Question 1

Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?

Accepted Answer

A)   being a poor speller
B)   having a diagnosable mental illness
C)   being creative
D)   enjoying one's life

Question 2

Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be experiencing a mental illness because:

Accepted Answer

A)   they are not deviant.
B)   they freely choose and enjoy their behavior.
C)   they are only dangerous to others, not to themselves.
D)   while they are distressed by their behavior, others are not.

Question 3

The job of _____ is to gather information systematically so that they may describe, predict, and explain the phenomena they study.

Accepted Answer

A)   clinical phenomenologists
B)   clinical scientists
C)   clinical practitioners
D)   clinical psychometrists

Question 4

The aspect of the definition of abnormality that characterizes behavior as different from the norm is _____.

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Question 5

A person who is suicidal and can see no reason for living BEST fits which definition of abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)   deviance
B)   distress
C)   danger
D)   dysfunction

Question 6

The physician who instituted a series of reforms at La Bicêtre asylum and "unchained" mental patients was _____.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Judgments of abnormality depend on _____ as well as on cultural norms.

Accepted Answer

A)   geography
B)   specific circumstances
C)   politics
D)   our health care system

Question 8

A person seeking help for a psychological abnormality is made to drink bitter herbal potions and then submit to a beating, in the hope that "evil spirits" will be driven from the person's body. This form of "therapy" is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   exorcism.
B)   shaman.
C)   couvade.
D)   trephination.

Question 9

The term "eugenics" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   a public policy of providing free medication to those who suffer from mental illness.
B)   a political policy of preventing those who suffer from mental illness from reproducing.
C)   a private policy of linking mental illness to religion for the purpose of promoting a different religion.
D)   the practice of diagnosing all patients with the same illness, regardless of symptoms, so that insurance companies will provide payment for services.

Question 10

Which depressed person would be the LEAST likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder, because of specific circumstances?

Accepted Answer

A)   someone whose mother was depressed
B)   someone whose community was destroyed by a tornado
C)   someone who was experiencing a chemical brain imbalance
D)   someone who was also an alcoholic

Question 11

_____ is generally defined as a procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior.

Accepted Answer

A)   Assessment
B)   Treatment
C)   Remediation
D)   Psychodiagnosis

Question 12

Acquiring insight about unconscious psychological processes is a feature of:

Accepted Answer

A)   moral therapy.
B)   psychoanalysis.
C)   psychogenic therapy.
D)   all psychological therapy.

Question 13

The individual considered to be the founder of the modern study of psychopathology is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Hippocrates.
B)   Johann Weyer.
C)   Dorothea Dix.
D)   Emil Kraepelin.

Question 14

One who systematically gathers information in order to describe, predict, and explain abnormality is a clinical:

Accepted Answer

A)   mentalist.
B)   legalist.
C)   scientist.
D)   practitioner.

Question 15

Tarantism and lycanthropy are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)   exorcism.
B)   mass madness.
C)   physical pathology causing mental illness.
D)   disorders that were treated with trephination.

Question 16

What is the distinction of Bethlehem Hospital, founded in London in 1547?

Accepted Answer

A)   Popularly called "Bedlam," it came to represent deplorable conditions for patients.
B)   It was the first asylum founded by Hippocrates.
C)   It was founded by Henry VIII as a place to house his numerous ex-wives.
D)   It was the first asylum where the moral treatment of patients was practiced.

Question 17

The largest group of professionals who provide mental health services are _____.

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Question 18

If a person experienced anxiety or depression following a significant natural disaster, we would say that the person was:

Accepted Answer

A)   suffering from a mental illness.
B)   deviant but not dangerous.
C)   exhibiting a typical reaction.
D)   statistically deviant.

Question 19

The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   norms.
B)   culture.
C)   morality.
D)   conventions.

Question 20

Syphilis is to the somatogenic approach as _____ is to the psychogenic approach.

Accepted Answer

A)   eugenics
B)   tarantism
C)   trephinism
D)   hypnotism

Exam 1: Abnormal Psychology: Past and Present

The term "eugenics" refers to:

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The aspect of the definition of abnormality that characterizes behavior as different from the norm is _____.

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The job of _____ is to gather information systematically so that they may describe, predict, and explain the phenomena they study.

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The physician who instituted a series of reforms at La Bicêtre asylum and "unchained" mental patients was _____.

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Tarantism and lycanthropy are examples of:

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Which depressed person would be the LEAST likely to be diagnosed with a mental disorder, because of specific circumstances?

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Syphilis is to the somatogenic approach as _____ is to the psychogenic approach.

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What is the distinction of Bethlehem Hospital, founded in London in 1547?

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The largest group of professionals who provide mental health services are _____.

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Acquiring insight about unconscious psychological processes is a feature of:

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Lady Gaga and other eccentrics are usually not considered to be experiencing a mental illness because:

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_____ is generally defined as a procedure designed to change abnormal behavior into more normal behavior.

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Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?

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One who systematically gathers information in order to describe, predict, and explain abnormality is a clinical:

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The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes are referred to as:

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A person who is suicidal and can see no reason for living BEST fits which definition of abnormality?

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If a person experienced anxiety or depression following a significant natural disaster, we would say that the person was:

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Judgments of abnormality depend on _____ as well as on cultural norms.

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A person seeking help for a psychological abnormality is made to drink bitter herbal potions and then submit to a beating, in the hope that "evil spirits" will be driven from the person's body. This form of "therapy" is called:

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The individual considered to be the founder of the modern study of psychopathology is:

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