Behavioral Disorders Exam Practice Tests
Course Introduction
This course provides an in-depth exploration of behavioral disorders, focusing on their characteristics, causes, diagnosis, and treatment across the lifespan. Students will examine major categories of behavioral disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder, and antisocial behavior. Emphasis is placed on the psychological, biological, and social factors that contribute to these conditions, as well as evidence-based interventions, assessment techniques, and support strategies in various settings including schools and clinical environments. The course also addresses ethical considerations and the importance of understanding diversity and inclusion in the treatment of individuals with behavioral disorders.
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Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition by Thomas F. Oltmanns
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Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) The scientific study of the frequency and distribution of disorders within a population is defined as
Answer: epidemiology.
Q2) Explain how the American Psychiatric Association came into being.
Answer: By the middle of the 1800s,superintendents of asylums for the insane were practically all physicians who had experience in the care of people with severe mental disorders.The Association of Medical Superintendents of American Institutions for the Insane later became the American Psychiatric Association in 1844.
Q3) In research on disease burden,the disability associated with schizophrenia is considered to be comparable to that associated with A)diabetes.
B)hypertension.
C)quadriplegia.
D)Alzheimer's disease.
Answer: C
Q4) An in-depth look at the symptoms and circumstances surrounding one person's mental disturbance is called a
Answer: case study.
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Chapter 2: Causes of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Explain why it is not possible to assume that a correlation must indicate causation.Relate this to the correlation of depression with the depletion of neurotransmitters.
Answer: In interpreting any correlation,there are always two alternative explanations.Reverse causality means that if X and Y are correlated,X could cause Y but Y might also cause X.The third variable problem means that the correlation between X and Y could be explained by their joint relation with some unmeasured factor.Thus,even if there is a correlation between depression and the depletion of neurotransmitters,it is possible that the depletion causes the depression,but it is also possible that the depression causes the depletion.Moreover,both the depression and the depletion could come about as the result of stress.
Q2) The application of the principles of evolution to understanding the animal and human mind is at the heart of a new field known as evolutionary __________ . Answer: psychology
Q3) __________________ twins start when one sperm fertilizes one egg.They start off being genetically identical,having identical genotypes.
Answer: Monozygotic
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Chapter 3: Treatment of Psychological Disorders
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Q1) Client-centered therapy is closely associated with the concept of A)empathy.
B)interpretation.
C)countertransference.
D)operant conditioning.
Answer: A
Q2) During a couple therapy session with Frances and her husband,the therapist suggests that she has been using "mind reading" again and that it is not helping her in improving communication.Which of the following is an example of what the therapist thinks needs work?
A)She has a tendency to put words in the mouths of others.
B)She fails to tell her husband of her wants in the hope that he will just know.
C)She uses too many nonverbal gestures when she speaks,which is distracting to listeners.
D)She often offers interpretations of her own behavior before the therapist has a chance to speak.
Answer: B
Q3) The experimenter's prediction about the outcome of a given experiment is known as the
Answer: hypothesis.
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Chapter 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) The development of scientific classification systems proceeds in an orderly fashion over several years from the first steps involving description to later stages involving A)diagnosis.
B)theory.
C)dimensions.
D)categories.
Q2) Recent advances in brain imaging have allowed clinicians to make scientifically useful comparisons in the relative size of the chambers in the brain that are filled with cerebrospinal fluid.These chambers are called A)lobes.
B)ventricles.
C)cerebrospinal spaces.
D)meninges.
Q3) Modern classification systems in psychiatry were introduced
A)by biologists and then adapted by psychiatrists.
B)by clinical psychologists working for the World Health Organization.
C)by Freud before WWII.
D)shortly after WWII.
Q4) What are two major uses of a classification system for abnormal behavior?
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Chapter 5: Mood Disorders and Suicide
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Q1) Harold has just been diagnosed as suffering from major depressive disorder.In planning his treatment,the mental health professionals will discover that he has a comorbid condition.Which of the following is the most likely comorbid condition?
