Abnormal Psych Test 1

Question 1

Somatogenic Perspective

Answer 1

abnormal functioning has physical causes

Question 2

Psychogenic Perspective

Answer 2

abnormal functioning has psychological causes

Question 3

Opinion on abnormal behavior 500 BC-500AD

Answer 3

Hippocrates believed that the mind was susceptible to sickness like the body

Question 4

What was historians view on abnormal behavior

Answer 4

The work of abnormal spirits

Question 5

What is the current view on abnormal behavior

Answer 5

Majority of people believe that people bring mental disorders upon themselves but there has been major changes in the way clinicians understand and treat abnormal functioning

Question 6

What major event happened in the 1950s

Answer 6

The rise of psychotropic medications like antipsychotics, antidepressants, and anxiolytics.

Question 7

What was the significance of the discovery of psychotropic medications

Answer 7

Led to deinstitutionalization and rise in outpatient care. However, patients with greater needs only receive short term hospitalizations or outpatient psychotherapy in limited community settings

Question 8

Multicultural psychology

Answer 8

psychologists seek to understand how culture, race, ethnicity, and gender affect behavior and thought, and how people of these different backgrounds differ psychologically. This led to greater sensitivity to cultural issues and inclusion of cultural morals and models in treatment

Question 9

What is the dominant form of insurance

Answer 9

Managed care program is where the insurance company determines key care issues