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ABNORMALgPSYCHOLOGY

CHAPTERg1g|gAbnormalgBehaviorgingHistoricalgContext 7. Talkinggloudlygandgsmokinggisgmoregappropriategingang
EgyptiangmoviegtheatergthangangAmericangone.gThisgill
1. Accordinggtogthegauthorsgofgyourgtextbook,gthegdefinitiong ustratesgwhichgnorm?
ofgagpsychologicalgdisordergisgassociatedgwith a. PersonalgDistress
a. stress. b. CulturalgFactor
b. impairedgfunctioning. c. ImpairedgFunctioning
c. culturallygexpectedgresponses. d. ViolationgofgSocialgNorms
d. psychoticgsymptoms.
8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtrue:
2. Agpsychologicalgdysfunctiongrefersgto a. Theregisgcleargconsensusgongthegdefinitiongofgmentalg
a. agbreakdowngingcognitivegfunctioning. healthgdisease.
b. agbreakdowngingemotionalgfunctioning. b. Theregisgnogcleargconsensusgongthegdefinitiongofgdi
c. agbreakdowngingbehavioralgfunctioning. seasegbutgtheregisgagcleargdefinitiongofgmentalghealthgdis
d. anygofgthese. order.
c. ThegDiagnosticgandgStatisticalgManualg(DSM)gneverg
3. Regardinggthegdefinitiongofgabnormality,gitgisgcorrectgto changesgitsgdefinitions.
gstategthat d. ThegDSMgisgbasedgongprototypesgorgsymptomsgandge
a. itgisgdifficultgtogdefineg“normal”gandg“abnormal.” xamplesgofgthegphenomenongingquestion.
b. abnormalitygdependsgsolelygongsubjectivegdistress.
c. thegdefinitiongisguniversalgacrossgcultures. 9. Whichgofgthegfollowinggdegreesgisgearnedgbygagpsy
d. thegcriteriagdiffergdependinggongwhethergthegindividualgh chiatrist?
asgagpsychologicalgdisordergorgagpsychologicalgdy a. Ph.D.
sfunction. b. Ed.D.
c. M.D.
4. Thegcriteriongthatgagparticulargbehaviorgbegatypicalgorgnotg d. Psy.D.
culturallygexpectedgisginsufficientgtogdefinegabnormalityg
because 10. Withgwhichgofgthegfollowinggterminalgdegreesgcangyou
a. behaviorgthatgoccursginfrequentlygisgconsideredga gpracticegtherapy?

