Question 1

During the first half of the twentieth century, mental hospital care would best be characterized as ________

Accepted Answer

A)  effective. 
B)  humane. 
C)  moral. 
D)  punitive. 
A)  effective. 
B)  humane. 
C)  moral. 
D)  punitive.

Question 2

Aristotle believed that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  mental disorders could be caused by psychological factors. 
B)  mental disorders could not be caused by psychological factors. 
C)  bodily fluids had nothing to do with mental illness. 
D)  mental illness was due to demonic possession. 
A)  mental disorders could be caused by psychological factors. 
B)  mental disorders could not be caused by psychological factors. 
C)  bodily fluids had nothing to do with mental illness. 
D)  mental illness was due to demonic possession.

Question 3

The first classification of mental disorders involved ________

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying the biological causes of the disorders, so a person could be tested for them. 
B)  understanding the theoretical descriptions of different disorders. 
C)  recognizing symptoms that occurred together often enough to be regarded as a type of mental disorder. 
D)  identifying the types of thoughts that people with different mental illnesses tended to have. 
A)  identifying the biological causes of the disorders, so a person could be tested for them. 
B)  understanding the theoretical descriptions of different disorders. 
C)  recognizing symptoms that occurred together often enough to be regarded as a type of mental disorder. 
D)  identifying the types of thoughts that people with different mental illnesses tended to have.

Question 4

One of Aristotle's major contributions to psychology was ________

Accepted Answer

A)  his belief that dreams explained most mental disorders. 
B)  his theory that psychological disorders were due to psychological rather than physical factors. 
C)  his description of personality traits. 
D)  his description of consciousness. 
A)  his belief that dreams explained most mental disorders. 
B)  his theory that psychological disorders were due to psychological rather than physical factors. 
C)  his description of personality traits. 
D)  his description of consciousness.

Question 5

Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Wesley 
B)  Benjamin Rush 
C)  John Connolly 
D)  Samuel Hitch 
A)  John Wesley 
B)  Benjamin Rush 
C)  John Connolly 
D)  Samuel Hitch

Question 6

According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Schizophrenia, mania, and melancholia. 
B)  Schizophrenia, mania, and phrenitis. 
C)  Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis. 
D)  Melancholia, mania, and anxiety. 
A)  Schizophrenia, mania, and melancholia. 
B)  Schizophrenia, mania, and phrenitis. 
C)  Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis. 
D)  Melancholia, mania, and anxiety.

Question 7

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

Between 1841 and 1881, Dorothea Dix brou

Question 8

__________________ is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

Accepted Answer

Deinstitut

Question 9

The central principle of classical conditioning is that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response, a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior. 
A)  after repeated pairings with a stimulus that naturally causes a response, a neutral stimulus will cause a similar response. 
B)  we repeat those actions that we see others engage in. 
C)  the consequences of behavior influence its likelihood of being repeated. 
D)  the interaction of genetics and social factors best explains human behavior.

Question 10

Philippe Pinel ________

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that mental illness was due to possession by demons and exorcism was the only useful treatment. 
B)  believed that mental patients needed to choose rationality over insanity, so treatment was aimed at making their lives as patients uncomfortable. 
C)  believed that mental patients were ill and needed to be treated as such-with kindness and caring. 
D)  believed that mental illness was purely a physiological phenomenon, and could only be treated by physical means such as bloodletting. 
A)  believed that mental illness was due to possession by demons and exorcism was the only useful treatment. 
B)  believed that mental patients needed to choose rationality over insanity, so treatment was aimed at making their lives as patients uncomfortable. 
C)  believed that mental patients were ill and needed to be treated as such-with kindness and caring. 
D)  believed that mental illness was purely a physiological phenomenon, and could only be treated by physical means such as bloodletting.

Question 11

A contemporary of Pinel's in England who started a Quaker religious retreat for the mentally ill was ________

Accepted Answer

A)  John Wesley. 
B)  Benjamin Rush. 
C)  Dorothea Dix. 
D)  William Tuke. 
A)  John Wesley. 
B)  Benjamin Rush. 
C)  Dorothea Dix. 
D)  William Tuke.

Question 12

The disorder Koro, where males fear that their genitals have retracted into their body, possibly leading to death, is similar to the episodes of mass madness during the Black Death because ________

Accepted Answer

A)  both demonstrated that mass madness is primarily a physiological disorder. 
B)  both demonstrated the effect that sociocultural stressors can have on mental functioning of large groups of people. 
C)  both demonstrated that the responses of other people to the person with mass madness determines whether the person will recover. 
D)  both demonstrated that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to discover the cause of mass madness. 
A)  both demonstrated that mass madness is primarily a physiological disorder. 
B)  both demonstrated the effect that sociocultural stressors can have on mental functioning of large groups of people. 
C)  both demonstrated that the responses of other people to the person with mass madness determines whether the person will recover. 
D)  both demonstrated that it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to discover the cause of mass madness.

