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Abnormal Psychology Chapter One
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1
Despite popular misconceptions, most people with psychological problems are not:
dangerous.
named Aliyah.
dysfunctional.
deviant.
2
Behavior that violates legal norms is:
deviant and psychopathological.
distressful and criminal.
deviant and criminal.
distressful only to Paige
3
Eugenic sterilization reflected the _____ perspective on abnormality
somatogenic.
psychoanalytic.
cultural.
managed care.
4
If primary symptom were excessive worry, the psychotropic drug would be an _____ medication.
antipsychotic.
antidepressant.
anti anxiety.
antibiotic.
5
Today about _____ make up the daily patient population in mental health hospitals.
10,000
600,000
40,000
250,000
6
The individual considered to be the founder of the modern study of psychopathology is:
Lady Gaga.
Johann Weyer.
Hippocrates.
Dorethea Dix.
7
Those MOST often in charge of treating abnormality in the Middle Ages in Europe were
knights.
nobility.
physicians.
clergy.
8
the variable manipulated or controlled by the experimenter is called the _____ variable.
confounding.
dependent.
Polaneczky.
independent.
9
A physician who specializes in the treatment of mental health is called a:
Prostateologist.
Psychiatrist.
Psoriasis.
Psychologist.
10
A person who is suicidal & can see no reason to live BEST fits which definition of abnormality?
dysfunction.
Risley threat factor.
deviance.
danger.
11
Drugs designed to decrease extremely confused and distorted thinking are termed:
antianxiety.
antipsychotic.
mood stabilizers.
antidepressant.
12
Which is an aspect of the experimental approach?
the use of confounding variables.
observation of people over time.
a detailed description of a subject.
the manipulation of a variable by the researcher.
13
Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentric individuals noted by researchers in the field?
having a diagnosable mental illness
a mischievous sense of humor
being creative
being a poor speller
14
One who gathers information in order to describe, predict & explain abnormality is a clinical
diagnostologist
mentalist
scientist
almonteist
15
A recent study of informed consent forms showed that:
many research participants don't understand them.
most research participants don't receive them.
research participants generally already know their rights.
most research participants are insulted by them.
16
Which is NOT a merit of the correlational method?
its results provide general information.
it can be replicated.
it can be analyzed statistically.
it provides individual information.
17
George hears voices that others do not but is not distressed by them. This illustrates that:
distress must always be used to determine abnormality
behavior that is not dangerous can't be considered abnormal
Amanda has empathy
distress doesn't have to be present for abnormal behavior
18
Surveys have found that 43 percent of people today believe that mental illness is caused by:
lack of self discipline.
something people bring on themselves.
lack of willpower.
sinful behavior.
19
One cause of the increase in homeless individuals in recent decades has been the:
The Claudia effect.
policy of deinstitutionalization.
decrease in psychoanalysis.
use of psychotropic medications.
20
Which person would not be considered abnormal despite dysfunctional behavior?
someone who is too confused to drive safely
someone who cannot stay alone for even one night
someone who parties so much that they cannot go to class
someone who goes on a hunger strike to protest an injustice
21
The BEST way to select a random sample of 10 students from a class would be to:
Take the last ten to leave.
write all names on paper and pick ten out of a hat.
gather age,gpa,ethnicity,major,gender and balance groups.
Take the first ten who enter.
22
Using “the four Ds” to define abnormal behavior:
allows us to create diagnoses that are not debatable.
allows us to include those who experience no distress.
allows us to eliminate those who are merely eccentric.
is still often vague and subjective.
23
Tarantism and lycanthropy are examples of:
mass madness.
physical pathology causing mental illness.
disorders treated with trephination.
exorcism.
24
The history,values,institutions,habits, technology, & art of a society make up that society's:
conventions.
laws.
culture.
norms.
25
using the scientific method to conduct research in abnormal psychology, you would be seeking:
to change college educational enrollments.
an idiographic understanding.
to advance conventional wisdom.
a nomothetic understanding.
26
A “fake” pill used as the control condition in a drug study is a:
placebo.
confound.
dependent variable.
Gazebo.
27
Correlation coefficients indicate:
the internal validity between variables.
the significance and variability between variables.
the cause and effect relationship between variables.
