Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior

Kunti, a Black slave who works on a Southern plantation in the 18ᵗʰ century, tries to escape to freedom.A psychological diagnosis at that time would likely be that Kunti ____.

When working with one of his female patients, Josef Breuer discovered that she was able to resolve many of her symptoms by remembering and reliving the emotional aspects of previously forgotten memories.This therapeutic use of verbal expression is referred to as the ____ method.

During a diagnostic interview, a psychiatrist asks the client if he or she knows what day it is, what his or her name is, and where he or she is.These questions are designed to assess ____.

The first naturalistic explanation of abnormal behavior can be traced to ____.

Psychiatric epidemiology ____ our understanding of the factors that contribute to the occurrence of specific mental disorders.

Exorcism involves ____.

According to Merikangas et al.(2010), what percent of adults suffer from serious psychological disorders in a given year?

In some non-Western societies today, headaches, depression, and seizures are all believed to be caused by offended ancestral spirits or by evil forces that possess the sufferer.This type of explanation is called ____.

Humanism is the ____.

Dr.Karlin specializes in working with clients whose emotional problems interfere with their ability to work effectively or to engage in meaningful relationships.She focuses on which criterion of abnormality?

Which of the following statements regarding the causes of mental disorders is accurate?

The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used classification system of psychological disorders.It is called the ____.

Research shows that in the United States, adolescents are more likely than adults to have problems with ____.

Juanita visits a mental health center.She complains that her fatigue, anxiety, and inability to sleep keep her from enjoying life.If her symptoms are considered a form of abnormal behavior, it is because she is showing ____.

Mesmer's lasting contribution to psychology is his ____.

What was the Malleus Maleficarum?

During the Middle Ages, mental illness was ____.

Jason says, "Abnormal behavior is a function of the context in which the behavior occurs and what the observer thinks is abnormal." Jason's remark ____.

Thomas Szasz believes that ____.

The humanistic movement of the Renaissance ____.