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, TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES ON
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, 10th EDITION, SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURN
1. Which of the following is one of the criteria stated by the mental health community for a diagnosis of psychological disorder?
A. The individual's behavior must reflect dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes.
B. The individual's behavior must be a socially expectable response to a particular event such as the death of a close friend or relative.
C. The individual's family must have a traceable history of mental illness.
D. The individual must be an introvert.
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
2. Calvin works at a paper manufacturing company. The bleaching agents used by the company are toxic in nature and as a result of being exposed to
these substances, Calvin has been experiencing intense depressive episodes due to changes in his brain functioning. From the available information, it
would be most accurate to conclude that causes are responsible for Calvin's depression.
A. supernatural
B. biological
C. mystical
D. sociocultural
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
3. People with psychological disorders may inherit a predisposition to developing behavioral disturbances. This provides evidence that
factors contribute to many of the prevalent abnormalities.
A. biological
B. social
C. cultural
D. environmental
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Biological Perspective
4. Maria was involved in a serious car accident in which she sustained a head injury. At present, her injury has become worse and as a result she is
behaving in bizarre and highly disturbing ways. Maria's change in behavior is most likely due to a cause.
A. cultural
B. social
C. biological
D. genetic
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Biological Perspective
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A. genetic
B. neurological
C. sociocultural
D. psychological
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B. psychological
C. sociocultural
D. psychodynamic
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A. biological
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, TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES ON
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, 10th EDITION, SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURN
1. Which of the following is one of the criteria stated by the mental health community for a diagnosis of psychological disorder?
A. The individual's behavior must reflect dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes.
B. The individual's behavior must be a socially expectable response to a particular event such as the death of a close friend or relative.
C. The individual's family must have a traceable history of mental illness.
D. The individual must be an introvert.
APA LO: 1.1
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
2. Calvin works at a paper manufacturing company. The bleaching agents used by the company are toxic in nature and as a result of being exposed to
these substances, Calvin has been experiencing intense depressive episodes due to changes in his brain functioning. From the available information, it
would be most accurate to conclude that causes are responsible for Calvin's depression.
A. supernatural
B. biological
C. mystical
D. sociocultural
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
3. People with psychological disorders may inherit a predisposition to developing behavioral disturbances. This provides evidence that
factors contribute to many of the prevalent abnormalities.
A. biological
B. social
C. cultural
D. environmental
APA LO: 1.2
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Biological Perspective
4. Maria was involved in a serious car accident in which she sustained a head injury. At present, her injury has become worse and as a result she is
behaving in bizarre and highly disturbing ways. Maria's change in behavior is most likely due to a cause.
A. cultural
B. social
C. biological
D. genetic
APA LO: 1.3
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom's: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Gradable: automatic
Learning Objective: Distinguish between normal but unusual behavior and between unusual but abnormal behavior.
Topic: Biological Perspective
SCHOLARVAULT
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D. disturbances #bvin #bvthoughts #bvand #bvfeelings
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A. genetic
B. neurological
C. sociocultural
D. psychological
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B. psychological
C. sociocultural
D. psychodynamic
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A. biological
B. genetic
C. sociocultural
D. supernatural
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#bvmembers #bvof #bvsociety.
A. independent #bvvariable
B. prejudice
C. stereotype
D. stigma
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