PSY 3304: Abnormal Psychology Final
Exam Questions & 100% Correct Answers
Dr. Karlin specializes in working with clients whose emotional problems
interfere with their ability to work effectively or to engage in meaningful
relationships. She focuses on which criterion of abnormality?
✓ ~~> dysfunction
Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for
oneself and work productively?
✓ ~~> dysfunction
Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?
✓ ~~> having a diagnosable mental illness
In the Middle Ages, what did people believe caused mental illness?
✓ ~~> demonic possession
The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes
are referred to as:
✓ ~~> norms
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Mel took out a gun and threatened a fellow student, stating that he intended
to kill him. Mel's statements illustrate ____.
✓ ~~> dangerousness
George hears voices that others do not but is not distressed by them. This
illustrates that:
✓ ~~> distress does not have to be present for a person's behavior to be
considered abnormal
Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____.
✓ ~~> an interaction of many factors
The "four Ds" of abnormality are:
✓ ~~> deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger
The only time that Timmy gets attention is when he misbehaves in a bizarre
way. This is an example of:
✓ ~~> operant conditioning
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Dr. White says, "Psychopathology is learned through a person's interactions
with his or her environment." Dr. White's statement reflects which
psychological model?
✓ ~~> behavioral
Faith says that she agrees with the biopsychosocial view of psychopathology
that ____.
✓ ~~> genetics and environmental factors interact to cause disorders
When a young child yells and throws toys ("temper tantrum"), the parents give
the child a good deal of attention. As time goes on, the temper tantrums
become more and more common. A behavioral psychologist would say that
the temper tantrums result from:
✓ ~~> operant conditioning
Because Joan suffers from anxiety, Dr. Adler has prescribed a medication to
treat the disorder. We can assume that Dr. Adler believes in a _____ model of
abnormal behavior.
✓ ~~> biological
A psychologist who sees a client's problems as caused by a lack of good
learning experiences probably supports which model of psychopathology?
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