Test Bank For Psychology in Action, 12th Edition All Chapters - 9781119394839.pdf

TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL P G G G G




SYCHOLOGY BY HOOLEY (17T G G G




H EDITION)/173 QUESTIONS A
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ND ANSWERS (A+) G G




Which of the following is an example of family aggre
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gation?

a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
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b. Jim and John, 21-year-
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old friends, are both schizophrenics.
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c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have
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been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
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disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mo
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ther's abuse. - G G



G=c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all hav
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e been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
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-What makes defining abnormality difficult?
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a. There are so many types of abnormal behaviour t
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hat they can't be accurately described.
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b. There is no one behaviour that serves to make so
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meone abnormal. G



c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that
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we cannot tell what is normal.
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,d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed.
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G=b. There is no one behaviour that serves to make s
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omeone abnormal. G




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Which of the following is a sufficient element to deter
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mine abnormality?
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a. Suffering
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b. Maladaptive Ness
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c. Deviancy
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d. There is no single sufficient element. -
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=d. There is no single sufficient element.
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The fact that body piercings are commonplace toda
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y while they would once have been viewed as abnor
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mal illustrates that
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a. modern society is unlikely to change.
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b. what is acceptable for men and women is no long
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er different.
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c. American culture values independence.
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d. the values of a society may change over time. -
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=d. the values of a society may change over time.
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Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. Thi
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s has greatly increased his chance of overdosing an
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,d dying. His behaviour harms no one else. Accordin
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g to the DSM-
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5, is Brett's behaviour consistent with the definition o
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f a mental disorder?
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a. Yes, because many people in society engage in t
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his behaviour. G



b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way th
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at harms him.
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c. No, because his behaviour must also harm the we
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ll-being of others in the community.G G G G G



d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions
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are out of his own control. -
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G=b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way t
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hat harms him. G G




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According to the DSM, when is deviant behaviour vi G G G G G G G G



ewed as indicative of a mental disorder?
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a. Always G



b. Only when the behaviour is inconsistent with cultu
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ral norms G



c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the indivi
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dual
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G=c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the indi
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vidual

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In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM
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a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
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b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
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d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind -
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=b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
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-Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
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a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disor
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ders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
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c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
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d. A description of all of the possible treatments for e
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ach disorder -
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=b. A means of identifying different mental disorder
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In the United States, the standard for defining types
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of mental disorders is contained in the________
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a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
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b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
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c. World Health Organization's classification code.
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d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disor
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