CHAPTER 15 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

CHAPTER 15 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

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MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. We all experience ______________ from time to time, but when it is prolonged or excessive it can serve as one of the criteria for abnormal behavior.
2. a) hallucinations
3. b) social deviance
4. c) dangerousness
5. d) unusualness
6. e) emotional distress

ANS: e         TOP:  MOD: 15.1               REF: What Is Abnormal Behavior?                 MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify criteria used to distinguish normal behavior from abnormal behavior and apply this knowledge to examples.                  KEY: Identify

2. Which of the following statements regarding criteria for determining abnormal behavior is FALSE?
3. a) Psychologists use multiple criteria in determining whether behavior is abnormal.
4. b) The one determining feature of abnormal behavior is unusualness.
5. c) Most people feel anxious or depressed from time to time.
6. d) The same behavior may be judged normal under one circumstance and abnormal under another circumstance.
7. e) Psychologists take into account the cultural context when making judgments about abnormal behavior.

ANS: b        TOP:  MOD: 15.1               REF: What Is Abnormal Behavior?                 MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify criteria used to distinguish normal behavior from abnormal behavior and apply this knowledge to examples.                  KEY: Identify, Evaluate/Explain                     NOT: WWW

3. Criteria used by psychologists to determine whether a behavior is normal include all of the following EXCEPT:
4. a)
5. b) social deviance.
6. c)
7. d)
8. e) emotionally distress.

ANS: a        TOP:  MOD: 15.1               REF: What Is Abnormal Behavior?                 MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify criteria used to distinguish normal behavior from abnormal behavior and apply this knowledge to examples.                  KEY: Identify, Evaluate/Explain

4. __________ is generally regarded as a criteria for abnormal behavior, but not when it is associated with warfare or performance in contact sports.
5. a) Stress
6. b) Social deviance
7. c) Dangerousness
8. d) Unusualness
9. e) Emotional distress

ANS: c         TOP:  MOD: 15.1               REF: What Is Abnormal Behavior?                 MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify criteria used to distinguish normal behavior from abnormal behavior and apply this knowledge to examples.                  KEY: Identify

5. Behavior that violates social standards describes which of the following criteria for determining abnormal behavior?
6. a) Dangerousness
7. b) Social deviance
8. c) Maladaptive behavior
9. d) Unusualness
10. e) Emotional distress

ANS: b        TOP:  MOD: 15.1               REF: What Is Abnormal Behavior?                 MSC: factual        OBJ: 1-Identify criteria used to distinguish normal behavior from abnormal behavior and apply this knowledge to examples.                  KEY: Identify