Question 1

What is a good control group for a research study on people with eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who have an eating disorder and a wide range of educational backgrounds. 
B)  A group that is comparable to those with eating disorders except that they eat normally. 
C)  A group that is drawn from the sample of people with eating disorders. 
D)  People who used to have eating disorders but no longer say they do. 
A)  People who have an eating disorder and a wide range of educational backgrounds. 
B)  A group that is comparable to those with eating disorders except that they eat normally. 
C)  A group that is drawn from the sample of people with eating disorders. 
D)  People who used to have eating disorders but no longer say they do.

Question 2

Which research approach requires subjects to recall the past?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reconstructive 
B)  Repressed 
C)  Retroactive 
D)  Retrospective 
A)  Reconstructive 
B)  Repressed 
C)  Retroactive 
D)  Retrospective

Question 3

What does Monique's case best illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than the person who engages in the abnormal behavior. 
B)  Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances. 
C)  Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by other people. 
D)  When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live independently. 
A)  Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than the person who engages in the abnormal behavior. 
B)  Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances. 
C)  Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by other people. 
D)  When people suffer from mental disorders, they are unable to work or live independently.

Question 4

Practically speaking, "abnormal" behavior means

Accepted Answer

A)  any behavior that is "away from the normal" and causes any distress. 
B)  any behavior that causes the person distress. 
C)  any behavior that causes us to consider our values. 
D)  any behavior that deviates from the norms of the society in which the person lives. 
A)  any behavior that is "away from the normal" and causes any distress. 
B)  any behavior that causes the person distress. 
C)  any behavior that causes us to consider our values. 
D)  any behavior that deviates from the norms of the society in which the person lives.

Question 5

What can be said about individuals who have a history of at least one serious psychological disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most are effectively treated and never experience mental illness again. 
B)  Over 50% have at least two or more other disorders. 
C)  Few have a comorbid disorder. 
D)  Individuals who have sought treatment for one illness are unlikely to ever experience another. 
A)  Most are effectively treated and never experience mental illness again. 
B)  Over 50% have at least two or more other disorders. 
C)  Few have a comorbid disorder. 
D)  Individuals who have sought treatment for one illness are unlikely to ever experience another.

Question 6

A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is

Accepted Answer

A)  very strong and widely used in abnormal psychology. 
B)  rarely used in abnormal psychology because few people are willing to examine their own lives closely. 
C)  weak because it rarely provides information we can generalize to others with the disorder. 
D)  weak because it confuses correlational data with experimental data. 
A)  very strong and widely used in abnormal psychology. 
B)  rarely used in abnormal psychology because few people are willing to examine their own lives closely. 
C)  weak because it rarely provides information we can generalize to others with the disorder. 
D)  weak because it confuses correlational data with experimental data.

Question 7

Why is a representative sample desirable?

Accepted Answer

A)  Such samples are random. 
B)  Hypotheses can only be tested on representative samples. 
C)  Only representative samples yield meaningful results. 
D)  The more representative a sample is, the more generalizable the data. 
A)  Such samples are random. 
B)  Hypotheses can only be tested on representative samples. 
C)  Only representative samples yield meaningful results. 
D)  The more representative a sample is, the more generalizable the data.

Question 8

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 9

Why is it dangerous to make conclusions based on case studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Case studies can provide little information about a disorder. 
B)  Few patients are willing to be used as case studies. 
C)  It is unethical. 
D)  Conclusions based on so little data are likely to be flawed. 
A)  Case studies can provide little information about a disorder. 
B)  Few patients are willing to be used as case studies. 
C)  It is unethical. 
D)  Conclusions based on so little data are likely to be flawed.

