Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: Historical and Modern Perspectives

Which of the following statements about reinforcement is True?

Josef Breuer gave us the "talking cure" through his work with Anna O. Explain the nature and assumption of this treatment approach using Anna's case details.

When scientists discovered that syphilis caused general paresis, the finding was a significant advance for psychology. Discuss the importance of this finding.

In the classical conditioning paradigm demonstrated by Pavlov through his study of the physiology of dog digestion, what was the UCS?

The diathesis-stress model of abnormal behaviour assumes that

According to Freud, which of the following was critical to overcoming psychological difficulties?

Carl Rogers proposed that phenomenology is critical in understanding an individual. Phenomenology means the

In Aaron Beck's model of depression, the cognitive triad consists of

Emotional contagion is the automatic mimicry and synchronization of expression, vocalizations, postures, and

Compare and contrast classical and operant conditioning.

Which of the following statements about women and abnormal behaviour within a sociocultural context is True?

A recent news story describes an unusual condition found among females at a local high school. After eating frozen yogurt from their cafeteria, a number of girls have begun to "spin wildly" throughout the lunchroom until being restrained by a faculty hall monitor. Immediately after being stopped, each girl reported feeling compelled to "spin" after eating. The number of girls involved in these incidents increased until the yogurt machine was removed from the cafeteria. In all probability, this behaviour can be considered an episode of

Defining "abnormal" as being "away from normal" is circular.

People need to actually perform a behaviour to learn through vicarious reinforcement.

Explain how developmental maturity has an impact on psychological disorders.

How did the ancient Greek physicians Hippocrates and Galen differ in their perspectives on hysteria?

As a recent graduate of a Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology, you have been schooled in the latest research in abnormal psychology. If you were trained in a model that evaluates multiple causes contributing to abnormality, you would most likely be labeled a strict Behaviourist.

The concept of "developmental trajectory" expresses the notion that

A woman from Ecuador dresses colorfully and makes eye contact with others in church, while another woman from Japan dresses in quieter colors and does not make eye contact. This is an example of culture-bound syndrome.

Which of the following approaches would allow an understanding of how abnormal behaviour varies in severity over time, perhaps increasing and decreasing, or how behaviours change from one disorder to another?