Test Bank for Introduction to Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology , 4th Edition by Weis, 9781071840627, Covering Chapters 1-16 Includes Rationales

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1. Whichgstatementgaboutgabnormalgpsychologygisgaccurate?
a. Abnormalgpsychologygseeksgtogdescribe,gexplain,gpredict,gandgmodifygunusualgbehaviors.
b. Althoughgabnormalgpsychologyghasgmadegseveralggainsgingthegpastg20gyears,gitgisgnotgy
etgagscientificgfieldgofgstudy.
c. Thegsubjectgmattergofgabnormalgpsychologygisgrestrictedgtogextremelygbizarregbehavior.
d. Mostgdiagnosesgofgabnormalitygaregbasedgongtwogorgthreegbasicgbehavioralgfactors.

ANS:gg A
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2. Psychopathology,gorgabnormalgbehavior,gresultsgprimarilygfromg____.
a. geneticgfactors
b. environmentalgfactors
c. socioculturalg factors
d. anginteractiongofgmanygfactors

ANS:gg D REF:gg Introduction OBJ:ggg 1 MSC:g Factual



3. Dr.gThompsongcollectsginformationgingordergtogdescribegandgdrawginferencesgaboutgan
individual'sgpsychologicalgdisorder.gDr.gThompsongisgengagedging____.
a. therapy
b. predictingg dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research

ANS:gg C
REF:g ThegConcernsgofgAbnormalgPsycholog
ygOBJ:ggg 1 MSC:g Applied

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4. Dr.gKohngisgagpsychoanalyst,gDr.gEdwardsgisgaghumanisticgtherapist,gDr.gPetersongisgagcognitiveg
behavioralgtherapist,gandgDr.gJamesgisgagGestaltgtherapist.gEachgofgthemgwouldglikelyghavegagdiffe
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____gforgagclient'sgabnormality.
a. timegofgonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis

ANS:gg B
REF:g ThegConcernsgofgAbnormalgPsycholog
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5. Agpsychologistgsays,g“Juan'sgabnormalgbehaviorgisglikelygduegtogagcombinationgofgbiologyg
andginadequateginterpersonalgskills.”gThegpsychologistgis .
a. predictinggthegfuturegsymptomsgofgJuan
b. givinggJuangagpsychodiagnosis
c. offeringgangexplanationgforgJuan'sgproblem
d. describingghowgtogcontrolgJuan'sgsymptoms

ANS:gg C
REF:g ThegConcernsgofgAbnormalgPsycholog
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6. Whichgstatementgregardinggthegpredictiongofgabnormalgbehaviorgisgaccurate?
a. Evengexperiencedgprofessionalsgtendgtogoverpredictgfuturegviolence.
b. Psychologistsgaregnotginterestedgingpredictinggclients'gfuturegbehavior.
c. Predictiongisgunrelatedgtogunderstandinggthegcausegofgabnormality.
d. Psychologistsgtendgtogunderpredictgfuturegviolence.

ANS:gg A
REF:g ThegConcernsgofgAbnormalgPsycholog
ygOBJ:ggg 1 MSC:g Conceptual



7. OnegofgSeung-
HuigCho'sgprofessorsgreportedgCho'sgfrighteninggbehaviorgtogmanygcampusgauthorities.gWhatgreas
ongdidgthosegauthoritiesggiveghergtogexplaingwhygtheygcouldgdognothing?
a. Cho'sgtherapistgdidgnotgfeelghegposedgagdangergtogothers.
b. Theregwasgnogspaceginganygofgtheglocalgmentalghealthgfacilitiesgtoghouseghim.
c. Chogdidgnotgmakeganygovertgthreatsgagainstganyone.
d. Whengcomparedgwithgthatgofghisgpeerggroup,gCho'sgbehaviorgwasgnotgconsideredgodd.

ANS:gg C
REF:g ThegConcernsgofgAbnormalgPsycholog
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8. Whengpsychologistsgtalkgaboutgmodifyinggabnormalgbehavior,gtheygmeangtheygareg____.
a. attemptinggtogunderstandgthegunderlyinggcausegofgthatgbehavior
b. restrictinggthegfreedomgofgdangerousgclients
c. attemptinggtoganticipategthegfuturegbehaviorsgofgclients
d. usinggtherapygtogimprovegclientgbehavior

ANS:gg D
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9. Whichgofgthegfollowinggdefinesgtherapygmostgaccurately?

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a. Agprogramgofgsystematicginterventiongdesignedgtogaltergbehavior,gemotion,gorgthought
b. Thegscientificgstudygofgabnormalgbehavior.
c. Agsystemgofgobservinggabnormalgbehaviorgingangattemptgtogclassifygit
d. Thegapplicationgofgagtheoreticalgmodelgtogexplaingthegcausegofgabnormalgbehavior

ANS:gg A REF:ggg1
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10. Agpsychologistgdevelopsgseveralgactivitiesgforgclientsgaimedgatghelpinggthemgbecomegmore
self-disciplinedgandgfeelgmoregconfidentgaboutgtryinggnewgbehaviors.gThisgexamplegillustratesg____.
a. howgepidemiologicalgworkgisgdonegingthegfield
b. howgtherapygmaygbegseengasgangattemptgtogmodifygbehavior
c. thegfunctiongofgprovidinggangexplanationgforgabnormalgbehavior
d. thegessentialgneedgforgaccurategpsychodiagnosis

ANS:gg B
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