Very few mental disorders have a single cause, and almost every hard question in this course comes from that fact. Abnormal Psychology, 17th Edition by Jill M. Hooley builds each disorder chapter around interacting biological, psychological and sociocultural contributions, distinguishing what makes a person vulnerable from what triggers an episode and what keeps it going. Students who revise causes as a flat list struggle here, because the items ask which kind of causal factor a described influence is, not simply whether it was mentioned in the chapter.
Why this test bank helps
Recognizing a correct answer is easy; explaining the causal role it plays is the part that earns marks in this subject. Every question in this set is followed by a written rationale that names the causal category involved — predisposing, precipitating, perpetuating or protective — and shows why the other options belong to a different category or a different level of explanation. Working through those explanations turns a long list of findings into a structure you can apply to a disorder you have not revised.
What’s inside
- Questions following the book chapter by chapter, so each disorder group forms its own study block.
- Mixed formats — multiple choice, true/false, matching and short clinical scenarios.
- A written rationale under every question, identifying the causal model or evidence the item depends on.
- Coverage weighted toward etiology and research evidence, which this text emphasizes throughout.
- One organized PDF, ready to download as soon as checkout completes.
Topics covered
- Causal models in psychopathology — diathesis-stress, biopsychosocial explanation and levels of causal analysis.
- Stress and trauma-related disorders — acute and posttraumatic reactions, resilience and physiological stress responses.
- Panic, phobia and generalized anxiety — conditioning accounts, cognitive biases and maintaining behaviors.
- Mood disorders and suicide — genetic vulnerability, life events, cognitive theories and risk assessment.
- Eating disorders and obesity — sociocultural pressures, family factors and biological contributions.
- Schizophrenia — genetic and neurodevelopmental evidence, expressed emotion and course of illness.
- Neurocognitive disorders — delirium, dementia syndromes and the differential from mood-related presentations.
- Treatment and outcome — pharmacological and psychological interventions and how their evidence is evaluated.
Who it’s for
Students taking abnormal psychology from this edition, including psychology majors preparing for clinical or counseling programs where causal reasoning about disorders is assumed knowledge.
How to use it (the right way)
Read the chapter, attempt a block closed-book, and for each causal item label the influence before you choose. If you cannot label it, that is the concept to restudy rather than the disorder itself. This is a study aid. Use it in line with your institution’s academic-integrity policy — for preparation and self-testing, never as a shortcut around the coursework and never inside a graded assessment.
Sample question (shows the format — your download contains the full set)
Q. A woman with a strong family history of depression remains well for years and then develops a major depressive episode in the months after a severe bereavement. Which model best accounts for this sequence?
- A. The diathesis-stress model
- B. A purely biological disease model
- C. A purely behavioral model
- D. The equifinality principle
Answer: A. Diathesis-stress holds that a predisposition only produces disorder when a sufficient stressor is encountered, which is precisely the pattern of long-standing vulnerability followed by onset after a loss. B cannot explain why the disorder appeared at that point rather than years earlier, since the genetic loading was constant. C ignores the vulnerability entirely and would attribute onset to learning history alone. D is a developmental principle about different starting points converging on the same outcome, so it describes variation across people rather than the timing of onset in one person.
Edition & format
- Matches: Abnormal Psychology, 17th Edition, by Jill M. Hooley (ISBN 9780133852059).
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout.
- Access: Lifetime — re-download from your account at any time.
Research coverage and chapter order are revised between editions. Please confirm the edition and ISBN above match the book your course assigned before buying.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current edition? This set matches the 17th Edition. If your syllabus lists another edition, choose that listing so the chapters and criteria correspond.
How do I receive it? Immediately after checkout, from the order confirmation page and from your account.
Do all the questions include rationales? Yes, every one, with an explanation of the causal reasoning and of why each distractor fails.
Is using a test bank allowed? Used as practice it is an ordinary study resource. Follow your institution’s academic-integrity policy, and never take it into a graded assessment.
More study material for this subject is in Psychology Test Banks.
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