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1 1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In fact, he
scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them.
In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in
North America would most likely consult the
A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM).
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)C)
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-
10).
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sixth edition (DSM-6).
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV).: B
2. 2. Psychopathology refers to A) the same
disorder as psychopathy.
B) disorders of the brain.
C) a physical cause to psychological problems.
D) only severe psychological disorders.
E) the study of the nature of psychological problems.: E
3. 3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to
function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual
functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts? A) mental
illness
B) mental problem
C) brain pathology
D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder: D
4. 4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:
A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design
failure is harming the person.
B) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant personal
distress.
C) there is evidence of a failure in a designed function.
D) the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm.: A
,5 5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour that occurs infrequently. Which of
the following examples illustrates a problem with this definition? A) People with IQs below
70 are considered to have abnormal intellectual functioning.
B) Most people get depressed from time to time.
C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
D) Children often believe in the existence of monsters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given population.: C
6. 6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to arrange and rearrange her food on her
plate after each bite. Although her client does not find this behaviour strange, other people
find it odd. The definition of abnormality applicable to this client is
A) statistically unusual behaviour.
B) violating the norms of society.
C) distress to self and others.
D) personal dysfunction.
E) expert diagnosis.: B
7. 7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for
abnormal behaviour is
A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous.
C) social norms tend to be constant over time.
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture.
E) killers and murderers are generally sane.: A
8. 8. The authors discuss the Violation of Cultural Norms criterion as:
A) an essential and sufficient component in defining psychological abnormali-ty
B) a necessary but not sufficient component of defining abnormality
C) a consideration that will often be relevant to defining abnormality
D) distinct from considerations of psychological abnormality
E) a distraction from considerations of abnormality: C
9 9. Which one of the following combinations of principles has been used to define
abnormality?
A) diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal distress, evidence of poor emotional
control
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B) presence of personal distress, delinquent activity, poor emotional controlC)
violation of norms, abnormal intellectual functioning, presence of personal distress
D) infrequency, presence of personal distress, impaired functioning
E) psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnormal intellectual function-ing: D
10. 10. Which is the most sensible way to logically combine the criteria used to define
psychological abnormality?
A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired functioning
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND personal distress
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired functioning]
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired functioning
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired functioning: C
11. 11. Changes in the way that abnormality has been viewed over time has resulted in
A) a clear understanding of the etiology of all mental disorders.
B) effective treatments for all disorders.
C) fewer diagnostic categories.
D) high reliability of all diagnoses.
E) a shift from supernatural to natural causes in explaining disorders.: E
12. 12. If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being
influenced by the gods, you would likely view madness as being caused by A)
schizophrenia.
B) demon possession.
C) brain dysfunction.
D) weakness of character.
E) irrational thoughts.: B
, 13. 13. What type of treatment was thought to be used by Stone Age people to treat
madness?
A) religious chanting
B) death
C) herbal brews to poison evil spirits
D) trephinationE) exorcism: D
14. Maher and Maher proposed that the real purpose of trephination during the Stone
Age was to:
A) relieve migraines
B) promote blood circulation in the limbs
C) to bring people closer to a higher power
D) to remove blood clots caused by blows to the head
E) promote greater blood flow to the brain: D
15. 15. To whom can we credit the original idea that dreams play an important role in
understanding mental illness?
A) Freud
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) HippocratesE) Galen: D
16. 16. Hippocrates played a major role in the way the causes and treatment of mental
disorders were viewed. However, his greatest contribution to psychology was
A) being the father of psychoanalysis.
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness.
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness.
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes.
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids.: C
17. 17. According to Hippocrates, mental disorders should be treated by which one of the
following?
A) exorcism
B) magical spells
C) trephination
D) healthy diet and exercise
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1 1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In fact, he
scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them.
In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in
North America would most likely consult the
A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM).
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)C)
International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-
10).
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sixth edition (DSM-6).
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV).: B
2. 2. Psychopathology refers to A) the same
disorder as psychopathy.
B) disorders of the brain.
C) a physical cause to psychological problems.
D) only severe psychological disorders.
E) the study of the nature of psychological problems.: E
3. 3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to
function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual
functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts? A) mental
illness
B) mental problem
C) brain pathology
D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder: D
4. 4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:
A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design
failure is harming the person.
B) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant personal
distress.
C) there is evidence of a failure in a designed function.
D) the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm.: A
,5 5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour that occurs infrequently. Which of
the following examples illustrates a problem with this definition? A) People with IQs below
70 are considered to have abnormal intellectual functioning.
B) Most people get depressed from time to time.
C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.
D) Children often believe in the existence of monsters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given population.: C
6. 6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to arrange and rearrange her food on her
plate after each bite. Although her client does not find this behaviour strange, other people
find it odd. The definition of abnormality applicable to this client is
A) statistically unusual behaviour.
B) violating the norms of society.
C) distress to self and others.
D) personal dysfunction.
E) expert diagnosis.: B
7. 7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for
abnormal behaviour is
A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous.
C) social norms tend to be constant over time.
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture.
E) killers and murderers are generally sane.: A
8. 8. The authors discuss the Violation of Cultural Norms criterion as:
A) an essential and sufficient component in defining psychological abnormali-ty
B) a necessary but not sufficient component of defining abnormality
C) a consideration that will often be relevant to defining abnormality
D) distinct from considerations of psychological abnormality
E) a distraction from considerations of abnormality: C
9 9. Which one of the following combinations of principles has been used to define
abnormality?
A) diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal distress, evidence of poor emotional
control
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B) presence of personal distress, delinquent activity, poor emotional controlC)
violation of norms, abnormal intellectual functioning, presence of personal distress
D) infrequency, presence of personal distress, impaired functioning
E) psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnormal intellectual function-ing: D
10. 10. Which is the most sensible way to logically combine the criteria used to define
psychological abnormality?
A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired functioning
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND personal distress
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired functioning]
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired functioning
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired functioning: C
11. 11. Changes in the way that abnormality has been viewed over time has resulted in
A) a clear understanding of the etiology of all mental disorders.
B) effective treatments for all disorders.
C) fewer diagnostic categories.
D) high reliability of all diagnoses.
E) a shift from supernatural to natural causes in explaining disorders.: E
12. 12. If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being
influenced by the gods, you would likely view madness as being caused by A)
schizophrenia.
B) demon possession.
C) brain dysfunction.
D) weakness of character.
E) irrational thoughts.: B
, 13. 13. What type of treatment was thought to be used by Stone Age people to treat
madness?
A) religious chanting
B) death
C) herbal brews to poison evil spirits
D) trephinationE) exorcism: D
14. Maher and Maher proposed that the real purpose of trephination during the Stone
Age was to:
A) relieve migraines
B) promote blood circulation in the limbs
C) to bring people closer to a higher power
D) to remove blood clots caused by blows to the head
E) promote greater blood flow to the brain: D
15. 15. To whom can we credit the original idea that dreams play an important role in
understanding mental illness?
A) Freud
B) Aristotle
C) Plato
D) HippocratesE) Galen: D
16. 16. Hippocrates played a major role in the way the causes and treatment of mental
disorders were viewed. However, his greatest contribution to psychology was
A) being the father of psychoanalysis.
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness.
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness.
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes.
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids.: C
17. 17. According to Hippocrates, mental disorders should be treated by which one of the
following?
A) exorcism
B) magical spells
C) trephination
D) healthy diet and exercise
