Reorganizing the diagnostic manual moved several familiar conditions into new company, and this edition teaches them in their new homes. Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 7th Edition by David H. Barlow separates obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related conditions from the anxiety disorders and groups them by shared features rather than by shared feelings, which is exactly where students trip up. Anxiety appears in almost every one of those chapters, so an item that offers you four anxious presentations is really asking which structural feature — a ritual, an intrusion, a trauma, a worry — distinguishes them.
Why this test bank helps
The correct diagnosis is only half of what a marker is looking for; the other half is the feature that excluded the alternatives. Every question in this set carries a written rationale that names the discriminating feature and applies it to each option in turn, so you learn the boundary rather than the label. That is what makes differential items feel routine instead of arbitrary by the time the paper arrives.
What’s inside
- Questions in the book’s own chapter order, following the diagnostic groupings this edition uses.
- Mixed formats — multiple choice, true/false, matching and short differential-diagnosis vignettes.
- A written rationale under every question, stating the feature that separates the answer from its neighbors.
- Coverage of the neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive chapters that fall late in the semester.
- One organized PDF, downloadable the instant checkout completes.
Topics covered
- Anxiety disorders — panic, agoraphobia, specific phobia, social anxiety and generalized anxiety compared side by side.
- Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders — obsessions, compulsions, body dysmorphic and hoarding presentations.
- Trauma- and stressor-related disorders — acute stress, posttraumatic stress and adjustment presentations.
- Depressive and bipolar disorders — episode definitions, specifiers, course and suicide risk.
- Somatic symptom and dissociative disorders — illness anxiety, conversion presentations and dissociative conditions.
- Feeding, eating and sleep-wake disorders — diagnostic thresholds, medical complications and behavioral treatment.
- Neurodevelopmental disorders — autism spectrum, attention-deficit/hyperactivity and intellectual disability.
- Neurocognitive disorders and legal issues — delirium, major and mild neurocognitive disorder, competence and commitment.
Who it’s for
Undergraduates taking abnormal psychology from this edition, and students in counseling, nursing and social work programs who need to reason across the current diagnostic groupings rather than an older arrangement.
How to use it (the right way)
Read the chapter, then attempt vignettes closed-book, writing down the discriminating feature before you commit to an option. When the rationale names a different feature, that boundary is the one to restudy. This is a study aid. Use it in line with your institution’s academic-integrity policy — for preparation and self-testing, not 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 client reports repeated intrusive thoughts about contamination and washes his hands for roughly an hour each day to reduce the distress they cause. Which feature most clearly separates this presentation from generalized anxiety disorder?
- A. The presence of anxiety
- B. Repetitive behavior performed in response to a specific intrusive thought in order to neutralize it
- C. The duration of the symptoms
- D. The presence of avoidance
Answer: B. The defining structure is an obsession paired with a compulsion performed to reduce the distress it produces, and generalized anxiety disorder involves diffuse worry about everyday concerns without that ritualized neutralizing behavior. A cannot discriminate, because anxiety is present in both. C cannot discriminate either, since both conditions are chronic and both carry duration requirements. D is common to many anxiety and related disorders and so does not, on its own, mark the boundary.
Edition & format
- Matches: Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach, 7th Edition, by David H. Barlow (ISBN 9781285755618).
- Format: Digital PDF, delivered instantly after checkout.
- Access: Lifetime — re-download from your account at any time.
Diagnostic groupings and chapter numbering differ between editions of this book. Please confirm the edition and ISBN above match your course before buying.
Frequently asked questions
Is this the current edition? This set matches the 7th Edition, ISBN 9781285755618. Use the listing named on your syllabus if your course uses a different edition.
How do I receive it? Instantly. The file is on your confirmation page and in your account as soon as checkout completes.
Do all the questions include rationales? Yes. Each explanation names the discriminating feature and applies it to every option.
Is using a test bank allowed? As study and practice material it is a standard resource. Follow your institution’s academic-integrity policy, and keep it out of graded assessments.
More study material for this subject is in Psychology Test Banks.
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