Abnormal Psychology 17th Edition by Jill M. - Test Bank

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

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Skill: Apply What You Know

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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

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Skill: Understand the Concepts

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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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Skill: Understand the Concepts

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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

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Skill: Understand the Concepts

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5.     Scott is most likely suffering from what psychological condition?

a.    Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

b.   Depression

c.    Schizophrenia

d.         Dissociative Identity Disorder