Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Essentials of Abnormal Psychology
Edition:
5th Edition
Author(s):
Jeffrey S. Nevid Spencer A. Rathus Beverly S. Greene Linda Knight
TEST BANK Anjanie McCarthy Fanshawe College
ESSENTIALS OF ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD Fifth Canadian Edition Jeffrey S. Nevid St. John’s University Spencer A. Rathus The College of New Jersey Beverly Greene St. John’s University Linda J. Knight John Abbott College
Contents Chapter 1
What Is Abnormal Psychology?
Chapter 2
Assessment, Classification, and Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour
Chapter 3
Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Chapter 4
Depressive Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders, and Suicide
Chapter 5
Dissociative Disorders and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Chapter 6
Personality Disorders
Chapter 7
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Chapter 8
Feeding and Eating Disorders and Sleep–Wake Disorders
Chapter 9
Gender Dysphoria, Paraphilic Disorders, and Sexual Dysfunctions
Chapter 10
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Chapter 11
Abnormal Behaviour across the Lifespan
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Chapter 01: What Is Abnormal Psychology? 1. Who is affected by abnormal behaviour? A) virtually everyone B) only those who are related to the mentally ill or who work in treating the mentally ill C) only those who are related to the mentally ill D) only those who are mentally ill themselves Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-01 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) virtually everyone 2. How many Canadians will experience a psychological disorder at some time in their lives? A) 15% B) 22% C) 33% D) 45% Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-02 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: C) 33% 3. Which of the following statements about psychological disorders is CORRECT? A) Psychological disorders are most common among adolescents. B) Rates of depression and anxiety are significantly lower among gay, lesbian, and bisexual individuals. C) Most people seek the help of a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance of psychological functioning Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-03 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: D) Psychological disorders can be defined as abnormal behaviour patterns that involve a disturbance of psychological functioning 4. ________ psychology is the branch of the science of psychology that addresses the description, causes, and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns A) Counselling Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 1
B) C) D)
Forensic Social Abnormal
Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-04 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: D) Abnormal 5. The ________ model considers abnormal behaviour patterns to be symptoms of underlying mental illnesses or disorders. A) medical B) behavioural C) sociocultural D) applied Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-05 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) medical 6. The authors of your text prefer to use the term psychological disorder rather than mental disorder for each of the following reasons EXCEPT ________. A) the term psychological disorder puts the study of abnormal behaviour squarely within the purview of the field of psychology B) the term mental disorder is generally associated with the medical model C) the term mental disorder reinforces the distinction between mental and physical phenomena D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological disorder does not Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-06 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: D) the term mental disorder implies some type of serious illness, whereas the term psychological disorder does not 7. Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria discussed in the text for judging a behaviour as abnormal? A) The behaviour involves faulty perception or interpretation of reality. B) The behaviour is dangerous. Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 2
C) D)
The behaviour is immoral. The behaviour is unusual.
Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-07 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: C) The behaviour is immoral. 8. Cultural differences in identifying behaviour that is abnormal include all of the following EXCEPT A) communicating with the spirits of ancestors is generally considered normal in Aborginal culture, but not in Western culture B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures C) Rates of schizophrenia appear similar among the countries D) In Western society, models based on medical disease and psychological factors dominate explanations of abnormal behaviour, whereas in traditional cultures, concepts of supernatural causes are most often given Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-08 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: B) physical symptoms associated with anxiety are the same across cultures 9. In judging whether or not a person's behaviour is socially unacceptable or violates social norms, clinicians must take into account ________. A) ideas of persecution B) cultural differences C) universal truths D) subjects' expectations Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-09 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: B) cultural differences 10. In judging whether or not a person's behaviour is socially unacceptable or violates social norms, clinicians must take into account each of the following EXCEPT ________. A) subjects' expectations B) cultural differences C) generational differences D) nonconformity issues Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 3
Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-10 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) subjects' expectations 11. Andrew has recurring delusions that he is the King of England. He also hallucinates that the Queen is next to him, and he talks to her throughout the day. Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches his behaviour? A) severe mental distress B) self-defeating behaviour C) socially unacceptable behaviour D) faulty perception of reality Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-11 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: D) faulty perception of reality 12. Seeing things and hearing voices that are not present are considered ________. A) delusions B) compulsions C) hallucinations D) obsessions Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-12 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: C) hallucinations 13. Celine has recurring visions of demons chasing her around her house. She also hears them telling her, "We have come for you!" She is experiencing ________. A) delusions B) compulsions C) hallucinations D) obsessions Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-13 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 4
