Question 1

Summarize Thomas Szasz's assault on the mental health establishment as discussed in "The Myth of Mental Illness".

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Question 2

During WWII industry in the U.S. faced problems that psychologists could help solve. One of these problems was:

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A)   negotiations with unions
B)   finding ways to increase happiness among workers and decrease depression.
C)   retaining workers and improving training and productivity of new workers especially women.
D)   training women to stay at home and become good mothers while their husbands went to work in factories.

Question 3

The need to provide vocational guidance to GIs in college created the field of ________ psychology.

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A)   counseling
B)   clinical
C)   educational
D)   school

Question 4

The APS was created because:

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A)   practicing clinicians wanted their own professional society
B)   academic psychologists felt that APA was being run too much in clinicians' interests
C)   the old leaders of the AAAP decided to pull out again
D)   psychologists hoped having two psychological groups would double Federal funding B

Question 5

Ten years after APA president George Miller's 1969 address, in which he argued that "Psychology should be given away" a symposium was held to evaluate progress on giving psychology away. The conclusion was?

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A)   It had been a complete success; the public understood and embraced psychology.
B)   It had been somewhat successful, pop psychotherapy and self-help books were being controlled.
C)   It had been a failure and it was time to take it back.
D)   It was too early to tell, so most psychologists argued to continue giving it away to the public.

Question 6

"Project Camelot" was a government scheme to fund social scientists to:

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A)   devote themselves to pure research, not social problems
B)   enhance the image of the Kennedy administration
C)   help the CIA and Pentagon cope with guerilla wars
D)   provide solutions to poverty and urban crime

Question 7

According to the text, which of the following was a reason for Timothy Leary and many of the Hippies of the 1960s using LSD and other mind altering drugs?

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A)   they believed drugs would open the doors to the heart, and they could love other people.
B)   it was simple conformity everyone else was doing it.
C)   they believed drugs would open the doors of perception to the spiritual world of the mind.
D)   they believed drugs would cure their mental problems and neuroses.

Question 8

Why was the APS created and what factors led to the break up with the APA?

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Question 9

Describe the development of psychoanalysis in the 20th century.

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Question 10

The Congressional investigation into the CIA's Project Camelot (1965)  tarnished social scientists participating in it because:

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A)   they falsified data and lied to Congress.
B)   Humanistic Psychologists were supposed to have empathy.
C)   they appeared to be tools of the government rather than disinterested researchers.
D)   none of these.

Question 11

According to Thomas Szasz's "The myth of mental illness," mental illness is, is what?

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A)   is not living up to one's fullest potential, similar to humanistic psychology.
B)   something inside a person's mind that is broken or flawed in some way.
C)   is not something a person has, but is something he/she does.
D)   none of these

Question 12

Although they had different interests, in the 1930s applied psychologists were inextricably linked to academic psychology. One reason for this link was:

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A)   applied psychologists had to be supervised for clinical training byAcademic psychologists.
B)   the law in most states demanded they two fields be linked
C)   both of these
D)   none of these D

Question 13

Describe the reasons why clinical psychology and psychiatry have had a contentious and competitative relationship in the past?

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The contentious and competitive relation...

Question 14

In the 19th century good character demanded self-discipline and self-sacrifice, however, in the 20th century self-sacrifice began to be replaced by which of the following?

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A)   self-realization
B)   self-loathing
C)   progressivism
D)   absolute morality.

Question 15

First force psychology was considered to be ________, while Second Force Psychology was ______. Finally, Third Force psychology was ________.

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A)   Humanistic psychology, Behaviorism, Neuro-science.
B)   Behaviorism, Psychoanalysis, Humanistic
C)   Psychoanalysis, Behaviorism, Humanistic
D)   Structuralism, Gestalt, Counseling. B

Question 16

According to the Vail (Psy.D.)  model of training, professional psychologists should be trained primarily as:

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A)   scientists
B)   social workers
C)   psychotherapists
D)   psychiatrist's assistants

Question 17

What are Rogers' three modes of knowledge? Compare and Contrast how Rogers views humans to that of the behaviorists? What is client-centered psychotherapy?

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Rogers' three modes of knowledge are exp...

Question 18

What reasons were given for "giving psychology away" and why did some psychologists want to "take it back"?

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The reasons given for "giving psychology...

Question 19

Until WWII, clinical psychology meant:

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A)   application of psychology in hospitals
B)   doing psychotherapy
C)   administering mental tests
D)   teaching mental hygiene

Question 20

The concept of the individual underwent important changes form the 19th to the 20th century. How did the concept of Character change into the concept of adjustment? What value did psychologists uphold and why was it hard for them to recognize it as a value?

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The concept of the individual underwent ...

Exam 14: The Psychological Society 1940-2016

Summarize Thomas Szasz's assault on the mental health establishment as discussed in "The Myth of Mental Illness".

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During WWII industry in the U.S. faced problems that psychologists could help solve. One of these problems was:

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The need to provide vocational guidance to GIs in college created the field of ________ psychology.

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The APS was created because:

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Ten years after APA president George Miller's 1969 address, in which he argued that "Psychology should be given away" a symposium was held to evaluate progress on giving psychology away. The conclusion was?

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"Project Camelot" was a government scheme to fund social scientists to:

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According to the text, which of the following was a reason for Timothy Leary and many of the Hippies of the 1960s using LSD and other mind altering drugs?

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Why was the APS created and what factors led to the break up with the APA?

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Describe the development of psychoanalysis in the 20th century.

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The Congressional investigation into the CIA's Project Camelot (1965) tarnished social scientists participating in it because:

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According to Thomas Szasz's "The myth of mental illness," mental illness is, is what?

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Although they had different interests, in the 1930s applied psychologists were inextricably linked to academic psychology. One reason for this link was:

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Describe the reasons why clinical psychology and psychiatry have had a contentious and competitative relationship in the past?

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In the 19th century good character demanded self-discipline and self-sacrifice, however, in the 20th century self-sacrifice began to be replaced by which of the following?

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First force psychology was considered to be ________, while Second Force Psychology was ______. Finally, Third Force psychology was ________.

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According to the Vail (Psy.D.) model of training, professional psychologists should be trained primarily as:

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What are Rogers' three modes of knowledge? Compare and Contrast how Rogers views humans to that of the behaviorists? What is client-centered psychotherapy?

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What reasons were given for "giving psychology away" and why did some psychologists want to "take it back"?

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Until WWII, clinical psychology meant:

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The concept of the individual underwent important changes form the 19th to the 20th century. How did the concept of Character change into the concept of adjustment? What value did psychologists uphold and why was it hard for them to recognize it as a value?

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