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ChapterA1:AAbnormalABehavior
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. WhichAstatementAaboutAabnormalApsychologyAisAaccurate?
a. AbnormalApsychologyAseeksAtoAdescribe,Aexplain,Apredict,AandAmodifyAunusualAbehaviors.
b. AlthoughAabnormalApsychologyAhasAmadeAseveralAgainsAinAtheApastA20Ayears,AitAisAnotAyetA
aAscientificAfieldAofAstudy.
c. TheAsubjectAmatterAofAabnormalApsychologyAisArestrictedAtoAextremelyAbizarreAbehavior.
d. MostAdiagnosesAofAabnormalityAareAbasedAonAtwoAorAthreeAbasicAbehavioralAfactors.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Factual
OBJ:A A 1
2. Psychopathology,AorAabnormalAbehavior,AresultsAprimarilyAfromA .
a. geneticAfactors
b. environmentalAfactors
c. socioculturalAfactors
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a
ANS:A D
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d. anAinteractionAofAmanyAfactors
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REF:A A Introduction
h OBJ:A A 1 MSC:A Factual
ompsonAisAengagedAinA
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3. Dr.AThompsonAcollectsAinformationAinAorderAtoAdescribeAandAdrawAinferencesAaboutAan
t individual'sApsychologicalAdisorder.ADr.ATh
.
a. therapy U
b. predictingAdangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research Zb
ANS:A CAOB M REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
M
4. Dr.AKohnAisAaApsychoanalyst,ADr.AEdwardsAisAaAhumanisticAtherapist,ADr.APetersonAisAaAcognitiveAbeh
avioralAtherapist,AandADr.AJamesAisAaAGestaltAtherapist.AEachAofAthemAwouldAlikelyAhaveAaAdifferent
forAaAclient'sAabnormality.
a. timeAofAonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:A BAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
5. AApsychologistAsays,A“Juan'sAabnormalAbehaviorAisAlikelyAdueAtoAaAcombinationAofAbiologyAan
dAinadequateAinterpersonalAskills.”ATheApsychologistAisA .
a. predictingAtheAfutureAsymptomsAofAJuan
b. givingAJuanAaApsychodiagnosis
c. offeringAanAexplanationAforAJuan'sAproblem
d. describingAhowAtoAcontrolAJuan'sAsymptoms
ANS:A CAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
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6. WhichAstatementAregardingAtheApredictionAofAabnormalAbehaviorAisAaccurate?
a. EvenAexperiencedAprofessionalsAtendAtoAoverpredictAfutureAviolence.
b. PsychologistsAareAnotAinterestedAinApredictingAclients'AfutureAbehavior.
c. PredictionAisAunrelatedAtoAunderstandingAtheAcauseAofAabnormality.
d. PsychologistsAtendAtoAunderpredictAfutureAviolence.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Conceptual
OBJ:A A 1
7. OneAofASeung-
HuiACho'sAprofessorsAreportedACho'sAfrighteningAbehaviorAtoAmanyAcampusAauthorities.AWhatAreaso
nAdidAthoseAauthoritiesAgiveAherAtoAexplainAwhyAtheyAcouldAdoAnothing?
a. Cho'sAtherapistAdidAnotAfeelAheAposedAaAdangerAtoAothers.
b. ThereAwasAnoAspaceAinAanyAofAtheAlocalAmentalAhealthAfacilitiesAtoAhouseAhim.
c. ChoAdidAnotAmakeAanyAovertAthreatsAagainstAanyone.
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d. WhenAcomparedAwithAthatAofAhisApeerAgroup,ACho'sAbehaviorAwasAnotAconsideredAodd.
ANS:A CA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
OBJ:A A 1 G i a
C:A Applied
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8. WhenApsychologistsAtalkAaboutAmodifyingAabnormalAbehavior,AtheyAmeanAtheyAareA
a. attemptingAtoAunderstandAtheAunderlyingAcauseAofAthatAbehavior
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b. restrictingAtheAfreedomAofAdangerousAclients
t .
c. attemptingAtoAanticipateAtheAfutureAbehaviorsAofAclients
d. usingAtherapyAtoAimproveAclientAbehavior
ANS:A DAOB
Uu REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Factual
Zb
9. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdefinesAtherapyAmostAaccurately?
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a. AAprogramAofAsystematicAinterventionAdesignedAtoAalterAbehavior,Aemotion,AorAthought
b. TheAscientificAstudyAofAabnormalAbehavior.
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c. AAsystemAofAobservingAabnormalAbehaviorAinAanAattemptAtoAclassifyAit
d. TheAapplicationAofAaAtheoreticalAmodelAtoAexplainAtheAcauseAofAabnormalAbehavior
ANS:A A REF:A 1
OBJ:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMSC:A Factual
10. AApsychologistAdevelopsAseveralAactivitiesAforAclientsAaimedAatAhelpingAthemAbecomeAmore
self-disciplinedAandAfeelAmoreAconfidentAaboutAtryingAnewAbehaviors.AThisAexampleAillustratesA .
a. howAepidemiologicalAworkAisAdoneAinAtheAfield
b. howAtherapyAmayAbeAseenAasAanAattemptAtoAmodifyAbehavior
c. theAfunctionAofAprovidingAanAexplanationAforAabnormalAbehavior
d. theAessentialAneedAforAaccurateApsychodiagnosis
ANS:A BA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Applied
OBJ:A A 1
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ChapterA1:AAbnormalABehavior
MULTIPLEACHOICE
1. WhichAstatementAaboutAabnormalApsychologyAisAaccurate?
a. AbnormalApsychologyAseeksAtoAdescribe,Aexplain,Apredict,AandAmodifyAunusualAbehaviors.
