Question 1

Brain pathology as an explanation for psychological disorders was systematically argued by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   Wilhelm Wundt
B)   Richard Krafft-Ebing
C)   Franz Anton Mesmer
D)   Wilhelm GriesingerE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Describe the different professions within abnormal psychology.

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Question 3

Which historical figures both argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

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A)   Socrates and Plato
B)   Plato and Hippocrates
C)   Homer and Plato
D)   Hippocrates and SocratesE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behaviors to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that:

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A)   the observer assesses the behavior based on her/his own biases and prejudices.
B)   the observer considers the behavior normal if it seems appropriate for that particular situation.
C)   the observer uses the behavior to judge the individual's personality.
D)   the observer's evaluation of the behavior lacks any theoretical grounding.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Philippe Pinel, a strong leader of the moral treatment movement, ordered that the chains be removed from patients because he believed that:

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A)   their conditions were specifically the result of their separation from the rest of society.
B)   the patients' health could be improved by restoring dignity and tranquility.
C)   abnormal behaviors were rooted in supernatural theories and patients needed the freedom to practice their faith.
D)   patients were virtually harmless as long as they were properly medicated.E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days. According to the ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

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A)   vital air flowing on the lungs.
B)   a lack of positive force.
C)   bewitchment.
D)   an excessive order in her life.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D) A

Question 7

What are "the four Ds" of abnormality?

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A)   Distress, delusion, deviance, and derision
B)   Deviance, dysfunction, disorder, and danger
C)   Danger, disorder, delusion, and dysfunction
D)   Dysfunction, distress, deviance, and dangerousnessE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

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Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
▪ Concept of "wandering uterus"-the uterus dislodged and wandered throughout a woman's body, interfering with her other organs, causing hysteria
▪ Greeks and Romans saw madness as an affliction from the gods, but Greek physicians rejected supernatural explanations
▪ Hippocrates-phobias, imbalance of four basic bodily humors-blood, phlegm, yellow bile, black bile, classification of abnormal behavior into epilepsy, mania, melancholia, and brain fever
▪ Plato-some forms of madness were divine, madness related to impulse, passion, or appetite
▪ Treatments-bleeding patients, rest, relaxation, change of climate, change of diet

Question 9

Hippocrates classified abnormal behavior into which set of categories?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hysteria, phobia, mania, and epilepsy
B)   Melancholia, epilepsy, phobia, and mania
C)   Brain fever, hysteria, phobia, and melancholia
D)   Epilepsy, mania, melancholia, and brain feverE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

_____ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions, and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gentamycin
B)   Diethylstilbestrol
C)   Roxatidine
D)   PhenothiazinesE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the managed care system?

Accepted Answer

A)   It attempts to provide coordinated mental health services to people in community-based centers.
B)   It maintains that patients' health will improve if they are integrated in the community.
C)   It seeks to organize health care and coordinate services for existing medical problems and prevent future problems.
D)   It was conceptualized to fix the problem of deplorable conditions in state institutions for mental health care.E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

Pavlov's theory of learning focused on _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   operant conditioning
B)   social conditioning
C)   classical conditioning
D)   cognitive conditioningE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

What phenomenon, seen in Italy as early as the fourteenth century, was attributed to a spider bite, causing people to jump around, dance wildly, tear at their clothes, and beat each other with whips?

Accepted Answer

A)   Tarantism
B)   Tarantella
C)   Saint Vitus' dance
D)   Comas enfermasE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

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A)   similar to physical disease.
B)   a result of chronic stress.
C)   an affliction from the gods.
D)   a result of trauma.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

Discuss how and why the concept of moral treatment evolved and the problems associated with its failures, and the individuals who were instrumental in its development.

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Key terms and concepts that maybe included in student responses:
▪ Deplorable conditions in asylums in Europe and America
▪ The Act for Regulating Madhouses
▪ New psychological view-restoration of dignity, rest, relaxation
▪ Efforts of Pinel, Tuke, and Dix
▪ Training of mental health professionals
▪ Increase in mental institutions and public hospitals
▪ Problems associated with rapid growth-influx of immigrants, decline in humane conditions, lack of public support, and decrease in funding

Question 16

Who were the authors of On the Psychical Mechanisms of Hysterical Phenomena published in 1893?

Accepted Answer

A)   Freud and Breuer
B)   Freud and Charcot
C)   Freud and Adler
D)   Freud and HallE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Theorists who argue that behaviors can only be abnormal relative to cultural norms, are proponents of:

Accepted Answer

A)   cultural hegemony.
B)   cultural regeneration.
C)   cultural imperialism.
D)   cultural relativism.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 18

_____ noted that, throughout history, societies have labeled individuals and groups abnormal in order to justify controlling or silencing them.

Accepted Answer

A)   Thomas Szasz
B)   Samuel Cartwright
C)   Clifford Beers
D)   Johann WeyerE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following individuals is regarded as the best-known figure in psychiatry and psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Ivan Pavlov
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   John Watson
D)   Erik EriksonE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deviance
B)   Unusualness
C)   Distress
D)   Mental IllnessE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Exam 1: Looking at Abnormality

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Describe the different professions within abnormal psychology.

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Which historical figures both argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

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When an observer takes into account the context or circumstances surrounding someone's behaviors to determine whether they are normal or abnormal, it means that:

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Philippe Pinel, a strong leader of the moral treatment movement, ordered that the chains be removed from patients because he believed that:

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Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days. According to the ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

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What are "the four Ds" of abnormality?

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Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

Hippocrates classified abnormal behavior into which set of categories?

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_____ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions, and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

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Which of the following best describes the managed care system?

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Pavlov's theory of learning focused on _____.

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What phenomenon, seen in Italy as early as the fourteenth century, was attributed to a spider bite, causing people to jump around, dance wildly, tear at their clothes, and beat each other with whips?

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Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

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Discuss how and why the concept of moral treatment evolved and the problems associated with its failures, and the individuals who were instrumental in its development.

Who were the authors of On the Psychical Mechanisms of Hysterical Phenomena published in 1893?

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Theorists who argue that behaviors can only be abnormal relative to cultural norms, are proponents of:

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_____ noted that, throughout history, societies have labeled individuals and groups abnormal in order to justify controlling or silencing them.

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Which of the following individuals is regarded as the best-known figure in psychiatry and psychology?

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Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

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Describe the different professions within abnormal psychology.

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Philippe Pinel, a strong leader of the moral treatment movement, ordered that the chains be removed from patients because he believed that:

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Xia has been feeling sad and lonely over the last several days. According to the ancient Chinese medical philosophy, Xia's mood is likely the result of:

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What are "the four Ds" of abnormality?

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Describe the ancient Egyptian, Greek, and Roman theories of abnormal behavior.

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_____ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions, and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

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Most Greeks and Romans saw madness as:

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Theorists who argue that behaviors can only be abnormal relative to cultural norms, are proponents of:

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