Exam 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset,how did the symptoms develop?

A classmate in your psychology course is worried about the selfish and sometimes dangerous drives of the id.Which of the following should you say to your classmate to address this fear?

According to psychoanalytic theory,the id operates according to the pleasure principle.What does that mean?

Jason has been having a lot of difficulty because of his irrational fears.His doctor advises Jason to participate in an anxiety-reduction procedure based on the work of Joseph Wolpe.What is this procedure?

Statistical data are relevant to researchers.For example,one major epidemiological study found that about 7.8 percent of people in North America have had a mood disorder at some point in their lives and 3.7 percent have experienced a mood disorder over the past year.What do the 7.8 percent and 3.7 percent statistics refer to,respectively?

Which of the following 18th century terms for psychiatric conditions is related to an explanation for mental illness?

Psychological disorders can be described as following a typical course or individual pattern.Disorders that tend to last a long time follow one type of course,whereas disorders that show a discontinuous,repetitive pattern follow another type of course.What are these courses,respectively?

What did Freud and Breuer discover about the process known as "catharsis"?

The ego operates according to one principle,and the id operates according to another principle.What are they,respectively?

Discuss the controversy surrounding the use of medical diagnoses in the case of psychological disorders.Explain the position taken by Thomas Szasz.

Louie was barking like a dog and walking on his hands and knees.A professional thought the cause of Louie's problem was an excess of a particular neurotransmitter,and prescribed a drug to treat him.What kind of professional was this most likely?

What does Wolpe's technique of systematic desensitization involve?

How does psychodynamic psychotherapy differ from classical (Freudian)psychoanalysis?

Describe the psychosocial approach to mental disorders called moral therapy.Mention key figures who contributed to or promoted this approach.Discuss whether this approach was effective in improving conditions for the mentally ill.Explain the reasons for the decline of moral therapy.

According to Freudian theory,anxiety is a signal for the ego to marshal its mechanisms of defence.This is a function of which of the following?

What is the relationship between a presenting problem and a clinical description?

George,a male college student,began feeling sad and lonely.Although he is still able to go to classes and work at his job,George finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him.Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation?

Discuss the criteria for abnormality and the meanings of psychological dysfunction,personal distress,and atypical or not culturally expected behaviour.

In Freudian theory,the terms "libido" and "thanatos" represent two basic but opposing drives.What are they?

In classical psychoanalysis,why is the process whereby the therapist interprets a patient's dreams often difficult?