Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed
with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. -
ANSWER-c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be
accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell
what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - ANSWER-b.
There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
,Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine
abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - ANSWER-d. There is no single
sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would
once have been viewed as abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - ANSWER-d. the values
of a society may change over time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly
increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His behavior harms no
one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
,Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in
the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own
control. - ANSWER-b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that
harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of
a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the
individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - ANSWER-b. Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder -
ANSWER-b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders
is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - ANSWER-d.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed
with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. -
ANSWER-c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been
diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be
accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell
what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - ANSWER-b.
There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
,Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine
abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - ANSWER-d. There is no single
sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would
once have been viewed as abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - ANSWER-d. the values
of a society may change over time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly
increased his chance of overdosing and dying. His behavior harms no
one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
,Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in
the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own
control. - ANSWER-b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that
harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of
a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - ANSWER-c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the
individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology by Hooley
(17th Edition) 2023-2024 Questions and Correct
Answers.
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - ANSWER-b. Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder -
ANSWER-b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders
is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - ANSWER-d.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
