Question 1

__________________is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

Accepted Answer

Deinstitutionalization

Question 2

What was moral management?

Accepted Answer

Moral management was an approach to the care of the mentally ill that emerged in the early part of the period of humanitarian reform.It focused on addressing the patient's social,individual,and occupational needs.

Question 3

1-12.According to your textbook,which mental disorder received the most attention from early scholars?

Accepted Answer

A) Phobias 
B) Depression 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Multiple personality disorder 
A) Phobias 
B) Depression 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Multiple personality disorder B

Question 4

Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

Accepted Answer

The man who establis

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Between 1841 and 1881 Dorothea Dix broug

Question 6

1-81.Which of the following is recognized as a major biomedical breakthrough in psychopathology because it established the link between mental and physical illnesses?

Accepted Answer

A) the discovery of the cause and later a cure for general paresis (syphilitic insanity) 
B) the discovery of penicillin as a cure for syphilis 
C) the development of electroshock therapy for general paresis (syphilitic insanity) 
D) the discovery that brain injuries could be associated with mental disorders 
A) the discovery of the cause and later a cure for general paresis (syphilitic insanity) 
B) the discovery of penicillin as a cure for syphilis 
C) the development of electroshock therapy for general paresis (syphilitic insanity) 
D) the discovery that brain injuries could be associated with mental disorders

Question 7

1-31.During the Middle Ages in Europe,which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) a priest 
B) a physician 
C) a scientist 
D) a surgeon 
A) a priest 
B) a physician 
C) a scientist 
D) a surgeon

Question 8

1-11.Cicero was feeling depressed.He sought help from Hippocrates.Hippocrates would probably have

Accepted Answer

A) prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B) utilized a talking cure. 
C) prescribed exercise,tranquility,and celibacy. 
D) performed an exorcism. 
A) prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B) utilized a talking cure. 
C) prescribed exercise,tranquility,and celibacy. 
D) performed an exorcism.

Question 9

1-67.At the start of the twentieth century in America,public attitudes toward the mentally ill

Accepted Answer

A) had become enlightened and humane. 
B) associated mental disorder with "tainted genes" and divine retribution. 
C) had become a conviction that the mentally ill were incurable and should be executed or jailed for the rest of their lives. 
D) were characterized by fear,horror,and ignorance. 
A) had become enlightened and humane. 
B) associated mental disorder with "tainted genes" and divine retribution. 
C) had become a conviction that the mentally ill were incurable and should be executed or jailed for the rest of their lives. 
D) were characterized by fear,horror,and ignorance.

Question 10

Early writings show that the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks often attributed abnormal behavior to

Accepted Answer

A) poor parenting. 
B) physical disease. 
C) demonic possession. 
D) chemical imbalance in the brain. 
A) poor parenting. 
B) physical disease. 
C) demonic possession. 
D) chemical imbalance in the brain.

Question 11

According to early beliefs,what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

Accepted Answer

A) Depression 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Irritability 
D) Cheerfulness 
A) Depression 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Irritability 
D) Cheerfulness

Question 12

1-74.Medications for psychological disorders

Accepted Answer

A) were first used centuries ago. 
B) were first used only recently. 
C) still currently use some ancient ingredients,such as "mummy powder." 
D) made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult. 
A) were first used centuries ago. 
B) were first used only recently. 
C) still currently use some ancient ingredients,such as "mummy powder." 
D) made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult.

Question 13

1-76.Which of the following was a reason for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement?

Accepted Answer

A) A desire to involve the family in the care of the mentally ill. 
B) It was thought to be more humane. 
C) New medications were not successful. 
D) It was less cost effective than institutionalization. 
A) A desire to involve the family in the care of the mentally ill. 
B) It was thought to be more humane. 
C) New medications were not successful. 
D) It was less cost effective than institutionalization.

Question 14

What was the dispute between Charcot and the Nancy School? Why is this
significant?

Accepted Answer

The Nancy School,named for the town of N

Question 15

1-42.In the United States,an early treatment involved the belief that

Accepted Answer

A) patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B) patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C) patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D) patients were basically animals and were treated as such. 
A) patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B) patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C) patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D) patients were basically animals and were treated as such.

Question 16

____________was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed
themselves to be possessed by wolves.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________was the affliction in the Middle Ages...

Question 17

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

Accepted Answer

The first to recognize that ce

Question 18

1-79.The insanity associated with general paresis

Accepted Answer

A) has no known physical cause. 
B) is caused by excessive alcohol consumption. 
C) is seen only in the aging who have compromised health. 
D) results from an infection of the brain. 
A) has no known physical cause. 
B) is caused by excessive alcohol consumption. 
C) is seen only in the aging who have compromised health. 
D) results from an infection of the brain.

Question 19

In ancient societies,if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance,then the person was

Accepted Answer

A) assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil. 
B) thought to be a witch. 
C) thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god. 
D) assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart. 
A) assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil. 
B) thought to be a witch. 
C) thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god. 
D) assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.

Question 20

1-10.Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

Accepted Answer

A) impotence. 
B) hysteria in women. 
C) phrenitis (brain fever)in men. 
D) melancholia. 
A) impotence. 
B) hysteria in women. 
C) phrenitis (brain fever)in men. 
D) melancholia.

__________________is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

What was moral management?

1-12.According to your textbook,which mental disorder received the most attention from early scholars?

Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

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

1-81.Which of the following is recognized as a major biomedical breakthrough in psychopathology because it established the link between mental and physical illnesses?

1-31.During the Middle Ages in Europe,which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

1-11.Cicero was feeling depressed.He sought help from Hippocrates.Hippocrates would probably have

1-67.At the start of the twentieth century in America,public attitudes toward the mentally ill

Early writings show that the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks often attributed abnormal behavior to

According to early beliefs,what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

1-74.Medications for psychological disorders

1-76.Which of the following was a reason for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement?

What was the dispute between Charcot and the Nancy School? Why is this significant?

1-42.In the United States,an early treatment involved the belief that

____________was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed themselves to be possessed by wolves.

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

1-79.The insanity associated with general paresis

In ancient societies,if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance,then the person was

1-10.Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

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__________________is the process of moving mental patients from the hospital to the community.

What was moral management?

1-12.According to your textbook,which mental disorder received the most attention from early scholars?

Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

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

1-81.Which of the following is recognized as a major biomedical breakthrough in psychopathology because it established the link between mental and physical illnesses?

1-31.During the Middle Ages in Europe,which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

1-11.Cicero was feeling depressed.He sought help from Hippocrates.Hippocrates would probably have

1-67.At the start of the twentieth century in America,public attitudes toward the mentally ill

Early writings show that the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks often attributed abnormal behavior to

According to early beliefs,what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

1-74.Medications for psychological disorders

1-76.Which of the following was a reason for the growth of the deinstitutionalization movement?

What was the dispute between Charcot and the Nancy School? Why is this significant?

1-42.In the United States,an early treatment involved the belief that

____________was the affliction in the Middle Ages in which people believed themselves to be possessed by wolves.

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

1-79.The insanity associated with general paresis

In ancient societies,if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance,then the person was

1-10.Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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