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Abnormal Psychology Exam Revision Quiz with Solutions, Exams of Psychology

Pacific Lutheran University (PLU)Psychology

A comprehensive set of multiple-choice questions and answers covering key concepts in abnormal psychology. It explores various aspects of the field, including the definition of abnormality, the dsm-5, different viewpoints on abnormal behavior, classical conditioning, stress, and anxiety disorders. Designed to help students prepare for exams by testing their understanding of core concepts and providing insights into common misconceptions.

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Abnormal Psychology, Exam revision (quiz)
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Which |of |the |following |is |a |sufficient |element |to |determine |abnormality?
-Suffering
-Maladaptiveness
-Deviancy
-There |is |no |single |sufficient |element |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔There |is |no |single |sufficient |element
The |fact |that |body |piercings |are |commonplace |today |while |they |would |once |have |been |viewed |as
|abnormal |illustrates |that:
-Modern |society |is |unlikely |to |change
-What |is |acceptable |for |men |and |women |is |no |longer |different
-American |Culture |values |independence
-The |values |of |society |may |change |over |time |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔The |values |of |society |may
|change |over |time
Brett |persistently |injects |himself |with |pain |killers. |This |has |greatly |increased |his |chance |of |overdosing
|and |dying. |His |behvaiour |harms |no |one |else. |According |to |the |DSM-V, |is |Brett's |behaviour |consistent
|with |the |definition |of |a |mental |disorder?
- |Yes |because |many |people |in |society |engage |in |this |behaviour
-Yes, |because |he |is |persistently |acting |in |a |way |that |harms |him
- |No, |because |his |behaviour |must |also |harm |the |well-being |of |others
-No, |Because |there |is |no |evidence |that |his |actions |are |out |of |his |own |control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER
|**✔Yes, |because |he |is |persistently |acting |in |a |way |that |harms |him
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Which |of |the |following |is |a |sufficient |element |to |determine |abnormality?

  • Suffering
  • Maladaptiveness
  • Deviancy
  • There |is |no |single |sufficient |element |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔There |is |no |single |sufficient |element The |fact |that |body |piercings |are |commonplace |today |while |they |would |once |have |been |viewed |as |abnormal |illustrates |that:
  • Modern |society |is |unlikely |to |change
  • What |is |acceptable |for |men |and |women |is |no |longer |different
  • American |Culture |values |independence
  • The |values |of |society |may |change |over |time |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔The |values |of |society |may |change |over |time Brett |persistently |injects |himself |with |pain |killers. |This |has |greatly |increased |his |chance |of |overdosing |and |dying. |His |behvaiour |harms |no |one |else. |According |to |the |DSM-V, |is |Brett's |behaviour |consistent |with |the |definition |of |a |mental |disorder?
  • |Yes |because |many |people |in |society |engage |in |this |behaviour
  • Yes, |because |he |is |persistently |acting |in |a |way |that |harms |him
  • |No, |because |his |behaviour |must |also |harm |the |well-being |of |others
  • No, |Because |there |is |no |evidence |that |his |actions |are |out |of |his |own |control |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Yes, |because |he |is |persistently |acting |in |a |way |that |harms |him

According |to |the |DSM-5, |when |is |deviant |behaviour |viewed |as |indicative |of |a |mental |disorder?

  • |Always
  • Only |when |the |behaviour |is |inconsistent |with |cultural |norms
  • |when |it |is |a |system |of |a |dysfunction |in |the |individual
  • never |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔when |it |is |a |system |of |a |dysfunction |in |the |individual In |the |field |of |abnormal |psychology, |what |does |DSM |stand |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Diagnostic |and |Statistical |Manual Which |of |the |following |best |describes |the |DSM?
  • |A |complete |guide |to |the |origin, |diagnosis, |and |treatment |of |mental |disorders
  • A |work |in |progress |that |classifies |mental |disorders |based |on |what |is |currently |known
  • |A |fundamentally |flawed |collection |of |unfounded |assumptions |about |mental |disorders
  • |a |collection |of |random |opinions |about |diagnosing |mental |disorders |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔A |work |in |progress |that |classifies |mental |disorders |based |on |what |is |currently |known Which |of |the |following |most |accurately |describes |the |notion |of |different |viewpoints |of |abnormal |behaviour?
  • |Each |viewpoint |accurately |describes |the |causes |and |symptoms |of |two |or |three |different |disorders
  • |Each |viewpoint |offers |its |own |explanation |of |abnormal |behaviour
  • |All |viewpoints |are |equally |valid
  • |Only |the |biological |viewpoint |has |been |studied |experimentally |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Each |viewpoint |offers |its |own |explanation |of |abnormal |behaviour Behaviourism |was |____ |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔A |reaction |to |what |the |behvaiourists |perceived |as |a |lack |of |scientific |rigor |in |psychoanalysis The |central |principle |of |classical |conditioning |is |that____

