Abnormal Psychology Exam Questions with Correct Answers (Grade
A+)
Question 1: psychopathology
Answer: patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable for
those who are affected or for those with whom they come in contact
Question 2: biopsychosocial model
Answer: a view of mental disorders as caused by a combination of interacting biological, psychological, and
sociocultural factors
Question 3: neurobiological model
Answer: a modern name for the medical model, in which psychological disorders are seen as reflecting
disturbances in the anatomy and chemistry of the brain and in other biological processes
Question 4: psychological model
Answer: a view in which mental disorder is seen as arising from psychological processes
Question 5: sociocultural model
Answer: a way of looking at mental disorders in relation to gender, age, ethnicity, and other social and
cultural factors
Question 6: anxiety disorder
Answer: a condition in which intense feelings of apprehension are long-standing and disruptive
Question 7: phobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fear of an object or situation that does not
objectively justify such a reaction
Question 8: post-traumatic stress disorder
Answer: a pattern of adverse reactions following a traumatic and threatening event
Question 9: social phobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fears relating to social situations
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, Question 10: agoraphobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong fear of being alone or away from the security of home
Question 11: generalized anxiety disorder
Answer: a condition that involves relatively mild but long-lasting anxiety that is focused on any particular
object or situation; also called free-floating anxiety
Question 12: panic attacks
Answer:
1. attacks marked by intense heart palpitations
2. pressure or pain in the chest
3. dizziness or unsteadiness
4. sweating
5. and a feeling of faintness
Question 13: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving repetitive thoughts and urges to perform certain rituals
Question 14: obsessions
Answer: persistent, upsetting, and unwanted thoughts
Question 15: compulsions
Answer: ritualistic, repetitive behaviors
Question 16: somatoform disorders
Answer: psychological problems in which there are symptoms of a physical disorder without a physical
cause
Question 17: conversion disorder
Answer: a somatoform disorder in which a person displays blindness, deafness, or other symptoms of
sensory or motor failure without a physical cause
Question 18: hypochondriasis
Answer: a somatoform disorder involving strong, unjustified fear of physical illness
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A+)
Question 1: psychopathology
Answer: patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving that are maladaptive, disruptive, or uncomfortable for
those who are affected or for those with whom they come in contact
Question 2: biopsychosocial model
Answer: a view of mental disorders as caused by a combination of interacting biological, psychological, and
sociocultural factors
Question 3: neurobiological model
Answer: a modern name for the medical model, in which psychological disorders are seen as reflecting
disturbances in the anatomy and chemistry of the brain and in other biological processes
Question 4: psychological model
Answer: a view in which mental disorder is seen as arising from psychological processes
Question 5: sociocultural model
Answer: a way of looking at mental disorders in relation to gender, age, ethnicity, and other social and
cultural factors
Question 6: anxiety disorder
Answer: a condition in which intense feelings of apprehension are long-standing and disruptive
Question 7: phobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fear of an object or situation that does not
objectively justify such a reaction
Question 8: post-traumatic stress disorder
Answer: a pattern of adverse reactions following a traumatic and threatening event
Question 9: social phobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong, irrational fears relating to social situations
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, Question 10: agoraphobia
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving strong fear of being alone or away from the security of home
Question 11: generalized anxiety disorder
Answer: a condition that involves relatively mild but long-lasting anxiety that is focused on any particular
object or situation; also called free-floating anxiety
Question 12: panic attacks
Answer:
1. attacks marked by intense heart palpitations
2. pressure or pain in the chest
3. dizziness or unsteadiness
4. sweating
5. and a feeling of faintness
Question 13: obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Answer: an anxiety disorder involving repetitive thoughts and urges to perform certain rituals
Question 14: obsessions
Answer: persistent, upsetting, and unwanted thoughts
Question 15: compulsions
Answer: ritualistic, repetitive behaviors
Question 16: somatoform disorders
Answer: psychological problems in which there are symptoms of a physical disorder without a physical
cause
Question 17: conversion disorder
Answer: a somatoform disorder in which a person displays blindness, deafness, or other symptoms of
sensory or motor failure without a physical cause
Question 18: hypochondriasis
Answer: a somatoform disorder involving strong, unjustified fear of physical illness
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