Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

You have been asked to give a report on the mental hygiene movement and its foremost crusader, Dorothea Dix, who campaigned for more humane treatment of the insane. After mentioning all of her accomplishments, you note the unforeseen consequence of her efforts, namely,

Defense mechanisms are used to reinforce desired behaviors in operant conditioning.

The term "hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means

Mary Cover Jones thought that if fear could be conditioned, perhaps it could also be

Anton Mesmer, an early 18th century physician, purported to be affecting cures in patients by unblocking their flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." In fact, any effectiveness of his methods was actually due to

In the 1990s, the idea that no one influence occurs in isolation has led to the ________________.

Tameka, having earned her master's degree, has begun treating disorders and concentrating on family problems. Tameka is probably a(n)

A psychological dysfunction refers to

According to psychoanalytic theory, the conflicts between the id and the superego often lead to feelings of

After the mid-1800s, moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill in the United States because

In using hypnosis to treat patients with psychological disorders, Breuer and Freud discovered

According to Sigmund Freud, the Electra complex, the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls, is characterized by

According to psychoanalytic theory, the id operates on the "pleasure principle," which means that it

Jung introduced the concept of the ________________________, a wisdom stored deep in individual memories and passed down from generation to generation.

You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality, derives from a Greek word meaning

All of the following are ways in which mental health professionals might function as scientist-practitioners EXCEPT

Skinner coined the term _____________ because behavior operates on the environment and changes it in some way.

The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality because

Discuss why the following criteria taken individually are not completely satisfactory in defining abnormality, psychological dysfunction, personal distress, and "not typical or culturally expected" behavior.

Which well-known behavioral scientist was the author of The Behavior of Organisms (1938)?