Chapter 17 ALTERNATIVES TO INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY 410
Chapter 18 LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN MENTAL DISORDERS 431
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ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR: PAST AND PRESENT PERSPECTIVES
1. 1 Which facet of your text's definition of "abnormal behavior" is universally
Ans. D accepted?
Fac a. individual disturbance of behavior or physical functioning
p. 4 b. psychological distress or impaired functioning
E c. a kind of disturbance that is unexpected in the culture
d. None of the above apply.
1. 2 If you were a citizen of ancient Egypt, what would you be most likely to cite
Ans. C as the cause of Nelson McGrath's behavior?
App a. weakness of character
p. 5 b. bodily illness
E c. evil
d. irrational thoughts & perceptions
1. 3 Evidence from cultures around 3500 to 3000 B. C. suggests that a
Ans. D model would have been used to explain abnormal behavior.
Fac a. medical
p. 5 b. humanistic
E c. rationalistic
d. demonological
1. 4 How might an early Mesopotamian individual be treated if she or he
Ans. C demonstrated bizarre actions, strange speech, and extremely unusual beliefs?
App a. bloodletting with leeches
p. 5 b. confinement to an asylum
M c. trephining
d. a special diet to restore bodily imbalances
1. 5 Ancient Chinese and Hebrew civilizations employed several methods in the
Ans. B treatment of abnormal individuals. Which approach, however, was NOT
Fac common?
p. 5 a. exercise and special diet
M b. special care in asylums
c. faith healing
d. concoctions to poison spirits and demons
1. 6 The movie "An American Werewolf in London" reflects a belief in which of
Ans. A the following?
App a. lycanthropy
p. 5 b. hysteria
E c. tarantism
d. stigmata diaboli
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