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ABNORMAL nPSYCHOLOGY @z_rpmcutieeen@bona_rpm2023 n@Frissonacen@sikeolohijan@bloomypurplen@akosigengarrr

CHAPTER n1n|nAbnormalnBehaviorninnHistoricalnContext

  • Accordingntonthenauthorsnofnyourntextbook,nthendefinitionn
  • ofnanpsychologicalndisordernisnassociatednwith

  • stress.
  • impairednfunctioning.
  • culturallynexpectednresponses.
  • psychoticnsymptoms.
  • Anpsychologicalndysfunctionnrefersnto
  • anbreakdownninncognitivenfunctioning.
  • anbreakdownninnemotionalnfunctioning.
  • anbreakdownninnbehavioralnfunctioning.
  • anynofnthese.
  • Regardingnthendefinitionnofnabnormality,nitnisncorrectnto
  • nstatenthat

  • itnisndifficultntondefinen“normal”nandn“abnormal.”
  • abnormalityndependsnsolelynonnsubjectivendistress.
  • thendefinitionnisnuniversalnacrossncultures.
  • thencriteriandifferndependingnonnwhethernthenindividualnh
  • asnanpsychologicalndisordernornanpsychologicalndy sfunction.

  • Thencriterionnthatnanparticularnbehaviornbenatypicalnornnotn
  • culturallynexpectednisninsufficientntondefinenabnormalityn because

  • behaviornthatnoccursninfrequentlynisnconsideredna
  • bnormalninneverynculture.

  • thenatypicalnbehaviornmustnalsoncausenharmnornim
  • pairmentntonbenconsiderednabnormal.

  • behaviorsnvarynverynlittlenfromnonenindividualntonanothern
  • withinneachnculture.

  • manynpeoplenbehaveninnwaysnthatndeviatenfromnthen
  • average,nbutnthisndoesn’tnmeannthatntheynhavenand isorder.

  • Anmalencollegenstudentnbeginsnfeelingnsadnandnlonely.n
  • Althoughnstillnablentongontonclassesnandnworknatnhisnjob,nhenfi ndsnhimselfnfeelingndownnmuchnofnthentimenandnworriesna boutnwhatnisnhappeningntonhim.nWhichnpartnofnthendefinitionn ofnabnormalitynappliesntonhisnsituation?

  • Personalndistress
  • Culturalnfactors
  • Impairednfunctioning
  • Violationnofnsocietalnnorms
  • Marknhasndyednhisnhairnpurple.nAlthoughnhisnfriendsnlikent
  • hencolor,nhisnoldernauntsnhavenbeenngivingnhimnstrangenl ooks.nMarknisnapplyingnfornjobsnandnhasnnotnyetnhadnanynjobn offers.nHensuspectsnthatnpotentialnemployersnarennotntakingn himnseriouslynbecausenofnhisnhairncolor.nWhichnpartnof nabnormalitynappliesntonMark’snemployment nsituation?

  • PersonalnDistress
  • CulturalnFactors
  • ImpairednFunctioning
  • ViolationnofnSocialnNorms
  • Talkingnloudlynandnsmokingnisnmorenappropriateninnann
  • EgyptiannmovientheaternthannannAmericannone.nThisnill ustratesnwhichnnorm?

  • PersonalnDistress
  • CulturalnFactor
  • ImpairednFunctioning
  • ViolationnofnSocialnNorms

8. Whichnofnthenfollowingnisntrue:

  • Therenisnclearnconsensusnonnthendefinitionnofnmentaln
  • healthndisease.

  • Therenisnnonclearnconsensusnonnthendefinitionnofndi
  • seasenbutntherenisnanclearndefinitionnofnmentalnhealthndis order.

  • ThenDiagnosticnandnStatisticalnManualn(DSM)nnevern
  • changesnitsndefinitions.

  • ThenDSMnisnbasednonnprototypesnornsymptomsnandne
  • xamplesnofnthenphenomenonninnquestion.

  • Whichnofnthenfollowingndegreesnisnearnednbynanpsy
  • chiatrist?

