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Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Multiple-Choice Questions
2.1-1. Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think that
the brain was the site of mental functions were the
a. ancient Egyptians.
b. ancient Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Hebrews.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-1
Page Ref: 30
Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior
Skill: Factual
Answer: a. ancient Egyptians.
2.1-2. Early writings show that the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks often
attributed abnormal behavior to
a. poor parenting.
b. physical disease.
c. demonic possession.
d. chemical imbalance in the brain.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-2
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. demonic possession.
2.1-3. In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared
to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was
a. assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil.
b. thought to be a witch.
c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
d. assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-3
Page Ref: 31
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, Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
2.1-4. Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for
a. altering a person's brain functioning.
b. improving a person's dreams.
c. helping a person become possessed by good spirits.
d. exorcising demons.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-4
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: d. exorcising demons.
2.1-5. According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?
a. Schizophrenia, mania, and melancholia.
b. Schizophrenia, mania, and phrenitis.
c. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.
d. Melancholia, mania, and anxiety.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-5
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Hippocrates’ Early Medical Concepts
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.
2.1-6. Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT
a. blood.
b. phlegm.
c. phrenitis.
d. bile.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-6
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Hippocrates' Early Medical Concepts
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. phrenitis.
2.1-7. The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament
a. is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness.
b. has yet to be disproven.
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15th Edition by Butcher
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Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
Multiple-Choice Questions
2.1-1. Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think that
the brain was the site of mental functions were the
a. ancient Egyptians.
b. ancient Greeks.
c. Chinese.
d. Hebrews.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-1
Page Ref: 30
Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior
Skill: Factual
Answer: a. ancient Egyptians.
2.1-2. Early writings show that the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks often
attributed abnormal behavior to
a. poor parenting.
b. physical disease.
c. demonic possession.
d. chemical imbalance in the brain.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-2
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. demonic possession.
2.1-3. In ancient societies, if a person's abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared
to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was
a. assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil.
b. thought to be a witch.
c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
d. assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.
Difficulty: 2
Question ID: 2.1-3
Page Ref: 31
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, Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
2.1-4. Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for
a. altering a person's brain functioning.
b. improving a person's dreams.
c. helping a person become possessed by good spirits.
d. exorcising demons.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-4
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Demonology, Gods, and Magic
Skill: Factual
Answer: d. exorcising demons.
2.1-5. According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?
a. Schizophrenia, mania, and melancholia.
b. Schizophrenia, mania, and phrenitis.
c. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.
d. Melancholia, mania, and anxiety.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-5
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Hippocrates’ Early Medical Concepts
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.
2.1-6. Each of the following is one of the "four humors" EXCEPT
a. blood.
b. phlegm.
c. phrenitis.
d. bile.
Difficulty: 1
Question ID: 2.1-6
Page Ref: 31
Topic: Hippocrates' Early Medical Concepts
Skill: Factual
Answer: c. phrenitis.
2.1-7. The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament
a. is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness.
b. has yet to be disproven.
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