TEST BANK
ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
BY JILL M. HOOLEY
, Chapter 1
Abnormal Psychology: Overview And Research Approaches
Section 1 Test Item File ............................................................................................................................... 3
Multiple-Choice Questions ....................................................................................................................... 3
Fill-In-The-Blank Questions................................................................................................................... 33
Short-Answer Questions......................................................................................................................... 34
Essay Questions...................................................................................................................................... 37
Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions......................................................................... 39
End-Of-Module Quiz.............................................................................................................................. 39
End-Of-Chapter Quiz ............................................................................................................................. 50
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ASSESSMENT Chapter 1
GUIDE Abnormal Psychology: An Overview
Topic Factual Conceptual Applied
Learning Objective N/A Multiple Choice 2, 3, 4, 5 1,
Learning Objective 1.1 Multiple Choice 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 8, 14, 19 9, 12
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Short Answer 116
Essay 129 128
Learning Objective 1.2 Multiple Choice 20, 21, 22, 24, 28 23, 25
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Short Answer 117 118
Essay
Learning Objective 1.3 Multiple Choice 26, 27 119
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Learning Objective 1.4 Multiple Choice 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 42 35, 36, 37
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53, 54, 55, 56
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Short Answer 122 120, 121
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Learning Objective 1.5 Multiple Choice 57 58, 59
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Short Answer 123
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Learning Objective 1.6 Multiple Choice 60, 62, 63 61 64, 65
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Essay 130
Learning Objective 1.7 Multiple Choice 66, 68, 69, 70, 76, 67, 72, 78 71, 73, 74, 75,
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Short Answer 126
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Learning Objective 1.8 Multiple Choice 80, 82, 88, 93, 96 81, 83, 84, 86, 85, 87, 95
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Essay 131
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, 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
,Page: 2
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
4. What Does Scott’s Case Best Illustrate?
a. The Problems Associated With Higher Education In America Today.
b. That Homelessness Often Causes Psychopathology.
c. That Some Psychological Conditions Are “Late Onset” —Initially Occurring In
Adolescence Or Young Adulthood.
d. That Lower Social Economic Status Is A Causal Factor Of Psychosis.
Answer: C. That Some Psychological Conditions Are “Late Onset” —Initially Occurring In Adolescence
Or Young Adulthood.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 2
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
5. Scott Is Most Likely Suffering From What Psychological Condition?
a. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
b. Depression
c. Schizophrenia
d. Dissociative Identity Disorder
Answer: C. Schizophrenia.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 2
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Learning Objective: N/A
6. 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.
Answer: B. There Is No One Behavior That Serves To Make Someone
Abnormal. Difficulty: 2
Page: 3
Skill: Remember The Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
7. Which Of The Following Is A Sufficient Element To Determine Abnormality?
a. Suffering
b. Maladaptiveness
c. Deviancy
d. There Is No Single Sufficient Element.
Answer: D. There Is No Single Sufficient Element.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 3
,Skill: Remember The Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
8. 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.
Answer: D. The Values Of A Society May Change Over
Time. Difficulty: 2
Page: 5
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
9. 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.
Answer: B. Yes, Because He Is Persistently Acting In A Way That Harms
Him. Difficulty: 2
Page: 5
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
10. 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
Answer: C. When It Is A Symptom Of A Dysfunction In The Individual
Difficulty: 1
Page: 7
Skill: Remember The Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
11. 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
Answer: B. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual
Difficulty: 1
Page: 7
, Skill: Remember The Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
12. 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
Answer: B. A Means Of Identifying Different Mental Disorders
Difficulty: 1
Page: 7
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
13. 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.
Answer: D. Diagnostic And Statistical Manual Of Mental Disorders.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 7
Skill: Remember The Facts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
14. 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
Answer: B. A Work In Progress That Classifies Mental Disorders Based On What Is Currently
Known Difficulty: 2
Page: 7
Skill: Understand The Concepts
Learning Objective: 1.1: Explain How We Define Abnormality And Classify Mental Disorders.
15. 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
Answer: C. Refusing To Help
Others. Difficulty: 1
Page: 6
