treatment of abnormal behaviour

Question 1

What is a psychiatrist?

Answer 1

a medical doctor (M.D.) who can prescribe medicine and perform surgery

Question 2

Name the type of mental health practitioner described:

These individuals have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. and treat patients using a variety of therapeutic approaches.

Answer 2

clinical psychologists

Question 3

Counseling psychologists have earned a Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., or M.A. and deal with what types of issues?

Answer 3

Counseling psychologists deal with less severe mental health problems, including marital therapy.

Question 4

What type of mental health practitioners follow the teaching of Sigmund Freud?

Answer 4

psychoanalysts

Question 5

What type of degree do social workers typically hold?

Answer 5

Social workers must earn their Master’s degree in social work (M.S.W.).

Question 6

What current approach is most similar to the beliefs of ancient Greeks, such as Hippocrates and Galen?

Answer 6

biological

2000 years ago, Greek physicians believed psychological problems had physical causes.

Question 7

Define:

deinstitutionalization

Answer 7

a 1950s movement which relocated nonthreatening patients from mental hospitals to community centers