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Chaptera 1:a Abnormala Behavior


MULTIPLEa CHOICE

1. Whicha statementa abouta abnormala psychologya isa accurate?
a. Abnormala psychologya seeksa toa describe,a explain,a predict,a anda modifya unusuala behaviors.
b. Althoughaabnormalapsychologyahasamadeaseveralagainsainatheapasta20ayears,aitaisanotayetaaas
cientificafieldaofastudy.
c. Thea subjecta mattera ofa abnormala psychologya isa restricteda toa extremelya bizarrea behavior.
d. Mosta diagnosesa ofa abnormalitya area baseda ona twoa ora threea basica behaviorala factors.
ANS:a A REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Factual

2. Psychopathology,a ora abnormala behavior,a resultsa primarilya froma .
a. genetica factors
b. environmentala factors
c. socioculturala factors
d. ana interactiona ofa manya factors

ANS:a D REF:a Introduction OBJ:a a 1 MSC:a Factual

3. Dr.aThompsonacollectsainformationainaorderatoadescribeaandadrawainferencesaaboutaan
individual'sapsychologicaladisorder.aDr.aTh
ompsonaisaengagedaina .
a. therapy
b. predictinga dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS:a C REF:a TheaConcernsaofaAbnormalaPsychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Applied

4. Dr.aKohnaisaaapsychoanalyst,aDr.aEdwardsaisaaahumanisticatherapist,aDr.aPetersonaisaaacognitiveabeha
vioralatherapist,aandaDr.aJamesaisaaaGestaltatherapist.aEachaofathemawouldalikelyahaveaaadifferent
foraaaclient'saabnormality.
a. timeaofaonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:a B REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Applied

5. Aapsychologistasays,a―Juan'saabnormalabehavioraisalikelyadueatoaaacombinationaofabiologyaandai
nadequateainterpersonalaskills.‖aTheapsychologistais .
a. predictinga thea futurea symptomsa ofa Juan
b. givingaJuanaaapsychodiagnosis

,c. offeringa ana explanationa fora Juan'sa problem

,d. describinga howa toa controla Juan'sa symptoms
ANS:a C REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Applied

, 6. Whicha statementa regardinga thea predictiona ofa abnormala behaviora isa accurate?
a. Evena experienceda professionalsa tenda toa overpredicta futurea violence.
b. Psychologistsa area nota interesteda ina predictinga clients'a futurea behavior.
c. Predictiona isa unrelateda toa understandinga thea causea ofa abnormality.
d. Psychologistsa tenda toa underpredicta futurea violence.
ANS:a A REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Conceptual

7. OneaofaSeung-
HuiaCho'saprofessorsareportedaCho'safrighteningabehavioratoamanyacampusaauthorities.aWhatareasonadi
dathoseaauthoritiesagiveaheratoaexplainawhyatheyacouldadoanothing?
a. Cho'satherapistadidanotafeelaheaposedaaadangeratoaothers.
b. Therea wasa noa spacea inaanya ofathea locala mentala healtha facilitiesa toa housea him.
c. Choa dida nota makea anya overta threatsa againsta anyone.
d. Whena compareda witha thata ofa hisa peera group,a Cho'sa behaviora wasa nota considereda odd.
ANS:a C REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Applied

8. Whena psychologistsa talka abouta modifyinga abnormala behavior,a theya meana theya area .
a. attemptinga toa understanda thea underlyinga causea ofa thata behavior
b. restrictinga thea freedoma ofa dangerousa clients
c. attemptinga toa anticipatea thea futurea behaviorsa ofa clients
d. usinga therapya toa improvea clienta behavior
ANS:a D REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Factual


9. Whicha ofa thea followinga definesa therapya mosta accurately?
a. Aa programa ofa systematica interventiona designeda toa altera behavior,a emotion,a ora thought
b. Thea scientifica studya ofa abnormala behavior.
c. Aa systema ofa observinga abnormala behaviora ina ana attempta toa classifya it
d. Thea applicationa ofa aa theoreticala modela toa explaina thea causea ofa abnormala behavior
ANS:a A REF:a 1
OBJ:aTheaConcernsaofaAbnormalaPsychologyaMSC:a Factual

10. Aa psychologista developsa severala activitiesa fora clientsa aimeda ata helpinga thema becomea more
self-disciplineda anda feela morea confidenta abouta tryinga newa behaviors.a Thisa examplea illustratesa .
a. howa epidemiologicala worka isa donea ina thea field
b. howatherapyamayabeaseenaasaanaattemptatoamodifyabehavior
c. thea functiona ofa providinga ana explanationa fora abnormala behavior
d. thea essentiala needa fora accuratea psychodiagnosis
ANS:a B REF:a Thea Concernsa ofaAbnormala Psychology
OBJ:a 1 MSC:a Applied