A)alcoholism
B)hypochondriasis
C)paranoid schizophrenia
D)histrionic personality disorder
Q2) A report in the newspaper describes the common epidemiological finding that the rate of depression is higher among women than among men.How have researchers evaluated the validity of this finding?
A)Men and women differ in their willingness to talk about their depressive symptoms. B)Mental health professionals are more prone to diagnose depression in women than in men.
C)This gender difference is an artifact that occurs only in samples of patients that seek treatment.
D)This gender difference exists,but it cannot be explained by methodological or sampling differences.
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Chapter 6: Anxiety Disorders
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Q1) According to John Bowlby's research on agoraphobia in 1973 and in 1980,which of the following individuals would be at greatest risk for the onset of this disorder?
A)Alice,who has just changed her college major
B)Teresa,who is having difficulty finding a job
C)Sara,who has just moved away from home for her first year in college
D)Christine,who has had an increase in the number of serious arguments with her parents
Q2) Compulsives can sometimes resist their compulsions,but they usually return to their compulsive behavior because they
A)will become more distressed if they do not engage in the compulsive behavior.
B)miss the pleasure produced by their compulsions.
C)do not view their compulsions as a problem.
D)need the attention that their compulsive behaviors attracts.
Q3) Among those diagnosed with an anxiety disorder
A)the relapse rates are higher for men than for women.
B)the relapse rates are higher for women than for men.
C)the comorbidity rates are higher for women than for men.
D)the comorbidity rates are higher for men than for women.
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Chapter 7: Acute and Posttraumatic Stress Disorders,
Dissociative Disorders, and Somatic Symptom Disorders
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Q1) Ray has the diagnosis of acute stress disorder; Bob has been diagnosed as suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder.What is a major difference in their conditions?
A)Bob has had symptoms for longer than Ray has had symptoms.
B)Ray's symptoms are the result of a social stressor,not a natural stressor.
C)Bob's symptoms involve a greater level of autonomic nervous system activation.
D)Ray is likely to have more trouble sleeping than Bob,who is more likely to have appetite difficulties.
Q2) George Franklin was convicted of the murder of an 8-year-old that occurred over 20 years earlier.What aspect of this case is of interest to psychologists?
A)Franklin claimed he committed the murder while in a dissociative state.
B)His daughter's recovered memories were the basis for Franklin's conviction.
C)A polygraph was used to identify those who were telling the truth about the murder.
D)Franklin was covering up for a crime committed by his daughter who developed dissociative fugue.
Q3) How and why has the definition of traumatic events changed from earlier versions of DSM to the current DSM? What have surveys revealed about traumatic events?
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Chapter 8: Stress and Physical Health
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Q1) ________ uses laboratory equipment to monitor physical processes that are usually outside of awareness.
A)TOHP
B)MRFIT
C)CBT
D)Biofeedback
Q2) Successful intervention to teach Type A patients how to respond to stressful interactions with less hostility often uses ________,so the patient can try out new,less hostile ways of responding.
A)acting out
B)group therapy
C)acting intervention
D)role playing
Q3) Which sleep-wake disorder is characterized by problems with sleep quantity or quality and may include problems in initiating or maintaining sleep?
A)insomnia disorder
B)hypersomnolence disorder
C)a breathing-related sleep disorder
D)circadian rhythm sleep disorder
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Chapter 9: Personality Disorders
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Q1) The proposed dimensional model places primary emphasis on
A)reducing stigma associated with a personality disorder diagnosis.
B)explaining the etiology of personality disorders.
C)reducing the number of personality disorder diagnoses.
D)ratings of maladaptive traits.
Q2) A patient at the mental health center talks in a vague and disjointed manner.His behavior,perceptions,and dress are considered odd.However,he does not report any delusions or hallucinations.Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
A)schizoid personality disorder
B)avoidant personality disorder
C)borderline personality disorder
D)schizotypal personality disorder
Q3) A difficult temperament
A)will always be maladaptive.
