Question 1

Which DSM system will have a relatively greater emphasis on dimensional models of psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)  DSM-IV 
B)  DSM-IV-TR 
C)  DSM-V 
D)  DSM-V-TR 
A)  DSM-IV 
B)  DSM-IV-TR 
C)  DSM-V 
D)  DSM-V-TR

Question 2

Rapid advancement in anatomy, physiology, neurology, and chemistry in the late 19th century led to the advance of which theories of abnormal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Social 
D)  Ecological 
A)  Biological 
B)  Psychological 
C)  Social 
D)  Ecological

Question 3

Cultural relativism and gender relativism are often used interchangeably.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following problems was not associated with the moral treatment model of attending to mentally ill patients?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physicians, nurses, and other caregivers did not have time to devote the needed attention to each patient 
B)  The success stories in the early stages of the movement were offset by subsequent stories of treatment failure 
C)  The failure rate of moral treatment began to raise questions concerning its effectiveness 
D)  Drug therapy became an important part of the treatment and reported side effects of the medication discredited the treatment approach 
A)  Physicians, nurses, and other caregivers did not have time to devote the needed attention to each patient 
B)  The success stories in the early stages of the movement were offset by subsequent stories of treatment failure 
C)  The failure rate of moral treatment began to raise questions concerning its effectiveness 
D)  Drug therapy became an important part of the treatment and reported side effects of the medication discredited the treatment approach

Question 5

Who were the authors of On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena published in 1893?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud and Breuer 
B)  Freud and Charcot 
C)  Freud and Adler 
D)  Freud and Hall 
A)  Freud and Breuer 
B)  Freud and Charcot 
C)  Freud and Adler 
D)  Freud and Hall

Question 6

The research findings of positive psychology are intended to _________ psychopathology research findings.

Accepted Answer

A)  supplement 
B)  replace 
C)  discredit 
D)  both B and C 
A)  supplement 
B)  replace 
C)  discredit 
D)  both B and C

Question 7

Quake William Tuke's _____________ treatment was designed to help asylum patients exercise self-control and restore patient's dignity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Quake William Tuke's _____________ treatment was designed...

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true concerning Dorothea Dix?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dorothea was a European who experienced the maltreatment first hand and immigrated to America to escape the public's insensitivity toward the mentally ill 
B)  Canada and the United States rejected Dorothea Dix's efforts to improve conditions for the mentally ill and her life was threatened several times 
C)  Dorothea found the treatment of the mentally ill dehumanizing and set out on a quest to improve their condition by lobbying in the United States and Canada to get laws passed 
D)  Thousands of new hospitals for the insane were established in Canada and the United States during the mid to late 1800s, yet very few adopted the humanitarian treatment set forth by Dorothea Dix. 
A)  Dorothea was a European who experienced the maltreatment first hand and immigrated to America to escape the public's insensitivity toward the mentally ill 
B)  Canada and the United States rejected Dorothea Dix's efforts to improve conditions for the mentally ill and her life was threatened several times 
C)  Dorothea found the treatment of the mentally ill dehumanizing and set out on a quest to improve their condition by lobbying in the United States and Canada to get laws passed 
D)  Thousands of new hospitals for the insane were established in Canada and the United States during the mid to late 1800s, yet very few adopted the humanitarian treatment set forth by Dorothea Dix.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  In Canada, psychologists have almost no prescription writing privileges whereas psychiatrists have full privileges 
B)  Psychiatrists have a medical degree and specialized training for treating psychiatric disorders while psychologists typically obtain a doctorate degree 
C)  Psychiatric nurses limit their services to the provision of medical care on inpatient psychiatric wards 
D)  Marriage and family therapists specialize in treating families, couples, and children with problems that disrupt their functioning 
A)  In Canada, psychologists have almost no prescription writing privileges whereas psychiatrists have full privileges 
B)  Psychiatrists have a medical degree and specialized training for treating psychiatric disorders while psychologists typically obtain a doctorate degree 
C)  Psychiatric nurses limit their services to the provision of medical care on inpatient psychiatric wards 
D)  Marriage and family therapists specialize in treating families, couples, and children with problems that disrupt their functioning

Question 10

The ___________ theory was used by Ancient Greeks and Egyptians to explain mental illness in women.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ___________ theory was used by Ancient...

Question 11

When a person's behaviour causes them distress and decreases their daily functioning, these behaviours meet the ________ criterion.

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a person's behaviour causes them distress...

Question 12

Ancient Chinese medicine described _____________ as the result of an excessive positive force.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ancient Chinese medicine described _____________ as the...

Question 13

The name Bedlam derives from which famous author's work?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Match Girl 
B)  William Shakespeare's King Lear 
C)  Reginald Scott's Discovery of Witchcraft 
D)  William Shakespeare's Othello 
A)  Hans Christian Anderson's The Little Match Girl 
B)  William Shakespeare's King Lear 
C)  Reginald Scott's Discovery of Witchcraft 
D)  William Shakespeare's Othello

Question 14

The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem in London was noted for its deplorable conditions. What nickname was given to this hospital?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dollhaus 
B)  Tollkiste 
C)  Geel 
D)  Bedlam 
A)  Dollhaus 
B)  Tollkiste 
C)  Geel 
D)  Bedlam

Question 15

The process of deinstitutionalization led to the closure of numerous psychiatric hospitals in Canada. As a consequence, patients with serious mental disorders began to be mainly admitted to what kind of facility?

