Exam 1: What Is Abnormal Psychology

In the latter half of the 19th century,the belief that abnormal behaviour could be treated by moral therapy fell into disfavour.

The Malleus Maleficarum was ________.

According to Freud,the region of the mind that corresponds to one's present awareness is the ________.

The modern era of treatment can be traced to the ________.

A transmitting neuron is called ________.

Most human genes contain instructions for the building of proteins from amino acids.

According to Freud,when the id breaks completely through to consciousness,and the ego is no longer able to keep a lid on its urges,________ results.

Most of our genes contain the biological instructions for combining amino acids into ______.

Freud's use of hypnosis in therapy was based upon the work of ________.

Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck are most closely associated with ________ psychology.

Hippocrates diagnoses one of his patients as suffering from an excess of phlegm.The patient is probably ________.

The Latin phrase malleus maleficarum means the witches' hammer.

According to Freud,the conjuring up of mental images of the objects of our desires is called ________.

The process of neurotransmitters being reabsorbed by the axon terminal is called ________.

During the Middle Ages,the treatment of choice for curing abnormal behaviour was ________.

In judging whether or not a person's behaviour is socially unacceptable or violates social norms,clinicians must take into account each of the following EXCEPT ________.

In the late 18th and early 19th century,most Europeans viewed deranged or mentally ill people as ________.

The number of homeless people has tripled in the last decade.

A scientist rings a bell just prior to presenting meat to the dogs in his laboratory.After several pairings,the dogs begin salivating when the bell is rung,even when no meat is presented.This experiment utilizes ________.

Describe the diathesis-stress model and how it explains psychological disorders.