  • Ph.D.
  • Ed.D.
  • M.D.
  • Psy.D.
  • Withnwhichnofnthenfollowingnterminalndegreesncannyou
  • npracticentherapy?

  • Master’sndegreeninnbusinessnadministration
  • Bachelor’sndegreeninnpsychology
  • Ph.D. in psychology with additional
  • licensingnrequirements

  • Ph.D.ninnnon-profitnmanagement
  • RockynStarrnisnanmalenrockernwhonwearsnoutlandish
  • makeupnandnwomen’snclothingnwhennperformingnonnstage.Thisnbehaviornisnconsidered

  • morenabnormalnthannthatnofnannaccountantnwhonstartsn
  • tondonsonbecausenrockstarsnarensupposedntonbenveryn masculine.

  • lessnabnormalnthannthatnofnannaccountantnwhonstartsnton
  • donsonbecausenitnisnconsistentnwithnhisnprofessionalns uccess.

  • lessnabnormalnthannthatnofnannaccountantnwhonstartsnton
  • donsonbecausenitsnmorencommonntonseenanrockstarninn makeup.

  • justnasnabnormalnasnthatnofnannaccountantnwhonstartsnton
  • donsonbecausenabnormalitynisndefinednbynthenindividualn himself.

  • Thenprototypenofnandisordernreflectsnasndescribedninn

DSM-5.

  • itsnhistorynandnprognosis
  • itsnbiologicalnunderpinnings
  • thencausesnofnpathology
  • then“typical”nprofilenandndiagnosticncriteria 1 / 4

ABNORMAL nPSYCHOLOGY @z_rpmcutieeen@bona_rpm2023 n@Frissonacen@sikeolohijan@bloomypurplen@akosigengarrr

  • Thenscientificnstudynofnpsychologicalndisordersnisncalled
  • psychopathology.
  • psychoanalysis.
  • pseudoscience.
  • parapsychology.
  • Dr.nSimonsnisnstudyingnlearningnbehaviorninnrats.nWhatni
  • snlikelynhernmainnfieldnofnstudy?

  • Behaviorism
  • Oedipalntheory
  • Psychiatry
  • HumanisticnPsychology
  • Whynisnthenbiologicalntheoreticalnmodelnconsideredna
  • nnewernfieldnofnstudynthannthenpsychologicalntheoretica lnmodel?

  • Brainnscansncanntellnusnaboutnbrainnstructure.
  • Thenfieldnofngeneticsnisnrelativelynyoung.
  • Wenhavenmorenpowerfulnmicroscopesnthannwenhaven
  • hadninnthenpast.

  • Allnofnthenabovenarentrue.
  • Dr.nSmithnisninterestedninnhownseparationnanxietyn
  • changesnoverntimenfromnchildhoodntonadolescenceninnthe ngeneralnpopulation.nWhatnisnhisnmainnfieldnofnstudy?

  • Oedipalntheory
  • Behaviorism
  • Childnpsychopathology
  • Developmentalnpsychology
  • Allnofnthenfollowingnarenwaysninnwhichnmentalnhealthn
  • professionalsnmightnfunctionnasnscientist- practitionersnEXCEPT

  • analyzingntheirnownnmotivationsnandnreasonsnforn
  • helpingnpeoplenwithnpsychologicalnproblems.

  • evaluatingntheirnownnassessmentsnandntreatmentsnforn
  • effectiveness.

  • conductingnresearchnleadingntonnewninformationnaboutn
  • mentalndisordersnandntheirntreatments.

  • usingnthenmostncurrentndiagnosticnandntreatmentn
  • procedures.

  • Tameka,nhavingnearnednhernmaster’sndegree,nhasnbegunn
  • treatingndisordersnandnconcentratingnonnfamilynproblems.n Tamekanisnprobablyna(n)

  • psychiatricnsocialnworker.
  • familyntherapist.
  • psychiatricnnurse.
  • mentalnhealthncounselor.
  • Statisticalndatanarenoftennrelevantnwhenndiscussing
  • npsychologicalndisorders.nFornexample,nanresearchernmightn wantntonknownhownmanynnewncasesnofndepressionnare ndiagnosedneachnyear,nanfigurencallednthendisorder.