b. AlthoughAabnormalApsychologyAhasAmadeAseveralAgainsAinAtheApastA20Ayears,AitAisAnotAyetA
aAscientificAfieldAofAstudy.
c. TheAsubjectAmatterAofAabnormalApsychologyAisArestrictedAtoAextremelyAbizarreAbehavior.
d. MostAdiagnosesAofAabnormalityAareAbasedAonAtwoAorAthreeAbasicAbehavioralAfactors.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Factual
OBJ:A A 1
2. Psychopathology,AorAabnormalAbehavior,AresultsAprimarilyAfromA .
a. geneticAfactors
b. environmentalAfactors
c. socioculturalAfactors
U
a
ANS:A D
G
d. anAinteractionAofAmanyAfactors
i
REF:A A Introduction
h OBJ:A A 1 MSC:A Factual
ompsonAisAengagedAinA
uN
3. Dr.AThompsonAcollectsAinformationAinAorderAtoAdescribeAandAdrawAinferencesAaboutAan
t individual'sApsychologicalAdisorder.ADr.ATh
.
a. therapy U
b. predictingAdangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research Zb
ANS:A CAOB M REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
M
4. Dr.AKohnAisAaApsychoanalyst,ADr.AEdwardsAisAaAhumanisticAtherapist,ADr.APetersonAisAaAcognitiveAbeh
avioralAtherapist,AandADr.AJamesAisAaAGestaltAtherapist.AEachAofAthemAwouldAlikelyAhaveAaAdifferent
forAaAclient'sAabnormality.
a. timeAofAonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:A BAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
5. AApsychologistAsays,A“Juan'sAabnormalAbehaviorAisAlikelyAdueAtoAaAcombinationAofAbiologyAan
dAinadequateAinterpersonalAskills.”ATheApsychologistAisA .
a. predictingAtheAfutureAsymptomsAofAJuan
b. givingAJuanAaApsychodiagnosis
c. offeringAanAexplanationAforAJuan'sAproblem
d. describingAhowAtoAcontrolAJuan'sAsymptoms
ANS:A CAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied
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6. WhichAstatementAregardingAtheApredictionAofAabnormalAbehaviorAisAaccurate?
a. EvenAexperiencedAprofessionalsAtendAtoAoverpredictAfutureAviolence.
b. PsychologistsAareAnotAinterestedAinApredictingAclients'AfutureAbehavior.
c. PredictionAisAunrelatedAtoAunderstandingAtheAcauseAofAabnormality.
d. PsychologistsAtendAtoAunderpredictAfutureAviolence.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Conceptual
OBJ:A A 1
7. OneAofASeung-
HuiACho'sAprofessorsAreportedACho'sAfrighteningAbehaviorAtoAmanyAcampusAauthorities.AWhatAreaso
nAdidAthoseAauthoritiesAgiveAherAtoAexplainAwhyAtheyAcouldAdoAnothing?
a. Cho'sAtherapistAdidAnotAfeelAheAposedAaAdangerAtoAothers.
b. ThereAwasAnoAspaceAinAanyAofAtheAlocalAmentalAhealthAfacilitiesAtoAhouseAhim.
c. ChoAdidAnotAmakeAanyAovertAthreatsAagainstAanyone.
U
d. WhenAcomparedAwithAthatAofAhisApeerAgroup,ACho'sAbehaviorAwasAnotAconsideredAodd.
ANS:A CA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
OBJ:A A 1 G i a
C:A Applied
h
8. WhenApsychologistsAtalkAaboutAmodifyingAabnormalAbehavior,AtheyAmeanAtheyAareA
a. attemptingAtoAunderstandAtheAunderlyingAcauseAofAthatAbehavior
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b. restrictingAtheAfreedomAofAdangerousAclients
t .
c. attemptingAtoAanticipateAtheAfutureAbehaviorsAofAclients
d. usingAtherapyAtoAimproveAclientAbehavior
ANS:A DAOB
Uu REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Factual
Zb
9. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdefinesAtherapyAmostAaccurately?
M
a. AAprogramAofAsystematicAinterventionAdesignedAtoAalterAbehavior,Aemotion,AorAthought
b. TheAscientificAstudyAofAabnormalAbehavior.
M
c. AAsystemAofAobservingAabnormalAbehaviorAinAanAattemptAtoAclassifyAit
d. TheAapplicationAofAaAtheoreticalAmodelAtoAexplainAtheAcauseAofAabnormalAbehavior
ANS:A A REF:A 1
OBJ:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMSC:A Factual
10. AApsychologistAdevelopsAseveralAactivitiesAforAclientsAaimedAatAhelpingAthemAbecomeAmore
self-disciplinedAandAfeelAmoreAconfidentAaboutAtryingAnewAbehaviors.AThisAexampleAillustratesA .
a. howAepidemiologicalAworkAisAdoneAinAtheAfield
b. howAtherapyAmayAbeAseenAasAanAattemptAtoAmodifyAbehavior
c. theAfunctionAofAprovidingAanAexplanationAforAabnormalAbehavior
d. theAessentialAneedAforAaccurateApsychodiagnosis
ANS:A BA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Applied
OBJ:A A 1
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