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Abnormal Psychology chapter one blogs: methods, historical perspectives,etc

This document is based off of in class blogs I read that involve basic methods, perspectives and other basics oh abnormal psychology.

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  • October 20, 2022
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1.

Sociocutural theorists believe the causes of abnormal behavior may be found in _________.

Answer: The failures of society

2.

The first person to determine that germs (viruses & bacteria) can invade the body & cause disease was:

Answer: Louis Pasteur

3.

The so-called \"malaria are\" for treating psychopathologies was so dangerous that __% of those it was administered to would die of the malaria itself.

Answer: 15%

4.

The study of human thoughts & thinking is called _____.

Answer: Cognitive psychology

5.

The medical model represents _____ perspective on abnormal behavior.

Answer: Biological

6.

The control of muscle contractions & the formation of memories are lined to the neurotransmitter_____.

Answer: Acetylcholine

7.

If you go home & kick your dog after your boss fired you, you have just used this defense mechanism.

Answer: Displacement

8.

Simon was a patient of a mental hospital in the 1970s that was shut down due to the deinstitutionalization & the establishment of_____. Left in a community without adequate housing, jobs, or other forms of support, Simon felt that he was essentially pushed to the streets & is now homeless.

Answer: Community mental health centers

9.

As a reset of the efforts of _____, 32 mental hospitals devoted to treating people with psychological disorders were established throughout the United States.

Answer: Dorothea Dix

10.

Jean-Martin Charcot, a French neurologist, was an important influence on ____.

Answer: Sigmund Freud

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