  • prevalence
  • incidence
  • recurrence
  • ratio
  • Psychologicalndisordersncannbendescribednasnfollowingn
  • antypicalncoursenornindividualnpattern.nFornexample,nsc hizophrenianfollowsnanchronicncourse.nOnnthenothernhand,nm oodndisorders,nincludingndepression,nfollowna(n)ncourse.

  • episodic
  • acute
  • cyclic
  • Insidious
  • Ifnanpsychologicalndisordernisnsaidntonhavenannacute
  • nonset,nitnmeansnthatnthensymptoms ndeveloped

  • suddenly.
  • atypically.
  • gradually.
  • followingnanperiodnofnrecovery.
  • Whenn20-year-
  • oldnLarrynwasnfirstndiagnosednwithnschizophrenia,nhisnf amilynwantedntonknownifnandnhownthendisordernwouldnprog ressnandnhownitnwouldnaffectnhimninnthenfuture.nInnmedicalnter ms,nthenfamilynwantedntonknownLarry’s

  • Diagnosis.
  • Prognosis.
  • Pathophysiology.
  • diseasenetiology.
  • Atnvariousntimesninnhistory,ninnannattemptntonexplainnp
  • roblematic,nirrationalnbehavior,nhumansnhavenfocusednonnsu pernaturalncausesnthatninclude

  • witchcraft.
  • demonsnandnevilnspirits.
  • thenmoonnandnstars.
  • allnofnthenabove.
  • Throughoutnhistory,nonenofnthesentheoreticalnmodelsn
  • havenbeennusedntonprimarilynexplainnournbehavior,nthinkingn andnemotionsnEXCEPT

  • psychological.
  • biological.
  • supernatural.
  • physical.
  • Towardnthenendnofnthen14thncenturynandncontinuingnintont
  • hen15th,nthencausesnofn“madness”nwerengenerallynattr ibutednto

  • toxinsninnthenblood.
  • religiousndelusions.
  • brainndisease.
  • demonsnandnwitches.
  • Whichnofnthenfollowingnaccuratelyndescribesnthena
  • ttitudesnofnthenCatholicnChurchntowardnmentallynillnpeoplend uringnthenturbulentnpoliticalnandnreligiousneventsnofnthen1 4thnandn15thncenturies? 2 / 4

ABNORMAL nPSYCHOLOGY @z_rpmcutieeen@bona_rpm2023 n@Frissonacen@sikeolohijan@bloomypurplen@akosigengarrr

  • Theynwerenconsideredntonbensufferingnfromnreligiousn
  • delusionsnandnwerencarednfornbynmembersnofnthen churchncommunities.

  • Theynwerenseennasnpossessednbynevilnspiritsnandn
  • blamednfornallnmisfortunes.

  • Theynwerenregardednasnbasicallyngoodnindividualsnwhon
  • werennotnresponsiblenforntheirnabnormalnbehavior.

  • Theynwerenprovidednwithnmedicalntreatmentsnandn
  • sometimesnhospitalizednbecausenmentalnillnessnwasn regardednasnequivalentntonphysicalnillness.

  • DuringnthenMiddlenAges,nasnwellnasnatnotherntimes,
  • nmentallynillnpeoplenwerensometimesnforcedntonundergonthenr eligiousnritualncallednexorcism.nThisnwasninnordernto

  • curenthenmentalnillnessnbynmakingnthenindividualnmoren
  • religious.

  • buildnupnmusclenstrengthnandnmakenthenperson
  • nhealthier.

  • ridnthenindividual’snbodynofnevilnspirits.
  • proventhatnthenpersonnwasnnotnanwitch.
  • SigmundnFreudnproposednthatnmanynphysicalnco
  • mplaintsnsufferednbynyoungnwomen

  • werenanformnofndivinenpunishment.
  • reflectednstressnplacednuponnthemnbynsociety.
  • resultednfromnthen“conversion”nofnsexualnfantasiesninto
  • sociallynacceptablenoutlets.

