Behavioral Disorders Exam Bank
Course Introduction
This course explores the nature, classification, causes, and treatment of behavioral disorders across the lifespan. Emphasizing psychological, biological, and environmental factors, the curriculum covers the major categories of behavioral disorders, their diagnostic criteria, and evidence-based intervention strategies. Students will examine topics such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and other externalizing and internalizing behaviors. Through case studies and discussion, the course fosters an understanding of assessment tools, prevention methods, and the impact of behavioral disorders in educational, family, and community settings.
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Understanding Abnormal Behavior 10th Edition by David Sue
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Imagine that you could use a time machine to travel back to the thirteenth century.You see groups of people in a village jumping, dancing, and having convulsions in the town square.All over Europe, you find similar groups of raving people.You would have witnessed the ____.
A)phenomenon called trephining
B)mass madness called St.Vitus's Dance
C)phenomenon called lycanthropy
D)mass madness called mesmerism
Answer: B
Q2) Sensory misperceptions, which may include hearing voices others do not hear or seeing things other do not see, are called ____.
A)dysfunctions
B)disorientations
C)delusions
D)hallucinations
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) According to Rogers, which of the following would be most important in a therapeutic relationship?
A)well-developed counseling techniques
B)interpretation of transference
C)the therapist's attitude
D)insight into the client's problems
Answer: C
Q2) Dr.Weinberg is a humanistically oriented psychotherapist.Which of the following comments about cognitive therapy is she most likely to make?
A)"People have the ability to make free choices and they are responsible for their own decisions."
B)"Therapists who use the ABC-theory are too passive; they should be more like teachers than listeners."
C)"Cognitive therapists put too much emphasis on childhood experiences and not enough on choices one makes in life."
D)"Thoughts are not observable, so they have no place in science."
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Dr.Simon is observing several schizophrenic patients interact in a mental hospital ward.Which type of observation is Dr.Simon using?
A)diagnostic
B)naturalistic
C)analogue
D)controlled
Answer: B
Q2) Dr.Miller, a clinical psychologist, observes that his client Jennifer is presenting with a disheveled appearance, constricted emotions, and is speaking slowly.Dr.Miller gathers this observational information of these expressions to determine ____.
A)future behavior
B)degree of intelligence
C)cultural differences
D)their association with personality traits or a disorder
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) A large school district introduces a new reading program into one-half of its first-grade classrooms.Three years later, the reading scores of the 10,000 children in the new program average 3 points higher on a 100-point test than the scores of the 10,000 children who did not get the program.Although 3 points is statistically significant, the problem with saying that the program was a great success is that ____.
A)the samples are too small to assess clinical significance
B)the reading test is probably not reliable
C)three points on the reading score is probably not clinically significant
D)there was no control group
Q2) Dr.Appel says, "Excessive alcohol consumption is when drinking interferes with social and occupational functioning." But Dr.Baker says, "Excessive alcohol consumption is when a person's frequency and quantity of drinking is in the top 10 percent of all drinkers." What the two doctors are disagreeing about is ____.
A)the need for a control group
B)an operational definition
C)the reliability of measurement
D)the base rate
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) What role does inheritance play in the development of anxiety disorders?
A)Inheritance plays only a very weak role.
B)Inheritance plays a very strong role.
C)Inheritance plays only a modest role.
D)Although inheritance plays a role in developing anxiety disorders, it is much stronger in GAD than other anxiety disorders.
Q2) Alma has recurrent terrifying episodes that last twenty minutes.Her heart beats so fast that she thinks she is having a heart attack, she sweats profusely, and she feels a sense of doom.For more than a month she has feared having another episode.An appropriate diagnosis is ____.
A)panic disorder
B)posttraumatic stress disorder
C)agoraphobia
D)generalized anxiety disorder
Q3) Which of the following disorders is most common in the United States?
A)posttraumatic stress disorder
B)phobias
C)generalized anxiety disorder
D)obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Chapter 6: Stress Disorders
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Q1) Racial differences in rates of ____ for women seem to be influenced by the availability of ____.
A)asthma; healthy diet
B)coronary heart disease; fibrogen
C)hypertension; social support
D)migraine and other headaches; social support
Q2) Research by Eggleston and Kattan (1997)found that the highest association with emergency room treatment, hospitalization, and school absence was found for asthmatic children who had an allergy to ____.
A)dogs
B)cats
C)cockroaches
D)dust mites
Q3) Research on high blood pressure indicates that of the 74 million Americans have high blood pressure that needs treatment, ____.
