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Abnormal Psychology Chapter 1 Quiz

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Question 1

Which of the following is one of the three elements in the definition of abnormal behavior?

Psychological dysfunction
Supernatural possession
Humoral imbalance
Mass hysteria

Question 2

What term describes a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning?

Psychological dysfunction
Psychopathology
Etiology
Prevalence

Question 3

Prevalence refers to the number of new cases of a disorder that emerge in a given time period.

True
False

Question 4

What does etiology mean?

The causes of a psychological disorder
The number of people who have a disorder
The individual pattern of symptoms over time
The reason a client seeks treatment

Question 5

Under the supernatural model, abnormal behavior was believed to be caused by:

Supernatural forces such as the devil or witches
Imbalances among four bodily humors
Heredity, brain disorders, or head trauma
Emotional contagion and suggestibility

Question 6

Which treatment was based on humoral theory?

Moral therapy
Exorcism
Bloodletting
Psychoanalysis

Question 7

What did Hippocrates propose about psychological problems?

They could be treated like other diseases and could be caused by heredity, brain disorders, or head trauma
They were caused by evil spirits and required exorcism
They resulted from an imbalance of blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm
They were always caused by childhood conflicts outside awareness

Question 8

Which set lists the four humors in Galen's humoral theory?

Blood, black bile, yellow bile, and phlegm
Blood, lymph, plasma, and platelets
Dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, and GABA
Black bile, yellow bile, hormones, and enzymes

Question 9

The discovery of a cure for syphilis supported the idea that some psychological problems can have physical causes.

True
False

Question 10

What was the goal of moral therapy?

To provide as normal an environment as possible and reinforce typical social interactions
To remove evil spirits through religious rituals
To balance bodily humors by removing blood
To uncover unconscious conflicts through psychoanalysis

Question 11

Who led the mental hygiene movement?

Dorothea Dix
Philippe Pinel
William Tuke
Galen

Question 12

Which early psychiatrist was one of the first to distinguish between different psychological disorders and classify them by presenting symptoms and causes?

Kraepelin
Hippocrates
Benjamin Rush
John Grey

Question 13

Who developed and used "animal magnetism" in the late 18th century, strongly suggesting to patients that they were cured?

Franz Anton Mesmer
Jean-Martin Charcot
Josef Breuer
Sigmund Freud

Question 14

Jean-Martin Charcot was a French neurologist who demonstrated that hypnosis was effective in helping people with psychological disorders.

True
False

Question 15

What did Freud and Breuer notice about patients while they were under hypnosis?

They became very emotional and felt relief afterward but could not recall the details later.
They became completely unresponsive and remembered every detail afterward.
They showed no emotional reaction at any point during the session.
They reported memories of events that had never troubled them.

Question 16

The release of emotional tension underlying a conflict, which Freud believed produced relief, is called ______.

Fill in the blank

Question 17

According to the psychoanalytic model, which part of the mind is the source of our sexual and aggressive impulses?

The id
The ego
The superego
The libido

Question 18

The energy contained within the id is known as the ______.

Fill in the blank

Question 19

In the psychoanalytic model, which part of the mind consists of the moral principles instilled by parents and society?

The superego
The id
The ego
The libido

Question 20

What is the role of the ego in the psychoanalytic model?

It mediates conflict between the id and the superego.
It stores the moral principles taught by parents and society.
It serves as the primary source of sexual and aggressive impulses.
It permanently represses all contents of the unconscious.

Question 21

What are defense mechanisms?

Unconscious processes the ego uses to protect us from primitive emotions associated with the id
Conscious strategies people deliberately choose to solve problems
Biological reflexes that regulate aggressive impulses
Stages of psychosexual development that occur in childhood

Question 22

Intrapsychic conflicts take place between different people rather than within a single mind.

True
False

Question 23

According to the psychoanalytic model, which three parts make up the structure of the mind?

The id, the ego, and the superego
The id, the libido, and catharsis
The conscious, the hypnotic state, and animal magnetism
The ego, defense mechanisms, and the psychosexual stages

Question 24

Besides the id, ego, and superego, what else does the psychoanalytic model include?

The psychosexual stages of development
Animal magnetism and hypnotic suggestion
Behavioral conditioning and reinforcement schedules
Cognitive schemas and automatic thoughts

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