Question 1

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)proved to be most successful in treating

Accepted Answer

A) epilepsy 
B) anxiety 
C) drug addiction 
D) major depression 
E) schizophrenia 
A) epilepsy 
B) anxiety 
C) drug addiction 
D) major depression 
E) schizophrenia

Question 2

Plato accepted many of Hippocrates' ideas,but rejected others.Which of the following best describes his belief about the cause of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) that an imbalance in essential bodily fluids affects functioning 
B) that brain dysfunction affects behaviour 
C) that sociocultural factors play a critical role 
D) lack of education could cause mental illness 
E) that mental illness has natural causes 
A) that an imbalance in essential bodily fluids affects functioning 
B) that brain dysfunction affects behaviour 
C) that sociocultural factors play a critical role 
D) lack of education could cause mental illness 
E) that mental illness has natural causes

Question 3

Describe the contributions of two historical persons in Europe who influenced the theory and treatment of mental illness.

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus (1493-1541)was one of the fir

Question 4

Dr.Ruth Kajander can be noted for

Accepted Answer

A) unique blend of drug and talk therapy with severely disordered patients. 
B) her role in the CIA-funded research in Montreal. 
C) recognizing the value of tranquillizers in treating depression. 
D) treating and reducing anxiety in patients prior to surgery. 
E) using chlorpromazine to treat schizophrenia. 
A) unique blend of drug and talk therapy with severely disordered patients. 
B) her role in the CIA-funded research in Montreal. 
C) recognizing the value of tranquillizers in treating depression. 
D) treating and reducing anxiety in patients prior to surgery. 
E) using chlorpromazine to treat schizophrenia.

Question 5

Immersion in cold water,inducing convulsions with insulin and electric shock were treatments based on the belief that sudden shock could produce recovery from mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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 8

Dr.Ramos treats patients suffering from mood disorders,and she believes that their illnesses are a result of imbalances of chemicals in the brain.She would most likely adhere to which field of mental health?

Accepted Answer

A) psychopharmacology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) clinical psychology 
E) health psychology 
A) psychopharmacology 
B) cognitive psychology 
C) psychoanalysis 
D) clinical psychology 
E) health psychology

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

Hippocrates played a major role in the way the causes and treatment of mental disorders were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Accepted Answer

A) being the father of psychoanalysis. 
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness. 
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness. 
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes. 
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids. 
A) being the father of psychoanalysis. 
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness. 
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness. 
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes. 
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids.

Question 11

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia 
B) anxiety disorders 
C) depression 
D) diabetes 
E) alcoholism 
A) schizophrenia 
B) anxiety disorders 
C) depression 
D) diabetes 
E) alcoholism

Question 12

All of the following are valid criticisms of the mental hygiene movement EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) psychosocial treatments were less effective due to the large number of patients. 
B) physical treatments were often unpleasant. 
C) living conditions in the asylums were unpleasant. 
D) the original goals of the movement were less than noble. 
E) overcrowding in asylums prevented proper care. 
A) psychosocial treatments were less effective due to the large number of patients. 
B) physical treatments were often unpleasant. 
C) living conditions in the asylums were unpleasant. 
D) the original goals of the movement were less than noble. 
E) overcrowding in asylums prevented proper care.

Question 13

Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean.In fact,he scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them.In order to determine his diagnosis,a practitioner in North America would most likely consult the

Accepted Answer

A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM). 
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,fifth edition (DSM-5) 
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). 
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,sixth edition (DSM-6). 
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV). 
A) American Medical Association's Treatment Manual (AMA-TM). 
B) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,fifth edition (DSM-5) 
C) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD-10). 
D) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders,sixth edition (DSM-6). 
E) The North American Guide to Psychiatric Disorders (NAPD-IV).

Question 14

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lobotomies were widely used treatments in Canada during the mid-1940s.This treatment involved

Accepted Answer

A) lesioning of the brain by electrodes. 
B) pharmacotherapy. 
C) removal or disconnection of the frontal lobes of the brain. 
D) removal of the cerebellum. 
E) removal of the ovaries in women. 
A) lesioning of the brain by electrodes. 
B) pharmacotherapy. 
C) removal or disconnection of the frontal lobes of the brain. 
D) removal of the cerebellum. 
E) removal of the ovaries in women.

