TEST BANK
ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
5TH CANADIAN EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: WHAT IS ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY?
1. Who is affected by abnormal behaviour?
A) virtually everyone
B) only those who are related to the mentally ill or who work in treating the mentally ill
C) only those who are related to the mentally ill
D) only those who are mentally ill themselves
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-01
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: A) virtually everyone
2. How many Canadians will experience a psychological disorder at some time in their lives?
A) 15%
B) 22%
C) 33%
D) 45%
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-02
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
,Answer: C) 33%
3. Which of the following statements about psychological disorders is CORRECT?
A) Psychological disorders are most common among adolescents.
B) Rates of depression and anxiety are significantly lower among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.
C) Most people seek the help of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist
D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance of
psychological functioning
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-03
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance
of psychological functioning
4. ________ psychology is the branch of the science of psychology that addresses the description, causes,
and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns
A) Counselling
B) Forensic
C) Social
D) Abnormal
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-04
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) Abnormal
,5. The ________ model considers abnormal behaviour patterns to be symptoms of underlying mental
illnesses or disorders.
A) medical
B) behavioural
C) sociocultural
D) applied
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-05
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: A) medical
6. The authors of your text prefer to use the term psychological disorder rather than mental disorder for
each of the following reasons EXCEPT ________.
A) the term psychological disorder puts the study of abnormal behaviour squarely within the purview of the
field of psychology
B) the term mental disorder is generally associated with the medical model
C) the term mental disorder reinforces the distinction between mental and physical phenomena
D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological disorder
does not
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-06
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological
disorder does not
, 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria discussed in the text for judging a behaviour as
abnormal?
A) The behaviour involves faulty perception or interpretation of reality.
B) The behaviour is dangerous.
C) The behaviour is immoral.
D) The behaviour is unusual.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-07
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: C) The behaviour is immoral.
8. Cultural differences in identifying behaviour that is abnormal include all of the following EXCEPT
A) communicating with the spirits of ancestors is generally considered normal in Aborginal culture, but not
in Western culture
B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures
C) Rates of schizophrenia appear similar among the countries
D) In Western society, models based on medical disease and psychological factors dominate explanations of
abnormal behaviour, whereas in traditional cultures, concepts of supernatural causes are most often given
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-08
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures
ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
5TH CANADIAN EDITION
CHAPTER NO. 1: WHAT IS ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY?
1. Who is affected by abnormal behaviour?
A) virtually everyone
B) only those who are related to the mentally ill or who work in treating the mentally ill
C) only those who are related to the mentally ill
D) only those who are mentally ill themselves
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-01
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: A) virtually everyone
2. How many Canadians will experience a psychological disorder at some time in their lives?
A) 15%
B) 22%
C) 33%
D) 45%
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-02
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
,Answer: C) 33%
3. Which of the following statements about psychological disorders is CORRECT?
A) Psychological disorders are most common among adolescents.
B) Rates of depression and anxiety are significantly lower among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals.
C) Most people seek the help of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist
D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance of
psychological functioning
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-03
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance
of psychological functioning
4. ________ psychology is the branch of the science of psychology that addresses the description, causes,
and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns
A) Counselling
B) Forensic
C) Social
D) Abnormal
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-04
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) Abnormal
,5. The ________ model considers abnormal behaviour patterns to be symptoms of underlying mental
illnesses or disorders.
A) medical
B) behavioural
C) sociocultural
D) applied
Difficulty: 1
QuestionID: 01-05
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: A) medical
6. The authors of your text prefer to use the term psychological disorder rather than mental disorder for
each of the following reasons EXCEPT ________.
A) the term psychological disorder puts the study of abnormal behaviour squarely within the purview of the
field of psychology
B) the term mental disorder is generally associated with the medical model
C) the term mental disorder reinforces the distinction between mental and physical phenomena
D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological disorder
does not
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-06
Skill: Factual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological
disorder does not
, 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria discussed in the text for judging a behaviour as
abnormal?
A) The behaviour involves faulty perception or interpretation of reality.
B) The behaviour is dangerous.
C) The behaviour is immoral.
D) The behaviour is unusual.
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-07
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: C) The behaviour is immoral.
8. Cultural differences in identifying behaviour that is abnormal include all of the following EXCEPT
A) communicating with the spirits of ancestors is generally considered normal in Aborginal culture, but not
in Western culture
B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures
C) Rates of schizophrenia appear similar among the countries
D) In Western society, models based on medical disease and psychological factors dominate explanations of
abnormal behaviour, whereas in traditional cultures, concepts of supernatural causes are most often given
Difficulty: 2
QuestionID: 01-08
Skill: Conceptual
Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal.
Answer: B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures
