Behavioral Disorders
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Course Introduction
This course offers an in-depth examination of behavioral disorders, focusing on their identification, classification, and treatment in children, adolescents, and adults. Students will explore the etiology, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria of various disorders such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), conduct disorder, and related behavioral issues. The curriculum integrates current research, evidence-based interventions, and case studies to enhance understanding of the biological, psychological, and environmental factors impacting behavioral disorders. Emphasis is placed on educational and clinical strategies for management, as well as ethical and cultural considerations in assessment and intervention.
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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) Johanna is an M.D.who received intensive training in the ideas of Sigmund Freud.She also went through her own psychoanalysis as part of this training.We can guess that Johanna is a ____.
A)psychoanalyst
B)marriage and family counselor
C)psychiatric social worker
D)behaviorally oriented counseling psychologist
Answer: A
Q2) The first naturalistic explanation of abnormal behavior can be traced to ____.
A)early twentieth century psychosurgery
B)Philippe Pinel in eighteenth-century Paris
C)Hippocrates in ancient Greece
D)Galen in ancient Rome
Answer: C
Q3) Which of the following mental disorders is the most common in the United States?
A)schizophrenia
B)anxiety
C)mood
D)substance abuse
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) According to the multicultural model, cultural differences ____.
A)result from the interplay of undesirable elements in a person's biological makeup
B)result from not being born into the "right culture"
C)are unimportant
D)do not necessarily equate with deviance
Answer: D
Q2) Dr.Castillo says, "I look at psychopathology in terms of human suffering and the alienation that individuals now feel in an increasingly impersonal world.We are responsible for our actions, and responsible to others as well." Dr.Castillo's remarks best illustrate which approach?
A)humanistic
B)cognitive
C)post-Freudian
D)existential
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) The goal of projective tests is to ____.
A)understand a single facet of a client's personality
B)put the client at ease so that other tests will be answered honestly
C)allow people to "project" their attitudes and personality characteristics
D)allow a client to express his or her conscious needs and motivations
Answer: C
Q2) In the Rosenthal and Jacobson (1968)study, some children were randomly assigned the label of "bloomers." This label ____.
A)increased these children's IQs because their teachers believed the label
B)made the teachers see mental disorder where there wasn't any
C)made the teachers see normality when the children were actually retarded
D)reduced these children's IQs because they became lazy
Answer: A
Q3) Gathering information on brain chemistry includes which of the following assessments?
A)psychological tests
B)neurological tests
C)interviews
D)observations
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) In addition to describing the distribution of disorders in populations, epidemiological research is also important for____.
A)analyzing the possible causal factors that contribute to disorders
B)describing treatment effectiveness for disorders
C)protecting the rights of research participants
D)encouraging the development of new treatments for disorders
Q2) Which of the following is a hallmark of the scientific method?
A)systematic data collection for the testing of hypotheses
B)maintaining the privacy of researchers' methods so that ideas are not stolen
C)research conducted without the restrictions that hypotheses and theories put on our conception of phenomena
D)rejection of the concept "self-correction"
Q3) Which type of study is especially valuable for studying rare phenomena and for evaluating the course of a disorder and its treatment?
A)field
B)case
C)nomothetic
D)correlational
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) A psychologist who supports a cognitive-behavioral approach would be likely to say which of the following when explaining the cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A)"Excessive use of defense mechanisms helps the person redirect his or her unacceptable impulses into more acceptable behaviors."
B)"Thoughts and actions that reduce anxiety are done repetitively."
C)"Some individuals' personalities need high levels of autonomic nervous system arousal, and repetitive thoughts and behaviors satisfy that need."
D)"Certain thoughts and actions are the result of abnormal activity in particular brain centers."
Q2) Which of the following statements is a cognitive characteristic of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A)"I have to be absolutely certain that I turned off the computer."
B)"Thinking about throwing little Timmy under the bus isn't as bad as actually doing it."
C)"If I just find a way to relax, then everything will be okay."
D)"My thoughts are always rational."
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Chapter 6: Stress Disorders
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Q1) Blood pressure tends to be temporarily higher when people ____.
A)are Type B personalities
B)respond to stressors physiologically
C)are depressed and guilt-ridden
D)talk about their anger after cooling down
Q2) Which of the following groups of disorders involve actual physical conditions?
