Chapterg13g–gPsychologicalgDisorders
1)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtruegregardinggthegdistinctiongbetweengnormalga
ndgabnormalgbehaviour?g
a.gYougaregeithergtotallygnormal,gorgtotallygabnormal;gtheregisgnogmiddlegground.
b.gIfgagpersongisgconsideredgnormalgingonegculture,gthengtheygaregnormalgingallgcultures.
c.gNotgallgpeoplegwhosegbehaviourgisgabnormalgexperiencegpersonalgdistress.
d.gItgisgrelativelygeasygtogdifferentiategnormalgbehaviourgfromgabnormalgbehaviour.
Answer:gc
Correct:gMostg“normalgandghealthy”gindividualsgoccasionallygexhibitgabnormalgbehavio
urgpatterns.gAsgagresult,gnotgallgabnormalgbehaviourgcausesgdistress,gorgisgentirelygmalad
aptive.gEvengsomegofgthosegwhogdoghavegdisordersgandgattendantgmaladaptivegbehaviour
sgdognotgfeelgdistress,gbutgaregrathergcontentgwithghowgtheygare.
Diff:g2
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g358
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.1gIdentifygcriteriagforgdifferentiatinggnormalgfromgabnormalgbehaviour.
2)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgnotgagquestiongofferedgbygthegtextgtogdeterminegwhatgbehavi
ourgisgabnormal?
a.gIsgthegpersongconsideredgbygpeoplegingauthoritygtogbegabnormal?
b.gIsgthegbehaviourgconsideredgstrangegwithingthegperson’sgowngculture?
c.gIsgthegbehaviourgmaladaptive?
d.gIsgthegpersongagdangergtoghim-gorgherselfgorgtogothers?
Answer:ga
Correct:gThegthreegothergquestionsgaregofferedgbygthegtextgasgonesgthatgwouldghelpgtogasc
ertaingwhethergcertaingbehavioursgaregabnormal.gTheginputgofgauthoritiesgisgnotgofferedg
asgonegofgthegpossibilities.
Diff:g3
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g358
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.1gIdentifygcriteriagforgdifferentiatinggnormalgfromgabnormalgbehaviour.
, TestgBankgtogaccompanyThegWorldgofgPsychology,gEighthgCanadiangEdition
3)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisnotgagquestiongofferedgbygthegtextgtogdeterminegwhatgbehavi
ourgisgabnormal?
a.gIsgthegpersongagdangergtoghim-orgherselfgorgothers?
b.gIsgthegpersonglegallygresponsiblegforghisgorghergacts?
c.gAregfamilygmembersgbotheredgbygthegbehaviour?
Correct:gThegthreegothergquestionsgaregofferedgbygthegtextgasgonesgthatgwouldghelpgtogasc
ertaingwhethergcertaingbehavioursgaregabnormal.gWhethergorgnotgfamilygmembersgaregbo
theredgisgnotgofferedgasgonegofgthegpossibilities.
d.gIsgthegbehaviourgmaladaptive?
Answer:gc
Diff:g3
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g358
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.1gIdentifygcriteriagforgdifferentiatinggnormalgfromgabnormalgbehaviour.
4)gThegearliestgexplanationgofgabnormalgbehaviourgwasgthatgdisturbedgpeople
a.gweregpossessedgbygevilgspiritsgorgdemons.
b.gactedgoddlygbygtheirgowngfreegwill.
c.ghadgbiologicalgimbalances.
d.gcamegfromgdysfunctionalgfamilies.
Answer:ga
Correct:gPsychologicalgdisordersgweregfirstgexplainedgbygthegpresencegofgevilgspiritsgorgd
emons.gWegnowghavegfivegperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingpsychologicalgdisorders.
Diff:g1
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g358
Topic:gFactual
Objective:g13.2gIdentifygfivegcurrentgperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingthegcausesgofgps
ychologicalgdisorders.
