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Test Bank & Instructor Manuals For Abnormal Psychology Core Concepts, 2E James N. Butcher Susan Mineka Jill M. Hooley

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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) Which of the following is an example of family aggregation? 1) _______ A) Kim's suicide wa... s apparently a reaction to her mother's abuse. B) Jim and John, 21-year-old twins, are both schizophrenic. C) Karen, her mother, and her grandmother all have been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. D) Both Jane and her husband are alcoholic. Answer: C Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 2 Topic: Abnormal Psychology/An Overview Skill: Applied 2) What do the cases of Monique and Donald best illustrate? 2) _______ A) Mental illness can have a significant impact on one's life. B) Women are more likely to commit suicide than men. C) Most individuals who experience a mental breakdown are clearly unwell long before treatment is sought. D) Most individuals with mental disorders are violent. Answer: A Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 2 Topic: Abnormal Psychology/An Overview Skill: Conceptual 3) What do the cases of Monique and Donald best illustrate? 3) _______ A) Abnormal behavior usually produces more distress in others than the person who engages in the abnormal behavior. B) Abnormal behavior covers a wide range of behavioral disturbances. C) When people suffer from mental disorders they are unable to work or live independently. D) Most people who suffer from abnormal behavior are quickly identified as deviant by other people. Answer: B Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 2 Topic: Abnormal Psychology/An Overview Skill: Conceptual 4) What makes defining abnormality difficult? 4) _______ A) Criteria for abnormality have yet to be developed. B) There is not a clear dividing line that serves to distinguish different behavior from that which is abnormal. C) There are so many types of abnormal behavior that they can't be accurately described. D) Most of us are abnormal much of the time. Answer: B Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 3 Topic: What Do We Mean by Abnormal Behavior? Skill: Factual 5) Which of the following is a sufficient element to determine abnormality? 5) _______ A) there is no sufficient element B) suffering C) deviancy D) maladaptiveness Answer: A Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 3 Topic: What Do We Mean by Abnormal Behavior? [Show More]

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