bnormalgingeverygculture. a. Master’sgdegreegingbusinessgadministration
b. thegatypicalgbehaviorgmustgalsogcausegharmgorgim b. Bachelor’sgdegreegingpsychology
pairmentgtogbegconsideredgabnormal. c. Ph.D. in psychology with additional
c. behaviorsgvarygveryglittlegfromgonegindividualgtoganotherg licensinggrequirements
withingeachgculture. d. Ph.D.gingnon-profitgmanagement
d. manygpeoplegbehavegingwaysgthatgdeviategfromgtheg
average,gbutgthisgdoesn’tgmeangthatgtheyghavegagd 11. RockygStarrgisgagmalegrockergwhogwearsgoutlandish
isorder. makeupgandgwomen’sgclothinggwhengperforminggongstage.
Thisgbehaviorgisgconsidered
5. Agmalegcollegegstudentgbeginsgfeelinggsadgandglonely.g a. moregabnormalgthangthatgofgangaccountantgwhogstartsg
Althoughgstillgablegtoggogtogclassesgandgworkgatghisgjob,ghegfi togdogsogbecausegrockstarsgaregsupposedgtogbegveryg
ndsghimselfgfeelinggdowngmuchgofgthegtimegandgworriesga masculine.
boutgwhatgisghappeninggtoghim.gWhichgpartgofgthegdefinitiong b. lessgabnormalgthangthatgofgangaccountantgwhogstartsgtog
ofgabnormalitygappliesgtoghisgsituation? dogsogbecausegitgisgconsistentgwithghisgprofessionalgs
a. Personalgdistress uccess.
b. Culturalgfactors c. lessgabnormalgthangthatgofgangaccountantgwhogstartsgtog
c. Impairedgfunctioning dogsogbecausegitsgmoregcommongtogseegagrockstarging
d. Violationgofgsocietalgnorms makeup.
d. justgasgabnormalgasgthatgofgangaccountantgwhogstartsgtog
6. Markghasgdyedghisghairgpurple.gAlthoughghisgfriendsglikegt dogsogbecausegabnormalitygisgdefinedgbygthegindividualg
hegcolor,ghisgoldergauntsghavegbeenggivingghimgstrangegl himself.
ooks.gMarkgisgapplyinggforgjobsgandghasgnotgyetghadganygjobg
offers.gHegsuspectsgthatgpotentialgemployersgaregnotgtakingg 12. Thegprototypegofgagdisordergreflectsg asgdescribedging
himgseriouslygbecausegofghisghairgcolor.gWhichgpartgof DSM-5.
gabnormalitygappliesgtogMark’sgemployment gsituation? a. itsghistorygandgprognosis
a. PersonalgDistress b. itsgbiologicalgunderpinnings
b. CulturalgFactors c. thegcausesgofgpathology
c. ImpairedgFunctioning d. theg“typical”gprofilegandgdiagnosticgcriteria
d. ViolationgofgSocialgNorms

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13. Thegscientificgstudygofgpsychologicalgdisordersgisgcalled d. ratio
a. psychopathology.
b. psychoanalysis. 20. Psychologicalgdisordersgcangbegdescribedgasgfollowingg
c. pseudoscience. agtypicalgcoursegorgindividualgpattern.gForgexample,gsc
d. parapsychology. hizophreniagfollowsgagchronicgcourse.gOngthegotherghand,gm
oodgdisorders,gincludinggdepression,gfollowga(n)gcourse.
14. Dr.gSimonsgisgstudyingglearninggbehaviorgingrats.gWhatg i a. episodic
sglikelyghergmaingfieldgofgstudy? b. acute
a. Behaviorism c. cyclic
b. Oedipalgtheory d. Insidious
c. Psychiatry
d. HumanisticgPsychology 21. Ifgagpsychologicalgdisordergisgsaidgtoghavegangacute
gonset,gitgmeansgthatgthegsymptomsgdeveloped

