Test Bank Abnormal Psychology 2nd Edition by William J. Ray A+

Description

1. The study of mental illness is called ______.
2. pathophysiology
3. psychopathology
4. pathology
5. physiology

Ans: B

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location:Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components

Difficulty Level:Easy

1. Dr. Alfonso investigates the cause of psychological disorders. Dr. Alfonso's field of specialization is known as ______ psychology.
2. abnormal
3. developmental
4. medical
5. pathological

Ans: B

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location:Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components

Difficulty Level:Medium

1. Dr. Badeaux describes her specialization as abnormal psychology. Dr. Carruthers states that her field is psychopathology. Based on information provided in the text, it is MOST likely that Drs. Badeaux and Carruthers specialize in ______ field(s).
2. different
3. the same
4. unrelated
5. opposing

Ans: B

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location:Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components

Difficulty Level:Medium

1. During any given year, approximately ______ of the American population experiences a diagnosable mental illness.
2. 6%
3. 11%
4. 19%
5. 24%

Ans: C

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location:Defining Psychopathology and Understanding Its Components

Difficulty Level:Easy

1. The term ______ is used to refer to the negative attitudes and beliefs that sometimes cause the general public to avoid those with mental illness.
2. stigma
3. charisma
4. crenate
5. achate

Ans: A

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Knowledge

Answer Location:Stigma and Mental Disorders

Difficulty Level:Easy

1. As compared with the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by such physical diseases as cancer, the loss of productivity and quality of life caused by mental illnesses such as major depression is ______.
2. somewhat less
3. about the same
4. greater
5. much greater

Ans: C

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location:Stigma and Mental Disorders

Difficulty Level:Difficult

1. According to the MacArthur Foundation, which phrase BEST describes the proportion of those hospitalized with mental illness who go on to commit violence with a gun?
2. very few
3. some
4. about half
5. most

Ans: A

Learning Objective: 1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location:Stigma and Mental Disorders

Difficulty Level:Easy

1. George believes that people are generally caring and sympathetic toward people with mental illness. However, he also believes that people with depression should just be able to think positive and snap out of it. This is BEST seen as an example of
2. the focus of the biopsychosocial approach to psychopathology
3. the adaptive value of traits related to psychopathology
4. the relationship between culture and psychopathology
5. the tension in American attitudes toward mental illness

Ans: D

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Application

Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard

1. Based on the textbook’s discussion, Americans’ attitudes toward those with illness are BEST described as ______.
2. contradictory
3. hostile
4. indifferent
5. sympathetic

Ans: A

Learning Objective:1.1 Describe the components of and key considerations of psychopathology.

Cognitive Domain: Comprehension

Answer Location: Stigma and Mental Disorders
Difficulty Level: Hard

1. Stigma can be manifested through all of the following EXCEPT this:
2. no longer treating an individual as a person but only as part of a group that is different
3. believing that as a general rule, most individuals with mental illness show more violence than that seen in the general population
4. understanding that a behavior that might be acceptable in one culture could be seen as “crazy” in another
5. believing that a person can recover from a mental illness by willpower and spending less money setting up clinics and training professionals

Ans: C

1. People suffering from mental illness often report such symptoms as feeling sad or anxious. These symptoms are BEST described as ______.
2. subjective
3. invective
4. objective
5. inferred

Ans: A

1. If they can be measured, the signs of mental illness are BEST described as ______.
2. dichotomous
3. subjective
4. concrete
5. objective

Ans: D

1. The ______perspective examines psychopathological experience from the standpoint of the structure and function of the brain.
2. behavioral and experiential
3. neuroscience
4. evolutionary
5. psychodynamic

Ans: B

1. The ______perspective examines psychological disorders with respect the adaptive value of particular traits or characteristics.
2. behavioral and experiential
3. neuroscience
4. evolutionary
5. psychodynamic

Ans: C

1. Abnormal psychology can be investigated from several levels of analysis. The text mentions all of the following levels of analysis EXCEPT the ______ level.
2. cultural
3. philosophical
4. neurological
5. physiological

Ans: B

1. Which term identifies the broadest approach to understanding mental illness?
2. biopsychosocial approach
3. behavioral and experiential perspective
4. neuroscience perspective
5. evolutionary perspective

Ans: A

1. The ______ perspective focuses on information that people acquire from others through teaching, imitation, and other forms of social transmission.
2. neuroscience
3. behavioral
4. cultural
5. evolutionary

Ans: C

1. Which catchphrase BEST captures psychopathologists’ current understanding of the origins of mental illness?
2. nature, not nurture
3. nurture, not nature
4. nature or nurture
5. nature and nurture

Ans: D

1. In round figures, approximately ______ of North Americans of European descent are lactoseintolerant.
2. 5%
3. 10%
4. 20%
5. 25%

Ans: B

1. The fact that foods with milk are found in European diets and not Asian diets might suggest that
2. culture and evolution are closely linked, as more Europeans have a gene that allows them to continue to digest milk after the traditional time of weaning compared with Asians
3. culture is socially driven, as there are no biological explanations for this behavior
4. culture and environment are closely linked, as more milk products were available in European countries compared with Asian countries
5. culture and family are closely linked, as the diets are often transgenerational

Ans: A

1. Keiko is Japanese and lives in Kyoto. Kristin is Danish and lives in Copenhagen. Which statement is MOST accurate with respect to whether these women carry the serotonin-related gene?
2. Keiko probably does not carry the gene.
3. Kristin probably carries the gene.
4. Kristin may or may not carry the gene.
5. Keiko does not carry the gene.

Ans: C

1. Many studies have demonstrated that many forms of mental illness, such as schizophrenia, are found
2. mostly in Western cultures
3. at an ever increasing rate around the world
4. at similar rates around the world
5. mostly in industrialized countries

Ans: C

1. Brain imaging studies have shown that cultural values can influence brain activity during ______.
2. active learning
3. memorization tasks
4. performing mathematics calculations
5. self-evaluation

Ans: D

1. In the 1970s, psychopathology was seen as ______; this view ______ with current construals.
2. a social construction; accords
3. a social construction; contrasts
4. part of human nature; accords
5. part of human nature; contrasts

Ans: B

1. The notion that psychopathology is socially constructed is consistent with each of the following statements EXCEPT this one:
2. A number of languages lack words for anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia.
3. Anxiety disorders and major depression are the most common mental disorders in every nation for which data exist.
4. Mental illness is expressed in very different ways in different parts of the world.
5. The types of mental illnesses seen and their rates of occurrence vary greatly from one historical period to another.

Ans: B

1. A medical anthropologist is examining the words used to describe mental illness in a variety of cultures, including an array of traditional, non-Western societies. The anthropologist is MOST likely to find
2. words for anxiety and depression in most cultures
3. few, if any, words for disorders in some cultures
4. a word for schizophrenia only in Western cultures
5. There is no consistency of disorders found across cultures.

Ans: A

1. Traditionally, psychologists have used the term neurosis to refer to ______.
2. schizophrenia
3. anxiety
4. bipolar disorder
5. antisocial personality disorder

Ans: B

1. A scholar is writing a book titled The History of Psychopathology. Which of the following potential subtitles is NOT appropriate in light of the textbook’s discussion of changing views of mental illness?
2. From Dopamine to Demons
3. From Exorcism to Rx
4. From Magic to Molecules
5. From Simple to Complex