Question 1

The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

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A)  biology vs genes. 
B)  learning vs nurture. 
C)  drugs vs surgery. 
D)  psychology vs biology. 
A)  biology vs genes. 
B)  learning vs nurture. 
C)  drugs vs surgery. 
D)  psychology vs biology. D

Question 2

What is Clifford Beers known for?

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A)  He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B)  His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C)  He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D)  He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received. 
A)  He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B)  His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C)  He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D)  He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received. D

Question 3

Kraepelin is credited with

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A)  discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. 
B)  determining the cause of senile dementia. 
C)  identifying different types of mental disorders. 
D)  writing the first edition of the DSM. 
A)  discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. 
B)  determining the cause of senile dementia. 
C)  identifying different types of mental disorders. 
D)  writing the first edition of the DSM. C

Question 4

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many ancient peoples including the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks?

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The most common expl

Question 5

There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

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A)  was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital. 
B)  was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior. 
C)  supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis. 
D)  approved of the use of bleeding, beatings, and imprisonment for mental patients. 
A)  was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital. 
B)  was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior. 
C)  supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis. 
D)  approved of the use of bleeding, beatings, and imprisonment for mental patients.

Question 6

Benjamin Rush, who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States, used as his principal remedies

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A)  rest and talk. 
B)  bloodletting and the tranquilizer chair. 
C)  exorcism and purging. 
D)  the tranquilizer chair and relaxation. 
A)  rest and talk. 
B)  bloodletting and the tranquilizer chair. 
C)  exorcism and purging. 
D)  the tranquilizer chair and relaxation.

Question 7

What was moral management?

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Moral management was an approach to the

Question 8

Which statement about treatment of abnormal behavior in the Middle Ages is accurate?

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A)  Although the Hippocratic tradition was continued in most of Europe, Islamic countries emphasized demonology. 
B)  Scientific reasoning and humane treatments were valued in both European and Islamic societies. 
C)  Islamic forms of treatment were more humane than European approaches. 
D)  The Chinese emphasized prayer, the Europeans emphasized exercise, and the Islamic peoples emphasized balancing the four bodily humors. 
A)  Although the Hippocratic tradition was continued in most of Europe, Islamic countries emphasized demonology. 
B)  Scientific reasoning and humane treatments were valued in both European and Islamic societies. 
C)  Islamic forms of treatment were more humane than European approaches. 
D)  The Chinese emphasized prayer, the Europeans emphasized exercise, and the Islamic peoples emphasized balancing the four bodily humors.

Question 9

Free association and dream analysis

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A)  are techniques typically used in hypnotized subjects. 
B)  provide insight into the workings of the unconscious. 
C)  were developed in the early 1800s. 
D)  have been used extensively in behavioral therapy. 
A)  are techniques typically used in hypnotized subjects. 
B)  provide insight into the workings of the unconscious. 
C)  were developed in the early 1800s. 
D)  have been used extensively in behavioral therapy.

Question 10

The moral management treatment

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A)  focused on the physiological problems that mental patient's supposedly had rather than their mental state. 
B)  focused on the symptoms that mental patient's had rather than on their moral character. 
C)  focused on warehousing and punishing mental patients, so that they would choose to become well. 
D)  focused on the moral and spiritual development of mental patients rather than their disorder. 
A)  focused on the physiological problems that mental patient's supposedly had rather than their mental state. 
B)  focused on the symptoms that mental patient's had rather than on their moral character. 
C)  focused on warehousing and punishing mental patients, so that they would choose to become well. 
D)  focused on the moral and spiritual development of mental patients rather than their disorder.

Question 11

Dorothea Dix

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A)  urged that religious conversion was a primary means of treatment for the mentally disturbed. 
B)  was a major impediment to the mental hygiene movement in this country. 
C)  was a leading force in the emphasis on finding biological cures for mental disorders. 
D)  is credited with establishing numerous humane mental hospitals in many countries. 
A)  urged that religious conversion was a primary means of treatment for the mentally disturbed. 
B)  was a major impediment to the mental hygiene movement in this country. 
C)  was a leading force in the emphasis on finding biological cures for mental disorders. 
D)  is credited with establishing numerous humane mental hospitals in many countries.