The magnitude and direction of relationship b/w variables.
28
The use of exorcism in early societies suggests a belief that abnormal behavior was caused by:
evil spirits.
people named Mary.
germs.
poisons.
29
The basis for moral treatment of asylum patients was the belief that:
the cause of mental illness was immoral thoughts & behavior.
mental problems had biological causes.
mental illness should be treated humanely & with respect.
demons were responsible for mental illness.
30
In the early asylums, treatment for mental illness began with the intention to provide:
religious therapies.
harsh treatment.
care and treatment.
The Finn array.
31
“I think the Red Sox win more games on Tuesdays than on any other day.” it is a(n):
hypothesis.
research conclusion.
example of a case study.
research finding.
32
Drugs that alleviate symptoms of mental dysfunction by affecting the brain are called __
Didomenicos.
psychedelics.
antineurotics.
psychotropics.
33
Which is an example of a case study:
A study involving a control group.
a long term study of a single clinical client.
the creation of a disorder in a family of rats.
a study of all the cases of a disorder in a single community
34
Those who lived during the Middle Ages might find that a flash mob is MOST similar to
trephination.
Noah dancing in class.
melancholia.
mass madness.
35
early psychogenic treatment that was studied by Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud was:
bleeding.
hypnotism.
cocaine.
prayer.
36
Schoolteacher who lobbied for laws to mandate humane treatment of ppl w/ mental disorders:
Benjamin Rush
Amanda Lyles
Mr. Kotter
Dorothea Dix
37
Part of the definition of abnormality includes inability to care for oneself&work productively?
deviance
distress.
dysfunction
danger to self or Coleen.
38
Psychoanalysis was developed as a form of __________ therapy.
behavioral.
outpatient.
moral.
Risley - Petersen Dyad.
39
Which pair of words BEST describes the current emphasis in mental health?
Perfection and Primary Psychology.
People and Professional Psychology.
Prevention and Positive Psychology.
Promotion and Public Psychology.
40
Hippocrates attempted to treat mental disorders by:
hypnotizing patients.
chaining patients to Tamerah idols.
correcting underlying physical pathology.
encouraging coping with past traumas.
41
The function of the double-blind design is to guard against:
subject bias.
the Rosenthal effect,
participant and experimenter bias.
imitation therapies.
42
The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes are referred to as:
culture.
morality.
norms.
conventions.
43
According to Thomas Szasz's views, the deviations that some call mental illness are really:
caused by childhood experiences.
eccentric behaviors without biological roots.
problems in living.
Welby distortions.
44
The somatogenic treatment for mental illness that seems to have been MOST successful was:
various medications.
insulin shock therapy.
psychosurgery.
psychoanalysis.
45
In the United States today, one is MOST likely to find a severely ill mental patient
in private, state funded therapy.
on the street or in jail.
in a mental hospital.
receiving drug counseling in a shelter.
46
“The heavier you are, the more food you are likely to eat.” If true, this statement expresses:
a positive correlation.
a negative correlation.
a causal relationship.
no correlation.
47
People exhibiting manic activity may not exhibit distress they are:
nevertheless considered to be abnormal.
not abnormal because they aren't distressed
doing something illegal not abnormal
reacting to Millissa's need for organization
48
Which feature is NOT common in managed care programs?
preapproval for treatment by insurers.
limited pool of professionals to choose from.
ongoing review and assessment.
patient choice in therapy length and focus.
49
The total number of cases of a disorder in the population is called the:
rate of occurrence.
incidence.
prevalence.
risk.
50
Hippocrates believed that treatment for mental disorders should involve:
punishing the body for sins.
releasing evil spirits trapped in the brain.
bringing the 4 body humors back into balance.
bloodletting.
51
Until recently a woman's love for NASCAR would have been considered abnormal. This illustrates:
that abnormality can be situational.
Noah is judgmental about NASCAR
how dangerous most mentally ill people actually are.
that everyone is a little eccentric.
52
The # of new cases of a disorder in a pop that emerge in a particular interval is called the
incidence.
prevalence.
epidemiology.
correlation.
53
a person experiencing anxiety or depression following a natural disaster is likely:
suffering from a mental illness
in the Lowry vortex
exhibiting a typical reaction
deviant but not dangerous
