Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
Table Of Contents:
1. Abnormal Behavior.
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
9. Suicide.
10. Eating Disorders.
11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
15. Personality Psychopathology.
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
,Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
Chapter a 1: a Abnormal a Behavior
MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. Which astatement aabout aabnormal apsychology ais aaccurate?
a. Abnormal apsychology aseeks ato adescribe, aexplain, apredict, aand a modify aunusual abehaviors.
b. Although aabnormal apsychology ahas a made aseveral agains ain athe apast a20 ayears, ait ais
a not ayet aaascientific afield a of astudy.
c. The asubject amatter aof aabnormal apsychology ais arestricted ato aextremely abizarre abehavior.
d. Most adiagnoses aof aabnormality aare abased aon atwo aor athree abasic abehavioral afactors.
ANS: a a A REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
a
2. Psychopathology, aor aabnormal abehavior, aresults aprimarily afrom a____.
a. genetic afactors
b. environmental afactors
c. sociocultural a factors
d. an ainteraction aof amany afactors
ANS: a a D REF: a a Introduction OBJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
3. Dr. aThompson acollects ainformation ain aorder ato adescribe aand a draw ainferences aabout aan
individual'sapsychological adisorder. aDr. aThompson ais aengaged ain a____.
a. therapy
b. predicting a dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
,Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1MSC: a Applied
a
4. Dr. aKohn ais aa apsychoanalyst, aDr. aEdwards ais aa ahumanistic atherapist, aDr. aPeterson ais aa
a cognitive abehavioral atherapist, aand aDr. aJames ais aa aGestalt atherapist. aEach aof athem a would
a likely ahave aa adifferent
____ afor aa aclient's aabnormality.
a. time aof aonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: a a B REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
5. A apsychologist asays, a“Juan's aabnormal abehavior ais alikely adue ato aa acombination aof
biology aandainadequate ainterpersonal askills.” aThe apsychologist ais
a .
a. predicting athe afuture asymptoms aof aJuan
b. giving aJuan aa apsychodiagnosis
c. offering aan aexplanation afor aJuan's aproblem
d. describing ahow ato acontrol aJuan's asymptoms
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
, Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
6. Which astatement aregarding athe aprediction aof aabnormal abehavior ais aaccurate?
a. Even aexperienced aprofessionals atend ato aoverpredict afuture aviolence.
b. Psychologists aare anot ainterested ain apredicting aclients' afuture abehavior.
c. Prediction ais aunrelated ato aunderstanding athe acause aof aabnormality.
d. Psychologists atend ato aunderpredict afuture aviolence.
ANS: a a A REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Conceptual
a
7. One aof aSeung-Hui aCho's aprofessors areported aCho's afrightening abehavior ato amany acampus
authorities.aW hat areason adid athose aauthorities agive a her ato aexplain a why athey acould a do anothing?
a
a. Cho's atherapist adid anot afeel ahe aposed aa adanger ato aothers.
b. There awas ano aspace ain aany aof athe alocal amental ahealth afacilities ato ahouse ahim.
c. Cho adid anot amake aany aovert athreats aagainst aanyone.
d. When acompared a with athat aof ahis apeer agroup, aCho's abehavior awas anot aconsidered aodd.
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
8. When apsychologists atalk aabout amodifying aabnormal abehavior, athey a mean athey aare a____.
a. attempting ato aunderstand athe aunderlying acause aof athat abehavior
b. restricting athe afreedom aof adangerous aclients
c. attempting ato aanticipate athe afuture abehaviors aof aclients
d. using atherapy ato aimprove aclient abehavior
ANS: a a D REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
a
9. Which aof athe afollowing adefines atherapy a most aaccurately?
a. A aprogram aof asystematic aintervention adesigned ato aalter abehavior, aemotion, aor athought
b. The ascientific astudy aof aabnormal abehavior.
c. A asystem aof aobserving aabnormal abehavior ain aan aattempt ato aclassify ait
d. The aapplication aof aa atheoretical amodel ato aexplain athe acause aof aabnormal abehavior
ANS: a a A REF: a a a1 OBJ: aThe aConcerns aof a Abnormal
PsychologyaMSC: a Factual
a
Table Of Contents:
1. Abnormal Behavior.
2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
9. Suicide.
10. Eating Disorders.
11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
15. Personality Psychopathology.
16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
,Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
Chapter a 1: a Abnormal a Behavior
MULTIPLE aCHOICE
1. Which astatement aabout aabnormal apsychology ais aaccurate?
a. Abnormal apsychology aseeks ato adescribe, aexplain, apredict, aand a modify aunusual abehaviors.
