Psychology of Deviance Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Psychology of Deviance explores the psychological theories and processes underlying behaviors that society labels as deviant. The course examines how culture, social norms, personality, mental health, and environmental factors influence individuals to act outside accepted boundaries. Students analyze case studies, evaluate research on topics such as criminality, addiction, and nonconformity, and discuss the impact of labeling and stigma. By integrating psychological concepts with sociological perspectives, the course provides a comprehensive understanding of why deviant behaviors emerge and how they are managed or mitigated within communities.
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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) Anita went to the mall.Suddenly she looked around and had no idea where she was, whether it was day or night, or even what day it was.Anita was experiencing ____.
A)a hallucination
B)a delusion
C)disorientation
D)psychosis
Answer: C
Q2) The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used classification system of psychological disorders.It is called the ____.
A)International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
B)Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
C)Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM)
D)Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Models are often utilized by scientists to ____.
A)provide a clear and definitive explanation for a phenomenon
B)help conceptualize the cause of a phenomenon
C)directly observe a phenomenon
D)infer a phenomenon to something more abstract
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following increases the frequency of a behavior because it removes or reduces an aversive (punishing)event?
A)positive reinforcement
B)vicarious conditioning
C)negative reinforcement
D)modeling
Answer: C
Q3) A psychologist who uses the words patient, mental illness, and cure when discussing disorders is using which model?
A)psychodynamic
B)psychogenic
C)statistical
D)medical
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Although IQ tests are controversial, one thing is clear:
A)Test scores accurately predict the future achievements of people from a wide range of cultures.
B)IQ tests have poor reliability because they are not scored in a standardized way.
C)IQ tests measure innate, rather than learned, intelligence.
D)IQ test scores have been used in discriminatory ways.
Answer: D
Q2) Harold is addicted to cocaine and nicotine.His wife, Janet, is dissatisfied with her physique and has developed a pervasive pattern of bingeing and purging in attempt to lose weight.According to the DSM-5, Janet has ____, whereas Harold ____.
A)a personality disorder; has impulse control disorder
B)somatoform disorder; does not have a mental disorder
C)dissociative disorder; has a personality disorder
D)an eating disorder; has a substance use disorder
Answer: D
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Chapter 4: The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Operational definitions are employed in order to ____.
A)explain how hypotheses relate to larger theories
B)state how one variable affects another variable
C)explain how independent variables are manipulated by the experimenter
D)clarify what the researcher means by a particular variable
Q2) Truddi has been studying the topic of repressed memories.She is likely to find that ____.
A)experimental psychologists are much more likely than clinicians to believe in the validity of repressed memories
B)men are much more likely than women to believe in the validity of repressed memories
C)many clinicians believe that some therapeutic techniques can lead to false memories
D)cognitive psychologists are more likely than psychoanalytic psychologists to believe in the validity of repressed memories
Q3) What are some of the ways that psychologists attempt to understand human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Describe some of the obstacles psychologists encounter as well as ways they attempt to overcome these obstacles.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Who is at highest risk for developing social phobia?
A)Marni, whose parents exhibited no emotional warmth.
B)Maryanne, whose mother was overprotective.
C)Marcie, who was rejected by her parents.
D)Mariel, whose parents used shame as a method of control.
Q2) Angel is worried that her intrusive, unacceptable thoughts are signs of obsessive-compulsive disorder.Research would tell her that ____.
A)unless the thoughts are bizarre, she does not have the disorder
B)she probably has the disorder because it is defined by intrusive thoughts
C)she cannot have the disorder unless she engages in compulsive behaviors
D)such thoughts are common and unless they cause her discomfort or are uncontrollable
Q3) Research with young monkeys demonstrates that ____ can reduce vulnerability to developing anxiety disorders.
A)being comforted
B)receiving adequate nourishment
C)a sense of control
D)genetic inheritance
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Chapter 6: Stress Disorders
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Q1) Norman Cousins is credited with suggesting that immune functioning is increased by ____.
A)exercise
B)humor
C)self-efficacy
D)perception of control
Q2) Stacey suffers from a psychophysiological disorder.Which statement about her condition would be accurate?
A)Psychological factors play an important role in her physical condition.
B)Her condition is psychological, not physical.
C)She most likely suffers from conversion disorder.
D)Medical treatment will provide the best outcome for her disorder.
