Abnormal Psychology an Integrative Approach 4th
Edition by Barlow - Test Bank (Chapter 1-16)
,Content
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviors in Historical Context
Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 4: Research Methods
Chapter 5: Anxiety, Trauma-Related, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
Chapter 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
Chapter 10: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender
Dysphoria
Chapter 11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having a
cognitive dysfunction?
a. when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality
b. when he or she is extremely distressed
c. when his or her behaviour violates social norms
d. when he or she avoids interactions with other people
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Higher Order
2. George, a male college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to
classes and work at his job, George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries
about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his
situation? a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Higher Order
3. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just
“mind their own business.” Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: Higher Order
4. Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes. Why might
having blood spurt from her clothes be considered abnormal?
a. because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort
b. because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong
c. because it is a deviation from the what is typical in her society
d. because she shows an inability to function effectively
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: Higher Order
, 5. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes he or
she is possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder, depending on their cultural
background.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: Higher Order
Edition by Barlow - Test Bank (Chapter 1-16)
,Content
Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviors in Historical Context
Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology
Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis
Chapter 4: Research Methods
Chapter 5: Anxiety, Trauma-Related, and obsessive-compulsive disorders
Chapter 6: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 8: Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology
Chapter 10: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender
Dysphoria
Chapter 11: Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 12: Personality Disorders
Chapter 13: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 14: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Chapter 15: Neurocognitive Disorders
Chapter 16: Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues
,Chapter 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. When using the psychological disorder criteria, when would an individual be assessed as having a
cognitive dysfunction?
a. when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality
b. when he or she is extremely distressed
c. when his or her behaviour violates social norms
d. when he or she avoids interactions with other people
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Higher Order
2. George, a male college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to
classes and work at his job, George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries
about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his
situation? a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: 3 BLM: Higher Order
3. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just
“mind their own business.” Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: 4 BLM: Higher Order
4. Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes. Why might
having blood spurt from her clothes be considered abnormal?
a. because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort
b. because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong
c. because it is a deviation from the what is typical in her society
d. because she shows an inability to function effectively
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: Higher Order
, 5. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes he or
she is possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder, depending on their cultural
background.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: 5 BLM: Higher Order
