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Chapter 1: Abnorma Behavior F
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate? F F F F F
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
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b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not
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yet a 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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ANS: A FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal
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Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual F FFF F
2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. F F F F F F F
a. genetic factors F
b. environmental factors F
c. sociocultural factors F
d. an interaction of many factors
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ANS: D FF REF: Introduction OBJ: 1FF F FF MSC: Factual F
3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's
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psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____.
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a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness F
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: C FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal
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Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied F FFF F
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
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different
____ for a client's abnormality.
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a. time of onset F F
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b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: B FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal F F F F F
Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied F FFF F
5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology
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andinadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is .
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a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan F F F F F
b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis F F F
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
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d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms F F F F F
ANS: C FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal F F F F F
Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied F FFF F
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.
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c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
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d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. F F F F F
ANS: A FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal F F F F F
Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual F FFF F
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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ANS: C FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal F F F F F
Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied F FFF F
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
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b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
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c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
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d. using therapy to improve client behavior
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ANS: D FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal
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Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
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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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ANS: A FF REF: 1 FF F OBJ: The Concerns of Abnormal
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Psychology MSC: Factual F F
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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ANS: B FF REF: The Concerns of Abnormal
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Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
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