PSYC 435 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
NOTES AND TRIAL EXAMS PRACTICE
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ abnormal psychology Answer: The scientific field concerned with
identifying, understanding, explaining, and treating mental disorders,
integrating research on etiology, classification, prevalence, and
intervention while recognizing the role of culture and social context in
defining abnormality.
⫸ acute Answer: A descriptor for disorders that have a short duration
and often a rapid onset, typically contrasting with chronic disorders that
persist over time.
⫸ analogue studies Answer: Research studies that investigate
approximations of clinical phenomena rather than the full disorder itself,
often by inducing mild, temporary emotional or behavioral states in
nonclinical participants.
⫸ bias Answer: A systematic distortion in perception, interpretation, or
reasoning that leads researchers or clinicians to favor information that
confirms preexisting beliefs.
, ⫸ case study Answer: An intensive, detailed description of a single
individual used to illustrate clinical phenomena, generate hypotheses, or
document rare disorders.
⫸ chronic Answer: A descriptor for disorders that persist over long
periods, often with recurring or continuous symptoms.
⫸ comorbidity Answer: The co-occurrence of two or more diagnosable
mental disorders within the same individual.
⫸ comparison (control) group Answer: A group of participants who do
not receive the experimental manipulation and are used as a benchmark
against which the treatment group is evaluated.
⫸ correlation Answer: A statistical relationship between two variables
indicating that they change together in a systematic way.
⫸ correlation coefficient Answer: A numerical index (r) that quantifies
both the strength and direction of a correlation, ranging from -1.00 to
+1.00.
⫸ correlational research Answer: A research approach that examines
relationships between variables without manipulating them, often used
when experimental methods are unethical or impossible.
NOTES AND TRIAL EXAMS PRACTICE
SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⫸ abnormal psychology Answer: The scientific field concerned with
identifying, understanding, explaining, and treating mental disorders,
integrating research on etiology, classification, prevalence, and
intervention while recognizing the role of culture and social context in
defining abnormality.
⫸ acute Answer: A descriptor for disorders that have a short duration
and often a rapid onset, typically contrasting with chronic disorders that
persist over time.
⫸ analogue studies Answer: Research studies that investigate
approximations of clinical phenomena rather than the full disorder itself,
often by inducing mild, temporary emotional or behavioral states in
nonclinical participants.
⫸ bias Answer: A systematic distortion in perception, interpretation, or
reasoning that leads researchers or clinicians to favor information that
confirms preexisting beliefs.
, ⫸ case study Answer: An intensive, detailed description of a single
individual used to illustrate clinical phenomena, generate hypotheses, or
document rare disorders.
⫸ chronic Answer: A descriptor for disorders that persist over long
periods, often with recurring or continuous symptoms.
⫸ comorbidity Answer: The co-occurrence of two or more diagnosable
mental disorders within the same individual.
⫸ comparison (control) group Answer: A group of participants who do
not receive the experimental manipulation and are used as a benchmark
against which the treatment group is evaluated.
⫸ correlation Answer: A statistical relationship between two variables
indicating that they change together in a systematic way.
⫸ correlation coefficient Answer: A numerical index (r) that quantifies
both the strength and direction of a correlation, ranging from -1.00 to
+1.00.
⫸ correlational research Answer: A research approach that examines
relationships between variables without manipulating them, often used
when experimental methods are unethical or impossible.
