Question 1

What is the relevance of Mesmer's work to a psychogenic view of mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) He postulated that hysterical disorders could be explained by physical symptoms. 
B) His methods were similar to methods of driving out demons from a person. 
C) He pioneered the cathartic method, where hysteria was reduced by talking. 
D) He advocated the position that one person could influence change in another person's behaviour. 
A) He postulated that hysterical disorders could be explained by physical symptoms. 
B) His methods were similar to methods of driving out demons from a person. 
C) He pioneered the cathartic method, where hysteria was reduced by talking. 
D) He advocated the position that one person could influence change in another person's behaviour. D

Question 2

If you were like most other Canadians, which of the following would you do?

Accepted Answer

A) Date someone with a mental illness 
B) Tell your boss you were experiencing depression 
C) Hire a professional (e.g., doctor, lawyer)with a mental illness 
D) Have your child's teacher changed if the teacher had a mental illness 
A) Date someone with a mental illness 
B) Tell your boss you were experiencing depression 
C) Hire a professional (e.g., doctor, lawyer)with a mental illness 
D) Have your child's teacher changed if the teacher had a mental illness D

Question 3

Where is most psychiatric care delivered in Canada? What is the function of psychiatric facilities today?

Accepted Answer

Most psychiatric care in Canada is delivered in community-based settings, such as outpatient clinics, mental health centers, and private practices. However, there are also psychiatric facilities, including hospitals and specialized treatment centers, that provide inpatient care for individuals with severe mental illness.

The function of psychiatric facilities today is to provide a safe and therapeutic environment for individuals with mental health disorders who require intensive treatment and support. These facilities offer a range of services, including medication management, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, and support for activities of daily living. They also play a crucial role in stabilizing individuals in acute psychiatric crises and providing a pathway for their transition back to the community.

In addition to providing direct care, psychiatric facilities often serve as hubs for research, education, and training in the field of mental health. They may also collaborate with community organizations and other healthcare providers to ensure a comprehensive and coordinated approach to mental healthcare delivery. Overall, psychiatric facilities play a vital role in the continuum of care for individuals with mental illness in Canada.

Question 4

Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that psychiatrists

Accepted Answer

A) receive training in scientific bases of behaviour. 
B) receive training in diagnosis of psychopathology. 
C) undergo personal analysis as part of their training. 
D) prescribe medication. 
A) receive training in scientific bases of behaviour. 
B) receive training in diagnosis of psychopathology. 
C) undergo personal analysis as part of their training. 
D) prescribe medication.

Question 5

Vince Li, who beheaded a fellow passenger on the bus, was

Accepted Answer

A) found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. 
B) found guilty of manslaughter and committed to a psychiatric hospital for the rest of his life. 
C) found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder and committed to a psychiatric hospital for treatment and will be released once he progresses in his treatment. 
D) found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder and was free to live on his own immediately. 
A) found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years in prison. 
B) found guilty of manslaughter and committed to a psychiatric hospital for the rest of his life. 
C) found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder and committed to a psychiatric hospital for treatment and will be released once he progresses in his treatment. 
D) found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder and was free to live on his own immediately.

Question 6

What does the term 'mental health literacy' mean?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability to read a person's mental state and send them to receive the proper services. 
B) The accurate understanding of mental illness, its causes and treatment. 
C) A person's ability to accurately make a diagnosis from another's story. 
D) None of the above. 
A) The ability to read a person's mental state and send them to receive the proper services. 
B) The accurate understanding of mental illness, its causes and treatment. 
C) A person's ability to accurately make a diagnosis from another's story. 
D) None of the above.

Question 7

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

Accepted Answer

A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 90% 
A) 10% 
B) 25% 
C) 50% 
D) 90%

Question 8

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Accepted Answer

A) distinguishing medicine from religion. 
B) emphasizing a psychogenic hypothesis of mental illness. 
C) reforming mental hospitals. 
D) suggesting mental illness was punishment from God. 
A) distinguishing medicine from religion. 
B) emphasizing a psychogenic hypothesis of mental illness. 
C) reforming mental hospitals. 
D) suggesting mental illness was punishment from God.