5)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggcausesgofgmentalgdisordersgisnotgconsistentgwithgthegbiologica
lgperspective?
a.ggeneticginheritance
b.gbiochemicalgimbalancesgorgabnormalities
, TestgBankgtogaccompanyThegWorldgofgPsychology,gEighthgCanadiangEdition
c.gstructuralgabnormalitiesgwithingthegbrain
d.gnegativegthinkinggasgagcausegofgpsychologicalgdisorders
Answer:gd
Correct:gBiologicalgperspectivesgongpsychologicalgdisordersgincludeggenetics,gstructuralg
braingabnormalities,gorgbiochemicalgimbalances.gNegativegthinkinggasgagsourcegofgpsych
ologicalgdisordersgisgmoregconsistentgwithgthegcognitivegperspective.
Diff:g1
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g359
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.2gIdentifygfivegcurrentgperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingthegcausesgofgps
ychologicalgdisorders.
6)gWhichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgnottruegaccordinggtogthegbiologicalgperspective?
a.gBraingstructuregabnormalitiesgcangbegagcausegofgmentalgdisorder.
b.gBiochemicalgimbalancesgcangbegagcausegorgagresultgofgagmentalgdisorder.
c.gPeoplegcangdirectlyginheritgsomegmentalgdisorders.
d.gBiologicalgtreatmentsgsuchgasgdrugsgorgelectroconvulsivegtreatmentg(ECT)garegoftengfa
vouredgbygpeoplegadvocatinggthegbiologicalgperspective.
Answer:gc
Correct:gPeopleginheritgtheggeneticgpredispositiongtogagmentalgdisorder,gbutgdognotgdirect
lyginheritgthegdisorder.
Diff:g2
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g359
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.2gIdentifygfivegcurrentgperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingthegcausesgofgps
ychologicalgdisorders.
7)gJeffersongisgconvincedgthatgabnormalgbehavioursgarisegfromgstructuralgabnormalitiesga
ndgchemicalgimbalancesgingthegbrain.gHisgviewgofgabnormalgbehaviourgisgmostgconsistent
gwith
a.gthegbiologicalgperspective.
b.gthegpsychodynamicgperspective.
c.gtheghumanisticgperspective.
, TestgBankgtogaccompanyThegWorldgofgPsychology,gEighthgCanadiangEdition
d.gthegcognitivegperspective.
Answer:ga
Correct:gBiologicalgperspectivesgongpsychologicalgdisordersgincludeggenetics,gstructuralg
braingabnormalities,gorgbiochemicalgimbalances.gSymptomsgaregconsideredgtogbegsignals
gofgphysicalgdisorders.
Diff:g2
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g359
Topic:gConceptual
Objective:g13.2gIdentifygfivegcurrentgperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingthegcausesgofgps
ychologicalgdisorders.
8)gGrahamgconsultsgwithgagpatientgwhogisgcomplaininggofghearinggvoicesgandghavinggstra
ngegthoughts.gHegasksgthegpatientgtogundergogagseriesgofgtests,gincludinggagbraingscangand
gagcompletegbloodgtest.gThegperspectivegthatgGrahamghasgongabnormalgbehaviourgisgmostg
likelygthe
a.glearninggperspective.
b.gcognitivegperspective.
c.gpsychodynamicgperspective.
d.gbiologicalgperspective.
Correct:gBiologicalgperspectivesgongpsychologicalgdisordersgincludeggenetics,gstructuralg
braingabnormalities,gorgbiochemicalgimbalances.gSymptomsgaregconsideredgtogbegsignals
gofgphysicalgdisorders.
Answer:gd
Diff:g2
Type:gMC
PagegReference:g359
Topic:gApplied
Objective:g13.2gIdentifygfivegcurrentgperspectivesgthatgattemptgtogexplaingthegcausesgofgps
ychologicalgdisorders.
9)gWhichgperspectivegsuggestsgthatgthegwaygtogtreatgpsychologicalgdisordersgisgtogincreas
egself-acceptancegandgbecomegmoreginner-directed?g
a.gthegpsychodynamicgperspective
b.gtheglearninggperspective
c.gtheghumanisticgperspective