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UnderstandingAbnormalBehavior,12th
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,ChapterA1:AAbnormalABehavior


MULTIPLEACHOICE

1. WhichAstatementAaboutAabnormalApsychologyAisAaccurate?
a. AbnormalApsychologyAseeksAtoAdescribe,Aexplain,Apredict,AandAmodifyAunusualAbehaviors.
b. AlthoughAabnormalApsychologyAhasAmadeAseveralAgainsAinAtheApastA20Ayears,AitAisAnotAyetA
aAscientificAfieldAofAstudy.
c. TheAsubjectAmatterAofAabnormalApsychologyAisArestrictedAtoAextremelyAbizarreAbehavior.
d. MostAdiagnosesAofAabnormalityAareAbasedAonAtwoAorAthreeAbasicAbehavioralAfactors.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Factual
OBJ:A A 1

2. Psychopathology,AorAabnormalAbehavior,AresultsAprimarilyAfromA .
a. geneticAfactors
b. environmentalAfactors
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c. socioculturalAfactors
d. anAinteractionAofAmanyAfactors
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ANS:A D REF:A A Introduction OBJ:A A 1 MSC:A Factual
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3. Dr.AThompsonAcollectsAinformationAinAorderAtoAdescribeAandAdrawAinferencesAaboutAan
t individual'sApsychologicalAdisorder.ADr.ATh
ompsonAisAengagedAinA .
a. therapy
b. predictingAdangerousness
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c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS:A CAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
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J:A A 1 C:A Applied

4. Dr.AKohnAisAaApsychoanalyst,ADr.AEdwardsAisAaAhumanisticAtherapist,ADr.APetersonAisAaAcognitiveAbeh
avioralAtherapist,AandADr.AJamesAisAaAGestaltAtherapist.AEachAofAthemAwouldAlikelyAhaveAaAdifferent
forAaAclient'sAabnormality.
a. timeAofAonset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS:A BAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied

5. AApsychologistAsays,A“Juan'sAabnormalAbehaviorAisAlikelyAdueAtoAaAcombinationAofAbiologyAan
dAinadequateAinterpersonalAskills.”ATheApsychologistAisA .
a. predictingAtheAfutureAsymptomsAofAJuan
b. givingAJuanAaApsychodiagnosis
c. offeringAanAexplanationAforAJuan'sAproblem
d. describingAhowAtoAcontrolAJuan'sAsymptoms
ANS:A CAOB REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Applied

, 6. WhichAstatementAregardingAtheApredictionAofAabnormalAbehaviorAisAaccurate?
a. EvenAexperiencedAprofessionalsAtendAtoAoverpredictAfutureAviolence.
b. PsychologistsAareAnotAinterestedAinApredictingAclients'AfutureAbehavior.
c. PredictionAisAunrelatedAtoAunderstandingAtheAcauseAofAabnormality.
d. PsychologistsAtendAtoAunderpredictAfutureAviolence.
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Conceptual
OBJ:A A 1

7. OneAofASeung-
HuiACho'sAprofessorsAreportedACho'sAfrighteningAbehaviorAtoAmanyAcampusAauthorities.AWhatAreaso
nAdidAthoseAauthoritiesAgiveAherAtoAexplainAwhyAtheyAcouldAdoAnothing?
a. Cho'sAtherapistAdidAnotAfeelAheAposedAaAdangerAtoAothers.
b. ThereAwasAnoAspaceAinAanyAofAtheAlocalAmentalAhealthAfacilitiesAtoAhouseAhim.
c. ChoAdidAnotAmakeAanyAovertAthreatsAagainstAanyone.
d. WhenAcomparedAwithAthatAofAhisApeerAgroup,ACho'sAbehaviorAwasAnotAconsideredAodd.
ANS:A CA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
OBJ:A A 1
i aC:A Applied
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8. WhenApsychologistsAtalkAaboutAmodifyingAabnormalAbehavior,AtheyAmeanAtheyAareA
a. attemptingAtoAunderstandAtheAunderlyingAcauseAofAthatAbehavior
b. restrictingAtheAfreedomAofAdangerousAclients
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c. attemptingAtoAanticipateAtheAfutureAbehaviorsAofAclients
d. usingAtherapyAtoAimproveAclientAbehavior
ANS:A DAOB
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REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
J:A A 1 C:A Factual
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9. WhichAofAtheAfollowingAdefinesAtherapyAmostAaccurately?

