Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World 9th
Edition by Nevid Test Bank Chapter (1 to15)
,Content
Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related
Disorders
Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related
Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health
Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging
Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
, 1
Introduction and Methods of Research
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which emotional concern has developed in the police photographer who
described his crime scene experiences?
a. anger c. fear
b. sadness d. loneliness
ANSWER: C
Diff: 1 Page: 2
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual
2. In “Cowering Under the Covers,” the woman with bipolar disorder
reports that when she goes beyond the stage of feeling exhilaration, she
_________.
a. becomes manic
b. experiences calm
c. develops suicidal thoughts
d. argues with her husband
ANSWER: A
Diff: 2 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual
3. Thomas, the young man with paranoid schizophrenia and major
depression, experienced severe symptoms until he ______.
a. received two months of treatment in the psychiatric hospital
, b. found the correct medication
c. underwent electroconvulsive therapy
d. was given a prefrontal lobotomy
ANSWER: B
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
4. An abnormal behavior pattern that is associated with states of intense
emotional distress or an impaired ability to function is a(n) ______.
a. abreaction c. perceptual set b. reaction formation d.
psychological disorder
ANSWER: D
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
5. Abnormal psychology deals chiefly with ______.
a. diseases c. abnormal behaviors
b. traits d. problems of immaturity
ANSWER: C
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
6. The branch of psychology that deals with the description, causes, and
treatment of abnormal behavior patterns is ______ psychology.
a. abnormal c. evolutionary
b. social d. developmental
ANSWER: A
Edition by Nevid Test Bank Chapter (1 to15)
,Content
Chapter 1: Introduction and Methods of Research
Chapter 2: Contemporary Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
Chapter 4: Stress-Related Disorders
Chapter 5: Anxiety Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related
Disorders
Chapter 6: Dissociative Disorders, Somatic Symptom and Related
Disorders, and Psychological Factors Affecting Physical Health
Chapter 7: Mood Disorders and Suicide
Chapter 8: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 9: Eating Disorders and Sleep-Wake Disorders
Chapter 10: Disorders Involving Gender and Sexuality
Chapter 11: Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Chapter 12: Personality Disorders and Impulse-Control Disorders
Chapter 13: Abnormal Behavior in Childhood and Adolescence
Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders and Disorders Related to Aging
Chapter 15: Abnormal Psychology and the Law
, 1
Introduction and Methods of Research
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Which emotional concern has developed in the police photographer who
described his crime scene experiences?
a. anger c. fear
b. sadness d. loneliness
ANSWER: C
Diff: 1 Page: 2
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual
2. In “Cowering Under the Covers,” the woman with bipolar disorder
reports that when she goes beyond the stage of feeling exhilaration, she
_________.
a. becomes manic
b. experiences calm
c. develops suicidal thoughts
d. argues with her husband
ANSWER: A
Diff: 2 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: Introduction
Skill: Factual
3. Thomas, the young man with paranoid schizophrenia and major
depression, experienced severe symptoms until he ______.
a. received two months of treatment in the psychiatric hospital
, b. found the correct medication
c. underwent electroconvulsive therapy
d. was given a prefrontal lobotomy
ANSWER: B
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
4. An abnormal behavior pattern that is associated with states of intense
emotional distress or an impaired ability to function is a(n) ______.
a. abreaction c. perceptual set b. reaction formation d.
psychological disorder
ANSWER: D
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
5. Abnormal psychology deals chiefly with ______.
a. diseases c. abnormal behaviors
b. traits d. problems of immaturity
ANSWER: C
Diff: 1 Page: 3
Topic: Chapter Introduction
Textbook LO: 1.1
Skill: Factual
6. The branch of psychology that deals with the description, causes, and
treatment of abnormal behavior patterns is ______ psychology.
a. abnormal c. evolutionary
b. social d. developmental
ANSWER: A
