TEST BANK
Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, Canadian
Edition
David H. Barlow, V. Mark Durand, Stefan G. Hofmann, and Martin L. Lalumière
6th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context 1
Chapter 02 An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology 27
Chapter 03 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 56
Chapter 04 Research Methods 81
Chapter 05 Anxiety 108
Chapter 06 Preoccupation and Obsession 134
Chapter 07 Trauma and Dissociation 158
Chapter 08 Mood 182
Chapter 09 Eating 211
Chapter 10 Sleep Wake Disorders 233
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender 252
Chapter 12 Substance Use and Impulse Control 281
Chapter 13 Personality Disorders 316
Chapter 14 Psychosis 344
Chapter 15 Neurodevelopment 374
Chapter 16 Aging and Neurocognition 402
Chapter 17 Mental Health and the Law 429
Chapter 18 Stress Pain and Health 456
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Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition (Barlow, 2021)
Chapter 1 - Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Multiple Choice
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having psychological
dysfunction?
a. when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality
b. when he or she is extremely distressed
c. when his or her behaviour violates social norms
d. when he or she avoids interactions with other people
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
2. George, a male college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his
job, George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of
the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
3. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just “mind their own
business.” Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
4. Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes. Why might having blood spurt from
her clothes be considered abnormal?
a. because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort
b. because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong
c. because it is a deviation from what is typical in her society
d. because she shows an inability to function effectively
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
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Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition (Barlow, 2021)
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
5. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes he or she is possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
6. Ron has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. What would Thomas Szasz most likely argue?
a. Ron should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make his symptoms worse.
b. Ron’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and “schizophrenia” is merely a label applied on
the basis of highly subjective judgments.
c. Ron’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Ron should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made frequently.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
7. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
d. the scientific study of psychological disorders
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Science of Psychopathology
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember
8. What does the term psychotherapist describe?
a. clinical psychologists and psychiatrists only
b. people who provide therapy but who do not hold medical degrees
c. people who followed in the traditions of Sigmund Freud
d. anyone who can provide therapy to members of the public
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Science of Psychopathology
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember
9. After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers. Carl wants to work with relatively
healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties. Anna wishes to focus on the more severe
psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes. Because you are studying abnormal psychology, they ask
you for career advice. What do you tell them?
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Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, Canadian
Edition
David H. Barlow, V. Mark Durand, Stefan G. Hofmann, and Martin L. Lalumière
6th Edition
,Table of Contents
Chapter 01 Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context 1
Chapter 02 An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology 27
Chapter 03 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis 56
Chapter 04 Research Methods 81
Chapter 05 Anxiety 108
Chapter 06 Preoccupation and Obsession 134
Chapter 07 Trauma and Dissociation 158
Chapter 08 Mood 182
Chapter 09 Eating 211
Chapter 10 Sleep Wake Disorders 233
Chapter 11 Sex and Gender 252
Chapter 12 Substance Use and Impulse Control 281
Chapter 13 Personality Disorders 316
Chapter 14 Psychosis 344
Chapter 15 Neurodevelopment 374
Chapter 16 Aging and Neurocognition 402
Chapter 17 Mental Health and the Law 429
Chapter 18 Stress Pain and Health 456
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Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition (Barlow, 2021)
Chapter 1 - Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
Multiple Choice
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having psychological
dysfunction?
a. when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality
b. when he or she is extremely distressed
c. when his or her behaviour violates social norms
d. when he or she avoids interactions with other people
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
2. George, a male college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his
job, George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of
the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
3. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just “mind their own
business.” Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
4. Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes. Why might having blood spurt from
her clothes be considered abnormal?
a. because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort
b. because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong
c. because it is a deviation from what is typical in her society
d. because she shows an inability to function effectively
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
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Test Bank - Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 6th Canadian Edition (Barlow, 2021)
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
5. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes he or she is possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
ANSWER: c
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
6. Ron has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. What would Thomas Szasz most likely argue?
a. Ron should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make his symptoms worse.
b. Ron’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and “schizophrenia” is merely a label applied on
the basis of highly subjective judgments.
c. Ron’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a combination of drugs and family therapy.
d. Ron should be assessed further because mistakes in diagnosis are made frequently.
ANSWER: b
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES: What Is a Psychological Disorder?
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Higher Order
7. What is the formal definition of psychopathology?
a. the medications used to treat some psychological disorders
b. the criteria used to define psychological disorders
c. the psychological therapies used to treat psychological disorders
d. the scientific study of psychological disorders
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Science of Psychopathology
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember
8. What does the term psychotherapist describe?
a. clinical psychologists and psychiatrists only
b. people who provide therapy but who do not hold medical degrees
c. people who followed in the traditions of Sigmund Freud
d. anyone who can provide therapy to members of the public
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: The Science of Psychopathology
KEYWORDS: Bloom's Remember
9. After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers. Carl wants to work with relatively
healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties. Anna wishes to focus on the more severe
psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes. Because you are studying abnormal psychology, they ask
you for career advice. What do you tell them?
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