Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior

Professor Martin, a historian who studies ancient cultures, would likely suggest that prehistoric societies attributed mental illness to ____.

The humanistic movement of the Renaissance ____.

A researcher who investigates the specific periods of time when individuals have a particular disorder is studying the ____ of the disorder.

What information will prevalence data provide?

Imagine that we travel back in time and meet two Americans. The first says, "I am sometimes called the father of U.S. psychiatry. I used bloodletting to treat my mental patients, but I insisted they be treated with respect." The second says, "Although I was only a schoolteacher, when I saw the deplorable conditions under which mental patients were living, I devoted my life to establishing suitable mental hospitals." The first person was ____; the second was ____.

A psychologist considers the importance of an individual's background in determining abnormal behavior. What is the psychologist considering?

Researchers in the United States have found that ____.

Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____.

A psychologist says, "There are certain emotional disorders for which we can find no evidence of brain pathology." This psychologist's statement reflects a(n) ____ viewpoint.

Juanita visits a mental health center. She complains that her fatigue, anxiety, and inability to sleep keep her from enjoying life. If her symptoms are considered a form of abnormal behavior, it is because she is showing ____.

The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used classification system of psychological disorders. What is this manual called?

Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate ?

Mesmer's lasting contribution to psychology is his ____.

"Your sadness is what I call melancholia. It is a problem with your brain, the cure for which is abstinence from sex, rest, and, if necessary, the removal of some of your bad blood." During what era would this advice most likely have been given?

Who ordered the chains to be removed from inmates at a mental asylum and is considered a founder of the moral treatment movement?

Jack carries on conversations with creatures only he can see in a language that no one else can understand. Jack says the creatures instruct him to crush insects that only Jack can see. Jack is experiencing ____.

One strength in using the deviance criterion is that it ____.

Exorcism involves ____.

The first naturalistic explanation of abnormal behavior can be traced to ____.

One way to assess dysfunction is in terms of the discrepancy between ____.