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PSY 3304 ◦ MID TERM Questions & 100%
Correct Answers
Which term is NOT used to describe behavior that is psychologically
abnormal?
✓ ~~> mental instability
Which statement is true about the "four Ds" of abnormality?
✓ ~~> None of the "four Ds" is, by itself, an adequate gauge of
psychological abnormality.
According to ancient views of abnormality, if a standard exorcism failed to
rid a person of abnormal behaviors, which step would be taken?
✓ ~~> The shaman would perform a more extreme exorcism, such as
whipping or starving the person.
The term "eugenics" refers to:
✓ ~~> a political policy of preventing those who suffer from mental
illness from reproducing
The main difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist is that:
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✓ ~~> a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can provide therapy, while
a psychologist is not a medical doctor but can provide therapy.
Hippocrates believed that abnormal behavior was caused by:
✓ ~~> imbalance in bodily fluids.
The "four Ds" of abnormality are:
✓ ~~> deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger.
Which German physician was the first to specialize in mental illness and is now
considered the founder of the modern study of psychopathology?
✓ ~~> Johann Weyer
A procedure in which a pointed instrument was inserted into the frontal lobe
of the brain to destroy brain tissue was known as:
✓ ~~> a lobotomy.
Sigmund Freud utilized the _____ to study the very unique situation involving
Little Hans, a young boy who developed a fear of horses.
✓ ~~> case study
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PSY 3304 ◦ MID TERM Questions & 100%
Correct Answers
Which term is NOT used to describe behavior that is psychologically
abnormal?
✓ ~~> mental instability
Which statement is true about the "four Ds" of abnormality?
✓ ~~> None of the "four Ds" is, by itself, an adequate gauge of
psychological abnormality.
According to ancient views of abnormality, if a standard exorcism failed to
rid a person of abnormal behaviors, which step would be taken?
✓ ~~> The shaman would perform a more extreme exorcism, such as
whipping or starving the person.
The term "eugenics" refers to:
✓ ~~> a political policy of preventing those who suffer from mental
illness from reproducing
The main difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist is that:
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✓ ~~> a psychiatrist is a medical doctor who can provide therapy, while
a psychologist is not a medical doctor but can provide therapy.
Hippocrates believed that abnormal behavior was caused by:
✓ ~~> imbalance in bodily fluids.
The "four Ds" of abnormality are:
✓ ~~> deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger.
Which German physician was the first to specialize in mental illness and is now
considered the founder of the modern study of psychopathology?
✓ ~~> Johann Weyer
A procedure in which a pointed instrument was inserted into the frontal lobe
of the brain to destroy brain tissue was known as:
✓ ~~> a lobotomy.
Sigmund Freud utilized the _____ to study the very unique situation involving
Little Hans, a young boy who developed a fear of horses.
✓ ~~> case study
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