A)60% are unaware of their hypertension
B)more than 40% percent are not being treated
C)less than 10% percent are not being treated
D)10% are unaware of their hypertension
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Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) The class of drugs that appears to be most effective with patients that have a complex somatic symptom disorder is ____.
A)benzodiazepines
B)tricyclic antidepressants
C)SSRIs
D)stimulants
Q2) Reinforcement of illness behaviors and parental modeling of how to act sick are both etiological factors in which theory of functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?
A)biogenic
B)family systems
C)psychodynamic
D)cognitive-behavioral
Q3) Which of the following symptoms is necessary for a diagnosis of complex somatic symptom disorder with pain features (pain disorder)?
A)difficulty controlling worrisome thoughts
B)a neurological symptom
C)multiple physical complaints
D)depression
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Chapter 8: Mood Disorders
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Q1) John has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.Consistent with the dysregulation model of neurotransmission, we would expect that if John achieves important goals in his life, he will ____.
A)become extremely depressed
B)show elevated manic symptoms
C)start planning his next goal
D)relax before beginning his next adventure
Q2) Which quote best illustrates what Seligman means by learned helplessness?
A)"Nothing I do will ever improve my situation."
B)"Everyone can dance well except me."
C)"I can't remember anything good ever happening to me."
D)"Many of the stresses in my life I brought on myself."
Q3) The initial steps in cognitive-behavioral therapy usually requires that the client
A)learn to relax
B)increase his or her activity in the world so that reinforcement is possible
C)replace irrational thoughts with more rational alternatives
D)become aware of his or her thoughts and emotions
Q4) Evaluate the evidence for a biological cause for all mood disorders.How does this relate to methods of treatment?
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Chapter 9: Suicide
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Q1) Local media gave extensive coverage to a traumatic incident in which a teacher doused herself with gasoline and lit herself on fire.The school administration assembled a mental health consulting team to reduce the risk of fire setting among the students.Their primary action was to ____.
A)provide information to the students and their parents about what happened
B)provide students and staff with an opportunity to express and understand their reactions to the event
C)let students know that anyone caught with potentially lethal items would be suspended from school
D)assess which students and teachers needed referrals to local therapists
Q2) Feelings of isolation and a sense of having failed to earn sufficient money are reasons why suicide rates are so high among ____.
A)adolescent females
B)first-generation Asian immigrants
C)older black men
D)third-generation Asian Americans
Q3) List and describe five different risk factors for suicide.
Q4) Discuss how the biological and sociocultural approaches explain the causes of suicidal behavior.
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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Q1) Which of these women would be expected to be least likely to have an eating disorder?
A)Pilar, a Hispanic American
B)Therese, a Native American
C)Betty, a European American
D)Latisha, an African American
Q2) A common complication of bulimia nervosa is ____.
A)stomach cancer
B)erosion of tooth enamel
C)excessive hydration
D)muscle atrophy
Q3) A group-based intervention program described by Daigneault (2000), Chapman et al.(2010), and Richardson and Paxton (2010)for adolescent girls at risk for eating problems involved which of the following goals?
A)Learning the appropriate ways to diet
B)Learning to develop a neutral attitude toward their bodies
C)Increasing their comfort in expressing their feelings to others
D)Increasing compensatory skills
Q4) What treatment strategies are effective in the treatment of eating disorders?
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Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) Excessive drinking is especially problematic among those in college.According to research conducted by Sloane et al.(2010), ____.
A)10 percent of the college students polled reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 6-9 days during the month
B)half the college students polled reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 6-9 days during the month
C)75 percent of the college students polled reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 6-9 days during the month
D)almost all college students polled reported binge-drinking and many reported drinking at least 6-9 days during the month
Q2) The two main psychological motives for substance use appears to be ____.
A)coping with stress and emotional symptoms
B)sexual desire and aggression
C)anxiety and inhibition
D)hostility and depression
Q3) Describe progression from initial substance use to substance abuse.
Q4) Describe the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence.
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia
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Q1) Current research addressing the question of whether psychotic symptoms should be challenged suggests that ____.
A)it is dangerous to the patient's psychological well-being to challenge symptoms.
B)it is best to teach the patient how to "get along with" the symptoms
C)the patient is best served by learning to ignore the symptoms
D)the therapist assess the patient's openness to confronting information before challenging the patient's beliefs
Q2) Which statement best answers the question, "Do environmental factors cause schizophrenia?"
