ABNORMAL PSYCH 303 Final Exam | Complete Solutions (Answered)

ABNORMAL PSYCH 303 Final Exam | Complete Solutions (Answered) According to the authors of your textbook, the definition of a psychological disorder is associated with ________. a. stress b. impaired functioning c. culturally expected responses d. psychotic symptoms In regard to the criteria that define abnormality, it would be correct to state that a. no one criterion has yet been developed that fully defines abnormality b. personal distress is the one criterion that defines abnormality c. the criteria differ depending on the cause of the psychological disorder d. the criteria differ depending on whether the individual has a psychological disorder or a psychological dysfunction The criterion that a particular behavior be atypical or not culturally expected is insufficient to define abnormality because a. behavior that occurs infrequently is considered abnormal in every culture b. society is less willing to tolerate eccentricity in people who are productive c. behaviors vary very little from one culture to another d. many people behave in ways that deviate from the average, but this doesn't mean that they have a disorder A psychological dysfunction refers to a. a breakdown in cognitive functioning b. a breakdown in emotional functioning c. a breakdown in behavioral functioning d. all of these Behaviors that deviate from the norm are a. always seen as a disorder if they violate social norms b. considered a disorder regardless of culture c. typically seen as a disorder when they impair function d. never judge on the basis of the person who does them A male college student begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go to classes and work at his job, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and worrying about what is happening to him. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to his situation? a. persona distress b. cultural factors c. impaired functioning d. violation of societal norms The typical profile or prototype of a disorder reflects the ___________ as described in DSM-IV. a. theoretical perspectives on abnormality b. treatments for mental disorders c. causes of mental illness d. diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders Rocky Starr is a rocker who wears outlandish female makeup and women's clothing when performing on stage. This behavior is considered a. more abnormal than that of a business man who suddenly starts to do so. b. less abnormal than that of the business man because it contributes to his job success. c. less abnormal than that of a female who wears makeup every day. d. just as abnormal as that of the business man who starts wearing makeup. The scientific study of psychological disorders is called __________. a. psychopathology b. psychoanalysis c. pseudoscience d. parapsychology After college graduation, two of your friends are interested in careers in the helping professions. Anna wants to become a psychiatrist; Carl plans on becoming a psychologist. Since you are taking a course in Abnormal Psychology, they ask you for career advice. You would tell a. Anna to apply to medical school and Carl to study psychology at the graduate level. b. Carl to apply to medical school and Anna to study psychology at the graduate level. c. both of them to apply to medical school. d. both of them to apply to graduate school. Dr. Okalemi Watabe is a mental health practioner. All of the following are ways in which she might function as a scientist-practitioner EXCEPT a. analyzing her own motivations and reasons for helping people with psychological problems. b. evaluating her own assessments and treatments for effectiveness. c. conducting research leading to new information about mental disorders and their treatments. d. using the most current diagnostic and treatment procedures. A ___________ is what first brought the individual to therapy; the ____________ represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder. a. diagnosis; symptoms b. incidence, prevalence c. clinical description; presenting problem d. presenting problem; clinical description Prevalence refers to a. how many people in the population as a whole have a disorder. b. how many new cases of a disorder occur during a given period of time. c. the percentage of males and females who have a disorder. d. how many people have recovered from a disorder in a given period of time. Incidence refers to a. how many people in the population as a whole have a disorder. b. how many new cases of a disorder occur during a given period of time. c. the percentage of males and females who have a disorder. d. how many people have recovered from a disorder in a given period of time. Statistical data are often relevant when discussing psychological disorders. For example, a researcher might want to know how many new cases of depression are diagnosed each year, a figure called the ___________ of the disorder. a. prevalence b. incidence c. recurrence d. ratio In terms of their typical course, schizophrenia follows a chronic course, while mood disorders, including depression, follow a(n) _____________ course. a. episodic b. time-limited c. guarded d. insidious A psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset if the symptoms develop __________, while it has an insidious onset if the symptoms develop __________ . a. suddenly; gradually b. suddenly; atypically c. gradually; atypically d. atypically; suddenly When Larry was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his family wanted to