Question 1

Lobotomies were widely used treatments in Canada during the mid-1940s.This treatment involved

Accepted Answer

A)  lesioning of the brain by electrodes.
B)  pharmacotherapy.
C)  disconnection of the frontal lobes of the brain.
D)  removal of the cerebellum.
E)  removal of the ovaries in women. C

Question 2

introduced "degeneration" theory,which proposed that abnormal functioning was transmitted by hereditary processes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pinel
B)  Cabanis
C)  Charles Darwin
D)  Cesare Lombroso
E)  Benedict Morel E

Question 3

Which one of the following groups of principles have been used to define abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis by an expert,personal distress,poor emotional control
B)  personal distress,delinquent activity,poor emotional control
C)  violation of norms,abnormal intellectual functioning,personal distress
D)  infrequency,personal distress,impaired functioning
E)  psychiatric diagnosis,harmful dysfunction,abnormal intellectual functioning D

Question 4

Compare and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic approaches to mental health and describe the positive effect that these approaches have had.

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Question 5

The Arab world's approach to dealing with the mentally ill was that of compassion and humanity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The bodily fluids believed to influence mental functioning were called humours.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Describe the contributions of two historical persons in Europe who influenced the theory and treatment of mental illness.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Hippocrates believed that psychological functioning was influenced by imbalances in bodily fluids.Each of the following was considered an essential fluid EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  blood.
B)  black bile.
C)  brown bile.
D)  green bile.
E)  phlegm.

Question 9

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia
B)  anxiety disorders
C)  depression
D)  diabetes
E)  alcoholism

Question 10

Deinstitutionalization in the 1950's was a great success,thanks to the careful and advance planning of community mental health programs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Moral therapy was an important approach in the treatment of the mentally ill.Define the basis of this approach,describe the individuals responsible for promoting this approach,and why it lost popularity.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Evidence-based practice is defined in the textbook as:

Accepted Answer

A)  integrating scientific evidence and individual expertise to inform optimum client care
B)  gathering evidence that certain methods are applicable to certain disorders
C)  gathering data from clinical practice to inform clinical research
D)  choosing methods in clinical practice that are based upon experimental evidence
E)  choosing methods in clinical practice that are based upon case study evidence

Question 13

The term "bedlam" originated from

Accepted Answer

A)  a method of treatment used in early asylums.
B)  the lack of beds that was common in early asylums.
C)  the bizarre behaviour known as St.Vitus' dance.
D)  moments of frenzy among mad people.
E)  behaviour of the patients in deplorable early European asylums.

Question 14

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Your sister suddenly begins to leap about,jumping and dancing in the streets.During the Middle Ages,she would most likely be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  melancholia.
B)  trephination.
C)  the Tarantella.
D)  an excess of phlegm.
E)  spiritus vitae.

Question 16

Psychological abnormality refers to dysfunctional behavior with psychogenic cause.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Many mentally ill people are unpredictable and dangerous to themselves and others.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Thomas Szasz claimed that the labels used to describe mental disorders reflected ways of controlling individuals suffering problems in living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After reading about the history of how mental illness has been dealt with,you are determined to advance the profession of psychology.You have been chosen to speak at a conference for the CPA Task Force to promote evidence-based practice (EBP)in clinical psychology.Define EBP,state the "goods" that it promises how it can deliver them.Operationalize the concept of EBP for clinicians (i.e.,what behaviors on the part of the clinician are entailed by a commitment to EBP?); make recommendations for how this could be implemented in one's practice and spread throughout the profession.

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Question 20

To whom can we credit with the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud
B)  Aristotle
C)  Plato
D)  Hippocrates
E)  Galen

Exam 1: Concepts of Abnormality Throughout History

Lobotomies were widely used treatments in Canada during the mid-1940s.This treatment involved

introduced "degeneration" theory,which proposed that abnormal functioning was transmitted by hereditary processes.

Which one of the following groups of principles have been used to define abnormality?

Compare and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic approaches to mental health and describe the positive effect that these approaches have had.

The Arab world's approach to dealing with the mentally ill was that of compassion and humanity.

The bodily fluids believed to influence mental functioning were called humours.

Describe the contributions of two historical persons in Europe who influenced the theory and treatment of mental illness.

Hippocrates believed that psychological functioning was influenced by imbalances in bodily fluids.Each of the following was considered an essential fluid EXCEPT

Insulin was used by Sakel during the mid-20th century in order to treat:

Deinstitutionalization in the 1950's was a great success,thanks to the careful and advance planning of community mental health programs.

Moral therapy was an important approach in the treatment of the mentally ill.Define the basis of this approach,describe the individuals responsible for promoting this approach,and why it lost popularity.

Evidence-based practice is defined in the textbook as:

The term "bedlam" originated from

The ancient physician Galen believed that mental disorders were entirely the result of physical causes.

Your sister suddenly begins to leap about,jumping and dancing in the streets.During the Middle Ages,she would most likely be diagnosed with

Psychological abnormality refers to dysfunctional behavior with psychogenic cause.

Many mentally ill people are unpredictable and dangerous to themselves and others.

Thomas Szasz claimed that the labels used to describe mental disorders reflected ways of controlling individuals suffering problems in living.

To whom can we credit with the original idea that dreams play an important role in understanding mental illness?