ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS NEW UPDATE
A Secret Service agent steps in front of the president of the United States,
prepared to be killed
or injured if the president safety is threatened. Psychologically speaking, the
Secret Service
agent behavior is:
A) functional but psychologically abnormal.
B) functional and not psychologically abnormal.
C) dysfunctional and psychologically abnormal.
D) dysfunctional but not psychologically abnormal. --CORRECT ANSWER--
D) dysfunctional but not psychologically abnormal.
Using the four Ds to define abnormal behavior:
A) allows us to create diagnoses that are clear-cut and not debatable.
B) allows us to eliminate those who are merely eccentric.
C) allows us to include those who experience no distress.
D) is still often vague and subjective. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) is still often
vague and subjective.
Page | 1
,According to Jerome Frank, all forms of therapy have three essential features: a
sufferer who
seeks relief, a trained and socially accepted healer, and a(n):
A) clinical diagnosis.
B) period of remission.
C) acceptance of a higher power.
D) series of contacts between the sufferer and the healer. --CORRECT
ANSWER--D) series of contacts between the sufferer and the healer.
The ancient operation in which a stone instrument was used to cut away a
circular section of the
skull is called:
A) exorcism.
B) shaman.
C) couvade.
D) trephination. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) trephination.
A person who works in a mental hospital analyzing various treatment protocols
to see how
multicultural factors impact success rates is MOST likely to be a:
A) clinical researcher.
B) clinical psychologist.
C) psychiatrist.
Page | 2
, D) psychiatric social worker. --CORRECT ANSWER--A) clinical researcher.
The use of various technologies to deliver mental health services without the
therapist being
physically present is called:
A) managed care.
B) telemental health.
C) self-help, or group help.
D) community mental health. --CORRECT ANSWER--B) telemental health.
When behavior prevents a person from participating in ordinary social
interactions, that behavior is said to be:
A) deviant.
B) dangerous.
C) distressing.
D) dysfunctional. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) dysfunctional
A person who is having suicidal thoughts and can see no reason for living BEST
fits
which definition of abnormality?
A) Deviance
Page | 3
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS NEW UPDATE
A Secret Service agent steps in front of the president of the United States,
prepared to be killed
or injured if the president safety is threatened. Psychologically speaking, the
Secret Service
agent behavior is:
A) functional but psychologically abnormal.
B) functional and not psychologically abnormal.
C) dysfunctional and psychologically abnormal.
D) dysfunctional but not psychologically abnormal. --CORRECT ANSWER--
D) dysfunctional but not psychologically abnormal.
Using the four Ds to define abnormal behavior:
A) allows us to create diagnoses that are clear-cut and not debatable.
B) allows us to eliminate those who are merely eccentric.
C) allows us to include those who experience no distress.
D) is still often vague and subjective. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) is still often
vague and subjective.
Page | 1
,According to Jerome Frank, all forms of therapy have three essential features: a
sufferer who
seeks relief, a trained and socially accepted healer, and a(n):
A) clinical diagnosis.
B) period of remission.
C) acceptance of a higher power.
D) series of contacts between the sufferer and the healer. --CORRECT
ANSWER--D) series of contacts between the sufferer and the healer.
The ancient operation in which a stone instrument was used to cut away a
circular section of the
skull is called:
A) exorcism.
B) shaman.
C) couvade.
D) trephination. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) trephination.
A person who works in a mental hospital analyzing various treatment protocols
to see how
multicultural factors impact success rates is MOST likely to be a:
A) clinical researcher.
B) clinical psychologist.
C) psychiatrist.
Page | 2
, D) psychiatric social worker. --CORRECT ANSWER--A) clinical researcher.
The use of various technologies to deliver mental health services without the
therapist being
physically present is called:
A) managed care.
B) telemental health.
C) self-help, or group help.
D) community mental health. --CORRECT ANSWER--B) telemental health.
When behavior prevents a person from participating in ordinary social
interactions, that behavior is said to be:
A) deviant.
B) dangerous.
C) distressing.
D) dysfunctional. --CORRECT ANSWER--D) dysfunctional
A person who is having suicidal thoughts and can see no reason for living BEST
fits
which definition of abnormality?
A) Deviance
Page | 3
