Exam 1: Introduction and Methods of Research

The first major psychological theory of abnormal behavior was developed by Joseph Breuer.

Megan has an intense fear of being stuck in an elevator or a similar enclosed place. Her fears are best described as ______.

Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of yellow bile. The patient is probably ______.

Explain how various kinship studies suggest roles for genetics in abnormal behavior.

Azrin and Peterson (1989) used an A-B-A-B experimental design to help a nine-year-old girl control ______.

Double-blind studies control for _______.

Kathy has recurring visions of demons chasing her around her house. She also hears them telling her, "We have come for you!" She is experiencing ______.

The person who developed the first psychological theory of abnormal behavior was ______.

A type of research in which people are periodically tested or evaluated over long periods of time is ______ study.

The process of repeating an experiment in other settings or at other times is called ______.

The Greek physician who expanded on the teachings of Hippocrates was ______.

The ______ model considers abnormal behavior patterns to be symptoms of underlying illness.

The research method in which subjects are observed unobtrusively, so that their behavior is not affected by the known presence of an observer, is the ______ method.

Which of the following has been a negative effect of the deinstitutionalization movement?

Discuss the value and limitations of correlational research.

Discuss the value and limitations of the case-study method.

The modern era of treatment can be traced, in large part, to the efforts of_______.

In the late 19th century, the attitude toward the mentally ill in the United States was dominated by ______.

Identify and discuss six criteria that are used to define abnormal behavior.

Native Americans often seek help for "White Man's Illness" (e.g., alcoholism) through ______.