Question 1

English "workhouses" were

Accepted Answer

A)  established during the Enlightenment period to deal with the insane. 
B)  run by the patients. 
C)  run by physicians. 
D)  were special places where the mentally ill could work. 
E)  used to hide the poor from society. 
A)  established during the Enlightenment period to deal with the insane. 
B)  run by the patients. 
C)  run by physicians. 
D)  were special places where the mentally ill could work. 
E)  used to hide the poor from society. E

Question 2

What type of treatment was thought to be used by Stone Age people to treat madness?

Accepted Answer

A)  religious chanting 
B)  death 
C)  herbal brews to poison evil spirits 
D)  trephination 
E)  exorcism 
A)  religious chanting 
B)  death 
C)  herbal brews to poison evil spirits 
D)  trephination 
E)  exorcism E

Question 3

Moral therapy implies that

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological therapy should be administered by the Church. 
B)  psychological therapy should be used more often. 
C)  mentally ill patients can benefit from spiritual enlightenment. 
D)  mentally ill patients need to be taught a moralistic approach to life. 
E)  mentally ill patients can be treated without chemical or physical restraints. 
A)  psychological therapy should be administered by the Church. 
B)  psychological therapy should be used more often. 
C)  mentally ill patients can benefit from spiritual enlightenment. 
D)  mentally ill patients need to be taught a moralistic approach to life. 
E)  mentally ill patients can be treated without chemical or physical restraints. E

Question 4

Which of the following is a classification system of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  CP-10 
B)  GPI 
C)  ECT 
D)  WRS-R 
E)  DSM-5 
A)  CP-10 
B)  GPI 
C)  ECT 
D)  WRS-R 
E)  DSM-5

Question 5

Which of the following persons and accomplishments are INCORRECTLY matched?

Accepted Answer

A)  Breuer and hypnosis 
B)  Meichenbaum and cognitive-behaviour therapy 
C)  Bandura and social learning theory 
D)  Kajander and depression 
E)  Bandura and aggressive behaviour 
A)  Breuer and hypnosis 
B)  Meichenbaum and cognitive-behaviour therapy 
C)  Bandura and social learning theory 
D)  Kajander and depression 
E)  Bandura and aggressive behaviour

Question 6

To whom can we credit the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Plato 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Galen 
A)  Freud 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Plato 
D)  Hippocrates 
E)  Galen

Question 7

Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine may have included early forms of which of the following modern methods of treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  homeopathic treatment 
B)  dream analysis 
C)  behaviour therapy 
D)  psychotherapy 
E)  bloodletting 
A)  homeopathic treatment 
B)  dream analysis 
C)  behaviour therapy 
D)  psychotherapy 
E)  bloodletting

Question 8

In writing an essay on behaviourism, you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormal behaviour is learned. 
B)  psychology must be restricted to observable behaviour. 
C)  behavioural approaches produced a revolution in psychological thought. 
D)  Watson acknowledged that abnormal behaviour was likely present at birth. 
E)  behavioural approaches have become established in treatment of disorders. 
A)  abnormal behaviour is learned. 
B)  psychology must be restricted to observable behaviour. 
C)  behavioural approaches produced a revolution in psychological thought. 
D)  Watson acknowledged that abnormal behaviour was likely present at birth. 
E)  behavioural approaches have become established in treatment of disorders.

Question 9

Which one of the following combinations of principles has been used to define abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal distress, evidence of poor emotional control 
B)  presence of personal distress, delinquent activity, poor emotional control 
C)  violation of norms, abnormal intellectual functioning, presence of personal distress 
D)  infrequency, presence of personal distress, impaired functioning 
E)  psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnormal intellectual functioning 
A)  diagnosis by an expert, presence of personal distress, evidence of poor emotional control 
B)  presence of personal distress, delinquent activity, poor emotional control 
C)  violation of norms, abnormal intellectual functioning, presence of personal distress 
D)  infrequency, presence of personal distress, impaired functioning 
E)  psychiatric diagnosis, harmful dysfunction, abnormal intellectual functioning

Question 10

Which of the following accomplishments are NOT attributed to Pinel?

Accepted Answer

A)  looking to natural explanations as the cause of mental illness 
B)  clearly describing the symptoms of disorders 
C)  emphasizing the role of psychological and social factors in the development of mental illness 
D)  developing a systematic approach to classifying disorders 
E)  bringing moral therapy to North America 
A)  looking to natural explanations as the cause of mental illness 
B)  clearly describing the symptoms of disorders 
C)  emphasizing the role of psychological and social factors in the development of mental illness 
D)  developing a systematic approach to classifying disorders 
E)  bringing moral therapy to North America

Question 11

Changes in the way that abnormality has been viewed over time has resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  a clear understanding of the etiology of all mental disorders. 
B)  effective treatments for all disorders. 
C)  fewer diagnostic categories. 
D)  high reliability of all diagnoses. 
E)  a shift from supernatural to natural causes in explaining disorders. 
A)  a clear understanding of the etiology of all mental disorders. 
B)  effective treatments for all disorders. 
C)  fewer diagnostic categories. 
D)  high reliability of all diagnoses. 
E)  a shift from supernatural to natural causes in explaining disorders.