Accepted Answer

A)  Community mental health centers 
B)  Psychiatric units of general hospitals 
C)  Prisons 
D)  General units within general hospitals 
A)  Community mental health centers 
B)  Psychiatric units of general hospitals 
C)  Prisons 
D)  General units within general hospitals

Question 16

Which of the following best describes a tarantism?

Accepted Answer

A)  A psychic epidemic in which people perform a spiritual dance to honour the tarantulas as supreme creatures 
B)  Dance frenzies that are accompanied by phobic-like symptoms when people see a tarantula 
C)  A psychic epidemic in which people jump around, dance wildly and beat each other with whips because they believe that they have been bitten by tarantulas 
D)  A group of people who hallucinate because tarantulas have crawled beneath their skin and they must perform a dance ritual to rid themselves or else they will become tarantulas 
A)  A psychic epidemic in which people perform a spiritual dance to honour the tarantulas as supreme creatures 
B)  Dance frenzies that are accompanied by phobic-like symptoms when people see a tarantula 
C)  A psychic epidemic in which people jump around, dance wildly and beat each other with whips because they believe that they have been bitten by tarantulas 
D)  A group of people who hallucinate because tarantulas have crawled beneath their skin and they must perform a dance ritual to rid themselves or else they will become tarantulas

Question 17

Which of the following is not a component of the maladaptiveness criterion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deviance 
B)  Distress 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Disturbance 
A)  Deviance 
B)  Distress 
C)  Dysfunction 
D)  Disturbance

Question 18

What is meant by the term "catharsis"?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person has lost feeling in the upper extremities 
B)  The person has become anxious and wishes to withdraw 
C)  The person has released emotions that have been hidden for a long time 
D)  The person has discovered a new meaning for his/her life 
A)  The person has lost feeling in the upper extremities 
B)  The person has become anxious and wishes to withdraw 
C)  The person has released emotions that have been hidden for a long time 
D)  The person has discovered a new meaning for his/her life

Question 19

Who argued that hysteria is caused by self-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 20

Who was one of America's strongest advocates for the humane treatment of the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philippe Pinel 
B)  Dorothea Dix 
C)  William Penn 
D)  Florence Nightingale 
A)  Philippe Pinel 
B)  Dorothea Dix 
C)  William Penn 
D)  Florence Nightingale

Which DSM system will have a relatively greater emphasis on dimensional models of psychopathology?

Rapid advancement in anatomy, physiology, neurology, and chemistry in the late 19^th century led to the advance of which theories of abnormal behaviour?

Cultural relativism and gender relativism are often used interchangeably.

Which of the following problems was not associated with the moral treatment model of attending to mentally ill patients?

Who were the authors of On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena published in 1893?

The research findings of positive psychology are intended to _________ psychopathology research findings.

Quake William Tuke's _____________ treatment was designed to help asylum patients exercise self-control and restore patient's dignity.

Which of the following statements is true concerning Dorothea Dix?

Which of the following statements is false?

The ___________ theory was used by Ancient Greeks and Egyptians to explain mental illness in women.

When a person's behaviour causes them distress and decreases their daily functioning, these behaviours meet the ________ criterion.

Ancient Chinese medicine described _____________ as the result of an excessive positive force.

The name Bedlam derives from which famous author's work?

The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem in London was noted for its deplorable conditions. What nickname was given to this hospital?

The process of deinstitutionalization led to the closure of numerous psychiatric hospitals in Canada. As a consequence, patients with serious mental disorders began to be mainly admitted to what kind of facility?

Which of the following best describes a tarantism?

Which of the following is not a component of the maladaptiveness criterion?

What is meant by the term "catharsis"?

Who argued that hysteria is caused by self-hypnosis?

Who was one of America's strongest advocates for the humane treatment of the mentally ill?

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

Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

Mental Health and the Law

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Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

Which DSM system will have a relatively greater emphasis on dimensional models of psychopathology?

Rapid advancement in anatomy, physiology, neurology, and chemistry in the late 19th century led to the advance of which theories of abnormal behaviour?

Cultural relativism and gender relativism are often used interchangeably.

Which of the following problems was not associated with the moral treatment model of attending to mentally ill patients?

Who were the authors of On the Psychical Mechanism of Hysterical Phenomena published in 1893?

The research findings of positive psychology are intended to _________ psychopathology research findings.

Quake William Tuke's _____________ treatment was designed to help asylum patients exercise self-control and restore patient's dignity.

Which of the following statements is true concerning Dorothea Dix?

Which of the following statements is false?

The ___________ theory was used by Ancient Greeks and Egyptians to explain mental illness in women.

When a person's behaviour causes them distress and decreases their daily functioning, these behaviours meet the ________ criterion.

Ancient Chinese medicine described _____________ as the result of an excessive positive force.

The name Bedlam derives from which famous author's work?

The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem in London was noted for its deplorable conditions. What nickname was given to this hospital?

The process of deinstitutionalization led to the closure of numerous psychiatric hospitals in Canada. As a consequence, patients with serious mental disorders began to be mainly admitted to what kind of facility?

Which of the following best describes a tarantism?

Which of the following is not a component of the maladaptiveness criterion?

What is meant by the term "catharsis"?

Who argued that hysteria is caused by self-hypnosis?

Who was one of America's strongest advocates for the humane treatment of the mentally ill?

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

Adjustment Disorders and Life-Cycle Transitions

Mental Health and the Law

Filters

Rapid advancement in anatomy, physiology, neurology, and chemistry in the late 19^th century led to the advance of which theories of abnormal behaviour?