Psych 305 Exam #1 || with Errorless Solutions 100%.
3 D's of Abnormal Behavior correct answers Discomfort (least observable), Dysfunctional (more
obvious), Deviance (most obvious)
Multicultural Perspective correct answers All behavior originates from and takes place within a
cultural context
Internal Representation of Culture correct answers Values, Attitudes, Worldviews
External Representation of Culture correct answers Customs, Habits, Traditions
Cultural Universality correct answers Behaviors/disorders assumed to be the same cross-
culturally, so that which deviates from the majority is abnormal
Cultural Relativity correct answers Each behavior is to be evaluated relative to one's own
culture/values, so only those things that deviate from that culture are abnormal
Adaptation correct answers Represents a balance between what you do and what the
environment requires of you
Maladaptaiton correct answers An imbalance between what you do and what is expected of you
Andreessen's Study on Creativity correct answers Compared creative writers and matched
controls, found no signifiant group difference in psychotic disorders and failed to support her
notion that they were "more creative"
Stigma correct answers A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of
people have about something
Prejudice correct answers Negative attitudes based on membership
Covert Prejudice correct answers An individual holds negative attitudes toward themselves
because of their membership in a group
Discrimination correct answers Negative behaviors toward members of these groups
Prehistoric View correct answers "Evil Spirits," trephination: carving and drilling holes into the
scull
Greek and Roman View correct answers Hippocrates, based on body fluid imbalance
Choleric (yellow bile) correct answers Impatient, cynical, irritable, aggressive (mania, antisocial)
Melancholic (black bile) correct answers Moody, anxious, sad (depression)
, Sanguine (blood) correct answers Sociable, outgoing, playful, carefree (mania)
Phlegmatic (mucous) correct answers Passive, slow to warm up, controlled, reliable (OCD)
Middle Ages View correct answers Demonology, the devil was the cause of abnormal behavior
Renaissance View correct answers Regarded patients as "ill" and created asylums, but there were
limited resources
19th Century View correct answers Reform and moral treatment, more humane, but still
overcrowding.
Somatogenic Perspective correct answers Abnormal behavior has physical causes. Treatments
led to many biological treatments like insulin shot, hydrotherapy and lobotomies
Psychogenic Perspective correct answers Abnormal behavior can result in physical
symptoms/problems, treatments included hypnosis, Frued, psychoanalysis, out-patient settings
Utilization Review Committees correct answers Groups who sit own and talk to people based on
a set of guidelines, but they aren't affective in predicting actual patient needs
Cultural Competence correct answers Ability to work competently with people within their own
cultural values
Penetrance correct answers Rate at which you see a trait within a population of individuals who
possess the gene for that trait
Behavior Genetics correct answers The study of genes in groups of people as they relate to
behavioral characteristics
Pedigree Studies correct answers Genealogical. Must see trait across at least two generations
Identical Twins correct answers Monozygotic (single egg split and fertilized) share 100% of
genes
Fraternal Twins correct answers Dizygotic (two eggs fertilized), share 50% of genes
Concordance correct answers Rate at which twins share the trait
Discordance correct answers When both twins do not share the same trait
Left Hemisphere correct answers Verbal, speech, math, logic. Joy/Happiness
Right Hemisphere correct answers Imagery, artistic skills, creativity. Sadness/Anger
3 D's of Abnormal Behavior correct answers Discomfort (least observable), Dysfunctional (more
obvious), Deviance (most obvious)
Multicultural Perspective correct answers All behavior originates from and takes place within a
cultural context
Internal Representation of Culture correct answers Values, Attitudes, Worldviews
External Representation of Culture correct answers Customs, Habits, Traditions
Cultural Universality correct answers Behaviors/disorders assumed to be the same cross-
culturally, so that which deviates from the majority is abnormal
Cultural Relativity correct answers Each behavior is to be evaluated relative to one's own
culture/values, so only those things that deviate from that culture are abnormal
Adaptation correct answers Represents a balance between what you do and what the
environment requires of you
Maladaptaiton correct answers An imbalance between what you do and what is expected of you
Andreessen's Study on Creativity correct answers Compared creative writers and matched
controls, found no signifiant group difference in psychotic disorders and failed to support her
notion that they were "more creative"
Stigma correct answers A set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of
people have about something
Prejudice correct answers Negative attitudes based on membership
Covert Prejudice correct answers An individual holds negative attitudes toward themselves
because of their membership in a group
Discrimination correct answers Negative behaviors toward members of these groups
Prehistoric View correct answers "Evil Spirits," trephination: carving and drilling holes into the
scull
Greek and Roman View correct answers Hippocrates, based on body fluid imbalance
Choleric (yellow bile) correct answers Impatient, cynical, irritable, aggressive (mania, antisocial)
Melancholic (black bile) correct answers Moody, anxious, sad (depression)
, Sanguine (blood) correct answers Sociable, outgoing, playful, carefree (mania)
Phlegmatic (mucous) correct answers Passive, slow to warm up, controlled, reliable (OCD)
Middle Ages View correct answers Demonology, the devil was the cause of abnormal behavior
Renaissance View correct answers Regarded patients as "ill" and created asylums, but there were
limited resources
19th Century View correct answers Reform and moral treatment, more humane, but still
overcrowding.
Somatogenic Perspective correct answers Abnormal behavior has physical causes. Treatments
led to many biological treatments like insulin shot, hydrotherapy and lobotomies
Psychogenic Perspective correct answers Abnormal behavior can result in physical
symptoms/problems, treatments included hypnosis, Frued, psychoanalysis, out-patient settings
Utilization Review Committees correct answers Groups who sit own and talk to people based on
a set of guidelines, but they aren't affective in predicting actual patient needs
Cultural Competence correct answers Ability to work competently with people within their own
cultural values
Penetrance correct answers Rate at which you see a trait within a population of individuals who
possess the gene for that trait
Behavior Genetics correct answers The study of genes in groups of people as they relate to
behavioral characteristics
Pedigree Studies correct answers Genealogical. Must see trait across at least two generations
Identical Twins correct answers Monozygotic (single egg split and fertilized) share 100% of
genes
Fraternal Twins correct answers Dizygotic (two eggs fertilized), share 50% of genes
Concordance correct answers Rate at which twins share the trait
Discordance correct answers When both twins do not share the same trait
Left Hemisphere correct answers Verbal, speech, math, logic. Joy/Happiness
Right Hemisphere correct answers Imagery, artistic skills, creativity. Sadness/Anger
