Psyc 3140 Exam 1 Questions with correct
answers
What |are |the |goals |of |studying |abnormal |psychology |(see |Chapter |1 |ppt. |slide |"What |is |abnormal |
psychology"?) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |goals |of |studying |abnormal |psychology |is |to |describe, |
predict, |explain, |and |influence |(change) |abnormal |pr |problematic |patterns |of |functioning.
What |are |the |4 |Ds? |Know |examples |of |each. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Deviance: |different, |extreme, |
usual |
example: |something |outside |of |cultural |norms |or |societal |norms |
2. |Distress: |unpleasant |& |upsetting |
example: |Alberto |having |to |face |life |changes |and |the |coming |invasion |
3. |Dysfunction: |causes |interference |with |life |
example: |Alberto |quitting |his |job, |and |leaving |his |family |to |pursue |his |life |
4. |Danger: |poses |risk |of |harm |
example: |Alberto |endangers |himself, |with |his |diet, |and |others |with |his |buildup |of |arms |& |ammunition
What |led |to |deinstitutionalization? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |discovery |of |many |psychotropic |
medications |(i.e., |anti-psychotropic, |antidepressants, |anti-anxiety |drugs) |in |the |1950s |led |to |
deinstitutionalization.
What |led |to |the |decline |of |"moral |treatment"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Speed |of |movement |(high |
turnover |in |staff |because |of |burnout, |overworking, |lack |of |funding), |insufficient |care, |and |prejudices |
led |to |the |decline |of |"moral |treatment".
How |have |people |viewed |the |causes/treatments |of |abnormal |behavior |throughout |history? |(e. |g., |use
|of |exorcism |to |treat |mental |illness |because |it |is |caused |by |evil |spirits) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
, Greek |and |Roman |Views |and |Treatments:
(500 |B.C. |to |A.D. |500) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Abnormality |had |natural |causes.
(was |an |imbalance |of |the |four |humors: |fluids |in |the |body)
Treatment: |correct |the |underlying |physical |pathology |(rebalance |via |bath, |massage, |diet, |exercise, |
celibacy, |bloodletting)
Europe |in |the |Middle |Ages: |Demonology |Returns:
(A.D. |500 |- |1350) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause: |Conflict |between |good |and |evil |spirits
treatment: |Expel |the |evil |(exorcism)
The |Renaissance |and |the |Rise |of |Asylums:
(A.D. |1400 |- |1700) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Psychological |disorder |- |medical/ |"sickness" |(the |
mind, |like |the |body, |was |susceptible |to |illness)
Treatment: |humane |& |loving |- |private |homes |& |small |community |residences |could |only |hold |a |limited
|number |of |people |-> |asylums |- |imprisoned, |no |outsiders
The |Nineteenth |Century: |Reform |& |Moral |Treatment: |
(early |1800s) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Moral |guidance |and |humane |and |respectful |treatment
Treatment: |Moral |treatment, |improved, |loving, |kind |environment |- |state |hospitals
Early |Twentieth |Century |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Somatic |perspective
| Cause |(physical) |:
- |Kraeplin: |physical |factors |(i.e., |fatigue) |are |responsibe |for |mental |dysfunction |
- |Syphilis: |found |to |cause |physical |symptoms |(paralysis) |& |mental |symptoms |(delusions |of |granduer) |
[ex. |schizophrenia] |
answers
What |are |the |goals |of |studying |abnormal |psychology |(see |Chapter |1 |ppt. |slide |"What |is |abnormal |
psychology"?) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |goals |of |studying |abnormal |psychology |is |to |describe, |
predict, |explain, |and |influence |(change) |abnormal |pr |problematic |patterns |of |functioning.
What |are |the |4 |Ds? |Know |examples |of |each. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Deviance: |different, |extreme, |
usual |
example: |something |outside |of |cultural |norms |or |societal |norms |
2. |Distress: |unpleasant |& |upsetting |
example: |Alberto |having |to |face |life |changes |and |the |coming |invasion |
3. |Dysfunction: |causes |interference |with |life |
example: |Alberto |quitting |his |job, |and |leaving |his |family |to |pursue |his |life |
4. |Danger: |poses |risk |of |harm |
example: |Alberto |endangers |himself, |with |his |diet, |and |others |with |his |buildup |of |arms |& |ammunition
What |led |to |deinstitutionalization? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |discovery |of |many |psychotropic |
medications |(i.e., |anti-psychotropic, |antidepressants, |anti-anxiety |drugs) |in |the |1950s |led |to |
deinstitutionalization.
What |led |to |the |decline |of |"moral |treatment"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Speed |of |movement |(high |
turnover |in |staff |because |of |burnout, |overworking, |lack |of |funding), |insufficient |care, |and |prejudices |
led |to |the |decline |of |"moral |treatment".
How |have |people |viewed |the |causes/treatments |of |abnormal |behavior |throughout |history? |(e. |g., |use
|of |exorcism |to |treat |mental |illness |because |it |is |caused |by |evil |spirits) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
, Greek |and |Roman |Views |and |Treatments:
(500 |B.C. |to |A.D. |500) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Abnormality |had |natural |causes.
(was |an |imbalance |of |the |four |humors: |fluids |in |the |body)
Treatment: |correct |the |underlying |physical |pathology |(rebalance |via |bath, |massage, |diet, |exercise, |
celibacy, |bloodletting)
Europe |in |the |Middle |Ages: |Demonology |Returns:
(A.D. |500 |- |1350) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cause: |Conflict |between |good |and |evil |spirits
treatment: |Expel |the |evil |(exorcism)
The |Renaissance |and |the |Rise |of |Asylums:
(A.D. |1400 |- |1700) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Psychological |disorder |- |medical/ |"sickness" |(the |
mind, |like |the |body, |was |susceptible |to |illness)
Treatment: |humane |& |loving |- |private |homes |& |small |community |residences |could |only |hold |a |limited
|number |of |people |-> |asylums |- |imprisoned, |no |outsiders
The |Nineteenth |Century: |Reform |& |Moral |Treatment: |
(early |1800s) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Cause: |Moral |guidance |and |humane |and |respectful |treatment
Treatment: |Moral |treatment, |improved, |loving, |kind |environment |- |state |hospitals
Early |Twentieth |Century |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Somatic |perspective
| Cause |(physical) |:
- |Kraeplin: |physical |factors |(i.e., |fatigue) |are |responsibe |for |mental |dysfunction |
- |Syphilis: |found |to |cause |physical |symptoms |(paralysis) |& |mental |symptoms |(delusions |of |granduer) |
[ex. |schizophrenia] |
