PSYC 250 Abnormal Psychology
abnormal psychology - (correct Answer) - the field devoted to the scientific study
of the problems we find so fascinating
gather information systematically so that they can describe, predict, and explain
the phenomena they study - (correct Answer) - clinical scientists (people who work
in the field of abnormal psych) do this:
to detect, assess, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning - (correct Answer) -
the role of clinical practitioners is:
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger - (correct Answer) - the 4 Ds used in the
definition of abnormal psychology
deviant - (correct Answer) - different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizarre
distressing - (correct Answer) - unpleasant and upsetting to the person
dysfunctional - (correct Answer) - interfering with the person's ability to conduct
daily activities in a constructive way
dangerous - (correct Answer) - can cause harm or threats to the safety of the self
and/or others
norms - (correct Answer) - stated and unstated rules for proper conduct
culture - (correct Answer) - society's history, values, institutions, habits,
skills, technology, and arts
specific circumstances and cultural norms - (correct Answer) - judgements of
abnormality depend on these 2 things:
cause distress - (correct Answer) - behavior, ideas, or emotions usually have to
_______ ________ before they can be labeled as abnormal. Even functioning that is
considered unusual does not necessarily qualify as abnormal.
upsets, distracts, or confuses people that they cannot care for themselves
properly, participate in ordinary social interactions, or work productively -
(correct Answer) - three ways abnormal behavior can interfere with daily
functioning:
put the self or others at risk - (correct Answer) - what behavior that is
consistently careless, hostile, or confused can do to the self or others:
no immediate danger - (correct Answer) - most people with anxiety, depression, and
even bizarre thinking pose __ _________ ______ to themselves or to anyone else
invalid (or a myth of sorts) - (correct Answer) - Thomas Szasz placed such an
emphasis on society's role in defining abnormality that he found the whole concept
of mental illness to be:
eccentricity - (correct Answer) - an unusual pattern with which others have no
right to interfere
treatment (or therapy) - (correct Answer) - a procedure designed to change abnormal
behavior into more normal behavior
1) a sufferer who seeks relief from the healer
2) a trained, socially accepted healer, whose expertise is accepted by the sufferer
and the sufferer's social group
3) a series of contracts b/w the healer and the sufferer through which the healer
tries to produce certain changes in the sufferer's emotional state, attitudes, and
behavior - (correct Answer) - three essential features of any form of therapy,
according to Jerome Frank:
trephination - (correct Answer) - a type of ancient operation in which a stone
instrument was used to cut away a circular section of the skull likely to treat
severe abnormal behaviors by releasing the evil spirits that were supposedly
causing the problem
Johann Weyer - (correct Answer) - the German physician who is the first physician
to specialize in mental illness and believed that the mind was as susceptible to
sickness as the body was, and he is considered the founder of the modern study of
psychopathology
moral treatment - (correct Answer) - the methods of Pinel and Tuke which emphasized
moral guidance and humane and respectful techniques to treat patients with
psychological problems
somatogenic perspective - (correct Answer) - the view that abnormal psychological
functioning has physical causes
abnormal psychology - (correct Answer) - the field devoted to the scientific study
of the problems we find so fascinating
gather information systematically so that they can describe, predict, and explain
the phenomena they study - (correct Answer) - clinical scientists (people who work
in the field of abnormal psych) do this:
to detect, assess, and treat abnormal patterns of functioning - (correct Answer) -
the role of clinical practitioners is:
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger - (correct Answer) - the 4 Ds used in the
definition of abnormal psychology
deviant - (correct Answer) - different, extreme, unusual, perhaps even bizarre
distressing - (correct Answer) - unpleasant and upsetting to the person
dysfunctional - (correct Answer) - interfering with the person's ability to conduct
daily activities in a constructive way
dangerous - (correct Answer) - can cause harm or threats to the safety of the self
and/or others
norms - (correct Answer) - stated and unstated rules for proper conduct
culture - (correct Answer) - society's history, values, institutions, habits,
skills, technology, and arts
specific circumstances and cultural norms - (correct Answer) - judgements of
abnormality depend on these 2 things:
cause distress - (correct Answer) - behavior, ideas, or emotions usually have to
_______ ________ before they can be labeled as abnormal. Even functioning that is
considered unusual does not necessarily qualify as abnormal.
upsets, distracts, or confuses people that they cannot care for themselves
properly, participate in ordinary social interactions, or work productively -
(correct Answer) - three ways abnormal behavior can interfere with daily
functioning:
put the self or others at risk - (correct Answer) - what behavior that is
consistently careless, hostile, or confused can do to the self or others:
no immediate danger - (correct Answer) - most people with anxiety, depression, and
even bizarre thinking pose __ _________ ______ to themselves or to anyone else
invalid (or a myth of sorts) - (correct Answer) - Thomas Szasz placed such an
emphasis on society's role in defining abnormality that he found the whole concept
of mental illness to be:
eccentricity - (correct Answer) - an unusual pattern with which others have no
right to interfere
treatment (or therapy) - (correct Answer) - a procedure designed to change abnormal
behavior into more normal behavior
1) a sufferer who seeks relief from the healer
2) a trained, socially accepted healer, whose expertise is accepted by the sufferer
and the sufferer's social group
3) a series of contracts b/w the healer and the sufferer through which the healer
tries to produce certain changes in the sufferer's emotional state, attitudes, and
behavior - (correct Answer) - three essential features of any form of therapy,
according to Jerome Frank:
trephination - (correct Answer) - a type of ancient operation in which a stone
instrument was used to cut away a circular section of the skull likely to treat
severe abnormal behaviors by releasing the evil spirits that were supposedly
causing the problem
Johann Weyer - (correct Answer) - the German physician who is the first physician
to specialize in mental illness and believed that the mind was as susceptible to
sickness as the body was, and he is considered the founder of the modern study of
psychopathology
moral treatment - (correct Answer) - the methods of Pinel and Tuke which emphasized
moral guidance and humane and respectful techniques to treat patients with
psychological problems
somatogenic perspective - (correct Answer) - the view that abnormal psychological
functioning has physical causes