Q3) Mrs.Fujimori has been caring for her husband who has lung cancer.She reports feeling depressed and states she herself has become unusually susceptible to infections.One explanation is that the stress has weakened her immune system.Another is that she has ____.
A)a hardy personality
B)a Type A personality
C)many other emotionally supportive relationships
D)been neglecting her nutrition and sleep needs
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Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) A friend of yours asks, "Isn't it easy to tell when a person is faking the symptoms of dissociative identity disorder?" An accurate answer would be: ____.
A)"No, because there is no way to accurately determine the existence of multiple personalities."
B)"Yes, you can give them personality tests, those can't be faked."
C)"Yes, diagnosis is usually done after hypnosis, when people are most truthful."
D)"Yes, differences in EEG tracing prove who is showing a different personality and who is not."
Q2) A psychologist discusses a patient with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)this way: "She focuses on her health so that she can be protected from the anxiety her underlying conflicts cause.Then, when she is shown attention and sympathy, her dependency needs are met." This psychologist ____.
A)probably agrees with the behavioral perspective
B)takes a diathesis-stress approach to illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)
C)is discussing primary and secondary gain
D)probably rejects the psychoanalytic perspective
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Chapter 8: Mood Disorders
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Q1) Romeo is grandiose in his thinking, incoherent in his speech, and so hyperactive he has hardly sat down in the past week.DeJuan is overactive and elated, starting projects but not completing them.However, he shows neither delusions nor incoherence in his speech.According to the DSM-IV-TR , ____
A)Romeo illustrates the hypomanic state, and DeJuan the manic state
B)Romeo and DeJuan both illustrate the manic state
C)Romeo and DeJuan both illustrate the hypomanic state
D)Romeo illustrates the manic state, and DeJuan the hypomanic state
Q2) Which series of events is least likely to happen?
A)major depressive episodes that do not alternate with any manic episodes
B)manic episodes that do not alternate with depressive episodes
C)major depression that alternates with manic episodes
D)major depressive episodes that alternate with hypomania
Q3) Individuals from which culture are especially likely to present bodily complaints when they are depressed?
A)Chinese
B)Irish American
C)American Indian
D)Italian American
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Chapter 9: Suicide
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Q1) As a proponent of the right to suicide, Deborah probably believes that ____.
A)when people lack the funds to receive good medical care, they have a right to end their lives
B)suicide is a rational act
C)it does not matter if a person is of sound mind; anyone who wishes to end his or her life has a right to do so
D)no one should be talked out of a decision to commit suicide
Q2) When it comes to suicidal behavior, men are more likely than women to ____.
A)actually kill themselves
B)attempt suicide when psychotic
C)attempt, but not complete, suicide
D)use drug overdoses as their method
Q3) Of the following widowed individuals, who has the lowest risk for suicide?
A)Cleo, a white female
B)Shanti, an African American female
C)Jefferson, an African American male
D)Martin, a white male
Q4) List and describe five different risk factors for suicide.
Q5) 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) "Yo-yo" dieting has been found to be related to which of the following?
A)long-term weight loss
B)difficulties with posttraumatic stress
C)chronic headaches
D)altered immune functioning
Q2) What treatment strategies are effective in the treatment of eating disorders?
Q3) Identify two eating disorders and describe the symptoms that characterize these disorders.
Q4) An associated characteristic linked to anorexia nervosa is ____.
A)personality disorders
B)learning disorders
C)factitious disorders
D)posttraumatic stress disorder
Q5) Kimberly is in a treatment program for eating disorders.She is more introverted than many of the other girls in the program and denies that she is hungry or has any psychological distress.Kimberly has ____.
A)restricting anorexia
B)binge-eating/purging anorexia
C)bulimia nervosa
D)binge eating disorder
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Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) 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
Q2) Among college students aged (18-24)each year, ____.
A)over 2.1 million drive under the influence of alcohol
B)100,000 are injured under the influence of alcohol
C)more than 1 million are assaulted by another student who has been drinking
D)200,000 are injured under the influence of alcohol
Q3) Genetic influences that makes alcohol consumption aversive and thus reduces risk of alcoholism include the protective effects of ____.
A)gender
B)hormonal balance
C)variations in genes that produce ALDH enzymes
D)gene x environment interaction
Q4) Describe the Treatment for Alcohol Dependence.