Question 9

Which Canadian provinces were the first and last provinces to open asylums?

Accepted Answer

A) Alberta and Nova Scotia 
B) Nova Scotia and Quebec 
C) Quebec and Ontario 
D) Quebec and Alberta 
A) Alberta and Nova Scotia 
B) Nova Scotia and Quebec 
C) Quebec and Ontario 
D) Quebec and Alberta

Question 10

James has been hearing a voice telling him to hurt himself for several months. He is also quite certain that there is a leprechaun in the closet of his bedroom. He worries that there is something wrong with him, but hasn't sought help because he's worried people will think less of him when they find out. James is avoiding treatment due to

Accepted Answer

A) stigmatization. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) schematization. 
A) stigmatization. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) stereotyping. 
D) schematization.

Question 11

One problem with early asylums was that they did not just admit people with mental illnesses, but also admitted people who were homeless or beggars. Why was this a problem?

Accepted Answer

A) People who didn't need treatment were receiving it instead of the people who needed it. 
B) People were simply isolated from society at large and not offered actual treatment. 
C) People without mental illnesses were being exposed to harsh treatment (e.g., shock therapy). 
D) People with mental illness were taken advantage of by the others. 
A) People who didn't need treatment were receiving it instead of the people who needed it. 
B) People were simply isolated from society at large and not offered actual treatment. 
C) People without mental illnesses were being exposed to harsh treatment (e.g., shock therapy). 
D) People with mental illness were taken advantage of by the others.

Question 12

Expelling evil spirits by chanting and torture is known as

Accepted Answer

A) somatic therapy. 
B) exorcism. 
C) witchcraft. 
D) Santeria. 
A) somatic therapy. 
B) exorcism. 
C) witchcraft. 
D) Santeria.

Question 13

According to the criteria outlined by Davison et al. in their definition of abnormality, which of the following is not part of the definition?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether the behaviour violates social norms 
B) Whether the behaviour causes personal distress 
C) Whether the behaviour reflects a past history of abnormal behaviour 
D) None of the above 
A) Whether the behaviour violates social norms 
B) Whether the behaviour causes personal distress 
C) Whether the behaviour reflects a past history of abnormal behaviour 
D) None of the above

Question 14

What was the purpose of the treatments used by Dr. Ewen Cameron?

Accepted Answer

A) To erase traumatic memories of patients' pasts. 
B) To determine whether false memories could be implanted. 
C) To examine the extent to which people will conform to the experimenter's demands to shock another person. 
D) To determine whether subjects' actions could be controlled through hypnosis. 
A) To erase traumatic memories of patients' pasts. 
B) To determine whether false memories could be implanted. 
C) To examine the extent to which people will conform to the experimenter's demands to shock another person. 
D) To determine whether subjects' actions could be controlled through hypnosis.

Question 15

Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Canadians tend to have the best understanding of which disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Anorexia 
B) Anxiety 
C) Depression 
D) Schizophrenia 
A) Anorexia 
B) Anxiety 
C) Depression 
D) Schizophrenia

Question 17

Which characteristic of abnormal behaviour do cultural differences affect most?

Accepted Answer

A) Statistical infrequency 
B) Violation of norms 
C) Personal distress 
D) Disability or dysfunction 
A) Statistical infrequency 
B) Violation of norms 
C) Personal distress 
D) Disability or dysfunction

Question 18

Regarding the Romanow Report and psychology's future role in the Canadian health system, the authors concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A) It is highly likely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
B) It is somewhat likely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
C) It is unlikely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
D) It is simply too soon to tell whether psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
A) It is highly likely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
B) It is somewhat likely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
C) It is unlikely that psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare. 
D) It is simply too soon to tell whether psychology will be invited to participate directly in Medicare.

