Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior

Which statement below concerning witchcraft is accurate?

A psychologist defined mental retardation solely on the basis of how far from "normal" an individual's IQ score is.The criterion used is ____.

Which statement would be consistent with the ideas of Emil Kraepelin?

Dr.Lawrence believes that mental illness has an emotional basis.We can therefore conclude that Dr.Lawrence holds ____ view of mental illness.

Morgan is a highly respected teacher and poet whose works have been published in three languages.He also suffers from bipolar disorder and has never been successfully treated.This case ____.

Social conditioning, sociopolitical influences, and bias in diagnosis are factors that help explain ____.

Chart the major ideas and historical figures in the history of treating the mentally ill, from the era of witchcraft in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries through the rise of the Reform Movement in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Which statement about psychiatric disorder in the United States is accurate?

Dr.Juarez discovers that certain symptoms of behavior reliably occur in clusters.Her discovery would be seen as ____.

"I reject the idea of witchcraft.Disturbed people are sick people who deserve our sympathy, not torture and death." Who would have been most likely to say these words?

Dr.Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr.Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr.Peterson is a cognitive behavioral therapist, and Dr.James is a Gestalt therapist.Each of them would likely have a different ____ for a client's abnormality.

Suree is studying to be a clinical psychologist from an accredited program.She will learn that, with respect to bias in diagnosing clients, ____.

Trephining refers to the process of ____.

He practiced in Rome and related mental illness to the brain and central nervous system.His greatest contribution may have been compiling all medical knowledge from Hippocrates' time to his own.Who was he?

Sensory misperceptions, which may include hearing voices others do not hear or seeing things other do not see, are called ____.

A psychologist says, "Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and inadequate interpersonal skills." The psychologist is ____.

A researcher who investigates the onset or occurrence of a psychological disorder over specific periods of time is studying the ____ of the disorder.

Mel has the mistaken belief that his father has stolen his identity and that his mother is trying to poison him.Mel's mistaken beliefs illustrate ____.

One strength in using the deviance criterion is that it ____.

Imagine that you could use a time machine to travel back to the thirteenth century.You see groups of people in a village jumping, dancing, and having convulsions in the town square.All over Europe, you find similar groups of raving people.You would have witnessed the ____.