Question 1

The continuum model of abnormality demonstrates that:

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A) there is a clear distinction between dysfunctional and deviant behavior. 
B) psychologists must make objective decisions about what warrants a diagnosis. 
C) individuals are labeled as either having a disorder or not having one. 
D) no sharp line exists between what is normal and abnormal. 
A) there is a clear distinction between dysfunctional and deviant behavior. 
B) psychologists must make objective decisions about what warrants a diagnosis. 
C) individuals are labeled as either having a disorder or not having one. 
D) no sharp line exists between what is normal and abnormal.

Question 2

Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days.According to ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

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A) vital air flowing on the lungs. 
B) a lack of positive force. 
C) bewitchment. 
D) excessive chaos in her life. 
A) vital air flowing on the lungs. 
B) a lack of positive force. 
C) bewitchment. 
D) excessive chaos in her life.

Question 3

An advantage of cultural relativism is that:

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A) it does not impose the standards of one culture on judgments of abnormality. 
B) there is a tendency to view all behaviors that are unusual, or deviant, as abnormal. 
C) it allows those in power to label and silence minorities by labeling them as abnormal. 
D) it does not adopt a continuum perspective of abnormal behavior; rather, it is an either/or proposition. 
A) it does not impose the standards of one culture on judgments of abnormality. 
B) there is a tendency to view all behaviors that are unusual, or deviant, as abnormal. 
C) it allows those in power to label and silence minorities by labeling them as abnormal. 
D) it does not adopt a continuum perspective of abnormal behavior; rather, it is an either/or proposition.

Question 4

The cognitive revolution shifted psychological perspectives away from behavior toward

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A) unconscious processes of the mind. 
B) internal processers such as the ego, superego, and id. 
C) internal processes such as attention, interpretation of events, and beliefs. 
D) classical and operant conditioning. 
A) unconscious processes of the mind. 
B) internal processers such as the ego, superego, and id. 
C) internal processes such as attention, interpretation of events, and beliefs. 
D) classical and operant conditioning.

Question 5

________ allow people to obtain treatment during the day, as well as occupational and rehabilitative therapies, but to live at home at night.

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A) Halfway houses 
B) Community mental-health centers 
C) Assisted living facilities 
D) Day treatment centers 
A) Halfway houses 
B) Community mental-health centers 
C) Assisted living facilities 
D) Day treatment centers

Question 6

Hippocrates attributed abnormality to:

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A) afflictions from the gods. 
B) divine intervention. 
C) chronic stress and trauma. 
D) imbalances in bodily humors. 
A) afflictions from the gods. 
B) divine intervention. 
C) chronic stress and trauma. 
D) imbalances in bodily humors.

Question 7

Tuke's idea of moral treatment meant:

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A) giving patients monetary compensation for their previous maltreatment. 
B) helping patients get social support from family members and neighbors who had previously rejected them. 
C) restoring patients' self-restraint by treating them with respect and dignity and by encouraging them to exercise self-control. 
D) helping patients reconnect spiritually with their families and community. 
A) giving patients monetary compensation for their previous maltreatment. 
B) helping patients get social support from family members and neighbors who had previously rejected them. 
C) restoring patients' self-restraint by treating them with respect and dignity and by encouraging them to exercise self-control. 
D) helping patients reconnect spiritually with their families and community.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the various professions within abnormal psychology?

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A) Psychiatrists have limited prescription-writing privileges, whereas clinical psychologists have full privileges. 
B) Clinical psychologists typically have an MD degree, while psychiatrists typically have a PhD in psychology. 
C) Psychiatric nurses must have a master's degree in counseling to work with clients who have psychological problems. 
D) Psychiatric nurses have privileges to write prescriptions for psychotherapeutic drugs in some states. 
A) Psychiatrists have limited prescription-writing privileges, whereas clinical psychologists have full privileges. 
B) Clinical psychologists typically have an MD degree, while psychiatrists typically have a PhD in psychology. 
C) Psychiatric nurses must have a master's degree in counseling to work with clients who have psychological problems. 
D) Psychiatric nurses have privileges to write prescriptions for psychotherapeutic drugs in some states.

Question 9

The treatment developed by Albert Ellis for emotional problems is called:

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A) psychoanalysis 
B) instrumental conditioning 
C) rational-emotive therapy 
D) cognitive therapy 
A) psychoanalysis 
B) instrumental conditioning 
C) rational-emotive therapy 
D) cognitive therapy

Question 10

Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in

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A) England. 
B) America. 
C) Italy. 
D) France. 
A) England. 
B) America. 
C) Italy. 
D) France.