15. Whygisgthegbiologicalgtheoreticalgmodelgconsideredga a. suddenly.
gnewergfieldgofgstudygthangthegpsychologicalgtheoretica b. atypically.
lgmodel? c. gradually.
a. Braingscansgcangtellgusgaboutgbraingstructure. d. followinggagperiodgofgrecovery.
b. Thegfieldgofggeneticsgisgrelativelygyoung.
c. Weghavegmoregpowerfulgmicroscopesgthangweghaveg 22. Wheng20-year-
hadgingthegpast. oldgLarrygwasgfirstgdiagnosedgwithgschizophrenia,ghisgf
d. Allgofgthegabovegaregtrue. amilygwantedgtogknowgifgandghowgthegdisordergwouldgprog
ressgandghowgitgwouldgaffectghimgingthegfuture.gIngmedicalgter
16. Dr.gSmithgisginterestedginghowgseparationganxietyg ms,gthegfamilygwantedgtogknowgLarry’s
changesgovergtimegfromgchildhoodgtogadolescencegingthe a. Diagnosis.
ggeneralgpopulation.gWhatgisghisgmaingfieldgofgstudy? b. Prognosis.
a. Oedipalgtheory c. Pathophysiology.
b. Behaviorism d. diseasegetiology.
c. Childgpsychopathology
d. Developmentalgpsychology 23. Atgvariousgtimesginghistory,gingangattemptgtogexplaingp
roblematic,girrationalgbehavior,ghumansghavegfocusedgongsu
17. Allgofgthegfollowinggaregwaysgingwhichgmentalghealthg pernaturalgcausesgthatginclude
professionalsgmightgfunctiongasgscientist- a. witchcraft.
practitionersgEXCEPT b. demonsgandgevilgspirits.
a. analyzingg theirg owng motivationsg andg reasonsg forg c. thegmoongandgstars.
helpinggpeoplegwithgpsychologicalgproblems. d. allgofgthegabove.
b. evaluatinggtheirgowngassessmentsgandgtreatmentsgforg
effectiveness. 24. Throughoutghistory,gonegofgthesegtheoreticalgmodelsg
c. conductinggresearchgleadinggtognewginformationgaboutg havegbeengusedgtogprimarilygexplaingourgbehavior,gthinkingg
mentalgdisordersgandgtheirgtreatments. andgemotionsgEXCEPT
d. usingg theg mostg currentg diagnosticg andg treatmentg a. psychological.
procedures. b. biological.
c. supernatural.
18. Tameka,ghavinggearnedghergmaster’sgdegree,ghasgbegung d. physical.
treatinggdisordersgandgconcentratinggongfamilygproblems.g
Tamekagisgprobablyga(n) 25. Towardgthegendgofgtheg14thgcenturygandgcontinuinggintogt
a. psychiatricgsocialgworker. heg15th,gthegcausesgofg“madness”gwereggenerallygattr
b. familygtherapist. ibutedgto
c. psychiatricgnurse. a. toxinsgingthegblood.
d. mentalghealthgcounselor. b. religiousgdelusions.
c. braingdisease.
19. Statisticalgdatagaregoftengrelevantgwhengdiscussing d. demonsgandgwitches.
gpsychologicalgdisorders.gForgexample,gagresearchergmightg

wantgtogknowghowgmanygnewgcasesgofgdepressiongare 26. Whichgofgthegfollowinggaccuratelygdescribesgthega
gdiagnosedgeachgyear,gagfiguregcalledgthegdisorder. ttitudesgofgthegCatholicgChurchgtowardgmentallygillgpeoplegd
a. prevalence uringgthegturbulentgpoliticalgandgreligiousgeventsgofgtheg1
b. incidence 4thgandg15thgcenturies?
c. recurrence

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a. Theygweregconsideredgtogbegsufferinggfromgreligiousg b. stimulusggeneralization.
delusionsgandgweregcaredgforgbygmembersgofgtheg c. varietygstimulus.
churchgcommunities. d. stimulusgdiscrimination.
b. Theygweregseengasgpossessedgbygevilgspiritsgandg
blamedgforgallgmisfortunes. 33. Oneghotgandghumidgnight,gonegofgyourgfriendsgsuggestsg
c. Theygweregregardedgasgbasicallyggoodgindividualsgwhog doinggsomegreallygcrazygthings.gYouglookgupgatgthegskygandg
weregnotgresponsiblegforgtheirgabnormalgbehavior. say,
d. Theygweregprovidedgwithgmedicalgtreatmentsgandg “Itg mustg beg theg fullg moon.”g Yourg statementg reflectsg the
sometimesghospitalizedgbecausegmentalgillnessgwasg conceptgfromgwhichgthegwordg g isgderived.
regardedgasgequivalentgtogphysicalgillness. a. lunatic
b. idiot
27. DuringgthegMiddlegAges,gasgwellgasgatgothergtimes, c. maniac
gmentallygillgpeoplegwere gsometimesgforcedgtogundergogthe gr d. psychopath
eligiousgritualgcalledgexorcism.gThisgwasgingordergto
a. curegthegmentalgillnessgbygmakinggthegindividualgmoreg 34. Inducedgvomitinggwasgag17thgcenturygtreatmentgfor
religious. gdepression.gAsgdescribedgingAnatomygofgMelancholyg(1621),

b. buildg upg muscleg strengthg andg makeg theg person gthisgcouldgbegaccomplishedgingpartgbygeating

ghealthier. a. rawgmeat.
c. ridgthegindividual’sgbodygofgevilgspirits. b. ice.
d. provegthatgthegpersongwasgnotgagwitch. c. coal.
d. tobacco.
28. SigmundgFreudgproposedgthatgmanygphysicalgco
mplaintsgsufferedgbygyounggwomen 35. Yougareglisteninggtogoldgmusicalgtunes,gincludingg“My
a. weregagformgofgdivinegpunishment. gMelancholygBaby.”gYourgfriendsgaregimpressedgwhengyo

b. reflectedgstressgplacedgupongthemgbygsociety. ugtellgthemgthatg“melancholic,”greferringgtogagdepressi
c. resultedgfromgtheg“conversion”gofgsexualgfantasiesginto vegpersonality,gderivesgfromgagGreekgwordgmeaning
sociallygacceptablegoutlets. a. blood.
d. resultedgfromgthegrisegingfeminism. b. phlegm.
c. yellowgbile.
29. Ingtheglateg19thgcentury,gJohngP.gGreygandghisgco d. blackgbile.
lleagues
a. discoveredgthegfirstgcuregforgschizophrenia. 36. AccordinggtogHippocrates’ghumoralgtheory,gtheg“
b. ironicallygreducedginterestgingtreatinggmentalgpatients. choleric”gpersonalitygis
c. changedgthegfieldgofgpsychologicalgresearchglargelygintog a. hot-tempered.
agbiologicalgscience. b. easygoing.
d. createdg theg firstg humaneg treatmentg facilitiesg forg c. kind.
mentallygillgpatients. d. cheap.

30. DSM- 37. Basedg ong Hippocrates’g humoralg theory,g “sanguine”
5,gangupdatedgversiongofgthegDiagnosticgandgStatistica describesgagpersongwhogis
lgManualgofgMentalgDisorders,gwasgpublishedgin a. pessimistic.
a. 1994. b. pale.
b. 2000. c. cheerful.
c. 2002. d. humorous.
d. 2013.
38. Bloodletting,gagtreatmentgdevisedgcenturiesgagogto
31. Researchgaboutgpsychologicalgdisordersgfallsgintogthreeg grestoregthegbalancegofghumors,gwasgaccomplishedgwithgtheg

basicgcategories.gWhichgisgNOTgonegofgthesegcategories? usegof
a. Analysis a. needles.
b. Description b. leeches.
c. Causationg(etiology) c. tourniquets.
d. Treatmentgandgoutcomes d. bacteria.

32. Thegauthorsgdescribegangexamplegofgconditioningging 39. IngancientgGreece,gagwomangsufferinggfromg“hysteria”
whichgcancergpatientsgdevelopgagnegativegreactiongtogagv mightgbegtoldgthatghergconditiongcouldgbegcuredgby
arietygofgpeoplegandgthingsgassociatedgwithgtheirgche a. marriage.
motherapygtreatments.gThegphenomenongisgcalled b. pregnancy.
a. generalizedgconditioning.
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c. therapy. d. Thegcommongcold.
d. divorce.
47. Ingtheg19thgcentury,gJohngGrey,gagwell-
40. IngancientgGreece,gsomeg“humoralgexcesses”gthoughtgto knowngAmericangpsychiatrist,gbelievedgthatgmentalgillness
begcausinggpsychologicalgdisordersgweregtreatedgby gwasgduegto

