Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context

Which of the following is not an aspect of the definition of psychological disorders?

The belief of homophobic people that the "sin" of homosexuality has resulted in HIV/AIDS is related to the historical concept of ______________ as a cause of madness.

In the 1930s,when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental disorder,__________________ began to be used instead.

Until the 1970s,hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women.In fact,the term "hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron,which means ___________.

After the mid 1800s,moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill because

As a psychiatrist,you have a client experiencing anxiety and panic attacks.You most likely prescribe

According to Hippocrates' humoral theory,the "choleric" personality is ________.

During the Middle Ages,as well as at other times,mentally ill people were sometimes forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to

In ancient Greece,a woman suffering from "hysteria" might be told that her condition could be cured by ________.

According to psychoanalytic theory,the __________ develops early in life to ensure that we can adapt to the demands of the real world while still finding ways to meet our basic needs.

In classical conditioning,the presentation of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus over a long period of time would eventually lead to the

Tim owns a cat who licks her chops when she hears cellophane cat food packets being opened.This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle.According to a classical conditioning account,the cellophane sound is

Since the time of ancient Greece,the concept of a psyche or soul was similar to that of the _______.

A therapist who believes that a disorder is caused by biological,psychological,and social factors is said to be taking a(n)_____________ approach to understanding psychological disorders:

In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century,the psychosocial approach called moral therapy advocated all of the following EXCEPT

Freud's technique included the release of emotional material,which was known as _________.

Behaviorists John Watson and B.F.Skinner believed that both animal and human behaviors are the result of

Human behavior,both normal and abnormal,is the result of biological,psychological,and social factors

The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the ___________ as described in DSM-IV.

A psychological dysfunction refers to