  • resultednfromnthenriseninnfeminism.
  • Innthenlaten19thncentury,nJohnnP.nGreynandnhisnco
  • lleagues

  • discoverednthenfirstncurenfornschizophrenia.
  • ironicallynreducedninterestninntreatingnmentalnpatients.
  • changednthenfieldnofnpsychologicalnresearchnlargelyninton
  • anbiologicalnscience.

  • creatednthenfirstnhumanentreatmentnfacilitiesnforn
  • mentallynillnpatients.

30. DSM-

5,nannupdatednversionnofnthenDiagnosticnandnStatistica lnManualnofnMentalnDisorders,nwasnpublishednin

  • 1994.
  • 2000.
  • 2002.
  • 2013.
  • Researchnaboutnpsychologicalndisordersnfallsnintonthreen
  • basicncategories.nWhichnisnNOTnonenofnthesencategories?

  • Analysis
  • Description
  • Causationn(etiology)
  • Treatmentnandnoutcomes
  • Thenauthorsndescribenannexamplenofnconditioningninn
  • whichncancernpatientsndevelopnannegativenreactionntonanv arietynofnpeoplenandnthingsnassociatednwithntheirnche motherapyntreatments.nThenphenomenon nisncalled

  • generalizednconditioning.
  • stimulusngeneralization.
  • varietynstimulus.
  • stimulusndiscrimination.
  • Onenhotnandnhumidnnight,nonenofnyournfriendsnsuggestsn
  • doingnsomenreallyncrazynthings.nYounlooknupnatnthenskynandn say, “Itnmustnbenthenfullnmoon.”nYournstatementnreflectsnthe conceptnfromnwhichnthenwordnnisnderived.

  • lunatic
  • idiot
  • maniac
  • psychopath
  • Inducednvomitingnwasnan17thncenturyntreatmentnfor
  • ndepression.nAsndescribedninnAnatomynofnMelancholyn(1621), nthisncouldnbenaccomplishedninnpartnbyneating

  • rawnmeat.
  • ice.
  • coal.
  • tobacco.
  • Younarenlisteningntonoldnmusicalntunes,nincludingn“My
  • nMelancholynBaby.”nYournfriendsnarenimpressednwhennyo untellnthemnthatn“melancholic,”nreferringntonandepressi venpersonality,nderivesnfromnanGreeknwordnmeaning

  • blood.
  • phlegm.
  • yellownbile.
  • blacknbile.
  • AccordingntonHippocrates’nhumoralntheory,nthen“
  • choleric”npersonalitynis

  • hot-tempered.
  • easygoing.
  • kind.
  • cheap.
  • BasednonnHippocrates’nhumoralntheory,n“sanguine”
  • describesnanpersonnwhonis

  • pessimistic.
  • pale.
  • cheerful.
  • humorous.
  • Bloodletting,nantreatmentndevisedncenturiesnagonto
  • nrestorenthenbalancenofnhumors,nwasnaccomplishednwithnthen usenof

  • needles.
  • leeches.
  • tourniquets.
  • bacteria.
  • InnancientnGreece,nanwoman nsufferingnfromn“hysteria”
  • mightnbentoldnthatnhernconditionncouldnbencurednby

  • marriage.
  • pregnancy. 3 / 4

ABNORMAL nPSYCHOLOGY @z_rpmcutieeen@bona_rpm2023 n@Frissonacen@sikeolohijan@bloomypurplen@akosigengarrr

  • therapy.
  • divorce.
  • InnancientnGreece,nsomen“humoralnexcesses”nthoughtnto
  • bencausingnpsychologicalndisordersnwerentreatednby

  • increasingnorndecreasingnthenperson’snexposurento
  • heat,ndryness,nmoisture,norncold.

  • herbalnremedies.
  • decreasingnbothncaloricnandnliquidnintake.
  • loweringnthenperson’snbodyntemperaturenfornextended
  • periodsnofntime.