B)will always be adaptive.
C)can be adaptive or maladaptive,depending on social circumstances.
D)can be adaptive or maladaptive,depending on whether it is genetically determined.
Q4) Discuss the etiology of borderline personality disorder.
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Chapter 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders
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Q1) Which of these are likely to be comorbid with anorexia nervosa?
A)bipolar disorder and somatization disorder
B)depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder
C)agoraphobia and borderline personality disorder
D)hypochondriasis and dependent personality disorder
Q2) Although bulimia nervosa is often referred to as the "binge-purge" disorder,this is misleading because
A)it is not really a disorder; most people binge at least occasionally.
B)there are other ways to compensate for binges that don't involve purging.
C)some individuals with bulimia nervosa overeat frequently but not always in the form of a binge.
D)bulimia nervosa involves bingeing or purging,but not both.
Q3) As a clinical psychologist who specializes in the treatment of bulimia nervosa,you have been asked to design a program based on the successful work of Fairburn,who utilized a variety of cognitive-behavioral techniques.Discuss the program you will design.
Q4) What patterns in the epidemiology of eating disorders suggest sociocultural influences on their development?
Q5) Discuss the defining characteristics of anorexia.
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Chapter 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
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Q1) What is likely to occur if Javier takes Antabuse and then has a shot of whiskey?
A)He will become aggressive.
B)He will become violently ill.
C)He will become intoxicated more quickly.
D)He will not feel the effects of the alcohol.
Q2) Ernest Hemingway,whose case is presented in your textbook,suffered from
A)anxiety disorder.
B)cocaine use disorder.
C)alcohol use disorder.
D)borderline personality disorder.
Q3) Which of the following statements is true about the relationship between death and the misuse of alcohol?
A)Alcohol is responsible for relatively few deaths directly.
B)Alcohol related deaths due to injury are more common among young men.
C)Alcohol related deaths due to disease are more common among young men.
D)The number of alcohol-related deaths in the U.S.has been steadily declining for the past 20 years.
Q4) Addiction and dependence are older terms that are often used to describe problems such as alcoholism.These terms have been replaced in official terminology by the term __________.
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Chapter 12: Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders and Gender Dysphoria
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Q1) In sharing her history,your client makes several remarks that indicate that her parents had quite negative attitudes regarding sexual behavior.As you continue to explore issues of sex with this client,you will be on the look out for indications of A)drug-induced sexual dysfunctions.
B)nystagmus.
C)hyperactive sexual desire.
D)hypoactive sexual desire.
Q2) What is one of the documented benefits of sex reassignment surgery?
A)increased sex drive
B)improved sensate focus
C)reduced anxiety and depression
D)decreased transvestic fetishism
Q3) The U.S.Congress and all 50 states have passed laws that are intended to protect society from people who have been convicted of violent or repeated sexual offenses.One set of laws,sometimes called Megan's laws,are actually called A)community protection laws.
B)child protection laws.
C)community notification laws.
D)Amber Alerts.
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Chapter 13: Disorders
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Q1) One action that all antipsychotic drugs share is that they
A)cause extrapyramidable side effects.
B)produce coronary side effects.
C)block dopamine receptors.
D)reduce tardictive properties.
Q2) The phase of schizophrenia in which the most dramatic symptoms of psychosis have improved,but in which the person continues to be impaired in various ways,is labeled
A)prodromal.
B)active.
C)residual.
D)acute.
Q3) Cross-cultural studies of the rate of schizophrenia in various types of communities found that clinical outcomes were significantly better in developing countries such as Nigeria and India.What aspect of life in these cultures has been hypothesized to account for these outcomes?
A)less stressful lifestyles
B)milder forms of schizophrenia
C)greater tolerance and acceptance of people with schizophrenia
D)racial differences in response to medication and dietary factors
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Chapter 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Among elderly psychiatric patients,neurocognitive disorders are the ________ disorders.
