ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY SIXTH
CANADIAN EDITION GORDON FLETT TEST
BANK 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ abnormal psychology.
Answer: The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe,
predict, explain, and ultimately change abnormal patterns of functioning.
⩥ acute stress disorder.
Answer: An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are
experienced soon after a traumatic event, often including amnesia about
the event, emotional numbing, and derealization, and lasting less than a
month. Many victims later develop posttraumatic stress disorder.
⩥ addiction.
Answer: Physical dependence on a substance marked by tolerance,
withdrawal symptoms during abstinence, or both.
⩥ affect.
Answer: A subjective feeling of emotion or mood often accompanied by
bodily expressions noticeable to others.
,⩥ age of onset.
Answer: Person's age when he or she develops or exhibits symptoms of
a disorder.
⩥ agnosia.
Answer: Inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of
dementia or other brain disorders.
⩥ agoraphobia.
Answer: Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape
might be difficult (or embarrassing) or help unavailable if panic
symptoms were to occur.
⩥ alogia.
Answer: Deficiency in the amount or content of speech, a disturbance
often seen in people with schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of
speech.
⩥ alternate personalities / alters.
Answer: In dissociative identity disorder, the additional identities along
with the host identity. Also known as subpersonalities.
⩥ American Law Institute (ALI) test (1955).
,Answer: A legal test for insanity that holds a person to be insane at the
time of committing a crime, if during criminal conduct, the individual
could not judge right from wrong or control his or her behavior as
required by law. Compare M'Naghten Rule and irresistible impulse.
⩥ amnestic disorders.
Answer: Organic disorders in which the primary symptom is memory
loss.
⩥ anhedonia.
Answer: Inability to experience pleasure, associated with some mood
and schizophrenic disorders.
⩥ anorexia nervosa.
Answer: Eating disorder characterized by continual food refusal and the
pursuit of extreme thinness, leading to dangerously low body weight.
⩥ antisocial personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder marked by a pervasive pattern of
disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Deceitful,
unremorseful, manipulative, lacks anxiety and guilt.
⩥ anxiety.
, Answer: Mood state characterized by marked negative affect, behaviors,
and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively
anticipates future danger or misfortune.
⩥ anxiety disorders.
Answer: A varied group of disorders that all have anxiety, fear, or
tension as an essential feature. Includes specific phobias, social phobia,
panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
⩥ aphasia.
Answer: Impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain
damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer's disease, or other illness or trauma.
⩥ apraxia.
Answer: Loss of motor activities (such as walking); one of the
symptoms of dementia.
⩥ Asperger's disorder.
Answer: A pervasive developmental disorder in which individuals
display profound social impairment and restricted or unusual behaviors,
but without language delays seen in autism.
⩥ attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
CANADIAN EDITION GORDON FLETT TEST
BANK 2026 VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ abnormal psychology.
Answer: The scientific study of abnormal behavior in order to describe,
predict, explain, and ultimately change abnormal patterns of functioning.
⩥ acute stress disorder.
Answer: An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are
experienced soon after a traumatic event, often including amnesia about
the event, emotional numbing, and derealization, and lasting less than a
month. Many victims later develop posttraumatic stress disorder.
⩥ addiction.
Answer: Physical dependence on a substance marked by tolerance,
withdrawal symptoms during abstinence, or both.
⩥ affect.
Answer: A subjective feeling of emotion or mood often accompanied by
bodily expressions noticeable to others.
,⩥ age of onset.
Answer: Person's age when he or she develops or exhibits symptoms of
a disorder.
⩥ agnosia.
Answer: Inability to recognize and name objects; may be a symptom of
dementia or other brain disorders.
⩥ agoraphobia.
Answer: Anxiety about being in places or situations from which escape
might be difficult (or embarrassing) or help unavailable if panic
symptoms were to occur.
⩥ alogia.
Answer: Deficiency in the amount or content of speech, a disturbance
often seen in people with schizophrenia. Also known as poverty of
speech.
⩥ alternate personalities / alters.
Answer: In dissociative identity disorder, the additional identities along
with the host identity. Also known as subpersonalities.
⩥ American Law Institute (ALI) test (1955).
,Answer: A legal test for insanity that holds a person to be insane at the
time of committing a crime, if during criminal conduct, the individual
could not judge right from wrong or control his or her behavior as
required by law. Compare M'Naghten Rule and irresistible impulse.
⩥ amnestic disorders.
Answer: Organic disorders in which the primary symptom is memory
loss.
⩥ anhedonia.
Answer: Inability to experience pleasure, associated with some mood
and schizophrenic disorders.
⩥ anorexia nervosa.
Answer: Eating disorder characterized by continual food refusal and the
pursuit of extreme thinness, leading to dangerously low body weight.
⩥ antisocial personality disorder.
Answer: A personality disorder marked by a pervasive pattern of
disregard for and violation of the rights of others. Deceitful,
unremorseful, manipulative, lacks anxiety and guilt.
⩥ anxiety.
, Answer: Mood state characterized by marked negative affect, behaviors,
and bodily symptoms of tension in which a person apprehensively
anticipates future danger or misfortune.
⩥ anxiety disorders.
Answer: A varied group of disorders that all have anxiety, fear, or
tension as an essential feature. Includes specific phobias, social phobia,
panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive
disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder.
⩥ aphasia.
Answer: Impairment or loss of language skills resulting from brain
damage caused by stroke, Alzheimer's disease, or other illness or trauma.
⩥ apraxia.
Answer: Loss of motor activities (such as walking); one of the
symptoms of dementia.
⩥ Asperger's disorder.
Answer: A pervasive developmental disorder in which individuals
display profound social impairment and restricted or unusual behaviors,
but without language delays seen in autism.
⩥ attention deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