Which |of |the |following |terms |refers |to |efforts |to |deal |with |stress?

  • |coping |strategies
  • compensatory |strategies
  • sublimation
  • projection |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Coping |strategies In |DSM-V, |a |new |category |has |been |added. |What |is |this |new |category?
  • |Stress |not |specifies
  • |positive |stressor |disorders
  • |stress |and |psychopathology
  • |Trauma |- |and |stressor |- |related |disorders |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Trauma |- |and |stressor |- |related |disorders Which |of |the |following |psychological |disturbances |does |not |occur |in |response |to |an |identifiable |experience?
  • |Adjustment |disorder
  • |Acute |stress |disorder
  • |Depression
  • |Post-traumatic |stress- |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Depression According |to |your |textbook, |which |of |the |following |is |most |stressful |to |people |and |animals?
  • |Constant |stressors
  • |Predictable |stressors
  • Uncontrollable |stressors
  • |Physical |stressors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Uncontrollable |stressors The |term |"crisis" |refers |to:
  • |any |time |when |a |stressful |situation |exceed's |one's |ability |to |cope
  • |encountering |a |number |of |stressors |stimultaneously
  • |a |period |of |especially |acute |stress
  • |any |encounter |that |requires |a |readjustment |of |self-concept |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔any |time |when |a |stressful |situation |exceed's |one's |ability |to |cope Estimates |of |the |prevalence |of |PTSD
  • |indicate |that |most |people |who |experience |a |traumatic |event |develop |PTSD
  • |have |not |been |made
  • |demonstrate |that |it |is |more |commonly |seen |in |women
  • |find |that |it |rarely |exists |as |a |co-morbid |condition |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔demonstrate |that |it |is |more |commonly |seen |in |women According |to |the |DSM-V, |acute |stress |disorder |becomes |PTSD |when |_____.
  • |The |trauma |is |an |event |out |of |the |realm |of |normal |life |experience
  • |The |symptoms |last |more |than | 2 |weeks
  • |The |symptoms |last |more |than | 4 |weeks
  • |The |symptoms |last |more |than | 6 |weeks |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔The |symptoms |last |more |than | 4 |weeks A |core |symptom |of |PTSD |in |DSM- |V |is |_______.
  • |Development |of |stress-related |diseases
  • |Re-experiencing |of |the |traumatic |event
  • |Panic |attacks |when |remembering |the |trauma
  • |Driving |phobia
  • |Claustrophobia
  • |Social |phobia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Animal |phobia James |began |having |panic |attacks |immediately |after |his |mother |died |suddenly. |As |they |became |more |frequent, |he |began |to |fear |going |into |public |situations |where |they |might |occur. |Now |he |is |unable |to |leave |his |apartment |and |has |others |go |out |to |shop |for |him. |What |is |unusual |about |this |case?
  • |It |is |unusual |for |a |person |with |severe |agoraphobia |to |be |a |man
  • |It |is |unusual |for |panic |attacks |to |begin |after |a |stressful |life |event
  • |It |is |unusual |for |fear |of |panic |attacks |to |lead |to |agoraphobia
  • |There |is |nothing |unusual |about |this |case |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔It |is |unusual |for |a |person |with |severe |agoraphobia |to |be |a |man Amber |feels |anxious |almost |all |the |time. |She |finds |herself |worrying |that |her |husband |will |leave |her |(although |he |has |never |shown |any |indication |that |he |would), |that |she |chose |the |wrong |job, |that |her |children |might |not |be |safe |at |their |school, |and |that |she |might |get |sick |and |leave |her |family |in |financial |ruin. |She |calls |her |husband |almost |everyday |to |find |out |when |he |will |be |home. |She |complains |to |her |physician |that |she |is |always |tired |but |cannot |sleep |or |relax. |Amber's |most |likely |diagnosis |is |____.
  • |Generalised |anxiety |disorder
  • Generalised |social |phobia
  • Panic |disorder |with |agoraphobia
  • Obsessive |compulsive |disorder |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Generalised |Anxiety |Disorder One |of |the |main |functions |that |worry |seems |to |serve |in |generalised |anxiety |disorder |is:
  • |It |keeps |people |distracted |from |what |is |really |bothering |them
  • It |keeps |people |with |the |disorder |feeling |happier |than |if |they |didn't |worry
  • |it |prevents |people |with |the |disorder |from |developing |depression
  • |it |keeps |people |from |feeling |the |emotional |and |physiological |consequences |of |anxiety |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔it |keeps |people |from |feeling |the |emotional |and |physiological |consequences |of |anxiety Most |people |with |OCD:
  • |experience |obsessions, |but |compulsions |are |relatively |rare
  • |experience |compulsions, |by |obsessions |are |relatively |rare
  • |experience |both |obsessions |and |compulsions
  • |Develop |compulsions |in |childhood, |and |obsession |in |adolescence |or |adulthood |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔experience |both |obsessions |and |compulsions Dagmar |is |a |musician |and |she |loves |the |fact |that |she |constantly |hears |new |melodies |in |her |head. |In |fact, |she |cannot |remember |a |time |when |she |did |not |hear |music. |Why |is |this |NOT |an |example |of |an |obsession?
  • |Obsessions |must |be |accompanied |by |ritualistic |actions
  • Obsessions |must |come |on |suddenly |in |response |to |a |stressful |life |event
  • |obsessions |must |be |voluntary |thoughts |that |a |person |knows |are |irrational
  • |Obsessions |must |be |intrusive |thoughts |that |the |person |finds |disturbing |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Obsessions |must |be |intrusive |thoughts |that |the |person |finds |disturbing Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |OCD?
  • |Nearly |six |times |more |women |tend |to |suffer |from |OCD |than |men
  • |This |disorder |tends |to |begin |in |adolescence |or |early |adulthood, |but |is |not |uncommon |in |children
  • Once |thought |to |be |a |fairly |common |disorder, |with |new |diagnostic |criteria, |it |is |seen |as |quite |rare.
  • |Although |most |people |have |both |obsessive |thoughts |and |compulsive |rituals, |rarely |are |the |two |issues |related |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔This |disorder |tends |to |begin |in |adolescence |or |early |adulthood, |but |is |not |uncommon |in |children Which |best |describes |fear?