Question 10

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 11

Gordon finds that heroin-addicted adults almost always smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol when they were young adolescents. Knowing this strong association we can conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  cigarette smoking causes drinking, which causes heroin addiction. 
B)  if cigarette smoking and drinking could be stopped in adolescence, heroin addiction would be stopped too. 
C)  heroin addiction is caused by the same factors that cause early smoking and drinking. 
D)  there is an association among the variables, but no causal inferences should be drawn. 
A)  cigarette smoking causes drinking, which causes heroin addiction. 
B)  if cigarette smoking and drinking could be stopped in adolescence, heroin addiction would be stopped too. 
C)  heroin addiction is caused by the same factors that cause early smoking and drinking. 
D)  there is an association among the variables, but no causal inferences should be drawn.

Question 12

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, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, because very few 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 very few 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 13

________ is a necessary first step toward introducing order to any discussion of the cause or treatment of abnormal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Classification 
C)  Brain research 
D)  Labeling 
A)  Epidemiology 
B)  Classification 
C)  Brain research 
D)  Labeling

Question 14

In a study of the effects of ice cream on mood, the mood after ice cream exposure 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

Question 15

What is mental health epidemiology? How is it studied?

Accepted Answer

Epidemiology is the study of the distrib

Question 16

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little
information.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Ideally, a sample is described as what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Random 
B)  Representative 
C)  Generalizable 
D)  Demographically pure 
A)  Random 
B)  Representative 
C)  Generalizable 
D)  Demographically pure

Question 18

Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Comparison 
B)  Criterion 
C)  Dependent 
D)  Independent 
A)  Comparison 
B)  Criterion 
C)  Dependent 
D)  Independent

Question 19

Which of the following is included in the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A)  A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders 
B)  A means of identifying different mental disorders 
C)  A description of the necessary and sufficient conditions for mental illness 
D)  A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder 
A)  A discussion of the various causes of mental disorders 
B)  A means of identifying different mental disorders 
C)  A description of the necessary and sufficient conditions for mental illness 
D)  A description of all of the possible treatments for each disorder

Question 20

What is the value of using an ABAB design?

Accepted Answer

A)  It permits the study of the effects of multiple forms of treatment on a single subject. 
B)  Subjects can be selected randomly. 
C)  The effects of a single form of treatment are studied twice in the same subject. 
D)  Generalizability is ensured. 
A)  It permits the study of the effects of multiple forms of treatment on a single subject. 
B)  Subjects can be selected randomly. 
C)  The effects of a single form of treatment are studied twice in the same subject. 
D)  Generalizability is ensured.

What is a good control group for a research study on people with eating disorders?

Which research approach requires subjects to recall the past?

What does Monique's case best illustrate?

Practically speaking, "abnormal" behavior means

What can be said about individuals who have a history of at least one serious psychological disorder?

A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is

Why is a representative sample desirable?

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.

Why is it dangerous to make conclusions based on case studies?

The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

Gordon finds that heroin-addicted adults almost always smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol when they were young adolescents. Knowing this strong association we can conclude that

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, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

________ is a necessary first step toward introducing order to any discussion of the cause or treatment of abnormal behavior.

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

What is mental health epidemiology? How is it studied?

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little information.

Ideally, a sample is described as what?

Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?

Which of the following is included in the DSM?

What is the value of using an ABAB design?

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Causal Factors and Viewpoints

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Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform 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

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What is a good control group for a research study on people with eating disorders?

Which research approach requires subjects to recall the past?

What does Monique's case best illustrate?

Practically speaking, "abnormal" behavior means

What can be said about individuals who have a history of at least one serious psychological disorder?

A psychologist reports a single case of a disorder, detailing the person's feelings and responses. This research strategy is

Why is a representative sample desirable?

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.

Why is it dangerous to make conclusions based on case studies?

The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that

Gordon finds that heroin-addicted adults almost always smoked cigarettes and drank alcohol when they were young adolescents. Knowing this strong association we can conclude that

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, is Brett's behavior consistent with the definition of a mental disorder?

________ is a necessary first step toward introducing order to any discussion of the cause or treatment of abnormal behavior.

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

What is mental health epidemiology? How is it studied?

_______________are automatic beliefs concerning other people based on little information.

Ideally, a sample is described as what?

Which variable is manipulated in an experiment?

Which of the following is included in the DSM?

What is the value of using an ABAB design?

Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform 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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