Question 1

Induced vomiting was a 17th century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) ,this could be accomplished by eating _________.

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A)   raw meat
B)   ice
C)   coal
D)   tobaccoE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

Although Freud conceptualized the libido as the life energy within the id,many people think of it as the __________.

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A)   death instinct
B)   sex drive
C)   conscience
D)   Oedipal conflictE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

According to object relations theory,

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A)   one believes that spiritual and religious drives are as much a part of human nature as sexual drives.
B)   there is a strong drive toward self-actualization.
C)   development of personality is influenced by culture and societal conditions.
D)   one sees the world through the eyes of the person incorporated into one's self.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Your best friend tells you she has just gotten a job in a Veteran's Administration hospital where she will administer and interpret tests,diagnose and treat mental disorders,and continue her research on chronic disorders.All of her training in _____________ has paid off.

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A)   nursing
B)   psychiatry
C)   social work
D)   clinical psychologyE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

A disorder that comes on slowly is said to have a(n) _______ onset.

Accepted Answer

A)   acute
B)   chronic
C)   insidious
D)   overtE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

You have been asked to give a report on the mental hygiene movement and its foremost crusader Dorothea Dix,who campaigned for more humane treatment of the insane.After mentioning all of her accomplishments,you note the unforeseen consequence of her efforts,namely,

Accepted Answer

A)   a decrease in the number of mental patients in institutions, forcing many to close.
B)   an increase in the number of mental patients, resulting in insufficient staff to care for them.
C)   a change from custodial care to moral therapy for institutionalized patients.
D)   more patients receiving psychotherapy and fewer receiving medication.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from the ancient Greek concept in which the

Accepted Answer

A)   mind was considered separate from the body.
B)   flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality.
C)   female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology.
D)   movement of the planets influenced human behavior.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

After college graduation,two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping professions.Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a psychologist.Since you are taking a course in Abnormal Psychology,they ask you for career advice.You would tell

Accepted Answer

A)   Anna to apply to medical school and Carl to study psychology at the graduate level.
B)   Carl to apply to medical school and Anna to study psychology at the graduate level.
C)   both of them to apply to medical school.
D)   both of them to apply to graduate school.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 9

In the classic case of Anna O.in 1895,the neurologist Breuer treated her "hysterical" symptoms by using _________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hydrotherapy
B)   hypnosis
C)   faith healing
D)   the placebo effectE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

What is Joseph Wolpe's most noted contribution to psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Systematic desensitization as a means of therapy
B)   The discovery that fear can be repressed through familiarity with the feared object
C)   The definition of operant conditioning
D)   The discovery of the mechanism of the extinction processE) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Alarmingly,in some areas where the rate of new cases of AIDS had been declining,it has begun increasing again.The statistic that tells us this information is

Accepted Answer

A)   incidence.
B)   correlation.
C)   deviation.
D)   prevalence.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Which method reflects the first general application of the behavioral method to psychopathology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Law of effect (Thorndike) 
B)   Behavior modification (Skinner) 
C)   Systematic desensitization (Wolpe) 
D)   Conditioning of a fear response (Pavlov) E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Although electroconvulsive therapy is controversial,we still use it today.It is interesting that it is used

Accepted Answer

A)   despite possible harmful side effects.
B)   and may cause serious fatal outcomes such as heart attacks.
C)   despite the fact that we have little knowledge of how it works.
D)   despite the fact that the success rate is about 25%.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 14

In terms of their typical course,schizophrenia follows a chronic course,while mood disorders,including depression,follow a(n) _____________ course.

Accepted Answer

A)   episodic
B)   time-limited
C)   guarded
D)   insidiousE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Accusing your partner of being mad at you after they have aggravated you is an example of _______.

Accepted Answer

A)   displacement
B)   sublimation
C)   repression
D)   projectionE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 16

In the late 1800s,the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder resulted ironically in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that

Accepted Answer

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 was due to an undiscovered brain pathology and was incurable.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 17

The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as "hysterical" derived from Hippocrates' concept of ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the "wandering uterus"
B)   an "incompetent cervix"
C)   "penis envy"
D)   "pelvic dysfunction"E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Mustafa was bitten by a dog when he was five years old.Now he is afraid of any dog he sees.His fear of dog is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)   unconditioned stimulus.
B)   unconditioned response.
C)   conditioned stimulus.
D)   conditioned response.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The historic belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon,stars,and planets influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)   graphology
B)   parapsychology
C)   astronomy
D)   astrologyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Describe psychoanalytic theory.Refer to concepts such as anxiety,defense mechanisms,and
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After college graduation,two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping professions.Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a psychologist.Since you are taking a course in Abnormal Psychology,they ask you for career advice.You would tell

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According to object relations theory,

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Your best friend tells you she has just gotten a job in a Veteran's Administration hospital where she will administer and interpret tests,diagnose and treat mental disorders,and continue her research on chronic disorders.All of her training in _____________ has paid off.

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Mustafa was bitten by a dog when he was five years old.Now he is afraid of any dog he sees.His fear of dog is a(n)

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A disorder that comes on slowly is said to have a(n) _______ onset.

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Although electroconvulsive therapy is controversial,we still use it today.It is interesting that it is used

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Alarmingly,in some areas where the rate of new cases of AIDS had been declining,it has begun increasing again.The statistic that tells us this information is

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Although Freud conceptualized the libido as the life energy within the id,many people think of it as the __________.

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In terms of their typical course,schizophrenia follows a chronic course,while mood disorders,including depression,follow a(n) _____________ course.

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What is Joseph Wolpe's most noted contribution to psychology?

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The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from the ancient Greek concept in which the

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