Question 1

1-31.What does it mean if a disorder is said to be highly prevalent?

Accepted Answer

A) It is common. 
B) It is not curable. 
C) It is treatable. 
D) It is contagious. 
A) It is common. 
B) It is not curable. 
C) It is treatable. 
D) It is contagious.

Question 2

1-47.The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

Accepted Answer

A) inpatient hospitalization in public institutions has increased. 
B) people with psychological problems more often receive inpatient treatment than outpatient treatment. 
C) people are hospitalized more briefly and then treated on an outpatient basis. 
D) the number of community services has skyrocketed. 
A) inpatient hospitalization in public institutions has increased. 
B) people with psychological problems more often receive inpatient treatment than outpatient treatment. 
C) people are hospitalized more briefly and then treated on an outpatient basis. 
D) the number of community services has skyrocketed.

Question 3

1-53.One strength of case studies is

Accepted Answer

A) they can help prove causal relationships between variables. 
B) they can generate new ideas to explore. 
C) they do not involve bias. 
D) they are usually highly accurate. 
A) they can help prove causal relationships between variables. 
B) they can generate new ideas to explore. 
C) they do not involve bias. 
D) they are usually highly accurate.

Question 4

1-34.Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?

Accepted Answer

A) Forty people had a panic attack in the last year. 
B) Seventy people in her graduating class had been diagnosed with anorexia at some time during the past four years. 
C) 1% of the population is currently experiencing depressive symptoms. 
D) 15% of women will suffer from an anxiety disorder before the age of 30. 
A) Forty people had a panic attack in the last year. 
B) Seventy people in her graduating class had been diagnosed with anorexia at some time during the past four years. 
C) 1% of the population is currently experiencing depressive symptoms. 
D) 15% of women will suffer from an anxiety disorder before the age of 30.

Question 5

1-61.Upon deciding to study individuals with a given disorder,what is the next step that should be taken?

Accepted Answer

A) Select criteria for identifying individuals with the disorder. 
B) Determine what treatment approach will be tested. 
C) Establish which subjects will be the control group and which will be in the experimental group. 
D) Gather survey data to determine where your subjects are most likely to reside. 
A) Select criteria for identifying individuals with the disorder. 
B) Determine what treatment approach will be tested. 
C) Establish which subjects will be the control group and which will be in the experimental group. 
D) Gather survey data to determine where your subjects are most likely to reside.

Question 6

1-17.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 7

1-44.A major finding from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)was that

Accepted Answer

A) those people who have three or more comorbid disorders have one or more mild and transitory disorders. 
B) over half of the people with a history of one serious disorder had two or more comorbid disorders. 
C) people who have one mental disorder are unlikely to have a second comorbid disorder. 
D) as people grow older they are more likely to have multiple severe disorders. 
A) those people who have three or more comorbid disorders have one or more mild and transitory disorders. 
B) over half of the people with a history of one serious disorder had two or more comorbid disorders. 
C) people who have one mental disorder are unlikely to have a second comorbid disorder. 
D) as people grow older they are more likely to have multiple severe disorders.

Question 8

1-93.Which of the following is an example of an ABAB design?

Accepted Answer

A) Half of the subjects receive one treatment and the other half are not treated. 
B) All subjects received one of two treatments. 
C) A subject is observed and treated. 
D) A subject is observed both before and after two exposures to the treatment. 
A) Half of the subjects receive one treatment and the other half are not treated. 
B) All subjects received one of two treatments. 
C) A subject is observed and treated. 
D) A subject is observed both before and after two exposures to the treatment.

Question 9

Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers.This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying.His behavior harms no one else.According to the DSM-5,is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Yes,because many people in society engage in this behavior. 
B) Yes,because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him. 
C) No,because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community. 
D) No,because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control. 
A) Yes,because many people in society engage in this behavior. 
B) Yes,because he is persistently acting in a way that harms him. 
C) No,because his behavior must also harm the well-being of others in the community. 
D) No,because there is no evidence that his actions are out of his own control.

Question 10

1-51.Describing a disorder as acute means that

Accepted Answer

A) it causes very severe distress and impairment. 
B) it causes very mild distress and impairment. 
C) it is a very long-lasting disorder. 
D) it is a disorder that is short in duration. 
A) it causes very severe distress and impairment. 
B) it causes very mild distress and impairment. 
C) it is a very long-lasting disorder. 
D) it is a disorder that is short in duration.

Question 11

1-13.According to the case study in the textbook,for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost unbearable.

Accepted Answer

A) hoarding personal possessions 
B) washing his hands compulsively 
C) refusing to help others 
D) writing and rewriting letters to his family 
A) hoarding personal possessions 
B) washing his hands compulsively 
C) refusing to help others 
D) writing and rewriting letters to his family

Question 12

1-69.In what significant ways do correlational research designs differ from experimental research designs?