b. Although aabnormal apsychology ahas a made aseveral agains ain athe apast a20 ayears, ait ais
a not ayet aaascientific afield a of astudy.
c. The asubject amatter aof aabnormal apsychology ais arestricted ato aextremely abizarre abehavior.
d. Most adiagnoses aof aabnormality aare abased aon atwo aor athree abasic abehavioral afactors.
ANS: a a A REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
a
2. Psychopathology, aor aabnormal abehavior, aresults aprimarily afrom a____.
a. genetic afactors
b. environmental afactors
c. sociocultural a factors
d. an ainteraction aof amany afactors
ANS: a a D REF: a a Introduction OBJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
3. Dr. aThompson acollects ainformation ain aorder ato adescribe aand a draw ainferences aabout aan
individual'sapsychological adisorder. aDr. aThompson ais aengaged ain a____.
a. therapy
b. predicting a dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
,Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1MSC: a Applied
a
4. Dr. aKohn ais aa apsychoanalyst, aDr. aEdwards ais aa ahumanistic atherapist, aDr. aPeterson ais aa
a cognitive abehavioral atherapist, aand aDr. aJames ais aa aGestalt atherapist. aEach aof athem a would
a likely ahave aa adifferent
____ afor aa aclient's aabnormality.
a. time aof aonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: a a B REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
5. A apsychologist asays, a“Juan's aabnormal abehavior ais alikely adue ato aa acombination aof
biology aandainadequate ainterpersonal askills.” aThe apsychologist ais
a .
a. predicting athe afuture asymptoms aof aJuan
b. giving aJuan aa apsychodiagnosis
c. offering aan aexplanation afor aJuan's aproblem
d. describing ahow ato acontrol aJuan's asymptoms
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
, Understanding aAbnormal aBehavior a12th aEdition
6. Which astatement aregarding athe aprediction aof aabnormal abehavior ais aaccurate?
a. Even aexperienced aprofessionals atend ato aoverpredict afuture aviolence.
b. Psychologists aare anot ainterested ain apredicting aclients' afuture abehavior.
c. Prediction ais aunrelated ato aunderstanding athe acause aof aabnormality.
d. Psychologists atend ato aunderpredict afuture aviolence.
ANS: a a A REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Conceptual
a
7. One aof aSeung-Hui aCho's aprofessors areported aCho's afrightening abehavior ato amany acampus
authorities.aW hat areason adid athose aauthorities agive a her ato aexplain a why athey acould a do anothing?
a
a. Cho's atherapist adid anot afeel ahe aposed aa adanger ato aothers.
b. There awas ano aspace ain aany aof athe alocal amental ahealth afacilities ato ahouse ahim.
c. Cho adid anot amake aany aovert athreats aagainst aanyone.
d. When acompared a with athat aof ahis apeer agroup, aCho's abehavior awas anot aconsidered aodd.
ANS: a a C REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Applied
a
8. When apsychologists atalk aabout amodifying aabnormal abehavior, athey a mean athey aare a____.
a. attempting ato aunderstand athe aunderlying acause aof athat abehavior
b. restricting athe afreedom aof adangerous aclients
c. attempting ato aanticipate athe afuture abehaviors aof aclients
d. using atherapy ato aimprove aclient abehavior
ANS: a a D REF: a The aConcerns aof aAbnormal
PsychologyaO BJ: a a a 1 MSC: a Factual
a
9. Which aof athe afollowing adefines atherapy a most aaccurately?
a. A aprogram aof asystematic aintervention adesigned ato aalter abehavior, aemotion, aor athought
b. The ascientific astudy aof aabnormal abehavior.
c. A asystem aof aobserving aabnormal abehavior ain aan aattempt ato aclassify ait
d. The aapplication aof aa atheoretical amodel ato aexplain athe acause aof aabnormal abehavior
ANS: a a A REF: a a a1 OBJ: aThe aConcerns aof a Abnormal
PsychologyaMSC: a Factual
a
