for
Nietzel • Speltz
McCauley • Bernstein
Abnormal Psychology
Prepared by
Susan K. Fuhr
Weber State University
Allyn and Bacon
Boston • London • Toronto • Sydney • Tokyo • Singapore
, TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface
Chapter 1 ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES 1
Chapter 2 ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS 33
Chapter 3 DISORDERS OF INFANCY, CHILDHOOD, and ADOLESCENCE 58
Chapter 4 DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS AND LEARNING DISABILITIES 85
Chapter 5 STRESS, SLEEP, AND ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS 110
Chapter 6 PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS AND HEALTH 134
Chapter 7 ANXIETY DISORDERS 155
Chapter 8 DISSOCIATIVE AND SOMATOFORM DISORDERS 181
Chapter 9 MOOD DISORDERS AND SUICIDE 205
Chapter 10 SCHIZOPHRENIA 238
Chapter 11 COGNITIVE DISORDERS 263
Chapter 12 PERSONALITY DISORDERS 281
Chapter 13 SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS 309
Chapter 14 SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS 339
Chapter 15 BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS 365
Chapter 16 PSYCHOTHERAPY 385
Chapter 17 ALTERNATIVES TO INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 410
Chapter 18 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MENTAL DISORDERS 431
, Chapter 1
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES
1. 1 Which facet of your text's definition of "abnormal behavior" is universally
Ans. D accepted?
Fac a. individual disturbance of behavior or physical functioning
p. 4 b. psychological distress or impaired functioning
E c. a kind of disturbance that is unexpected in the culture
d. None of the above apply.
1. 2 If you were a citizen of ancient Egypt, what would you be most likely to cite
Ans. C as the cause of Nelson McGrath's behavior?
App a. weakness of character
p. 5 b. bodily illness
E c. evil
d. irrational thoughts & perceptions
1. 3 Evidence from cultures around 3500 to 3000 B. C. suggests that a
Ans. D model would have been used to explain abnormal behavior.
Fac a. medical
p. 5 b. humanistic
E c. rationalistic
d. demonological
1. 4 How might an early Mesopotamian individual be treated if she or he
Ans. C demonstrated bizarre actions, strange speech, and extremely unusual beliefs?
App a. bloodletting with leeches
p. 5 b. confinement to an asylum
M c. trephining
d. a special diet to restore bodily imbalances
1. 5 Ancient Chinese and Hebrew civilizations employed several methods in the
Ans. B treatment of abnormal individuals. Which approach, however, was NOT
Fac common?
p. 5 a. exercise and special diet
M b. special care in asylums
c. faith healing
d. concoctions to poison spirits and demons
1. 6 The movie "An American Werewolf in London" reflects a belief in which of
Ans. A the following?
App a. lycanthropy
p. 5 b. hysteria
E c. tarantism
d. stigmata diaboli
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