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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology

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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Historical Overview Question Type: Multiple Choice 1. In the case study of Jack, a young man with schizophrenia, how is stigma demonstrated? a) The landlord tries to charge Jack a higher rent for the apartment. b) The landlord refuse...

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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology: The
Science and Treatment of Psychological
Disorders, 15th Edition, Ann M.
Kring, Sheri L. Johnson.

,CHAPTER 1
Introduction and Historical Overview

Question Type: Multiple Choice

1. In the case study of Jack, a young man with schizophrenia, how is stigma demonstrated?

a) The landlord tries to charge Jack a higher rent for the apartment.
b) The landlord refuses to rent the apartment to Jack, thinking he might be violent.
c) The landlord will rent to Jack only if Jack agrees to have an in-home aide.
d) The landlord insists on proof that Jack was properly treated and is taking medication.

Answer: b

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension

2. In the case study of Felicia, who was relentlessly teased for her behavior in elementary school, what led
to an improvement in her life?

a) She received adequate treatment for previously undiagnosed ADHD.
b) She was punished for her problem behaviors and they lessened.
c) She decided that, by force of will and self-control, she would change her behavior.
d) She was labeled as having a disability and expectations for her were lowered.

Answer: a

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application

3. The field concerned with the nature, development, and treatment of psychological disorders is called

a) psychopathology.
b) neuropathology.
c) neuropsychology.
d) psychophysiology.

Answer: a

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge

,4. Students may have difficulty remaining objective when learning about psychopathology. Which of the
following factors is most likely to interfere with objectivity?

a) students’ own diagnoses
b) fears about psychopathology
c) insecurities about their own stability
d) preconceived notions about psychopathology

Answer: d

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension

5. Stigmas are best described as

a) knowledge about disorders.
b) negative attitudes or beliefs.
c) personal experiences.
d) discriminatory behaviors.

Answer: b

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge

6. What does stigma do to the people it is applied to?

a) Stigma creates a protected class so that those people cannot be discriminated against.
b) Stigma characterizes them as different from others in some essential way.
c) Stigma helps encourage them to change their behavior so that they will be accepted.
d) Stigma allows them to be discriminated against without legal recourse.

Answer: b

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis

7. Which of the following activities is most likely to help reduce stigma?

a) mandating medication for people with mental disorders

, b) having the police respond to mental health crisis calls rather than social workers
c) educating the general public about mental disorders
d) returning to the state hospital system for people with mental disorders

Answer: a

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis

8. How does Stephen Hinshaw describe the fight against stigma associated with mental disorders?

a) as an impossible task
b) as something that has finally been accomplished
c) as a fruitless effort to normalize the abnormal
d) as the final frontier for human rights

Answer: d

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Analysis

9. What is Stephen Hinshaw’s position on parents and teachers completing rating scales related to the
behavior of children?

a) Such scales lack the reliability and validity that is needed for screening purposes.
b) Such scales contribute to stigmatization by pathologizing normal childhood behaviors.
c) Such scales are a waste of time since only professionals can accurately rate behavior.
d) Such scales could be useful in prevention and early detection of mental disorders.

Answer: d

Section Reference: Psychological Disorders and Stigmas
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: Explain the meaning of stigma as it applies to people with psychological disorders.
Bloomcode: Application

10. Which of the following organizations has a website that is intended to provide a forum where people
with psychological disorders can find support?

a) Treatment Advocacy Center
b) Mind Freedom International
c) Autism Speaks
d) National Institute on Mental Health

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