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6TH CANADIANEDITION BY GORDON L.
FLETT
chapter 1
introduction: definitional and historical considerations and canada's mental
health system
Question Type: True/False
1. T/F: Abnormal psychology can be studied without any risk of personal bias or subjectivity.
Answer: False
Rationale: Defining and interpreting abnormal behaviour involves subjective cultural and personal value
hence complete objectivity is difficult.
2. T/F: There is no single universally accepted definition of abnormal behaviour.
Answer: True
Rationale: Abnormality is defined using multiple criteria (e.g., distress, dysfunction, norm violation), and
no single definition applies in all contexts.
3. T/F: Early treatments for mental illness sometimes included drilling holes in the skull to release evil spiri
Answer: True
Rationale: Ancient practices like trepanning reflected demonological explanations of abnormal behaviou
4. T/F: Hippocrates believed mental illness had natural, physical causes rather than supernatural ones.
Answer: True
Rationale: He proposed the somatogenic theory, linking psychological symptoms to brain and bodily
processes.
,5. T/F: All psychologists in Canada are legally authorized to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
Rationale: Prescribing privileges are typically restricted to psychiatrists (medical doctors), not
psychologists.
6. T/F: Media portrayals of mental illness often reinforce stereotypes that people with mental disorders are
dangerous.
Answer: True
Rationale: Research shows popular media frequently emphasizes danger and unpredictability, contributin
to stigma.
7. T/F: Deinstitutionalization aimed to move patients from hospitals to community-based care.
Answer: True
Rationale: Starting in the 1960s–70s, Canada followed this trend to improve patient rights and integrate
treatment into the community.
8. T/F: Mental illness can affect people regardless of age, gender, or socioeconomic status.
Answer: True
Rationale: Mental disorders cut across demographic lines; anyone can be affected.
9. T/F: Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.
Answer: False
Rationale: Psychosurgery such as lobotomies was practiced in Canada up until the late 20th century.
10. T/F: Focusing only on treatment rather than prevention is the most effective way to reduce mental illness
rates.
Answer: False
, Rationale: Prevention strategies (e.g., early intervention, public education) can reduce long-term prevalen
and burden.
Multiple Choice (with Rationales)
11. Which of the following best illustrates the difficulty of defining abnormal behaviour?
A) IQ below 70 used for intellectual disability
B) Delusions are uncommon in the population
C) Math prodigies are rare yet not considered disordered
D) Bedwetting in toddlers
Answer: C
Rationale: Statistical rarity alone cannot define abnormality; not all rare behaviours are pathological.
12. Which criterion for abnormality best fits someone quitting their job due to extreme snake phobia?
A) Violation of norms
B) Unexpectedness
C) Dysfunction or disability
D) Statistical infrequency
Answer: C
Rationale: The phobia impairs occupational functioning, indicating dysfunction.
13. What major historical event supported the somatogenic hypothesis of mental illness?
A) Discovery of syphilis’ link to general paresis
B) The witch trials of the Middle Ages
C) Mesmer’s hypnotic cures
D) Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
Answer: A
Rationale: The medical explanation for general paresis reinforced biological causes of mental disorders.
14. Who is credited with improving humane treatment of asylum patients by unchaining them?
A) Benjamin Rush
B) Philippe Pinel
C) Emil Kraepelin
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: B
Rationale: Pinel promoted moral treatment, emphasizing compassion and individualized care.
For Abnormal Psychology, 6th Canadian Edition by Gordon L. Flett
Questions And Answers Graded A+
PRINTEND PDF|ORIGINAL DIRECT FROM PUBLISHER|100%
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6TH EDITION
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, TEST BANK ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY,
6TH CANADIANEDITION BY GORDON L.
FLETT
chapter 1
introduction: definitional and historical considerations and canada's mental
health system
Question Type: True/False
1. T/F: Abnormal psychology can be studied without any risk of personal bias or subjectivity.
Answer: False
Rationale: Defining and interpreting abnormal behaviour involves subjective cultural and personal value
hence complete objectivity is difficult.
2. T/F: There is no single universally accepted definition of abnormal behaviour.
Answer: True
Rationale: Abnormality is defined using multiple criteria (e.g., distress, dysfunction, norm violation), and
no single definition applies in all contexts.
3. T/F: Early treatments for mental illness sometimes included drilling holes in the skull to release evil spiri
Answer: True
Rationale: Ancient practices like trepanning reflected demonological explanations of abnormal behaviou
4. T/F: Hippocrates believed mental illness had natural, physical causes rather than supernatural ones.
Answer: True
Rationale: He proposed the somatogenic theory, linking psychological symptoms to brain and bodily
processes.
,5. T/F: All psychologists in Canada are legally authorized to prescribe medication.
Answer: False
Rationale: Prescribing privileges are typically restricted to psychiatrists (medical doctors), not
psychologists.
6. T/F: Media portrayals of mental illness often reinforce stereotypes that people with mental disorders are
dangerous.
Answer: True
Rationale: Research shows popular media frequently emphasizes danger and unpredictability, contributin
to stigma.
7. T/F: Deinstitutionalization aimed to move patients from hospitals to community-based care.
Answer: True
Rationale: Starting in the 1960s–70s, Canada followed this trend to improve patient rights and integrate
treatment into the community.
8. T/F: Mental illness can affect people regardless of age, gender, or socioeconomic status.
Answer: True
Rationale: Mental disorders cut across demographic lines; anyone can be affected.
9. T/F: Lobotomies were never performed in Canada.
Answer: False
Rationale: Psychosurgery such as lobotomies was practiced in Canada up until the late 20th century.
10. T/F: Focusing only on treatment rather than prevention is the most effective way to reduce mental illness
rates.
Answer: False
, Rationale: Prevention strategies (e.g., early intervention, public education) can reduce long-term prevalen
and burden.
Multiple Choice (with Rationales)
11. Which of the following best illustrates the difficulty of defining abnormal behaviour?
A) IQ below 70 used for intellectual disability
B) Delusions are uncommon in the population
C) Math prodigies are rare yet not considered disordered
D) Bedwetting in toddlers
Answer: C
Rationale: Statistical rarity alone cannot define abnormality; not all rare behaviours are pathological.
12. Which criterion for abnormality best fits someone quitting their job due to extreme snake phobia?
A) Violation of norms
B) Unexpectedness
C) Dysfunction or disability
D) Statistical infrequency
Answer: C
Rationale: The phobia impairs occupational functioning, indicating dysfunction.
13. What major historical event supported the somatogenic hypothesis of mental illness?
A) Discovery of syphilis’ link to general paresis
B) The witch trials of the Middle Ages
C) Mesmer’s hypnotic cures
D) Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
Answer: A
Rationale: The medical explanation for general paresis reinforced biological causes of mental disorders.
14. Who is credited with improving humane treatment of asylum patients by unchaining them?
A) Benjamin Rush
B) Philippe Pinel
C) Emil Kraepelin
D) Dorothea Dix
Answer: B
Rationale: Pinel promoted moral treatment, emphasizing compassion and individualized care.
