ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY PERSPECTIVES 6TH ED BY DAVID - TEST BANK - Updated

Chapter 01: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Chapter 01 Multiple Choice Questions

1. Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean. In fact, he scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them. In order to determine his diagnosis, a practitioner in North America would most likely consult the

A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM).

B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)

C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10).

D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sixth edition (DSM-6).

E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV).

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Answer: B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5)

2. Psychopathology refers to

A) the same disorder as psychopathy.

B) disorders of the brain.

C) a physical cause to psychological problems.

D) only severe psychological disorders.

E) the study of the nature of psychological problems.

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Answer: E) the study of the nature of psychological problems.

3. According to the text, behaviour, speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts?

A) mental illness

B) mental problem

C) brain pathology

D) psychological abnormality

E) psychological disorder

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Answer: D) psychological abnormality

4. According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:

A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design failure is harming the person.

B) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant personal distress.

C) there is evidence of a failure in a designed function.

D) the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm.

E) the behaviour is very different from sociocultural expectations.

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Answer: A) there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design failure is harming the person.

5. Abnormal behaviour has been defined as behaviour that occurs infrequently. Which of the following examples illustrates a problem with this definition?

A) People with IQs below 70 are considered to have abnormal intellectual functioning.

B) Most people get depressed from time to time.

C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.

D) Children often believe in the existence of monsters.

E) Anxiety disorders are relatively rare in a given population.

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Answer: C) Mathematical geniuses are considered rare in the population.

6. Dr. Smith is working with a client who has to arrange and rearrange her food on her plate after each bite. Although her client does not find this behaviour strange, other people find it odd. The definition of abnormality applicable to this client is

A) statistically unusual behaviour.

B) violating the norms of society.

C) distress to self and others.

D) personal dysfunction.

E) expert diagnosis.

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Answer: B) violating the norms of society.

7. Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.

B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous.

C) social norms tend to be constant over time.

D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture.

E) killers and murderers are generally sane.

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Answer: A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location.

8. The authors discuss the Violation of Cultural Norms criterion as:

A) an essential and sufficient component in defining psychological abnormality

B) a necessary but not sufficient component of defining abnormality

C) a consideration that will often be relevant to defining abnormality

D) distinct from considerations of psychological abnormality

E) a distraction from considerations of abnormality