Chapter 1: Examples and Definitions of Abnormal Behavior
Multiple Choice
1.1.1. A magazine reporter wants to write a story describing the occurrence
... [Show More] 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?
a. "Rate of mental disorders considered low"
b. "Almost everyone will be diagnosed with a mental disorder at some point in their life."
c. "Rate of mental disorders overestimated in the past"
d. "At least two out of every four Americans will experience a serious form of abnormal behavior at
some point in their life."
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 1.1.1
Page Reference: 2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Factual
Answer: d. "At least two out of every four Americans will experience a serious form of abnormal
behavior at some point in their life."
1.1.2. In the United States and other developed countries, mental disorders are the leading cause of
disease burden.
a. 2nd
b. 5th
c. 10th
d. 30th
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 1.1.2
Page Reference: 1
Topic: Overview
Skill: Factual
Answer: a. 2
nd
1.1.3. The symptoms and signs of mental illness are known as
a. the analysis of the mind.
b. the treatment of mental disorders.
c. psychopathology.
d. the ancient philosophy of the interaction of mind and body.
3
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 1.1.3
Page Reference: 2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. psychopathology.
1.1.4. The point of view of this textbook is that
a. very few people will ever come into contact with the problems that are associated with mental
illness.
b. isolation between people with mental illness and people without mental illness benefits both
groups.
c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental illness at some
point in their life.
d. mental illness is almost a thing of the past due to modern treatments.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 1.1.4
Page Reference: 2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Conceptual
Answer: c. it is likely that everyone will be touched by the problems associated with mental
illness at some point in their life.
1.1.5. Which is the best description of abnormal psychology?
a. a deviant personality trait
b. analysis of the childhood roots of pathology
c. study of unconscious influences on mental disorders
d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 1.1.5
Page Reference: 2
Topic: Overview
Skill: Factual
Answer: d. application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders [Show Less]