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Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology An
Integrative Approach 6th Edition Part 1
by Barlow
(NB: Correct Answers in Green)
A psychological dysfunction refers to ✖
1. a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning.
2. b. a breakdown in emotional functioning.
3. c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning.
4. d. all of these

In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that ✖
1. a. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality.
2. b. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality.
3. c. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder.
4. d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological
disorder or a psychological dysfunction.

The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, stars, and planetsinfluence human
behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called
.✖
1. a. graphology
2. b. parapsychology
3. c. astronomy
4. d. astrology

Until the 1970s, hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women. In fact, the term
"hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means .✔
1. a. ovary
2. b. uterus - Given
3. c. pregnancy
4. d. vagina
You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are
impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality,derives
from a Greek word meaning .✖
1. a. blood - Given
2. b. phlegm
3. c. yellow bile
4. d. black bile




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The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes ofhis
disorder were attributed to phenomena. ✖
1. a. natural
2. b. supernatural
3. c. both natural and supernatural
4. d. neither natural nor supernatural
In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood
disorders, including depression, follow a(n) _ course. ✔
1. a. episodic
2. b. time-limited
3. c. guarded
4. d. insidious
The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally fromthe
ancient Greek concept in which the ✖
1. a. mind was considered separate from the body.
2. b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
3. c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
4. d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior.
In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychologicaldisorders,
physicians throughout history have used treatments such as .✔
1. a. bloodletting
2. b. induced seizures
3. c. exorcism
4. d. drilling through the skull
During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimesforced
to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to ✔
1. a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious.
2. b. build up muscle strength and make the person healthier.
3. c. rid the individual`s body of evil spirits. - Given
4. d. prove that the person was not a witch.
The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the as described in
DSM-IV. ✔
1. a. theoretical perspectives on abnormality
2. b. treatments for mental disorders
3. c. causes of mental illness
4. d. diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders - Given
Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the biological,
psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the of a
disorder. ✖
1. a. prognosis
2. b. etiology
3. c. outcome
4. d. psychopathology
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A psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset if the symptoms develop
, while it has an insidious onset if the symptoms develop .✖
1. a. suddenly; gradually
2. b. suddenly; atypically
3. c. gradually; atypically
4. d. atypically; suddenly
Based on Hippocrates' humoral theory, "sanguine" describes a person who is .
✖
1. a. pessimistic
2. b. pale
3. c. cheerful
4. d. humorous
In ancient Greece, "humoral excesses" thought to be causing psychological disorders weretreated by ✖
1. a. increasing or decreasing the person`s exposure to heat, dryness, moisture, orcold.
2. b. herbal remedies.
3. c. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake.
4. d. lowering the person`s body temperature for extended periods of time. Somatoform
disorders, a current DSM-IV classification that evolved from the concept of"hysteria," affect ✖
1. a. adult males only.
2. b. adult females only.
3. c. both males and females of any age.
4. d. children only.
In the 1930s, when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mentaldisorder,
began to be used instead. ✖
1. a. bromides
2. b. electroconvulsive therapy
3. c. megavitamin therapy
4. d. moral therapy
Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for depression. As described in Anatomy of
Melancholy (1621), this could be accomplished by eating .✖
1. a. raw meat
2. b. ice
3. c. coal
4. d. tobacco
In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a physiciantreating King
Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to ✔
1. a. be closer to a hospital that treated mental illness.
2. b. keep him away from his family.
3. c. restore the balance in his humors.
4. d. cure him of hysteria.




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Developmental psychopathology refers to the study of changes in ✔
1. a. abnormal behavior.
2. b. normal behavior.
3. c. children`s behavior, both normal and abnormal.
4. d. normal adolescent behavior.
According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder is
associated with .✔
1. a. stress
2. b. impaired functioning
3. c. culturally expected responses
4. d. psychotic symptoms
A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go to classesand work
at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and worrying aboutwhat is happening to
him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation? ✖
1. a. Personal distress
2. b. Cultural factors
3. c. Impaired functioning
4. d. Violation of societal norms
One hot and humid night, one of your friends suggests doing some really crazy things. Youlook up at
the sky and say, "It must be the full moon." Your statement reflects the conceptfrom which the word
is derived. ✔
1. a. lunatic
2. b. idiot
3. c. maniac
4. d. psychopath
During the Middle Ages, groups of people would suddenly exhibit bizarre behavior such asrunning out
into the street, dancing, shouting, and jumping around. This was known as
.✔
1. a. tarantism
2. b. lycanthropy
3. c. demonic possession
4. d. the chicken dance
After college graduation, two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping professions. Anna
wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a psychologist.Since you are taking a course in
Abnormal Psychology, they ask you for career advice. Youwould tell ✔
1. a. Anna to apply to medical school and Carl to study psychology at the graduatelevel.
2. b. Carl to apply to medical school and Anna to study psychology at the graduatelevel.
3. c. both of them to apply to medical school.
4. d. both of them to apply to graduate school.




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