Answer: C) hallucinations 14. Unfounded ideas or false beliefs that have no basis in fact are considered ________. A) delusions B) compulsions C) hallucinations D) obsessions Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-14 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) delusions 15. Alexander believes that aliens from outer space are working together with the CIA in an elaborate plot to brainwash him with secret messages transmitted through static on his television. His beliefs are most likely what psychologists would call ________. A) delusions B) compulsions C) hallucinations D) obsessions Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-15 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) delusions 16. Abigail is suffering from a combination of chronic anxiety and depression. Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches her symptoms? A) severe mental distress B) self-defeating behaviour C) unusual behaviour D) faulty perception of reality Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-16 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) severe mental distress 17. Sigi is an alcoholic and an obsessive gambler. He has lost his wife, family, and job because of his Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 5
drinking and gambling. Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches his symptoms? A) severe mental distress B) self-defeating behaviour C) faulty perception of reality D) dangerous behaviour Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-17 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: B) self-defeating behaviour 18. Megan has an intense fear of going to the mall to shop, to concerts, or to any other place in which there may be large crowds of people. Her fears are best described as ________. A) claustrophobia B) delusional disorder C) agoraphobia D) conversion disorder Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-18 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: C) agoraphobia 19. Tosha has attempted suicide several times and insists she will make another attempt when she has an opportunity. Which criterion of abnormal behaviour most closely matches her behaviour? A) dangerous behaviour B) self-defeating behaviour C) socially unacceptable behaviour D) faulty perception of reality Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-19 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: A) dangerous behaviour 20. Physical aggression is considered __________. A) abnormal in sports B) abnormal in combat C) normal in most circumstances D) normal in sports, even for adolescents Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 6
Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-20 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.1.1 Identify criteria professionals use to determine whether behaviour is abnormal. Answer: D) normal in sports, even for adolescents 21. Which of the following statements is NOT true? A) Behaviour that is considered normal in one culture may be deemed abnormal in another. B) Abnormal behaviour patterns take similar forms across all cultures. C) Concepts of health and illness may have different meanings in different cultures. D) The very words that Western cultures use to describe mental disorders may have different meanings in other cultures. Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-21 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.2 Describe the cultural bases of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) Abnormal behaviour patterns take similar forms across all cultures. 22. Which of the following statements about behaviour is correct? A) Most behaviours are on a continuum from normal to abnormal. B) Most behaviours have a clear threshold indicating when it is abnormal C) Most behaviours are classified as either normal or abnormal, with no indication of severity D) Once you have experienced a symptom of a disorder, you have reached the criteria for abnormal behaviour Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-22 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.1.3 Describe the continuum between normal and abnormal behaviour. Answer: A) Most behaviours are on a continuum from normal to abnormal. 23. Throughout much of history in Western societies, abnormal behaviour was often taken as a sign of ________. A) psychic powers B) biological imbalances C) spiritual enlightenment D) demonic possession Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-23 Skill: Factual Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 7
Objective: 1.2.1 Describe the demonological model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: D) demonic possession 24. The process of cutting a hole in the skull to provide a pathway for demons to leave a possessed person's body is called ________. A) exorcism B) trephining C) purging D) expurgating Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-24 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.1 Describe the demonological model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) trephining 25. Ramone visits a psychiatrist to seek treatment for recurring nightmares and hallucinations. His therapist tells him that he has been possessed by evil spirits. His therapist is using the ________ model to explain his symptoms. A) eclectic B) medical C) psychoanalytic D) demonological Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-25 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.1 Describe the demonological model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: D) demonological 26. Before Hippocrates, the ancient Greeks believed that abnormal behaviour, or madness, resulted from ________. A) natural forces B) demonic possession C) punishment by the gods D) psychic powers Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-26 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.1 Describe the demonological model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: C) punishment by the gods Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 8
