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1
Trephining is the term used for the procedure in which:
A)holes were drilled in a disturbed person's skull in order to release evil spirits.
B)a ritual involving fire was used to invoke healthy mental energy as a replacement for unhealthy energy.
C)blood was released from a person in the belief that an overabundance of blood caused unpredictable mood shifts.
D)an individual was restrained in a "tranquilizer" chair.
2
Which theorist proposed that bodily fluids (black bile, yellow bile, phlegm, and blood) could influence physical and mental health?
A)Hippocrates
B)Galen
C)Eysenck
D)Pinel
3
Greisinger focused on pathology and treatment of psychological disorders using the _____________ model.
A)hormonal imbalances
B)demonic influence
C)early life experience
D)brain dysfunction
4
The deinstitutionalization movement involved:
A)the restructuring of psychiatric institutions to make them more humane.
B)the large-scale release of psychiatric clients into the community.
C)the movement of psychiatric patients from public institutions to private institutions.
D)the recognition that mental illness is a "myth."
5
A Native American man who speaks to his dead relatives is an example of which aspect of abnormal behavior?
A)Attempt to fake schizophrenia
B)Genetic mapping
C)The influence of religious beliefs
D)Mesmerism
6
Which of the following is considered to be a sociocultural criterion for defining abnormality?
A)Personal distress
B)Maladaptive behavior
C)Statistical deviation
D)Violated social norms
7
When did the scientific model of psychological disorders emerge?
A)Prehistoric times
B)Ancient Greece and Rome
C)The Middle Ages
D)The 20th century
8
Who is known as the founder of American psychiatry?
A)Dorothea Dix
B)Benjamin Rush
C)William Tuke
D)Clifford Beers
9
What was the most significant reason for the declining conditions in mental institutions during the later part of the reform period?
A)Overcrowding
B)Lack of funding
C)Undereducated staff
D)Re-emergence of spiritual explanations
10
Who was primarily responsible for reform in American mental institutions?
A)Benjamin Rush
B)Clifford Beers
C)Dorothea Dix
D)William Goldberg
11
Which perspective on abnormality is based on the interaction of biological influences?
A)Humanitarian
B)Medical
C)Biopsychosocial
D)Supernatural
12
Which type of explanation of psychological disorders regards abnormal behavior as the product of possession by evil or demonic spirits?
A)Mystical
B)Scientific
C)Humanitarian
D)Psychological
13
Patients taught the proper care, and who develop self-control over their own disturbing behaviors defines:
A)psychotherapy.
B)hypnosis.
C)moral treatment.
D)deinstitutionalization.
14
The method of using suggestion to induce a trance state is called:
A)somnambulism.
B)trephining.
C)hypnotism.
D)psychotherapy.
15
The theory and system of practice that relies on the concepts of the unconscious mind, inhibited sexual impulses, early development, and the use of free association and dream analysis is called:
A)psychoanalysis.
B)hypnotherapy.
C)lobotomy.
D)person-centered theory.





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