,Test@bank@for@Understanding@Abnormal@Behavior@10th@Cha
pter@ 1:@ Abnormal@ Behavior
MULTIPLE@ CHOICE
1. Which@ statement@ about@ abnormal@ psychology@ is@ accurate?
a. Abnormal@ psychology@ seeks@ to@ describe,@ explain,@ predict,@ and@ modify@ unusual@ behaviors.
b. Although@abnormal@psychology@has@made@several@gains@in@the@past@20@years,@it@is@n
ot@yet@a@scientific@field@of@study.
c. The@ subject@ matter@ of@ abnormal@ psychology@ is@ restricted@ to@ extremely@ bizarre@ behavior.
d. Most@diagnoses@of@abnormality@are@based@on@two@or@three@basic@behavioral@factors.
ANS:@ A
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Factual
2. Psychopathology,@ or@ abnormal@ behavior,@ results@ primarily@ from@ .
a. genetic@factors
b. environmental@ factors
c. sociocultural@ factors
d. an@interaction@of@many@factors
ANS:@ D REF:@ Introduction OBJ:@ @ 1 MSC:@ Factual
3. Dr.@Thompson@collects@information@in@order@to@describe@and@draw@inferences@about@an
individual's@psychological@disorder.@Dr.
@ Thompson @ is@ engaged @ in@ .
a. therapy
b. predicting@ dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
4. Dr.@Kohn@is@a@psychoanalyst,@Dr.@Edwards@is@a@humanistic@therapist,@Dr.@Peterson@is@a@cogniti
ve@behavioral@therapist,@and@Dr.@James@is@a@Gestalt@therapist.@Each@of@them@would@likely@have@
a@different
for@a@client's@abnormality.
a. time@of@onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:@ B
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
5. A@psychologist@says,@“Juan's@abnormal@behavior@is@likely@due@to@a@combination@of@biolo
gy@and@inadequate@interpersonal@skills.”@The@psychologist@is .
a. predicting@the@future@symptoms@of@Juan
b. giving@Juan@a@psychodiagnosis
c. offering@an@explanation@for@Juan's@problem
d. describing@how@to@control@Juan's@symptoms
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
,gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
, 6. Which@statement@regarding@the@prediction@of@abnormal@behavior@is@accurate?
a. Even@ experienced@ professionals@ tend@ to@ overpredict@ future@ violence.
b. Psychologists@are@not@interested@in@predicting@clients'@future@behavior.
c. Prediction@is@unrelated@to@understanding@the@cause@of@abnormality.
d. Psychologists@ tend@ to@ underpredict@ future@ violence.
ANS:@ A
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Conceptual
7. One@of@Seung-
Hui@Cho's@professors@reported@Cho's@frightening@behavior@to@many@campus@authorities.@What@re
ason@did@those@authorities@give@her@to@explain@why@they@could@do@nothing?
a. Cho's@therapist@did@not@feel@he@posed@a@danger@to@others.
b. There@was@no@space@in@any@of@the@local@mental@health@facilities@to@house@him.
c. Cho@did@not@make@any@overt@threats@against@anyone.
d. When@compared@with@that@of@his@peer@group,@Cho's@behavior@was@not@considered@odd.
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
8. When@psychologists@talk@about@modifying@abnormal@behavior,@they@mean@they@are@ .
a. attempting@to@understand@the@underlying@cause@of@that@behavior
b. restricting@ the@ freedom@ of@ dangerous@ clients
c. attempting@to@anticipate@the@future@behaviors@of@clients
d. using@therapy@to@improve@client@behavior
ANS:@ D
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Factual
9. Which@of@the@following@defines@therapy@most@accurately?
a. A@program@of@systematic@intervention@designed@to@alter@behavior,@emotion,@or@thought
b. The@scientific@study@of@abnormal@behavior.
c. A@system@of@observing@abnormal@behavior@in@an@attempt@to@classify@it
d. The@application@of@a@theoretical@model@to@explain@the@cause@of@abnormal@behavior
ANS:@ A REF:@ 1
OBJ:@The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psychology@MSC:@ Factual
10. A@psychologist@develops@several@activities@for@clients@aimed@at@helping@them@become@more
self-disciplined@and@feel@more@confident@about@trying@new@behaviors.@This@example@illustrates@ .
a. how@epidemiological@work@is@done@in@the@field
b. how@therapy@may@be@seen@as@an@attempt@to@modify@behavior
c. the@ function@ of@ providing@ an@ explanation@ for@ abnormal@ behavior
d. the@ essential@ need@ for@ accurate@ psychodiagnosis
ANS:@ B
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
pter@ 1:@ Abnormal@ Behavior
MULTIPLE@ CHOICE
1. Which@ statement@ about@ abnormal@ psychology@ is@ accurate?
a. Abnormal@ psychology@ seeks@ to@ describe,@ explain,@ predict,@ and@ modify@ unusual@ behaviors.
b. Although@abnormal@psychology@has@made@several@gains@in@the@past@20@years,@it@is@n
ot@yet@a@scientific@field@of@study.
c. The@ subject@ matter@ of@ abnormal@ psychology@ is@ restricted@ to@ extremely@ bizarre@ behavior.
d. Most@diagnoses@of@abnormality@are@based@on@two@or@three@basic@behavioral@factors.
ANS:@ A
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Factual
2. Psychopathology,@ or@ abnormal@ behavior,@ results@ primarily@ from@ .
a. genetic@factors
b. environmental@ factors
c. sociocultural@ factors
d. an@interaction@of@many@factors
ANS:@ D REF:@ Introduction OBJ:@ @ 1 MSC:@ Factual
3. Dr.@Thompson@collects@information@in@order@to@describe@and@draw@inferences@about@an
individual's@psychological@disorder.@Dr.
@ Thompson @ is@ engaged @ in@ .
a. therapy
b. predicting@ dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
4. Dr.@Kohn@is@a@psychoanalyst,@Dr.@Edwards@is@a@humanistic@therapist,@Dr.@Peterson@is@a@cogniti
ve@behavioral@therapist,@and@Dr.@James@is@a@Gestalt@therapist.@Each@of@them@would@likely@have@
a@different
for@a@client's@abnormality.
a. time@of@onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:@ B
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
5. A@psychologist@says,@“Juan's@abnormal@behavior@is@likely@due@to@a@combination@of@biolo
gy@and@inadequate@interpersonal@skills.”@The@psychologist@is .
a. predicting@the@future@symptoms@of@Juan
b. giving@Juan@a@psychodiagnosis
c. offering@an@explanation@for@Juan's@problem
d. describing@how@to@control@Juan's@symptoms
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
,gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
, 6. Which@statement@regarding@the@prediction@of@abnormal@behavior@is@accurate?
a. Even@ experienced@ professionals@ tend@ to@ overpredict@ future@ violence.
b. Psychologists@are@not@interested@in@predicting@clients'@future@behavior.
c. Prediction@is@unrelated@to@understanding@the@cause@of@abnormality.
d. Psychologists@ tend@ to@ underpredict@ future@ violence.
ANS:@ A
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Conceptual
7. One@of@Seung-
Hui@Cho's@professors@reported@Cho's@frightening@behavior@to@many@campus@authorities.@What@re
ason@did@those@authorities@give@her@to@explain@why@they@could@do@nothing?
a. Cho's@therapist@did@not@feel@he@posed@a@danger@to@others.
b. There@was@no@space@in@any@of@the@local@mental@health@facilities@to@house@him.
c. Cho@did@not@make@any@overt@threats@against@anyone.
d. When@compared@with@that@of@his@peer@group,@Cho's@behavior@was@not@considered@odd.
ANS:@ C
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
8. When@psychologists@talk@about@modifying@abnormal@behavior,@they@mean@they@are@ .
a. attempting@to@understand@the@underlying@cause@of@that@behavior
b. restricting@ the@ freedom@ of@ dangerous@ clients
c. attempting@to@anticipate@the@future@behaviors@of@clients
d. using@therapy@to@improve@client@behavior
ANS:@ D
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Factual
9. Which@of@the@following@defines@therapy@most@accurately?
a. A@program@of@systematic@intervention@designed@to@alter@behavior,@emotion,@or@thought
b. The@scientific@study@of@abnormal@behavior.
c. A@system@of@observing@abnormal@behavior@in@an@attempt@to@classify@it
d. The@application@of@a@theoretical@model@to@explain@the@cause@of@abnormal@behavior
ANS:@ A REF:@ 1
OBJ:@The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psychology@MSC:@ Factual
10. A@psychologist@develops@several@activities@for@clients@aimed@at@helping@them@become@more
self-disciplined@and@feel@more@confident@about@trying@new@behaviors.@This@example@illustrates@ .
a. how@epidemiological@work@is@done@in@the@field
b. how@therapy@may@be@seen@as@an@attempt@to@modify@behavior
c. the@ function@ of@ providing@ an@ explanation@ for@ abnormal@ behavior
d. the@ essential@ need@ for@ accurate@ psychodiagnosis
ANS:@ B
REF:@ The@Concerns@of@Abnormal@Psycholo
gy@OBJ:@ 1 MSC:@ Applied
