Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - (correct Answer) - b. There is no one behavior that
serves to make someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - (correct Answer) - d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would once have been viewed as
abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - (correct Answer) - d. the values of a society may
change over time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and
dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
, c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control. - (correct Answer) - b. Yes,
because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - (correct Answer) - c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - (correct Answer) - b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder - (correct Answer) - b. A means of
identifying different mental disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - (correct Answer) - d. Diagnostic and Statistical
What makes defining abnormality difficult?
a. There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be accurately described.
b. There is no one behavior that serves to make someone abnormal.
c. Most of us are abnormal much of the time so that we cannot tell what is normal.
d. Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. - (correct Answer) - b. There is no one behavior that
serves to make someone abnormal.
Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There is no single sufficient element. - (correct Answer) - d. There is no single sufficient element.
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would once have been viewed as
abnormal illustrates that
a. modern society is unlikely to change.
b. what is acceptable for men and women is no longer different.
c. American culture values independence.
d. the values of a society may change over time. - (correct Answer) - d. the values of a society may
change over time.
Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers. This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and
dying. His behavior harms no one else. According to the DSM-5, is Brett's behavior consistent with the
definition of a mental disorder?
a. Yes, because many people in society engage in this behavior.
b. Yes, because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
, c. No, because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community.
d. No, because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control. - (correct Answer) - b. Yes,
because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him.
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?
a. Always
b. Only when the behavior is inconsistent with cultural norms
c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
d. Never - (correct Answer) - c. When it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?
a. Disorders, Science, and the Mind
b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
c. Descriptors for the Science of the Mind
d. Diagnostic Science of the Mind - (correct Answer) - b. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
Which of the following is included in the DSM-5?
a. A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders
b. A means of identifying different mental disorders
c. A description of all conditions for mental illness
d. A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder - (correct Answer) - b. A means of
identifying different mental disorders
In the United States, the standard for defining types of mental disorders is contained in the________
a. American Psychological Association's bylaws.
b. American Psychiatric Association's bylaws.
c. World Health Organization's classification code.
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. - (correct Answer) - d. Diagnostic and Statistical
