Abnormal Psychology 8th Edition Barlow Test Bank
Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach 8th Edition By David H. Barlow, Stefan G. Hofmann, ISBN-10: 1305950445, ISBN-13: 9781305950443
Table of Contents
1. Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context.
2. An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology.
3. Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis.
4. Research Methods.
5. Anxiety, Trauma, and Stressor-Related and Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders.
6. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders and Dissociative Disorders.
7. Mood Disorders and Suicide.
8. Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders.
9. Physical Disorders and Health Psychology.
10. Sexual Dysfunctions, Paraphilic Disorders, and Gender Dysphoria.
11. Substance-Related, Addictive, and Impulse-Control Disorders.
12. Personality Disorders.
13. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders.
14. Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
15. Neurocognitive Disorders.
16. Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues.
1. According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder is associated with
a. stress.
b. impaired functioning.
c. culturally expected responses.
d. psychotic symptoms.
ANSWER: b
2. A psychological dysfunction refers to
a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning.
b. a breakdown in emotional functioning.
c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning.
d. any of these.
ANSWER: d
3. Regarding the definition of abnormality, it is correct to state that
a. it is difficult to define “normal” and “abnormal.”
b. abnormality depends solely on subjective distress.
c. the definition is universal across cultures.
d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological disorder or a psychological dysfunction.
ANSWER: a
4. 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. the atypical behavior must also cause harm or impairment to be considered abnormal.
c. behaviors vary very little from one individual to another within each culture.
d. many people behave in ways that deviate from the average, but this doesn’t mean that they have a disorder.
ANSWER: d
5. A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and worries about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?
a. Personal distress
b. Cultural factors
c. Impaired functioning
d. Violation of societal norms
ANSWER: a