Question 12

According to behaviourism, if psychology is to be

Accepted Answer

A)  covert behaviour 
B)  observable features 
C)  cellular activity 
D)  the brain 
E)  animals 
A)  covert behaviour 
B)  observable features 
C)  cellular activity 
D)  the brain 
E)  animals

Question 13

According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design failure is harming the person. 
B)  there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant personal distress. 
C)  there is evidence of a failure in a designed function. 
D)  the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm. 
E)  the behaviour is very different from sociocultural expectations. 
A)  there is evidence of failure in a designed function and a judgment that the design failure is harming the person. 
B)  there is evidence of failure in a designed function and evidence of significant personal distress. 
C)  there is evidence of a failure in a designed function. 
D)  the behaviour shows strong statistical deviation from an established norm. 
E)  the behaviour is very different from sociocultural expectations.

Question 14

Psychological abnormality refers to dysfunctional behaviour with psychogenic cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Arab world's approach to dealing with the mentally ill was that of compassion and humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Psychopathology refers to the problems suffered by people with psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the Middle Ages it was generally believed that those who were insane were possessed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Maher and Maher proposed that the real purpose of trephination during the Stone Age was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  relieve migraines 
B)  promote blood circulation in the limbs 
C)  to bring people closer to a higher power 
D)  to remove blood clots caused by blows to the head 
E)  promote greater blood flow to the brain 
A)  relieve migraines 
B)  promote blood circulation in the limbs 
C)  to bring people closer to a higher power 
D)  to remove blood clots caused by blows to the head 
E)  promote greater blood flow to the brain

Question 19

Johannes Weyer rejected the four humours theory of mental illness and claimed that mental illness resulted from disturbances of the spiritus vitae.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the statistical concept, abnormal behaviour is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

English "workhouses" were

What type of treatment was thought to be used by Stone Age people to treat madness?

Moral therapy implies that

Which of the following is a classification system of mental illness?

Which of the following persons and accomplishments are INCORRECTLY matched?

To whom can we credit the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?

Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine may have included early forms of which of the following modern methods of treatment?

In writing an essay on behaviourism, you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

Which one of the following combinations of principles has been used to define abnormality?

Which of the following accomplishments are NOT attributed to Pinel?

Changes in the way that abnormality has been viewed over time has resulted in

According to behaviourism, if psychology is to be

According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:

Psychological abnormality refers to dysfunctional behaviour with psychogenic cause.

The Arab world's approach to dealing with the mentally ill was that of compassion and humanity.

Psychopathology refers to the problems suffered by people with psychological disorders.

In the Middle Ages it was generally believed that those who were insane were possessed.

Maher and Maher proposed that the real purpose of trephination during the Stone Age was to:

Johannes Weyer rejected the four humours theory of mental illness and claimed that mental illness resulted from disturbances of the spiritus vitae.

According to the statistical concept, abnormal behaviour is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

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Exam 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

English "workhouses" were

What type of treatment was thought to be used by Stone Age people to treat madness?

Moral therapy implies that

Which of the following is a classification system of mental illness?

Which of the following persons and accomplishments are INCORRECTLY matched?

To whom can we credit the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?

Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine may have included early forms of which of the following modern methods of treatment?

In writing an essay on behaviourism, you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

Which one of the following combinations of principles has been used to define abnormality?

Which of the following accomplishments are NOT attributed to Pinel?

Changes in the way that abnormality has been viewed over time has resulted in

According to behaviourism, if psychology is to be

According to Wakefield, a behaviour can be considered disordered when:

Psychological abnormality refers to dysfunctional behaviour with psychogenic cause.

The Arab world's approach to dealing with the mentally ill was that of compassion and humanity.

Psychopathology refers to the problems suffered by people with psychological disorders.

In the Middle Ages it was generally believed that those who were insane were possessed.

Maher and Maher proposed that the real purpose of trephination during the Stone Age was to:

Johannes Weyer rejected the four humours theory of mental illness and claimed that mental illness resulted from disturbances of the spiritus vitae.

According to the statistical concept, abnormal behaviour is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma -Related Disorders

Dissociative Disorder and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters