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PSYCHOLOGY 11TH EDITION LATEST
UPDATE 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Clinical scientist - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who systematically
gathers information so as to describe, predict, and explain abnormality.
Clinical practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER-A person focused on
detecting, assessing, and treating abnormal patterns of functioning.
Abnormal psychology understanding - CORRECT ANSWER-No single
definition of abnormality has won total acceptance.
Common features of abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER-Deviance,
distress, dysfunction, and danger.
,Current practice in abnormal psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-
Clinical psychologists do not accept one definition of abnormality and
practice more than one form of treatment.
Historical term for psychological abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER-
The term 'unstable' has long been used to describe psychological
abnormality, dating back to the 1200s.
Understanding Anna's condition - CORRECT ANSWER-We can better
understand her abnormal emotional state if we learn that Anna is a
refugee from the civil war in Syria.
Dangerous behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-When dangerous behavior
is abnormal, it is usually accompanied by distress or dysfunction.
Four Ds of defining abnormal behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Using
the four Ds is still often vague and subjective.
Societal rules for conduct - CORRECT ANSWER-The stated and
unstated rules a society establishes for proper conduct are referred
to as norms.
,Society's makeup - CORRECT ANSWER-The history, values,
institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts of a society make up
that society's culture.
Behavior violating legal norms - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that
violates legal norms is best described as deviant and criminal.
Deviant behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that violates the
society's norms.
Aggressive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Would NOT be viewed as
abnormal in a culture that emphasizes competitiveness.
Depressed person diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The LEAST likely
to be diagnosed with a mental disorder is someone whose community
was recently destroyed by a hurricane.
Anxiety or depression after disaster - CORRECT ANSWER-We would
say that the person was exhibiting a typical reaction.
Abnormal behavior classification - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who
engages in multiple checking rituals each day and consequently is unable
to hold down a job.
, Deviant behavior truth - CORRECT ANSWER-What is defined as
deviant can change over time.
Voices without distress - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress does not have
to be present for a person's behavior to be considered abnormal.
Frenetic activity - CORRECT ANSWER-Nevertheless considered
abnormal.
Distress truth - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is a subjective
experience.
Abnormal behavior due to dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER-An
individual expresses great distress over their behavior of seldom
getting to work on time.
Distress in women - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is more common in
women than in men.
Distress characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is always
characterized by overt, observable signs.
PSYCHOLOGY 11TH EDITION LATEST
UPDATE 2025 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
Clinical scientist - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who systematically
gathers information so as to describe, predict, and explain abnormality.
Clinical practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER-A person focused on
detecting, assessing, and treating abnormal patterns of functioning.
Abnormal psychology understanding - CORRECT ANSWER-No single
definition of abnormality has won total acceptance.
Common features of abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER-Deviance,
distress, dysfunction, and danger.
,Current practice in abnormal psychology - CORRECT ANSWER-
Clinical psychologists do not accept one definition of abnormality and
practice more than one form of treatment.
Historical term for psychological abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER-
The term 'unstable' has long been used to describe psychological
abnormality, dating back to the 1200s.
Understanding Anna's condition - CORRECT ANSWER-We can better
understand her abnormal emotional state if we learn that Anna is a
refugee from the civil war in Syria.
Dangerous behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-When dangerous behavior
is abnormal, it is usually accompanied by distress or dysfunction.
Four Ds of defining abnormal behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Using
the four Ds is still often vague and subjective.
Societal rules for conduct - CORRECT ANSWER-The stated and
unstated rules a society establishes for proper conduct are referred
to as norms.
,Society's makeup - CORRECT ANSWER-The history, values,
institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts of a society make up
that society's culture.
Behavior violating legal norms - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that
violates legal norms is best described as deviant and criminal.
Deviant behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Behavior that violates the
society's norms.
Aggressive behavior - CORRECT ANSWER-Would NOT be viewed as
abnormal in a culture that emphasizes competitiveness.
Depressed person diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER-The LEAST likely
to be diagnosed with a mental disorder is someone whose community
was recently destroyed by a hurricane.
Anxiety or depression after disaster - CORRECT ANSWER-We would
say that the person was exhibiting a typical reaction.
Abnormal behavior classification - CORRECT ANSWER-A person who
engages in multiple checking rituals each day and consequently is unable
to hold down a job.
, Deviant behavior truth - CORRECT ANSWER-What is defined as
deviant can change over time.
Voices without distress - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress does not have
to be present for a person's behavior to be considered abnormal.
Frenetic activity - CORRECT ANSWER-Nevertheless considered
abnormal.
Distress truth - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is a subjective
experience.
Abnormal behavior due to dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER-An
individual expresses great distress over their behavior of seldom
getting to work on time.
Distress in women - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is more common in
women than in men.
Distress characteristics - CORRECT ANSWER-Distress is always
characterized by overt, observable signs.
