🎧 New: AI-Generated Podcasts Turn your study notes into engaging audio conversations. Learn more

Abnormal Psychology Quiz
5 Questions
2 Views

Abnormal Psychology Quiz

Created by
@LegendaryMountainPeak9032

Podcast Beta

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

What does abnormal psychology primarily study?

  • Common patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought
  • Only abnormal behavior
  • Unusual patterns of behavior, emotion, and thought (correct)
  • Exclusively mental disorders
  • What type of behaviors does the science of abnormal psychology study?

  • Normal and abnormal behaviors
  • Only adaptive behaviors
  • Adaptive and maladaptive behaviors (correct)
  • Supernormal and paranormal behaviors
  • What is the historical relationship between psychological and biological explanations in abnormal psychology?

  • There has traditionally been a divide between psychological and biological explanations (correct)
  • Biological explanations have always dominated over psychological explanations
  • They have always been in complete agreement
  • Psychological explanations have always been more influential
  • What are the three different categories included in 'abnormal'?

    <p>Subnormal, supernormal, and paranormal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of abnormal psychology in a clinical context?

    <p>Behavior</p> Signup and view all the answers

    More Quizzes Like This

    Abnormal Psychology Quiz
    3 questions

    Abnormal Psychology Quiz

    IndebtedThunderstorm avatar
    IndebtedThunderstorm
    Abnormal Psychology Quiz
    3 questions
    Abnormal Psychology Quiz
    5 questions

    Abnormal Psychology Quiz

    EnthusiasticDiopside avatar
    EnthusiasticDiopside
    Abnormal Psychology Quiz
    20 questions

    Abnormal Psychology Quiz

    WellPositionedMotif avatar
    WellPositionedMotif
    Use Quizgecko on...
    Browser
    Browser