ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTH CANADIAN EDITION
GORDON FLETT TEST BANK Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: abnormal psychology.
Answer: The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict, explain, and ultimately
change abnormal patterns of functioning.
Question 2: acute stress disorder.
Answer: An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic
event, often including amnesia about the event, emotional numbing, and derealization, and lasting less than
a month. Many victims later develop posttraumatic stress disorder.
Question 3: addiction.
Answer: Physical dependence on a substance marked by tolerance, withdrawal symptoms during
abstinence, or both.
Question 4: affect.
Answer: A subjective feeling of emotion or mood often accompanied by bodily expressions noticeable to
others.
Question 5: age of onset.
Answer: Person's age when he or she develops or exhibits symptoms of a disorder.
Question 6: agnosia.
Answer: Inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of dementia or other brain disorders.
Question 7: agoraphobia.
Answer: Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing)
or help unavailable if panic symptoms were to occur.
Question 8: alogia.
Answer: Deficiency in the amount or content of speech, a disturbance often seen in people with
schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of speech.
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,Question 9: alternate personalities / alters.
Answer: In dissociative identity disorder, the additional identities along with the host identity. Also known
as subpersonalities.
Question 10: American Law Institute (ALI) test (1955).
Answer: A legal test for insanity that holds a person to be insane at the time of committing a crime, if during
criminal conduct, the individual could not judge right from wrong or control his or her behavior as required
by law. Compare M'Naghten Rule and irresistible impulse.
Question 11: amnestic disorders.
Answer: Organic disorders in which the primary symptom is memory loss.
Question 12: anhedonia.
Answer: Inability to experience pleasure, associated with some mood and schizophrenic disorders.
Question 13: anorexia nervosa.
Answer: Eating disorder characterized by continual food refusal and the pursuit of extreme thinness, leading
to dangerously low body weight.
Question 14: antisocial personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder marked by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of
others. Deceitful, unremorseful, manipulative, lacks anxiety and guilt.
Question 15: anxiety.
Answer: Mood state characterized by marked negative affect, behaviors, and bodily symptoms of tension in
which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune.
Question 16: anxiety disorders.
Answer:
1. A varied group of disorders that all have anxiety
2. fear
3. or tension as an essential feature. Includes specific phobias
4. social phobia
5. panic disorder
6. generalized anxiety disorder
7. obsessive-compulsive disorder
8. and posttraumatic stress disorder.
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, Question 17: aphasia.
Answer: Impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer's
disease, or other illness or trauma.
Question 18: apraxia.
Answer: Loss of motor activities (such as walking); one of the symptoms of dementia.
Question 19: Asperger's disorder.
Answer: A pervasive developmental disorder in which individuals display profound social impairment and
restricted or unusual behaviors, but without language delays seen in autism.
Question 20: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Answer: Developmental disorder in which persons are unable to focus their attention, they behave
hyperactively or impulsively, or both.
Question 21: auditory hallucinations.
Answer: Psychotic disturbance in perception in which a person hears sounds or voices although these are
not real or actually present. The voices are often critical, accusatory, or demanding.
Question 22: attributional style.
Answer: The relatively consistent explanations a person forms about why personal stressors or other
negative life events occur, taking the form of internal vs. external, stable vs. unstable, and global vs.
specific.
Question 23: autistic disorder (autism).
Answer: Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in social interactions,
extreme unresponsiveness to others, poor communication skills, and highly repetitive and rigid behavior.
Question 24: avoidant personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy,
and extremely sensitive to criticism.
Question 25: avolition.
Answer: A symptom of schizophrenia marked by apathy, and an inability to initiate or complete important
activities.
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GORDON FLETT TEST BANK Questions with Correct Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1: abnormal psychology.
Answer: The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe, predict, explain, and ultimately
change abnormal patterns of functioning.
Question 2: acute stress disorder.
Answer: An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic
event, often including amnesia about the event, emotional numbing, and derealization, and lasting less than
a month. Many victims later develop posttraumatic stress disorder.
Question 3: addiction.
Answer: Physical dependence on a substance marked by tolerance, withdrawal symptoms during
abstinence, or both.
Question 4: affect.
Answer: A subjective feeling of emotion or mood often accompanied by bodily expressions noticeable to
others.
Question 5: age of onset.
Answer: Person's age when he or she develops or exhibits symptoms of a disorder.
Question 6: agnosia.
Answer: Inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of dementia or other brain disorders.
Question 7: agoraphobia.
Answer: Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing)
or help unavailable if panic symptoms were to occur.
Question 8: alogia.
Answer: Deficiency in the amount or content of speech, a disturbance often seen in people with
schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of speech.
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,Question 9: alternate personalities / alters.
Answer: In dissociative identity disorder, the additional identities along with the host identity. Also known
as subpersonalities.
Question 10: American Law Institute (ALI) test (1955).
Answer: A legal test for insanity that holds a person to be insane at the time of committing a crime, if during
criminal conduct, the individual could not judge right from wrong or control his or her behavior as required
by law. Compare M'Naghten Rule and irresistible impulse.
Question 11: amnestic disorders.
Answer: Organic disorders in which the primary symptom is memory loss.
Question 12: anhedonia.
Answer: Inability to experience pleasure, associated with some mood and schizophrenic disorders.
Question 13: anorexia nervosa.
Answer: Eating disorder characterized by continual food refusal and the pursuit of extreme thinness, leading
to dangerously low body weight.
Question 14: antisocial personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder marked by a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of
others. Deceitful, unremorseful, manipulative, lacks anxiety and guilt.
Question 15: anxiety.
Answer: Mood state characterized by marked negative affect, behaviors, and bodily symptoms of tension in
which a person apprehensively anticipates future danger or misfortune.
Question 16: anxiety disorders.
Answer:
1. A varied group of disorders that all have anxiety
2. fear
3. or tension as an essential feature. Includes specific phobias
4. social phobia
5. panic disorder
6. generalized anxiety disorder
7. obsessive-compulsive disorder
8. and posttraumatic stress disorder.
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, Question 17: aphasia.
Answer: Impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer's
disease, or other illness or trauma.
Question 18: apraxia.
Answer: Loss of motor activities (such as walking); one of the symptoms of dementia.
Question 19: Asperger's disorder.
Answer: A pervasive developmental disorder in which individuals display profound social impairment and
restricted or unusual behaviors, but without language delays seen in autism.
Question 20: attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Answer: Developmental disorder in which persons are unable to focus their attention, they behave
hyperactively or impulsively, or both.
Question 21: auditory hallucinations.
Answer: Psychotic disturbance in perception in which a person hears sounds or voices although these are
not real or actually present. The voices are often critical, accusatory, or demanding.
Question 22: attributional style.
Answer: The relatively consistent explanations a person forms about why personal stressors or other
negative life events occur, taking the form of internal vs. external, stable vs. unstable, and global vs.
specific.
Question 23: autistic disorder (autism).
Answer: Pervasive developmental disorder characterized by significant impairment in social interactions,
extreme unresponsiveness to others, poor communication skills, and highly repetitive and rigid behavior.
Question 24: avoidant personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy,
and extremely sensitive to criticism.
Question 25: avolition.
Answer: A symptom of schizophrenia marked by apathy, and an inability to initiate or complete important
activities.
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