b. TheAscientificAstudyAofAabnormalAbehavior.
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a. AAprogramAofAsystematicAinterventionAdesignedAtoAalterAbehavior,Aemotion,AorAthought

c. AAsystemAofAobservingAabnormalAbehaviorAinAanAattemptAtoAclassifyAit
d. TheAapplicationAofAaAtheoreticalAmodelAtoAexplainAtheAcauseAofAabnormalAbehavior
ANS:A A REF:A 1
OBJ:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMSC:A Factual

10. AApsychologistAdevelopsAseveralAactivitiesAforAclientsAaimedAatAhelpingAthemAbecomeAmore
self-disciplinedAandAfeelAmoreAconfidentAaboutAtryingAnewAbehaviors.AThisAexampleAillustratesA .
a. howAepidemiologicalAworkAisAdoneAinAtheAfield
b. howAtherapyAmayAbeAseenAasAanAattemptAtoAmodifyAbehavior
c. theAfunctionAofAprovidingAanAexplanationAforAabnormalAbehavior
d. theAessentialAneedAforAaccurateApsychodiagnosis
ANS:A BA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Applied
OBJ:A A 1

, 11. ClinicalApsychologistsAusuallyAhaveA degrees,AunlikeApsychiatrists,AwhoAhaveA degrees.
a. bachelor'sA(B.S.);AmedicalA(M.D.)
b. medicalA(M.D.);AdoctorateA(Ph.D.)
c. doctorateA(Ph.D.AorAPsy.D);AmedicalA(M.D.)
d. master'sA(M.S.);AdoctorateA(Ph.D.)
ANS:A CA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Factual
OBJ:A A 1

12. HaroldAisAaAmentalAhealthAprofessionalAwhoAhasAaAmedicalAdegreeAandAprescribesAantidepressantsAan
dAantipsychoticAmedicationAforAhisApatients.AAfterAgraduatingAfromAmedicalAschool,AheAcompletedAa
three-yearAresidencyAinAhisAfield.AWeAcanAguessAthatAHaroldAisAaA .
a. socialAworker
b. psychiatrist
c. clinicalApsychologist
d. psychoanalyst
ANS:A BA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
OBJ:A A 1
i a C:A Applied
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13. Linda,AJayne,AandASherylAallAareAcalledA“doctors.”AAllAareAmentalAhealthAprofessionals.AHowever,ALind
aAhasAaAPsy.D.,AJayneAhasAanAM.D.,AandASherylAhasAaAD.S.W.AWeAcanApredictAthatA .
a. SherylAisAaApsychiatrist
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b. LindaAisAaAsocialAworker
c. LindaAisAaAclinicalApsychologist
d. JayneAisAaAclinicalApsychologist
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ANS:A CA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
OBJ:A A 1
C:A Applied
b
sAmustAhaveA .
a. aAmaster'sA(M.S.)Adegree
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14. PsychiatristsAmustAhaveAanAM.D.;AclinicalApsychologistsAmustAhaveAaAPh.D.AorAPsy.D.APsychoanalyst


b. anAM.D
c. onlyAaAbachelor'sA(B.S.)Adegree
d. theirAownAintensiveApersonalAanalysisAfromAanAexperiencedAanalyst
ANS:A DA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Factual
OBJ:A A 1

15. JohannaAisAanAM.D.AwhoAreceivedAintensiveAtrainingAinAtheAideasAofASigmundAFreud.ASheAalsoAwe
ntAthroughAherAownApsychoanalysisAasApartAofAthisAtraining.AWeAcanAguessAthatAJohannaAisAaA .
a. psychoanalyst
b. marriageAandAfamilyAcounselor
c. psychiatricAsocialAworker
d. behaviorallyAorientedAcounselingApsychologist
ANS:A AA REF:A TheAConcernsAofAAbnormalAPsychologyAMS
C:A Applied
OBJ:A A 1

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