Test Bank for Abnormal
Psychology by Barlow and
Durand all chapters
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized
anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. - answers c. Karen,
her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
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. - answers 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. - answers 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. - answers 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. -
answers 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 - answers 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 - answers 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 - answers 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. - answers d. Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - answers b. A
work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
,According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______
was almost unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family - answers c. refusing to help others
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders?
a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's behaviors. - answers a. A classification
system allows information to be organized.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent naming system that can be
used to organize and identify information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling - answers b. Classification
The International Classification of Diseases, revision 10 (ICD 10) is produced by
________
a. the American Psychological Association.
b. the American Psychiatric Association.
c. the World Health Organization.
d. the American Medical Association - answers c. the World Health Organization.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a classification system formental
disorders?
a. A classification system establishes the types of problems that mental professionals
can treat.
b. When a label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about the
person is lost.
c. A classification system allows for research to advance.
d. Identifying the disorder that an individual has guides treatment. - answers b. When a
label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about the person is lost.
Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental
disorders?
, a. It is far more important that they be reliable than it is for them to be valid.
b. Classification systems make it more difficult to gather statistics on the incidence and
prevalence of disorders.
c. Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need
diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims.
d. Although they assist scientists who are researching disorders, they always inhibit our
ability to communicate about abnormal behavior in a consistent way - answers c.
Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need
diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims.
All of the following are disadvantages of classifying and diagnosing mental disorders
except ________
a. stereotyping.
b. labeling.
c. stigma.
d. structure. - answers d. structure.
Stereotyping is an example of the stigma of mental illness. It means________
a. people are reluctant to discuss their psychological problems because they are afraid
others won't
like them.
b. people feel very sad and upset when they find out they have a mental illness.
c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about people with mental
illness.
d. the problem of removing the diagnosis, even if people make a full recovery from
mental illness. - answers c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about
people with mental illness.
What is wrong with describing someone as being "schizophrenic"?
a. It implies someone is depressed.
b. Such a definitive diagnosis is rare.
c. The behavior of the schizophrenic changes so rapidly that this is only true a small
percentage of
the time.
d. Labels should be applied to disorders, not to people. - answers d. Labels should be
applied to disorders, not to people.
Which of the following has been shown to reduce stigma of the mentally ill?
a. Educating people that a mental illness is a "real" brain disorder
b. Referring to a mental illness as a "mental disease"
c. Increasing contact with individuals who have a mental illness
Psychology by Barlow and
Durand all chapters
Which of the following is an example of family aggregation?
a. Both Jane and her husband are alcoholics.
b. Jim and John, 21-year-old friends, are both schizophrenics.
c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized
anxiety
disorder.
d. Kim's suicide was apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. - answers c. Karen,
her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
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. - answers 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. - answers 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. - answers 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. -
answers 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 - answers 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 - answers 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 - answers 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. - answers d. Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Which of the following best describes the DSM?
a. A complete guide to the origin, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders
b. A work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
c. A fundamentally flawed collection of unfounded assumptions about mental disorders
d. A collection of random opinions about diagnosing mental disorders - answers b. A
work in progress that classifies mental disorders based on what is currently known
,According to the case study in the textbook, for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______
was almost unbearable.
a. hoarding personal possessions
b. washing his hands compulsively
c. refusing to help others
d. writing and rewriting letters to his family - answers c. refusing to help others
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders?
a. A classification system allows information to be organized.
b. So that professionals won't need to look at as much information about a person.
c. So that professionals can make assumptions about people based on their diagnoses.
d. The diagnosis can have an effect on people's behaviors. - answers a. A classification
system allows information to be organized.
Which concept provides psychologists with a consistent naming system that can be
used to organize and identify information in a helpful manner?
a. Epidemiology
b. Classification
c. Brain research
d. Labeling - answers b. Classification
The International Classification of Diseases, revision 10 (ICD 10) is produced by
________
a. the American Psychological Association.
b. the American Psychiatric Association.
c. the World Health Organization.
d. the American Medical Association - answers c. the World Health Organization.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having a classification system formental
disorders?
a. A classification system establishes the types of problems that mental professionals
can treat.
b. When a label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about the
person is lost.
c. A classification system allows for research to advance.
d. Identifying the disorder that an individual has guides treatment. - answers b. When a
label is used to describe an individual's behavior, information about the person is lost.
Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental
disorders?
, a. It is far more important that they be reliable than it is for them to be valid.
b. Classification systems make it more difficult to gather statistics on the incidence and
prevalence of disorders.
c. Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need
diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims.
d. Although they assist scientists who are researching disorders, they always inhibit our
ability to communicate about abnormal behavior in a consistent way - answers c.
Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need
diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims.
All of the following are disadvantages of classifying and diagnosing mental disorders
except ________
a. stereotyping.
b. labeling.
c. stigma.
d. structure. - answers d. structure.
Stereotyping is an example of the stigma of mental illness. It means________
a. people are reluctant to discuss their psychological problems because they are afraid
others won't
like them.
b. people feel very sad and upset when they find out they have a mental illness.
c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about people with mental
illness.
d. the problem of removing the diagnosis, even if people make a full recovery from
mental illness. - answers c. the automatic and often incorrect beliefs people have about
people with mental illness.
What is wrong with describing someone as being "schizophrenic"?
a. It implies someone is depressed.
b. Such a definitive diagnosis is rare.
c. The behavior of the schizophrenic changes so rapidly that this is only true a small
percentage of
the time.
d. Labels should be applied to disorders, not to people. - answers d. Labels should be
applied to disorders, not to people.
Which of the following has been shown to reduce stigma of the mentally ill?
a. Educating people that a mental illness is a "real" brain disorder
b. Referring to a mental illness as a "mental disease"
c. Increasing contact with individuals who have a mental illness
