NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
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CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. - (answer)c. Karen, her mother, and
her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - (answer)b. There is no one behavior that serves to
make someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - (answer)d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would once have been viewed as
abnormal illustrates that
,NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - (answer)d. the values of a society may change over
time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing
and dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with
the definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control. - (answer)b. Yes, because
he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - (answer)c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
,NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - (answer)b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - (answer)d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental disorders
, NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - (answer)b. A work in progress
that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost
unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family - (answer)c. refusing to help others
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders?
a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's behaviors. - (answer)a. A classification system allows
information to be organized.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent naming system that can be used to organize and
identify information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling - (answer)b. Classification
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. - (answer)c. Karen, her mother, and
her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - (answer)b. There is no one behavior that serves to
make someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - (answer)d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would once have been viewed as
abnormal illustrates that
,NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - (answer)d. the values of a society may change over
time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing
and dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with
the definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control. - (answer)b. Yes, because
he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - (answer)c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
,NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - (answer)b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - (answer)d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental disorders
, NR 570 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS -
CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY-ILLINOIS.
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - (answer)b. A work in progress
that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost
unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family - (answer)c. refusing to help others
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders?
a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's behaviors. - (answer)a. A classification system allows
information to be organized.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent naming system that can be used to organize and
identify information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling - (answer)b. Classification
