COMPREHENSIVE PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Understanding Abnormal Behavior (10th Edition)
Abnormal Psychology Master Question Bank & Practice Test
Student Name: ___________________________________
Date / Score: ________________ / 200
1. Which historical model of abnormal behavior attributes
psychological disturbance to demonic possession, witchcraft, or
angry deities?
A) Somatogenic perspective
B) Supernatural perspective
C) Psychogenic perspective
D) Biopsychosocial perspective
2. The 'moral treatment' movement, championed by Philippe Pinel
and Dorothea Dix in the 18th and 19th centuries, emphasized:
A) Treating institutionalized patients with humaneness, respect, and
therapeutic activities.
B) Strict confinement and bloodletting to balance bodily humors.
C) The exclusive use of early neuroleptic medications.
D) Genetic counseling and selective sterilization.
3. The biopsychosocial model asserts that mental disorders are best
understood as an interaction of:
A) Conscious desires and unconscious defense mechanisms.
, B) Biological vulnerability, psychological dynamics, and
sociocultural contexts.
C) Classical conditioning and operant reinforcement histories.
D) Genetic predisposition and neurochemical imbalances alone.
4. In genetic studies of psychopathology, the concordance rate refers
to:
A) The rate at which a specific gene mutates across generations.
B) The probability that both twins or family members share a
particular trait or disorder.
C) The correlation between environmental stressors and
neurotransmitter firing.
D) The statistical agreement among independent clinical raters.
5. According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which
structure of personality operates on the pleasure principle and
demands immediate gratification?
A) Ego
B) Superego
C) Id
D) Libido
6. Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies used by the ego to
protect the individual from:
A) Physiological exhaustion.
B) Anxiety arising from unacceptable impulses or external threats.
C) Classical conditioning extinction curves.
D) Cognitive dissonance during decision-making.
7. In classical conditioning, extinction occurs when:
, A) The conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the
unconditioned stimulus.
B) A novel stimulus elicits the same response as the conditioned
stimulus.
C) Punishment completely eliminates maladaptive behaviors.
D) Positive reinforcement is scheduled on a variable-ratio basis.
8. Albert Bandura’s social learning (cognitive-behavioral) theory
emphasized that human behavior is learned largely through:
A) Direct reinforcement and punishment schedules exclusively.
B) Observation, imitation, and modeling of others.
C) Resolution of unresolved Oedipal conflicts.
D) Genetic mutations driven by environmental pressure.
9. Carl Rogers' person-centered therapy emphasizes unconditional
positive regard, empathy, and:
A) Systematic desensitization of phobic objects.
B) Uncovering repressed childhood trauma.
C) Authenticity or genuineness on the part of the therapist.
D) Challenging irrational cognitive distortions.
10. Diathesis-stress models propose that psychological disorders
develop from:
A) Environmental stress operating entirely independently of biology.
B) The interaction of an underlying vulnerability (diathesis) and
stressful life events.
C) Unconscious sibling rivalry during the phallic stage.
D) Deficits in neurotransmitter reuptake mechanisms alone.
Understanding Abnormal Behavior (10th Edition)
Abnormal Psychology Master Question Bank & Practice Test
Student Name: ___________________________________
Date / Score: ________________ / 200
1. Which historical model of abnormal behavior attributes
psychological disturbance to demonic possession, witchcraft, or
angry deities?
A) Somatogenic perspective
B) Supernatural perspective
C) Psychogenic perspective
D) Biopsychosocial perspective
2. The 'moral treatment' movement, championed by Philippe Pinel
and Dorothea Dix in the 18th and 19th centuries, emphasized:
A) Treating institutionalized patients with humaneness, respect, and
therapeutic activities.
B) Strict confinement and bloodletting to balance bodily humors.
C) The exclusive use of early neuroleptic medications.
D) Genetic counseling and selective sterilization.
3. The biopsychosocial model asserts that mental disorders are best
understood as an interaction of:
A) Conscious desires and unconscious defense mechanisms.
, B) Biological vulnerability, psychological dynamics, and
sociocultural contexts.
C) Classical conditioning and operant reinforcement histories.
D) Genetic predisposition and neurochemical imbalances alone.
4. In genetic studies of psychopathology, the concordance rate refers
to:
A) The rate at which a specific gene mutates across generations.
B) The probability that both twins or family members share a
particular trait or disorder.
C) The correlation between environmental stressors and
neurotransmitter firing.
D) The statistical agreement among independent clinical raters.
5. According to Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory, which
structure of personality operates on the pleasure principle and
demands immediate gratification?
A) Ego
B) Superego
C) Id
D) Libido
6. Defense mechanisms are unconscious strategies used by the ego to
protect the individual from:
A) Physiological exhaustion.
B) Anxiety arising from unacceptable impulses or external threats.
C) Classical conditioning extinction curves.
D) Cognitive dissonance during decision-making.
7. In classical conditioning, extinction occurs when:
, A) The conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the
unconditioned stimulus.
B) A novel stimulus elicits the same response as the conditioned
stimulus.
C) Punishment completely eliminates maladaptive behaviors.
D) Positive reinforcement is scheduled on a variable-ratio basis.
8. Albert Bandura’s social learning (cognitive-behavioral) theory
emphasized that human behavior is learned largely through:
A) Direct reinforcement and punishment schedules exclusively.
B) Observation, imitation, and modeling of others.
C) Resolution of unresolved Oedipal conflicts.
D) Genetic mutations driven by environmental pressure.
9. Carl Rogers' person-centered therapy emphasizes unconditional
positive regard, empathy, and:
A) Systematic desensitization of phobic objects.
B) Uncovering repressed childhood trauma.
C) Authenticity or genuineness on the part of the therapist.
D) Challenging irrational cognitive distortions.
10. Diathesis-stress models propose that psychological disorders
develop from:
A) Environmental stress operating entirely independently of biology.
B) The interaction of an underlying vulnerability (diathesis) and
stressful life events.
C) Unconscious sibling rivalry during the phallic stage.
D) Deficits in neurotransmitter reuptake mechanisms alone.
