Question 1

The first textbook printed in Canada dealing with care and housing of the mentally ill

Accepted Answer

A) encouraged patience and tolerance. 
B) suggested that the mentally ill be treated at home. 
C) reflected the moral therapy approach. 
D) recommended treating them with floggings. 
E) recommended drug therapy. 
A) encouraged patience and tolerance. 
B) suggested that the mentally ill be treated at home. 
C) reflected the moral therapy approach. 
D) recommended treating them with floggings. 
E) recommended drug therapy.

Question 2

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 3

Distress must be present in order for an individual to be diagnosed as suffering from a mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

Accepted Answer

A) Vancouver Psychiatric Hospital. 
B) Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital. 
C) the Rockwood asylum in Kingston. 
D) the Hotel Dieu in Quebec. 
E) the Hotel Dieu in Calgary. 
A) Vancouver Psychiatric Hospital. 
B) Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital. 
C) the Rockwood asylum in Kingston. 
D) the Hotel Dieu in Quebec. 
E) the Hotel Dieu in Calgary.

Question 5

Mesmer believed that hysteria was the result of

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A) a wandering uterus. 
B) disturbances in the distribution of magnetic fluids. 
C) imbalances in brain chemicals. 
D) too little of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 
E) animal magnetism. 
A) a wandering uterus. 
B) disturbances in the distribution of magnetic fluids. 
C) imbalances in brain chemicals. 
D) too little of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. 
E) animal magnetism.

Question 6

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

Accepted Answer

A) the first place in Canada to use psychoanalysis. 
B) founded by Ewen Cameron. 
C) a place where the criminally insane were housed. 
D) the site of a research project funded by the CIA. 
E) a leading Canadian hospital in the treatment and care of psychiatric patients. 
A) the first place in Canada to use psychoanalysis. 
B) founded by Ewen Cameron. 
C) a place where the criminally insane were housed. 
D) the site of a research project funded by the CIA. 
E) a leading Canadian hospital in the treatment and care of psychiatric patients.

Question 7

"All mental disorders are the result of biological problems." Who would be most likely to agree with this statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Breuer 
B) Kraepelin 
C) Jung 
D) Freud 
E) Watson 
A) Breuer 
B) Kraepelin 
C) Jung 
D) Freud 
E) Watson

Question 8

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Accepted Answer

A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location. 
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous. 
C) social norms tend to be constant over time. 
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture. 
E) killers and murderers are generally sane. 
A) what is considered appropriate differs across time and location. 
B) people with mental illnesses are usually not dangerous. 
C) social norms tend to be constant over time. 
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture. 
E) killers and murderers are generally sane.

Question 10

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

Accepted Answer

A) pharmacotherapy. 
B) palliative therapy. 
C) psychotherapy. 
D) psychosurgery. 
E) psychoanalysis. 
A) pharmacotherapy. 
B) palliative therapy. 
C) psychotherapy. 
D) psychosurgery. 
E) psychoanalysis.

Question 11

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating mental illness?

Accepted Answer

Many changes have occurred throughout ti

Question 12

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 13

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In 1949,a French doctor discovered that soldiers were calmed before surgery by chloropromazine.He shared this finding with psychiatrists who had similar success in calming patients with serious mental illness;the success of this drug triggered the "pharmacological revolution" that followed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Kraepelin's system of classification of mental illness

Accepted Answer

A) did not influence later classification systems. 
B) suggested that psychological factors caused disorders. 
C) failed to recognize that certain groups of symptoms tended to occur together. 
D) recognized that different disorders had distinct features. 
E) offered suggestions for treatment. 
A) did not influence later classification systems. 
B) suggested that psychological factors caused disorders. 
C) failed to recognize that certain groups of symptoms tended to occur together. 
D) recognized that different disorders had distinct features. 
E) offered suggestions for treatment.

Question 16

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the mid to late 1800s,several therapists became quite well known.Which of the following represents a correctly matched therapist and his treatment?

Accepted Answer

A) Breuer & the cathartic method 
B) Charcot & anesthesia therapy 
C) Mesmer & animal hypnosis 
D) Freud & sex therapy 
E) Watson & hypnotherapy 
A) Breuer & the cathartic method 
B) Charcot & anesthesia therapy 
C) Mesmer & animal hypnosis 
D) Freud & sex therapy 
E) Watson & hypnotherapy

Question 18

The spiritus vitae was

Accepted Answer

A) a disorder where people begin to dance in the streets and drink red wines. 
B) a spirit believed to possess individuals and cause madness. 
C) a bodily fluid believed by Paracelsus to result in mental illness. 
D) a naturalistic cause of madness. 
E) the venom of the tarantula. 
A) a disorder where people begin to dance in the streets and drink red wines. 
B) a spirit believed to possess individuals and cause madness. 
C) a bodily fluid believed by Paracelsus to result in mental illness. 
D) a naturalistic cause of madness. 
E) the venom of the tarantula.

The first textbook printed in Canada dealing with care and housing of the mentally ill

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

Distress must be present in order for an individual to be diagnosed as suffering from a mental disorder.

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

Mesmer believed that hysteria was the result of

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

"All mental disorders are the result of biological problems." Who would be most likely to agree with this statement?

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating mental illness?

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

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

In 1949,a French doctor discovered that soldiers were calmed before surgery by chloropromazine.He shared this finding with psychiatrists who had similar success in calming patients with serious mental illness;the success of this drug triggered the "pharmacological revolution" that followed.

Kraepelin's system of classification of mental illness

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

In the mid to late 1800s,several therapists became quite well known.Which of the following represents a correctly matched therapist and his treatment?

The spiritus vitae was

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

The first textbook printed in Canada dealing with care and housing of the mentally ill

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

Distress must be present in order for an individual to be diagnosed as suffering from a mental disorder.

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

Mesmer believed that hysteria was the result of

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

"All mental disorders are the result of biological problems." Who would be most likely to agree with this statement?

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating mental illness?

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

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

In 1949,a French doctor discovered that soldiers were calmed before surgery by chloropromazine.He shared this finding with psychiatrists who had similar success in calming patients with serious mental illness;the success of this drug triggered the "pharmacological revolution" that followed.

Kraepelin's system of classification of mental illness

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

In the mid to late 1800s,several therapists became quite well known.Which of the following represents a correctly matched therapist and his treatment?

The spiritus vitae was

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