Question 1

Which of the following statements best characterizes the sentiments of the American public during the nineteenth century toward mental health patients and institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Public sympathy for asylum patients grew, and the public embraced the moral treatment of lower socioeconomic classes that had immigrated to the United States. 
B)  The public grew discouraged with the failures of moral treatment and demanded new treatment models for the large numbers of mentally ill patients. 
C)  The American public declined to offer support due to their prejudices against immigrants and the failure rate of moral treatment, so the funding dwindled. 
D)  The American public insisted that the federal government deport immigrants who were mentally ill in order to reduce government spending. 
A)  Public sympathy for asylum patients grew, and the public embraced the moral treatment of lower socioeconomic classes that had immigrated to the United States. 
B)  The public grew discouraged with the failures of moral treatment and demanded new treatment models for the large numbers of mentally ill patients. 
C)  The American public declined to offer support due to their prejudices against immigrants and the failure rate of moral treatment, so the funding dwindled. 
D)  The American public insisted that the federal government deport immigrants who were mentally ill in order to reduce government spending.

Question 2

Launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy, this movement attempted to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  The patients' rights movement 
B)  The mental hygiene movement 
C)  The community mental health movement 
D)  The deinstitutionalization movement 
A)  The patients' rights movement 
B)  The mental hygiene movement 
C)  The community mental health movement 
D)  The deinstitutionalization movement

Question 3

Public mental institutions at the turn of the twentieth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  were sufficiently staffed with professionals to provide individual attention to patients. 
B)  provided patients less personal attention than the moral treatment model had offered. 
C)  had slightly lower quality of care as compared to private institutions. 
D)  were generally built in the city limits, to regain public support for the mentally ill. 
A)  were sufficiently staffed with professionals to provide individual attention to patients. 
B)  provided patients less personal attention than the moral treatment model had offered. 
C)  had slightly lower quality of care as compared to private institutions. 
D)  were generally built in the city limits, to regain public support for the mentally ill.

Question 4

By 1960, as part of the patients' rights movement, patients' rights advocates argued that mental patients can recover more fully or live more satisfying lives if they are integrated into the community, with the support of community-based treatment facilities-a process known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  deinstitutionalization 
B)  restoration 
C)  the community mental health movement 
D)  recuperation 
A)  deinstitutionalization 
B)  restoration 
C)  the community mental health movement 
D)  recuperation

Question 5

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mesmer and Charcot 
B)  Charcot and Bernheim 
C)  Bernheim and Liebault 
D)  Liebault and Mesmer 
A)  Mesmer and Charcot 
B)  Charcot and Bernheim 
C)  Bernheim and Liebault 
D)  Liebault and Mesmer

Question 6

For many years, James had been isolated from the public by his family members on account of his mental illness. His family kept him locked in a room, and brought him his meals. Suddenly, they began to allow him to move more freely throughout the house. In addition, he was allowed to sit outside, and work in the garden. The new approach to James' caregiving is representative of the _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  moral treatment model. 
B)  community mental health movement. 
C)  managed care system. 
D)  psychoanalytic perspective. 
A)  moral treatment model. 
B)  community mental health movement. 
C)  managed care system. 
D)  psychoanalytic perspective.

Question 7

According to ancient Chinese medicine, excited insanity was due to the presence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  minimal negative force. 
B)  excessive negative force. 
C)  minimal positive force. 
D)  excessive positive force. 
A)  minimal negative force. 
B)  excessive negative force. 
C)  minimal positive force. 
D)  excessive positive force.

Question 8

_____ argued that people prone to psychological disorders are plagued by irrational negative assumptions about themselves and the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Albert Ellis 
C)  Josef Breuer 
D)  Aaron Beck 
A)  Albert Bandura 
B)  Albert Ellis 
C)  Josef Breuer 
D)  Aaron Beck

Question 9

_____ relates to people's beliefs about their ability to execute the behaviors necessary to control important events.

Accepted Answer

A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Self-regulation 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-motivation 
A)  Self-efficacy 
B)  Self-regulation 
C)  Self-esteem 
D)  Self-motivation

Question 10

Which of the following improperly pairs a historical perspective on abnormal behavior with an abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychological theories/trauma 
B)  Supernatural theories/chronic stress 
C)  Biological theories/physical disease 
D)  Supernatural theories/divine intervention 
A)  Psychological theories/trauma 
B)  Supernatural theories/chronic stress 
C)  Biological theories/physical disease 
D)  Supernatural theories/divine intervention

Question 11

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl Jung 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Edward Thorndike 
D)  Abraham Maslow 
A)  Carl Jung 
B)  John Watson 
C)  Edward Thorndike 
D)  Abraham Maslow

Question 12

Which of the following is defined today as a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychic catastrophe 
B)  Psychic epidemic 
C)  Psychic projection 
D)  Psychic illusion 
A)  Psychic catastrophe 
B)  Psychic epidemic 
C)  Psychic projection 
D)  Psychic illusion

Question 13

The disease, _____, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.

Accepted Answer

A)  general paresis 
B)  hysteria 
C)  gonorrhea 
D)  delirium 
A)  general paresis 
B)  hysteria 
C)  gonorrhea 
D)  delirium

Question 14

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee. 
B)  parading them down the streets in chains. 
C)  having them sentenced them to prison terms. 
D)  creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive. 
A)  exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee. 
B)  parading them down the streets in chains. 
C)  having them sentenced them to prison terms. 
D)  creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive.

