Psych 381 midterm 1 (ch 1-6) UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In the twelfth century, in the Belgian town of _____, townspeople regularly took into their homes the mentally ill visiting
the shrine of Saint Dymphna for cures.
Ostend
Gheel
Bruges
Waterloo - CORRECT ANSWER Gheel
The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, in London, earned which nickname for its deplorable conditions?
Tollkiste
Dollhaus
Bethel Prison
Bedlam - CORRECT ANSWER Bedlam
Who among the following maintained that abnormal behavior was caused by excessive blood in the brain?
Dorothea Dix
Philippe Pinel
Benjamin Rush
William Tuke - CORRECT ANSWER Benjamin Rush
Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse,
passion, or appetite?
Homer
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER Plato
Philippe Pinel, a leader in the moral treatment movement, ordered that the chains be removed from patients because he
believed that
abnormal behaviors were rooted in supernatural theories and patients needed the freedom to practice their faith
their conditions were specifically the result of their separation from the rest of society
the patients' health could be improved by restoring their dignity and tranquility
patients were virtually harmless as long as they were properly medicated - CORRECT ANSWER the patients'
health could be improved by restoring their dignity and tranquility
Which ancient text on abnormal behavior is the oldest?
Magdalen Papyrus
Kahun Papyrus
Elephantine Papyri
Oxyrhynchus Papyri - CORRECT ANSWER Kahun Papyrus
_____ noted that, throughout history, societies have labeled individuals and groups abnormal in order to justify
controlling or silencing them
Johann Weyer
Thomas Szasz
Samuel Cartwright
Clifford Beers - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Szasz
, Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre behavior?
Demons
Severe emotional shock
Religious persecution
Curses and superstition - CORRECT ANSWER Severe emotional shock
During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by
exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee
parading them down the streets in chains
having them sentenced to prison terms
creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive - CORRECT ANSWER exhibiting their conditions to the
public for a fee
Which two individuals argued that persons accused of being witches were mentally ill, and, consequently, had their
writings banned by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century?
Teresa of Avila and Johann Weyer
Reginald Scot and Teresa of Avila
Thomas Szasz and Teresa of Avila
Johann Weyer and Reginald Scot - CORRECT ANSWER Johann Weyer and Reginald Scot
Which of the following is NOT true about the interactions between genes and the environment?
Environmental conditions can affect the expression of genes.
Personalities and interests are not reinforced by the environments we choose.
The environment can act as a catalyst for a genetic tendency.
Genetic factors can influence the kinds of environments we choose. - CORRECT ANSWER Personalities and
interests are not reinforced by the environments we choose.
When treating a patient with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), approximately how many sessions are necessary?
5 to 7 sessions
4 to 6 sessions
6 to 12 sessions
6 to 8 sessions - CORRECT ANSWER 6 to 12 sessions
_____ emerged out of modern psychodynamic theories of psychopathology and shifted focus from the unconscious
conflicts of the individual to the client's pattern of relationships with important people in his or her life.
Ego psychology
Object relations perspective
Psychoanalysis
Interpersonal therapy - CORRECT ANSWER Interpersonal therapy
According to Sigmund Freud, the three systems of the human psyche that regulate the libido are the
ego, unconscious, and subconscious.
id, ego, and superego.
aggressive drive, id, and the superego.
personal unconscious, collective unconscious, and archetypes. - CORRECT ANSWER id, ego, and superego.
Which among the following is NOT a common component of successful therapies?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
In the twelfth century, in the Belgian town of _____, townspeople regularly took into their homes the mentally ill visiting
the shrine of Saint Dymphna for cures.
Ostend
Gheel
Bruges
Waterloo - CORRECT ANSWER Gheel
The Hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlehem, in London, earned which nickname for its deplorable conditions?
Tollkiste
Dollhaus
Bethel Prison
Bedlam - CORRECT ANSWER Bedlam
Who among the following maintained that abnormal behavior was caused by excessive blood in the brain?
Dorothea Dix
Philippe Pinel
Benjamin Rush
William Tuke - CORRECT ANSWER Benjamin Rush
Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse,
passion, or appetite?
Homer
Socrates
Plato
Aristotle - CORRECT ANSWER Plato
Philippe Pinel, a leader in the moral treatment movement, ordered that the chains be removed from patients because he
believed that
abnormal behaviors were rooted in supernatural theories and patients needed the freedom to practice their faith
their conditions were specifically the result of their separation from the rest of society
the patients' health could be improved by restoring their dignity and tranquility
patients were virtually harmless as long as they were properly medicated - CORRECT ANSWER the patients'
health could be improved by restoring their dignity and tranquility
Which ancient text on abnormal behavior is the oldest?
Magdalen Papyrus
Kahun Papyrus
Elephantine Papyri
Oxyrhynchus Papyri - CORRECT ANSWER Kahun Papyrus
_____ noted that, throughout history, societies have labeled individuals and groups abnormal in order to justify
controlling or silencing them
Johann Weyer
Thomas Szasz
Samuel Cartwright
Clifford Beers - CORRECT ANSWER Thomas Szasz
, Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre behavior?
Demons
Severe emotional shock
Religious persecution
Curses and superstition - CORRECT ANSWER Severe emotional shock
During the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries, European mental hospitals humiliated mentally ill patients by
exhibiting their conditions to the public for a fee
parading them down the streets in chains
having them sentenced to prison terms
creating deplorable conditions to keep them submissive - CORRECT ANSWER exhibiting their conditions to the
public for a fee
Which two individuals argued that persons accused of being witches were mentally ill, and, consequently, had their
writings banned by the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century?
Teresa of Avila and Johann Weyer
Reginald Scot and Teresa of Avila
Thomas Szasz and Teresa of Avila
Johann Weyer and Reginald Scot - CORRECT ANSWER Johann Weyer and Reginald Scot
Which of the following is NOT true about the interactions between genes and the environment?
Environmental conditions can affect the expression of genes.
Personalities and interests are not reinforced by the environments we choose.
The environment can act as a catalyst for a genetic tendency.
Genetic factors can influence the kinds of environments we choose. - CORRECT ANSWER Personalities and
interests are not reinforced by the environments we choose.
When treating a patient with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), approximately how many sessions are necessary?
5 to 7 sessions
4 to 6 sessions
6 to 12 sessions
6 to 8 sessions - CORRECT ANSWER 6 to 12 sessions
_____ emerged out of modern psychodynamic theories of psychopathology and shifted focus from the unconscious
conflicts of the individual to the client's pattern of relationships with important people in his or her life.
Ego psychology
Object relations perspective
Psychoanalysis
Interpersonal therapy - CORRECT ANSWER Interpersonal therapy
According to Sigmund Freud, the three systems of the human psyche that regulate the libido are the
ego, unconscious, and subconscious.
id, ego, and superego.
aggressive drive, id, and the superego.
personal unconscious, collective unconscious, and archetypes. - CORRECT ANSWER id, ego, and superego.
Which among the following is NOT a common component of successful therapies?
