Mental Health Disorders

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Question 1

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A person who has anorexia nervosa and does not eat to the extent that most people do specifically fits the ____ criteria for distinguishing normal from abnormal behavior.

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distress

not typical or culturally expected

dysfunction

level of impairment

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Question 2

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Which of the following is TRUE about how the rates of mental health disorders compare for adult men and women in the United States?

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Men are more likely than women to have experienced a serious mental health disorder in the last year.

There is little overall gender difference in the lifetime risk for a mental health disorder.

Men and women show no differences in the types of mental health disorders they experience.

Women have a lower estimated lifetime prevalence rate for anxiety disorders compared to men.

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Question 3

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According to the idea that behavior is disordered if it is not typical or culturally expected, a person who does something that other people very rarely do would be considered ____ .

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compulsive

normal

abnormal

obsessive

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Question 4

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The concept of "not typical or culturally expected" in relation to distinguishing normal from abnormal behavior includes ____ .

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both the instance of someone doing something that most others do not do and not doing something that most people do

only the instance of someone doing something that most others do not do

only the instance of someone not doing something that most others do

only the instance of someone doing something that involves personal distress

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Question 5

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Which criterion is especially problematic for psychologists when distinguishing normal from abnormal behavior?

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Inability to function

Level of impairment

Violation of social and cultural norms

Personal distress

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Question 6

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Simone has been diagnosed with elective mutism-she chooses not to speak at all. Simone's behavior may be considered abnormal according to which criterion?

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Personal distress

Not typical or culturally expected

Unconscious thought

Distorted perception

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Question 7

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Stephanie has been expelled from several schools and can't maintain any friendships. Stephanie's psychologist believes that Stephanie is abnormal probably based on which criterion?

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Personal distress

Disordered perception

Inability to function

Violation of social norms

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Question 8

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The fact that homosexuality was once on the American Psychiatric Association list of psychological disorders and now is not on the list specifically illustrates the variability of the ____ criterion for distinguishing between normal and abnormal behavior.

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distress

dysfunction

violation of social and cultural norms

level of impairment

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Question 9

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John exhibits a degree of introversion that is somewhat extreme, but it does not appear to cause him any distress or interfere with his ability to function. Based on this information, a psychologist would probably ____ .

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not classify John as abnormal

classify John as abnormal

suggest that John would benefit from medication, but not therapy

suggest that John would benefit from therapy, but not medication

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Question 10

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Lorenzo drinks excessive amounts of alcohol each evening. His behavior is negatively affecting his relationships and his job performance. A psychologist may consider Lorenzo abnormal based on which criterion?

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Not typical

Dysfunction

Distorted perception

Learned helplessness

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Question 11

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Defining abnormal behavior as some behavior that is different than the way somebody is supposed to act invokes which criterion to establish abnormality?

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Violation of social and cultural norms

Personal distress

Dysfunction

Level of impairment

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Question 12

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Based on the lifetime prevalence estimates of mental health disorders, it is likely that ____ of all adults in the United States will suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder sometime in their life.

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nearly a quarter

more than half

more than three-quarters

nearly 100%

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Question 13

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Based on the prevalence estimates of mental health disorders, it is likely that ____ of female adults in the United States will have a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year.

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more than one-fifth

nearly half

more than three-quarters

nearly 100%

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Question 14

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Suicide is the ____ cause of death for 15- to 34-year-olds in the United States.

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highest

second-leading

third-leading

tenth-leading

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Question 15

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The concept of a mental health disorder as a disease of the body or brain is consistent with which view of abnormal behavior?

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Biological

Cognitive

Sociocultural

Psychological

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Question 16

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The medical model originated with the ____ perspective of abnormal behavior.

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psychological

cognitive

sociocultural

biological

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Question 17

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In the United States, men have a higher lifetime prevalence of ____ compared to women.

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antisocial personality disorder

major depression

anxiety disorders

any mental health disorder

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Question 18

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A medical doctor who believes that the best treatment for depression is medication is following the ____ perspective of abnormality.

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cultural

psychological

biological

social

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Question 19

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Dr. Frank is a therapist who believes that psychological disorders can be caused by neurotransmitter imbalances in the brain. Dr. Frank takes which perspective on human behavior?

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Cognitive

Biological

Psychoanalytic

Social learning

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Question 20

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The perspective of abnormal behavior that emphasizes the effect of thinking, expectations, and mental assumptions is the ____ perspective.

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sociocultural

psychoanalytic

humanistic

cognitive

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