PSYC 3650 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
CHAPTER 1
Abnormal psych - Answers - scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to
describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
Hippocrates saw abnormal behavior as a disease caused by _____ problems. -
Answers - internal physical
_____ psychology examines the impact of culture, race, gender, and similar factors on
human behaviors and focuses on how such factors may influence abnormal behavior. -
Answers - multicultural
Which man is now considered the father of American psychiatry? - Answers - Benjamin
rush
This practice began in the 1960s and released hundreds of thousands of patients from
public mental hospitals. - Answers - deinstitutionalization
Which physician founded the York Retreat, where patients were treated with a
combination of rest, talk, prayer, and manual work? - Answers - William Tuke
4 D's of abnormality - Answers - dysfunction (interferes with daily functioning), distress
(Causes stress to self or others), deviance (Divergence from the norm), dangerousness
(To self or others)
Which medications correct extremely confused and distorted thinking? - Answers -
antipsychotics
During the Middle Ages, groups of people who suddenly danced, jumped, and had
convulsions were described as having this disorder. - Answers - tarantism
Which man is often called the father of modern medicine? - Answers - Hippocrates
Deinstitutionalization - Answers - moving people with psychological or developmental
disabilities from highly structured institutions to home- or community-based settings
Deinstitutionalization occurred in part as a result of the: - Answers - public pressure over
the conditions in public mental hospitals.
ANSWERS
CHAPTER 1
Abnormal psych - Answers - scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to
describe, predict, explain, and change abnormal patterns of functioning
Hippocrates saw abnormal behavior as a disease caused by _____ problems. -
Answers - internal physical
_____ psychology examines the impact of culture, race, gender, and similar factors on
human behaviors and focuses on how such factors may influence abnormal behavior. -
Answers - multicultural
Which man is now considered the father of American psychiatry? - Answers - Benjamin
rush
This practice began in the 1960s and released hundreds of thousands of patients from
public mental hospitals. - Answers - deinstitutionalization
Which physician founded the York Retreat, where patients were treated with a
combination of rest, talk, prayer, and manual work? - Answers - William Tuke
4 D's of abnormality - Answers - dysfunction (interferes with daily functioning), distress
(Causes stress to self or others), deviance (Divergence from the norm), dangerousness
(To self or others)
Which medications correct extremely confused and distorted thinking? - Answers -
antipsychotics
During the Middle Ages, groups of people who suddenly danced, jumped, and had
convulsions were described as having this disorder. - Answers - tarantism
Which man is often called the father of modern medicine? - Answers - Hippocrates
Deinstitutionalization - Answers - moving people with psychological or developmental
disabilities from highly structured institutions to home- or community-based settings
Deinstitutionalization occurred in part as a result of the: - Answers - public pressure over
the conditions in public mental hospitals.
