Question 1

Which of the following groups of Americans has the highest rates of severe mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Indian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Black 
D)  Asian 
A)  American Indian 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Black 
D)  Asian

Question 2

What is the DSM and what is the definition of a mental disorder for the DSM-5?

Accepted Answer

The DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistica

Question 3

Explain what a culture-specific disorder is and provide an example of one.

Accepted Answer

A culture-specific disorder is a disorde

Question 4

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little information.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based...

Question 5

A psychologist wishes to test the hypothesis that the experience of chronic physical pain can cause clinical depression, but the Ethics Committee of his university will not allow him to conduct a study in which he inflicts pain on the subjects. What kind of research design might best allow the psychologist to test this hypothesis while circumventing the committee's objection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Experimental 
B)  Prospective 
C)  Analogue 
D)  Longitudinal 
A)  Experimental 
B)  Prospective 
C)  Analogue 
D)  Longitudinal

Question 6

Discuss some of the difficulties involved in attempting to define abnormal behavior.

Accepted Answer

"Abnormal" presupposes some norm from wh

Question 7

Which of the following typically involves having a patient or research participant fill out questionnaires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case study method 
B)  Direct observation 
C)  Self-report data collection 
D)  Psychophysiological data collection 
A)  Case study method 
B)  Direct observation 
C)  Self-report data collection 
D)  Psychophysiological data collection

Question 8

What is a case study and what are its benefits and drawbacks?

Accepted Answer

An in-depth, detailed account of a singl

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is far more important that they be reliable than it is for them to be valid. 
B)  Classification systems make it more difficult to gather statistics on the incidence and prevalence of disorders. 
C)  Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims. 
D)  Although they assist scientists who are researching disorders, they always inhibit our ability to communicate about abnormal behavior in a consistent way. 
A)  It is far more important that they be reliable than it is for them to be valid. 
B)  Classification systems make it more difficult to gather statistics on the incidence and prevalence of disorders. 
C)  Classification systems meet the needs of medical insurance companies who need diagnoses in order to authorize payment of claims. 
D)  Although they assist scientists who are researching disorders, they always inhibit our ability to communicate about abnormal behavior in a consistent way.

Question 10

What is important to remember about the apparent high lifetime rate of mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people were probably misdiagnosed. 
B)  So many people have disorders that this has become a major health issue. 
C)  Many people with disorders are not seriously affected by them or may have them for only a short time. 
D)  A large majority of people with disorders seek treatment, so the problem is not as bad as it seems. 
A)  Many people were probably misdiagnosed. 
B)  So many people have disorders that this has become a major health issue. 
C)  Many people with disorders are not seriously affected by them or may have them for only a short time. 
D)  A large majority of people with disorders seek treatment, so the problem is not as bad as it seems.

Question 11

In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disorders, Science, and the Mind 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 
C)  Descriptors for the Science of the Mind 
D)  Diagnostic Science of the Mind 
A)  Disorders, Science, and the Mind 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual 
C)  Descriptors for the Science of the Mind 
D)  Diagnostic Science of the Mind

Question 12

What are the benefits of classifying mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

Most sciences rely on classifi

Question 13

In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  The dependent variable 
B)  The independent variable 
C)  A correlational variable 
D)  A confounding variable 
A)  The dependent variable 
B)  The independent variable 
C)  A correlational variable 
D)  A confounding variable

Which of the following groups of Americans has the highest rates of severe mental illness?

What is the DSM and what is the definition of a mental disorder for the DSM-5?

Explain what a culture-specific disorder is and provide an example of one.

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little information.

Discuss some of the difficulties involved in attempting to define abnormal behavior.

Which of the following typically involves having a patient or research participant fill out questionnaires?

What is a case study and what are its benefits and drawbacks?

Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

What is important to remember about the apparent high lifetime rate of mental disorders?

In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?

What are the benefits of classifying mental disorders?

In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as what?

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Which of the following groups of Americans has the highest rates of severe mental illness?

What is the DSM and what is the definition of a mental disorder for the DSM-5?

Explain what a culture-specific disorder is and provide an example of one.

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little information.

Discuss some of the difficulties involved in attempting to define abnormal behavior.

Which of the following typically involves having a patient or research participant fill out questionnaires?

What is a case study and what are its benefits and drawbacks?

Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

What is important to remember about the apparent high lifetime rate of mental disorders?

In the field of abnormal psychology, what does DSM stand for?

What are the benefits of classifying mental disorders?

In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the ice cream can be described as what?

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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