Question 1

1-60.Which one of the following increased the availability of treatment for the mentally ill in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Dorothea Dix 
B) Benjamin Rush 
C) Emil Kraepelin 
D) Philippe Pinel 
A) Dorothea Dix 
B) Benjamin Rush 
C) Emil Kraepelin 
D) Philippe Pinel

Question 2

1-49.Benjamin Rush,who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States,used as his principal remedies

Accepted Answer

A) rest and talk. 
B) bloodletting and the tranquilizer chair. 
C) exorcism and purging. 
D) the tranquilizer chair and relaxation. 
A) rest and talk. 
B) bloodletting and the tranquilizer chair. 
C) exorcism and purging. 
D) the tranquilizer chair and relaxation.

Question 3

What was Bedlam?

Accepted Answer

Bedlam was an asylum in London that beca

Question 4

1-84.Kraepelin is credited with

Accepted Answer

A) discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. 
B) determining the cause of senile dementia. 
C) identifying different types of mental disorders. 
D) writing the first edition of the DSM. 
A) discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. 
B) determining the cause of senile dementia. 
C) identifying different types of mental disorders. 
D) writing the first edition of the DSM.

Question 5

1-92.The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

Accepted Answer

A) biology vs.genes. 
B) learning vs.nurture. 
C) drugs vs.surgery. 
D) psychology vs.biology. 
A) biology vs.genes. 
B) learning vs.nurture. 
C) drugs vs.surgery. 
D) psychology vs.biology.

Question 6

1-14.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 7

1-105.Both ________ and ________ studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) Skinner; Pavlov 
B) Pavlov; Thorndike 
C) Thorndike; Skinner 
D) Pavlov; Freud 
A) Skinner; Pavlov 
B) Pavlov; Thorndike 
C) Thorndike; Skinner 
D) Pavlov; Freud

Question 8

1-29.Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

Accepted Answer

A) a person we would now consider to have a mental illness. 
B) a priest who was a rival of a more powerful priest. 
C) an ill-tempered,impoverished woman. 
D) a person we would now consider to have mental retardation. 
A) a person we would now consider to have a mental illness. 
B) a priest who was a rival of a more powerful priest. 
C) an ill-tempered,impoverished woman. 
D) a person we would now consider to have mental retardation.

Question 9

1-17.What is Galen credited with?

Accepted Answer

A) Providing the first biological explanation for mental disorders 
B) Performing the first human autopsies 
C) Demonstrating that the doctrine of the four humors was flawed 
D) Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes 
A) Providing the first biological explanation for mental disorders 
B) Performing the first human autopsies 
C) Demonstrating that the doctrine of the four humors was flawed 
D) Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes

Question 10

1-44.There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

Accepted Answer

A) was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital. 
B) was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior. 
C) supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis. 
D) approved of the use of bleeding,beatings,and imprisonment for mental patients. 
A) was the first person to remove chains from mental patients in a French mental hospital. 
B) was the first person to refute the idea of witchcraft as an explanation for abnormal behavior. 
C) supported Mesmer's ideas of animal magnetism and hypnosis. 
D) approved of the use of bleeding,beatings,and imprisonment for mental patients.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

People who experienced physica

Question 12

1-22.What trend was observed during the Middle Ages in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) Belief in theology was declining. 
B) Approaches to mental disorders were becoming increasingly scientific. 
C) Supernatural explanations for mental disorders grew in popularity. 
D) Humane treatments were developed. 
A) Belief in theology was declining. 
B) Approaches to mental disorders were becoming increasingly scientific. 
C) Supernatural explanations for mental disorders grew in popularity. 
D) Humane treatments were developed.

Question 13

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 14

1-57.Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

Accepted Answer

A) The social and psychological environments of mental patients were ignored. 
B) Biological causes for most mental disorders were identified. 
C) Physical comfort was neglected. 
D) Most humanitarian gains were lost. 
A) The social and psychological environments of mental patients were ignored. 
B) Biological causes for most mental disorders were identified. 
C) Physical comfort was neglected. 
D) Most humanitarian gains were lost.

Question 15

1-73.Which of the following occurred in the late twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The establishment of large inpatient facilities for the mentally ill 
B) A movement of the mentally ill from institutions to the community 
C) Dramatic increases in the cost of caring for the mentally ill 
D) The inpatient mentally ill population doubled 
A) The establishment of large inpatient facilities for the mentally ill 
B) A movement of the mentally ill from institutions to the community 
C) Dramatic increases in the cost of caring for the mentally ill 
D) The inpatient mentally ill population doubled

Question 16

1-21.The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

Accepted Answer

A) superstitious. 
B) humane. 
C) medical. 
D) scientific. 
A) superstitious. 
B) humane. 
C) medical. 
D) scientific.

Question 17

1-106.The central principle of operant conditioning is that

Accepted Answer

A) certain reflexes cause us to engage in habitual behavior. 
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) certain reflexes cause us to engage in habitual behavior. 
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 18

1-46.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 19

1-18.Chung Ching wrote two well-known medical works around A.D.200 and has been referred to as the ____________ of China.

Accepted Answer

A) Aristotle 
B) Galen 
C) Plato 
D) Hippocrates 
A) Aristotle 
B) Galen 
C) Plato 
D) Hippocrates

Question 20

1-36.What was the purpose of the early asylums?

Accepted Answer

A) To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B) To provide exorcisms 
C) To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D) To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders 
A) To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B) To provide exorcisms 
C) To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D) To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders

1-60.Which one of the following increased the availability of treatment for the mentally ill in the United States?

1-49.Benjamin Rush,who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States,used as his principal remedies

What was Bedlam?

1-84.Kraepelin is credited with

1-92.The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

1-14.Aristotle believed that

1-105.Both and studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

1-29.Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

1-17.What is Galen credited with?

1-44.There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

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

1-22.What trend was observed during the Middle Ages in Europe?

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

1-57.Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

1-73.Which of the following occurred in the late twentieth century?

1-21.The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

1-106.The central principle of operant conditioning is that

1-46.A contemporary of Pinel's in England who started a Quaker religious retreat for the mentally ill was

1-18.Chung Ching wrote two well-known medical works around A.D.200 and has been referred to as the ____________ of China.

1-36.What was the purpose of the early asylums?

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1-60.Which one of the following increased the availability of treatment for the mentally ill in the United States?

1-49.Benjamin Rush,who encouraged more humane treatment of the mentally ill in the United States,used as his principal remedies

What was Bedlam?

1-84.Kraepelin is credited with

1-92.The Nancy School/Charcot debate is best described as one that focuses on

1-14.Aristotle believed that

1-105.Both ________ and ________ studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.

1-29.Recent historical reviews of the literature indicate that the typical accused witch in the Middle Ages in Europe was

1-17.What is Galen credited with?

1-44.There is some debate about whether Philippe Pinel

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

1-22.What trend was observed during the Middle Ages in Europe?

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

1-57.Which of the following was a consequence of the rise of the mental hygiene movement and the occurrence of biomedical advances?

1-73.Which of the following occurred in the late twentieth century?

1-21.The approaches to treatment of the mentally ill during the Middle Ages in Europe are best characterized as

1-106.The central principle of operant conditioning is that

1-46.A contemporary of Pinel's in England who started a Quaker religious retreat for the mentally ill was

1-18.Chung Ching wrote two well-known medical works around A.D.200 and has been referred to as the ____________ of China.

1-36.What was the purpose of the early asylums?

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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1-105.Both and studied the effects of consequences on the occurrence of behaviors.