Question 1

1-32.Exorcism is

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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 2

1-43.Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

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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 3

Who was Benjamin Rush?

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Benjamin Rush is credited with encouragi

Question 4

1-68.What is Clifford Beers known for?

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A) He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B) His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C) He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D) He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received. 
A) He developed the first effective antidepressant. 
B) His efforts lead to the establishment of over thirty mental hospitals. 
C) He vigorously rejected the Victorian idea that sexual fantasies caused mental disorders. 
D) He publicized the brutal treatment that many mental patients received.

Question 5

3-12.What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and
Breuer make?

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They made the discovery of the unconscio

Question 6

The doctrine of the four humors

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A) was an attempt to support moral management. 
B) was an explanation for personality traits. 
C) was an early suggested treatment for melancholy. 
D) was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders. 
A) was an attempt to support moral management. 
B) was an explanation for personality traits. 
C) was an early suggested treatment for melancholy. 
D) was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders.

Question 7

1-52.All of the following were likely to be part of moral treatment in the 1800s EXCEPT

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A) manual labor. 
B) spiritual discussions. 
C) character development. 
D) antipsychotic medication. 
A) manual labor. 
B) spiritual discussions. 
C) character development. 
D) antipsychotic medication.

Question 8

1-78.Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

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A) Dix. 
B) Skinner. 
C) Bandura. 
D) Kraepelin. 
A) Dix. 
B) Skinner. 
C) Bandura. 
D) Kraepelin.

Question 9

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many
ancient peoples including the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks?

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The most common expl

Question 10

1-66.By the end of the nineteenth century

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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 11

Who was Clifford Beers?

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A former mental patient who wr

Question 12

1-61.The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

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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 13

1-88.Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release.What is this emotional release called?

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A) free association 
B) catharsis 
C) dream analysis 
D) mesmerism 
A) free association 
B) catharsis 
C) dream analysis 
D) mesmerism

Question 14

1-91.The Nancy School

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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 15

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

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A) is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness. 
B) has yet to be disproven. 
C) proposed different proportions of each humor in each individual. 
D) provides that first indication that ancient people recognized the significance of the brain in determining behavior. 
A) is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness. 
B) has yet to be disproven. 
C) proposed different proportions of each humor in each individual. 
D) provides that first indication that ancient people recognized the significance of the brain in determining behavior.

Question 16

1-102.Who is considered to be the "father" of behaviorism?

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A) Pavlov 
B) Freud 
C) Wundt 
D) Watson 
A) Pavlov 
B) Freud 
C) Wundt 
D) Watson

Question 17

Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think that the brain was the site of mental functions were the

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A) ancient Egyptians. 
B) ancient Greeks. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Hebrews. 
A) ancient Egyptians. 
B) ancient Greeks. 
C) Chinese. 
D) Hebrews.

Question 18

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

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Moral management was a broad treatment t

Question 19

What is tarantism?

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Tarantism is a form of "mass m

Question 20

1-16.The physicians of Alexandria,Egypt,in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

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A) putting them in prisons. 
B) using brutal forms of exorcism. 
C) having them make sacrifices to gods. 
D) providing activities,massage,and education. 
A) putting them in prisons. 
B) using brutal forms of exorcism. 
C) having them make sacrifices to gods. 
D) providing activities,massage,and education.

1-32.Exorcism is

1-43.Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

Who was Benjamin Rush?

1-68.What is Clifford Beers known for?

3-12.What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and Breuer make?

The doctrine of the four humors

1-52.All of the following were likely to be part of moral treatment in the 1800s EXCEPT

1-78.Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many ancient peoples including the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks?

1-66.By the end of the nineteenth century

Who was Clifford Beers?

1-61.The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

1-88.Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release.What is this emotional release called?

1-91.The Nancy School

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

1-102.Who is considered to be the "father" of behaviorism?

Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think that the brain was the site of mental functions were the

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

What is tarantism?

1-16.The physicians of Alexandria,Egypt,in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

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1-32.Exorcism is

1-43.Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of

Who was Benjamin Rush?

1-68.What is Clifford Beers known for?

3-12.What contribution to our thinking about abnormal behavior did Freud and Breuer make?

The doctrine of the four humors

1-52.All of the following were likely to be part of moral treatment in the 1800s EXCEPT

1-78.Which of the following individuals is credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness?

What was the most common explanation for abnormal behavior among many ancient peoples including the Chinese,Egyptians,Hebrews,and Greeks?

1-66.By the end of the nineteenth century

Who was Clifford Beers?

1-61.The work of Dorothea Dix has been criticized for

1-88.Freud and Breuer proposed that allowing patients to discuss their problems under hypnosis would provide a therapeutic emotional release.What is this emotional release called?

1-91.The Nancy School

The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

1-102.Who is considered to be the "father" of behaviorism?

Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think that the brain was the site of mental functions were the

What was moral management? What caused its near abandonment in the second part of the nineteenth century?

What is tarantism?

1-16.The physicians of Alexandria,Egypt,in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

Abnormal Psychology: an Overview

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

Therapy

Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

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