Question 1

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Jung 
B) John Watson 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Abraham Maslow 
A) Carl Jung 
B) John Watson 
C) Sigmund Freud 
D) Abraham Maslow B

Question 2

When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behavior to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that:

Accepted Answer

A) the observer assesses the behavior based on her/his own biases and prejudices. 
B) the observer considers the behavior normal if it seems appropriate for that particular situation. 
C) the observer judges the individual's personality based on the observer's cognitive abilities. 
D) the observer's evaluation of the behavior lacks any theoretical grounding. 
A) the observer assesses the behavior based on her/his own biases and prejudices. 
B) the observer considers the behavior normal if it seems appropriate for that particular situation. 
C) the observer judges the individual's personality based on the observer's cognitive abilities. 
D) the observer's evaluation of the behavior lacks any theoretical grounding. B

Question 3

Compare and contrast the treatment of people with mental health problems in ancient Greece with the moral treatment movement of the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses: 
▪ Ancient Greece-state claimed no responsibility but could take rights away from people declared mad; no asylums or institutions; people considered mad were confined, could not marry or acquire property; poor people left to roam the streets; those who were considered mad and were violent were locked up 
▪ Moral treatment-a humane, individual approach to treating patients, patients were treated with kindness and dignity, encouraged social activity; growth of mental institutions and public hospitals

Question 4

Brain pathology as an explanation for psychological disorders was systematically argued by

Accepted Answer

A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) Richard von Krafft-Ebing. 
C) Franz Anton Mesmer. 
D) Wilhelm Griesinger. 
A) Wilhelm Wundt. 
B) Richard von Krafft-Ebing. 
C) Franz Anton Mesmer. 
D) Wilhelm Griesinger.

Question 5

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Accepted Answer

A) lost physical sensation in the body. 
B) become anxious and wishes to withdraw. 
C) experienced a release of emotions. 
D) found a new meaning in life. 
A) lost physical sensation in the body. 
B) become anxious and wishes to withdraw. 
C) experienced a release of emotions. 
D) found a new meaning in life.

Question 6

Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Deviance 
B) Unusualness 
C) Distress 
D) Mental Illness 
A) Deviance 
B) Unusualness 
C) Distress 
D) Mental Illness

Question 7

Which historical figures argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

Accepted Answer

A) Socrates and Plato 
B) Plato and Hippocrates 
C) Homer and Plato 
D) Hippocrates and Socrates 
A) Socrates and Plato 
B) Plato and Hippocrates 
C) Homer and Plato 
D) Hippocrates and Socrates

Question 8

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?

Accepted Answer

A) Pavlov/classical conditioning 
B) Skinner/classical conditioning 
C) Watson/classical conditioning 
D) Thorndike/operant conditioning 
A) Pavlov/classical conditioning 
B) Skinner/classical conditioning 
C) Watson/classical conditioning 
D) Thorndike/operant conditioning

Question 9

Cultural relativists argue that:

Accepted Answer

A) behaviors must be universally accepted to be considered normal. 
B) context, and not culture, influences the evaluation of behaviors as abnormal. 
C) the use of gender roles as a basis for assessing abnormal behaviors can be misleading. 
D) no universal standards or rules exist for labeling behaviors as abnormal. 
A) behaviors must be universally accepted to be considered normal. 
B) context, and not culture, influences the evaluation of behaviors as abnormal. 
C) the use of gender roles as a basis for assessing abnormal behaviors can be misleading. 
D) no universal standards or rules exist for labeling behaviors as abnormal.

Question 10

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Accepted Answer

A) exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee. 
B) parading them down the streets in chains. 
C) having them sentenced to prison terms. 
D) creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive. 
A) exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee. 
B) parading them down the streets in chains. 
C) having them sentenced to prison terms. 
D) creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive.

Question 11

Discuss the difficulty in determining abnormality.

