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PSY 341 – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 4 CUMULATIVE FINAL PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Questions With Answers and Rationales Updated for 2026/2027
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS AND ASSESSMENT (Questions)
1. The "four Ds" of abnormal behavior include all EXCEPT:
A) Deviance
B) Distress
C) Dysfunction
D) Development
Answer: D
Rationale: The four Ds are Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, and
Danger.
2. "Cultural relativism" in abnormal psychology means:
A) All behaviors are universal
B) Behavior must be understood within its cultural context
C) Culture is irrelevant
D) Only Western norms matter
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Answer: B
Rationale: Cultural relativism considers cultural context.
3. The "biopsychosocial model" integrates:
A) Only biological factors
B) Biological, psychological, and social factors
C) Only psychological factors
D) Only social factors
Answer: B
Rationale: The biopsychosocial model considers all three
domains.
4. "Comorbidity" refers to:
A) A single diagnosis
B) The presence of two or more disorders in the same person
C) Only physical illness
D) No diagnosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Comorbidity = co-occurring disorders.
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5. "Incidence" refers to:
A) Total cases at a point in time
B) New cases over a specific period
C) Only death rates
D) Only recovery rates
Answer: B
Rationale: Incidence = new cases.
6. "Prevalence" refers to:
A) New cases over time
B) Total cases in a population at a given time
C) Only death rates
D) Only recovery rates
Answer: B
Rationale: Prevalence = existing cases.
7. "Prognosis" refers to:
A) The cause of a disorder
B) The predicted course and outcome of a disorder
C) Only the diagnosis
D) Only the treatment
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Answer: B
Rationale: Prognosis = predicted outcome.
8. "Etiology" refers to:
A) The treatment of a disorder
B) The cause or origin of a disorder
C) Only the diagnosis
D) Only the prognosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Etiology = cause.
9. "Empirically supported treatments" are:
A) Only medications
B) Therapies that have been shown to be effective through
research
C) Only psychoanalysis
D) Only alternative therapies
Answer: B
Rationale: Empirically supported = evidence-based.
PSY 341 – ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 4 CUMULATIVE FINAL PRACTICE EXAMINATION
Questions With Answers and Rationales Updated for 2026/2027
SECTION 1: FOUNDATIONS AND ASSESSMENT (Questions)
1. The "four Ds" of abnormal behavior include all EXCEPT:
A) Deviance
B) Distress
C) Dysfunction
D) Development
Answer: D
Rationale: The four Ds are Deviance, Distress, Dysfunction, and
Danger.
2. "Cultural relativism" in abnormal psychology means:
A) All behaviors are universal
B) Behavior must be understood within its cultural context
C) Culture is irrelevant
D) Only Western norms matter
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Answer: B
Rationale: Cultural relativism considers cultural context.
3. The "biopsychosocial model" integrates:
A) Only biological factors
B) Biological, psychological, and social factors
C) Only psychological factors
D) Only social factors
Answer: B
Rationale: The biopsychosocial model considers all three
domains.
4. "Comorbidity" refers to:
A) A single diagnosis
B) The presence of two or more disorders in the same person
C) Only physical illness
D) No diagnosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Comorbidity = co-occurring disorders.
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5. "Incidence" refers to:
A) Total cases at a point in time
B) New cases over a specific period
C) Only death rates
D) Only recovery rates
Answer: B
Rationale: Incidence = new cases.
6. "Prevalence" refers to:
A) New cases over time
B) Total cases in a population at a given time
C) Only death rates
D) Only recovery rates
Answer: B
Rationale: Prevalence = existing cases.
7. "Prognosis" refers to:
A) The cause of a disorder
B) The predicted course and outcome of a disorder
C) Only the diagnosis
D) Only the treatment
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Answer: B
Rationale: Prognosis = predicted outcome.
8. "Etiology" refers to:
A) The treatment of a disorder
B) The cause or origin of a disorder
C) Only the diagnosis
D) Only the prognosis
Answer: B
Rationale: Etiology = cause.
9. "Empirically supported treatments" are:
A) Only medications
B) Therapies that have been shown to be effective through
research
C) Only psychoanalysis
D) Only alternative therapies
Answer: B
Rationale: Empirically supported = evidence-based.
