Question 1

What did Jean Charcot find when he used a variation of Mesmer's?

Accepted Answer

A)  These methods were effective in treating a number of psychological disorders. 
B)  These methods were no more effective than previous methods he had used. 
C)  Patients were better able to understand the link between their emotional problems and their psychological disorder. 
D)  The symptoms of some patients actually worsened. 
A)  These methods were effective in treating a number of psychological disorders. 
B)  These methods were no more effective than previous methods he had used. 
C)  Patients were better able to understand the link between their emotional problems and their psychological disorder. 
D)  The symptoms of some patients actually worsened.

Question 2

What are two recent developments that have contributed to a multidimensional,integrative approach to psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  the introduction of highly specialized drugs and more sophisticated training for mental health workers 
B)  increasingly sophisticated medical technology and the realization that no one influence on behaviour ever occurs in isolation 
C)  deinstitutionalization and the growth of humanistic therapies 
D)  an increase in public mental health education and less reliance on drugs to control abnormal behaviour 
A)  the introduction of highly specialized drugs and more sophisticated training for mental health workers 
B)  increasingly sophisticated medical technology and the realization that no one influence on behaviour ever occurs in isolation 
C)  deinstitutionalization and the growth of humanistic therapies 
D)  an increase in public mental health education and less reliance on drugs to control abnormal behaviour

Question 3

During more superstitious times,which of the following was thought to be the cause of abnormal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  a demonic possession 
B)  black bile 
C)  homosexuality 
D)  punishment of the illiterate 
A)  a demonic possession 
B)  black bile 
C)  homosexuality 
D)  punishment of the illiterate

Question 4

When did moral therapy work best?

Accepted Answer

A)  when it was used with groups of patients, rather than through individual attention to patients 
B)  when the number of patients in an institution was 200 or fewer 
C)  when it was used in populations of immigrants and the poor 
D)  when it was supplemented by the use of restraint and seclusion 
A)  when it was used with groups of patients, rather than through individual attention to patients 
B)  when the number of patients in an institution was 200 or fewer 
C)  when it was used in populations of immigrants and the poor 
D)  when it was supplemented by the use of restraint and seclusion

Question 5

Why was electroconvulsive therapy originally used as a therapy for schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it was (mistakenly) observed that schizophrenia was rarely found in people with epilepsy 
B)  because it was (mistakenly) observed that it could reduce brain seizures, providing a cure 
C)  because it was (mistakenly) observed to induce convulsions and stimulated appetite in psychotic patients 
D)  because it was (mistakenly) observed to alleviate the depression that often accompanies schizophrenia 
A)  because it was (mistakenly) observed that schizophrenia was rarely found in people with epilepsy 
B)  because it was (mistakenly) observed that it could reduce brain seizures, providing a cure 
C)  because it was (mistakenly) observed to induce convulsions and stimulated appetite in psychotic patients 
D)  because it was (mistakenly) observed to alleviate the depression that often accompanies schizophrenia

Question 6

In psychoanalytic psychotherapy,which of the following is most important for patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  to strive to reach their full potential 
B)  to remain emotionally detached from the analyst 
C)  to find an effective medication 
D)  to describe the content of their dreams to the analyst 
A)  to strive to reach their full potential 
B)  to remain emotionally detached from the analyst 
C)  to find an effective medication 
D)  to describe the content of their dreams to the analyst

Question 7

When 20-year-old Larry was first identified as suffering from schizophrenia,his family wanted to know how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the future.In medical terms,what did the family want to know?

Accepted Answer

A)  Larry's psychosocial profile 
B)  Larry's pathology 
C)  Larry's diagnosis 
D)  Larry's prognosis 
A)  Larry's psychosocial profile 
B)  Larry's pathology 
C)  Larry's diagnosis 
D)  Larry's prognosis

Question 8

What movement did Dorothea Dix start?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mental hygiene movement 
B)  the moral movement 
C)  the humane therapy movement 
D)  the deinstitutionalization movement 
A)  the mental hygiene movement 
B)  the moral movement 
C)  the humane therapy movement 
D)  the deinstitutionalization movement

Question 9

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,individuals will be unable to achieve high levels of self-actualization and self-esteem unless which of the following has taken place?

