Question 1

If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being influenced by the gods,you would likely view madness as being caused by

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia. 
B) demon possession. 
C) brain dysfunction. 
D) weakness of character. 
E) irrational thoughts. 
A) schizophrenia. 
B) demon possession. 
C) brain dysfunction. 
D) weakness of character. 
E) irrational thoughts.

Question 2

Which is the most sensible way to logically combine the criteria used to define psychological abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired functioning 
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND personal distress 
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired functioning] 
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired functioning 
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired functioning 
A) [infrequency OR personal distress] AND impaired functioning 
B) [infrequency OR impaired functioning] AND personal distress 
C) infrequency AND [personal distress OR impaired functioning] 
D) infrequency AND personal distress AND impaired functioning 
E) infrequency OR personal distress OR impaired functioning

Question 3

Paracelsus believed that psychic conflicts may result in mental illness and treated patients using and early form of hypnotism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to the statistical concept,abnormal behavior is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

During the 17th century,in which Canadian province was it that the development of proper places of care for the mentally ill was most accepted?

Accepted Answer

A) Alberta 
B) Manitoba 
C) Quebec 
D) British Columbia 
E) Ontario 
A) Alberta 
B) Manitoba 
C) Quebec 
D) British Columbia 
E) Ontario

Question 6

You are one of Mesmer's assistants during the 1700s.Your treatment of choice for dealing with hysteria would be considered a predecessor of

Accepted Answer

A) psychopharmacotherapy. 
B) hypnotism. 
C) spiritual healing. 
D) the cathartic method. 
E) psychotherapy. 
A) psychopharmacotherapy. 
B) hypnotism. 
C) spiritual healing. 
D) the cathartic method. 
E) psychotherapy.

Question 7

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

Accepted Answer

A) pharmacotherapy. 
B) palliative therapy. 
C) psychotherapy. 
D) psychosurgery. 
E) psychoanalysis. 
A) pharmacotherapy. 
B) palliative therapy. 
C) psychotherapy. 
D) psychosurgery. 
E) psychoanalysis.

Question 8

The idea that both mental and physical disorders were caused by problems in the body was held by

Accepted Answer

A) Soranus. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Plato. 
D) the Greek physician Aretaeus. 
E) Hippocrates. 
A) Soranus. 
B) Aristotle. 
C) Plato. 
D) the Greek physician Aretaeus. 
E) Hippocrates.

Question 9

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating the mentally ill?

Accepted Answer

Many changes have occurred throughout ti

Question 11

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

Accepted Answer

A) Vancouver Psychiatric Hospital. 
B) Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital. 
C) the Rockwood asylum in Kingston. 
D) the Hotel Dieu in Quebec. 
E) the Hotel Dieu in Calgary. 
A) Vancouver Psychiatric Hospital. 
B) Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital. 
C) the Rockwood asylum in Kingston. 
D) the Hotel Dieu in Quebec. 
E) the Hotel Dieu in Calgary.

Question 13

In writing an essay on behaviourism,you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

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A) abnormal behaviour is learned. 
B) psychology must be restricted to observable behaviour. 
C) behavioural approaches produced a revolution in psychological thought. 
D) Watson acknowledged that abnormal behaviour was likely present at birth. 
E) behavioural approaches have become established in treatment of disorders. 
A) abnormal behaviour is learned. 
B) psychology must be restricted to observable behaviour. 
C) behavioural approaches produced a revolution in psychological thought. 
D) Watson acknowledged that abnormal behaviour was likely present at birth. 
E) behavioural approaches have become established in treatment of disorders.

Question 14

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Clinical Psychiatry,published by Kraepelin in 1883,was an important textbook because it

Accepted Answer

A) introduced pioneering treatments for severe mental disorders. 
B) explained the causes of many common mental disorders. 
C) attempted to classify mental illnesses. 
D) joined together the professions of clinical psychology and psychiatry. 
E) described methods of treatment for psychiatric disorders. 
A) introduced pioneering treatments for severe mental disorders. 
B) explained the causes of many common mental disorders. 
C) attempted to classify mental illnesses. 
D) joined together the professions of clinical psychology and psychiatry. 
E) described methods of treatment for psychiatric disorders.

Question 16

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to inducewhich he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

A) convulsions 
B) seizures 
C) shock 
D) coma 
E) low blood sugar 
A) convulsions 
B) seizures 
C) shock 
D) coma 
E) low blood sugar

Question 17

Psychopathology refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the same disorder as psychopathy. 
B) disorders of the brain. 
C) a physical cause to psychological problems. 
D) only severe psychological disorders. 
E) the study of the nature of psychological problems. 
A) the same disorder as psychopathy. 
B) disorders of the brain. 
C) a physical cause to psychological problems. 
D) only severe psychological disorders. 
E) the study of the nature of psychological problems.