know how the disorder would affect him and how it would progress. In medical terms, they wanted to know Larry's _______. a. diagnosis b. prognosis c. psychosocial profile d. pathology A disorder that comes on slowly is said to have a(n) ______ onset. a. acute b. chronic c. insidious d. overt Developmental psychopatholoty refers to the study of changes in a. abnormal behavior b. normal behavior c. children's behavior, both normal and abnormal d. normal adolescent behaviro Dr. Littlefox studies the origins and causes of psychological disorders, including the biological, psychological, and social dimensions. Dr. Littlefox studies the _______ of a disorder. a. prognosis b. etiology c. outcome d. psychopathology At various times in history, in an attempt to explain problematic, irrational behavior, humans have focused on supernatural causes that include all of the following EXCEPT a. magnetic fields b. demons and evil spirits c. bodily humors d. the moon and stars The biological and psychological models or theories of abnormality derived originally from the ancient Greek concept in which the a. mind was considered separate from the body b. flow of bodily fluids affected behavior and personality c. female reproductive organs were associated with psychopathology d. movement of the planets influenced human behavior Since the time of ancient Greece, the concept of a psyche or soul was similar to that of the _____ a. brain b. mind c. body d. blood Toward the end of the 14th century and continuing into the 15th century, the causes of "madness" were generally attributed to a. toxins in the blood b. religious delusions c. brain disease d. demons and witches Which of the following accurately describes common beliefs about people with psychological disorders during the 14th century? a. they were considered to be suffering from religious delusions and were cared for by members of the church communities b. they were seen as possessed by evil spirits and blamed for all misfortunes c. they were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for their abnormal behavior d. they were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because mental illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism in order to a. cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious b. build up muscle strength and make the person healthier c. rid the individual's body of evil spirits d. prove that the person was not a witch The treatment given to the mentally ill King Charles VI of France showed that the causes of his disorder were attributed to _______ phenomena. a. natural b. supernatural c. both natural and supernatural d. neither natural nor supernatural The belief of homophobic people that the "sin" of homosexuality has resulted in HIV/AIDS is related to the historical concept of _______ as a cause of madness. a. divine punishment b. faith healing c. hysteria d. sorcery One hot and humid night, one of your friends suggests doing some really crazy things. You look up at the sky and say, "It must be the full moon." Your statement reflects the concept from which the word _____ is derived. a. lunatic b. idiot c. maniac d. psychopath During the Middle Ages, groups of people would suddenly exhibit bizarre behavior such as running out into the street, dancing, shouting, and jumping around. This was known as _______. a. tarantism b. lycanthropy c. demonic possession d. the chicken dance The historical belief that the movements and/or positions of the moon, stars, and planets influence human behavior is still held by followers of the pseudoscience called _______. a. graphology b. parapsychology c. astronomy d. astrology Which of the following is NOT one of the causes of psychopathology suggested by the Greek physician Hippocrates (400 BC)? a. head injury b. brain pathology c. genetics d. spirit possessions You are listening to old musical tunes, including "My Melancholy Baby." Your friends are impressed when you tell them that "melancholic," referring to a depressive personality, derives from a Greek word meaning _______. a. blood b. phlegm c. yellow bile d. black bile According to Hippocrates' humoral theory, the "choleric" personality is ______. a. hot-tempered b. easygoing c. kind d. cheap Base on Hippocrates' humoral theory, "sanguine" describes a person who is ______ a. pessimistic b. pale c. cheerful d. humorous Bloodletting, a treatment devised centuries ago to restore the balance of humors, was accomplished with the use of ________. a. needles b. leeches c. tourniquets d. bacteria In ancient Greece, a woman suffering from "hysteria" might be told that her condition could be cured by _____ a. marriage b. pregnancy c. childbirth d. divorce In ancient Greece, "humoral excesses" thought to be causing psychological disorders were treated by a. increasing or decreasing the person's exposure to heat, dryness, moisture, or cold b. herbal remedies c. decreasing both caloric and liquid intake d. lowering the person's body temperature for extended periods of time Induce vomiting was a 17th century treatment for depression. As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), this could be accomplished by eating ______ a. raw meat b. ice c. coal d. tobacco Somatoform disorders, a current DMS-IV classification that evolved from the concept of "hysteria," affect a. adult males only b. adult females only c. both males and females of any age d. children only In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century, a physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to a. be closer