Chapter 1 Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior Total Assessment Guide T A G Factual Conceptual Applied Topic Overview pp 2 3 Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder pp 4 5 Defining Abnormal Behavior pp 5 9 Who Experiences Abnormal Behavior pp 10 14 The Mental Health Professions pp 14 15 Psychopathology in Historical Context pp 15 18 Methods for the Scientific Study of Mental Disorders pp 18 20 Question Type Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay Multiple Choice Short Answer Essay 1 2 3 5 6 7 11 112 113 15 17 23 24 28 31 114 115 116 32 33 34 38 41 42 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 53 54 55 57 58 59 60 61 64 117 118 119 120 4 8 9 10 12 16 18 21 22 26 29 31 124 13 14 19 20 25 27 30 125 37 39 40 56 62 65 66 126 35 36 43 51 52 63 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 75 77 81 82 121 74 76 78 79 80 86 88 89 92 95 97 93 94 99 127 83 84 85 87 90 91 96 98 100 101 102 129 103 105 106 107 111 130 104 131 128 108 109 110 122 123 ScholarStock 1 Chapter 1 Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior a b c d a b c d a b c d 2nd 5th 10th 30th Multiple Choice 1 1 1 A magazine reporter wants to write a story describing the occurrence of mental disorders in the United States She needs a title that captures the findings of a national survey completed several years ago Which of the following would be the best title Rate of Mental Disorders Considered Low Almost Everyone Diagnosed with a Mental Disorder at Some Point in Their Life Rate of Mental Disorders Overestimated in the Past At Least Two out of Every Four Americans Experience a Serious Form of Abnormal Behavior at Some Point in Their Life Answer d Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 1 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior In the United States and other developed countries mental disorders are the leading cause of 1 1 2 disease related disability and mortality Answer a Difficulty 2 Question ID 1 1 2 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 3 The symptoms and signs of mental illness are known as the analysis of the mind the treatment of mental disorders psychopathology the ancient philosophy of the interaction of mind and body Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 3 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual ScholarStock 2 LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 4 The point of view of this textbook is that very few people will ever come into contact with the problems that are associated with mental illness isolation between people with mental illness and people without mental illness benefits both groups it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some point in their life mental illness is almost a thing of the past due to modern treatments a b c d a b c d a b c d Answer c Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 4 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Conceptual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 5 Which is the best description of abnormal psychology a deviant personality trait analysis of the childhood roots of pathology study of unconscious influences on mental disorders application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders Answer d Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 5 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 6 What is the literal meaning of the word psychopathology demons within deviant behavior brain dysfunction pathology of the mind Answer d Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 6 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 7 According to the textbook the line dividing normal from abnormal is ScholarStock 3 a b c d a b c d a b c d 1 1 8 The case of Kevin Warner was presented in the text as an example of the diagnosis of schizophrenia Which of Kevin s symptoms strongly suggested that he had lost touch with reality which is the defining feature of schizophrenia always clear often one of degree based on the exact form or content of behavior not a very important issue Answer b Difficulty 1 Question ID 1 1 7 Page Reference 2 Topic Overview Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior social withdrawal difficulty in communicating inability to succeed at work belief that people were poisoning him Answer d Difficulty 2 Question ID 1 1 8 Page Reference 2 3 Topic Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill Conceptual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 9 Why did the staff at the psychiatric hospital give Kevin Warner injections of antipsychotic medication People with Kevin s blood type do not respond to medication in pill form A high level of gastric juices in his digestive system destroyed the medication He only pretended to take the pills because he believed people were trying to poison him Antipsychotic drugs given by injection do not have the same serious side effects as those in pill form Answer c Difficulty 3 Question ID 1 1 9 Page Reference 3 Topic Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill Applied LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 10 Determining the presence of disorder is based on several criteria including a the duration of a person s symptoms ScholarStock 4 b c d the presence of a specific symptom in isolation the outcome of laboratory tests a person s culture Answer a Difficulty 3 Question ID 1 1 10 Page Reference 4 Topic Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill Applied LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal behavior 1 1 11 Sam displays symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia she feels ill after eating her lunch two days in a row One of her symptoms is a paranoid belief that her coworkers are poisoning her This type of belief is associated with conflicts with society a nervous breakdown a psychosis adaptive behavior Answer c Difficulty 2 Question ID 1 1 11 Page Reference 4 Topic Recognizing the Presence of a Disorder Skill Factual LO 1 1 Is there an obvious line that divides normal from abnormal …