1. Accordinghtohthehauthorshofhyourhtextbook,hthehdefinitionhofhahpsychologicalhdisorderhishassociatedhwith
a. stress.
b. Impairedhfunctioning.
c. Culturallyhexpectedhresponses.
d. Psyc
hotichsympt
oms.hANSWE
R:
bhDI
FFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES:hUnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:hABNO.DURA.16.hAPA1.1ah-
hIdentifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanation
sh(e.g.,hinferences,hobservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:hFactual
2. Ahpsychologicalhdysfunctionhrefershto
a. Ahbreakdownhinhcognitivehfunctioning.
b. Ahbreakdownhinhemotionalhfunctioning.
c. Ahbreakdownhinhbehavioralhfunctioning.
d. Anyhofhthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:hABNO.DURA.16.hAPA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexpla
nationsh(e.g.,hinferences,hobservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:hFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regardinghthehdefinitionhofhabnormality,hithishcorrecthtohstatehthat
a. Ithishdifficulthtohdefineh“normal”handh“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyonhsubjectivedistress.
c. thedefinitionhisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingonhwhetherhtheindividualhasapsychologicaldisordero
, rapsychologicalhdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentshofbehavioralexplana
tions(e.g.,hinferences,observations,operationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypicalhornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficienttohdefineabnormalityhbe
cause
a. behaviorhthatoccurshinfrequentlyisconsideredhabnormalinheveryculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmorhimpairmenthtohbeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvaryhverylittlefromonehindividualtohanotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehavehinhwayshthatdeviatefromtheaverage,hbutthisdoesn’tmeanhthattheyhaveadisorder.
ANSWER: d
, DIFFICULTY:
Difficult
REFERENCES:h UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Amalecollegestudentbeginshfeelingsadhandhlonely.Althoughstillhabletohgohtohclassesandworkathisjob,h
hefindshhimselfhfeelingdownhmuchhofhthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningtohhim.hWhichpartofthede
finitionhofhabnormalityappliestohhishsituation?
a. Personalhdistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentshofbehavioralexplana
tions(e.g.,hinferences,observations,operationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
6. Markhhashdyedhhishhairhpurple.h Althoughhhishfriendshlikehthehcolor,hhisholderhauntshhavehbeenhgivinghhi
mhstrangehlooks.hMarkhishapplyinghforhjobshandhhashnothyethhadhanyhjobhoffers.hHehsuspectshthathpotential
hemployersharehnothtakinghhimhseriouslyhbecausehofhhishhairhcolor.h Whichhparthofhabnormalityhapplieshtoh
Mark’shemploymenthsituation?
a. PersonalhDistress
b. CulturalhFactors
c. ImpairedhFunctioning
d. ViolationhofhSocialhNorms
ANSWER:h d
DIFFICULTY:h Moderate
REFERENCES:h UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanationsh(e.g.,hinferences,ho
bservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER:h TYPE:h Applied
7. TalkinghloudlyhandhsmokinghishmorehappropriatehinhanhEgyptianhmoviehtheatrehthanhanhAmericanhone.hThishi
llustrateshwhichhnorm?
a. PersonalhDistress
b. CulturalhFactors
c. ImpairedhFunctioning
d. ViolationhofhSocialhNorms
, ANSWER:h b
DIFFICULTY:h Moderate
REFERENCES:h UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanationsh(e.g.,hinferences,ho
bservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER:h TYPE:h Applied
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishtrue:
a. Therehishclearhconsensushonhthehdefinitionhofhmentalhhealthhdisease.
a. stress.
b. Impairedhfunctioning.
c. Culturallyhexpectedhresponses.
d. Psyc
hotichsympt
oms.hANSWE
R:
bhDI
FFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES:hUnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:hABNO.DURA.16.hAPA1.1ah-
hIdentifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanation
sh(e.g.,hinferences,hobservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:hFactual
2. Ahpsychologicalhdysfunctionhrefershto
a. Ahbreakdownhinhcognitivehfunctioning.
b. Ahbreakdownhinhemotionalhfunctioning.
c. Ahbreakdownhinhbehavioralhfunctioning.
d. Anyhofhthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:hABNO.DURA.16.hAPA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexpla
nationsh(e.g.,hinferences,hobservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:hFactual
NOTES: NEW
3. Regardinghthehdefinitionhofhabnormality,hithishcorrecthtohstatehthat
a. Ithishdifficulthtohdefineh“normal”handh“abnormal.”
b. abnormalitydependssolelyonhsubjectivedistress.
c. thedefinitionhisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. thecriteriadifferdependingonhwhetherhtheindividualhasapsychologicaldisordero
, rapsychologicalhdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentshofbehavioralexplana
tions(e.g.,hinferences,observations,operationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
4. Thecriterionthataparticularbehaviorbeatypicalhornotculturallyexpectedisinsufficienttohdefineabnormalityhbe
cause
a. behaviorhthatoccurshinfrequentlyisconsideredhabnormalinheveryculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmorhimpairmenthtohbeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvaryhverylittlefromonehindividualtohanotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehavehinhwayshthatdeviatefromtheaverage,hbutthisdoesn’tmeanhthattheyhaveadisorder.
ANSWER: d
, DIFFICULTY:
Difficult
REFERENCES:h UnderstandingPsychopathology
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
5. Amalecollegestudentbeginshfeelingsadhandhlonely.Althoughstillhabletohgohtohclassesandworkathisjob,h
hefindshhimselfhfeelingdownhmuchhofhthetimeandworriesaboutwhatishappeningtohhim.hWhichpartofthede
finitionhofhabnormalityappliestohhishsituation?
a. Personalhdistress
b. Culturalfactors
c. Impairedfunctioning
d. Violationofsocietalnorms
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentshofbehavioralexplana
tions(e.g.,hinferences,observations,operationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Applied
6. Markhhashdyedhhishhairhpurple.h Althoughhhishfriendshlikehthehcolor,hhisholderhauntshhavehbeenhgivinghhi
mhstrangehlooks.hMarkhishapplyinghforhjobshandhhashnothyethhadhanyhjobhoffers.hHehsuspectshthathpotential
hemployersharehnothtakinghhimhseriouslyhbecausehofhhishhairhcolor.h Whichhparthofhabnormalityhapplieshtoh
Mark’shemploymenthsituation?
a. PersonalhDistress
b. CulturalhFactors
c. ImpairedhFunctioning
d. ViolationhofhSocialhNorms
ANSWER:h d
DIFFICULTY:h Moderate
REFERENCES:h UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanationsh(e.g.,hinferences,ho
bservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER:h TYPE:h Applied
7. TalkinghloudlyhandhsmokinghishmorehappropriatehinhanhEgyptianhmoviehtheatrehthanhanhAmericanhone.hThishi
llustrateshwhichhnorm?
a. PersonalhDistress
b. CulturalhFactors
c. ImpairedhFunctioning
d. ViolationhofhSocialhNorms
, ANSWER:h b
DIFFICULTY:h Moderate
REFERENCES:h UnderstandinghPsychopathology
LEARNINGhOBJECTIVES:h ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifyhbasichbiological,hpsychological,handhsocialhcomponentshofhbehavioralhexplanationsh(e.g.,hinferences,ho
bservations,hoperationalhdefinitions,hinterpretation)
OTHER:h TYPE:h Applied
8. Whichhofhthehfollowinghishtrue:
a. Therehishclearhconsensushonhthehdefinitionhofhmentalhhealthhdisease.
