PSYC 2490 Final Exam
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1. 1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with B
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 Disor-
ders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders, sixth edition (DSM-6).
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders
(NAPD-IV).
2. 2. Psychopathology refers to E
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.
3. 3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought D
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
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D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder
4. 4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be consid- A
ered 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.
5. 5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour C
that occurs infrequently. Which of the following exam-
ples 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 mon-
sters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given pop-
ulation.
6. 6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to B
arrange and rearrange her food on her plate after
each bite. Although her client does not find this behav-
iour strange, other people find it odd. The definition
of abnormality applicable to this client is
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A) statistically unusual behaviour.
B) violating the norms of society.
C) distress to self and others.
D) personal dysfunction.
E) expert diagnosis.
7. 7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropri- A
ate 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 dan-
gerous.
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.
8. 8. The authors discuss the Violation of Cultural Norms C
criterion as:
A) an essential and sufficient component in defining
psychological abnormality
B) a necessary but not sufficient component of defin-
ing abnormality
C) a consideration that will often be relevant to defin-
ing abnormality
D) distinct from considerations of psychological ab-
normality
E) a distraction from considerations of abnormality
9. 9. Which one of the following combinations of princi- D
ples has been used to define abnormality?
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A) diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal dis-
tress, evidence of poor emotional control
B) presence of personal distress, delinquent activity,
poor emotional control
C) violation of norms, abnormal intellectual function-
ing, presence of personal distress
D) infrequency, presence of personal distress, im-
paired functioning
E) psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnor-
mal intellectual functioning
10. 10. Which is the most sensible way to logically com- C
bine the criteria used to define psychological abnor-
mality?
A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired
functioning
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND per-
sonal distress
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired
functioning]
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired
functioning
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired func-
tioning
11. 11. Changes in the way that abnormality has been E
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.
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_e9cowo
1. 1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with B
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 Disor-
ders, fifth edition (DSM-5)
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases
and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor-
ders, sixth edition (DSM-6).
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders
(NAPD-IV).
2. 2. Psychopathology refers to E
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.
3. 3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought D
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
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D) psychological abnormality
E) psychological disorder
4. 4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be consid- A
ered 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.
5. 5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour C
that occurs infrequently. Which of the following exam-
ples 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 mon-
sters.
E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given pop-
ulation.
6. 6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to B
arrange and rearrange her food on her plate after
each bite. Although her client does not find this behav-
iour strange, other people find it odd. The definition
of abnormality applicable to this client is
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A) statistically unusual behaviour.
B) violating the norms of society.
C) distress to self and others.
D) personal dysfunction.
E) expert diagnosis.
7. 7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropri- A
ate 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 dan-
gerous.
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.
8. 8. The authors discuss the Violation of Cultural Norms C
criterion as:
A) an essential and sufficient component in defining
psychological abnormality
B) a necessary but not sufficient component of defin-
ing abnormality
C) a consideration that will often be relevant to defin-
ing abnormality
D) distinct from considerations of psychological ab-
normality
E) a distraction from considerations of abnormality
9. 9. Which one of the following combinations of princi- D
ples has been used to define abnormality?
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A) diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal dis-
tress, evidence of poor emotional control
B) presence of personal distress, delinquent activity,
poor emotional control
C) violation of norms, abnormal intellectual function-
ing, presence of personal distress
D) infrequency, presence of personal distress, im-
paired functioning
E) psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnor-
mal intellectual functioning
10. 10. Which is the most sensible way to logically com- C
bine the criteria used to define psychological abnor-
mality?
A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired
functioning
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND per-
sonal distress
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired
functioning]
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired
functioning
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired func-
tioning
11. 11. Changes in the way that abnormality has been E
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.