Question 18

Hippocrates played a major role in both how the causes and treatment of mental illness were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Accepted Answer

A) being the father of psychoanalysis. 
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness. 
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness. 
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes. 
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids. 
A) being the father of psychoanalysis. 
B) proving the value of leading a healthy life in preventing madness. 
C) emphasizing the natural causes of mental illness. 
D) separating the causes of madness into medical and magical causes. 
E) his idea that psychological functioning resulted from disturbances of bodily fluids.

Question 19

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

Accepted Answer

A) the first place in Canada to use psychoanalysis. 
B) founded by Ewen Cameron. 
C) a place where the criminally insane were housed. 
D) the site of a research project funded by the CIA. 
E) a leading Canadian hospital in the treatment and care of psychiatric patients. 
A) the first place in Canada to use psychoanalysis. 
B) founded by Ewen Cameron. 
C) a place where the criminally insane were housed. 
D) the site of a research project funded by the CIA. 
E) a leading Canadian hospital in the treatment and care of psychiatric patients.

Question 20

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Accepted Answer

A) what is considered appropriate differs over time and location. 
B) mentally ill people are usually not dangerous. 
C) social norms tend to be constant over time. 
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture. 
E) killers and murderers are generally sane. 
A) what is considered appropriate differs over time and location. 
B) mentally ill people are usually not dangerous. 
C) social norms tend to be constant over time. 
D) inappropriate behaviour is often the norm in North American culture. 
E) killers and murderers are generally sane.

If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being influenced by the gods,you would likely view madness as being caused by

Which is the most sensible way to logically combine the criteria used to define psychological abnormality?

Paracelsus believed that psychic conflicts may result in mental illness and treated patients using and early form of hypnotism.

According to the statistical concept,abnormal behavior is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

During the 17th century,in which Canadian province was it that the development of proper places of care for the mentally ill was most accepted?

You are one of Mesmer's assistants during the 1700s.Your treatment of choice for dealing with hysteria would be considered a predecessor of

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

The idea that both mental and physical disorders were caused by problems in the body was held by

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating the mentally ill?

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

In writing an essay on behaviourism,you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Clinical Psychiatry,published by Kraepelin in 1883,was an important textbook because it

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to inducewhich he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

Psychopathology refers to

Hippocrates played a major role in both how the causes and treatment of mental illness were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

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Exam 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

If you lived in a society that explained changes in the weather as being influenced by the gods,you would likely view madness as being caused by

Which is the most sensible way to logically combine the criteria used to define psychological abnormality?

Paracelsus believed that psychic conflicts may result in mental illness and treated patients using and early form of hypnotism.

According to the statistical concept,abnormal behavior is that which occurs relatively infrequently.

During the 17th century,in which Canadian province was it that the development of proper places of care for the mentally ill was most accepted?

You are one of Mesmer's assistants during the 1700s.Your treatment of choice for dealing with hysteria would be considered a predecessor of

Jason has been given Ritalin to control his hyperactive moods.He is receiving

The idea that both mental and physical disorders were caused by problems in the body was held by

Mesmer's work with hysteria sparked an interest in psychological explanations of disorders.

Approaches to conceptualizing and treating abnormality have changed over time.Why is it valuable to be aware of the historical approaches to treating the mentally ill?

Thomas Szasz suggested that psychiatry invented mental disorders in order to wrest control over people with mental disorders from the clergy.

The first asylum for the mentally ill established in Canada was

In writing an essay on behaviourism,you would be likely to include all of the following statements EXCEPT

Teresa of Avila and St.Vincent de Paul influenced the development of a more scientific approach to treating mental illness.

Clinical Psychiatry,published by Kraepelin in 1883,was an important textbook because it

Sakel administered insulin to patients in order to inducewhich he believed would cure or reduce the symptoms of schizophrenia

Psychopathology refers to

Hippocrates played a major role in both how the causes and treatment of mental illness were viewed.However,his greatest contribution to psychology was

Montreal's Allen Memorial Hospital was

Perhaps the biggest problem with using inappropriate behaviour as a criterion for abnormal behaviour is

Theoretical Perspectives on Abnormal Behaviour

Classification and Diagnosis

Psychological Assessment and Research Methods

Anxiety and Related Disorders

Dissociative and Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

Psychological Factors Affecting Medical Conditions

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders

Eating Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

The Personality Disorders

Sexual Dysfunction Disorders and Gender Dysphoria

Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Behaviour and Emotional Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence

Aging and Mental Health

Therapies

Prevention and Mental Health Promotion in the Community

Mental Disorder and the Law

Filters