Accepted Answer

A)  unless they have been raised with unconditional positive regard from primary caregivers 
B)  unless they have first met more basic human requirements such as food, sex, and friendship 
C)  unless they have developed sufficient ego strength 
D)  unless they have gratified their basic needs and satisfied their drive for physical pleasure through the five psychosexual stages of development 
A)  unless they have been raised with unconditional positive regard from primary caregivers 
B)  unless they have first met more basic human requirements such as food, sex, and friendship 
C)  unless they have developed sufficient ego strength 
D)  unless they have gratified their basic needs and satisfied their drive for physical pleasure through the five psychosexual stages of development

Question 10

In the 14th century,what did the physician who first treated France's King Charles VI suggest as a cure?

Accepted Answer

A)  reducing his responsibilities 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  exorcism 
D)  sexual abstinence 
A)  reducing his responsibilities 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  exorcism 
D)  sexual abstinence

Question 11

According to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates,which of the following factors could negatively influence psychological functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  family stress 
B)  birth order 
C)  believing in astrology 
D)  supernatural forces 
A)  family stress 
B)  birth order 
C)  believing in astrology 
D)  supernatural forces

Question 12

You have just read a newspaper article about a savage rape and murder.You wonder how anyone could commit such a horrible crime.Then you recall from your study of Freudian theory that anyone could be a killer or rapist if certain impulses are not well controlled.Which of the following best describes these impulses?

Accepted Answer

A)  intrapsychic forces 
B)  a libidinous desire 
C)  the drive of the id 
D)  primitive forces 
A)  intrapsychic forces 
B)  a libidinous desire 
C)  the drive of the id 
D)  primitive forces

Question 13

In ancient Greece,a woman suffering from hysteria might be told that her condition could be cured by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  induced seizures 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  marriage 
D)  rest and relaxation 
A)  induced seizures 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  marriage 
D)  rest and relaxation

Question 14

In the psychosocial approach called "moral therapy," what does the term "moral" mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional 
B)  ethical 
C)  religious 
D)  story 
A)  emotional 
B)  ethical 
C)  religious 
D)  story

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the three ways a psychotherapist can function as a scientist-practitioner?

Accepted Answer

A)  writing textbooks 
B)  evaluating clinical practice 
C)  prescribing medications 
D)  teaching students 
A)  writing textbooks 
B)  evaluating clinical practice 
C)  prescribing medications 
D)  teaching students

Question 16

In the 14th and 15th centuries,in addition to attributing mental illness to the supernatural,some people suggested that mental illness was caused by what other factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  an unhealthy lifestyle 
B)  head injuries 
C)  stress 
D)  genes 
A)  an unhealthy lifestyle 
B)  head injuries 
C)  stress 
D)  genes

Question 17

Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes.Why might having blood spurt from her clothes be considered abnormal?

Accepted Answer

A)  because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort 
B)  because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong 
C)  because it is a deviation from the what is typical in her society 
D)  because she shows an inability to function effectively 
A)  because her behaviour demonstrates a sense of subjective discomfort 
B)  because she has an inability to distinguish right from wrong 
C)  because it is a deviation from the what is typical in her society 
D)  because she shows an inability to function effectively

Question 18

Discuss the evolution of biological treatments for psychological disorders across the 20th century.Explain the development and use of insulin shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy in the first part of the century,and describe the major drug therapies developed in the latter half.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

How do most mental health professionals view psychoanalysis as a treatment technique?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has been proven effective. 
B)  It has been subject to careful measurement criteria. 
C)  It is basically unscientific. 
D)  It is noted for consistency in analytic interpretation. 
A)  It has been proven effective. 
B)  It has been subject to careful measurement criteria. 
C)  It is basically unscientific. 
D)  It is noted for consistency in analytic interpretation.

Question 20

You are a psychiatrist in the 1930s who has decided to begin treating your patients diagnosed with schizophrenia with a new treatment known as "electroconvulsive therapy" instead of the traditional "insulin shock therapy." What is the most likely reason for this decision?

Accepted Answer

A)  You believe that insulin therapy is too expensive. 
B)  You believe that insulin therapy is too risky. 
C)  You believe that insulin therapy is not effective. 
D)  You believe that insulin therapy is unethical. 
A)  You believe that insulin therapy is too expensive. 
B)  You believe that insulin therapy is too risky. 
C)  You believe that insulin therapy is not effective. 
D)  You believe that insulin therapy is unethical.

