Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 5th Edition Barlow Test Bank
Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 5th Edition Barlow Test Bank
Abnormal Psychology An Integrative Approach 5th Edition Barlow Test Bank
2. George, a male college student, began feeling sad and lonely. Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his
job, George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which part of
the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?
a. personal distress
b. lack of social support
c. impaired functioning
d. violation of societal norms
ANSWER: a
3. Frank drinks three bottles of wine each day and believes he would be fine if people would just “mind their own
business.” Which criterion for abnormality is absent from this scenario?
a. objective harm to others
b. personal distress
c. maladaptiveness
d. qualitative uniqueness
ANSWER: b
4. Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes. Why might having blood spurt from
her clothes be considered abnormal?
a. because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort
b. because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong
c. because it is a deviation from the what is typical in her society
d. because she shows an inability to function effectively
ANSWER: c
5. In most Western societies, what happens when a person enters a trance state and believes he or she is possessed?
a. The person is believed to be suffering from a psychotic disorder.
b. The person is diagnosed with a dissociative disorder.
c. The person may be viewed as having a psychological disorder.
d. The person can be cured with antipsychotic medication.
ANSWER: c
6. Ron has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia and hospitalized. What would Thomas Szasz MOST likely argue?
a. Ron should not be hospitalized because doing so will only make his symptoms worse.
b. Ron’s behaviour does not represent an illness like diabetes, and “schizophrenia” is merely a label applied on
the basis of highly subjective judgments.
c. Ron’s schizophrenia is a serious illness that is best treated with a combination of drugs and family therapy.
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9. After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers. Carl wants to work with relatively
healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties. Anna wishes to focus on the more severe
psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes. Because you are studying abnormal psychology, they ask
you for career advice. What do you tell them?
a. Carl should study psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should apply to medical school.
b. Carl should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should study counselling psychology at
the graduate level.
c. Both of them should apply to medical school.
d. Anna should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Carl should study counselling psychology at
the graduate level.
ANSWER: d
10. Which of the following is one of the three ways a psychotherapist can function as a scientist-practitioner?
a. writing textbooks
b. evaluating clinical practice
c. prescribing medications
d. teaching students
ANSWER: b
11. Louie was barking like a dog and walking on his hands and knees. A professional thought the cause of Louie’s
problem was an excess of a particular neurotransmitter, and prescribed a drug to treat him. What kind of professional was
this most likely?
a. a clinical psychologist
b. a social worker
c. a psychiatric social worker
d. a psychiatrist
ANSWER: d
13. Statistical data are relevant to researchers. For example, one major epidemiological study found that about 7.8 percent
of people in North America have had a mood disorder at some point in their lives and 3.7 percent have experienced a
mood disorder over the past year. What do the 7.8 percent and 3.7 percent statistics refer to, respectively?
a. incidence; prevalence
b. incidence; recurrence
c. proportion; prevalence
d. prevalence; incidence
ANSWER: d
14. Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or individual pattern. Disorders that tend to last
a long time follow one type of course, whereas disorders that show a discontinuous, repetitive pattern follow another type
of course. What are these courses, respectively?
a. chronic; episodic
b. chronic; time-limited
c. pervasive; time-limited
d. insidious; recurrent
ANSWER: a
15. If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, how did the symptoms develop?
a. atypically
b. suddenly
c. gradually
d. sporadically
ANSWER: b
16. When 20-year-old Larry was first identified as suffering from schizophrenia, his family wanted to know how the
disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the future. In medical terms, what did the family want to know?
a. Larry’s psychosocial profile
b. Larry’s pathology
c. Larry’s diagnosis
d. Larry’s prognosis
ANSWER: d
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