A)hypochondriasis
B)somatic disorders
C)psychophysiological disorders
D)anxiety disorders
Q3) List and describe three different factors that moderate individuals' stress responses.
Q4) Norman Cousins is credited with suggesting that immune functioning is increased by ____.
A)exercise
B)humor
C)self-efficacy
D)perception of control
Q5) Compare and contrast acute and posttraumatic stress disorders and discuss how they are treated.
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Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) A psychologist says, "We know it is a psychological disorder because the physical symptoms have no physiological basis and the symptoms are not under voluntary control." What is the psychologist describing?
A)a somatic symptom disorder
B)an anxiety disorder
C)alcoholism
D)a dissociative disorder
Q2) Which of the following persons has symptoms that most likely indicate a possible functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)?
A)Joan, who says her legs have been paralyzed for six months but who shows no muscle atrophy
B)Keith, who goes from doctor to doctor complaining of pains and symptoms in many different parts of his body
C)Lilly, who constantly thinks about the size of her ears and wants plastic surgery to reconstruct them
D)Wes, who has had backaches that have gone on longer than his doctor thinks is reasonable
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Chapter 8: Mood Disorders
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Q1) For an event to qualify as a manic episode, the DSM-IV-TR says that ____.
A)the state must last for at least one week
B)there must also be a depressive episode
C)there must be an elevated mood that does not impair functioning
D)the state must last for two months
Q2) Which of the following statements comparing depressive and bipolar disorders is accurate?
A)There is stronger evidence of genetic influence for depressive disorders than for bipolar disorders.
B)The age of onset is typically earlier for depressive disorders than for bipolar disorders. C)There is stronger evidence of genetic influence for bipolar disorders than for depressive disorders.
D)Individuals with depressive disorders are more likely than those with bipolar disorders to attempt suicide.
Q3) Describe the difference between unipolar and bipolar depression.Be sure to include a description of the clinical characteristics of each.
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Chapter 9: Suicide
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Q1) Which psychological state of mind is most predictive of suicidal behavior?
A)depression
B)dissociation
C)anxiety
D)obsessive-compulsive disorder
Q2) Which of the following is a problem associated with studying people who survive their suicide attempts for clues to understanding the reasons that a person commits suicide?
A)Attempters are more likely to be adolescents.
B)Attempters are more likely to have good skills in conflict resolution.
C)People who succeed in ending their lives most likely died of a drug overdose.
D)People who survive suicide attempts differ from those who are successful in their attempt.
Q3) A psychologist who is asked to assess patients' lethality is being asked to find out
A)the probability that they will choose to end their lives
B)whether they will survive their suicidal actions
C)whether other people will copy their actions
D)which method they are like to choose when attempting suicide
Q4) List and describe five different risk factors for suicide.
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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Q1) Sarah has the nonpurging type of bulimia.Sonia has the restricting type of anorexia.Which of the following is likely?
A)They are both aware that their eating patterns are not normal.
B)Sarah uses fasting as a way to control her weight but Sonia does not.
C)They both are overly concerned with their weight.
D)Sarah is at risk for comorbid mental disorders but Sonia is not.
Q2) What percentage of American women are able to achieve the size required for fashion models?
A)5 percent
B)10 percent
C)15 percent
D)20 percent
Q3) Which approach to treating anorexia is designed to correct irrational preoccupation with weight and to encourage weight gain by allowing the patient to use the telephone, have visits from family and friends, and wear street clothes as weight is gained?
A)psychodynamic
B)behavioral
C)cognitive-behavioral
D)family systems
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Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) A psychological treatment approach that addresses ambivalence about giving up substance use and is used to prevent relapse is ____.
A)psychodynamic therapy
B)cognitive-behavioral therapy
C)motivational enhancement therapy
D)behavioral therapy
Q2) 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
Q3) Describe the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence.
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia
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Q1) Currently, which type of these medications is viewed as the most effective in terms of cost and treatment of symptoms for schizophrenia?
A)Abilify
B)Perphenazine
C)Lithium carbonate
D)Risperidone
Q2) Research with children who are at high risk for developing schizophrenia has found which of the following to be associated with improvement in symptoms?
