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1.(p. 3) The continuum model of abnormality illustrates that:

A.there is a clear distinction between dysfunctional and deviant behavior.B.psychologists must make objective decisions about what warrants a diagnosis.C.individuals are labeled as either having a disorder or not having one.D.no clear line exists between what is normal and abnormal.

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

2.(p. 4) The study of abnormal psychology is the study of people who suffer mental, emotional, and often physical pain. This is also referred to as _____.A.psychopathology B.psychometry C.parapsychology D.behavioral psychology

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

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3.(p. 5) Margaret is a 27-year-old soccer mom who never misses her daughter's games. Her friends argue that her behavior is embarrassing, and she is making a fool of herself when she repeatedly yells and jumps to her feet. Margaret insists that no one is paying attention to her behavior and states, "It's a soccer game—people are expected to get excited!" Which of the following should determine whether Margaret's behavior is abnormal?A.Her social status B.Gender differences C.The context in which it is performed D.Individual differences

Bloom's: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

4.(p. 5) When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behaviors to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that: A.the observer assesses the behavior based on her/his own biases and prejudices.B.the observer considers the behavior normal if it seems appropriate for that particular situation.C.the observer uses the behavior to judge the individual's personality.D.the observer's evaluation of the behavior lacks any theoretical grounding.

Bloom's: Understand

Difficulty: Moderate

5.(p. 5) A problem with the cultural norms criterion for abnormality is that:

A.most people would object to labeling certain behaviors that are positive for the individual and society as abnormal.B.there is a tendency to view behaviors that are unusual, or deviant, as abnormal.C.only 10 percent of all populations, on an average, display unusual behaviors and hence this criterion has limited applicability.D.it does not adopt a continuum perspective of abnormal behavior; rather, it is an either/or proposition.

Bloom's: Remember

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• (p. 5) Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given

behavior?

• Deviance
• Unusualness
• Distress
• Mental Illness

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

• (p. 5) Which of the following statements is true of the mental illness criterion for

abnormality?

• Several biological tests are available to diagnose the different types of abnormality.
• Most mental health problems are due to a singular abnormal gene or disease process.
• When we give a person's psychological symptoms a diagnosis, it is simply a label for that

set of symptoms.

• The idea that mental health problems are due to complex biological and psychosocial

factors has been highly refuted.

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

• (p. 6) Rachel teaches in the second grade and suspects that two students in her class have

behavioral problems. Although she works fervently to keep the class running smoothly, the students' behaviors continually disrupts the learning environment. When the two students blurt out the answers before being called upon, push others in line, or constantly get out of their seats, other students become distracted and irritated. According to which criterion will these students' behaviors might be considered abnormal?

• Cultural relativism
• Mental illness
• Distress
• Gender relativism

Bloom's: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

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• (p. 6) What are "the four Ds" of abnormality?
• Distress, delusion, deviance, and derision
• Deviance, dysfunction, disorder, and danger
• Danger, disorder, delusion, and dysfunction
• Dysfunction, distress, deviance, and dangerousness

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

• (p. 6) Theorists who argue that behaviors can only be abnormal relative to cultural norms,

are proponents of:

• cultural hegemony.
• cultural regeneration.
• cultural imperialism.
• cultural relativism.

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

11. (p. 6) Cultural relativists argue that:

• behaviors must be universally accepted to be considered normal.
• culture, and not context, influences the evaluation of behaviors as abnormal.
• the use of gender roles as a basis for assessing abnormal behaviors can be misleading.
• no universal standards or rules exist for labeling behaviors as abnormal.

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

• (p. 6) _____ noted that, throughout history, societies have labeled individuals and groups

abnormal in order to justify controlling or silencing them.

• Thomas Szasz
• Samuel Cartwright
• Clifford Beers
• Johann Weyer

Bloom's: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

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