• According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder is associated with:
A. stress
B. impaired
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C. culturally expected responses
D. psychotic symptoms
• In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that:
A. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality
B. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality
C. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder
D. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological disorder or a psychological dysfunction
• The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality because:
A. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered abnormal in every culture
B. society is less willing to tolerate eccentricity in people who are productive
C. behaviors vary very little from one culture to another
D. many people behave in ways that deviate from the average but this doesn’t mean that they have a disorder
• The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, the stars, and the planets influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called 4444.
A. graphology
B. parapsychology
C. astronomy
D. astrology
• The Greek physician Hippocrates (400 BC) suggested that psychological disorders could be negatively influenced by factors such as:
A. family stress
B. supernatural forces
C. religion
D. birth order
• Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of psychopathology suggested by the Greek physician Hippocrates (400 BC)?
A. head injury
B. brain pathology
C. genetics
D. spirit possession
• You are listening to old musical tunes including “My Melancholy Baby.“ Your friends are impressed when you tell them that “melancholic,“ referring to a depressive personality, derives from a Greek word meaning:
A. blood
B. phlegm
C. yellow bile
D. black bile
• According to Hippocrates’ humoral theory, the “choleric“ personality is:
A. hot-tempered
B. easy going
C. kind
D. cheap
• Based on Hippocrates’ humoral theory, “sanguine“ describes a person who is:
A. pessimistic
B. pale
C. cheerful
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