Question 1

The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  by love for the mother and feelings of anger and envy toward the father 
B)  by a repressed need for oral gratification 
C)  by a love for the father and feelings of repulsion toward the mother 
D)  by a repressed need for genital self-stimulation 
A)  by love for the mother and feelings of anger and envy toward the father 
B)  by a repressed need for oral gratification 
C)  by a love for the father and feelings of repulsion toward the mother 
D)  by a repressed need for genital self-stimulation

Question 2

Alonso believes that Hedwig's behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile.Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso's belief best align with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blueler 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Newton 
D)  Hippocrates 
A)  Blueler 
B)  Aristotle 
C)  Newton 
D)  Hippocrates

Question 3

Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb,a teenager binges on food,and an adult woman bites her fingernails.According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development,what underlies all of these behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)  repression of aggressive impulses 
B)  a fixation at the oral stage of psychosexual development 
C)  a trauma during the toilet-training phase 
D)  denial of unacceptable feelings, thoughts, or wishes 
A)  repression of aggressive impulses 
B)  a fixation at the oral stage of psychosexual development 
C)  a trauma during the toilet-training phase 
D)  denial of unacceptable feelings, thoughts, or wishes

Question 5

In 14th- and 15th-century Europe,to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?

Accepted Answer

A)  evil 
B)  stupidity 
C)  humors 
D)  astrology 
A)  evil 
B)  stupidity 
C)  humors 
D)  astrology

Question 6

What was Erikson's greatest contribution to psychoanalytical theorizing?

Accepted Answer

A)  his idea that development occurs across the life span 
B)  his idea that sexual arousal and interest occur during the latency stage 
C)  his idea that societal factors influence our behaviour 
D)  his idea that intrapsychic conflicts are resolved in early childhood 
A)  his idea that development occurs across the life span 
B)  his idea that sexual arousal and interest occur during the latency stage 
C)  his idea that societal factors influence our behaviour 
D)  his idea that intrapsychic conflicts are resolved in early childhood

Question 7

Induced vomiting was a 17th-century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),this could be accomplished by eating what?

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco 
B)  ice 
C)  raw meat 
D)  onions 
A)  tobacco 
B)  ice 
C)  raw meat 
D)  onions

Question 8

Why was Emil Kraeplin's lasting contribution to modern psychiatry in the area of diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders,rather than that of treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of his discomfort with actually working with patients 
B)  because of his conviction that better diagnosis was necessary for more effective treatment 
C)  because of his belief that these disorders were due to brain pathology 
D)  because of his belief in the influence of the social environment in mental illness 
A)  because of his discomfort with actually working with patients 
B)  because of his conviction that better diagnosis was necessary for more effective treatment 
C)  because of his belief that these disorders were due to brain pathology 
D)  because of his belief in the influence of the social environment in mental illness

Question 9

In the middle of the 20th century,which of the following were some of the first effective drugs for psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  benzodiazepines to treat depression 
B)  bromides and opium for sedation 
C)  insulin and neuroleptics for sedation 
D)  neuroleptics for psychotic symptoms 
A)  benzodiazepines to treat depression 
B)  bromides and opium for sedation 
C)  insulin and neuroleptics for sedation 
D)  neuroleptics for psychotic symptoms

Question 10

Suppose you know someone lived sometime between 1100 AD and 1900 AD but you don't know the exact years and you had to place a bet on which treatment for a psychological disorder they were most likely to have had.Which treatment would you bet on?

Accepted Answer

A)  induced seizures 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  drilling through the skull 
D)  exorcism 
A)  induced seizures 
B)  bloodletting 
C)  drilling through the skull 
D)  exorcism

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT included as part of Freud's structure of the mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  psyche 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  id 
A)  psyche 
B)  superego 
C)  ego 
D)  id

Question 12

In classical psychoanalysis,what does the concept of "transference" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  the process whereby the patient falsely attributes his or her own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to the therapist 
B)  the process whereby the therapist projects some of his or her own personal feelings onto the patient 
C)  the process whereby the patient relates to the therapist as he or she would toward a parent figure 
D)  the process whereby the patient directs potentially maladaptive impulses to socially acceptable behaviour 
A)  the process whereby the patient falsely attributes his or her own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to the therapist 
B)  the process whereby the therapist projects some of his or her own personal feelings onto the patient 
C)  the process whereby the patient relates to the therapist as he or she would toward a parent figure 
D)  the process whereby the patient directs potentially maladaptive impulses to socially acceptable behaviour

Question 13

The Electra complex is the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls.How is this complex characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)  by latency lust 
B)  by feelings of anger and envy toward the mother 
C)  by castration anxiety 
D)  by a desire to replace the mother and possess the father 
A)  by latency lust 
B)  by feelings of anger and envy toward the mother 
C)  by castration anxiety 
D)  by a desire to replace the mother and possess the father

Question 14

In Medieval Europe,feelings of despair and lethargy were seen as a sin.What was this sin called?

Accepted Answer

A)  gluttony 
B)  lust 
C)  sloth 
D)  greed 
A)  gluttony 
B)  lust 
C)  sloth 
D)  greed

Question 15

After receiving the results of four different sets of tests,Mary's doctor tells her that she has cancer.Mary states,"This can't be true; I'm going to get a second opinion." Which defence mechanism does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement 
B)  denial 
C)  projection 
D)  repression 
A)  displacement 
B)  denial 
C)  projection 
D)  repression

Question 16

In Freud's iceberg analogy of the psyche,which two elements can operate within the conscious mind?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ego and the id 
B)  the id and the preconscious 
C)  the preconscious and the superego 
D)  the superego and the ego 
A)  the ego and the id 
B)  the id and the preconscious 
C)  the preconscious and the superego 
D)  the superego and the ego

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of a healthy defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  sublimation 
B)  projection 
C)  denial 
D)  repression 
A)  sublimation 
B)  projection 
C)  denial 
D)  repression

Question 18

What is the most notable contribution of Clarence Hinckes?

