NYU abnormal psych exam 1
questions with complete solutions27
dogmatism - ANSWERS-tendency to cling to one's beliefs
Dogma - ANSWERS-a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly
true
Empiricism - ANSWERS-the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation
empirical - ANSWERS-based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience
rather than theory or pure logic
History of Psychopathology - ANSWERS--Efforts to understand and resolve problems of
psychopathology
-traced throughout many centuries & cultures (where mysticism and charlatanism were
present)
-originally unfolded without the care of scientific methods
-many current techniques are connected to past efforts
The Sacred Approach - ANSWERS-Psychopathology was the expression of transcendent magical
action brought about by external forces
Demonological Phase - ANSWERS-Two competing forces struggled for superiority
Creative and positive
Represented by a good parent or God
,Destructive and negative
Represented by the willful negation of good in the form of demonic forces
Animistic Phase - ANSWERS-disorders were attributed to the mysterious forces of nature
Mythological Phase - ANSWERS-Every symptom of a disorder was thought to be caused by a
deity who, if appropriately implored, could benevolently cure
Early Hindu Sumatra - ANSWERS-Suggested that passions and strong emotions of the mentally
disordered brought about physical ailments
Hindu Medicine - ANSWERS-Proposed the existence of three emotional inclinations:
1. Wise and enlightened goodness
-Seated in the brain
2. Impetuous passions
-The source of the pleasure and pain qualities
-Seated in the chest
3. Blind crudity of ignorance
-The basis for animalistic instincts
-Seated in the abdomen
Chakra Samhita - ANSWERS-Different appearances of mental disorders result from Heredity,
imbalanced doshas, temperament, inappropriate diet, and metapsychological factors
Doshas = bodily fluids
, Chinese medicine - ANSWERS-Stated that the primary causes of psychiatric illness were vicious
air,abnormal weather, and emotional stress
Principle of Tao (i.e. the way) - ANSWERS-Achieved by integrating the individual self into the
realm of nature
Personality types were portrayed on the basis of a combination of the five elements
Greek Civilization - ANSWERS-Balances and imbalances would account for health or disease
Thought the soul was composed of three parts
Reason
reflected truth
Intelligence
synthesized sensory perceptions
Impulse
derived from bodily energies
Brain=Center of the rational parts of the soul
Heart= Center of the irrational parts of the soul
Hippocrates - ANSWERS-Identified four basic temperaments:
Choleric
excess in yellow bile
Associated with a tendency towards irascibility
Melancholic
excess in black bile
Characterized by an inclination towards sadness
Sanguine
questions with complete solutions27
dogmatism - ANSWERS-tendency to cling to one's beliefs
Dogma - ANSWERS-a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly
true
Empiricism - ANSWERS-the belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation
empirical - ANSWERS-based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience
rather than theory or pure logic
History of Psychopathology - ANSWERS--Efforts to understand and resolve problems of
psychopathology
-traced throughout many centuries & cultures (where mysticism and charlatanism were
present)
-originally unfolded without the care of scientific methods
-many current techniques are connected to past efforts
The Sacred Approach - ANSWERS-Psychopathology was the expression of transcendent magical
action brought about by external forces
Demonological Phase - ANSWERS-Two competing forces struggled for superiority
Creative and positive
Represented by a good parent or God
,Destructive and negative
Represented by the willful negation of good in the form of demonic forces
Animistic Phase - ANSWERS-disorders were attributed to the mysterious forces of nature
Mythological Phase - ANSWERS-Every symptom of a disorder was thought to be caused by a
deity who, if appropriately implored, could benevolently cure
Early Hindu Sumatra - ANSWERS-Suggested that passions and strong emotions of the mentally
disordered brought about physical ailments
Hindu Medicine - ANSWERS-Proposed the existence of three emotional inclinations:
1. Wise and enlightened goodness
-Seated in the brain
2. Impetuous passions
-The source of the pleasure and pain qualities
-Seated in the chest
3. Blind crudity of ignorance
-The basis for animalistic instincts
-Seated in the abdomen
Chakra Samhita - ANSWERS-Different appearances of mental disorders result from Heredity,
imbalanced doshas, temperament, inappropriate diet, and metapsychological factors
Doshas = bodily fluids
, Chinese medicine - ANSWERS-Stated that the primary causes of psychiatric illness were vicious
air,abnormal weather, and emotional stress
Principle of Tao (i.e. the way) - ANSWERS-Achieved by integrating the individual self into the
realm of nature
Personality types were portrayed on the basis of a combination of the five elements
Greek Civilization - ANSWERS-Balances and imbalances would account for health or disease
Thought the soul was composed of three parts
Reason
reflected truth
Intelligence
synthesized sensory perceptions
Impulse
derived from bodily energies
Brain=Center of the rational parts of the soul
Heart= Center of the irrational parts of the soul
Hippocrates - ANSWERS-Identified four basic temperaments:
Choleric
excess in yellow bile
Associated with a tendency towards irascibility
Melancholic
excess in black bile
Characterized by an inclination towards sadness
Sanguine
