Exam 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Johann Weyer, in the early 1500s, ________

Freud was the first to describe ________: the part of the mind that could contain information of which it is unaware, but by which it is still affected.

Archaeology and early writings indicate the first people to think of the brain as the site of mental functions were the ________

In the early nineteenth century, psychiatrists were referred to as ________

The "neurasthenia" recognized in the 1800s resembles today's diagnosis of ________

Who was Wilhelm Wundt?

Which of the following occurred in the late twentieth century?

The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt, in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by ________

In 1983, a large group of West Bank Palestinian girls showed signs of illness. Some thought they were poisoned, but later it was discovered that psychological factors played a key role in most cases. This incident best illustrates ________

A psychologist who takes a behavioral perspective would focus on ________

If you visited an asylum in the 16th Century in Europe you would likely find ________

The use of malarial fever to treat paresis ________

Early writings show that the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks often attributed abnormal behavior to ________

The study of hypnosis and its relationship to hysteria was the starting point for ________