Test Bank For Abnormal Psychology, Global Edition, 17E James N. Butcher Jill M. Hooley Susan M Mineka Matthew K. Nock
Chapter 3
Causal Factors and Viewpoints
Section 1 Test Item File 104
Multiple-Choice Questions 104
Fill-in-the-Blank Questions 137
Short-Answer Questions 139
Essay Questions 142
Section 2 Revel Multiple Choice Assessment Questions 144
End-of-Module Quiz 144
End-of-Chapter Quiz 152
Total
Chapter 3
Causal Factors and Viewpoints
AssessmentGuide
Topic
Factual
Conceptual
Applied
Learning Objective 3.1
Multiple Choice
2, 3, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 24, 25
1, 7, 8, 11, 15, 21, 22
4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 19, 23
Fill in the Blank
121, 122, 123
Short Answer
130
Essay
141, 142
Learning Objective 3.2
Multiple Choice
27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 57, 60, 62
32, 33, 55, 59, 61
26, 44, 45, 46, 49, 53, 54, 56, 58
Fill in the Blank
124
Short Answer
Essay
3
Learning Objective 3.3
Multiple Choice
65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 88, 89, 90, 92, 93, 94, 95, 97, 99
63, 64, 91, 98
67, 71, 74, 75, 83, 84, 85, 87, 96
Fill in the Blank
125, 126
Short Answer
Essay
143
Learning Objective 3.4
Multiple Choice
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112
110, 111
105, 113
Fill in the Blank
127
Short Answer
135
134, 136
131, 132, 133
Essay
144, 145
Learning Objective 3.5
Multiple Choice
114, 115, 116
Fill in the Blank
128
Short Answer
138
137, 139
Essay
Learning Objective 3.6
Multiple Choice
118, 119, 120
117
Fill in the Blank
129
Short Answer
140
Essay
Essay (3.4-)
Multiple Choice
True/False
Short Answer
Essay
Chapter 3 Causal Factors and Viewpoints
Section 1 Test Item File
Multiple-Choice Questions
1. Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because ________
a. effective treatment is not possible without such an understanding.
b. classification of disorders cannot be done without such information.
c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible.
d. disagreements about the causes of psychopathology have long limited the advancements made in the study of abnormal psychology.
Answer: c. such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible.
Difficulty: 2
Page: 61
Skill: Understand the Concepts
Learning Objective: 3.1: Distinguish between risk factors and causes of abnormal behavior.
2. Dr. Fox studies the causes of depression. In other words, she looks at factors that play a role in the ________ of depression.
a. etiology
b. epidemiology
c. prevalence
d. resiliency
Answer: a. etiology
Difficulty: 1
Page: 61
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 3.1: Distinguish between risk factors and causes of abnormal behavior.
3. Etiology is ________
a. a condition that tends to maintain maladaptive behavior.
b. the causal pattern of a disorder.
c. a predisposition toward developing a disorder.
d. a condition that makes it less likely a person will experience the negative consequences of stress.
Answer: b. the causal pattern of a disorder.
Difficulty: 1
Page: 61
Skill: Remember the Facts
Learning Objective: 3.1: Distinguish between risk factors and causes of abnormal behavior.
4. In order to develop chicken pox, one must be exposed to the virus that causes chicken pox. Note, however, that not everyone who is exposed to the virus is affected. In other words, the virus is a ________
a. risk factor.
b. necessary cause.
c. sufficient cause.
d. contributory cause.
Answer: b. necessary cause.
Difficulty: 3
Page: 61
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 3.1: Distinguish between risk factors and causes of abnormal behavior.
5. While having a gene for Parkinson’s disease guarantees that Parkinson’s disease will develop, this is not the only factor that can lead to Parkinson’s disease. In other words, the presence of the gene is a ________, but not a ________.
a. risk factor; sufficient cause
b. sufficient cause; necessary cause
c. necessary cause; risk factor
d. contributory cause; sufficient cause
Answer: b. sufficient cause; necessary cause
Difficulty: 3
Page: 61
Skill: Apply What You Know
Learning Objective: 3.1: Distinguish between risk factors and causes of abnormal behavior.
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