Abnormal Psych Exam #1 Review Questions with Latest Update
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Abnormal Psychology
ounder of Medicine - Answer-Hippocrates
Who is Benjamin Rush? - Answer-Founder of American psychiatry
Cultural relativism argues that... - Answer-There are no universal standards of normal or abnormal behavior that are identical across all cultures
Not one of the 4 D's of abnormality - Ans...
Abnormal Psych Exam #1 Review
Questions with Latest Update
Founder of Medicine - Answer-Hippocrates
Who is Benjamin Rush? - Answer-Founder of American psychiatry
Cultural relativism argues that... - Answer-There are no universal standards of normal or
abnormal behavior that are identical across all cultures
Not one of the 4 D's of abnormality - Answer-Behaviors are ones that the individual
wishes to be rid of
Flowing of "vital air" onto specific body organs was espoused by the... - Answer-
Chinese
Egyptians once believed a women's "wandering uterus" was responsible for... - Answer-
Hysteria
According to Greek physicians, such as Hippocrates, psychological problems were due
to... - Answer-An imbalance of four humors (blood, phlegm, yellow bile, and black bile).
Plato argued that mental illness resulted from - Answer-Impulse, passion, or appetite
During the time period called the Renaissance, which of the following was the
predominant explanation for abnormality or mental illnesses? - Answer-Witchcraft
Which statement best characterizes the beliefs of the mental hygiene movement? -
Answer-Mental disorders result from the separation of people from nature and the
stresses of rapid social change.
Behavior is considered abnormal when... - Answer-it deviates from socially acceptable
behavior, causes individual distress, and reduces an individual's ability to function.
According to current thinking, which of the following best characterizes the causes of
abnormal behavior? - Answer-Cognitive, emotional, and social factors
In cultures dominated by Shinto and Buddhist religions, which cultural norm is
accepted? - Answer-Speaking to dead loved ones as if they were in the room
Which behavior would be considered "dangerous"? - Answer-Thoughts of suicide
, Mental health experts tend to view mental illness as a constellation of symptoms
encompassing.. - Answer-thinking or cognition, emotional regulation, and social
behavior.
Which of the following individuals investigated jails and poor houses, campaigning for
proper treatment of psychologically disturbed people? - Answer-Dix
The ______ movement released hundreds of thousands of institutionally confined
patients into community treatment sites. - Answer-Deinstitutionalization
Trephination was used to... - Answer-Drive away evil spirits
During the Middle Ages, psychic epidemics consisted of - Answer-Dance frenzies
Which person advocated for the mentally ill after observing their brutal treatment in
jails? - Answer-Dorothea Dix
The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem was given this nickname because of its
conditions... - Answer-Bedlam
Historically, which perspective or theory saw abnormal behavior as caused by
abnormalities in the brain? - Answer-Biological theories
The psychoanalytic perspective began with the work of Anton Mesmer who was
interested in... - Answer-Animal magnetism
The discovery of this illness highlighted how biological forces impact psychological well-
being... - Answer-General paresis
Which theorist is associated with studying the influence of the consequences of our
behavior? - Answer-Skinner
Which theorist argued that people prone to psychological disorders hold negative
assumptions about themselves and the world? - Answer-Ellis
Which of these was a type of community-based treatment developed during the
patients' rights movement? - Answer-Halfway houses, day treatment centers, and
community mental health centers
The patients' rights movement in American psychiatric treatment emerged in which
decade? - Answer-1960's
In 1963, the community mental health movement was officially launched by President
Kennedy. This led to... - Answer-Deinstitutionalization
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