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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.

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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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.

E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

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Behaviorists John Watson and B.F.Skinner believed that both animal and human behaviors are the result of


A) conditioning.
B) biological causes.
C) unconscious motivation.
D) self-actualization.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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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

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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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

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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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

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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According to Hippocrates' humoral theory,the "choleric" personality is ________.


A) hot-tempered
B) easygoing
C) kind
D) cheap

E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

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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.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is not an aspect of the definition of psychological disorders?


A) The atypical response element, which states that a deviation from normal behavior is evidence of a psychological disorder
B) The psychodynamic element, which suggests that abnormal behavior is the result of poor ego defense mechanisms
C) The distress element, in which personal discomfort signals the presence of a psychological disorder
D) The impairment in functioning element, which defines a psychological disorder based on a disruption in ability to carry out normal tasks

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Freud's technique included the release of emotional material,which was known as _________.


A) insight
B) catharsis
C) free association
D) wish fulfillment

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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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

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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According to psychoanalytic theory,the __________ develops early in life to ensure that we can adapt to the demands of the real world while still finding ways to meet our basic needs.


A) ego
B) superego
C) libido
D) ideal self

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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A therapist who believes that a disorder is caused by biological,psychological,and social factors is said to be taking a(n) _____________ approach to understanding psychological disorders:


A) applied
B) practical
C) psychoanalytical
D) integrative

E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Tim owns a cat who licks her chops when she hears cellophane cat food packets being opened.This is not a skill she or her wild ancestors learned in the jungle.According to a classical conditioning account,the cellophane sound is


A) a conditioned stimulus
B) an unconditioned stimulus.
C) a conditioned response.
D) an unconditioned response.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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As a psychiatrist,you have a client experiencing anxiety and panic attacks.You most likely prescribe


A) reserpine.
B) benzodiazepines.
C) bromides.
D) neuroleptics.

E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

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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

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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In classical conditioning,the presentation of the conditioned stimulus without the unconditioned stimulus over a long period of time would eventually lead to the


A) extinction of the conditioned response.
B) elimination of the conditioned response.
C) shaping of the conditioned response.
D) forgetting of the response.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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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

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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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

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Human behavior,both normal and abnormal,is the result of biological,psychological,and social factors


A) competing.
B) operating independently.
C) interacting.
D) conflicting.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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