Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate? a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors. b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a scientific field of study. c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior. d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors. ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual 2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____. a. genetic factors b. environmental factors c. sociocultural factors d. an interaction of many factors ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual 3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____. a. therapy b. predicting dangerousness c. psychodiagnosis d. research ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different ____ for a client's abnormality. a. time of onset b. explanation c. diagnosis d. prognosis ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is . a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate? a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence. b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior. c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality. d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence. ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual 7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities. What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing? a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others. b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him. c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone. d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd. ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied 8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____. a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients d. using therapy to improve client behavior ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual 9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately? a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior. c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology MSC: Factual 10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____. a. how epidemiological work is done in the field b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied