1. One who systematically gathers information in order to describe,

• One who systematically gathers information in order to describe,

One who systematically gathers information in order to descr ibe, predict,

and explain abnormality is a clinical:

• mentalist.
• legalist.

*c. scientist.

• practitioner.
• If you wanted a career in which you focus on detecting, assessin

If you wanted a career in which you focus on detecting, assessing, and treating abnormal patterns of functioning, you should look into becoming

a:

*a. clinical practitioner.

• clinical researcher.
• clinical historian.
• clinical statistician.
• The explicit and implicit rules for proper conduct that a societ

The explicit and implicit rules for proper conduct that a societ y establishes

are referred to as:

*a. norms.

• culture.
• morality.
• conventions.

4. Behavior that violates legal norms is:

Behavior that violates legal norms is:

*a. deviant and criminal.

• distressful and criminal.
• deviant and psychopathological.
• distressful and psychopathological.
• The history, values, institutions, technology, and arts of a soc

The history, values, institutions, technology, and arts of a society make

up that society's:

• laws.
• norms.

*c. culture.

• conventions.
• That 42 percent of people go to church and 39 percent snoop in t

That 42 percent of people go to church and 39 percent snoop in their hosts'

medicine cabinets demonstrates the principle that:

• deviance is culturally defined.b. behavior that is not really dangerous can nevertheless be

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considered abnormal.*c. statistical deviance is not the same thing as abnormality.

• behavior that is not distressful is not abnormal.
• If a person experienced anxiety or depression following a signifIf a person experienced anxiety or depression following a significant

natural disaster, we would say that the person was:

• suffering from a mental illness.b. deviant but not dangerous.

*c. exhibiting a typical reaction.

• statistically deviant.
• People who engage in frenetic, manic activity may not experience

People who engage in frenetic, manic activity may not experience distress.

They are:

*a. nevertheless considered to be abnormal.

• not abnormal because abnormality requires distress.
• doing something illegal, not abnormal.
• no longer considered abnormal, but were in the past.
• A person who is so miserable that he or she can see no reason fo

A person who is so miserable that he or she can see no reason for living, BEST fits which of the following definitions of abnormality?

• deviance

*b. distress

• dangerousness
• dysfunction
• An individual has a 9 -to-
• job. However, this person seldom gets

An individual has a 9-to-5 job. However, this person seldom gets up early enough to be at work on time, and expresses great distress ov er this fact.

This individual's behavior would be considered abnormal because it is:

• dysfunctional.b. deviant.

*c. dysfunctional and deviant.

• dangerous.
• Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inabi

Which aspect of the definition of abnormality includes the inability to care for oneself and work productively?

• distressb. deviance

*c. dysfunction

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• A Secret Service agent steps in front of the President of the Un

A Secret Service agent steps in front of the President of the United States, prepared to be killed or injured if the President's safety is threatened.

Psychologically speaking, the Secret Service agent's behavior is:

• functional, but psychologically abnormal.
• functional, and not psychologically abnormal.
• dysfunctional, and psychologically abnormal.

*d. dysfunctional, but not psychologically abnormal.

• Which of the following examples would NOT be considered abnormal

Which of the following examples would NOT be considered abnormal, despite the fact that it is dysfunctional?

• someone who is too confused to drive safely
• someone who parties so much that he or she cannot go to class

*c. someone who goes on a hunger strike to protest social injustice

• someone who cannot stay alone for even one night

14. Research shows that danger to self or others is found in:

Research shows that danger to self or others is found in:

• all cases of abnormal functioning.
• most cases of abnormal functioning.

*c. some cases of abnormal functioning.

• no cases of abnormal functioning.

• Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological p

Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are

not:

• dysfunctional.

*b. dangerous.

• distressing.
• deviant.

• According to Thomas Szasz's views, the deviations that some call

According to Thomas Szasz's views, the deviations that some call mental

illness are really:

• mental illnesses.

*b. problems in living.

• caused by ones early childhood experiences.
• eccentric behaviors with a biological cause.

• A researcher spends 15 or more hours per day conducting experime

A researcher spends 15 or more hours per day conducting experiments or doing library reading and records observations on color-coded index cards. This person lives alone in the country, but doesn't interfere with others' lives.

The best description of the researcher's behavior is that it is:

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*a. eccentric.

• abnormal.
• dangerous.
• dysfunctional.

• College students who drink so much that it interferes with their

College students who drink so much that it interferes with their lives, health, and academic careers are often not diagnosed as engaging in abnormal

behavior because:

• the behavior is not illegal.
• they are just considered eccentric.
• they don't help anyone but themselves.

*d. drinking is considered part of college culture.

19. Defining abnormal behavior using ?the four Ds?:

Defining abnormal behavior using “the four Ds”:

• allows us to create diagnoses that are clear-cut and not debatable.
• allows us to eliminate those who are merely eccentric.
• allows us to include those who experience no distress.

*d. is still often vague and subjective.

• Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be

Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be experiencing

a mental illness because:

• they are not deviant.

*b. they freely choose and enjoy their behavior.

• they are only dangerous to others, not to themselves.
• while they are distressed by their behavior, others are not.

• Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics not

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?

• being a poor speller

*b. having a diagnosable mental illness

• being creative
• enjoying one's life

• Studies show that eccentrics are more likely than those with men

Studies show that eccentrics are more likely than those with mental disorders

to say:

• I feel like my behavior has been thrust on me.

*b. I'm different and I like it.

• I am in a lot of pain and I suffer a great deal.
• I wish I were not so “unique.”

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