  • Innkeepingnwithnannacceptedntreatmentnfornmentalnillnessn
  • innthen14thncentury,nanphysicianntreatingnKingnCharlesnVInofn Francenhadnhimnmovedntonthencountrysideninnordernto

  • havenhimncloserntonanhospitalnthatntreatednmentalnillness
  • keepnhimnawaynfromnhisnfamily.
  • restorenthenbalanceninnhisnhumors.
  • curenhimnofnhysteria.
  • Innannattemptntonridnthenbodynofnthenexcessivenhumors
  • nthoughtntonbencausingnpsychologicalndisorders,nphysiciansn throughoutnhistorynhavenusedntreatmentsnsuchnas

  • bloodletting.
  • inducednseizures.
  • exorcism.
  • drillingnthroughnthenskull.
  • Thenconceptnofnhysteria,nwhichntraditionallynmeant
  • nphysicalnsymptoms nfornwhichnnonorganicnpathologyncouldn benfound,nisnnownassociatednwithnwhichnDSM- 5nclassification?

  • Anxietyndisorders
  • Borderlinenpersonalityndisorder
  • Premenstrualnsymptomndisorder
  • Somaticnsymptomndisorder
  • Thentraditionalntendencyntonstigmatizenwomennas
  • “hysterical”nderivednfromnHippocrates’nconceptnof

  • then“wanderingnwomb.”
  • ann“incompetentncervix.”
  • “penisnenvy.”
  • “pelvicndysfunction.”
  • Thencommonncold.
  • Innthen19thncentury,nJohnnGrey,nanwell-
  • knownnAmericannpsychiatrist,nbelievednthatnmentalnillness nwasnduento

  • psychologicalnfactors.
  • physicalncauses.
  • social/environmentalninfluences.
  • unknownninfluences.

48. MoralnTherapynfocusesnon:

  • Socialncontact
  • Interpersonalncontact
  • Teachingnwithinnholynbooks
  • anandncnarencorrect
  • Innthen1950s,nthenfirstneffectivendrugsnfornseverenp
  • sychoticndisordersnwerendevelopedninnansystematicnway.n Beforenthatntime,nallnofnthenfollowingnwerenusedntontreat npsychosisnEXCEPT

  • opium.
  • neuroleptics.
  • herbalnmedicine.
  • moralntherapy.
  • Innthen1800s,nannimportantnresearchnandnclinicalnp
  • ublicationnreadnbynpsychiatristsninnthenUnitednStatesnwasntitl ed

  • CasenStudiesninnMentalnIllness.
  • AmericannJournalnofnMadness.
  • AmericannJournalnofnInsanity.
  • LunaticsninnAmerica.
  • Withnthendiscoverynofnthenmajorntranquilizersncalled_,nitnb
  • ecamenpossiblentoncontrolnpsychoticnsymptoms,nincludingnh allucinations,ndelusions,nandnaggressiveness.

  • neuroleptics
  • benzodiazepines
  • bromides
  • opiates
  • Benzodiazepines,norn“minor”ntranquilizersnsuchnasnV
  • aliumnandnLibrium,nareneffectiveninnreducingnthensymptomsno f

  • Thentermn“hysteria”nderivesnfromnthenGreeknhysteron,
  • whichnmeans

  • vagina.
  • uterus.
  • penis.
  • libido.
  • Thenfirstnsignificantnsupportingnevidencenfornanbiologicaln
  • causenofnanmentalndisordernwasnthen19thncenturyndiscoverynt hatnthenpsychoticndisorderncalledngeneralnparesisnwasn causednbynthensamenbacterialnmicroorganismnthatncauses

  • malaria.
  • Alzheimer’sndisease.
  • syphilis.
  • depression.
  • anxiety.
  • schizophrenia.
  • hysteria.
  • Innthenlaten1800s,nthenemphasisnonnanbiologicalncausenofn
  • mentalndisordernironicallynresultedninnreducedninterestnin ntreatmentsnfornmentalnpatientsnbecausenitnwasnthoughtnthat

  • physiciansnshouldndevotenmorentimentonthenphysically
  • nill.

  • patientsnwouldnimprovenmorenrapidlynifntheynwerennotn
  • hospitalized.

  • thenhospitalnstaffnwasnnotnadequatelyntrainednton
  • administernnewntreatments.

  • / 4

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