TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL
BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION, SUE, QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Chapter | 1: | Abnormal | Behavior
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. Which |statement |about |abnormal |psychology |is |accurate?
a. Abnormal |psychology |seeks |to |describe, |explain, |predict, |and |modify |unusual |behaviors.
b. Although |abnormal |psychology |has |made |several |gains |in |the |past |20 |years, |it |is |not |yet
ascientific |field |of |study.
| |
c. The |subject |matter |of |abnormal |psychology |is |restricted |to |extremely |bizarre |behavior.
d. Most |diagnoses |of |abnormality |are |based |on |two |or |three |basic |behavioral |factors.
ANS: | | A REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
|
2. Psychopathology, |or |abnormal |behavior, |results |primarily |from |____.
a. genetic |factors
b. environmental |factors
c. sociocultural | factors
d. an |interaction |of |many |factors
ANS: | | D REF: | | Introduction OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
3. Dr. |Thompson |collects |information |in |order |to |describe |and |draw |inferences |about |an individual's
psychological |disorder. |Dr. |Thompson |is |engaged |in |____.
|
a. therapy
b. predicting | dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
, Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
4. Dr. |Kohn |is |a |psychoanalyst, |Dr. |Edwards |is |a |humanistic |therapist, |Dr. |Peterson |is |a |cognitive
| behavioral |therapist, |and |Dr. |James |is |a |Gestalt |therapist. |Each |of |them |would |likely |have |a
different
|
____ |for |a |client's |abnormality.
a. time |of |onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: | | B REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
5. A |psychologist |says, |“Juan's |abnormal |behavior |is |likely |due |to |a |combination |of |biology
and|inadequate |interpersonal |skills.” |The |psychologist |is .
|
a. predicting |the |future |symptoms |of |Juan
b. giving |Juan |a |psychodiagnosis
c. offering |an |explanation |for |Juan's |problem
d. describing |how |to |control |Juan's |symptoms
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
, 6. Which |statement |regarding |the |prediction |of |abnormal |behavior |is |accurate?
a. Even |experienced |professionals |tend |to |overpredict |future |violence.
b. Psychologists |are |not |interested |in |predicting |clients' |future |behavior.
c. Prediction |is |unrelated |to |understanding |the |cause |of |abnormality.
d. Psychologists |tend |to |underpredict |future |violence.
ANS: | | A REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Conceptual
|
7. One |of |Seung-Hui |Cho's |professors |reported |Cho's |frightening |behavior |to |many |campus
authorities.|What |reason |did |those |authorities |give |her |to |explain |why |they |could |do |nothing?
|
a. Cho's |therapist |did |not |feel |he |posed |a |danger |to |others.
b. There |was |no |space |in |any |of |the |local |mental |health |facilities |to |house |him.
c. Cho |did |not |make |any |overt |threats |against |anyone.
d. When |compared |with |that |of |his |peer |group, |Cho's |behavior |was |not |considered |odd.
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
8. When |psychologists |talk |about |modifying |abnormal |behavior, |they |mean |they |are |____.
a. attempting |to |understand |the |underlying |cause |of |that |behavior
b. restricting |the |freedom |of |dangerous |clients
c. attempting |to |anticipate |the |future |behaviors |of |clients
d. using |therapy |to |improve |client |behavior
ANS: | | D REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
|
9. Which |of |the |following |defines |therapy |most |accurately?
a. A |program |of |systematic |intervention |designed |to |alter |behavior, |emotion, |or |thought
b. The |scientific |study |of |abnormal |behavior.
c. A |system |of |observing |abnormal |behavior |in |an |attempt |to |classify |it
d. The |application |of |a |theoretical |model |to |explain |the |cause |of |abnormal |behavior
ANS: | | A REF: | | |1 OBJ: |The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
| Psychology|MSC: | Factual
10. A |psychologist |develops |several |activities |for |clients |aimed |at |helping |them |become |more
, self-disciplined |and |feel |more |confident |about |trying |new |behaviors. |This |example |illustrates |____.
a. how |epidemiological |work |is |done |in |the |field
b. how |therapy |may |be |seen |as |an |attempt |to |modify |behavior
c. the |function |of |providing |an |explanation |for |abnormal |behavior
d. the |essential |need |for |accurate |psychodiagnosis
ANS: | | B REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION, SUE, QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
Chapter | 1: | Abnormal | Behavior
MULTIPLE |CHOICE
1. Which |statement |about |abnormal |psychology |is |accurate?
a. Abnormal |psychology |seeks |to |describe, |explain, |predict, |and |modify |unusual |behaviors.
b. Although |abnormal |psychology |has |made |several |gains |in |the |past |20 |years, |it |is |not |yet
ascientific |field |of |study.
| |
c. The |subject |matter |of |abnormal |psychology |is |restricted |to |extremely |bizarre |behavior.
d. Most |diagnoses |of |abnormality |are |based |on |two |or |three |basic |behavioral |factors.
