Test Bank for
Psychology and the
Challenges of Life:
Adjustment and
Growth 14th Edition
Spencer A. Rathus
Jeffrey S. Nevid ISBN:
1119529611 ISBN:
9781119529613
1
,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Nevid & Rathus, Adjustment Psychology 14th Edition
Chapter Number: Chapter 01
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) Javon regularly engages in episodes of binge eating, where he consumes massive quantities of
calories in a single sitting. To avoid gaining weight, he then forces himself to purge the food
through self-induced vomiting. Javon may be suffering from a condition called ________.
a) anorexia nervosa
b) binge-eating disorder
c) pica
d) bulimia nervosa
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
2) According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), the two main reasons why
college students seek counseling are:
a) anxiety and depression.
b) homesickness and loneliness.
c) academic insecurity and alcohol problems.
d) eating disorders and phobias.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
2
,3) According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), about 10% of college students
have engaged in which behavior?
a) binge drinking
b) a suicide attempt
c) academic dishonesty
d) self-induced vomiting
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
4) An eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and a dramatic method for purging,
such as vomiting, is ______.
a) anorexia nervosa
b) hypoglycemia
c) Korsakoff’s syndrome
d) bulimia nervosa
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
5) The causes of ______ disorders are complex and not fully understood but appear to be related
to social pressures on young women in our society to adhere to unrealistic standards of thinness.
a) personality
b) eating
c) reactive
d) adjustment
3
, Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
6) The causes of eating disorders are ______.
a) simple and easily understood
b) complex but easily understood
c) simple but not easily understood
d) complex and not easily understood
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
7) The causes of eating disorders in young women appear to be most closely related to ______.
a) low levels of education and poor academic performance in school
b) social pressures to adhere to unrealistic standards of thinness
c) the negative effects of poverty and discrimination
d) a significant increase in narcissistic personality disorder
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
4
Psychology and the
Challenges of Life:
Adjustment and
Growth 14th Edition
Spencer A. Rathus
Jeffrey S. Nevid ISBN:
1119529611 ISBN:
9781119529613
1
,Package Title: Test Bank
Course Title: Nevid & Rathus, Adjustment Psychology 14th Edition
Chapter Number: Chapter 01
Question type: Multiple-Choice
1) Javon regularly engages in episodes of binge eating, where he consumes massive quantities of
calories in a single sitting. To avoid gaining weight, he then forces himself to purge the food
through self-induced vomiting. Javon may be suffering from a condition called ________.
a) anorexia nervosa
b) binge-eating disorder
c) pica
d) bulimia nervosa
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Application
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
2) According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), the two main reasons why
college students seek counseling are:
a) anxiety and depression.
b) homesickness and loneliness.
c) academic insecurity and alcohol problems.
d) eating disorders and phobias.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
2
,3) According to the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH), about 10% of college students
have engaged in which behavior?
a) binge drinking
b) a suicide attempt
c) academic dishonesty
d) self-induced vomiting
Answer: b
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Knowledge
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
4) An eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and a dramatic method for purging,
such as vomiting, is ______.
a) anorexia nervosa
b) hypoglycemia
c) Korsakoff’s syndrome
d) bulimia nervosa
Answer: d
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
5) The causes of ______ disorders are complex and not fully understood but appear to be related
to social pressures on young women in our society to adhere to unrealistic standards of thinness.
a) personality
b) eating
c) reactive
d) adjustment
3
, Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
6) The causes of eating disorders are ______.
a) simple and easily understood
b) complex but easily understood
c) simple but not easily understood
d) complex and not easily understood
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
7) The causes of eating disorders in young women appear to be most closely related to ______.
a) low levels of education and poor academic performance in school
b) social pressures to adhere to unrealistic standards of thinness
c) the negative effects of poverty and discrimination
d) a significant increase in narcissistic personality disorder
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: Explain the differences between adjustment and personal growth, nature
and nurture, and the clinical approach versus the healthy personality approach to the psychology
of adjustment.
Standard 1: Bloom's || Comprehension
Section Reference 1: Psychology and Adjustment
4
