Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns Test Bank
Chapter 1
Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic Question Understand Apply What Analyze It Evaluate It
Type the Concepts You Know
Multiple 1,2,3,4,5
Choice
Overview True/False 51
Essay
Multiple 10,11,12 6,8,9,13 7
Recognizing the Choice
Presence of a True/False 52,53
Disorder
Essay 81,82
Multiple 15,16,21 14,17,18,20, 19,23
Defining Choice 22,24
Abnormal True/False 54,55,56,57, 60
Behavior 58,59
Essay 83,84
Multiple 27,28,29,30, 25,26,31 33
Who Choice 32,34,35
Experiences True/False 61,62,63,64, 66,68
Abnormal 65,67,69
Behavior? Essay 85,86
Multiple 36,38 37,39 40
The Mental Choice
Health True/False 70,71,72,73,
Professions 74
Essay 87
Multiple 41,42,43 44 45
Psychopathology Choice
In Historical True/False 75,76 77
Context
Essay 89,90 88
Multiple 46,48,49,50 47
Methods for the Choice
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Scientific Study True/False 78,79 80
of Mental Essay 91 93 92
Disorders
Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Multiple Choice
1.1.1. In the United States and other developed countries, mental disorders are the leading cause of
disease-related disability and mortality.
a. 2nd
b. 5th
c. 10th
d. 30th
Answer: a.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.1
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.2. The symptoms and signs of mental illness are known as
a. the analysis of the mind.
b. the treatment of mental disorders.
c. psychopathology.
d. the ancient philosophy of the interaction of mind and body.
Answer: c.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.3. The point of view of this textbook is that
a. very few people will ever come into contact with the problems that are associated with mental
illness.
b. isolation between people with mental illness and people without mental illness benefits both
groups.
c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some
point in their life.
d. mental illness is almost a thing of the past due to modern treatments.
Answer: c.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.3
Topic: Overview
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.4. Which is the best description of abnormal psychology?
a. a deviant personality trait
b. analysis of the childhood roots of pathology
c. study of unconscious influences on mental disorders
d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.4
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.5. What is the literal meaning of the word “psychopathology”?
a. demons within
b. deviant behavior
c. brain dysfunction
d. pathology of the mind
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.5
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.6. The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of
schizophrenia. Which of Kevin’s symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which
is the defining feature of schizophrenia?
a. social withdrawal
b. difficulty in communicating
c. inability to succeed at work
d. belief that people were poisoning him
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Moderate
Question ID: 1.1.6
Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder
Skill: Apply What You Know
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns Test Bank
Chapter 1
Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Total Assessment Guide (T.A.G.)
Topic Question Understand Apply What Analyze It Evaluate It
Type the Concepts You Know
Multiple 1,2,3,4,5
Choice
Overview True/False 51
Essay
Multiple 10,11,12 6,8,9,13 7
Recognizing the Choice
Presence of a True/False 52,53
Disorder
Essay 81,82
Multiple 15,16,21 14,17,18,20, 19,23
Defining Choice 22,24
Abnormal True/False 54,55,56,57, 60
Behavior 58,59
Essay 83,84
Multiple 27,28,29,30, 25,26,31 33
Who Choice 32,34,35
Experiences True/False 61,62,63,64, 66,68
Abnormal 65,67,69
Behavior? Essay 85,86
Multiple 36,38 37,39 40
The Mental Choice
Health True/False 70,71,72,73,
Professions 74
Essay 87
Multiple 41,42,43 44 45
Psychopathology Choice
In Historical True/False 75,76 77
Context
Essay 89,90 88
Multiple 46,48,49,50 47
Methods for the Choice
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Scientific Study True/False 78,79 80
of Mental Essay 91 93 92
Disorders
Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Multiple Choice
1.1.1. In the United States and other developed countries, mental disorders are the leading cause of
disease-related disability and mortality.
a. 2nd
b. 5th
c. 10th
d. 30th
Answer: a.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.1
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.2. The symptoms and signs of mental illness are known as
a. the analysis of the mind.
b. the treatment of mental disorders.
c. psychopathology.
d. the ancient philosophy of the interaction of mind and body.
Answer: c.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.3. The point of view of this textbook is that
a. very few people will ever come into contact with the problems that are associated with mental
illness.
b. isolation between people with mental illness and people without mental illness benefits both
groups.
c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some
point in their life.
d. mental illness is almost a thing of the past due to modern treatments.
Answer: c.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.3
Topic: Overview
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
, Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.4. Which is the best description of abnormal psychology?
a. a deviant personality trait
b. analysis of the childhood roots of pathology
c. study of unconscious influences on mental disorders
d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.4
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.5. What is the literal meaning of the word “psychopathology”?
a. demons within
b. deviant behavior
c. brain dysfunction
d. pathology of the mind
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Easy
Question ID: 1.1.5
Topic: Overview
Skill: Understand the Concepts
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
1.1.6. The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of
schizophrenia. Which of Kevin’s symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality, which
is the defining feature of schizophrenia?
a. social withdrawal
b. difficulty in communicating
c. inability to succeed at work
d. belief that people were poisoning him
Answer: d.
Difficulty: Moderate
Question ID: 1.1.6
Topic: Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder
Skill: Apply What You Know
LO 1.1: Explain the process of identifying a mental disorder
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 9th Edition Oltmanns All Chapters 1 - 18
