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

Defining abnormal behaviour on the basis of personal distress or suffering is problematic for which reason?

The early classification system developed by Kraepelin

In the unethical experiments conducted by Dr. Ewen Cameron of the Allen Memorial Institute at McGill University, patients were "treated" with all of the following, EXCEPT:

In Canada, according to Goering et al. (2000), the major proportion of mental health care is delivered by:

American reformer Dorothea Dix, who made appeals and worked tirelessly on behalf of the mentally ill in America,

Evidence-based treatments

Which of Canada's provinces was the last to open an asylum for the mentally ill?

The creation of the Mental Health Transition Fund emerged as a recommendation from which report?

An important part of Canada's national mental health strategy is to:

What was the reason for Charcot developing a psychogenic theory of hysteria?

What is abnormal behaviour? Explain and define the characteristics associated with abnormal behaviour.

The Ph.D. in clinical psychology has ________ as main focus.

Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums.

Jim wants to be a professional basketball player, but his height (i.e., 5'5")will not allow him to make a career of the sport. This could be considered a ________________, but it is not a concern of abnormal psychology.

Egon, who lived in the Dark Ages, was receiving treatment for mental illness. Who was most likely treating him?

Which of the following two provinces in Canada have been found to exhibit better mental health and less distress?