Question 12

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

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A)  altering a person's brain functioning. 
B)  improving a person's dreams. 
C)  helping a person become possessed by good spirits. 
D)  exorcising demons. 
A)  altering a person's brain functioning. 
B)  improving a person's dreams. 
C)  helping a person become possessed by good spirits. 
D)  exorcising demons.

Question 13

Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

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A)  The social and psychological environments of mental patients were ignored. 
B)  Biological causes for most mental disorders were identified. 
C)  Physical comfort was neglected. 
D)  Most humanitarian gains were lost. 
A)  The social and psychological environments of mental patients were ignored. 
B)  Biological causes for most mental disorders were identified. 
C)  Physical comfort was neglected. 
D)  Most humanitarian gains were lost.

Question 14

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was

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A)  exorcism. 
B)  fresh air and supportive surroundings. 
C)  banishment. 
D)  an early form of psychoanalytic dream interpretation. 
A)  exorcism. 
B)  fresh air and supportive surroundings. 
C)  banishment. 
D)  an early form of psychoanalytic dream interpretation.

Question 15

Which of the following served to publicize the plight of the mentally ill in the mid 1940s?

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A)  The publication of "A Mind That Found Itself" 
B)  The publication of "The Snake Pit" 
C)  The research funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health 
D)  The passage of the Community Health Services act 
A)  The publication of "A Mind That Found Itself" 
B)  The publication of "The Snake Pit" 
C)  The research funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health 
D)  The passage of the Community Health Services act

Question 16

Cicero was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have

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A)  prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B)  utilized a talking cure. 
C)  prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy. 
D)  performed an exorcism. 
A)  prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B)  utilized a talking cure. 
C)  prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy. 
D)  performed an exorcism.

Question 17

Who studied how to deal with mentally ill criminals and concluded that such individuals were not responsible for their actions?

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

Question 18

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

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A)  a place which mixed together the mentally ill, the poor, criminals, and the physically ill. 
B)  exorcisms being done by priests. 
C)  a place where people were given good food, work, and rest so they could recover. 
D)  mentally ill people living in conditions of filth and cruelty. 
A)  a place which mixed together the mentally ill, the poor, criminals, and the physically ill. 
B)  exorcisms being done by priests. 
C)  a place where people were given good food, work, and rest so they could recover. 
D)  mentally ill people living in conditions of filth and cruelty.

Question 19

How did people in the Middle Ages think that possession and mental illness were related?

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People who experienced physica

Question 20

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

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Moral management was a broad treatment t

The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

What is Clifford Beers known for?

Kraepelin is credited with

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many ancient peoples including the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks?

There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

Benjamin Rush, who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States, used as his principal remedies

What was moral management?

Which statement about treatment of abnormal behavior in the Middle Ages is accurate?

Free association and dream analysis

The moral management treatment

Dorothea Dix

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was

Which of the following served to publicize the plight of the mentally ill in the mid 1940s?

Cicero was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have

Who studied how to deal with mentally ill criminals and concluded that such individuals were not responsible for their actions?

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

How did people in the Middle Ages think that possession and mental illness were related?

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

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Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

What is Clifford Beers known for?

Kraepelin is credited with

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many ancient peoples including the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks?

There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

Benjamin Rush, who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States, used as his principal remedies

What was moral management?

Which statement about treatment of abnormal behavior in the Middle Ages is accurate?

Free association and dream analysis

The moral management treatment

Dorothea Dix

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was

Which of the following served to publicize the plight of the mentally ill in the mid 1940s?

Cicero was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have

Who studied how to deal with mentally ill criminals and concluded that such individuals were not responsible for their actions?

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

How did people in the Middle Ages think that possession and mental illness were related?

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Cognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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