A)tough love
B)caregivers' positive remarks
C)structured discipline
D)challenging irrational thoughts
Q3) Which of the following statements reflects a negative pattern of thinking associated with restricted affect symptoms?
A)"If I show my feelings, others will see my inadequacy."
B)"I'm not going to find the right words to express myself."
C)"Why bother, I'm just going to fail."
D)"It takes too much effort to try."
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Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) The fourth leading cause of dementia caused by degeneration of the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain and characterized by progressive decline in language and behavior is ____.
A)frontotemporal lobar degeneration
B)Parkinson's disease
C)Huntington's disease
D)encephalitis
Q2) Which of the following has been identified as a factor that can help reduce the risk and help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
A)genetic endowment with the APOE-e4 gene
B)use of anti-inflammatory drugs
C)a healthy cardiovascular system
D)higher education
Q3) 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.
Q4) What are some of the treatments for neurocognitive disorders?
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Chapter 14: Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria Disorders
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Q1) George and Laura are seeing a sex therapist because of problems in their sex life.The therapist tells them that they are suffering from the most common complaint of couples seeking sex therapy.We could conclude from this statement that George and Laura are having problems with ____.
A)sexual arousal.
B)hypoactive sexual desire
C)orgasm
D)refraction
Q2) Which of the following best describes the central problem in determining whether or not a sexual practice is abnormal?
A)The abnormal behavior usually does not threaten society, impair social or occupational functioning, or cause distress to the individual.
B)While the laws are usually clear about what is illegal, people are often unaware of the laws.
C)Acceptable sexual practices differ between cultures and historical times.
D)The DSM-IV-TR only lists sexual disorders that are illegal, not ones that are merely unusual or abnormal.
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Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Early researchers primarily concentrated on ____ dimensions in their efforts to explain antisocial personality disorder.
A)psychodynamic
B)biological
C)learning
D)social
Q3) Murray is diagnosed with a distinct personality disorder type.Which of the following behavior clusters is likely to characterize Murray, because it is one of the five personality disorder types in the DSM-V?
A)He is emotional and dramatic, often acting erratically.
B)He shows impulsive actions that result in tension release.
C)He shows unwarranted suspiciousness and reluctance to trust others.
D)He lacks self-confidence and is subordinate to whom he depends.
Q4) Evaluate the evidence that antisocial personality disorder stems from physiological abnormalities.
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Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Susan refuses to have her daughter Zoe vaccinated against any of the common childhood diseases because Susan is afraid that vaccines can cause autism.As stated in the text, ____.
A)Susan is right in saying that vaccines have been found to cause autism
B)Susan's concerns are unwarranted because the research study suggesting that childhood vaccinations cause autism has been proven to be fraudulent.
C)There has been no controversy documented regarding vaccinations and the development of autism spectrum disorder.
D)The research on this matter has not been conclusive but the FDA believes the vaccines are safe.
Q2) Jack, Jim, and Justin all have intellectual disabilities.Jack's mother was a chronic alcoholic.Jim's mother beat him on the head repeatedly when he was an infant.Justin was born prematurely and suffered from a lack of oxygen at birth.The cause of intellectual disabilities for all three boys is due to ____.
A)organic factors
B)nongenetic biological factors
C)genetic factors
D)environmental factors
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Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Janice has bipolar disorder and refuses to take medication to control her manic episodes.She was arrested last night for disturbing the peace and assault.When she is brought into custody, it is apparent that she is experiencing a manic episode.She appears psychotic, and after a psychological evaluation, a psychologist files a report with the court indicating that Janice is not competent to stand trial.What will happen to Janice now?
A)She will be given medication, and once her manic episode has been controlled, she will be released with no further court involvement.
B)She will be confined in a prison hospital until she is deemed competent to stand trial.
C)She will be represented during court proceedings by her legal guardian.
D)She will be sent to a public psychiatric hospital until she is deemed competent to stand trial.
Q2) "Protective privilege ends where public peril begins" summarizes ____.
A)the duty-to-warn principle
B)the concept of mainstreaming
C)Thomas Szasz's position on patients' rights
D)the American Law Institute standard for the insanity defense
Q3) Name and describe two rights of mental patients.
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