1. Who studied how to deal with mentally ill criminals and concluded that such individuals were not responsible for their actions? a. Aristotle b. Freud c. Galen d. Plato 2. A researcher says, "These studies make it too easy for investigators to find the background factors they expect to find. However, they are more valid if we find documents like school reports that show the background factor before the disorder emerges." What kind of research strategy is the researcher referring to? a. Prospective strategies b. N=1 strategies c. Retrospective strategies d. Analogue studies 3. Describing a disorder as acute means that a. it causes very severe distress and impairment. b. it causes very mild distress and impairment. c. it is a very long-lasting disorder. d. is is a disorder that is short in duration. 4. During the first half of the twentieth century, mental hospital care would best be characterized as a. effective. b. humane. c. moral. d. punitive. 5. All of the following are credited with emphasizing the link between brain pathology and mental illness EXCEPT a. Dix. b. Griesinger. c. Alzheimer. d. Kraepelin. 6. The trend toward deinstitutionalization in recent years means that a. inpatient hospitalization in public institutions has increased. b. people with psychological problems more often receive inpatient treatment than outpatient treatment. c. people are hospitalized more briefly and then treated on an outpatient basis. d. the number of community services has skyrocketed. 7. A predisposition toward developing a disorder a. necessarily is biological. b. is called a diathesis. c. increases the likelihood of developing any given disorder by 50%. d. necessarily is a psycho-social stressor. 8. "Bedlam" in London was one of several hospitals for the mentally ill in different countries that a. treated the mentally ill with physiological treatments. b. exhibited their patients for profit. c. viewed themselves as religious houses for the demonically possessed. d. allowed patients a lot of freedom. 9. The genetic influences that determine behavior may never be fully understood due to a. the ease of research to differentiate between the effects of the environment and the effects of genes. b. the likelihood that most behaviors are determined by the interaction of many genes and the environment. c. the tendency to rely upon twin studies in genetic research. d. our limited understanding of how genes impact brain chemistry. 10. During the late nineteenth century, alienists 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. 11. Practically speaking, "abnormal" behavior means a. any behavior that is "away from the normal" and causes any distress. b. any behavior that causes the person distress. c. any behavior that causes us to consider our values. d. unusual behaviors that are not consistent with the norms of the society in which they are displayed. 12. Which statement about treatment of abnormal behavior in the Middle Ages is accurate? a. Although the Hippocratic tradition was continued in most of Europe, Islamic countries emphasized demonology. b. Scientific reasoning and humane treatments were valued in both European and Islamic societies. c. Islamic forms of treatment were more humane than European approaches. d. The Chinese emphasized prayer, the Europeans emphasized exercise, and the Islamic peoples emphasized balancing the four bodily humors. 13. Which perspective or viewpoint focuses on intrapsychic conflicts as the cause of psychopathology? a. Biological b. Behavioral c. Psychodynamic d. Sociocultural 14. A psychologist who studied the relationship between sociocultural factors and mental disorders would be most likely to study a. parenting style and self-schemas. b. poverty and racial discrimination. c. peer rejection and attributional style. d. assimilation and accommodation. 15. Witmer is credited with a. establishing psychology as a field in the United States. b. bringing psychoanalysis to the United States. c. writing the first psychology text. d. being the founder of clinical psychology. 16. Cortisol is a hormone that a. is released by the hypothalamus and travels to the pituitary gland, causing it to respond. b. the pituitary gland releases to stimulate the adrenal gland. c. the adrenal gland produces that mobilizes the body to deal with stress. d. reduces the reuptake of the monamine neurotransmitters. 17. Which of the following is a criticism of traditional psychoanalytic theory? a. Underemphasis on the sex drive b. Overly positive view of women c. Lack of scientific evidence d. Too much focus on symptoms and not enough on underlying causes 18. Kraepelin is credited with a. discovering that penicillin was an effective treatment for malaria. b. determining the cause of senile dementia. c. identifying different types of mental disorders. d. writing the first edition of the DSM. 19. Which of the following mental health professionals has a medical degree? a. The clinical psychologist b. The psychiatrist c. The counseling psychologist d. The occupational therapist 20. 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. St. Vitus's dance. b. exorcism. c. lycanthropy. d. mass madness. Test Name: f09pract 1 1. d. Plato 2. c. Retrospective strategies 3. d. is is a disorder that is short in duration. 4. d. punitive. 5. a. Dix. 6. c. people are hospitalized more briefly and then treated on an outpatient basis. 7. b. is called a diathesis. 8. b. exhibited their patients for profit. 9. b. the likelihood that most behaviors are determined by the interaction of many genes and the environment. 10. d. incorporated moral management therapy into treatments. 11. d. unusual behaviors that are not consistent with the norms of the society in which they are displayed. 12. c. Islamic forms of treatment were more humane than European approaches. 13. c. Psychodynamic 14. b. poverty and racial discrimination. 15. d. being the founder of clinical psychology. 16. c. the adrenal gland produces that mobilizes the body to deal with stress. 17. c. Lack of scientific evidence 18. c. identifying different types of mental disorders. 19. b. The psychiatrist 20. d. mass madness.
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