Chapter 1 Flashcards
Psychiatrists differ from clinical psychologists in that psychiatrists
prescribe medication.
receive training in scientific bases of behavior.
undergo personal analysis as part of their training.
receive training in diagnosis of psychopathology.
prescribe medication.
Which structure involves only activity of the unconscious?
id
superego
ego
the psycheid
According to Freud's theory, the superego develops from the \: id. emergence of defense mechanisms. conflicts in the Oedipal stage. ego.
ego.
Dr. Smith argues that the desire to hunt is built into all men dating back to the times of cave men. Dr. Smith is relying on the concept of collective unconscious. positive reinforcement. self-actualization. sublimation.
collective unconscious.
The id, ego, and superego are orders in a developmental sequence. brain structures. structures of the mind. biological drives.
structures of the mind.
Similar to the early asylums, present-day mental hospitals
are well staffed with nurses and psychiatrists, but have few psychologists.
provide intensive individual therapy.
provide merely for basic needs and medication.
provide a great deal of stimulation.
provide merely for basic needs and medication.
After presenting characteristics of mental disorder, the text concludes that
together the characteristics give a comprehensive definition of abnormality.
different characteristics apply to various psychopathologies.
research is needed to identify which characteristic is best.
personal distress is the most useful characteristic.
together the characteristics give a comprehensive definition of abnormality.
The eugenics movement
sought to abolish ECT treatments.
sought to cleanse society of people with undesirable characteristics.
classified mental disorders according to their genesis.
was a direct result of the germ theory of disease.
sought to cleanse society of people with undesirable characteristics.
Dorothea Dix is famous for
: greatly improving the standard of care for people with mental illness.
overseeing the creation of thirty-two state hospitals for the mentally ill.
providing moral treatment to many people with mental illness.
all of the above.
all of the above.
Students often have \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, which makes it difficult to remain objective when learning about psychopathology. \: diagnoses insecurities preconceived notions fears
preconceived notions
The textbook chapter opens with a clinical case study about Felicia. In this scenario Felicia had very few friends and was often teased. What was it that eventually made her life easier?
: Felicia was diagnosed as having schizophrenia and was successfully treated and cured.
Felicia was taught to keep her mouth shut during class.
Felicia was diagnosed as having ADHD and received effective treatment.
Felicia was transferred to a school for those with behavioral disorders.
Felicia was diagnosed as having ADHD and received effective treatment.
Early work in behavior genetics led to reduced interest in psychoanalysis. forced sterilization of mental patients. electroconvulsive therapy. the cure for general paresis.
forced sterilization of mental patients.
A class conducted an experiment with its professor. The students paid attention as a group only when she was to the left of the blackboard. After this was established, they paid attention only when she was three feet from the blackboard, further to the left. Finally, they paid attention only when she was directly in the corner, to the left of the blackboard. This is an illustration of habituation. modeling. shaping. punishment.
shaping.
Mr. Smith is going to a therapist for help with a fear of heights. Over several sessions the therapist, Dr. Jones, provides deep muscle relaxation and gradual exposures to heights. Dr. Jones's treatment approach is best identified as free association. modeling. positive reinforcement. systematic desensitization.
systematic desensitization.
The germ theory of disease
showed the link between syphilis and mental illness.
explained the cause of schizophrenia and depression.
disproved the biological hypotheses.
showed the link between influenza and adjustment disorder.
showed the link between syphilis and mental illness
General paresis is best described as
hysterical paralysis with no medical cause.
a deterioration of mental and physical health associated with syphilis.
an early term for schizophrenia.
a bloodletting technique.
a deterioration of mental and physical health associated with syphilis.
Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for an advanced degree? \: psychiatry psychiatric nursing clinical psychology psychoanalysis
clinical psychology
The discovery of the cause of syphilis was important to the field of mental illness for which reason?
It increased interest in determining biological causes for mental illness.
Syphilis was widely feared and exacerbated mental illness.
It highlighted the need for valid diagnostic systems.
More asylum patients were diagnosed with syphilis.
It increased interest in determining biological causes for mental illness.
The reasoning behind hypnosis as developed by Mesmer was that
: frightening patients would result in symptom reduction.
faith in the healer caused healing.
changing the magnetic fluid in his patients would result in symptom reduction.
relaxation was a sufficient treatment for alleviating symptoms.
changing the magnetic fluid in his patients would result in symptom reduction.
Which is a limitation of “harmful dysfunction” as a definition of mental disorder?
It ignores the personal suffering of disturbed individuals.
The dysfunctional mechanisms are largely unknown.
Harmful dysfunction also has an impact on others.
Many dysfunctional mechanisms are not harmful.
The dysfunctional mechanisms are largely unknown.
Clinical psychologists, counseling psychologists, and social workers are all likely to be involved in \: prescribing psychoactive medication. providing psychotherapy. teaching. conducting research.
providing psychotherapy
You begin to think of your therapist in a similar way to your sister, so you begin to treat the therapist as you treat your sister. This is referred to as transference. identification. projection. countertransference.
transference.
Which of the following is true about ECT?
Today it is primarily used in the treatment of epilepsy.
ECT ceased to be used after the introduction of the lobotomy.
It destroys the tracts connecting the frontal lobes to the lower centers of the brain.
It is used today to treat patients with severe depression.
It is used today to treat patients with severe depression.
Rational-emotive behavior therapy was proposed by Ellis Freud Skinner Piaget
Ellis
Defining mental disorder on the basis of personal distress is problematic for which reason?
It does not apply to physiological disorders.
It ignores the suffering that family members of disturbed people experience.
Some mental disorders do not involve personal distress.
High levels of distress and suffering are normal in modern society.
Some mental disorders do not involve personal distress
Which of the following is NOT a technique in psychoanalytic psychotherapy? transference. free association. interpretation. cognitive reappraisal.
cognitive reappraisal.
The best definition of mental disorder takes all of the following into account EXCEPT: \: personal distress. syndromes. disability. violation of social norms.
syndromes.
The cathartic method was created by \: Sigmund Freud. Jean Martin Charcot. Josef Breuer. Richard von Krafft-Ebing.
Josef Breuer.
Fiona faints when her doctor begins to draw blood. What is the unconditioned response?
fainting
the needle
blood
blood flowfainting
The doctor of psychology degree (Psy.D.) emphasizes
: testing and measurement of mental illness.
clinical training more than research training.
psychodynamic training.
medication-based training.
clinical training more than research training.