Question 11

Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

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A) Community mental health centers 
B) Halfway houses 
C) Day treatment centers 
D) Nursing homes 
A) Community mental health centers 
B) Halfway houses 
C) Day treatment centers 
D) Nursing homes

Question 12

Identify the movement that was launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

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A) The patients' rights movement 
B) The mental hygiene movement 
C) The community mental health movement 
D) The deinstitutionalization movement 
A) The patients' rights movement 
B) The mental hygiene movement 
C) The community mental health movement 
D) The deinstitutionalization movement

Question 13

Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

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A) a cause for physical disease. 
B) a result of chronic stress. 
C) an affliction from the gods. 
D) a result of trauma. 
A) a cause for physical disease. 
B) a result of chronic stress. 
C) an affliction from the gods. 
D) a result of trauma.

Question 14

Hippocrates classified abnormal behavior into which set of categories?

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A) Hysteria, phobia, mania, and epilepsy 
B) Melancholia, epilepsy, phobia, and mania 
C) Brain fever, hysteria, phobia, and melancholia 
D) Epilepsy, mania, melancholia, and brain fever 
A) Hysteria, phobia, mania, and epilepsy 
B) Melancholia, epilepsy, phobia, and mania 
C) Brain fever, hysteria, phobia, and melancholia 
D) Epilepsy, mania, melancholia, and brain fever

Question 15

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces)are concepts from ancient

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A) China. 
B) Greece. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Rome. 
A) China. 
B) Greece. 
C) Egypt. 
D) Rome.

Question 16

One of America's most militant crusaders for the moral treatment of the mentally ill was

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A) Helen of Troy. 
B) Dorothea Dix. 
C) Teresa of Avila. 
D) Florence Nightingale. 
A) Helen of Troy. 
B) Dorothea Dix. 
C) Teresa of Avila. 
D) Florence Nightingale.

Question 17

Operant conditioning theory states that learning:

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A) requires the proper modeling of behavior. 
B) is based on a teacher who gives instructions. 
C) behavior requires two active participants. 
D) is affected by the consequences of behavior. 
A) requires the proper modeling of behavior. 
B) is based on a teacher who gives instructions. 
C) behavior requires two active participants. 
D) is affected by the consequences of behavior.

Question 18

Discuss the deinstitutionalization movement and its impact on mental health care in the United States.

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Key terms and concepts that may be inclu

Question 19

Which of the following characterizes the biomedical approach to psychological treatment?

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A) It began in the early twenty-first century. 
B) It began in the mid-twentieth century. 
C) It has replaced psychodynamic and CBT approaches. 
D) It has become so expensive that only the very rich can afford it. 
A) It began in the early twenty-first century. 
B) It began in the mid-twentieth century. 
C) It has replaced psychodynamic and CBT approaches. 
D) It has become so expensive that only the very rich can afford it.

Question 20

Discuss the continuum model of abnormality and the different criteria used for labeling behavior as normal or abnormal.

Accepted Answer

Key terms and concepts that may be inclu

The continuum model of abnormality demonstrates that:

Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days.According to ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

An advantage of cultural relativism is that:

The cognitive revolution shifted psychological perspectives away from behavior toward

________ allow people to obtain treatment during the day, as well as occupational and rehabilitative therapies, but to live at home at night.

Hippocrates attributed abnormality to:

Tuke's idea of moral treatment meant:

Which of the following is true of the various professions within abnormal psychology?

The treatment developed by Albert Ellis for emotional problems is called:

Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in

Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

Identify the movement that was launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

Hippocrates classified abnormal behavior into which set of categories?

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces)are concepts from ancient

One of America's most militant crusaders for the moral treatment of the mentally ill was

Operant conditioning theory states that learning:

Discuss the deinstitutionalization movement and its impact on mental health care in the United States.

Which of the following characterizes the biomedical approach to psychological treatment?

Discuss the continuum model of abnormality and the different criteria used for labeling behavior as normal or abnormal.

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

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Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

The continuum model of abnormality demonstrates that:

Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days.According to ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

An advantage of cultural relativism is that:

The cognitive revolution shifted psychological perspectives away from behavior toward

________ allow people to obtain treatment during the day, as well as occupational and rehabilitative therapies, but to live at home at night.

Hippocrates attributed abnormality to:

Tuke's idea of moral treatment meant:

Which of the following is true of the various professions within abnormal psychology?

The treatment developed by Albert Ellis for emotional problems is called:

Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in

Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

Identify the movement that was launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

Hippocrates classified abnormal behavior into which set of categories?

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces)are concepts from ancient

One of America's most militant crusaders for the moral treatment of the mentally ill was

Operant conditioning theory states that learning:

Discuss the deinstitutionalization movement and its impact on mental health care in the United States.

Which of the following characterizes the biomedical approach to psychological treatment?

Discuss the continuum model of abnormality and the different criteria used for labeling behavior as normal or abnormal.

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