Test Bank for Understanding Abnormal Behavior, 10th Edition by David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Stanley Sue & Diane M. Sue (ISBN 9781111834593)

Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
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a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.v v v v v v v v v v




b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a
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scientific field of study.
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c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
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d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
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2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from v v v v v v v .
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b. environmental factors v




c. sociocultural factors v




d. an interaction of many factors v v v v




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3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an
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psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in
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a. therapy
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c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
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4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
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behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
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for a client's abnormality.
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a. time of onset v v




b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
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5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
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inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan v v v v v




b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis v v v




c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem v v v v v




d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms v v v v v




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, 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
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a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
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b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior. v v v v v v v v




c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. v v v v v




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7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus
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authorities. What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
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a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
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b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
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c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
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d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
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8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are
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a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior v v v v v v v v




b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients v v v v v




c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients v v v v v v v




d. using therapy to improve client behavior
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9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
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a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
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b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
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c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
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d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
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10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
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self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates
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a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
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b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
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c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
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d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
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,11. Clinical psychologists usually have
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a. bachelor's (B.S.); medical (M.D.) v v v




b. medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.) v v v




c. doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D); medical (M.D.) v v v v v




d. master's (M.S.); doctorate (Ph.D.) v v v




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12. Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and
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antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed
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a three-year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a
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a. social worker v




b. psychiatrist
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d. psychoanalyst
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13. Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda
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has a Psy.D., Jayne has an M.D., and Sheryl has a D.S.W. We can predict that
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a. Sheryl is a psychiatrist v v v




b. Linda is a social worker v v v v




c. Linda is a clinical psychologist v v v v




d. Jayne is a clinical psychologist v v v v




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14. Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D.
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Psychoanalysts must have
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a. a master's (M.S.) degree
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c. only a bachelor's (B.S.) degree v v v v




d. their own intensive personal analysis from an experienced analyst
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15. Johanna is an M.D. who received intensive training in the ideas of Sigmund Freud. She also went
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through her own psychoanalysis as part of this training. We can guess that Johanna is a
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a. psychoanalyst
b. marriage and family counselor v v v




c. psychiatric social worker v v




d. behaviorally oriented counseling psychologist v v v




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, 16. Isabel tells Dr. Paz that the spirits she sees of her dead grandparents are causing her a great deal of
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anxiety, although they have motivated her to seek her medical degree. Isabel lives in Brazil. If Dr. Paz
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diagnoses her as having a psychological disorder, he will likely attribute it to which criterion?
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a. deviance
b. distress
c. dangerousness
d. dysfunction
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17. One strength in using the deviance criterion is that it
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a. uses an objective method of defining abnormal behavior
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b. stresses the attainment of realistic goals v v v v v




c. examines how the individual views his or her own behavior v v v v v v v v v




d. accounts for the complexity of behavior observed in people from different cultures
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18. A psychologist defined mental retardation solely on the basis of how far from “normal” an individual's
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IQ score is. The criterion used is
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a. abnormality
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c. cultural universality v




d. deviance
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19. Anita went to the mall. Suddenly she looked around and had no idea where she was, whether it was
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day or night, or even what day it was. Anita was experiencing
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a. a hallucination v




b. a delusion v




c. disorientation
d. psychosis
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20. Suree is studying to be a clinical psychologist from an accredited program. She will learn that, with
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respect to bias in diagnosing clients,
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a. even the most enlightened and well-intended mental health professionals may engage in
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race, gender, and social class bias
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b. psychologists are less likely than other mental health professionals to v v v v v v v v v




overpathologize clients on the basis of race, gender, or social class
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c. clinical psychologists receive better training than other mental health professionals for
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recognizing their tendency to hold prejudicial attitudes toward clients
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d. mental health professionals are more likely to hold prejudicial attitudes and biases
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against males than against females
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