Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

Which ancient Greek was the first to describe what psychologist now call agoraphobia?

Discuss how the concept of moral treatment evolved and the consequences associated with its failures. Include those individuals who were instrumental in its development.

Margaret is a 27 year-old soccer mom who never misses her daughter's games. Her friends argue that her behaviour is embarrassing and she is making a fool of herself when she repeatedly yells and jumps to her feet. Margaret insists that no one is paying attention to her behaviour. Margaret states, "It's a soccer game and people are expected to get excited." Which of the following should determine whether Margaret's behaviour is abnormal?

In the film, "Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", Wonka is rarely seen outside his chocolate factory. The factory has secret rooms, wild and crazy colour schemes, and oompa loompas who make the candy and odd inventions. In one scene, Wonka throws a shoe into the recipe to "give the chocolate a kick." Wonka's behaviour is an example of which criterion?

What is Pavlov's learning theory known as?

Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in which country?

Why was the Act for Regulating Madhouses created?

During the 16^th, 17^th and 18^th centuries, how did the Europeans humiliate mentally ill patients?

Which of the following ancients Greeks believed that helping the individual think more rationally would be beneficial to the patient?

Which of the following treatments was not used to restore mental wellness in the Public Hospital in Williamsburg, Virginia?

Mary's husband recently died. Her 10-year-old son has started getting into fights at school. He also refuses to obey her without a confrontation. Mary is considering seeking mental health services for her son. Which of the following individuals would be helpful in Mary's situation?

Who developed the first scheme of classifying mental disorders?

____________ is the nickname given to the hospital in London because of its deplorable conditions and maltreatment of mental patients.

The ______________ began to have numerous failures with the increased numbers of asylums and decreased number of trained mental health professionals.

Individuals whose behaviours are expectations of that gender are performing ___________.

For many years, James had been isolated from the public by his family members. 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 whose treatment approach?

Which of the following statements is false?

Operant or instrumental conditioning was theorized by which two individuals?

Who established the first psychological laboratory?

Which Viennese psychiatrist was credited with discovering a connection between paresis and syphilis?