, Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. 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.
Answer: c. Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety
disorder.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 3
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: N/A
2. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Most individuals with mental disorders are violent.
b. Women are more likely to commit suicide than men.
c. Most individuals who experience a mental breakdown are clearly unwell long before treatment
is sought.
d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Answer: d. Mental illness can have a significant impact on one’s life.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 2
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
3. What does Monique’s case best illustrate?
a. Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than the person who engages in the
abnormal behavior.
b. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
c. Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by other
people.
d. When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live independently.
Answer: b. Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances.
Difficulty: 1
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