Complete Test Bank for Understanding Abnormal Behavior 12th Edition by David Sue, Derald W. Sue, Diane Sue & Stanley Sue 100% Verified Answers| A+ PASS

Complete Test Bank for Understanding
Abnormal Behavior 12th Edition
by David Sue, Derald W. Sue, Diane Sue
& Stanley Sue
100% Verified Answers| A+ PASS




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, TABLE70OF70CONTENTS
1. Abnormal70Behavior.

2. Understanding70and70Treating70Mental70Disorders.

3. Assessment70and70Classification70of70Mental70Disorders.

4. Research70Methods70for70Studying70Mental70Disorders.

5. Anxiety70and70Obsessive-Compulsive70and70Related70Disorders.

6. Trauma70and70Stress-Related70Disorders.

7. Somatic70Symptom70and70Dissociative70Disorders.

8. Depressive70and70Bipolar70Disorders.

9. Suicide.

10. Eating70Disorders.

11. Substance-Related70and70Other70Addictive70Disorders.

12. Schizophrenia70Spectrum70Disorders.

13. Neurocognitive70and70Sleep-Wake70Disorders.

14. Sexual70Dysfunctions,70Gender70Dysphoria,70and70Paraphilic70Disorders.

15. Personality70Psychopathology.

16. Disorders70of70Childhood70and70Adolescence.

17. Law70and70Ethics70in70Abnormal70Psychology.



Chapter701:70Abnormal70Behavior70MULTI
PLE70CHOICE
1. Which70statement70about70abnormal70psychology70is70accurate?

a. Abnormal70psychology70seeks70to70describe,70explain,70predict,70and70modify70unusual70behaviors.

b. Although70abnormal70psychology70has70made70several70gains70in70the70past702070years,70it70is70no
t70yet70a70scientific70field70of70study.

c. The70subject70matter70of70abnormal70psychology70is70restricted70to70extremely70bizarre70behavior.

d. Most70diagnoses70of70abnormality70are70based70on70two70or70three70basic70behav

ioral70factors.70ANS:70AREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:7

01 MSC:70Factual


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,2. Psychopathology,70or70abnormal70behavior,70results70primarily70from .

a. genetic70factors

b. environmental70factors

c. sociocultural70factors

d. an70interaction70of70many70factors

ANS:70DREF:7 0 Introduction OBJ:7 0 170MSC:70Factual



3. Dr.70Thompson70collects70information70in70order70to70describe70and70draw70inferences70about70a
n individual's70psychological70disorder.70Dr.70Thompson70is70engaged70in .

a. therapy

b. predicting70dangerousness

c. psychodiagnosis

d. research

ANS:70CREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:701 MSC:70Applied



4. Dr.70Kohn70is70a70psychoanalyst,70Dr.70Edwards70is70a70humanistic70therapist,70Dr.70Peterson70i
s70a70cognitive70behavioral70therapist,70and70Dr.70James70is70a70Gestalt70therapist.70Each70of70them
70would70likely70have70a70different

for70a70client's70abnormality.

a. time70of70onset

b. explanation

c. diagnosis

d. prognosis

ANS:70BREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:701 MSC:70Applied



5. A70psychologist70says,70―Juan's70abnormal70behavior70is70likely70due70to70a70combination70of
70biology70and70inadequate70interpersonal70skills.‖70The70psychologist70is .

a. predicting70the70future70symptoms70of70Juan

b. giving70Juan70a70psychodiagnosis

c. offering70an70explanation70for70Juan's70problem

d. describing70how70to70control70Juan's70symptoms
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, ANS:70CREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:701 MSC:70Applied



6. Which70statement70regarding70the70prediction70of70abnormal70behavior70is70accurate?

a. Even70experienced70professionals70tend70to70overpredict70future70violence.

b. Psychologists70are70not70interested70in70predicting70clients'70future70behavior.

c. Prediction70is70unrelated70to70understanding70the70cause70of70abnormality.

d. Psychologists70tend70to70underpredict70future70violence.

ANS:70AREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:701 MSC:70Conceptual



7. One70of70Seung-
Hui70Cho's70professors70reported70Cho's70frightening70behavior70to70many70campus70authorities.70Wh
at70reason70did70those70authorities70give70her70to70explain70why70they70could70do70nothing?

a. Cho's70therapist70did70not70feel70he70posed70a70danger70to70others.

b. There70was70no70space70in70any70of70the70local70mental70health70facilities70to70house70him.

c. Cho70did70not70make70any70overt70threats70against70anyone.

d. When70compared70with70that70of70his70peer70group,70Cho's70behavior70was70not70co

nsidered70odd.70ANS:70CREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:70

1 MSC:70Applied



8. When70psychologists70talk70about70modifying70abnormal70behavior,70they70mean70they70are .

a. attempting70to70understand70the70underlying70cause70of70that70behavior

b. restricting70the70freedom70of70dangerous70clients

c. attempting70to70anticipate70the70future70behaviors70of70clients

d. using70therapy70to70improve70client70behavior

ANS:70DREF:70The70Concerns70of70Abnormal70Psychology70OBJ:701 MSC:70Factual



9. Which70of70the70following70defines70therapy70most70accurately?

a. A70program70of70systematic70intervention70designed70to70alter70behavior,70emotion,70or70thought

b. The70scientific70study70of70abnormal70behavior.

c. A70system70of70observing70abnormal70behavior70in70an70attempt70to70classify70it
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