A)most frequent
B)second-most frequent
C)fifth-most frequent
D)rarest
Q2) A new form of dementia has just been discovered,and researchers have determined that the disorder is transmitted genetically in an autosomal dominant pattern with complete penetrance.If a child's father has one of the genes,and the mother has none of the genes for the disorder,the probability that the child will inherit this disorder is _____ percent.
A)25
B)50
C)75
D)100
Q3) Researchers have concluded that Alzheimer's disease is genetically heterogeneous.What does this mean?
Q4) ____________ is a term that describes various types of loss or impairment in language that are caused by brain damage.
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Chapter 15: Intellectual Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about ASD?
A)Savant performance is common among people with ASD.
B)Nearly 75 percent of people with classic autism have IQs above 100.
C)Most people with ASD do not show savant performance.
D)Over 90 percent of people with ASD show savant performance involving mathematical skills.
Q2) Which of the following causes of intellectual disability results from infection of the brain?
A)encephalitis
B)Turner syndrome
C)Klinefelter syndrome
D)fetal alcohol syndrome
Q3) If your client has an IQ score between 20 and 40,he or she is likely to be described as suffering from __________ intellectual disability.
Q4) Which of the following six-year-old children with autism has the best prognosis?
A)Sally,who has unusual mathematic abilities
B)Tommy,who has unusual musical abilities
C)Andy,who has developed some language skills
D)Tammy,who does not engage in any self-injuring behavior
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Chapter 16: Psychological Disorders of Childhood
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Q1) Which of the following is a criterion for diagnosing oppositional defiant disorder,according to DSM-5?
A)often blurts out an answer before a question has been completed
B)scores above the mean on the verbal portion of the IQ test but below the mean in reading
C)often argues with authority figures or,for children and adolescents,argues with adults D)has committed at least two index offenses
Q2) Developmental psychologists classify parenting into four styles based on warmth and discipline.Which is most likely to produce well-adjusted children?
A)neglectful
B)indulgent
C)authoritarian
D)authoritative
Q3) __________ anxiety disorder is defined by symptoms,such as persistent and excessive worry for the safety of an attachment figure,fears of getting lost or being kidnapped,and refusal to be alone.
Q4) Describe some of the side effects of psychostimulant medication.
Q5) Parenting that is both loving and firm is labeled __________ .
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Chapter 17: Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions
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Q1) The percentage of older Americans living in poverty
A)increases with advancing age.
B)decreases with advancing age.
C)is equivalent to the number of single middle-aged women living in poverty.
D)levels off once the person is on a fixed income.
Q2) What treatment approach do many clinicians suggest for those experiencing distress associated with transitions to adult life?
A)psychoanalytic
B)behavioral
C)supportive and nondirective
D)challenging and confrontational
Q3) How would we describe a teen with identity diffusion?
A)In the middle of a profound identity crisis
B)Not actively seeking new adult roles
C)Actively searching for new adult roles
D)Never questioned his childhood identity
Q4) For Erik Erikson,getting some sense of who you are brings resolution to a(n)__________ crisis?
Q5) Define a living will and discuss its purpose in relation to older adults.
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Chapter 18: Mental Health and the Law
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Q1) Subsequent California court decisions have extended the Tarasoff decision to the duty to
A)warn.
B)protect.
C)inform.
D)involve.
Q2) Each year,more than 100,000 children are placed in ________,where they live temporarily with another family.
A)group homes
B)short-term adoptions
C)foster care
D)protective custody
Q3) What is a base rate?
A)how frequently an event occurs in a population
B)the number of guesses made about the event
C)the accuracy of predictions about the event in the past
D)the amount of information available to make a prediction
Q4) Discuss the circumstances in which a therapist would be obliged to break confidentiality regarding a patient.
Q5) List and define the types of custody at issue in child custody cases.
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