Behavioral Disorders
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Course Introduction
This course explores the characteristics, causes, identification, and interventions of behavioral disorders across various age groups, with a particular focus on children and adolescents. Students will examine historical and contemporary perspectives on emotional and behavioral disorders, classification systems including DSM and IDEA, assessment techniques, and the impact of behavioral challenges on learning and social development. The course also covers evidence-based strategies for prevention, classroom management, family involvement, and collaboration with other professionals, equipping future educators and support personnel with the knowledge to effectively address and support individuals with behavioral disorders in educational and community settings.
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Understanding Abnormal Behavior 10th Edition by David Sue
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Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) One finding of the Merikangas et al.(2010)epidemiological study is that ____.
A)males and females tend to differ in the kinds of disorders they experience
B)adolescents have a lower rate of mood disorders than adults
C)almost 50 percent of adolescents meet criteria for at least one psychological disorder
D)people living in rural areas have a much higher incidence of mental disorders than do people living in urban areas
Answer: C
Q2) According to Merikangas et al.(2010), what percent of adults suffer from serious psychological disorders in a given year?
A)5 percent
B)8 percent
C)25 percent
D)32 percent
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Models of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) Which drug is most likely to be prescribed for a patient suffering from depression?
A)benzodiazepine
B)chlorpromazine
C)a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
D)lithium
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following would be a biological explanation of psychopathology?
A)family interactions
B)neurological dysfunctions
C)early childhood experiences
D)behaviors learned in the environment
Answer: B
Q3) Unlike traditional psychoanalysts, post-Freudians tend to ____.
A)deemphasize sexual motivation as the cause of behavior
B)view all behavior as originating predominantly from conscious thought
C)deemphasize the importance of personal choice and future goals
D)feel that talking in therapy is a waste of time
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Assessment and Classification of Abnormal Behavior
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Q1) In utilizing MMPI scores, trained and experienced clinicians usually focus on ____.
A)single-scale interpretations
B)the DSM diagnosis derived from the individual's responses
C)the validity scores
D)the pattern of scores from an entire profile
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following is a new category developed for the DSM-5 to reflect dimensional ratings of symptoms?
A)course of treatment
B)minor neurocognitive disorder
C)risk syndromes
D)prognosis
Answer: C
Q3) A major concern about projective tests is that they ____.
A)are overly structured
B)demonstrate low reliability and validity
C)are too cumbersome to administer
D)are too expensive to include in most psychological assessments
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: The Scientific Method in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Fifty survivors of an airplane crash are given questionnaires to fill out two weeks, six weeks, and thirty weeks after the crash.This study combines what types of research?
A)longitudinal and historical
B)case study and analogue
C)single-subject experiment and survey
D)longitudinal and survey
Q2) A research report includes this paragraph: "We hypothesized that anxiety disorders are more frequent in children whose parents are divorced.We looked at the frequency of anxiety problems in divorced and intact families, using court records to determine when the divorce took place." What component of scientific research is missing in this paragraph?
A)There is no operational definition of anxiety disorder.
B)There is no reliable way of determining timing of divorce.
C)There is no examination of base rates.
D)There is no clearly stated hypothesis.
Q3) What are some of the ways that psychologists attempt to understand human thoughts, feelings, and behaviors? Describe some of the obstacles psychologists encounter as well as ways they attempt to overcome these obstacles.
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Chapter 5: Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Q1) Aisha is plagued with obsessions about shouting out obscenities in public.She does not go to church because she is afraid her thoughts will increase the chances that she will shout obscenities at the preacher when he delivers his sermon.What cognitive characteristic is she demonstrating?
A)morality bias
B)disconfirmatory bias
C)confirmatory bias
D)probability bias
Q2) Dr.Nakamura thinks that his client might be suffering from generalized anxiety disorder.Which fact would rule out that diagnosis (make it impossible)?
A)The client worries over both minor and major problems and constantly feels "on edge."
B)The client has experienced anxiety symptoms for about one month.
C)The client reports that the anxiety has interfered with her life activities.
D)The client's symptoms include physiological responses such as muscle tension.
Q3) Compare and contrast the conditioning, observational learning, and cognitive theories of the development of phobias.
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Chapter 6: Stress Disorders
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Q1) In the study of Vietnam veterans and their twin brothers who had not been in combat, Gilbertson and colleagues (2006)found which relationship between cognitive functioning and PTSD?
A)They found no relationship.
B)They found that above average cognitive skills act as a protective factor against developing PTSD.
C)They found that higher cognitive functioning may serve as a vulnerability for developing PTSD.
D)They found that combat reduces cognitive functioning.
Q2) Cortina and Kubiak (2006)found that ____.
