Exam 1: What Is Abnormal Psychology

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main categories used by Hippocrates and Galen to classify abnormal behaviour?

Epigenetics provides scientists with interpretation of __________.

Swellings called "knobs" are located at the ends of the ________.

According to Freud,the ego is the only psychic structure at birth.

The psychological model that offers the broadest level of analysis of abnormal behaviour is the ________ model.

According to psychoanalytic theory,neuroses develop when the id breaks through into consciousness and takes over personality.

Cognitive-behaviour therapy has had limited impact on schizophrenia.

If you worked for Pussin in France in a mental hospital,you would be encouraged to treat the patients harshly and keep them in chains.

The ________ model attempts to explain abnormal behaviour on the basis of underlying biological defects.

Explain and compare the roles of the psychiatric hospital and the general hospital psychiatric unit.

According to Freud,the part of the superego that represents the moral values we believe we should strive for is called the ________.

For Freud,psychological health was related to ________.

Emil Kraepelin identified the group of diseases he called "dementia praecox," which we now call ________.

Freud's approach to the treatment of abnormal behaviour is called ________.

The part of the neuron that transmits messages to other neurons is called the ________.

The most prominent interactionist model is the ________ model.

There is evidence that the behaviour patterns characterized by schizophrenia are limited to North America.

The channelling of unacceptable impulses into positive,constructive pursuits is called ________.

The biopsychosocial model could also be considered a __________ approach to account for abnormal behaviour.

In our culture,models based on ________ have achieved prominence in explaining abnormal behaviour.