Question 13

The Hill-Burton Act ________

Accepted Answer

A)  ended the moral hygiene movement. 
B)  contributed to the practice of warehousing the mentally ill. 
C)  provided funding for mental health treatment in the community. 
D)  legislated the creation of 50 percent more inpatient facilities for the mentally ill. 
A)  ended the moral hygiene movement. 
B)  contributed to the practice of warehousing the mentally ill. 
C)  provided funding for mental health treatment in the community. 
D)  legislated the creation of 50 percent more inpatient facilities for the mentally ill.

Question 14

What is tarantism?

Accepted Answer

Tarantism is a form of "mass m

Question 15

A form of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditional stimulus is called __________.

Accepted Answer

classical

Question 16

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons except ________

Accepted Answer

A)  research showed that it had never been effective. 
B)  the rise of the moral hygiene movement put a focus on patient well-being. 
C)  the rise of biological explanations diminished the importance of the social environment. 
D)  hospital facilities got so large that it was difficult to maintain the staff-patient relationships necessary for moral management. 
A)  research showed that it had never been effective. 
B)  the rise of the moral hygiene movement put a focus on patient well-being. 
C)  the rise of biological explanations diminished the importance of the social environment. 
D)  hospital facilities got so large that it was difficult to maintain the staff-patient relationships necessary for moral management.

Question 17

The moral management treatment ________

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on the physiological problems that mental patients supposedly had rather than their mental state. 
B)  focused on the symptoms that mental patients had rather than on their moral character. 
C)  focused on warehousing and punishing mental patients, so that they would choose to become well. 
D)  focused on the moral and spiritual development of mental patients rather than their disorder. 
A)  focused on the physiological problems that mental patients supposedly had rather than their mental state. 
B)  focused on the symptoms that mental patients had rather than on their moral character. 
C)  focused on warehousing and punishing mental patients, so that they would choose to become well. 
D)  focused on the moral and spiritual development of mental patients rather than their disorder.

Question 18

Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release. What is this emotional release called?

Accepted Answer

A)  Free association 
B)  Catharsis 
C)  Dream analysis 
D)  Mesmerism 
A)  Free association 
B)  Catharsis 
C)  Dream analysis 
D)  Mesmerism

Question 19

How did people in the Middle Ages view physical and spiritual possession differently?

Accepted Answer

People who experienced physica

Question 20

People in the Middle Ages ________

Accepted Answer

A)  believed that mentally ill people were witches. 
B)  believed that witches were mentally ill. 
C)  believed that mentally ill witches should be treated differently than other types of witches. 
D)  believed that most witches and mentally ill people were possessed by demons, but in different ways. 
A)  believed that mentally ill people were witches. 
B)  believed that witches were mentally ill. 
C)  believed that mentally ill witches should be treated differently than other types of witches. 
D)  believed that most witches and mentally ill people were possessed by demons, but in different ways.

During the first half of the twentieth century, mental hospital care would best be characterized as ________

Aristotle believed that ________

The first classification of mental disorders involved ________

One of Aristotle's major contributions to psychology was ________

Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

__________________ is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

The central principle of classical conditioning is that ________

Philippe Pinel ________

A contemporary of Pinel's in England who started a Quaker religious retreat for the mentally ill was ________

The disorder Koro, where males fear that their genitals have retracted into their body, possibly leading to death, is similar to the episodes of mass madness during the Black Death because ________

The Hill-Burton Act ________

What is tarantism?

A form of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditional stimulus is called __________.

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons except ________

The moral management treatment ________

Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release. What is this emotional release called?

How did people in the Middle Ages view physical and spiritual possession differently?

People in the Middle Ages ________

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Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

During the first half of the twentieth century, mental hospital care would best be characterized as ________

Aristotle believed that ________

The first classification of mental disorders involved ________

One of Aristotle's major contributions to psychology was ________

Which of the following is credited with continuing the work of Pinel in the United States?

According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?

What contributions did Dorothea Dix make to the treatment of the mentally ill?

__________________ is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

The central principle of classical conditioning is that ________

Philippe Pinel ________

A contemporary of Pinel's in England who started a Quaker religious retreat for the mentally ill was ________

The disorder Koro, where males fear that their genitals have retracted into their body, possibly leading to death, is similar to the episodes of mass madness during the Black Death because ________

The Hill-Burton Act ________

What is tarantism?

A form of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with an unconditional stimulus is called __________.

The demise of moral management occurred for all of the following reasons except ________

The moral management treatment ________

Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release. What is this emotional release called?

How did people in the Middle Ages view physical and spiritual possession differently?

People in the Middle Ages ________

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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