th Edition, Sue All Chapters 1 to 17




TEST BANK

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TABLE OF CONTENTS oa oa oa




1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
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3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.
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10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
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12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
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14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology.
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16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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MULTIPLE CHOICE oa




1.o a Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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2.o a Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. oa oa oa oa oa oa oa



a. genetic factors
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b. environmental factors
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c. sociocultural factors
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d. an interaction of many factors
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3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
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a. therapy
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b. predicting dangerousness
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c. psychodiagnosis
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d. research
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ANS: C o a REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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4.o a Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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____ for a client's abnormality.
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a. time of onset
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b. explanation
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c. diagnosis
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d. prognosis
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ANS: B o a REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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5.o a A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____.
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
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b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
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c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
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d. describing how to control Juan's symptom
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o a Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
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c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
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7. One of Seung-
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Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered o
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dd.
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8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ___
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ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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9.
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a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thoug
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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10. o a A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____.
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a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
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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 behavio
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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