Question 1

Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fever that was induced killed off the cause of the observed symptoms. 
B)  General paresis was caused by malaria, and malarial therapy triggered an immune response that destroyed the existing infection. 
C)  Malarial therapy prevented the syphilis spirochetes from entering the brain. 
D)  There is no know treatment for general paresis. 
A)  The fever that was induced killed off the cause of the observed symptoms. 
B)  General paresis was caused by malaria, and malarial therapy triggered an immune response that destroyed the existing infection. 
C)  Malarial therapy prevented the syphilis spirochetes from entering the brain. 
D)  There is no know treatment for general paresis.

Question 2

was the person who revolutionized moral management in the treatment of mental patients in the late 1700s.

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The answer of was the person who revolutionized moral management...

Question 3

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

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A)  research showed that it had never been effective. 
B)  the rise of the moral hygiene movement put a focus on patient well-being. 
C)  the rise of biological explanations diminished the importance of the social environment. 
D)  hospital facilities got so large that it was difficult to maintain the staff-patient relationships necessary for moral management. 
A)  research showed that it had never been effective. 
B)  the rise of the moral hygiene movement put a focus on patient well-being. 
C)  the rise of biological explanations diminished the importance of the social environment. 
D)  hospital facilities got so large that it was difficult to maintain the staff-patient relationships necessary for moral management.

Question 4

What is "mass madness"?

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A)  An exhibition of disordered behavior by a group of people that appears to be caused by hysteria 
B)  A reaction to the harsh and inhumane treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages 
C)  A reference to the increased incidence of schizophrenia seen 16 years after a flu epidemic 
D)  A reaction to hallucinogenic compounds taken as part of religious rituals in ancient Egypt 
A)  An exhibition of disordered behavior by a group of people that appears to be caused by hysteria 
B)  A reaction to the harsh and inhumane treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages 
C)  A reference to the increased incidence of schizophrenia seen 16 years after a flu epidemic 
D)  A reaction to hallucinogenic compounds taken as part of religious rituals in ancient Egypt

Question 5

Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

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A)  a person we would now consider to have a mental illness. 
B)  a priest who was a rival of a more powerful priest. 
C)  an ill-tempered, impoverished woman. 
D)  a person we would now consider to have mental retardation. 
A)  a person we would now consider to have a mental illness. 
B)  a priest who was a rival of a more powerful priest. 
C)  an ill-tempered, impoverished woman. 
D)  a person we would now consider to have mental retardation.

Question 6

Describe classical conditioning.

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Classical conditioning is a form of lear

Question 7

Medications for psychological disorders

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A)  were first used centuries ago. 
B)  were first used only recently. 
C)  still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy powder." 
D)  made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult. 
A)  were first used centuries ago. 
B)  were first used only recently. 
C)  still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy powder." 
D)  made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult.

Question 8

is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

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The answer of is the process of moving mental patients...

Question 9

Behaviorism was

Accepted Answer

A)  a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis. 
B)  a reaction to the lack of moral and spiritual factors in most theories at the time. 
C)  an attempt to focus on the thinking styles of people with mental illness. 
D)  a spin-off theory that elaborated on the psychoanalytic viewpoint. 
A)  a reaction to what the behaviorists perceived as a lack of scientific rigor in psychoanalysis. 
B)  a reaction to the lack of moral and spiritual factors in most theories at the time. 
C)  an attempt to focus on the thinking styles of people with mental illness. 
D)  a spin-off theory that elaborated on the psychoanalytic viewpoint.

Question 10

What is Galen credited with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Providing the first biological explanation for mental disorders 
B)  Performing the first human autopsies 
C)  Demonstrating that the doctrine of the four humors was flawed 
D)  Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes 
A)  Providing the first biological explanation for mental disorders 
B)  Performing the first human autopsies 
C)  Demonstrating that the doctrine of the four humors was flawed 
D)  Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes

Question 11

The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

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A)  putting them in prisons. 
B)  using brutal forms of exorcism. 
C)  having them make sacrifices to gods. 
D)  providing activities, massage, and education. 
A)  putting them in prisons. 
B)  using brutal forms of exorcism. 
C)  having them make sacrifices to gods. 
D)  providing activities, massage, and education.

Question 12

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that

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A)  patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B)  patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C)  patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D)  patients were basically animals and were treated as such. 
A)  patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B)  patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C)  patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D)  patients were basically animals and were treated as such.

Question 13

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

Accepted Answer

While Hippocrates and others had long pr

Question 14

Freud is the first to describe the : that the mind could contain information of which it is unaware, but by which it is still affected.

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A)  catharsis 
B)  unconscious 
C)  hysteria 
D)  operant conditioning 
A)  catharsis 
B)  unconscious 
C)  hysteria 
D)  operant conditioning

Question 15

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Irritability 
D)  Cheerfulness 
A)  Depression 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Irritability 
D)  Cheerfulness

Question 16

What is tarantism?

Accepted Answer

Tarantism is a form of "mass madness" ch

Question 17

The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  superstitious. 
B)  humane. 
C)  medical. 
D)  scientific. 
A)  superstitious. 
B)  humane. 
C)  medical. 
D)  scientific.

Question 18

Both and studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A)  Skinner; Pavlov 
B)  Pavlov; Thorndike 
C)  Thorndike; Skinner 
D)  Pavlov; Freud 
A)  Skinner; Pavlov 
B)  Pavlov; Thorndike 
C)  Thorndike; Skinner 
D)  Pavlov; Freud

Question 19

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

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A)  blood. 
B)  phlegm. 
C)  phrenitis. 
D)  bile. 
A)  blood. 
B)  phlegm. 
C)  phrenitis. 
D)  bile.

Question 20

Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

Accepted Answer

A)  impotence. 
B)  hysteria in women. 
C)  phrenitis brain fever) in men. 
D)  melancholia. 
A)  impotence. 
B)  hysteria in women. 
C)  phrenitis brain fever) in men. 
D)  melancholia.

Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

was the person who revolutionized moral management in the treatment of mental patients in the late 1700s.

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

What is "mass madness"?

Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

Describe classical conditioning.

Medications for psychological disorders

is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

Behaviorism was

What is Galen credited with?

The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

Freud is the first to describe the : that the mind could contain information of which it is unaware, but by which it is still affected.

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

What is tarantism?

The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

Both and studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

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Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

was the person who revolutionized moral management in the treatment of mental patients in the late 1700s.

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

What is "mass madness"?

Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

Describe classical conditioning.

Medications for psychological disorders

is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

Behaviorism was

What is Galen credited with?

The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

Freud is the first to describe the : that the mind could contain information of which it is unaware, but by which it is still affected.

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

What is tarantism?

The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

Both and studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure 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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