Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Barlow and Durand all chapters 1-16.pdf

Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Barlow.
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1.Accordinggtogthegauthorsgofgyourgtextbook,gthegdefinitiongofgagpsychologicalgdisordergisgassociatedgwith

a. stress.
b. Impairedgfunctioning.
c. Culturallygexpectedgresponses.
d. Psychoticgsymptoms
.gANSWER:
bgDIFFICULTY:
Easy

REFERENCES:gUnderstandinggPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:gABNO.DURA.16.gAPA1.1ag-
gIdentifygbasicgbiological,gpsychological,gandgsocialgcomponentsgof gbehavioralgexplanationsg(e.g.,ginfe

rences,gobservations,goperationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:gFactual



2. Agpsychologicalgdysfunctiongrefersgto
a. Agbreakdowngingcognitivegfunctioning.
b. Agbreakdowngingemotionalgfunctioning.
c. Agbreakdowngingbehavioralgfunctioning.
d. Anygofgthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandinggPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:gABNO.DURA.16.gAPA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,gpsychological,gandgsocialgcomponentsgofgbehavioralgexplanationsg(e.
g.,ginferences,gobservations,goperationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:gFactual
NOTES: NEW



3. Regardinggthegdefinitiongofgabnormality,gitgisgcorrectgtogstategthat
a. Itgisgdifficultgtogdefineg“normal”gandg“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyongsubjectivedistress.
c. thedefinitiongisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingongwhethergtheindividualhasapsychologicaldisorderorapsycholo
gicalgdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy

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,REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentsgofbehavioralexplanations(e.g.,gi
nferences,observations,operationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual



4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypicalgornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficienttogdefineabnormalitygbecause
a. behaviorgthatoccursginfrequentlyisconsideredgabnormalingeveryculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmorgimpairmentgtogbeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvarygverylittlefromonegindividualtoganotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehavegingwaysgthatdeviatefromtheaverage,gbutthisdoesn’tmeangthattheyhaveadisorder.

, ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Difficult
REFERENCES:g UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual



5. Amalecollegestudentbeginsgfeelingsadgandglonely.Althoughstillgabletoggogtogclassesandworkathisjob,ghefindsghim
selfgfeelingdowngmuchgofgthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningtoghim.gWhichpartofthedefinitiongofgabnormalit
yappliestoghisgsituation?
a. Personalgdistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentsgofbehavioralexplanations(e.g.,gi
nferences,observations,operationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied


6. Markghasgdyedghisghairgpurple.g Althoughghisgfriendsglikegthegcolor,ghisgoldergauntsghavegbeenggivingghimgstrangegloo
ks.gMarkgisgapplyinggforgjobsgandghasgnotgyetghadganygjobgoffers.gHegsuspectsgthatgpotentialgemployersgaregnotgtakingg
himgseriouslygbecausegofghisghairgcolor.g WhichgpartgofgabnormalitygappliesgtogMark’sgemploymentgsituation?
a. PersonalgDistress
b. CulturalgFactors
c. ImpairedgFunctioning
d. ViolationgofgSocialgNorms


ANSWER:g d
DIFFICULTY:g Moderate
REFERENCES:g UnderstandinggPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:g ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifygbasicgbiological,gpsychological,gandgsocialgcomponentsgofgbehavioralgexplanationsg(e.g.,ginferences,gobservations,g
operationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER:g TYPE:g Applied


7. TalkinggloudlygandgsmokinggisgmoregappropriategingangEgyptiangmoviegtheatregthangangAmericangone.gThisgillustratesgwhi
chgnorm?
a. PersonalgDistress
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, b. CulturalgFactors
c. ImpairedgFunctioning
d. ViolationgofgSocialgNorms


ANSWER:g b
DIFFICULTY:g Moderate
REFERENCES:g UnderstandinggPsychopathology
LEARNINGgOBJECTIVES:g ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifygbasicgbiological,gpsychological,gandgsocialgcomponentsgofgbehavioralgexplanationsg(e.g.,ginferences,gobservations,g
operationalgdefinitions,ginterpretation)
OTHER:g TYPE:g Applied


8. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgtrue:
a. Theregisgcleargconsensusgongthegdefinitiongofgmentalghealthgdisease.