Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1 & 2
Treatment emphasizing moral guidance and humane and respectful techniques is known as: -
✅Moral treatment
All of the following are types of tele-mental health EXCEPT:
Web sites offering mental health information.
therapy offered by computer programs.
videoconferencing.
internet-based support groups. -
✅Web sites offering mental health information
Eileen has chosen not to get married and not to have children, and she lives with ten dogs. She rarely
goes out, yet she has a job that allows her to telecommute, she does not bother anyone, and she is
content with her life. This is considered an example of: -
✅Eccentricity
By the end of the nineteenth century, the moral treatment movement declined due to all of the
following EXCEPT:
severe money and staffing shortages.
declining recovery rates.
increased recovery rates.
the emergence of prejudice against people with mental illness. -
✅Increased recovery rates
If you decide to stand on your desk when your professor is lecturing, your conduct would be outside
the stated: -
✅Norms
Managed care programs do all of the following EXCEPT:
decide the number of sessions a client may be reimbursed for.
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,determine the cost of sessions.
establish which therapists clients may choose.
allow therapists to choose the best treatment for their clients. -
✅allow therapists to choose the best treatment for their clients
These medications lift the mood of depressed people. -
✅Antidepressants
Currently, ________ are the largest group of mental health professionals in the United States. -
✅Social Workers
If you lived during the times when demons were attributed to abnormal behavior, a typical treatment
to rid you of your demons would have been: -
✅Exorcism
This is the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities. -
✅Positive Psychology
His discovery that syphilis led to general paresis triggered the rise of the somatogenic perspective. -
✅Richard von Krafft-Ebing
Before the 1950s, which theoretical perspective was dominant in the clinical field? -
✅Psychoanalytic
What is the preferred mode of treatment for people with moderate psychological disturbances? -
✅Outpatient care
Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of therapy?
There is a "trained healer."
The sufferer seeks relief from the healer.
The sufferer seeks advice from friends and/or family.
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, There is a series of systematic contacts between healer and sufferer. -
✅The sufferer seeks advice from friends and/or family
He was an Austrian physician who started a hypnotism clinic in Paris -
✅Friedrich Anton Mesmer
While the subject of many modern movies, back in the Middle Ages those who believed that they
were possessed by wolves or other animals were suffering from: -
✅Lycanthropy
Helping individuals who are at risk for developing emotional problems, such as children of people
with severe psychological disorders, is called: -
✅Prevention
In the twentieth century, the _________ perspective led to eugenic sterilization as a medical
treatment of abnormal psychological functioning. -
✅Somatogenic
During this time, the power of the clergy increased greatly throughout Europe.
the Middle Ages
the Renaissance
the Victorian era
the nineteenth century -
✅The Middle Ages
This is the examination of the impact of culture, race, gender, and similar factors on our behaviors,
and it focuses on how such factors may influence abnormal behavior -
✅Multicultural Psychology
On average, who tends to be happier?
people who are currently married
people who are currently divorced
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Treatment emphasizing moral guidance and humane and respectful techniques is known as: -
✅Moral treatment
All of the following are types of tele-mental health EXCEPT:
Web sites offering mental health information.
therapy offered by computer programs.
videoconferencing.
internet-based support groups. -
✅Web sites offering mental health information
Eileen has chosen not to get married and not to have children, and she lives with ten dogs. She rarely
goes out, yet she has a job that allows her to telecommute, she does not bother anyone, and she is
content with her life. This is considered an example of: -
✅Eccentricity
By the end of the nineteenth century, the moral treatment movement declined due to all of the
following EXCEPT:
severe money and staffing shortages.
declining recovery rates.
increased recovery rates.
the emergence of prejudice against people with mental illness. -
✅Increased recovery rates
If you decide to stand on your desk when your professor is lecturing, your conduct would be outside
the stated: -
✅Norms
Managed care programs do all of the following EXCEPT:
decide the number of sessions a client may be reimbursed for.
1|Page
,determine the cost of sessions.
establish which therapists clients may choose.
allow therapists to choose the best treatment for their clients. -
✅allow therapists to choose the best treatment for their clients
These medications lift the mood of depressed people. -
✅Antidepressants
Currently, ________ are the largest group of mental health professionals in the United States. -
✅Social Workers
If you lived during the times when demons were attributed to abnormal behavior, a typical treatment
to rid you of your demons would have been: -
✅Exorcism
This is the study and enhancement of positive feelings, traits, and abilities. -
✅Positive Psychology
His discovery that syphilis led to general paresis triggered the rise of the somatogenic perspective. -
✅Richard von Krafft-Ebing
Before the 1950s, which theoretical perspective was dominant in the clinical field? -
✅Psychoanalytic
What is the preferred mode of treatment for people with moderate psychological disturbances? -
✅Outpatient care
Which of the following is NOT an essential feature of therapy?
There is a "trained healer."
The sufferer seeks relief from the healer.
The sufferer seeks advice from friends and/or family.
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, There is a series of systematic contacts between healer and sufferer. -
✅The sufferer seeks advice from friends and/or family
He was an Austrian physician who started a hypnotism clinic in Paris -
✅Friedrich Anton Mesmer
While the subject of many modern movies, back in the Middle Ages those who believed that they
were possessed by wolves or other animals were suffering from: -
✅Lycanthropy
Helping individuals who are at risk for developing emotional problems, such as children of people
with severe psychological disorders, is called: -
✅Prevention
In the twentieth century, the _________ perspective led to eugenic sterilization as a medical
treatment of abnormal psychological functioning. -
✅Somatogenic
During this time, the power of the clergy increased greatly throughout Europe.
the Middle Ages
the Renaissance
the Victorian era
the nineteenth century -
✅The Middle Ages
This is the examination of the impact of culture, race, gender, and similar factors on our behaviors,
and it focuses on how such factors may influence abnormal behavior -
✅Multicultural Psychology
On average, who tends to be happier?
people who are currently married
people who are currently divorced
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