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu

Question 12

What phenomenon, seen in Italy in the fourteenth century, was attributed to a tarantula bite, causing people to jump around, dance wildly, tear at their clothes, and beat each other with whips?

Accepted Answer

A) Tarantism 
B) Tarantella 
C) Saint Vitus's dance 
D) Comas enfermas 
A) Tarantism 
B) Tarantella 
C) Saint Vitus's dance 
D) Comas enfermas

Question 13

The Affordable Care Act ________ mental health care access in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) limits 
B) cancels 
C) expands modestly 
D) expands significantly 
A) limits 
B) cancels 
C) expands modestly 
D) expands significantly

Question 14

Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) Plato 
C) Socrates 
D) Homer 
A) Aristotle 
B) Plato 
C) Socrates 
D) Homer

Question 15

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A) Mesmer and Charcot 
B) Charcot and Bernheim 
C) Bernheim and Liebault 
D) Liebault and Mesmer 
A) Mesmer and Charcot 
B) Charcot and Bernheim 
C) Bernheim and Liebault 
D) Liebault and Mesmer

Question 16

________ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A) Gentamycin 
B) Diethylstilbestrol 
C) Roxatidine 
D) Phenothiazines 
A) Gentamycin 
B) Diethylstilbestrol 
C) Roxatidine 
D) Phenothiazines

Question 17

Which program covers approximately one-quarter of all mental health spending in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Veterans Administration 
D) Social Security 
A) Medicare 
B) Medicaid 
C) Veterans Administration 
D) Social Security

Question 18

The first Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:

Accepted Answer

A) promote public sympathy for the mentally ill. 
B) improve the deplorable conditions of mental institutions. 
C) provide jobs for poor people confined to madhouses. 
D) reduce crime by removing unstable people from the streets. 
A) promote public sympathy for the mentally ill. 
B) improve the deplorable conditions of mental institutions. 
C) provide jobs for poor people confined to madhouses. 
D) reduce crime by removing unstable people from the streets.

Question 19

The Viennese psychiatrist credited with discovering a connection between paresis and syphilis was

Accepted Answer

A) Emil Kraepelin. 
B) Richard Krafft-Ebing. 
C) Alfred Adler. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt. 
A) Emil Kraepelin. 
B) Richard Krafft-Ebing. 
C) Alfred Adler. 
D) Wilhelm Wundt.

Question 20

Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behavior to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that:

Compare and contrast the treatment of people with mental health problems in ancient Greece with the moral treatment movement of the eighteenth century.

Brain pathology as an explanation for psychological disorders was systematically argued by

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

Which historical figures argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?

Cultural relativists argue that:

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Discuss the difficulty in determining abnormality.

What phenomenon, seen in Italy in the fourteenth century, was attributed to a tarantula bite, causing people to jump around, dance wildly, tear at their clothes, and beat each other with whips?

The Affordable Care Act ________ mental health care access in the United States.

Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

________ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

Which program covers approximately one-quarter of all mental health spending in the United States?

The first Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:

The Viennese psychiatrist credited with discovering a connection between paresis and syphilis was

Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

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Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behavior to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that:

Compare and contrast the treatment of people with mental health problems in ancient Greece with the moral treatment movement of the eighteenth century.

Brain pathology as an explanation for psychological disorders was systematically argued by

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

Which historical figures argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

Which of the following is an incorrect pairing?

Cultural relativists argue that:

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Discuss the difficulty in determining abnormality.

What phenomenon, seen in Italy in the fourteenth century, was attributed to a tarantula bite, causing people to jump around, dance wildly, tear at their clothes, and beat each other with whips?

The Affordable Care Act ________ mental health care access in the United States.

Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

________ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

Which program covers approximately one-quarter of all mental health spending in the United States?

The first Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:

The Viennese psychiatrist credited with discovering a connection between paresis and syphilis was

Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Anxiety Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

Health Psychology

Mental Health and the Law

Filters