ANS: | | A REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
|
2. Psychopathology, |or |abnormal |behavior, |results |primarily |from |____.
a. genetic |factors
b. environmental |factors
c. sociocultural | factors
d. an |interaction |of |many |factors
ANS: | | D REF: | | Introduction OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
3. Dr. |Thompson |collects |information |in |order |to |describe |and |draw |inferences |about |an individual's
psychological |disorder. |Dr. |Thompson |is |engaged |in |____.
|
a. therapy
b. predicting | dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
, Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
4. Dr. |Kohn |is |a |psychoanalyst, |Dr. |Edwards |is |a |humanistic |therapist, |Dr. |Peterson |is |a |cognitive
| behavioral |therapist, |and |Dr. |James |is |a |Gestalt |therapist. |Each |of |them |would |likely |have |a
different
|
____ |for |a |client's |abnormality.
a. time |of |onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: | | B REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
5. A |psychologist |says, |“Juan's |abnormal |behavior |is |likely |due |to |a |combination |of |biology
and|inadequate |interpersonal |skills.” |The |psychologist |is .
|
a. predicting |the |future |symptoms |of |Juan
b. giving |Juan |a |psychodiagnosis
c. offering |an |explanation |for |Juan's |problem
d. describing |how |to |control |Juan's |symptoms
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
, 6. Which |statement |regarding |the |prediction |of |abnormal |behavior |is |accurate?
a. Even |experienced |professionals |tend |to |overpredict |future |violence.
b. Psychologists |are |not |interested |in |predicting |clients' |future |behavior.
c. Prediction |is |unrelated |to |understanding |the |cause |of |abnormality.
d. Psychologists |tend |to |underpredict |future |violence.
ANS: | | A REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Conceptual
|
7. One |of |Seung-Hui |Cho's |professors |reported |Cho's |frightening |behavior |to |many |campus
authorities.|What |reason |did |those |authorities |give |her |to |explain |why |they |could |do |nothing?
|
a. Cho's |therapist |did |not |feel |he |posed |a |danger |to |others.
b. There |was |no |space |in |any |of |the |local |mental |health |facilities |to |house |him.
c. Cho |did |not |make |any |overt |threats |against |anyone.
d. When |compared |with |that |of |his |peer |group, |Cho's |behavior |was |not |considered |odd.
ANS: | | C REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
8. When |psychologists |talk |about |modifying |abnormal |behavior, |they |mean |they |are |____.
a. attempting |to |understand |the |underlying |cause |of |that |behavior
b. restricting |the |freedom |of |dangerous |clients
c. attempting |to |anticipate |the |future |behaviors |of |clients
d. using |therapy |to |improve |client |behavior
ANS: | | D REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Factual
|
9. Which |of |the |following |defines |therapy |most |accurately?
a. A |program |of |systematic |intervention |designed |to |alter |behavior, |emotion, |or |thought
b. The |scientific |study |of |abnormal |behavior.
c. A |system |of |observing |abnormal |behavior |in |an |attempt |to |classify |it
d. The |application |of |a |theoretical |model |to |explain |the |cause |of |abnormal |behavior
ANS: | | A REF: | | |1 OBJ: |The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
| Psychology|MSC: | Factual
10. A |psychologist |develops |several |activities |for |clients |aimed |at |helping |them |become |more
, self-disciplined |and |feel |more |confident |about |trying |new |behaviors. |This |example |illustrates |____.
a. how |epidemiological |work |is |done |in |the |field
b. how |therapy |may |be |seen |as |an |attempt |to |modify |behavior
c. the |function |of |providing |an |explanation |for |abnormal |behavior
d. the |essential |need |for |accurate |psychodiagnosis
ANS: | | B REF: | The |Concerns |of |Abnormal
Psychology|OBJ: | | | 1 MSC: | Applied
|
