6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Answer: True
Test Bank Abnormal Psychology, 6th
Canadian Edition By Gordon L. Flett. Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Chapter 1 Difficulty: Easy
Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada's Mental Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Health System
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Question type: True/False
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model.
1) It is easy to remain objective when studying abnormal psychology. Answer: False
Answer: False Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1
Difficulty: Hard
Section Reference: Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
IntroductionDifficulty: Bloom’s: Comprehension
Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Comprehension 4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
2) There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Comprehension 7) In the Middle Ages, mental illness was often mistaken for witchcraft.
Answer: True
5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.
Section Reference: Witchcraft and Mental Illness
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Early Demonology Bloom’s: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge 8) Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums.
Answer: False
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology.
Section Reference: Moral Treatment
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Somatogenesis Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge 9) Today more care is provided in psychiatric units of general hospitals than in
psychiatric hospitals.
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Section Reference: Psychogenesis
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2 Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge 12) Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.
Answer: False
10) The most recent research data shows that stays in psychiatric hospitals in Canada
are typically longer than in psychiatric units of general hospitals.
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.3
Difficulty: Hard
Answer: False
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
13) Mental illness can affect anyone.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Answer: True
11) Mesmer believed that one person could change another’s behaviour.
Section Reference: Current Attitudes Toward People with Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Bloom’s: Knowledge
16) Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems.
14) Most people with psychological disorders can never be cured of their illness. Answer: False
Answer: False Section Reference: Mental Health Literacy
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: The Public Perception Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Difficulty: Hard Bloom’s: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of
psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Analysis
17) Anxiety Disorders carry the heaviest burden.
Answer: False
15) The media shapes our perception of the dangerousness of people with mental
illness.
Section Reference: Cost of Mental Health Problems
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Section Reference: Anti-Stigma Campaigns Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological
disorders, including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking
18) Psychological treatment is fully covered by Medicare.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Answer: True
Test Bank Abnormal Psychology, 6th
Canadian Edition By Gordon L. Flett. Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
Chapter 1 Difficulty: Easy
Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada's Mental Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Health System
Bloom’s: Comprehension
Question type: True/False
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model.
1) It is easy to remain objective when studying abnormal psychology. Answer: False
Answer: False Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1
Difficulty: Hard
Section Reference: Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
IntroductionDifficulty: Bloom’s: Comprehension
Medium
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
Bloom’s: Comprehension 4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
2) There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour.
Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour?
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Comprehension 7) In the Middle Ages, mental illness was often mistaken for witchcraft.
Answer: True
5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning.
Section Reference: Witchcraft and Mental Illness
Answer: True Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Early Demonology Bloom’s: Knowledge
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge 8) Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums.
Answer: False
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology.
Section Reference: Moral Treatment
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Somatogenesis Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge 9) Today more care is provided in psychiatric units of general hospitals than in
psychiatric hospitals.
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Section Reference: Psychogenesis
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2 Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Bloom’s: Knowledge 12) Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.
Answer: False
10) The most recent research data shows that stays in psychiatric hospitals in Canada
are typically longer than in psychiatric units of general hospitals.
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.3
Difficulty: Hard
Answer: False
Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
13) Mental illness can affect anyone.
Bloom’s: Knowledge
Answer: True
11) Mesmer believed that one person could change another’s behaviour.
Section Reference: Current Attitudes Toward People with Psychological Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Answer: True
Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour
, 6th EDITION 6th EDITION
Bloom’s: Knowledge
16) Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems.
14) Most people with psychological disorders can never be cured of their illness. Answer: False
Answer: False Section Reference: Mental Health Literacy
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: The Public Perception Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Difficulty: Hard Bloom’s: Comprehension
Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of
psychotherapy
Bloom’s: Analysis
17) Anxiety Disorders carry the heaviest burden.
Answer: False
15) The media shapes our perception of the dangerousness of people with mental
illness.
Section Reference: Cost of Mental Health Problems
Answer: True Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada
Section Reference: Anti-Stigma Campaigns Bloom’s: Comprehension
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological
disorders, including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking
18) Psychological treatment is fully covered by Medicare.
Bloom’s: Comprehension
