Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior

Critics of empirically based treatments express concern that the move to evidence-based therapy ____.

Briefly discuss the changing views of mental disorders throughout history.Be sure to include in your discussion a comparison and contrast of views across cultures and across time periods.

Professor Martin, a historian who studies ancient cultures, would likely suggest that prehistoric societies attributed mental illness to all of the following EXCEPT ____.

"You must understand the values and expectations of the society in which behavior occurs before you decide that abnormality exists." This quote best reflects which view of abnormality?

Which of the following mental disorders is the most common in the United States?

One finding of the Merikangas et al.(2010)epidemiological study is that ____.

Which statement concerning prescription privileges for psychologists is most likely to come from a physician, rather than from a psychologist?

According to the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003), ____.

Frenchman Philippe Pinel and American Benjamin Rush were both concerned with ____.

Jack carries on conversations with creatures only he can see in a language that no one else can understand.Jack says the creatures instruct him to crush insects that only Jack can see.Jack is experiencing ____.

In treating the mentally disturbed, moral therapists were likely to make use of which of the following?

Headache is to ____ as delusions are to ____.

A psychologist says, "There are certain emotional disorders for which we can find no evidence of brain pathology." This psychologist's statement reflects a(n)____ viewpoint.

Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?

A person who subscribes to the multipath model of mental illness would probably agree that ____.

"A behavior pattern in an individual that is associated with distress or disability, and is not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses" would be considered consistent with the definition of abnormal behavior of ____.

Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and antipsychotic medication for his patients.After graduating from medical school, he completed a three-year residency in his field.We can guess that Harold is a ____.

The concept of ____ assumes that certain mental disorders exist across cultures; ____ suggests that mental disorders may manifest differently and certain disorders may only be found in some cultures.

Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D.or Psy.D.Psychoanalysts must have ____.

Researchers in the United States have found which one of the following statements to be TRUE?