Question 1

Historians of the witchcraft age concluded that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the mentally ill were especially prone to being perceived as witches 
B)  few people were ever accused of being witches and almost none were killed 
C)  many witches were actually intellectually disabled, not mentally disordered 
D)  almost all witches were both mentally disordered and intellectually disabled

Question 2

A history book states, "Benjamin Rush introduced humane policies into American mental hospitals, but it took Dorothea Dix to make significant positive reforms in mental hospital care. After her work, inhumane treatment was eliminated in the United States." What, if anything, is incorrect in this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  No portion of the statement is incorrect. 
B)  It is incorrect to say that Dix made significant positive reforms. 
C)  It is incorrect to say that inhumane treatment was eliminated. 
D)  It is incorrect to say that Rush introduced humane policies.

Question 3

Clinical psychologists usually have ____ degrees; psychiatrists have ____ degrees.

Accepted Answer

A)  bachelor's (B.S.); medical (M.D.) 
B)  medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.) 
C)  doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.
D) ; medical (M.D.) 
D)  master's (M.S.); doctorate (Ph.D.)

Question 4

Which perspective proposes that people can develop new meaning and purpose even though limitations caused by illness exist?

Accepted Answer

A)  recovery movement 
B)  psychoanalytic theory 
C)  psychological resilience 
D)  clinical intuition

Question 5

Jason says, "Mental illness is not a choice or caused by what people do." Jason's remark ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  contradicts the myth that people are responsible for their condition 
B)  supports the myth that mentally disturbed people can use willpower to recover 
C)  supports the myth that mental illness runs in families 
D)  contradicts the myth that mentally disturbed people can cure themselves

Question 6

Thomas Szasz believed that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  unusual belief systems are not necessarily wrong 
B)  abnormal behavior reflects an illness 
C)  psychologists are better trained than other professionals to diagnose abnormality 
D)  people who have problems of living are suffering from mental illness

Question 7

Which statement would be consistent with the ideas of Emil Kraepelin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental illness is fundamentally a social construct. 
B)  Abnormality is a deviation from ideal personality traits. 
C)  Every culture has its own unique set of symptoms and disorders. 
D)  Symptoms of mental health disorders tend to occur in clusters.

Question 8

Frenchman Philippe Pinel and American Benjamin Rush were both concerned with ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of private, profitable "madhouses" 
B)  the moral treatment of patients in hospitals 
C)  helping patients gain easy access to medications 
D)  instituting the use of shamans to be culturally sensitive

Question 9

To combat social stigma, there have been concerted efforts to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  keep the mentally ill safe by utilizing inpatient hospital services 
B)  enact laws that protect those with mental illness from discrimination 
C)  criminalize discrimination against those with mental illness 
D)  increase public awareness and provide accurate information about mental illness

Question 10

Briefly discuss the changing views of mental disorders throughout history. Be sure to include in your discussion a comparison of views across cultures and across time periods.

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

Humanism is the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  scientific study of behavior to identify its causes and to modify it 
B)  philosophical movement that emphasizes human welfare and individual uniqueness 
C)  biological theory of abnormal behavior first used by the ancient Greeks 
D)  practice of identifying and executing individuals believed to witches

Question 12

As conceptualized by the recovery movement, recovery involves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotropic medication and talk therapy 
B)  individuals taking responsibility for their own wellbeing 
C)  spiritual training that help the mentally ill cope with life's challenges 
D)  the development of new meaning and purpose in one's life

Question 13

According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (2012), up to ____ of adults with severe mental disorders are not receiving treatment.

Accepted Answer

A)  27 percent 
B)  37 percent 
C)  47 percent 
D)  57 percent

Question 14

Psychotropic drugs are helpful because they ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce symptoms so those with serious mental illness can focus on therapy 
B)  help hospitalized patients return to their pre-illness level of functioning 
C)  eliminate the need for therapy because they cure the underlying illness 
D)  sedate individuals so that they are far easier to deal with outside hospitals

Question 15

According to Bagalman and Napili. (2013), what percentage of adults suffer from serious psychological disorders such as schizophrenia in a given year?

Accepted Answer

A)  5.8 percent 
B)  8.5 percent 
C)  12.6 percent 
D)  16.3 percent

Question 16

Which factor spawned renewed interest and research into brain-behavior relationships?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of the humanism movement 
B)  The return to scientific based approaches to psychopathology 
C)  The success of psychopharmacology 
D)  The rise of technology-assisted therapy

Question 17

Chart the major ideas and historical figures in the history of treating the mentally ill, from the era of witchcraft in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries through the rise of the Reform Movement in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Positive psychology is ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the philosophical and scientific study of positive human functioning and the strengths and assets of individuals, families, and communities 
B)  the perspective that those with mental illness can recover and live satisfying, hopeful, and contributing lives, even with the limitations caused by their illness 
C)  a philosophical movement that emphasizes human welfare and the worth and uniqueness of the individual 
D)  a shift to more humane treatment of people who are mentally disturbed by using psychotropic medications

Question 19

During the Middle Ages, mental illness was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  based on a disease model 
B)  handled with care and humane treatment 
C)  based on scientific principles 
D)  seen as a the result of supernatural forces

Question 20

Positive psychologists believe that if we identify qualities associated with effective coping and resilience, we can teach people strategies that ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  lead to a strong spiritual approach to life 
B)  lead to the development of compassion toward the mentally ill 
C)  help them regulate emotions and avoid developing mental illness 
D)  help them to become more responsible for themselves

Exam 1: Abnormal Behavior