Abnormal Psychology Test Bank 2025
edition
culturally inappropriate or unexpected - answer-Therapist Dr. X is working with a client
who is heavily involved with body-piercing. The client enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the
amounts is so excessive she considers it abnormal behavior. She is employing which
definition of abnormality?
frontal lobe - answer-Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is
associated with thinking and reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of
emotion?
Impairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected reactions (violations of
cultural or social norms); psychological dysfunction - answer-Which of the following
contains all the elements of the definition of "psychological disorder"?
a psychiatrist - answer-Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has
prescribed medication. His therapist is most likely
Adoption of scientific methodology - answer-Which of the following has been an
important recent (last 50 years) development in the field of
psychopathology/psychotherapy
Reason the client first came to therapy; his or her initial complaint(s) -
answer-"Presenting problem" refers to the
Prevalence - answer-The number of people in the population displaying a particular
disorder, or the rate of the disorder in the population is called the
Causation - answer-Etiology refers to
Dix - answer-Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement?
secondary process - answer-The id is NOT associated with which of the following
Mediate conflict between id and super ego - answer-According to the psychoanalytic
theory, the role of ego is to
conditional stimulus - answer-Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears
cellophane cat food packets being opened. This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors
learned in the jungle. According to a classical conditioning account, the cellophane
sound is a(n)
, Biological - answer-A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical
imbalance," which is sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of
causality?
An agonist - answer-John was given a medication that increases the activity of
serotonin. This type of drug would be called
Inherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition - answer-In discussing the diathesis-stress model of
the development of psychopathology, diathesis refers to
George, who has a vulnerability to depression, frequently sits alone in his room
watching sad movies - answer-Which of the following most accurately illustrates the
reciprocal gene-environment model of interaction?
dendrite; axon - answer-The receptor is____; transmitter is _____.
increase anxiety - answer-Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with
panic disorder or a phobia - answer-Janie comes to you for an evaluation. She presents
with symptoms of extreme anxiety and fear, including an increased heart rate, trembling
and thoughts of wanting to run. These seem to occur in rather specific settings and
people do not have to be around her for these to occur. She does not experience worry
or anxiety in most other situations. Based on this information, you are thinking that she
may have one of the two possible anxiety disorders, which are:
sympathetic - answer-While hiking in the woods, you unknowingly come upon a large
bear who lets out a large growl and lunges toward you before scampering away. You
exhibit an immediate, but normal response of fear. What section of your nervous system
accounts for your reaction?
neurons reabsorbing a neurotransmitter after it is released - answer-Reuptake refers to
a
Norepinephrine - answer-a circuit of this system controls alarm/fear of "fight or flight"
reactions
One's emotional tone at a point in time or they manner in which a mood is conveyed
with facial expressions - answer-"affect" is
Reliability - answer-Emily has been evaluated by three different professionals, each of
whom offers a different diagnosis. She wonders whether the field has any standards
because their judgments obviously lack
edition
culturally inappropriate or unexpected - answer-Therapist Dr. X is working with a client
who is heavily involved with body-piercing. The client enjoys it, but Dr. X thinks the
amounts is so excessive she considers it abnormal behavior. She is employing which
definition of abnormality?
frontal lobe - answer-Which of the following lobes of the brain and cerebral cortex is
associated with thinking and reasoning skills and memory, as well as some aspects of
emotion?
Impairment or distress; culturally inappropriate or unexpected reactions (violations of
cultural or social norms); psychological dysfunction - answer-Which of the following
contains all the elements of the definition of "psychological disorder"?
a psychiatrist - answer-Marcus is suffering from depression for which his therapist has
prescribed medication. His therapist is most likely
Adoption of scientific methodology - answer-Which of the following has been an
important recent (last 50 years) development in the field of
psychopathology/psychotherapy
Reason the client first came to therapy; his or her initial complaint(s) -
answer-"Presenting problem" refers to the
Prevalence - answer-The number of people in the population displaying a particular
disorder, or the rate of the disorder in the population is called the
Causation - answer-Etiology refers to
Dix - answer-Who is associated with the mental hygiene movement?
secondary process - answer-The id is NOT associated with which of the following
Mediate conflict between id and super ego - answer-According to the psychoanalytic
theory, the role of ego is to
conditional stimulus - answer-Tim owns a cat who licks his chops when she hears
cellophane cat food packets being opened. This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors
learned in the jungle. According to a classical conditioning account, the cellophane
sound is a(n)
, Biological - answer-A common media explanation of psychological disorder is "chemical
imbalance," which is sometimes correct. In any case, this represents what model of
causality?
An agonist - answer-John was given a medication that increases the activity of
serotonin. This type of drug would be called
Inherited biological or genetic tendency
Biological or genetic predisposition - answer-In discussing the diathesis-stress model of
the development of psychopathology, diathesis refers to
George, who has a vulnerability to depression, frequently sits alone in his room
watching sad movies - answer-Which of the following most accurately illustrates the
reciprocal gene-environment model of interaction?
dendrite; axon - answer-The receptor is____; transmitter is _____.
increase anxiety - answer-Lower levels of the neurotransmitter GABA are associate with
panic disorder or a phobia - answer-Janie comes to you for an evaluation. She presents
with symptoms of extreme anxiety and fear, including an increased heart rate, trembling
and thoughts of wanting to run. These seem to occur in rather specific settings and
people do not have to be around her for these to occur. She does not experience worry
or anxiety in most other situations. Based on this information, you are thinking that she
may have one of the two possible anxiety disorders, which are:
sympathetic - answer-While hiking in the woods, you unknowingly come upon a large
bear who lets out a large growl and lunges toward you before scampering away. You
exhibit an immediate, but normal response of fear. What section of your nervous system
accounts for your reaction?
neurons reabsorbing a neurotransmitter after it is released - answer-Reuptake refers to
a
Norepinephrine - answer-a circuit of this system controls alarm/fear of "fight or flight"
reactions
One's emotional tone at a point in time or they manner in which a mood is conveyed
with facial expressions - answer-"affect" is
Reliability - answer-Emily has been evaluated by three different professionals, each of
whom offers a different diagnosis. She wonders whether the field has any standards
because their judgments obviously lack