Q5) Alcohol and narcotics are both depressants.Discuss how they have both similar and different effects on and consequences for those who are dependent.
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia
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Q1) Which statement about the DSM-V's criteria for diagnosing schizophrenia is accurate?
A)A diagnosis of schizophrenia requires deterioration in functioning from a previous level at least some of the time within the previous six months.
B)The chief characteristic of the disorder is uncontrollable emotions.
C)The criteria are based on subjective judgments, not objective behaviors.
D)The patient must be delusional to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.
Q2) Nick has schizophrenia and is experiencing the most common form of hallucinations, which are ____.
A)auditory hallucinations
B)gustatory hallucinations
C)olfactory hallucinations
D)tactile hallucinations
Q3) What is the general population's risk of developing schizophrenia?
A)less than 1%
B)about 1%
C)2%
D)5%
Q4) Identify and describe the four symptom categories of schizophrenia.
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Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Describe the characteristics of dementia in general and Alzheimer's disease (AD)in particular.What is known about the cause of Alzheimer's and what appear to be some protective factors that reduce the risk of developing AD?
Q2) Age-related decreases in cognitive function ____.
A)occur in 35 to 45 percent of those over age 65
B)usually begin in a person's early 40s and 50s
C)can be prevented and reduced in some individuals by engaging in mentally stimulating exercises
D)rarely can be stopped because they are genetically programmed
Q3) Dr.Jensen was discussing "improvement" with Rita and her daughter.Since Rita has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD), what Dr.Jensen most probably means by "improvement" is that ____.
A)Rita will recover completely
B)Rita will regain some of her cognitive functioning
C)Rita's rate of decline will be slowed
D)as her AD progresses, Rita will be less aware of, and thus less troubled by, her cognitive decline
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) Shame and humiliation are most likely to be used by behavior therapists to treat
A)people with sexual dysfunction
B)masochists
C)people with gender identity disorders
D)exhibitionists
Q2) Research with sadomasochists found that a large minority ____.
A)reported that "straight" sex is more satisfying than sadomasochistic activities
B)played either a dominant or a submissive role but not both.
C)engaged in behaviors that caused only minor pain
D)reported that they seek to injure others or be injured themselves
Q3) The controversy about sex-conversion surgery will likely continue because ____.
A)insurance companies are becoming more open to paying for the procedures
B)the issue of personal freedoms continues to be a political "football"
C)therapists have not done a very good job of screening which patients are good candidates for the surgery
D)some patients benefit from the procedures and others seem to be emotionally worsened by it
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Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology
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Q1) Psychopaths are high in what Zuckerman calls ____.People with this trait want to seek adventures and thrills, are disinhibited, and are susceptible to boredom.
A)openness to experience
B)Big T's
C)impulsive unsocialized sensation seeking
D)thrill-seeking behaviors
Q2) If Lykken is right about the role of fearlessness, we should find that ____.
A)both psychopaths and heroes are fearful
B)psychopaths are fearless, but heroes are fearful
C)both psychopaths and heroes are fearless
D)psychopaths are fearful, but heroes are fearless
Q3) Early researchers primarily concentrated on ____ dimensions in their efforts to explain antisocial personality disorder.
A)psychodynamic
B)biological
C)learning
D)social
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) Which statement about conduct disorder (CD)is accurate?
A)Males with CD have a better prognosis than females with CD.
B)Youths with CD who exhibit callous, unemotional personality traits with no remorse for their behavior may exhibit antisocial personality disorder in adulthood.
C)Youths with CD display anger responses that are exaggerated in intensity and duration.
D)Youths with CD do not demonstrate a serious violation of norms.
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
Q3) Compare and contrast the symptoms involved in the externalizing disorders of childhood: temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria, oppositional defiant disorder, and conduct disorder.
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Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) 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.
Q2) Keeping client information confidential is ____.
A)a desirable, but not essential, part of therapy
B)an issue with psychoanalytic therapists but not most others
C)assured in all circumstances, according to a United States Supreme Court ruling
D)an ethical, not a legal, obligation
Q3) Review the history of legal precedents on the insanity defense.Describe the current standing of this defense.
Q4) According to the 1982 ruling on right to treatment (Youngberg v.Romeo), who can define therapy?
A)juries or judges
B)the family and friends of the individual patient
C)a judge
D)mental health professionals
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