Abnormal Psychology (CH.1 Question
Bank) 2022
In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century, the psychosocial approach
called "moral therapy" advocated all of the following EXCEPT:
A. restraint and seclusion
...
Abnormal Psychology (CH.1 Question
Bank) 2022
In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century, the psychosocial approach
called "moral therapy" advocated all of the following EXCEPT:
A. restraint and seclusion.
B. normal social interaction.
C. individual attention from the hospital staff.
D. careful nurturance. - ANS-A
The systematic development of a scientific approach to psychopathology is
represented by:
A. humanistic psychology.
B. psychoanalysis.
C. Jungian psychology.
D. the behavioral model. - ANS-D
In Freudian theory, "libido" and "thanatos" represent the two basic but opposing
drives of:
A. life and death.
B. sex and celibacy.
C. good and evil.
D. pleasure and pain. - ANS-A
The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is
insufficient to define abnormality because:
A. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered abnormal in every culture.
B. the atypical behavior must also cause harm or impairment to be considered
abnormal.
C. behaviors vary very little from one individual to another within each culture.
D. many people behave in ways that deviate from the average, but this doesn't mean
that they have a disorder. - ANS-D
In which of the following defense mechanisms does an individual falsely attribute his
or her own unacceptable feelings, impulses, or thoughts to another person?
A. Denial
B. Projection
C. Displacement
D. Sublimation - ANS-B
In Freudian therapy, the process of a patient coming to relate to the therapist as
much as they did to important figures in their childhood is called:
A. the Oedipal complex.
B. castration anxiety.
C. an oral fixation.
D. transference. - ANS-D
Mary Cover Jones thought that if fear could be conditioned, perhaps it could also be:
A. reinforced.
B. self-actualized.
C. unlearned or extinguished.
D. repressed. - ANS-C
Tameka, having earned her master's degree, has begun treating disorders and
concentrating on family problems. Tameka is probably a(n):
A. psychiatric social worker.
B. family therapist.
C. psychiatric nurse.
D. mental health counselor. - ANS-A
In ancient Greece, a woman suffering from "hysteria" might be told that her condition
could be cured by:
A. marriage.
B. pregnancy.
C. therapy.
D. divorce. - ANS-A
According to your textbook, mass hysteria may simply demonstrate the phenomenon
of ______________, in which the experience of an emotion spreads to those around
us.
A. emotion contagion
B. viral possession
C. generalized panic disorder
D. mob mentality - ANS-A
In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder ironically
resulted in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought
that:
A. physicians should devote more time to the physically ill.
B. patients would improve more rapidly if they were not hospitalized.
C. the hospital staff was not adequately trained to administer new treatments.
D. mental illness due to brain pathology was incurable. - ANS-D
In ancient Greece, some "humoral excesses" thought to be causing psychological
disorders were treated by:
A. increasing or decreasing the person's exposure to heat, dryness, moisture, or
cold.
B. herbal remedies.
C. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake.
D. lowering the person's body temperature for extended periods of time. - ANS-A
You just adopted a puppy and want to teach it to fetch the newspaper. What
approach would B. F. Skinner advise you to take?
A. Punish the puppy each time it does not fetch the paper
B. Give the puppy a treat each time it gets a little closer to fetching perfectly
C. Give the puppy a treat each time it fetches perfectly and not otherwise
D. Be patient and understand that behavior shaping occurs naturally over
developmental stages - ANS-B
Psychodynamic psychotherapy differs from classical (Freudian) psychoanalysis in
that it:
A. emphasizes the goal of personality reconstruction.
B. requires a long-term commitment on the part of the person being analyzed.
C. focuses on relationships and interpersonal issues.
D. considers past experiences unimportant. - ANS-C
Which of the following accurately describes the attitudes of the Catholic Church
toward mentally ill people during the turbulent political and religious events of the
14th and 15th centuries?
A. They were considered to be suffering from inherited conditions and were cared for
by members of the church communities.
B. They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and blamed for all misfortunes.
C. They were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for
their abnormal behavior.
D. They were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because
mental illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness. - ANS-B
A new marine recruit at boot camp begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able
to go to classes and continue the basic training exercises, the recruit is feeling down
much of the time and worries about what is happening.. Which part of the definition
of abnormality applies to the recruit's situation?
A. Personal distress
B. Cultural factors
C. Impaired functioning
D. Violation of societal norms - ANS-A
In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a
physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in
order to:
A. have him closer to a hospital that treated mental illness.
B. keep him away from his family.
C. restore the balance in his humors.
D. cure him of hysteria. - ANS-C
A psychological dysfunction refers to:
A. a breakdown in cognitive functioning.
B. a breakdown in emotional functioning.
C. a breakdown in behavioral functioning.
D. all of these are correct - ANS-D
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