Abnormal Psychology | Ch 1 From "Understanding Abnormal Behavior" by
Sue Questions and Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
mental disorder (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: -psychological symptoms or behavioral patterns that reflect
underlying psychobiological dysfunction -are associated with distress or
disability -are not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses
Question 2.
mental illness (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: --a mental health condition that negatively affects a person's:
-emotions -thinking -behavior -relationships with others -overal functioning *can
result from a variety of factors *the vast majority of those affected by mental
illness do not display violence or extreme mental confusion
Question 3.
abnormal psychology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: -the scientific study whose objectives are to describe, explain,
predict and modify behaviors associated with mental disorders
Question 4.
psychopathology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: the study of symptoms, causes and treatments of mental
disorders
Question 5.
mental health profession (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -health care practitioners whose services focus on improving
mental health or treating mental illness -Examples: psychologists, psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health counselors
Question 6.
psychodiagnosis (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -assessment and description of an individual's psychological
symptoms
Question 7.
treatment plan (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -a proposed course of therapy -developed collaboratively by a
therapist and client -addresses the client's most distressing mental health
symptoms *beginning with the focus on your most distressing symptom
, Question 8.
etiology (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: the cause or causes of a condition
Question 9.
-civil commitment (Sue, Sue, Sue 6)
Correct Answer: -involuntary confinement
Question 10.
psychotherapy (Sue, Sue, Sue 7)
Correct Answer: -a program of systematic intervention with the purpose of
improving the client's behavioral, emotional or cognitive symptoms
Question 11.
What is the main objective of abnormal psychology? (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: -understanding and treating the distressing behavior caused by
mental illness
Question 12.
DSM (5ed) (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Question 13.
APA (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: American Psychiatric Association
Question 14.
The four major factors in judging psychotherapy (Sue, Sue, Sue 8):
Correct Answer: -distress -deviance -dysfunction -dangerousness
Question 15.
hallucinations (Sue, Sue, Sue 9)
Correct Answer: a sensory experience (such as an image, sound, smell or taste)
that seems real but does not exist outside the mind
Question 16.
the configuration of shared values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that is transmitted
from one generation to another by members of a particular groups -symbolized by
artifacts, roles, expectations and institutions *all behaviors whether normal or abnormal
originate from a cultural context
Sue Questions and Answers with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
mental disorder (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: -psychological symptoms or behavioral patterns that reflect
underlying psychobiological dysfunction -are associated with distress or
disability -are not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses
Question 2.
mental illness (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: --a mental health condition that negatively affects a person's:
-emotions -thinking -behavior -relationships with others -overal functioning *can
result from a variety of factors *the vast majority of those affected by mental
illness do not display violence or extreme mental confusion
Question 3.
abnormal psychology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: -the scientific study whose objectives are to describe, explain,
predict and modify behaviors associated with mental disorders
Question 4.
psychopathology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4)
Correct Answer: the study of symptoms, causes and treatments of mental
disorders
Question 5.
mental health profession (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -health care practitioners whose services focus on improving
mental health or treating mental illness -Examples: psychologists, psychiatrists,
psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health counselors
Question 6.
psychodiagnosis (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -assessment and description of an individual's psychological
symptoms
Question 7.
treatment plan (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: -a proposed course of therapy -developed collaboratively by a
therapist and client -addresses the client's most distressing mental health
symptoms *beginning with the focus on your most distressing symptom
, Question 8.
etiology (Sue, Sue, Sue 5)
Correct Answer: the cause or causes of a condition
Question 9.
-civil commitment (Sue, Sue, Sue 6)
Correct Answer: -involuntary confinement
Question 10.
psychotherapy (Sue, Sue, Sue 7)
Correct Answer: -a program of systematic intervention with the purpose of
improving the client's behavioral, emotional or cognitive symptoms
Question 11.
What is the main objective of abnormal psychology? (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: -understanding and treating the distressing behavior caused by
mental illness
Question 12.
DSM (5ed) (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Question 13.
APA (Sue, Sue, Sue 8)
Correct Answer: American Psychiatric Association
Question 14.
The four major factors in judging psychotherapy (Sue, Sue, Sue 8):
Correct Answer: -distress -deviance -dysfunction -dangerousness
Question 15.
hallucinations (Sue, Sue, Sue 9)
Correct Answer: a sensory experience (such as an image, sound, smell or taste)
that seems real but does not exist outside the mind
Question 16.
the configuration of shared values, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors that is transmitted
from one generation to another by members of a particular groups -symbolized by
artifacts, roles, expectations and institutions *all behaviors whether normal or abnormal
originate from a cultural context