a. increasingg org decreasingg theg person’sg exposureg to a. psychologicalgfactors.
heat,gdryness,gmoisture,gorgcold. b. physicalgcauses.
b. herbalgremedies. c. social/environmentalginfluences.
c. decreasinggbothgcaloricgandgliquidgintake. d. unknownginfluences.
d. loweringg theg person’sg bodyg temperatureg forg extended
periodsgofgtime. 48. MoralgTherapygfocusesgon:
a. Socialgcontact
41. Ingkeepinggwithgangacceptedgtreatmentgforgmentalgillnessg b. Interpersonalgcontact
ingtheg14thgcentury,gagphysiciangtreatinggKinggCharlesgVIgofg c. Teachinggwithingholygbooks
Franceghadghimgmovedgtogthegcountrysidegingordergto d. agandgcgaregcorrect
a. haveghimgclosergtogaghospitalgthatgtreatedgmentalgillness
b. keepghimgawaygfromghisgfamily. 49. Ingtheg1950s,gthegfirstgeffectivegdrugsgforgseveregp
c. restoregthegbalanceginghisghumors. sychoticgdisordersgweregdevelopedgingagsystematicgway.g
d. cureghimgofghysteria. Beforegthatgtime,gallgofgthegfollowinggweregusedgtogtreat
gpsychosisgEXCEPT

42. Ingangattemptgtogridgthegbodygofgthegexcessiveghumors a. opium.
gthoughtgtogbegcausinggpsychologicalgdisorders,gphysiciansg b. neuroleptics.
throughoutghistoryghavegusedgtreatmentsgsuchgas c. herbalgmedicine.
a. bloodletting. d. moralgtherapy.
b. inducedgseizures.
c. exorcism. 50. Ingtheg1800s,gangimportantgresearchgandgclinicalgp
d. drillinggthroughgthegskull. ublicationgreadgbygpsychiatristsgingthegUnitedgStatesgwasgtitl
ed
43. Thegconceptgofghysteria,gwhichgtraditionallygmeant a. CasegStudiesgingMentalgIllness.
gphysicalgsymptomsgforgwhichgnogorganicgpathologygcouldg b. AmericangJournalgofgMadness.
begfound,gisgnowgassociatedgwithgwhichgDSM- c. AmericangJournalgofgInsanity.
5gclassification? d. LunaticsgingAmerica.
a. Anxietygdisorders
b. Borderlinegpersonalitygdisorder 51. Withgthegdiscoverygofgthegmajorgtranquilizersgcalled_,gitgb
c. Premenstrualgsymptomgdisorder ecamegpossiblegtogcontrolgpsychoticgsymptoms,gincludinggh
d. Somaticgsymptomgdisorder allucinations,gdelusions,gandgaggressiveness.
a. neuroleptics
44. Theg traditionalg tendencyg tog stigmatizeg womeng as b. benzodiazepines
“hysterical”gderivedgfromgHippocrates’gconceptgof c. bromides
a. theg“wanderinggwomb.” d. opiates
b. ang“incompetentgcervix.”
c. “penisgenvy.” 52. Benzodiazepines,gorg“minor”gtranquilizersgsuchgasgV
d. “pelvicgdysfunction.” aliumgandgLibrium,garegeffectivegingreducinggthegsymptomsgo
f
a. depression.
45. Thegtermg“hysteria”gderivesgfromgthegGreekghysteron, b. anxiety.
whichgmeans c. schizophrenia.
a. vagina. d. hysteria.
b. uterus.
c. penis. 53. Ingtheglateg1800s,gthegemphasisgongagbiologicalgcausegofg
d. libido. mentalgdisordergironicallygresultedgingreducedginterestgin
46. Thegfirstgsignificantgsupportinggevidencegforgagbiologicalg gtreatmentsgforgmentalgpatientsgbecausegitgwasgthoughtgthat

causegofgagmentalgdisordergwasgtheg19thgcenturygdiscoverygt a. physiciansgshouldgdevotegmoregtimegtogthegphysically
hatgthegpsychoticgdisordergcalledggeneralgparesisgwasg gill.

causedgbygthegsamegbacterialgmicroorganismgthatgcauses b. patientsgwouldgimprovegmoregrapidlygifgtheygweregnotg
a. malaria. hospitalized.
b. Alzheimer’sgdisease. c. theg hospitalg staffg wasg notg adequatelyg trainedg tog
c. syphilis. administergnewgtreatments.
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