A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
C. a disease of the mind.
D. biological imbalance
Related Mcqs:
- All of the following are ways psychologists judge abnormal behavior EXCEPT:
A. Distress
B. Disability
C. Depression
D. Statistical rarity - Which of this definitions applies to ALL types of abnormal behavior?
A. Abnormal behavior occurs in frequently.
B. Abnormal behavior is odd or strange.
C. Abnormal behavior is characterized by suffering.
D. Abnormal behavior causes impairment in the person’s life. - In treating an abnormal behavior, the main concern of a psychoanalyst would be to discover the ____________?
A. childhood unconscious conflict that led to the behavior
B. repressed memories from childhood that instigate aggressive behavior
C. inappropriate thought patterns that underlie the behavior
D. ways in which the behavior keeps the client from becoming self-actualized - The concept that abnormal behavior is the result of a disease goes with the ___________?
A. behavioral model
B. humanistic model
C. medical model
D. psychological model - An abnormal shrinkage of cerebral tissue is most likely to be associated with: __________?
A. schizophrenia.
B. obsessive-compulsive disorder.
C. dissociative disorders.
D. dysthymic disorder. - Tony believes that he Thomas Edison,and he is convinced that his neighbours are spies who are trying to steal his inventions.He believes the nieghbours break into his house and search for plans for new inventions when he is not home.Tony’s symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in ___________?
A. undifferentiated schizophrenia
B. hebephrenic schizophrenia
C. paranoid schizophrenia
D. catatonic schizophrenia - According to behavior therapists, pathological behaviors
A. can not be stopped by the patient.which is why he/she is seeking therapy
B. are signs of an underlying emotional or cognitive problem
C. can be modified directly, through the applications of established principles of conditioning
D. should be viewed as the expression of a unconscious sexual or aggressive conflict - Psychopharmacotherapy involves the treatment of mental disorders with ___________?
A. electroconvulsive shock
B. insight therapy
C. surgery
D. medication - Hypochondriasis involves: _______________?
A. the deliberate faking of physical illness
B. apparent physical illness caused by psychological factors
C. not acknowledge the presence of a real mental or physical illness
D. a tendency to misinterpret minor bodily changes as being indicative of serious illness - Psychopharrmacology involves the study of how: ___________?
A. diseases influence psychological well-being.
B. physical relaxation reduces anxiety.
C. drugs affect mind and behavior
D. psychosurgery and ECT influence emotions.
