Connect 1 Assignment

Which of the following examples demonstrates behavior that is dysfunctional?

Anabeth is so afraid of snakes that she has difficulty going out and getting into her car to go to work in the morning because she fears that there may be a snake on the path to her car. She is running out of sick days.

According to current thinking, which of the following best characterizes the causes of abnormal behavior?

Cognitive, emotional, and social factors

Which of the following is not a measure of abnormality?

Denial

What does it mean for behavior to be deviant?

Deviant behavior appears highly unusual compared to other normative behaviors in a society.

Which of the following best describes human behavior?

Human behavior ranges from normal to abnormal on a continuum.

Your roommate becomes depressed after he learns that his significant other has been cheating on him. He skips class for the next week. His behavior would fall under which category of abnormal behavior?

Interferes with ability to function

A schizophrenic patient refuses to leave his home because he claims that the government is monitoring his thoughts using tiny microwave transmitters hidden inside traffic signals. This behavior would be considered evidence of

Loss of touch with reality and interference with the ability to function.

Clare has entered the manic phase of bipolar disorder. She has trouble sleeping and has gotten herself into financial trouble by buying a car that she cannot really afford. Despite these problems, Clare feels as though she is on top of the world. Clare's behavior would be considered evidence of

Loss of touch with reality.

Tyrone is not from Scotland, but he likes to wear a kilt. Is his behavior abnormal?

No, if Tyrone is not distressed by his behavior, it would not be considered abnormal.

While there has been an abundance of popular films depicting mentally ill people becoming violent, research does not support the idea that those with mental illness are violent as a group. In fact, most violent crimes are not perpetrated by individuals with major mental illness. The suggestion that this is a root cause of violence serves to further stigmatize those suffering from major mental illnesses, which creates more problems such as discouraging people from seeking help and addressing their needs. Which of the following is NOT true?

Roughly 45 percent of violent crimes are committed by people with mental illness.

Which behavior would be considered "dangerous"?

Thoughts of suicide

Behavior is considered abnormal when

it deviates from socially acceptable behaivor, causes individual distress, and reduces an individual's ability to function.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan has been quoted as saying that the causes of violent acts like the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are

mental illness and terrorism

People with mental illness are ______ likely to be victims of violent crimes.

more

For several days, Joe has been crying periodically and has had difficulty sleeping and eating. His behavior

would be difficult to categorize as normal or abnormal without knowing the cause of his behavior.