Accepted Answer

A)  He argued that mental illness is treatable with a combination of drugs and individualized attention. 
B)  He argued that mental illness was incurable but more humane institutions were needed to care for the mentally ill. 
C)  He argued that mental illness was caused by brain pathology and, therefore, was incurable and that therapy should consist of learning to cope with symptoms. 
D)  He argued that mental illness was treatable, which was contrary to the prevailing view at the time. 
A)  He argued that mental illness is treatable with a combination of drugs and individualized attention. 
B)  He argued that mental illness was incurable but more humane institutions were needed to care for the mentally ill. 
C)  He argued that mental illness was caused by brain pathology and, therefore, was incurable and that therapy should consist of learning to cope with symptoms. 
D)  He argued that mental illness was treatable, which was contrary to the prevailing view at the time.

Question 19

When using the psychological disorder criteria,when would an individual be assessed as having a cognitive dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

A)  when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality 
B)  when he or she is extremely distressed 
C)  when his or her behaviour violates social norms 
D)  when he or she avoids interactions with other people 
A)  when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality 
B)  when he or she is extremely distressed 
C)  when his or her behaviour violates social norms 
D)  when he or she avoids interactions with other people

Question 20

Anton Mesmer,an early 18th-century physician,purported to cure patients by unblocking the flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." Benjamin Franklin's double-blind experiment indicated that any effectiveness of Mesmer's methods was actually due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  undetectable magnetic fields 
B)  chemically induced humoral balance 
C)  the power of suggestion 
D)  mental telepathy 
A)  undetectable magnetic fields 
B)  chemically induced humoral balance 
C)  the power of suggestion 
D)  mental telepathy

The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

Alonso believes that Hedwig's behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile.Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso's belief best align with?

Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.

A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb,a teenager binges on food,and an adult woman bites her fingernails.According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development,what underlies all of these behaviours?

In 14th- and 15th-century Europe,to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?

What was Erikson's greatest contribution to psychoanalytical theorizing?

Induced vomiting was a 17th-century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),this could be accomplished by eating what?

Why was Emil Kraeplin's lasting contribution to modern psychiatry in the area of diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders,rather than that of treatment?

In the middle of the 20th century,which of the following were some of the first effective drugs for psychological disorders?

Suppose you know someone lived sometime between 1100 AD and 1900 AD but you don't know the exact years and you had to place a bet on which treatment for a psychological disorder they were most likely to have had.Which treatment would you bet on?

Which of the following is NOT included as part of Freud's structure of the mind?

In classical psychoanalysis,what does the concept of "transference" refer to?

The Electra complex is the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls.How is this complex characterized?

In Medieval Europe,feelings of despair and lethargy were seen as a sin.What was this sin called?

After receiving the results of four different sets of tests,Mary's doctor tells her that she has cancer.Mary states,"This can't be true; I'm going to get a second opinion." Which defence mechanism does this example illustrate?

In Freud's iceberg analogy of the psyche,which two elements can operate within the conscious mind?

Which of the following is an example of a healthy defence mechanism?

What is the most notable contribution of Clarence Hinckes?

When using the psychological disorder criteria,when would an individual be assessed as having a cognitive dysfunction?

Anton Mesmer,an early 18th-century physician,purported to cure patients by unblocking the flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." Benjamin Franklin's double-blind experiment indicated that any effectiveness of Mesmer's methods was actually due to which of the following?

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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

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Exam 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

Alonso believes that Hedwig's behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile.Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso's belief best align with?

Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.

A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb,a teenager binges on food,and an adult woman bites her fingernails.According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development,what underlies all of these behaviours?

In 14th- and 15th-century Europe,to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?

What was Erikson's greatest contribution to psychoanalytical theorizing?

Induced vomiting was a 17th-century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621),this could be accomplished by eating what?

Why was Emil Kraeplin's lasting contribution to modern psychiatry in the area of diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders,rather than that of treatment?

In the middle of the 20th century,which of the following were some of the first effective drugs for psychological disorders?

Suppose you know someone lived sometime between 1100 AD and 1900 AD but you don't know the exact years and you had to place a bet on which treatment for a psychological disorder they were most likely to have had.Which treatment would you bet on?

Which of the following is NOT included as part of Freud's structure of the mind?

In classical psychoanalysis,what does the concept of "transference" refer to?

The Electra complex is the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls.How is this complex characterized?

In Medieval Europe,feelings of despair and lethargy were seen as a sin.What was this sin called?

After receiving the results of four different sets of tests,Mary's doctor tells her that she has cancer.Mary states,"This can't be true; I'm going to get a second opinion." Which defence mechanism does this example illustrate?

In Freud's iceberg analogy of the psyche,which two elements can operate within the conscious mind?

Which of the following is an example of a healthy defence mechanism?

What is the most notable contribution of Clarence Hinckes?

When using the psychological disorder criteria,when would an individual be assessed as having a cognitive dysfunction?

Anton Mesmer,an early 18th-century physician,purported to cure patients by unblocking the flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." Benjamin Franklin's double-blind experiment indicated that any effectiveness of Mesmer's methods was actually due to which of the following?

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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