Question 19

General paresis is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) an early term for schizophrenia. 
B) hysterical paralysis with no medical cause. 
C) a deterioration of mental and physical health in associated with syphilis. 
D) a blood-letting technique. 
A) an early term for schizophrenia. 
B) hysterical paralysis with no medical cause. 
C) a deterioration of mental and physical health in associated with syphilis. 
D) a blood-letting technique.

Question 20

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

Accepted Answer

A) He should drop out - there's no way he can handle school with schizophrenia. 
B) He should consider taking a few years off to go seek treatment and then maybe come back. 
C) He should consult with his doctors and the counsellors at school to make a plan so that he can continue to attend school. 
D) He should listen to whatever the voices in his head tell him to do. 
A) He should drop out - there's no way he can handle school with schizophrenia. 
B) He should consider taking a few years off to go seek treatment and then maybe come back. 
C) He should consult with his doctors and the counsellors at school to make a plan so that he can continue to attend school. 
D) He should listen to whatever the voices in his head tell him to do.

What is the relevance of Mesmer's work to a psychogenic view of mental illness?

If you were like most other Canadians, which of the following would you do?

Where is most psychiatric care delivered in Canada? What is the function of psychiatric facilities today?

Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that psychiatrists

Vince Li, who beheaded a fellow passenger on the bus, was

What does the term 'mental health literacy' mean?

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Which Canadian provinces were the first and last provinces to open asylums?

One problem with early asylums was that they did not just admit people with mental illnesses, but also admitted people who were homeless or beggars. Why was this a problem?

Expelling evil spirits by chanting and torture is known as

According to the criteria outlined by Davison et al. in their definition of abnormality, which of the following is not part of the definition?

What was the purpose of the treatments used by Dr. Ewen Cameron?

Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.

Canadians tend to have the best understanding of which disorder?

Which characteristic of abnormal behaviour do cultural differences affect most?

Regarding the Romanow Report and psychology's future role in the Canadian health system, the authors concluded that:

General paresis is best described as

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

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Schizophrenia

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Exam 1: Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations, and Canadas Mental Health

What is the relevance of Mesmer's work to a psychogenic view of mental illness?

If you were like most other Canadians, which of the following would you do?

Where is most psychiatric care delivered in Canada? What is the function of psychiatric facilities today?

Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that psychiatrists

Vince Li, who beheaded a fellow passenger on the bus, was

What does the term 'mental health literacy' mean?

According to a Mental Health and Well-Being Survey (2002), over ____% of Canadians who suffered from mood, anxiety, or substance dependence disorders felt embarrassed and discriminated against.

Hippocrates influenced psychology by

Which Canadian provinces were the first and last provinces to open asylums?

One problem with early asylums was that they did not just admit people with mental illnesses, but also admitted people who were homeless or beggars. Why was this a problem?

Expelling evil spirits by chanting and torture is known as

According to the criteria outlined by Davison et al. in their definition of abnormality, which of the following is not part of the definition?

What was the purpose of the treatments used by Dr. Ewen Cameron?

Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.

Canadians tend to have the best understanding of which disorder?

Which characteristic of abnormal behaviour do cultural differences affect most?

Regarding the Romanow Report and psychology's future role in the Canadian health system, the authors concluded that:

General paresis is best described as

Dave is in his third year of university and was just been diagnosed with schizophrenia. He is feeling very confused and also a bit hopeless; as a result, he is considering dropping out of school. What advice would you give him?

Current Paradigms and Integrative Approaches

Clinical Assessment, Classification, and Diagnosis

Research Methods in the Study of Abnormal Behaviour

Anxiety Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom Disorders and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Eating Disorders

Schizophrenia

Substance-Related Disorders

Personality Disorders

Sexual Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Disorders of Childhood

Aging and Psychological Disorders

Outcomes and Issues in Psychological Intervention

Legal and Ethical Issues

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