Question 1

What is the central theme of the behavioral perspective?

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The role o

Question 2

Who was Benjamin Rush?

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Benjamin Rush is credited with encouragi

Question 3

The central principle of classical conditioning is that

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A)  after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response, a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior. 
A)  after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response, a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.

Question 4

Philippe Pinel

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A)  believed that mental illness was due to possession by demons and exorcism was the only useful treatment. 
B)  believed that mental patients needed to choose rationality over insanity, so treatment was aimed at making their lives as patients uncomfortable. 
C)  believed that mental patients were ill and needed to be treated as such - with kindness and caring. 
D)  believed that mental illness was purely a physiological phenomena, and could only be treated by physical means such as bloodletting. 
A)  believed that mental illness was due to possession by demons and exorcism was the only useful treatment. 
B)  believed that mental patients needed to choose rationality over insanity, so treatment was aimed at making their lives as patients uncomfortable. 
C)  believed that mental patients were ill and needed to be treated as such - with kindness and caring. 
D)  believed that mental illness was purely a physiological phenomena, and could only be treated by physical means such as bloodletting.

Question 5

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

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A)  To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B)  To provide exorcisms 
C)  To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D)  To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders 
A)  To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B)  To provide exorcisms 
C)  To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D)  To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders

Question 6

All of the following were effects of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT that

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A)  a large number of psychiatric hospitals were closed. 
B)  mental hospital populations declined. 
C)  most of the services once offered on an inpatient basis were available at community health centers. 
D)  some of those released would have been better off remaining hospitalized. 
A)  a large number of psychiatric hospitals were closed. 
B)  mental hospital populations declined. 
C)  most of the services once offered on an inpatient basis were available at community health centers. 
D)  some of those released would have been better off remaining hospitalized.

Question 7

In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was

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A)  assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil. 
B)  thought to be a witch. 
C)  thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god. 
D)  assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart. 
A)  assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil. 
B)  thought to be a witch. 
C)  thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god. 
D)  assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.

Question 8

In the early nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as

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A)  alienists. 
B)  lunatics. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  purgatists. 
A)  alienists. 
B)  lunatics. 
C)  soothsayers. 
D)  purgatists.

Question 9

During the middle ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

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A)  a priest 
B)  a physician 
C)  a scientist 
D)  a surgeon 
A)  a priest 
B)  a physician 
C)  a scientist 
D)  a surgeon

Question 10

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

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A)  Moral management 
B)  The treatments provided at the Geel Shrine 
C)  Anton Mesmer's approach to treating the mentally ill 
D)  The treatment started by the Nancy School 
A)  Moral management 
B)  The treatments provided at the Geel Shrine 
C)  Anton Mesmer's approach to treating the mentally ill 
D)  The treatment started by the Nancy School

Question 11

"Bedlam" in London was one of several hospitals for the mentally ill in different countries that

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A)  treated the mentally ill with physiological treatments. 
B)  exhibited their patients for profit. 
C)  viewed themselves as religious houses for the demonically possessed. 
D)  allowed patients a lot of freedom. 
A)  treated the mentally ill with physiological treatments. 
B)  exhibited their patients for profit. 
C)  viewed themselves as religious houses for the demonically possessed. 
D)  allowed patients a lot of freedom.

Question 12

was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed themselves to be possessed by wolves.

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The answer of was the affliction in the Middle Ages...

Question 13

All of the following are reasons for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT

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A)  a desire to involve the family in the care of the mentally ill. 
B)  it was thought to be more humane. 
C)  the belief that new medications might allow patients to successfully return to their former lives. 
D)  it was thought to be more cost effective. 
A)  a desire to involve the family in the care of the mentally ill. 
B)  it was thought to be more humane. 
C)  the belief that new medications might allow patients to successfully return to their former lives. 
D)  it was thought to be more cost effective.

Question 14

The level of success achieved with the use of moral management is surprising because

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A)  most mental illnesses are not treatable. 
B)  the drugs used were usually inappropriate. 
C)  the majority of those hospitalized for mental illness were schizophrenic. 
D)  many patients suffered from syphillis that was, at the time, incurable. 
A)  most mental illnesses are not treatable. 
B)  the drugs used were usually inappropriate. 
C)  the majority of those hospitalized for mental illness were schizophrenic. 
D)  many patients suffered from syphillis that was, at the time, incurable.

Question 15

The doctrine of the four humors

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A)  was an attempt to support moral management. 
B)  was an explanation for personality traits. 
C)  was an early suggested treatment for melancholy. 
D)  was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders. 
A)  was an attempt to support moral management. 
B)  was an explanation for personality traits. 
C)  was an early suggested treatment for melancholy. 
D)  was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders.

Question 16

The central principle of operant conditioning is that

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A)  certain reflexes cause us to engage in habitual behavior. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior. 
A)  certain reflexes cause us to engage in habitual behavior. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.

Question 17

The "neurasthenia" recognized in the 1800s resembles today's diagnosis of

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A)  anxiety. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  depression. 
A)  anxiety. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  bipolar disorder. 
D)  depression.

Question 18

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

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Between 1841 and 1881 Dorothea Dix broug

Question 19

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

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A)  the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B)  Bedlam. 
C)  the early asylums in Europe. 
D)  the early asylums in the United States. 
A)  the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B)  Bedlam. 
C)  the early asylums in Europe. 
D)  the early asylums in the United States.

Question 20

Plato was one of the first to argue for

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A)  medical treatment of mental illness. 
B)  demonic possession in mental illness. 
C)  an insanity defense. 
D)  the use of bleeding as a treatment for mental illness. 
A)  medical treatment of mental illness. 
B)  demonic possession in mental illness. 
C)  an insanity defense. 
D)  the use of bleeding as a treatment for mental illness.

What is the central theme of the behavioral perspective?

Who was Benjamin Rush?

The central principle of classical conditioning is that

Philippe Pinel

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

All of the following were effects of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT that

In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was

In the early nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as

During the middle ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

"Bedlam" in London was one of several hospitals for the mentally ill in different countries that

was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed themselves to be possessed by wolves.

All of the following are reasons for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT

The level of success achieved with the use of moral management is surprising because

The doctrine of the four humors

The central principle of operant conditioning is that

The "neurasthenia" recognized in the 1800s resembles today's diagnosis of

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

Plato was one of the first to argue for

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What is the central theme of the behavioral perspective?

Who was Benjamin Rush?

The central principle of classical conditioning is that

Philippe Pinel

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

All of the following were effects of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT that

In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was

In the early nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as

During the middle ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

"Bedlam" in London was one of several hospitals for the mentally ill in different countries that

was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed themselves to be possessed by wolves.

All of the following are reasons for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement EXCEPT

The level of success achieved with the use of moral management is surprising because

The doctrine of the four humors

The central principle of operant conditioning is that

The "neurasthenia" recognized in the 1800s resembles today's diagnosis of

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

Plato was one of the first to argue for

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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