Which |of |the |following |is |required |for |the |diagnosis |of |panic |attacks?

  • |unexpected |panic |episodes |that |cause |a |sense |of |stark |terror
  • pre-occupation |with |negative |self-evaluative |thoughts |that |tend |to |interfere |with |their |ability |to |interact |in |a |socially |skillful |fashion
  • |Development |of |anxious |apprehension |of |experiencing |another |attack
  • |The |activation |of |the |fight/flight |response |in |response |to |imminent |danger |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Development |of |anxious |apprehension |of |experiencing |another |attack What |do |those |with |panic |disorders |typically |develop?
  • |social |phobia
  • |agoraphobia |
  • |specific |phobia
  • OCD |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Agoraphobia How |do |panic |attacks |come |about? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |✔Biological |theories: |biochemical |abnormalities |in |the |brain/ |abnormal |activity |of |neurotransmitters |(norepinephrine |and |seretonin)
  • |primarily |arise |from |the |amygdala Panic |attacks |cause |the |conditioning |of |anxiety |primarily |to |external |cues |associated |with |the |attacks |and |conditioning |of |panic |itself |primarily |to |interoceptive |cues |associated |with |early |stages |of |attacks. |Which |theory |does |this |best |represent?
  • |learning |theory
  • Psychodynamic |theory
  • cognitive |theory
  • social |theory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Learning |theory

Panic |attacks |develop |in |people |who |are |prone |to |making |catastrophic |misinterpretations |of |their |bodily |sensations, |and |have |a |tendency |that |may |be |related |to |pre-existing |high |levels |of |anxiety |sensitivity. |Which |theory |does |this |best |represent?

