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1. Psychological abnormality may include deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. First, explain what these terms mean regarding psychological abnormality. Second, provide an example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be considered abnormal. 2. Suppose a friend says to you, “I feel overwhelmed today, and I don't know why. You're taking abnormal psych—what do you think?” If, after a conversation, your friend feels better about things, have you provided psychological therapy? Why or why not? Include the essential features of therapy in your answer. 3. What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more complete understanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality? 4. Discuss the contributions of three individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology. Include the time period and location where each lived. Also include how this person's contributions helped shaped current views and treatments for abnormal behavior. 5. Create a timeline on which you place five major events in the history of abnormality. Briefly describe why each event is important to an understanding of abnormality. 6. Define and contrast the somatogenic and psychogenic perspectives regarding abnormal psychological functioning. Provide at least one example of evidence supporting each perspective. 7. Assume that Benjamin Rush and Dorothea Dix suddenly appeared in the twenty-first century, approximately 50 years after the U.S. policy of deinstitutionalization began. What would they think about our treatment of those persons with mental illness? Which suggestions might they make for changes in our policy of deinstitutionalization? 8. According to your textbook, deinstitutionalization has resulted, in part, in large numbers of people with severe psychological disturbances either becoming homeless or ending up in jail or prison. Is deinstitutionalization an ethical and appropriate strategy for the treatment of mental illness that the United States should continue to follow? Back up your answer with specific examples. 9. Increasingly, people seeking treatment for mental health reasons are insured by managed care programs. How are managed care programs changing how psychological services are provided? Discuss one advantage and one disadvantage of such programs. 10. Clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinical researchers are mental health professionals who work in the area of psychological abnormality. Describe what each does and how they differ from one another. 11. The stated and unstated rules that a society establishes to govern proper conduct are referred to as _____. 12. In the definition of abnormality, behavior characterized as different from the norm is described as _____. 13. When a person experiences anxiety to the point of feeling misery, this represents the aspect of the definition of abnormality called _____. 14. When a person's feelings or behaviors interfere with his or her daily routines, this represents the aspect of the definition of abnormality called _____. 15. If a person considers attempting suicide, this represents the aspect of the definition of abnormality called _____. 16. Although some clinicians refer to the person they are treating as a patient, others refer to the person as a(n) _____. 17. The procedure that a priest or other powerful person might perform to drive evil spirits from a person is called _____. 18. _____ believed that abnormal behavior was caused by brain pathology that was a consequence of an imbalance in the four humors of the body. 19. During the Middle Ages, a person who believed that he or she was possessed by wolves and other animals was said to be suffering from _____. Page 1 Test Bank for Abnormal Psychology 10th Edition by Comer Full file at https://TestbankD 20. The treatment for mental illness espoused by French physician Philippe Pinel and English Quaker William Tuke was called _____ treatment by their contemporaries. 21. The view that physical causes are at the root of mental illnesses is called the _____ perspective. 22. According to the _____ perspective, psychological causes are at the root of mental illness. 23. The psychoanalytic view of causes of abnormal and normal behavior fits into the _____ model. 24. A major development in the treatment of the mentally ill was the introduction of _____ medications. 25. The reduction in the number of people housed in mental hospitals in the last 40 years can be attributed to a trend called _____. 26. A person who systematically gathers information so as to describe, predict, and explain abnormality is called a clinical: A) mentalist. B) legalist. C) scientist. D) practitioner. 27. If a person wants a career focused on detecting, assessing, and treating abnormal patterns of functioning, that person should look into becoming a clinical: A) practitioner. B) researcher. C) historian. D) statistician. 28. Which statement is the MOST accurate conclusion about the current state of abnormal psychology in the United States? A) There is no single definition of abnormality, no single theoretical understanding of the causes of mental illness, and no single best treatment. B) We do know what mental illness is, but we do not understand what causes it or the best way to treat it. C) We have not advanced much beyond the demonology era. D) Today, we understand what causes mental illness and how best to treat it; we can also define it. 29. Commonly accepted features of abnormality include deviance, distress, dysfunction, and: A) danger. B) docility. C) delusions. D) deference. 30. The MOST accurate summary of the field of abnormal psychology at the present time is that clinical psychologists generally: A) accept one definition of abnormality and practice one form of treatment. B) do not accept one definition of abnormality but practice one form of treatment. C) accept one definition of abnormality but practice more than one form of treatment. D) do not accept one definition of abnormality and practice more than one form of treatment. 31. The stated and unstated rules for proper conduct that a society establishes are referred to as: A) norms. B) culture. C) morality. D) conventions. 32. The history, values, institutions, habits, skills, technology, and arts of a society make up that society's: A) laws. B) norms. C) culture. D) conventions. 33. Behavior that violates legal norms is BEST described as: A) deviant and criminal. B) distressful and criminal. C) deviant and psychopathological. D) distressful and psychopathological