PSYC 435 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
ATHABASCA ALL IN ONE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
A- a discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
C- a description of all conditions for mental illness
D- a description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder
Answer: B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
⫸ Which of the following is not an element of abnormality?
A: suffering
B: maladaptiveness
C: deviancy
D: comparison Answer: D: comparison
⫸ A lack of energy, slow motor movements, poor concentration and
persistent sadness are all indications of depression. Together they
compromise a:
A: syndrome
B: cluster analysis
, C: symptom
D: schema Answer: A
⫸ Which of the following is a drawback of a structured interview?
A: important info is asked about in the same way
B: info from one is hard to compare to info from another
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to the
patient
D: each person that uses them uses them in different ways Answer: C:
they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to the
patient
⫸ The aim of a projective test is to
A: predict a person's future behavior
B: assess the way a patient perceives ambiguous stimuli, and gain
insight into unconscious processes
C: compare a patient's responses to those of persons who are known to
have mental disorders
D: asses the role of organic factors in a patient's thinking Answer: B
⫸ Mike who does not have a mental illness decides he is going to try to
look mentally ill when he goes for his disability evaluation. He takes the
MMPI-2. He most likely
A: will be able to fake mental illness convincingly
B: will still come out normal on the test
ATHABASCA ALL IN ONE ACTUAL
EXAMINATION 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
A- a discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
C- a description of all conditions for mental illness
D- a description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder
Answer: B- a means of identifying different mental disorders
⫸ Which of the following is not an element of abnormality?
A: suffering
B: maladaptiveness
C: deviancy
D: comparison Answer: D: comparison
⫸ A lack of energy, slow motor movements, poor concentration and
persistent sadness are all indications of depression. Together they
compromise a:
A: syndrome
B: cluster analysis
, C: symptom
D: schema Answer: A
⫸ Which of the following is a drawback of a structured interview?
A: important info is asked about in the same way
B: info from one is hard to compare to info from another
C: they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to the
patient
D: each person that uses them uses them in different ways Answer: C:
they may include questions about areas that are of no concern to the
patient
⫸ The aim of a projective test is to
A: predict a person's future behavior
B: assess the way a patient perceives ambiguous stimuli, and gain
insight into unconscious processes
C: compare a patient's responses to those of persons who are known to
have mental disorders
D: asses the role of organic factors in a patient's thinking Answer: B
⫸ Mike who does not have a mental illness decides he is going to try to
look mentally ill when he goes for his disability evaluation. He takes the
MMPI-2. He most likely
A: will be able to fake mental illness convincingly
B: will still come out normal on the test
