Test Bank
Abnormal Psychology
8th Edition by Barlow and Durand
all chapters 1-16
,TABLE OF CONTENT
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1.rAbnormalrBehaviorrinrHistoricalrContext.
2.rAnrIntegrativerApproachrtorPsychopathology.
3.rClinicalrAssessmentrandrDiagnosis.
4.rResearchrMethods.
5.rAnxiety,rTrauma,randrStressor-RelatedrandrObsessive-CompulsiverandrRelatedrDisorders.
6.rSomaticrSymptomrandrRelatedrDisordersrandrDissociativerDisorders.
7.rMoodrDisordersrandrSuicide.
8.rEatingrandrSleep-WakerDisorders.
9.rPhysicalrDisordersrandrHealthrPsychology.
10.rSexualrDysfunctions,rParaphilicrDisorders,randrGenderrDysphoria.
11.rSubstance-Related,rAddictive,randrImpulse-ControlrDisorders.
12.rPersonalityrDisorders.
13.rSchizophreniarSpectrumrandrOtherrPsychoticrDisorders.
14.rNeurodevelopmentalrDisorders.
15.rNeurocognitiverDisorders.
16.rMentalrHealthrServices:rLegalrandrEthicalrIssues.
,1. Regardingrtherdefinitionrofrabnormality,ritrisrcorrectrtorstaterthat
a. Itrisrdifficultrtordefiner“normal”randr“abnormal.”
b. Abnormalityrdependsrsolelyronrsubjectiverdistress.
c. therdefinitionrisuniversalacrosscultures.
d. Thercriteriardifferrdependingronrwhetherrtherindividualrhasrarpsychologicalrdisorderrorrarp
sychologicalrdysfunction.
ANSWER: a
DIFFICULTY: Easy
REFERENCES: UnderstandingrPsychopathology
LEARNINGrOBJECTIVES:ABNO.DURA.16.APA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,psychological,andsocialcomponentsrofbehavioralexplanations(e.g.,rinf
erences,observations,operationalrdefinitions,rinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:Conceptual
2. Accordingrtortherauthorsrofryourrtextbook,rtherdefinitionrofrarpsychologicalrdisorderrisrassociatedrwith
a. stress.
b. Impairedrfunctioning.
c. Culturallyrexpectedrresponses.
d. Psychoticrsymptoms
.rANSWER:
brDIFFICULTY:r Easy
REFERENCES:rUnderstandingrPsychopathology
LEARNINGrOBJECTIVES:rABNO.DURA.16.rAPA1.1ar-
rIdentifyrbasicrbiological,rpsychological,randrsocialrcomponentsrofrbehavioralrexplanationsr(e.g.,rinference
s,robservations,roperationalrdefinitions,rinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:rFactual
3. Arpsychologicalrdysfunctionrrefersrto
a. Arbreakdownrinrcognitiverfunctioning.
b. Arbreakdownrinremotionalrfunctioning.
c. Arbreakdownrinrbehavioralrfunctioning.
d. Anyrofrthese.
ANSWER: d
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
REFERENCES: UnderstandingrPsychopathology
LEARNINGrOBJECTIVES:rABNO.DURA.16.rAPA1.1a-
Identifybasicbiological,rpsychological,randrsocialrcomponentsrofrbehavioralrexplanationsr(e.g.,r
inferences,robservations,roperationalrdefinitions,rinterpretation)
OTHER: TYPE:rFactual
NOTES: NEW
, 4. Thercriterionrthatrarparticularrbehaviorrbe-atypicalrorrnotrculturallyrexpectedrisrinsufficienttordefinerabnormalityrbecause
a. behaviorrthatroccursrinfrequentlyisconsideredrabnormalinreveryculture.
b. theatypicalbehaviormustalsocauseharmorrimpairmentrtorbeconsideredabnormal.
c. behaviorsvaryrverylittlefromonerindividualtoranotherwithineachculture.
d. manypeoplebehaverinrwaysrthatdeviatefromtheaverage,rbutthisdoesn’tmeanrthattheyhaveadisorder.