Question 16

Archival evidence shows that many early lobotomies were performed in Canada primarily to:

Accepted Answer

A) restore calm and reason to the patient so that they could participate in psychotherapy 
B) reduce suffering in patients with acute occipital dysfunction 
C) alleviate hospital management problems and advance research 
D) determine the role of the cerebellum in cases of severe emotional problems 
E) cure schizophrenia 
A) restore calm and reason to the patient so that they could participate in psychotherapy 
B) reduce suffering in patients with acute occipital dysfunction 
C) alleviate hospital management problems and advance research 
D) determine the role of the cerebellum in cases of severe emotional problems 
E) cure schizophrenia

Question 17

According to the text,behaviour,speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) mental illness 
B) mental problem 
C) brain pathology 
D) psychological abnormality 
E) psychological disorder 
A) mental illness 
B) mental problem 
C) brain pathology 
D) psychological abnormality 
E) psychological disorder

Question 18

__________ believed that hypnotism was not valuable in treating hysteria.

Accepted Answer

A) Braid 
B) Breuer 
C) Charcot 
D) Janet 
E) Watson 
A) Braid 
B) Breuer 
C) Charcot 
D) Janet 
E) Watson

Question 19

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 20

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to induce _____ which he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) relaxation 
B) seizures 
C) shock 
D) coma 
E) low blood sugar 
A) relaxation 
B) seizures 
C) shock 
D) coma 
E) low blood sugar

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)proved to be most successful in treating

Plato accepted many of Hippocrates' ideas,but rejected others.Which of the following best describes his belief about the cause of mental illness?

Describe the contributions of two historical persons in Europe who influenced the theory and treatment of mental illness.

Dr.Ruth Kajander can be noted for

Immersion in cold water,inducing convulsions with insulin and electric shock were treatments based on the belief that sudden shock could produce recovery from mental illness.

Moral therapy implies that

Which of the following persons and accomplishments are INCORRECTLY matched?

Dr.Ramos treats patients suffering from mood disorders,and she believes that their illnesses are a result of imbalances of chemicals in the brain.She would most likely adhere to which field of mental health?

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

Hippocrates played a major role in the way the causes and treatment of mental disorders were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

All of the following are valid criticisms of the mental hygiene movement EXCEPT

Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean.In fact,he scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them.In order to determine his diagnosis,a practitioner in North America would most likely consult the

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

Lobotomies were widely used treatments in Canada during the mid-1940s.This treatment involved

Archival evidence shows that many early lobotomies were performed in Canada primarily to:

According to the text,behaviour,speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts?

__________ believed that hypnotism was not valuable in treating hysteria.

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

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to induce _____ which he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

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

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Exam 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)proved to be most successful in treating

Plato accepted many of Hippocrates' ideas,but rejected others.Which of the following best describes his belief about the cause of mental illness?

Describe the contributions of two historical persons in Europe who influenced the theory and treatment of mental illness.

Dr.Ruth Kajander can be noted for

Immersion in cold water,inducing convulsions with insulin and electric shock were treatments based on the belief that sudden shock could produce recovery from mental illness.

Moral therapy implies that

Which of the following persons and accomplishments are INCORRECTLY matched?

Dr.Ramos treats patients suffering from mood disorders,and she believes that their illnesses are a result of imbalances of chemicals in the brain.She would most likely adhere to which field of mental health?

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

Hippocrates played a major role in the way the causes and treatment of mental disorders were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

All of the following are valid criticisms of the mental hygiene movement EXCEPT

Your housemate has been overly concerned with keeping the kitchen clean.In fact,he scrubs the sinks and counters for half an hour each time someone puts something on them.In order to determine his diagnosis,a practitioner in North America would most likely consult the

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

Lobotomies were widely used treatments in Canada during the mid-1940s.This treatment involved

Archival evidence shows that many early lobotomies were performed in Canada primarily to:

According to the text,behaviour,speech or thought that impairs a person's ability to function in a way that is generally expected of them in the context where the unusual functioning is occurring corresponds best to which of the following concepts?

__________ believed that hypnotism was not valuable in treating hysteria.

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

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to induce _____ which he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

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