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1
Which of the following behaviors is usually defined as abnormal?
A)having an IQ of 176
B)spending time teaching your dog to speak
C)a suicide bomber
D)None of these.
2
Abnormality may be defined as the inability to function effectively. Which of the following would be an example of abnormality using this approach?
A)being a sloppy eater
B)not being able to hold a job
C)annoying other people
D)being shy
3
What kinds of people are willing to answer an invitation to strap explosives to their bodies and blow themselves up? According to most psychologists studying the issue, they usually:
A)are not psychologically disordered.
B)are maniacal loners.
C)are suicidal.
D)express feelings of hopelessness.
4
Whozee Kiddin claims that he did not know that it was wrong to take money from the Honor Box. He thought it was there for the taking. Whozee is attempting to use which definition of abnormal behavior to explain his actions?
A)abnormality as the inability to function effectively
B)abnormality as deviation from the ideal
C)abnormality as a sense of personal discomfort
D)abnormality as a legal concept
5
The cognitive perspective suggests that _________________ are the causes if abnormal behavior.
A)past experiences
B)stimulus-response patterns
C)early life history
D)maladaptive thoughts and beliefs
6
The humanistic perspective stresses that people _________ their own behavior, even when such behavior is seen as abnormal.
A)engage in repressing
B)are responsible for
C)cannot understand
D)None of these.
7
Notso Innocent lives in the Ima Loozer State Penitentiary where conditions are truly dangerous. Because he developed severe anxiety, which perspective would account for this?
A)biological
B)behavioral
C)humanistic
D)sociocultural
8
If an individual lived in a highly dangerous environment, on what axis would this appear in the diagnosis?
A)Axis I
B)Axis II
C)Axis III
D)Axis IV
9
Today, one standard system, devised by the American Psychiatric Association, has emerged in the United States; most professionals use it to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior. This is:
A)DSM-IV-TR.
B)MMPI-2.
C)TAT.
D)APA Axis I-VI.
10
Shortcomings of the DSM-IV-TR include which of the following?
A)It relies too heavily on the medical perspective
B)It does not fully take into account the advances in behavioral neurosciences that have identified the genetic underpinnings of some psychological disorders.
C)It compartmentalizes people into inflexible, all-or-none categories
D)All of these.





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