What did Jean Charcot find when he used a variation of Mesmer's?

What are two recent developments that have contributed to a multidimensional,integrative approach to psychopathology?

During more superstitious times,which of the following was thought to be the cause of abnormal behaviour?

When did moral therapy work best?

Why was electroconvulsive therapy originally used as a therapy for schizophrenia?

In psychoanalytic psychotherapy,which of the following is most important for patients?

When 20-year-old Larry was first identified as suffering from schizophrenia,his family wanted to know how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the future.In medical terms,what did the family want to know?

What movement did Dorothea Dix start?

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,individuals will be unable to achieve high levels of self-actualization and self-esteem unless which of the following has taken place?

In the 14th century,what did the physician who first treated France's King Charles VI suggest as a cure?

According to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates,which of the following factors could negatively influence psychological functioning?

In ancient Greece,a woman suffering from hysteria might be told that her condition could be cured by which of the following?

In the psychosocial approach called "moral therapy," what does the term "moral" mean?

Which of the following is one of the three ways a psychotherapist can function as a scientist-practitioner?

In the 14th and 15th centuries,in addition to attributing mental illness to the supernatural,some people suggested that mental illness was caused by what other factor?

Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes.Why might having blood spurt from her clothes be considered abnormal?

Discuss the evolution of biological treatments for psychological disorders across the 20th century.Explain the development and use of insulin shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy in the first part of the century,and describe the major drug therapies developed in the latter half.

How do most mental health professionals view psychoanalysis as a treatment technique?

You are a psychiatrist in the 1930s who has decided to begin treating your patients diagnosed with schizophrenia with a new treatment known as "electroconvulsive therapy" instead of the traditional "insulin shock therapy." What is the most likely reason for this decision?

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Sexual Dysfunctions,Paraphilic Disorders,and Gender Dysphoria

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Exam 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

What did Jean Charcot find when he used a variation of Mesmer's?

What are two recent developments that have contributed to a multidimensional,integrative approach to psychopathology?

During more superstitious times,which of the following was thought to be the cause of abnormal behaviour?

When did moral therapy work best?

Why was electroconvulsive therapy originally used as a therapy for schizophrenia?

In psychoanalytic psychotherapy,which of the following is most important for patients?

When 20-year-old Larry was first identified as suffering from schizophrenia,his family wanted to know how the disorder would progress and how it would affect him in the future.In medical terms,what did the family want to know?

What movement did Dorothea Dix start?

According to Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs,individuals will be unable to achieve high levels of self-actualization and self-esteem unless which of the following has taken place?

In the 14th century,what did the physician who first treated France's King Charles VI suggest as a cure?

According to the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates,which of the following factors could negatively influence psychological functioning?

In ancient Greece,a woman suffering from hysteria might be told that her condition could be cured by which of the following?

In the psychosocial approach called "moral therapy," what does the term "moral" mean?

Which of the following is one of the three ways a psychotherapist can function as a scientist-practitioner?

In the 14th and 15th centuries,in addition to attributing mental illness to the supernatural,some people suggested that mental illness was caused by what other factor?

Popular musician Lady Gaga has performed with blood spurting out of her clothes.Why might having blood spurt from her clothes be considered abnormal?

Discuss the evolution of biological treatments for psychological disorders across the 20th century.Explain the development and use of insulin shock therapy and electroconvulsive therapy in the first part of the century,and describe the major drug therapies developed in the latter half.

How do most mental health professionals view psychoanalysis as a treatment technique?

You are a psychiatrist in the 1930s who has decided to begin treating your patients diagnosed with schizophrenia with a new treatment known as "electroconvulsive therapy" instead of the traditional "insulin shock therapy." What is the most likely reason for this decision?

An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Research Methods

Anxiety,Trauma-Related,and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Eating and Sleep-Wake Disorders

Physical Disorders and Health Psychology

Sexual Dysfunctions,Paraphilic Disorders,and Gender Dysphoria

Substance-Related,Addictive,and Impulse-Control Disorders

Personality Disorders

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Mental Health Services: Legal and Ethical Issues

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