Package Title: Testbank
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 12
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a .
a) statistically frequent pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action
b) pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action that results in increased functioning
c) pattern of pathological behaviors, emotions, or thoughts
d) pattern of rigid thought
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) According to your text‟s complete definition of abnormal behavior, which of the following
statistically infrequent behaviors would qualify as most abnormal?
a) the belief believing that the CIA is following you
b) having your entire body tattooed
c) living a completely celibate life
d) painting your face for every football game
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
,3) Frances was diagnosed with a mental illness because she lost her job when she tested positive
for marijuana use at a company that requires frequent random drug testing. This is an example of
the approach to defining abnormal behavior.
a) infrequent occurrence
b) dysfunction
c) legal
d) violation of social norms
Answer: b
Difficulty:Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
4) Based on the distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would
qualify as abnormal?
a) Two teenagers kill and injure fellow classmates and teachers, but feel no remorse afterward.
b) A father uses alcohol to get through the day, with no concern for the consequences.
c) A West African woman is experiencing “brain fog.”
d) A woman runs over a pedestrian and experiences remorse for over a month.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
,5) Sheila‟s alcohol abuse causes her to be late to work or call out sick due to a hangover at least
three times a week. Which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders does this best
represent?
a) statistical infrequency
b) dysfunctions
c) personal distress
d) violation of norms
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
6) Marissa suffers from panic disorder, in which she experiences unpredictable, unbearable
episodes of panic that closely resemble the symptoms of a heart attack. What criterion for
defining abnormality does this description of her disorder represent?
a) danger
b) dysfunctions
c) distress
d) deviance
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
, 7) Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological
disorders?
a) statistical infrequency
b) dysfunctions
c) distress
d) deviance
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) Which of the following were treatments for abnormal behavior in earlier times?
a) trephining (boring holes in the skull) and phrenology
b) exorcism and phrenology
c) torture and trephining (boring holes in the skull)
d) phrenology and asylums
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.2: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
9) In early therapy of abnormal behavior, was used to allow evil spirits to escape, while
was designed to make the body so uncomfortable it would be uninhabitable to the devil.
a) purging; fasting
b) trephining (boring holes in the skull); exorcism
c) demonology; hydrotherapy
d) hydrotherapy; dunking
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Course Title: Real World Psychology
Chapter Number: Chapter 12
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a .
a) statistically frequent pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action
b) pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action that results in increased functioning
c) pattern of pathological behaviors, emotions, or thoughts
d) pattern of rigid thought
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
2) According to your text‟s complete definition of abnormal behavior, which of the following
statistically infrequent behaviors would qualify as most abnormal?
a) the belief believing that the CIA is following you
b) having your entire body tattooed
c) living a completely celibate life
d) painting your face for every football game
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
,3) Frances was diagnosed with a mental illness because she lost her job when she tested positive
for marijuana use at a company that requires frequent random drug testing. This is an example of
the approach to defining abnormal behavior.
a) infrequent occurrence
b) dysfunction
c) legal
d) violation of social norms
Answer: b
Difficulty:Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
4) Based on the distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would
qualify as abnormal?
a) Two teenagers kill and injure fellow classmates and teachers, but feel no remorse afterward.
b) A father uses alcohol to get through the day, with no concern for the consequences.
c) A West African woman is experiencing “brain fog.”
d) A woman runs over a pedestrian and experiences remorse for over a month.
Answer: a
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
,5) Sheila‟s alcohol abuse causes her to be late to work or call out sick due to a hangover at least
three times a week. Which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders does this best
represent?
a) statistical infrequency
b) dysfunctions
c) personal distress
d) violation of norms
Answer: b
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
6) Marissa suffers from panic disorder, in which she experiences unpredictable, unbearable
episodes of panic that closely resemble the symptoms of a heart attack. What criterion for
defining abnormality does this description of her disorder represent?
a) danger
b) dysfunctions
c) distress
d) deviance
Answer: c
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
1.3 Describe applications of psychology
Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
2.3 Engage in innovative and integrative thinking and problem solving
, 7) Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological
disorders?
a) statistical infrequency
b) dysfunctions
c) distress
d) deviance
Answer: d
Difficulty: Medium
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.1: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
8) Which of the following were treatments for abnormal behavior in earlier times?
a) trephining (boring holes in the skull) and phrenology
b) exorcism and phrenology
c) torture and trephining (boring holes in the skull)
d) phrenology and asylums
Answer: c
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
Learning Objective 12: 1.2: Describe the four standards for identifying abnormal behavior and
how we explain and classify it.
APA Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
1.1 Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology
9) In early therapy of abnormal behavior, was used to allow evil spirits to escape, while
was designed to make the body so uncomfortable it would be uninhabitable to the devil.
a) purging; fasting
b) trephining (boring holes in the skull); exorcism
c) demonology; hydrotherapy
d) hydrotherapy; dunking
Answer: b
Difficulty: Easy
Section Reference: Studying Psychological Disorders
