c. mood d. psychotic Antidepressants have therapeutic effects in treating all of the following EXCEPT a. social phobia. b. bulimia nervosa. c. obsessive-compulsive disorder. d. schizophrenia. Which of the following statements regarding criteria for determining abnormal behavior is NOT true? a. The most important criterion used to identify abnormal behavior is unusualness. b. Psychologists take into account the cultural context when making judgments about behavior. c. Psychologists use multiple criteria in determining whether behavior is abnormal. d. The same behavior may be judged normal under one circumstance and abnormal under another circumstance. One of the earliest beliefs about abnormal behavior was that it was caused by a. supernatural forces and demonic spirits. b. defects in the brain. c. inappropriate use of rewards and punishments. d. irrational thoughts and distorted thinking. 2. As described in the text, psychological models of abnormal behavior based on classical conditioning were explain a. personality disorders. b. phobias. c. depression. d. schizophrenia. 3. The sociocultural model explains abnormal behavior in terms of a. disturbed learning processes. b. influences of the social context. c. distorted thinking. d. the failure of certain cultures to promote self-actualization. 4. As described in the text, the diathesis-stress model is an example of which of the following models of abnormal behavior? a. Biopsychosocial b. Sociocultural c. Psychodynamic d. Humanistic
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