A)women are more likely than men to experience stress because women are more likely to be exposed to violent interpersonal situations
B)men are more likely than women to experience stress because men are more likely to be exposed to violent interpersonal situations
C)women are more likely than men to experience stress because of women's physiological make up
D)men are more likely than women to experience stress because men are more violent than women
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Chapter 7: Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders
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Q1) Because glove anesthesia does not correspond to the distribution of nerve pathways in the body, it leads to a diagnosis of ____.
A)functional neurological symptom disorder (conversion disorder)
B)body dysmorphic disorder
C)complex somatic symptom disorder with somatization features (somatization disorder)
D)psychogenic pain
Q2) Evidence supporting the biological perspective on patients with illness anxiety disorder (hypochondriasis)includes research showing they ____.
A)are more sensitive than others to bodily sensations
B)have neurotransmitter imbalances
C)have lower arousal levels than others
D)have less of an increase in their heartbeats than others when stressed
Q3) What form does the dissociation take in depersonalization disorder, dissociative amnesia, and dissociative identity disorder? What are the major differences in the symptoms and prospects for recovery in these three disorders?
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Chapter 8: Mood Disorders
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Q1) Research addressing the relationship between stress and depression suggests that ____.
A)several minor stressors are more likely than one severe stressor to cause depression.
B)acute stress is more likely than chronic stress to cause depression.
C)exposure to dangerous events is more likely than loss and humiliation to cause depression.
D)there is a bidirectional relationship between stress and depression so that stress can cause depression and depression can cause stress.
Q2) Although lithium can effectively treat bipolar disorder, one problem is that ____.
A)it is too expensive for most patients to afford
B)in large doses, it can produce severe memory loss
C)the drug interacts with the tyramine in certain foods to produce a life-threatening side effect
D)it has serious side effects that can occur if blood levels of lithium are not regularly monitored
Q3) Evaluate the evidence for a biological cause for all mood disorders.How does this relate to methods of treatment?
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Chapter 9: Suicide
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Q1) Which person is at highest risk for committing suicide?
A)Harriet L., a 35-year-old devout Catholic
B)George T., an elderly white widower
C)Martha K., a young married professional
D)Abdullah J., a middle class married man of Syrian ancestry
Q2) Which type of intervention has been established in local communities to help potentially suicidal individuals who are in acute distress but are not being formally treated?
A)suicide prevention centers
B)crisis intervention centers
C)community mental health clinics
D)state mental hospitals
Q3) A 90-year-old woman kills herself rather than continue suffering with terminal bone cancer.A teenager commits suicide when his girlfriend breaks up with him and his parents are unconcerned.A religious fanatic kills himself to protest religious persecution.These examples of suicide suggest that ____.
A)suicide cannot be studied in a scientific manner
B)all suicide stems from mental disorder
C)there are many different reasons for suicide
D)suicide is basically a sociological phenomenon
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Chapter 10: Eating Disorders
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Q1) Research by Powell, Calvin, and Calvin (2007)found that the most effective long-term method for treating obesity and sustaining weight loss is ____.
A)dieting
B)lifestyle interventions
C)drug treatments
D)combining lifestyle changes with drugs and/or surgery
Q2) In order not to sabotage weight gain, it is important that, at the same time that restoration of weight is undertaken, the patient receive ____.
A)psychological support
B)group therapy
C)family therapy
D)nutritional education
Q3) Which woman is the least likely to exhibit an eating disorder?
A)Mei Li, who lives in China.
B)Shoshana, who lives in Israel.
C)Candice, who lives in Canada.
D)Delores, who lives in the United States.
Q4) Identify two eating disorders and describe the symptoms that characterize these disorders.
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Chapter 11: Substance Use Disorders
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Q1) Jana has been diagnosed with substance abuse.Lyle has been diagnosed with substance dependence.According to the DSM-V, both of them must show ____.
A)withdrawal symptoms when the drug is not in the body
B)symptoms over a twelve-month period
C)another mental disorder such as depression or mania
D)tolerance to the drug's effects
Q2) There are two types of relapse: ____, the process of weighing choices and making a conscious decision to use a substance; and ____, the process of automatic resumption of drug-seeking behavior in response to stressors or environmental cues associated with substance use.
A)regulated relapse; compulsive relapse
B)compulsive relapse; regulated relapse
C)initial abstinence relapse; prolonged abstinence relapse
D)prolonged abstinence relapse; initial abstinence relapse
Q3) Risk of relapse following drug treatment is highest in which situation?
A)Within the first three months of treatment completion
B)When one is feeling very positive emotional states
C)When one is under social pressure
D)Several years after treatment has ended
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Chapter 12: Schizophrenia
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Q1) Milton frightened his family with his wild talking and frantic activity.Confined in a mental hospital for several days, he became completely immobile.He would take awkward postures for hours on end and allow himself to be "arranged" by others.With what symptoms of schizophrenia is Milton presenting?