to a hospital that treated mental illness b. keep him away from his family c. restore the balance in his humors d. cure him of hysteria In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as _______ a. bloodletting b. induced seizures c. exorcism d. drilling through the skull The concept of hysteria, which traditionally meant physical symptoms for which no organic pathology could be found, is now associated with which DSM-IV classification? a. anxiety disorders b. neurosis c. PMS d. somatoform disorders The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as "hysterical" derived from Hippocrates' concept of ____________. a. the "wandering uterus" b. an "incompetent cervix" c. "penis envy" d. "pelvic dysfunction" Until the 1970s, hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women. In fact, the term "hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron, which means ___________. a. ovary b. uterus c. pregnancy d. vagina The first significant supporting evidence for a biological cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes __________. a. malaria b. Alzheimer's disease c. syphilis d. hysteria The significance of the cure for syphilis was that a. physicians were correct in prescribing rest and relaxation. b. all forms of "madness" now had a cure. c. Paralysis was now curable. d. behavioral and cognitive symptoms were traced to a curable infection. In the 19th century, John Gray, a well-known psychiatrist in the US, believed that mental illness was due to ____________. a. psychological factors b. physical causes c. social/environmental influences d. unknown influences In the 1930s, when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental disorder, __________________ began to be used instead. a. bromides b. electroconvulsive therapy c. megavitamin therapy d. moral therapy The effect of electroconvulsive therapy in making a person feel elated and therefore help depression was discovered by a. John Gray, who was the champion of the biological tradition in the US. b. a Dutch physician who was a friend of Benjamin Franklin. c. Hippocrates, who was the father of medicine. d. Joseph von Meduna, who was a Hungarian psychiatrist. The first effective medications for severe psychotic disorders were developed in the _________. a. late 19th century b. early 20th century c. 1950s d. 1990s Although electroconvulsive therapy is controversial, we still use it today. It is interesting that it is used a. despite possible harmful side effects. b. and may cause serious fatal outcomes such as heart attacks. c. despite the fact that we have little knowledge of how it works. d. despite the fact that the success rate is about 25%. With the discovery of the major tranquilizers called _____________, psychotic symptoms, including hallucinations, delusions, and aggressiveness, were able to be controlled. a. neuroleptics b. benzodiazepines c. bromides d. opiates Benzodiazepines, or "minor" tranquilizers such as Valium and Librium, are effective in reducing the symptoms of __________. a. depression b. anxiety c. schizophrenia d. hysteria In the late 1800s, the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder resulted ironically in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that a. physicians should devote more time to the physically ill. b. patients would improve more rapidly if they were not hospitalized. c. the hospital staff was not adequately trained to administer new treatments. d. mental illness was due to an undiscovered brain pathology and was incurable. In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century, the psychosocial approach called moral therapy advocated all of the following EXCEPT a. restraint and seclusion. b. normal social interaction. c. individual attention from the hospital staff. d. lectures on interesting subjects for hospitalized patients. The idea that psychological disorders could be classified based on their symptoms, onset, time course, and cause is attributed to a. Anton Mesner. b. Emil Kraepelin. c. John Grey. d. Dorothea Dix. Moral treatment for mental patients involved a. treating institutionalized patients as humanely as possible. b. judging abnormal behavior on the basis of moral values. c. the use of negative consequences to shape behavior. d. isolating institutionalized patients until they behaved morally. After Philippe Pinel introduced moral therapy as a treatment in mental hospitals in France, a similar type of socially facilitative environment was first established in a US hospital by a. Benjamin Rush. b. William Tuke. c. Joseph von Medina. d. Manfred Sakel. After the mid 1800s, moral therapy declined as a treatment for the mentally ill because a. the number of patients in mental institutions also declined. b. immigrants caused an increase in the mental hospital population. c. the number of people available to staff mental hospitals increased. d. new biologically based treatments became available. You have been asked to give a report on the mental hygiene movement and its foremost crusader Dorothea Dix, who campaigned for more humane treatment of the insane. After mentioning all of her accomplishments, you note the unforeseen consequence of her efforts, namely, a. a decrease in the number of mental patients in institutions, forcing many to close. b. an increase in the number of mental patients, resulting in insufficient staff to care for them. c. a change from custodial care to moral therapy for institutionalized patients. d. more patients receiving psychotherapy and fewer receiving medication.