Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

The Act for Regulating Madhouses, enacted in England, was created in part to:

Dr. Mosley is the acting director of the Midway Behavioral Clinic. However, he still sees patients on a regular basis. His patients must have referrals for their medication. Dr. Mosley is most likely a _____.

Which psychoanalytic theorist's method was later renamed as hypnosis?

Which Greek term is used today to refer to physiological symptoms that are probably the result of psychological processes?

Discuss the deinstitutionalization movement and its impact on mental health care in the United States.

What were the commons psychological explanations offered for persons accused of witchcraft in the Middle Ages?

The supernatural perspective on abnormality most supported _____ as an approach to treatment.

Which of the following people conceptualized a theory of self-efficacy beliefs?

_____ developed a scheme of classifying symptoms into discrete disorders that is the basis for our modern classification systems.

Rachel teaches in the second grade and suspects that two students in her class have behavioral problems. Although she works fervently to keep the class running smoothly, the students' behaviors continually disrupts the learning environment. When the two students blurt out the answers before being called upon, push others in line, or constantly get out of their seats, other students become distracted and irritated. According to which criterion will these students' behaviors might be considered abnormal?

The treatment developed by Albert Ellis for emotional problems is called:

Cultural relativists argue that:

Discuss the efforts Philippe Pinel and Dorothea Dix made to change the treatment of mentally ill patients.

A psychic epidemic broke out in the early 1990s in a Rhode Island high school. The students and their teachers experienced nausea, headaches, dizziness, and symptoms of mild carbon monoxide intoxication. The behaviors were attributed to:

Which of the following individuals opened an asylum in England called The Retreat?

Which of the following statements from the perspective of cultural relativism is NOT true?

Which program covers approximately one-quarter of all mental health spending in the United States?

Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

Historically, which set of three types of theories had been used to define abnormal behavior?

The nineteenth century movement started for the reformation of the treatment of mental health that included rest and relaxation with prayer was called the: