Question 1

During the Middle Ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  A priest 
B)  A physician 
C)  A scientist 
D)  A surgeon 
A)  A priest 
B)  A physician 
C)  A scientist 
D)  A surgeon

Question 2

The Nancy School ________

Accepted Answer

A)  advanced the recognition that psychological factors were involved in the development of mental disorders. 
B)  furthered our understanding of the role of biological factors in the development of mental illness. 
C)  fell out of favor when the evidence supporting the views of Charcot accumulated. 
D)  failed to recognize that most forms of psychopathology are incurable. 
A)  advanced the recognition that psychological factors were involved in the development of mental disorders. 
B)  furthered our understanding of the role of biological factors in the development of mental illness. 
C)  fell out of favor when the evidence supporting the views of Charcot accumulated. 
D)  failed to recognize that most forms of psychopathology are incurable.

Question 3

The physicians of the Nancy School ________

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed the use of hypnotism. 
B)  demonstrated the power of suggestion. 
C)  found that hypnotism was not effective in the treatment of any mental illnesses. 
D)  believed that hysteria was the result of brain degeneration. 
A)  opposed the use of hypnotism. 
B)  demonstrated the power of suggestion. 
C)  found that hypnotism was not effective in the treatment of any mental illnesses. 
D)  believed that hysteria was the result of brain degeneration.

Question 4

By the end of the nineteenth century ________

Accepted Answer

A)  effective treatments had been developed for many forms of mental illness. 
B)  little was known about most mental illnesses. 
C)  asylums were recognized as humanitarian institutions that served an important function. 
D)  most mental hospitals effectively addressed the physical needs of patients, but ignored other needs. 
A)  effective treatments had been developed for many forms of mental illness. 
B)  little was known about most mental illnesses. 
C)  asylums were recognized as humanitarian institutions that served an important function. 
D)  most mental hospitals effectively addressed the physical needs of patients, but ignored other needs.

Question 5

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of ________

Accepted Answer

A)  the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B)  Bedlam. 
C)  the early asylums in Europe. 
D)  the early asylums in the United States. 
A)  the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel. 
B)  Bedlam. 
C)  the early asylums in Europe. 
D)  the early asylums in the United States.

Question 6

Cleades was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have ________

Accepted Answer

A)  prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B)  utilized a talking cure. 
C)  prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy. 
D)  performed an exorcism. 
A)  prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs. 
B)  utilized a talking cure. 
C)  prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy. 
D)  performed an exorcism.

Question 7

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

Accepted Answer

A)  To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B)  To provide exorcisms 
C)  To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D)  To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders 
A)  To remove those who could not care for themselves from society 
B)  To provide exorcisms 
C)  To offer humanitarian treatment to those afflicted with mental illnesses 
D)  To offer biological approaches to the treatment of mental disorders

Question 8

In 1893, Breuer and Freud published a paper on hysteria. In it they announced that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious factors can determine behavior and produce mental disorders. 
B)  hysteria was caused by hypnosis. 
C)  hysteria and hypnosis were both the result of neurological abnormalities. 
D)  many forms of mental disorder are the conscious result of seeking attention from others. 
A)  unconscious factors can determine behavior and produce mental disorders. 
B)  hysteria was caused by hypnosis. 
C)  hysteria and hypnosis were both the result of neurological abnormalities. 
D)  many forms of mental disorder are the conscious result of seeking attention from others.

Question 9

During the late nineteenth century, alienists ________

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on removing evil demons from the psyche. 
B)  employed techniques such as drugging, restraint, and bleeding. 
C)  did not view mental illnesses as treatable. 
D)  incorporated moral management therapy into treatments. 
A)  focused on removing evil demons from the psyche. 
B)  employed techniques such as drugging, restraint, and bleeding. 
C)  did not view mental illnesses as treatable. 
D)  incorporated moral management therapy into treatments.

Question 10

Who was Clifford Beers?

Accepted Answer

A former mental patient who wr

Question 11

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following except ________

Accepted Answer

A)  signing the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  encouraging more humane treatment of the mentally ill. 
C)  taking a scientific approach to the study and treatment of mental disorders. 
D)  being the first American to organize a course in psychiatry. 
A)  signing the Declaration of Independence. 
B)  encouraging more humane treatment of the mentally ill. 
C)  taking a scientific approach to the study and treatment of mental disorders. 
D)  being the first American to organize a course in psychiatry.

Question 12

Exorcism is ________

Accepted Answer

A)  still occasionally practiced today for the treatment of psychological problems, sometimes with fatal results. 
B)  a religious rite that is no longer used for the treatment of psychological problems. 
C)  a symbolic act that can still be useful in changing psychological functioning. 
D)  a treatment that, throughout history, was never a very popular method of treating psychological problems. 
A)  still occasionally practiced today for the treatment of psychological problems, sometimes with fatal results. 
B)  a religious rite that is no longer used for the treatment of psychological problems. 
C)  a symbolic act that can still be useful in changing psychological functioning. 
D)  a treatment that, throughout history, was never a very popular method of treating psychological problems.

Question 13

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that ________

Accepted Answer

A)  patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B)  patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C)  patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D)  patients were basically animals and were treated as such. 
A)  patients needed to choose rationality over insanity and treatments were designed to intimidate patients into choosing correctly. 
B)  patients were demonically possessed and needed to be made uncomfortable to get the demons to leave. 
C)  patients were medically ill and needed physiological treatments. 
D)  patients were basically animals and were treated as such.

Question 14

What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and Breuer make?

Accepted Answer

They made the discovery of the unconscio

Question 15

Medications for psychological disorders ________

Accepted Answer

A)  were first used centuries ago. 
B)  were first used only recently. 
C)  still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy powder." 
D)  made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult. 
A)  were first used centuries ago. 
B)  were first used only recently. 
C)  still currently use some ancient ingredients, such as "mummy powder." 
D)  made the search for the causes of disorders more difficult.

Question 16

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moral management 
B)  The treatments provided at the Geel Shrine 
C)  Anton Mesmer's approach to treating the mentally ill 
D)  The treatment started by the Nancy School 
A)  Moral management 
B)  The treatments provided at the Geel Shrine 
C)  Anton Mesmer's approach to treating the mentally ill 
D)  The treatment started by the Nancy School

Question 17

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depression 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Irritability 
D)  Cheerfulness 
A)  Depression 
B)  Schizophrenia 
C)  Irritability 
D)  Cheerfulness

Question 18

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was ________

Accepted Answer

A)  exorcism. 
B)  fresh air and supportive surroundings. 
C)  banishment. 
D)  an early form of psychoanalytic dream interpretation. 
A)  exorcism. 
B)  fresh air and supportive surroundings. 
C)  banishment. 
D)  an early form of psychoanalytic dream interpretation.

Question 19

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for ________

Accepted Answer

A)  interfering with the provision of moral therapy. 
B)  increasing the use of unproven treatment approaches. 
C)  popularizing humanitarian approaches. 
D)  preventing the development of biomedical approaches to mental illness. 
A)  interfering with the provision of moral therapy. 
B)  increasing the use of unproven treatment approaches. 
C)  popularizing humanitarian approaches. 
D)  preventing the development of biomedical approaches to mental illness.

Question 20

The surgical procedure used by physicians that initially used an ice pick to treat severe mental disorder is a __________.

Accepted Answer

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During the Middle Ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

The Nancy School ________

The physicians of the Nancy School ________

By the end of the nineteenth century ________

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of ________

Cleades was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have ________

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

In 1893, Breuer and Freud published a paper on hysteria. In it they announced that ________

During the late nineteenth century, alienists ________

Who was Clifford Beers?

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following except ________

Exorcism is ________

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that ________

What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and Breuer make?

Medications for psychological disorders ________

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was ________

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for ________

The surgical procedure used by physicians that initially used an ice pick to treat severe mental disorder is a __________.

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Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

During the Middle Ages in Europe, which of the following was most likely to treat mental illness?

The Nancy School ________

The physicians of the Nancy School ________

By the end of the nineteenth century ________

Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of ________

Cleades was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have ________

What was the purpose of the early asylums?

In 1893, Breuer and Freud published a paper on hysteria. In it they announced that ________

During the late nineteenth century, alienists ________

Who was Clifford Beers?

Benjamin Rush is credited with all of the following except ________

Exorcism is ________

In the United States, an early treatment involved the belief that ________

What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and Breuer make?

Medications for psychological disorders ________

Which of the following was a form of treatment that addressed a patient's social, individual, and occupational needs?

According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was ________

The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for ________

The surgical procedure used by physicians that initially used an ice pick to treat severe mental disorder is a __________.

Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Causal Factors and Viewpoints

Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

Stress and Physical and Mental Health

Panic, Anxiety, Obsessions, and Their Disorders

Mood Disorders and Suicide

Somatic Symptom and Dissociative Disorders

Eating Disorders and Obesity

Personality Disorders

Substance-Related Disorders

Sexual Variants, Abuse, and Dysfunctions

Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders

Neurocognitive Disorders

Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopmental Disorders)

Psychological Treatment

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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