TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR 10TH EDITION BY SUE AND WING ALL CHAPTERS 1-17, COMPLETE, ISBN: 9781111834593

TEST BANK FOR
UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
10TH EDITION BY SUE AND WING
ALL CHAPTERS 1-17

,chapterJ 1:J AbnormalJ Behavior


MULTIPLEJJCHOICE

1. WhichJ statementJ aboutJ abnormalJ psychologyJ isJ accurate?
a. AbnormalJ psychologyJ seeksJ toJ describe,J explain,J predict,J andJ modifyJ unusualJ behaviors.
b. AlthoughJ abnormalJ psychologyJ hasJ madeJ severalJ gainsJ inJ theJ pastJ 20J years,J itJ isJ notJ yetJ aJ sci
entificJ fieldJ ofJ study.
c. TheJ subjectJ matterJ ofJ abnormalJ psychologyJ isJ restrictedJ toJ extremelyJ bizarreJ behavior.
d. MostJ diagnosesJ ofJ abnormalityJ areJ basedJ onJ twoJ orJ threeJ basicJ behavioralJ factors.

ANS:JJ A
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Factual

2. Psychopathology,J orJ abnormalJ behavior,J resultsJ primarilyJ fromJ ____.
a. geneticJ factors
b. environmentalJ factors
c. socioculturalJJfactors
J d. anJ interactionJ ofJ manyJ factors



ANS:JJ D REF:JJJJ Introduction OBJ:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Factual


3. Dr.J ThompsonJ collectsJ informationJ inJ orderJ toJ describeJ andJ drawJ inferencesJ aboutJ an
individual'sJ psychologicalJ disorder.J Dr.J ThompsonJ isJ engagedJ inJ ____.
a. therapy
b. predictingJJ dangerousness
J c. psychodiagnosis

d.JJJJresearch

ANS:JJ C
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OB
J:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Applied

4. Dr.J KohnJ isJ aJ psychoanalyst,J Dr.J EdwardsJ isJ aJ humanisticJ therapist,J Dr.J PetersonJ isJ aJ cognitiveJ behavioral
J therapist,J andJ Dr.J JamesJ isJ aJ GestaltJ therapist.J EachJ ofJ themJ wouldJ likelyJ haveJ aJ different

____J forJ aJ client'sJ abnormality.
a.
time J ofJ onset
explanation
J b.

c. diagnosis
d. prognosis

ANS:JJ B
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Applied


5. AJ psychologistJ says,J “Juan'sJ abnormalJ behaviorJ isJ likelyJ dueJ toJ aJ combinationJ ofJ biologyJ andJ inad
equateJ interpersonalJ skills.”J TheJ psychologistJ is .
a. predictingJ theJ futureJ symptomsJ ofJ Juan
b. givingJ JuanJ aJ psychodiagnosis
c. offeringJ anJ explanationJ forJ Juan'sJ problem
d. describingJ howJ toJ controlJ Juan'sJ symptoms

ANS:JJ C

, REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Applied

, 6. WhichJ statementJ regardingJ theJ predictionJ ofJ abnormalJ behaviorJ isJ accurate?
a. EvenJ experiencedJ professionalsJ tendJ toJ overpredictJ futureJ violence.
b. PsychologistsJ areJ notJ interestedJ inJ predictingJ clients'J futureJ behavior.
c. PredictionJ isJ unrelatedJ toJ understandingJ theJ causeJ ofJ abnormality.
d. PsychologistsJ tendJ toJ underpredictJ futureJ violence.

ANS:JJ A
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Conceptual


7. OneJ ofJ Seung-
HuiJ Cho'sJ professorsJ reportedJ Cho'sJ frighteningJ behaviorJ toJ manyJ campusJ authorities.J WhatJ reasonJ didJ
thoseJ authoritiesJ giveJ herJ toJ explainJ whyJ theyJ couldJ doJ nothing?
a. Cho'sJ therapistJ didJ notJ feelJ heJ posedJ aJ dangerJ toJ others.
b. ThereJ wasJ noJ spaceJ inJ anyJ ofJ theJ localJ mentalJ healthJ facilitiesJ toJ houseJ him.
c. ChoJ didJ notJ makeJ anyJ overtJ threatsJ againstJ anyone.
d. WhenJ comparedJ withJ thatJ ofJ hisJ peerJ group,J Cho'sJ behaviorJ wasJ notJ consideredJ odd.

ANS:JJ C
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Applied


8. WhenJ psychologistsJ talkJ aboutJ modifyingJ abnormalJ behavior,J theyJ meanJ theyJ areJ ____.
a. attemptingJ toJ understandJ theJ underlyingJ causeJ ofJ thatJ behavior
b. restrictingJ theJ freedomJ ofJ dangerousJ clients
c. attemptingJ toJ anticipateJ theJ futureJ behaviorsJ ofJ clients
d. usingJ therapyJ toJ improveJ clientJ behavior

ANS:JJ D
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Factual


9. WhichJ ofJ theJ followingJ definesJ therapyJ mostJ accurately?
a. AJ programJ ofJ systematicJ interventionJ designedJ toJ alterJ behavior,J emotion,J orJ thought
b. TheJ scientificJ studyJ ofJ abnormalJ behavior.
c. AJ systemJ ofJ observingJ abnormalJ behaviorJ inJ anJ attemptJ toJ classifyJ it
d. TheJ applicationJ ofJ aJ theoreticalJ modelJ toJ explainJ theJ causeJ ofJ abnormalJ behavior

ANS:JJ A REF:JJJ 1
OBJ:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ MSC:JJ Factual


10. AJ psychologistJ developsJ severalJ activitiesJ forJ clientsJ aimedJ atJ helpingJ themJ becomeJ more
self-disciplinedJ andJ feelJ moreJ confidentJ aboutJ tryingJ newJ behaviors.J ThisJ exampleJ illustratesJ ____.
a. howJ epidemiologicalJ workJ isJ doneJ inJ theJ field
b. howJ therapyJ mayJ beJ seenJ asJ anJ attemptJ toJ modifyJ behavior
c. theJ functionJ ofJ providingJ anJ explanationJ forJ abnormalJ behavior
d. theJ essentialJ needJ forJ accurateJ psychodiagnosis

ANS:JJ B
REF:JJJJ TheJ ConcernsJ ofJ AbnormalJ PsychologyJ OBJ
:JJJ 1 MSC:JJ Applied