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,TABLE OF CONTENTSsd sd
1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
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3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.
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10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
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12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
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14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology.
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16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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MULTIPLE CHOICE sd
1.s d Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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ANS: D s d REF: s d Introduction s d OBJ: s d MSC: Factual s d
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ANS: C s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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4.s d Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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a. time of onset
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ANS: B s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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5.s d A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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ANS: C s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
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ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
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ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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10. s d A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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,TABLE OF CONTENTSsd sd
1. Abnormal Behavior.
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2. Understanding and Treating Mental Disorders.
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3. Assessment and Classification of Mental Disorders.
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4. Research Methods for Studying Mental Disorders.
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5. Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
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6. Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders.
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7. Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders.
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8. Depressive and Bipolar Disorders.
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9. Suicide.
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10. Eating Disorders.
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11. Substance-Related and Other Addictive Disorders.
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12. Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders.
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13. Neurocognitive and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
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14. Sexual Dysfunctions, Gender Dysphoria, and Paraphilic Disorders.
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15. Personality Psychopathology.
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16. Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence.
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17. Law and Ethics in Abnormal Psychology.
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,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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MULTIPLE CHOICE sd
1.s d Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet
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a
scientific field of study. sd sd sd
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 s MSC: Factual
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2.s d Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. sd sd sd sd sd sd sd
a. genetic factors
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b. environmental factors
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c. sociocultural factors
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d. an interaction of many factors
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ANS: D s d REF: s d Introduction s d OBJ: s d MSC: Factual s d
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3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
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a. therapy
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b. predicting dangerousness
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d. research
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ANS: C s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 s d MSC: Applied s d
4.s d Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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____ for a client's abnormality.
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a. time of onset
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b. explanation
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c. diagnosis
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d. prognosis
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ANS: B s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 s d MSC: Applied s d
5.s d A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____.
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
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b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
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c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
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d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms
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ANS: C s d REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 s d MSC: Applied s d
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
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c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
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ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
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Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
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What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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a.
b. Cho's therapist
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered od
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ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
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ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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ANS: A REF: 1
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10. s d A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavio
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ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
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