Accepted Answer

A) Correlational research does not require the selection of a sample to study. 
B) Correlational research does not generate hypotheses. 
C) There is no comparison group in correlational research. 
D) There is no manipulation of variables in correlational research. 
A) Correlational research does not require the selection of a sample to study. 
B) Correlational research does not generate hypotheses. 
C) There is no comparison group in correlational research. 
D) There is no manipulation of variables in correlational research.

Question 13

1-99.What did Seligman find by studying dogs exposed to uncontrollable shock?

Accepted Answer

A) Seligman demonstrated that dogs can get depressed. 
B) Seligman found that the dogs became aggressive. 
C) Seligman found that uncontrollable shock led the dogs to behave much like depressed humans. 
D) Seligman found that the exposure to the shock altered the level of brain chemicals known to be involved in depression. 
A) Seligman demonstrated that dogs can get depressed. 
B) Seligman found that the dogs became aggressive. 
C) Seligman found that uncontrollable shock led the dogs to behave much like depressed humans. 
D) Seligman found that the exposure to the shock altered the level of brain chemicals known to be involved in depression.

Question 14

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 15

1-58.Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking.Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving while intoxicated,Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the problems with self-report data. 
B) the problems with case studies. 
C) the problems of diagnosis. 
D) the problems of forming hypotheses. 
A) the problems with self-report data. 
B) the problems with case studies. 
C) the problems of diagnosis. 
D) the problems of forming hypotheses.

Question 16

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 17

1-68.In Dr.Lu's study of eating disorders,she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problems.In this example,the girls without eating disorders are the ________ group.

Accepted Answer

A) conforming 
B) control 
C) criterion 
D) treatment 
A) conforming 
B) control 
C) criterion 
D) treatment

Question 18

1-89.A researcher who studies children who are home-schooled and compares them to children who attend school is using the ________ research method.

Accepted Answer

A) correlational 
B) epidemiological 
C) case study 
D) experimental 
A) correlational 
B) epidemiological 
C) case study 
D) experimental

Question 19

1-33.________ rates may be reported in terms of the lifetime risk of contracting a particular disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) Prevalence 
B) Point prevalence 
C) Point incidence 
D) Incidence 
A) Prevalence 
B) Point prevalence 
C) Point incidence 
D) Incidence

Question 20

1-56.Which of the following typically involves the use of trained observers?

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

1-31.What does it mean if a disorder is said to be highly prevalent?

1-47.The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

1-53.One strength of case studies is

1-34.Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?

1-61.Upon deciding to study individuals with a given disorder,what is the next step that should be taken?

1-17.Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

1-44.A major finding from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)was that

1-93.Which of the following is an example of an ABAB design?

Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers.This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying.His behavior harms no one else.According to the DSM-5,is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

1-51.Describing a disorder as acute means that

1-13.According to the case study in the textbook,for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost unbearable.

1-69.In what significant ways do correlational research designs differ from experimental research designs?

1-99.What did Seligman find by studying dogs exposed to uncontrollable shock?

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

1-58.Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking.Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving while intoxicated,Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking.This is an example of

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

1-68.In Dr.Lu's study of eating disorders,she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problems.In this example,the girls without eating disorders are the ________ group.

1-89.A researcher who studies children who are home-schooled and compares them to children who attend school is using the ________ research method.

1-33.________ rates may be reported in terms of the lifetime risk of contracting a particular disorder.

1-56.Which of the following typically involves the use of trained observers?

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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

1-31.What does it mean if a disorder is said to be highly prevalent?

1-47.The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

1-53.One strength of case studies is

1-34.Which of the following is an example of point prevalence?

1-61.Upon deciding to study individuals with a given disorder,what is the next step that should be taken?

1-17.Which of the following statements is true concerning classification systems for mental disorders?

1-44.A major finding from the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS)was that

1-93.Which of the following is an example of an ABAB design?

Brett persistently injects himself with pain killers.This has greatly increased his chance of overdosing and dying.His behavior harms no one else.According to the DSM-5,is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

1-51.Describing a disorder as acute means that

1-13.According to the case study in the textbook,for Zell Kravinsky the burden of _______ was almost unbearable.

1-69.In what significant ways do correlational research designs differ from experimental research designs?

1-99.What did Seligman find by studying dogs exposed to uncontrollable shock?

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

1-58.Carl is asked to provide information about his drinking.Despite the fact that he has had several arrests for driving while intoxicated,Carl reports that he has no problems with drinking.This is an example of

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

1-68.In Dr.Lu's study of eating disorders,she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problems.In this example,the girls without eating disorders are the ________ group.

1-89.A researcher who studies children who are home-schooled and compares them to children who attend school is using the ________ research method.

1-33.________ rates may be reported in terms of the lifetime risk of contracting a particular disorder.

1-56.Which of the following typically involves the use of trained observers?

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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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