Question 1

Describe classical conditioning.

Accepted Answer

Classical conditioning is a form of lear

Question 2

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

Question 3

Plato was one of the first to argue for

Accepted Answer

A)  medical treatment of mental illness. 
B)  demonic possession in mental illness. 
C)  different punishments for mentally disturbed individuals. 
D)  the use of bleeding as a treatment for mental illness. 
A)  medical treatment of mental illness. 
B)  demonic possession in mental illness. 
C)  different punishments for mentally disturbed individuals. 
D)  the use of bleeding as a treatment for mental illness.

Question 4

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

Accepted Answer

The first to recognize that ce

Question 5

What is Clifford Beers known for?

Accepted Answer

A)  He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B)  His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C)  He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D)  He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received. 
A)  He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B)  His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C)  He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D)  He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received.

Question 6

Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fever that was induced killed off the cause of the observed symptoms. 
B)  General paresis was caused by malaria, and malarial therapy triggered an immune response that destroyed the existing infection. 
C)  Malarial therapy prevented the syphilis spirochetes from entering the brain. 
D)  There is no known treatment for general paresis. 
A)  The fever that was induced killed off the cause of the observed symptoms. 
B)  General paresis was caused by malaria, and malarial therapy triggered an immune response that destroyed the existing infection. 
C)  Malarial therapy prevented the syphilis spirochetes from entering the brain. 
D)  There is no known treatment for general paresis.

Question 7

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

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A)  altering a person's brain functioning. 
B)  improving a person's dreams. 
C)  helping a person become possessed by good spirits. 
D)  exorcising demons. 
A)  altering a person's brain functioning. 
B)  improving a person's dreams. 
C)  helping a person become possessed by good spirits. 
D)  exorcising demons.

Question 8

Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dix. 
B)  Skinner. 
C)  Bandura. 
D)  Kraepelin. 
A)  Dix. 
B)  Skinner. 
C)  Bandura. 
D)  Kraepelin.

Question 9

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

Accepted Answer

A)  is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness. 
B)  has yet to be disproven. 
C)  proposed that mental disorders were the result of an imbalance. 
D)  provides that first indication that ancient people recognized the significance of the brain in determining behavior. 
A)  is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness. 
B)  has yet to be disproven. 
C)  proposed that mental disorders were the result of an imbalance. 
D)  provides that first indication that ancient people recognized the significance of the brain in determining behavior.

Question 10

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

Accepted Answer

A)  a place which mixed together the mentally ill, the poor, criminals, and the physically ill. 
B)  exorcisms being done by priests. 
C)  a place where people were given good food, work, and rest so they could recover. 
D)  mentally ill people living in conditions of filth and cruelty. 
A)  a place which mixed together the mentally ill, the poor, criminals, and the physically ill. 
B)  exorcisms being done by priests. 
C)  a place where people were given good food, work, and rest so they could recover. 
D)  mentally ill people living in conditions of filth and cruelty.

Question 11

The first classification of mental disorders involved

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A)  identifying the biological causes of the disorders, so a person could be tested for them. 
B)  understanding the theoretical descriptions of different disorders. 
C)  recognizing symptoms that occurred together often enough to be regarded as a type of mental disorder. 
D)  identifying the types of thoughts that people with different mental illnesses tended to have. 
A)  identifying the biological causes of the disorders, so a person could be tested for them. 
B)  understanding the theoretical descriptions of different disorders. 
C)  recognizing symptoms that occurred together often enough to be regarded as a type of mental disorder. 
D)  identifying the types of thoughts that people with different mental illnesses tended to have.

Question 12

The Nancy School

Accepted Answer

A)  advanced the recognition that psychological factors were involved in the development of mental disorders. 
B)  furthered our understanding of the role of biological factors in the development of mental illness. 
C)  fell out of favor when the evidence supporting the views of Charcot accumulated. 
D)  failed to recognize that most forms of psychopathology are incurable. 
A)  advanced the recognition that psychological factors were involved in the development of mental disorders. 
B)  furthered our understanding of the role of biological factors in the development of mental illness. 
C)  fell out of favor when the evidence supporting the views of Charcot accumulated. 
D)  failed to recognize that most forms of psychopathology are incurable.

Question 13

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

Accepted Answer

A)  interfering with the provision of moral therapy. 
B)  increasing the use of unproven treatment approaches. 
C)  popularizing humanitarian approaches. 
D)  preventing the development of biomedical approaches to mental illness. 
A)  interfering with the provision of moral therapy. 
B)  increasing the use of unproven treatment approaches. 
C)  popularizing humanitarian approaches. 
D)  preventing the development of biomedical approaches to mental illness.

Question 14

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  signing the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  encouraging more humane treatment of the mentally ill. 
C)  taking a scientific approach to the study and treatment of mental disorders. 
D)  being the first American to organize a course in psychiatry. 
A)  signing the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  encouraging more humane treatment of the mentally ill. 
C)  taking a scientific approach to the study and treatment of mental disorders. 
D)  being the first American to organize a course in psychiatry.

Question 15

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

Accepted Answer

While Hippocrates and others had long pr

Question 16

A catharsis is

Accepted Answer

A)  a type of hypnosis. 
B)  an emotional release. 
C)  the part of the brain where the unconscious exists. 
D)  a type of hysteria. 
A)  a type of hypnosis. 
B)  an emotional release. 
C)  the part of the brain where the unconscious exists. 
D)  a type of hysteria.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  blood. 
B)  phlegm. 
C)  phrenitis. 
D)  bile. 
A)  blood. 
B)  phlegm. 
C)  phrenitis. 
D)  bile.

Question 20

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.

Describe classical conditioning.

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

Plato was one of the first to argue for

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

What is Clifford Beers known for?

Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

The first classification of mental disorders involved

The Nancy School

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following EXCEPT

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

A catharsis is

What trend was observed during the Middle Ages in Europe?

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

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

The central principle of operant conditioning is that

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Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Describe classical conditioning.

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

Plato was one of the first to argue for

Who was Emil Kraepelin?

What is Clifford Beers known for?

Why was malarial therapy effective in treating general paresis?

Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find

The first classification of mental disorders involved

The Nancy School

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following EXCEPT

Explain how the link between the brain and mental disorders was first established.

A catharsis is

What trend was observed during the Middle Ages in Europe?

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

Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT

The central principle of operant conditioning is that

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatoform 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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