A)"Since concordance rates are less than 50 percent in identical twins, environmental factors must play a causal role."
B)"Environmental factors such as poor family communication are usually caused by schizophrenia, not the other way around."
C)"There is little evidence that environmental factors contribute to the disorder."
D)"If environmental influences play a causal role, it is probably in adulthood, close to the time when symptoms first appear."
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Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Which statement about strokes is correct?
A)They rarely happen in people under age 65.
B)They are the leading cause of dementia.
C)They are the fourth leading cause of death in the United States.
D)They are caused by an expansion of blood cells.
Q2) Which of the following is considered a possible cause of neurocognitive disorders?
A)stress
B)anxiety
C)depression
D)traumatic brain injury (TBI)
Q3) Infection or reactions to prescription drugs among normal aging older patients can result in ____.
A)memory loss and confusion
B)Parkinson's disease
C)chronic illness
D)schizophrenia
Q4) What are some of the treatments for neurocognitive disorders?
Q5) Describe the different neurocognitive disorders.Indicate how to differentiate among the different neurocognitive disorders.
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Chapter 14: Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria Disorders
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Q1) Dr.Estes treats patients who have sexually deviant behavior.He uses extinction and aversive conditioning to eliminate inappropriate behaviors and helps them acquire or strengthen appropriate behaviors.He also helps them develop social skills.Dr.Estes uses which approach for treating his patients?
A)psychodynamic
B)learning
C)humanistic
D)cognitive
Q2) Which of the following has Ellis argued is evidence that men's sex drive is stronger than women's?
A)Women have an unconscious desire to be overpowered and raped.
B)Females masturbate more than males.
C)Men are more likely than women to report having sexual intercourse for reasons other than sexual gratification.
D)Men in all societies have higher self-reported desires for copulation and other forms of sexual experience.
Q3) Name and describe the characteristics of two paraphilias.Hypothesize on the origins of the paraphilias that you identify.
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Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology
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Q1) Albert, who is 25, lacks affection and is unwilling to participate in family activities.He has few hobbies other than building model airplanes, surfing the Internet on his computer, and reading.He has been withdrawn-but not depressed-since childhood, not really wanting to be in a relationship with anyone.He has no "strange" ideas, nor does he engage in "strange" behavior.Albert best illustrates which personality disorder type or personality disorder trait domain description?
A)schizotypal
B)avoidant
C)schizotypy
D)antisocial
Q2) List the six DSM-V personality trait domains, providing a description of the key characteristics of each domain and discuss how these domains are rated and diagnosed.
Q3) Longitudinal research with antisocial personality disorder shows that ____.
A)there is very little change in the antisocial behavior over time
B)antisocial behavior gets progressively worse over time
C)the prevalence of antisocial personality disorder diminishes over time
D)because people with antisocial personality disorder engage in high-risk behaviors, most of them die prematurely
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Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) A splinter skill is said to exist when a ____.
A)person's language ability is extraordinarily good but his or her motor and visual abilities are extremely poor
B)child does very well on one or more isolated spatial and rote memory tasks but poorly on those requiring language
C)person can develop a relationship with an inanimate object but not with a person D)child can retain information for only a short period of time
Q2) What research findings provide an optimistic outlook suggesting that many children with ADHD eventually outgrow the disorder?
A)neuroimaging studies that have found differences in ventricular size
B)neuroimaging studies that have found developmental delays in the prefrontal regions of the brain
C)twin studies that have found support for the role of environmental factors in ADHD
D)drug studies that have explored the effect of dopamine levels on behavior and emotional functioning
Q3) Describe the DSM-V diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder.
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Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Most civil commitments are based on which criterion?
A)The person presents a clear and imminent danger to self or others.
B)The person is unable to care for himself or herself or does not have the social network to provide for such care.
C)The person is unable to make responsible decisions about appropriate treatment and hospitalization.
D)The person is in an unmanageable state of fright or panic.
Q2) It is believed by many mental health professionals that current concepts of mental health are ____.
A)culture bound
B)insufficient
C)focused too heavily on minority issues
D)focused too heavily on abnormality instead of normality
Q3) One thing that John Hinckley, Kenneth Bianchi, and Jeffrey Dahmer have in common is that they all ____.
A)were committed to a mental institution for treatment
B)were found guilty and convicted to spend time in prison
C)used the insanity defense
D)were judged mentally incompetent to stand trial.
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