PSYC 380 Exam 1 Questions with complete solution
2025/2026
1 psychological dis-A psychological dysfunction within an
. individual associated with distress or im-
orderpairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or
2 culturally expected
supernatural tradi- abnormal behavior caused by supernatural
. phenomenon
tioncery, (ex: witchcraft, sor-
possession)
3. incidence number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific period
4. prevalence number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any
given time
5. prognosis predicted future development of a disorder over time
6. etiology cause or source of a disorder
7. early biological • trephination; removal of piece of skull
treatments • rest , good nutrition, exercise, stress reduction
includ- ed
•1920s - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
•1950s - Medication - specifically sedatives
• bloodletting, lobotomies, induced vomiting
8. trephination removal of piece of skull
9. hippocrates (greek father of western medicine; considered the brain to be the seat of
wisdom,
460- 377 B.C.) consciousness, intelligence, and emotion
10. humoral theory abnormality caused by imbalances in the four humors
11. four humors blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
12. blood (from heart) excess creates cheerfulness or insomnia and delusion
13. black bile produces melancholia (depression)
(from spleen)
14. produces emotional irregularities , anger
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yellow bile (from
liver)
5 phlegm produces apathy and
(from brain) sluggishness
16. general paresis •progressive mental illness involving delusions, dementia and psychosis
• late 1800s - shown to occur in individuals with syphilis
• involves bacterial microorganisms invading brain tissue
• decided mental illness is caused by physical causes
17. plato believed poor behavior was caused by bad experiences which lead to
faulty
learning
18. dorthea dix believed in increased public awareness of mental health and valued
hospital-
ization; her work became known as the mental hygiene movement
19. philippe pinel believed in moral therapy - give patients optimal conditions to heal
20. psychoanalytic psychological dysfunction takes place in the mind; sigmond freud
21. id the primitive, unconscious portion of the personality that houses the most
basic drives and stores repressed memories
22. superego moral standards; the mental system that reflects the internalization of
cultural
rules, mainly learned as parents exercise their authority
23. ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's desires in ways
that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain; mediates id
and superego
24. defense the ego uses to cope with anxiety caused by
mecha- nisms conflict between the id and the superego
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,25. transferring an emotion from one person/object to an unrelated
person/object
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splacement (de- fense mechanism)
6.sublimation (de-transforming unacceptable urges into socially
ceptable behaviors
nse mechanism)
27. reaction formation replacing an urge with its opposite
(defense mecha- nism)
28. denial refusing to accept the reality of a situation
(defense
mechanism)
restraint or inhibition of thoughts or feelings
29. repression (de-
fense
mechanism)
30. transference client projects own thoughts/feelings/desires onto therapist
31. countertransfe therapist projects own thoughts/feelings/desires onto client
r- ence
32. psychosexu
• freud's explanation for our personality as adults
al stages
• fixation: When development does not progress past a certain stage
due to lack of gratification
• LOTS of criticisms
• very 'phallocentric'
• girls wish to be boys and have 'penis envy'
33. oral stage (psycho- 0-2 years
sexual stages)
34. anal stage 2-3 years
(psy- chosexual
stages)
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2025/2026
1 psychological dis-A psychological dysfunction within an
. individual associated with distress or im-
orderpairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or
2 culturally expected
supernatural tradi- abnormal behavior caused by supernatural
. phenomenon
tioncery, (ex: witchcraft, sor-
possession)
3. incidence number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific period
4. prevalence number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any
given time
5. prognosis predicted future development of a disorder over time
6. etiology cause or source of a disorder
7. early biological • trephination; removal of piece of skull
treatments • rest , good nutrition, exercise, stress reduction
includ- ed
•1920s - Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
•1950s - Medication - specifically sedatives
• bloodletting, lobotomies, induced vomiting
8. trephination removal of piece of skull
9. hippocrates (greek father of western medicine; considered the brain to be the seat of
wisdom,
460- 377 B.C.) consciousness, intelligence, and emotion
10. humoral theory abnormality caused by imbalances in the four humors
11. four humors blood, black bile, yellow bile and phlegm
12. blood (from heart) excess creates cheerfulness or insomnia and delusion
13. black bile produces melancholia (depression)
(from spleen)
14. produces emotional irregularities , anger
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35
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yellow bile (from
liver)
5 phlegm produces apathy and
(from brain) sluggishness
16. general paresis •progressive mental illness involving delusions, dementia and psychosis
• late 1800s - shown to occur in individuals with syphilis
• involves bacterial microorganisms invading brain tissue
• decided mental illness is caused by physical causes
17. plato believed poor behavior was caused by bad experiences which lead to
faulty
learning
18. dorthea dix believed in increased public awareness of mental health and valued
hospital-
ization; her work became known as the mental hygiene movement
19. philippe pinel believed in moral therapy - give patients optimal conditions to heal
20. psychoanalytic psychological dysfunction takes place in the mind; sigmond freud
21. id the primitive, unconscious portion of the personality that houses the most
basic drives and stores repressed memories
22. superego moral standards; the mental system that reflects the internalization of
cultural
rules, mainly learned as parents exercise their authority
23. ego operates on the reality principle, satisfying the id's desires in ways
that will realistically bring pleasure rather than pain; mediates id
and superego
24. defense the ego uses to cope with anxiety caused by
mecha- nisms conflict between the id and the superego
2/
35
,25. transferring an emotion from one person/object to an unrelated
person/object
3/
35
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udy online at https://quizlet.com/_dmfii2
splacement (de- fense mechanism)
6.sublimation (de-transforming unacceptable urges into socially
ceptable behaviors
nse mechanism)
27. reaction formation replacing an urge with its opposite
(defense mecha- nism)
28. denial refusing to accept the reality of a situation
(defense
mechanism)
restraint or inhibition of thoughts or feelings
29. repression (de-
fense
mechanism)
30. transference client projects own thoughts/feelings/desires onto therapist
31. countertransfe therapist projects own thoughts/feelings/desires onto client
r- ence
32. psychosexu
• freud's explanation for our personality as adults
al stages
• fixation: When development does not progress past a certain stage
due to lack of gratification
• LOTS of criticisms
• very 'phallocentric'
• girls wish to be boys and have 'penis envy'
33. oral stage (psycho- 0-2 years
sexual stages)
34. anal stage 2-3 years
(psy- chosexual
stages)
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