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.
Related Mcqs:
- All of the following are ways psychologists judge abnormal behavior EXCEPT:
A. Distress
B. Disability
C. Depression
D. Statistical rarity - According to Thomas, abnormal behavior usually involves:
A. behavior that is statistically unusual.
B. behavior that deviates from social norms.
C. a disease of the mind.
D. biological imbalance - 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 - Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - 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. - Which of the following types of factors has been found to be the most likely cause of schizophrenia?
A. Social factors.
B. Genetic factors.
C. psychological factors.
D. Environmental factors. - All of the following are types of anxiety disorders EXCEPT:
A. Phobic disorders
B. Dissociative order
C. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D. Post-traumatic stress - In order to help Mr. Masood overcome his addiction to alcohol, his therapist first attempt to discover whether the substance dependency was somehow a reaction to his wife’s behavior. The therapist’s concern is most likely to be characteristic of a:
A. biomedical therapist.
B. psychoanalyst.
C. family therapist.
D. cognitive therapist. - 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