  • |learning |theory
  • psychodynamic |theory
  • cognitive |thoery
  • social |theory |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔cognitive |theory Which |neurobiological |factors |is |said |to |aid |in |reducing |anxiety?
  • |Seretonin
  • Norepinephrine
  • GABA
  • Adrenaline |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔GABA What |is |said |to |help |maintain |anxiety |levels |of |those |diagnosed |with |generalised |anxiety |disorder
  • |impairment |in |cognitive |processing
  • |mood-congruent |information |processing
  • |distortion |in |self-schema's
  • |distortion |of |reality |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔mood-congruent |information |processing Why |is |the |relapse |rate |of |those |diagnosed |with |anxiety |disorders |who |are |on |antidepressant |medications |so |high?
  • |physiological |dependence |occurs
  • |placebo |effect |occurs
  • |delusions |begin |to |occur |without |medication
  • |none |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔physiological |dependence |occurs
  • |worry |of |spilling |a |drink |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔worry |of |being |bewitched |in |one's |dream Which |of |the |following |statements |is |true |about |agoraphobia?
  • |It |is |the |same |as |a |panic |disorder
  • |Approximately |10% |of |the |population |suffers |from |it
  • |Women |are |more |likely |than |men |to |suffer |from |it
  • |It |can |be |diagnosed |in |one |month |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔Women |are |more |likely |than |men |to |suffer |from |it Unipolar |depressive |disorders |are |______ |where |as |bipolar |disorder |is |when |people |experience______. |
  • |only |depressive |episodes; |both |depressive |and |manic |episodes
  • |mostly |depressive |episodes; |manic |episodes
  • only |manic |episodes; |depressive |episodes
  • |mostly |manic |episodes; |both |manic |and |depressive |episodes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔only |depressive |episodes; |both |depressive |and |manic |episodes Taye |is |an |African-American |woman |who |constantly |experiences |depressive |episodes |ever |since |her |aunt |died. |She |has |just |been |diagnosed |with |unipolar |depressive |disorder |What |is |unusual |about |this |case?
  • |Taye |is |a |woman, |men |are |more |likely |to |suffer |from |this |disorder
  • |They |have |incorrectly |diagnosed |Taye
  • |Taye |is |an |African |Amerian, |rates |of |this |disorder |are |less |frequent |among |african |americans
  • |Nothing |is |unusual |about |this |case. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔ Which |best |describes |a |major |depressive |episode?
  • |persistently |depressed |mood |most |of |the |day, |for |more |days |than |not, |for |at |least | 2 |years.
  • |persistently |depressed |mood |most |of |the |day, |for |more |days |than |not, |for |at |least | 2 |weeks.
  • |persistently |depressed |mood |most |of |the |day, |for |more |days |than |not, |for |at |least | 2 |years, |whilst |also |experiencing |manic |episodes.
  • |persistently |depressed |mood |most |of |the |day, |for |more |days |than |not, |for |at |least | 2 |weeks, |whilst |also |experiencing |manic |episodes. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔persistently |depressed |mood |most |of |the |day, |for |more |days |than |not, |for |at |least | 2 |weeks. Cyclothymic |disorder |is |charactersied |by |______.
  • |symptoms |of |both |full-blown |manic |and |major |depressive |episodes |for |at |least |one |week |has |occured.
  • |no |symptom |of |full-blown |manic |episode |but |a |clear-cut |hypomanic |episodes |as |well |as |major |depressive |episodes |has |occurred. |
  • |episodes |of |both |depression |and |hypomania |or |mania |have |occurred.
  • |repeated |experience |of |hypomanic |symptoms |occurs |for |a |period |of |at |least | 2 |years |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔repeated |experience |of |hypomanic |symptoms |occurs |for |a |period |of |at |least | 2 |years Bipolar |I |disorder |is |characterised |by |______.
  • |symptoms |of |both |full-blown |manic |and |major |depressive |episodes |for |at |least |one |week.
  • |no |symptoms |of |full-blown |manic |episode |but |a |clear-cut |hypomanic |episodes |as |well |as |major |depressive |episodes.
  • |episodes |of |both |depression |and |hypomania |or |mania |
  • |repeated |experience |of |hypomanic |symptoms |occurs |for |a |period |of |at |least | 2 |years |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔symptoms |of |both |full-blown |manic |and |major |depressive |episodes |for |at |least |one |week Biploar |II |disorder |is |characterised |by |______.
  • |symptoms |of |both |full-blown |manic |and |major |depressive |episodes |for |at |least |one |week.
  • |no |symptoms |of |full-blown |manic |episode |but |a |clear-cut |hypomanic |episodes |as |well |as |major |depressive |episodes.
  • |episodes |of |both |depression |and |hypomania |or |mania |
  • |Dysthmic |disorder
  • Bipolar |II |disorder
  • |major |depressive |disorder
  • |none |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔major |depressive |disorder Sam |has |been |diagnosed |with |major |depressive |disorder. |He |tells |you |that |he |is |certain |the |world |will |end |next |Tuesday |because |everyone |in |it |is |so |wicked. |He |refuses |to |consider |that |he |might |be |wrong. |Sam |has:
  • |mood |congruent |delusions
  • |mood |incongruent |delusions
  • |Atypical |features
  • |melancholic |features |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔mood |congruent |delusions The |average |duration |of |an |untreated |episode |of |depression |is:
  • | 6 - 9 |months
  • | 1 |year
  • | 2 |years
  • |unknown |as |individuals |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔ 6 - 9 |months Which |of |the |following |statements |is |supported |by |research |on |the |role |of |genetic |influences |in |unipolar |disorder?
  • |The |more |severe |the |depressive |disorder, |the |greater |the |genetic |contribution
  • |Twin |studies |do |not |consistently |find |evidence |of |an |inherited |susceptibility |to |depression
  • |Unipolar |depression |is |more |heritable |than |bipolar |disorder
  • |Bipolar |disorder |and |unipolar |depression |are |equally |heritable |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔The |more |severe |the |depressive |disorder, |the |greater |the |genetic |contributions

