PSYC 210 Exam with Students also studied Etiology or Pathophysiology?: Study of Questions with
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Etiology or Pathophysiology?: Study of causes (why does something happen, why we get sick)
Etiology or Pathophysiology?: how the cause comes to be, how something works, esp. biology (how
we get sick) Working definition of abnormal _______ , _____________, _____________, or
_____________ dysfunction that is unexpected in its cultural context and associated with present
distress and impairment, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain or impairment When basic
processes break down and bridge over from normal to abnormal psychology (psychopathology), it is
when the individual experiences which three criteria in either extreme ends of the bell curve rather
than all at moderate levels in normality, taking into account the cultural context? Which historical
tradition?: [etiology] demons, bad spirits, witches, moon/stars, divine punishment, possession
Which historical tradition?: [treatment] magic, prayer, exorcism, trephining, potions, torture,
isolation, beatings
Answer:
etiology pathophysiology social, cognitive, emotional, motivational distress/suffering, impairment,
atypical/deviant supernatural (spiritual) supernatural (spiritual)
, Question 2:
Which historical tradition?: was common in Europe in times & places of polytheistic traditions _
__________ was one of the earliest known treatments observed in neolithic paintings and skulls in
which they drilled holes in the skull to treat epilepsy & mental illness (was used until late
Renaissance to release “ evil spirits ” , a part of the supernatural tradition. As part of the
supernatural tradition, _ __________ was practiced in 13th – 20th century with asylums developed
for the poor, chronically sick, and mentally ill; treatments ranged from benign neglect to extremely
cruel. Following Philippe _____ (1745 – 1826), hospitals began to emphasize humane, moral
treatment: new emphasis was placed on sleep, relaxation, and peaceful surroundings to treat
mental illness & led to rise of bucolic “ campus-like ” mental hospitals in Europe & US (ex. McLean
Hospital, est. 1811). In the late 19th century in the US, Dorothy _ ____ helped found numerous
mental hospitals. The methods of the supernatural tradition in psychology had high/low efficacy.
Which historical tradition?: [etiology] genes, neurotransmitters, hormones, neural dysfunction The
treatment under the biological tradition of psychology is broadly called? As part of the biological
tradition of psychology, Hippocrates posited that mental disorders emanated from imbalance of
___________ in the body What are the four humours? One limitation of the psychopharmacology
model of psychopathology as part of the biological tradition of psychology is that the proponents
incorrectly believed in _ ____________ of mental illness; influenced by the discovery of syphilis
treatment for _ ____________ & also incorrectly inferring that if drug X reduces symptoms in
disorder Y by affecting neurotransmitter Z, disorder Y MUST be a disorder of altered
neurotransmitter Z.
Answer:
supernatural (spiritual) trephining incarceration Pinel Dix low biological pharmacotherapy four
humours blood (sanguis: cheerful, optimistic), yellow bile (khole: ambitious, dominant, hot-
tempered), black bile (melaina khole: serious, quiet, downhearted), phlegm (phelgma: easy-going,
patient, thoughtful) single cause hypothesis, general paresis
CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
Etiology or Pathophysiology?: Study of causes (why does something happen, why we get sick)
Etiology or Pathophysiology?: how the cause comes to be, how something works, esp. biology (how
we get sick) Working definition of abnormal _______ , _____________, _____________, or
_____________ dysfunction that is unexpected in its cultural context and associated with present
distress and impairment, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain or impairment When basic
processes break down and bridge over from normal to abnormal psychology (psychopathology), it is
when the individual experiences which three criteria in either extreme ends of the bell curve rather
than all at moderate levels in normality, taking into account the cultural context? Which historical
tradition?: [etiology] demons, bad spirits, witches, moon/stars, divine punishment, possession
Which historical tradition?: [treatment] magic, prayer, exorcism, trephining, potions, torture,
isolation, beatings
Answer:
etiology pathophysiology social, cognitive, emotional, motivational distress/suffering, impairment,
atypical/deviant supernatural (spiritual) supernatural (spiritual)
, Question 2:
Which historical tradition?: was common in Europe in times & places of polytheistic traditions _
__________ was one of the earliest known treatments observed in neolithic paintings and skulls in
which they drilled holes in the skull to treat epilepsy & mental illness (was used until late
Renaissance to release “ evil spirits ” , a part of the supernatural tradition. As part of the
supernatural tradition, _ __________ was practiced in 13th – 20th century with asylums developed
for the poor, chronically sick, and mentally ill; treatments ranged from benign neglect to extremely
cruel. Following Philippe _____ (1745 – 1826), hospitals began to emphasize humane, moral
treatment: new emphasis was placed on sleep, relaxation, and peaceful surroundings to treat
mental illness & led to rise of bucolic “ campus-like ” mental hospitals in Europe & US (ex. McLean
Hospital, est. 1811). In the late 19th century in the US, Dorothy _ ____ helped found numerous
mental hospitals. The methods of the supernatural tradition in psychology had high/low efficacy.
Which historical tradition?: [etiology] genes, neurotransmitters, hormones, neural dysfunction The
treatment under the biological tradition of psychology is broadly called? As part of the biological
tradition of psychology, Hippocrates posited that mental disorders emanated from imbalance of
___________ in the body What are the four humours? One limitation of the psychopharmacology
model of psychopathology as part of the biological tradition of psychology is that the proponents
incorrectly believed in _ ____________ of mental illness; influenced by the discovery of syphilis
treatment for _ ____________ & also incorrectly inferring that if drug X reduces symptoms in
disorder Y by affecting neurotransmitter Z, disorder Y MUST be a disorder of altered
neurotransmitter Z.
Answer:
supernatural (spiritual) trephining incarceration Pinel Dix low biological pharmacotherapy four
humours blood (sanguis: cheerful, optimistic), yellow bile (khole: ambitious, dominant, hot-
tempered), black bile (melaina khole: serious, quiet, downhearted), phlegm (phelgma: easy-going,
patient, thoughtful) single cause hypothesis, general paresis
