Exam 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

Dr. Ruth Kajander can be noted for

Compare and contrast the causes and treatment methods for madness used in Stone Age cultures and by the ancient Greeks and Romans and the Arabs.

The germ theory of disease led to the idea that

Paracelsus believed that psychic conflicts may result in mental illness and treated patients using and early form of hypnotism.

In the mid to late 1800s, several therapists became quite well known. Which of the following represents a correctly matched therapist and his treatment?

The first textbook printed in Canada dealing with care and housing of the mentally ill

In the Middle Ages it was generally believed that those who were insane were possessed.

Which one of the following groups of principles have been used to define abnormality?

Deinstitutionalization in the 1950's was a great success, thanks to the careful and advance planning of community mental health programs

The early efforts of Canadian provincial governments to care for the insane were characterized by an unsystematic approach.

To whom can we credit with the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?

Early Arabian asylums were established to

ECT (electric shock therapy) proved to be most successful in treating

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

English "workhouses" were

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

In 1949, a French doctor discovered that soldiers were calmed before surgery by chloropromazine; he shared this finding with psychiatrists who had similar success in calming patients with serious mental illness; the success of this drug triggered the "pharmacological revolution" that followed

Despite its aims, the mental hygiene movement of the 19th century did not meet its goals. Describe the reasons for this movement, the instrumental figures responsible for this movement, and the reasons behind its lack of success.

Clinical Psychiatry, published by Kraepelin in 1883, was an important textbook because it