Joanne |tends |to |blow |up |at |people |and |then |feel |guilty. |She |worries |a |lot. |She |complains |that |she |just |doesn't |really |find |anything |exciting |and |life |is |boring. Joanne:

  • |shows |evidence |of |neuroticism |and |low |positive |affectivity, |and |has |a |high |risk |of |developing |depression
  • |shows |evidence |of |neuroticism |and |has |a |moderate |risk |of |developing |depression
  • |shows |evidence |of |introversion, |and |has |a |mild |risk |of |developing |depression
  • |shows |no |evidence |of |any |kind |that |would |increase |her |risk |of |developing |depression |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔shows |evidence |of |neuroticism |and |low |positive |affectivity, |and |has |a |high |risk |of |developing |depression Which |of |the |following |is |necessary |for |a |diagnosis |of |bipolar |I |disorder
  • |the |occurrence |of |to |or |more |episodes |of |major |depression
  • |unremitting |symptoms |for |a |period |of |at |least | 2 |years
  • |symptoms |of |psychosis
  • |the |occurrence |of |at |least |one |manic |episode |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔The |occurrence |of |at |least |one |manic |episode Although |bipolar |I |disorder |is |described |as |"bipolar,"
  • |a |depressive |episode |is |not |necessary |for |diagnosis
  • |few |patients |show |both |manic |and |depressive |symptoms |
  • |both |depressive |and |manic |symptoms |typically |occur |simultaneously |
  • |a |year |or |two |commonly |passes |between |manic |and |depressive |episodes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER |**✔a |depressive |episode |is |not |necessary |for |diagnosis Carleen |comes |to |therapy |because |she |is |feeling |sad. |Carleen |says |her |she |has |often |had |periods |of |extreme |sadness |in |the |past |and |they |typically |last |between | 6 |and | 8 |months. |During |those |times |she