A precursor to antisocial personality disorder is
a) conduct disorder.
b) oppositional disorder.
c) antisocial disorder of childhood or adolescence.
d) pervasive developmental disorder.
Question 2What is an observational research design and how can such an approach further our understanding of abnormal
behavior. What limitations are there of such designs and how can these be overcome?
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Dana's baby, Sophie, participated in a study that indicated that Sophie had high levels of behavioral inhibition. Compared with babies who demonstrated low levels of behavioral inhibition, Sophie is likely to develop
a) panic disorder.
b) social anxiety disorder.
c) OCD.
d) agoraphobia.
Question 4Which of the following persons will be most affected by two ounces of alcohol?
a) A 195-pound woman who just ate a Big Mac.
b) A 150-pound man who has an empty stomach.
c) A 125-pound woman who has an empty stomach.
d) All of the above people will be similarly affected by two ounces of alcohol.
Question 5Dr. Bradley has been conducting a case study of Brenda P., a woman with dissociative identity disorder. Which of the following statements by Dr. Bradley is a misuse of the case study method?
a) Brenda, a woman with dissociative identity disorder, was sexually abused as a child. Therefore, all individuals with multiple personality disorder must have been abuse victims.
b) Since Brenda was not sexually abused, the theory that all dissociation is caused by sexual abuse may not be universally true.
c) Brenda was sexually molested as a child. This leads me to hypothesize that perhaps other individuals with dissociative identity disorder were molested as children.
d) All of the above are examples of inappropriate uses of the case study.