Question 15

Some states have _____, individuals who have graduate training in counseling beyond the bachelor's degree in counseling, but have not obtained a Ph.D.,.

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical social workers 
B)  psychiatric nurses 
C)  marriage and family therapists 
D)  licensed mental health counselors 
A)  clinical social workers 
B)  psychiatric nurses 
C)  marriage and family therapists 
D)  licensed mental health counselors

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of the state of mental health care in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many states have increased benefits for mental health care. 
B)  Many states have increased co-payments and controlled drug costs. 
C)  Many states have offered up-front payments to providers. 
D)  Many states have increased the eligibility for mental health care. 
A)  Many states have increased benefits for mental health care. 
B)  Many states have increased co-payments and controlled drug costs. 
C)  Many states have offered up-front payments to providers. 
D)  Many states have increased the eligibility for mental health care.

Question 17

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces) are concepts from ancient _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Greece 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Rome 
A)  China 
B)  Greece 
C)  Egypt 
D)  Rome

Question 18

Individuals dealing with psychological problems related to being unemployed would mostly likely seek assistance from a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  clinical psychologist 
B)  psychiatrist 
C)  clinical social worker 
D)  psychiatric nurse 
A)  clinical psychologist 
B)  psychiatrist 
C)  clinical social worker 
D)  psychiatric nurse

Question 19

Under a managed care system, primary care physicians:

Accepted Answer

A)  can coordinate services offered by other providers such as drug treatment. 
B)  have the right to refuse service to specific patients regardless of their insurance status. 
C)  leave it to the families of people with psychological problems to find appropriate care. 
D)  do not have the option of referring their patients to outside consultants. 
A)  can coordinate services offered by other providers such as drug treatment. 
B)  have the right to refuse service to specific patients regardless of their insurance status. 
C)  leave it to the families of people with psychological problems to find appropriate care. 
D)  do not have the option of referring their patients to outside consultants.

Question 20

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Accepted Answer

A)  lost sensation in the upper extremities. 
B)  become anxious and wishes to withdraw. 
C)  experienced a release of emotions. 
D)  found a new meaning in life. 
A)  lost sensation in the upper extremities. 
B)  become anxious and wishes to withdraw. 
C)  experienced a release of emotions. 
D)  found a new meaning in life.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the sentiments of the American public during the nineteenth century toward mental health patients and institutions?

Launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy, this movement attempted to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

Public mental institutions at the turn of the twentieth century:

By 1960, as part of the patients' rights movement, patients' rights advocates argued that mental patients can recover more fully or live more satisfying lives if they are integrated into the community, with the support of community-based treatment facilities-a process known as _____.

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

According to ancient Chinese medicine, excited insanity was due to the presence of:

_____ argued that people prone to psychological disorders are plagued by irrational negative assumptions about themselves and the world.

_____ relates to people's beliefs about their ability to execute the behaviors necessary to control important events.

Which of the following improperly pairs a historical perspective on abnormal behavior with an abnormality?

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

Which of the following is defined today as a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin?

The disease, _____, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Some states have _____, individuals who have graduate training in counseling beyond the bachelor's degree in counseling, but have not obtained a Ph.D.,.

Which of the following statements is true of the state of mental health care in the United States?

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces) are concepts from ancient _____.

Individuals dealing with psychological problems related to being unemployed would mostly likely seek assistance from a _____.

Under a managed care system, primary care physicians:

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Trauma, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

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Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

Which of the following statements best characterizes the sentiments of the American public during the nineteenth century toward mental health patients and institutions?

Launched in 1963 by President John Kennedy, this movement attempted to provide coordinated mental health services to people in local facilities.

Public mental institutions at the turn of the twentieth century:

By 1960, as part of the patients' rights movement, patients' rights advocates argued that mental patients can recover more fully or live more satisfying lives if they are integrated into the community, with the support of community-based treatment facilities-a process known as _____.

Which of the following physicians showed that they could induce symptoms of hysteria through hypnosis?

According to ancient Chinese medicine, excited insanity was due to the presence of:

_____ argued that people prone to psychological disorders are plagued by irrational negative assumptions about themselves and the world.

_____ relates to people's beliefs about their ability to execute the behaviors necessary to control important events.

Which of the following improperly pairs a historical perspective on abnormal behavior with an abnormality?

Which of the following individuals rejected the psychoanalytic and biological theories of abnormality and was inspired by Pavlov's work?

Which of the following is defined today as a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin?

The disease, _____, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.

During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by:

Some states have _____, individuals who have graduate training in counseling beyond the bachelor's degree in counseling, but have not obtained a Ph.D.,.

Which of the following statements is true of the state of mental health care in the United States?

Yin and yang (positive and negative forces) are concepts from ancient _____.

Individuals dealing with psychological problems related to being unemployed would mostly likely seek assistance from a _____.

Under a managed care system, primary care physicians:

When a patient experiences catharsis, it means that the person has:

Theories and Treatment of Abnormality

Assessing and Diagnosing Abnormality

The Research Endeavor

Trauma, Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

Personality Disorders

Neurodevelopmental and Neurocognitive Disorders

Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Eating Disorders

Sexual Disorders

Substance Use and Gambling Disorders

Health Psychology

Mental Health and the Law

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