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Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Edition by Barlow – Complete Test Bank | Exam Questions and Answers

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This test bank covers the full content of Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Edition by Barlow, including comprehensive exam-style questions and detailed answers. It addresses key topics such as psychological disorders, assessment and diagnosis, anxiety and mood disorders, personality disorders, and treatment approaches. The material is designed to support exam preparation and reinforce understanding of core concepts across all major chapters in abnormal psychology.

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A psychological dysfunction refers to ✖
1. a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning.
2. b. a breakdown in emotional functioning.
3. c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning.
4. d. all of these

In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that ✖
1. a. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality.
2. b. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality.
3. c. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder.
4. d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological
disorder or a psychological dysfunction.

The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, stars, and planets
influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called
.✖
1. a. graphology
2. b. parapsychology
3. c. astronomy
4. d. astrology

Until the 1970s, hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women. In fact, the term
"hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means .✔
1. a. ovary
2. b. uterus - Given
3. c. pregnancy
4. d. vagina
You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are
impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality,
derives from a Greek word meaning .✖
1. a. blood - Given
2. b. phlegm
3. c. yellow bile
4. d. black bile

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The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of
his disorder were attributed to phenomena. ✖
1. a. natural
2. b. supernatural
3. c. both natural and supernatural
4. d. neither natural nor supernatural
In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
disorders, including depression, follow a(n) _ course. ✔
1. a. episodic
2. b. time-limited
3. c. guarded
4. d. insidious
The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from
the ancient Greek concept in which the ✖
1. a. mind was considered separate from the body.
2. b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
3. c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
4. d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior.
In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological
disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as .✔
1. a. bloodletting
2. b. induced seizures
3. c. exorcism
4. d. drilling through the skull
During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes
forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to ✔
1. a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious.
2. b. build up muscle strength and make the person healthier.
3. c. rid the individual`s body of evil spirits. - Given
4. d. prove that the person was not a witch.
The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in
DSM-IV. ✔
1. a. theoretical perspectives on abnormality
2. b. treatments for mental disorders
3. c. causes of mental illness
4. d. diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders - Given
Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the
biological, psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the of a
disorder. ✖
1. a. prognosis
2. b. etiology
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3. c. outcome
4. d. psychopathology




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A psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset if the symptoms develop
, while it has an insidious onset if the symptoms develop .✖
1. a. suddenly; gradually
2. b. suddenly; atypically
3. c. gradually; atypically
4. d. atypically; suddenly
Based on Hippocrates' humoral theory, "sanguine" describes a person who is .

1. a. pessimistic
2. b. pale
3. c. cheerful
4. d. humorous
In ancient Greece, "humoral excesses" thought to be causing psychological disorders were
treated by ✖
1. a. increasing or decreasing the person`s exposure to heat, dryness, moisture, or
cold.
2. b. herbal remedies.
3. c. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake.
4. d. lowering the person`s body temperature for extended periods of time.
Somatoform disorders, a current DSM-IV classification that evolved from the concept of
"hysteria," affect ✖
1. a. adult males only.
2. b. adult females only.
3. c. both males and females of any age.
4. d. children only.
In the 1930s, when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental
disorder, began to be used instead. ✖
1. a. bromides
2. b. electroconvulsive therapy
3. c. megavitamin therapy
4. d. moral therapy
Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for depression. As described in Anatomy of
Melancholy (1621), this could be accomplished by eating .✖
1. a. raw meat
2. b. ice
3. c. coal
4. d. tobacco
In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a physician
treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to ✔
1. a. be closer to a hospital that treated mental illness.
2. b. keep him away from his family.
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