27. The celebrated ancient Greek physician who argued that illnesses of the body and mind resulted from natural causes rather than the wrath of the gods was ________. A) Socrates B) Hippocrates C) Plato D) Aristotle Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-27 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) Hippocrates 28. The idea that the health of the body depends on a balance of four bodily fluids, or humours, was first proposed by ________. A) Galen B) Hippocrates C) Socrates D) Plato Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-28 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) Hippocrates 29. According to Hippocrates, abnormal behaviour results from ________. A) biological imbalances B) angering the gods C) demonic possession D) spiritual deprivation Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-29 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: A) biological imbalances 30. According to Hippocrates, each of the following EXCEPT ________ is a bodily fluid important to physical and mental health. A) phlegm B) blood Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 9
C) D)
green bile black bile
Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-30 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: C) green bile 31. Zorba is constantly depressed. According to Hippocrates's theory, Zorba has an excess of ________. A) phlegm B) blood C) green bile D) black bile Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-31 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: D) black bile 32. Mini is cheerful, confident, and optimistic. According to Hippocrates's theory, Mini has an excess of ________. A) phlegm B) blood C) yellow bile D) black bile Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-32 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) blood 33. Kristin is quick-tempered, or choleric. According to Hippocrates's theory, Kristin has an excess of ________. A) phlegm B) blood C) yellow bile D) black bile Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-33 Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 10
Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: C) yellow bile 34. A person who is cheerful, confident, and optimistic is said to be ________. A) sanguine B) choleric C) phlegmatic D) melancholic Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-34 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: A) sanguine 35. A person who is lethargic and sluggish with little or no energy is said to be ________. A) sanguine B) choleric C) phlegmatic D) melancholic Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-35 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: C) phlegmatic 36. A person who is quick-tempered, or bilious, is said to be ________. A) sanguine B) choleric C) phlegmatic D) melancholic Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-36 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) choleric 37. A person who is chronically sad and depressed is said to be ________. A) sanguine Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 11
B) C) D)
choleric phlegmatic melancholic
Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-37 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: D) melancholic 38. Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of blood. The patient is probably ________. A) lethargic and sluggish B) quick-tempered C) confident and optimistic D) sad and depressed Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-38 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: C) confident and optimistic 39. Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of phlegm. The patient is probably ________. A) lethargic and sluggish B) quick-tempered C) confident and optimistic D) sad and depressed Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-39 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: A) lethargic and sluggish 40. Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of yellow bile. The patient is probably ________. A) lethargic and sluggish B) quick-tempered C) confident and optimistic D) sad and depressed Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 12
Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-40 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: B) quick-tempered 41. Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of black bile. The patient is probably ________. A) lethargic and sluggish B) quick-tempered C) confident and optimistic D) sad and depressed Difficulty: 3 QuestionID: 01-41 Skill: Applied Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: D) sad and depressed 42. Hippocrates's view that abnormal behaviour could result from biological imbalances forms the basis of today's ________ model. A) medical B) eclectic C) psychoanalytic D) phenomenological Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-42 Skill: Conceptual Objective: 1.2.2 Describe the origins of the medical model of abnormal behaviour. Answer: A) medical 43. The Malleus Maleficarum ________. A) was written by Plato B) was used for diagnosing witchcraft. C) was the first medical text to recognize abnormal behaviour D) is still used today to diagnose mental disorders Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-43 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.3 Describe the treatment of mental patients during medieval times. Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 13
Answer: B) was used for diagnosing witchcraft. 44. During the Middle Ages, the treatment of choice for curing abnormal behaviour was ________. A) trephining B) bleeding C) exorcism D) meditation Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-44 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.3 Describe the treatment of mental patients during medieval times. Answer: C) exorcism 45. Fear of witches reached its height during the ________. A) Middle Ages B) Renaissance C) Age of Enlightenment D) Victorian Age Difficulty: 1 QuestionID: 01-45 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.3 Describe the treatment of mental patients during medieval times. Answer: B) Renaissance 46. According to the text, about ________ suspected witches were executed in Western societies in the 16th and 17th centuries. A) 25 000 B) 50 000 C) 75 000 D) 100 000 Difficulty: 2 QuestionID: 01-46 Skill: Factual Objective: 1.2.3 Describe the treatment of mental patients during medieval times. Answer: D) 100 000 47. Exorcism involves __________. A) cutting a hole in the skull to release demons B) prayer, waving a cross, beating, and flogging C) eating babies and poisoning crops Copyright © 2022 Pearson Canada Inc. 14