Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior

According to Kraepelin, mental disorders can be seen in terms of symptom clusters that have their own cause, course, and outcome, which are considered ____ in origin.

Dr.Chu reports, "Mental patients are no more dangerous than other people." What does research say about the doctor's statement?

Imagine that half the clerical employees in one building of a school begin to have headaches, feel agitated, scratch themselves furiously, feel numbness in their fingers, and faint.There is no biological explanation.This incident would most likely be seen by psychologists as an example of ____.

The advent of psychotropic drugs in the 1950s was considered a major revolution in the treatment of mental disorders for all of the following reasons except that ____.

"Your sadness is what I call melancholia.It is a problem with your brain, the cure for which is abstinence from sex, rest, and, if necessary, the removal of some of your bad blood." During what era would this advice most likely have been given?

A psychologist considers biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural dimensions when assessing behavior.This psychologist is using which model?

Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____.

A history book states, "Benjamin Rush introduced humane policies into American mental hospitals, but it took Dorothea Dix to make significant positive reforms in mental hospital care.After her work, inhumane treatment was eliminated in the United States." What, if anything, is incorrect in this statement?

Imagine that you are in Paris in 1775.People tell you their physical and mental health is remarkably improved when they experience a strange sleeplike trance.Later you hear that the man who performed these remarkable cures was investigated and forced to leave Paris.What forerunner of hypnosis were the people of Paris talking about?

When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____.

A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors.This example illustrates ____.

One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?

"Although I lived in a different country than Philippe Pinel, I also worked to establish moral treatment for mental patients." Who might have said this?

Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called "doctors." All are mental health professionals.However, Linda has a Psy.D., Jayne has an M.D., and Sheryl has a D.S.W.We can predict that ____.

Dr.Henry conducted an epidemiological study to assess the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the United States.Dr.Henry was assessing ____.

Dr.Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's psychological disorder.Dr.Thompson is engaged in ____.

Clinical psychologists usually have ____ degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have ____ degrees.

Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?

Which statement about the burden of mental disorders is accurate?

Anita went to the mall.Suddenly she looked around and had no idea where she was, whether it was day or night, or even what day it was.Anita was experiencing ____.