A)disorganized symptoms
B)bipolar symptoms
C)catatonic symptoms
D)paranoid symptoms
Q2) A patient with auditory hallucinations will experience the least distress when ____.
A)he or she has no communication with the voices
B)he or she has a two-way communication with the voices
C)the voices are dominant
D)the voices are insulting
Q3) Which of the following statements about schizophrenia is accurate?
A)Research suggests that schizophrenia is a distinct disorder.
B)Individuals do not recover from schizophrenia.
C)Lifetime prevalence rates of schizophrenia in the United States are about 4%.
D)The causes of schizophrenia are not well understood.
Q4) Identify and describe the four symptom categories of schizophrenia.
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Chapter 13: Neurocognitive Disorders
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Q1) Which cognitive disorder is characterized by atrophy of brain tissue?
A)Alzheimer's disease
B)vascular dementia
C)Parkinson's disease
D)epilepsy
Q2) Which of the following has been identified as a factor that can help reduce the risk and help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease?
A)genetic endowment with the APOE-e4 gene
B)use of anti-inflammatory drugs
C)a healthy cardiovascular system
D)higher education
Q3) Jed can see and hear normally.However, when he picks up a fork, he tries to use it as an electric shaver.This failure to recognize the use of an object is called ____.
A)agnosia
B)aphasia
C)apraxia
D)delirium
Q4) What are some of the treatments for neurocognitive disorders?
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Chapter 14: Sexual Dysfunction and Gender Dysphoria Disorders
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Q1) Norm is suspected of being a child molester.If he is a pedophile, which of the following could we expect?
A)sexual arousal to slides of neutral, clothed women
B)being acquainted with his victims
C)high intelligence and right-hemisphere dysfunction
D)lack of interest in hard-core pornography
Q2) Colin was convicted of rape.He is receiving the most common form of treatment society provides rapists, which is ____.
A)aversive behavioral treatment
B)imprisonment without treatment
C)chemical castration with Depo-Provera
D)psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Q3) Describe the four stages of the human sexual response.Indicate how at least one form of sexual dysfunction can occur in each of these stages.
Q4) Jordan is an exhibitionist.He would be more likely than other men to ____.
A)want no contact with the person to whom he exposes himself
B)masturbate
C)have sex with prostitutes
D)molest young girls
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Chapter 15: Personality Psychopathology
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Q1) Research shows the strongest genetic relationship between schizophrenia and which personality disorder type or personality disorder trait domain?
A)schizotypal
B)schizotypy
C)borderline
D)avoidant
Q2) According to available statistics, what is the lifetime prevalence of personality disorders?
A)2-6%
B)9-13%
C)13-19%
D)20-25%
Q3) A personality disorder diagnosis represents a(n)____.
A)temporary disruptions in the ability to function normally
B)inflexible, long-standing, and maladaptive personality that causes significant functional impairment, subjective distress, or combinations of both for the individual
C)child or adolescent disorder
D)medical condition
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Chapter 16: Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence
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Q1) Susan refuses to have her daughter Zoe vaccinated against any of the common childhood diseases because Susan is afraid that vaccines can cause autism.As stated in the text, ____.
A)Susan is right in saying that vaccines have been found to cause autism
B)Susan's concerns are unwarranted because the research study suggesting that childhood vaccinations cause autism has been proven to be fraudulent.
C)There has been no controversy documented regarding vaccinations and the development of autism spectrum disorder.
D)The research on this matter has not been conclusive but the FDA believes the vaccines are safe.
Q2) Milton gets into fights, steals, and has vandalized his school.Melissa has been apprehended for truancy many times, and she often runs away from home, uses drugs, and engages in prostitution.What can be said about these two teenagers?
A)They both have oppositional defiant disorder.
B)Milton has oppositional defiant disorder; Melissa has temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria
C)They both have conduct disorder.
D)Milton has conduct disorder; Melissa has oppositional defiant disorder.
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Chapter 17: Legal and Ethical Issues in Abnormal Psychology
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Q1) Under which of the following circumstances can a therapist divulge information about a client to a third party?
A)if the third party is a qualified psychiatrist or psychologist
B)if the therapist thinks such consultation is in the best interest of the client
C)if the therapist has reason to believe that the client presents a danger to himself or herself or may potentially harm someone else
D)if the therapist is a professor and will use the information to teach
Q2) Dr.Chung says, "Psychologists are poor predictors of dangerousness for the same reason that meteorologists are poor at predicting when a tornado will occur." Dr.Chung means that dangerousness ____.
A)is unrelated to the context in which it occurs
B)never happens in the same place twice
C)is something that is affected by the weather
D)is a rare event
Q3) The McLeods want their adult son, Brewster, to be involuntarily treated in a mental facility.Describe the criteria and procedures for civil commitment that they face.What legal protections exist against the abuse of Brewster's rights?
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