Abnormal Psychology Final Study

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1.

What was the explanation, during the ancient Greek and Roman times, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
  
  Religious Ideas
- B.
  
  Evil Spirits
- C.
  
  Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
  
  Drugs
2.

DSM stands for what?
- A.
  
  Doctors Statistical Manual
- B.
  
  Diagnostic Statistical Manual
- C.
  
  Demons Spirits and Mesmerism
- D.
  
  Disorders in State of Michigan
3.

During which period, were asylums created?
- A.
  
  Renaissance
- B.
  
  Middle Ages
- C.
  
  Greek & Roman
- D.
  
  20th Century
- E.
  
  Prehistoric
4.

From the case study that was read in class, which group of people would be susceptible to joining a cult?
- A.
  
  People who have abnormal behaviors
- B.
  
  People who visit chat rooms for depression
- C.
  
  People who visit chat rooms for suicide
- D.
  
  All of the above
- E.
  
  None of the above
5.

According to the information presented in class, treatment of abnormal behaviors has always been humane.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

What was the explanation, in prehistoric times, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
  
  Religious ideas
- B.
  
  Evil Spirits
- C.
  
  Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
  
  Drugs
7.

Trephination is the process of adjusting the 4 bodily fluids in the body?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

What is the most common type of current treatment for patients with abnormal behavior?
- A.
  
  Exorcism
- B.
  
  Trephination
- C.
  
  Drugs
- D.
  
  Electro Shock Therapy
9.

What was the explanation, during the middle ages, for abnormal behavior?
- A.
  
  Religious ideas
- B.
  
  Evil Spirits
- C.
  
  Imbalance of bodily fluids
- D.
  
  Drugs
10.

Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Humanistic model?
- A.
  
  Free association
- B.
  
  Reflection
- C.
  
  Social interaction
- D.
  
  Medication
11.

A self fulfilling prophesy is when a patient is able to understand what their brain is thinking.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
12.

From the case study that was read in class, what supposedly altered human behavior?
- A.
  
  The ocean
- B.
  
  The moon
- C.
  
  The stars
- D.
  
  Drugs
13.

The DSM IVr contains approximately how many disorders?
- A.
  
  1
- B.
  
  4
- C.
  
  400
- D.
  
  4000
14.

Which of the following is not a model of abnormal psychology?
- A.
  
  Cognitive
- B.
  
  Behavioral
- C.
  
  Psychosis
- D.
  
  Sociocultural
15.

Freud is credited with creating which theory?
- A.
  
  Humanistic
- B.
  
  Cognitive
- C.
  
  Psychodynamic
- D.
  
  Biological
- E.
  
  All of the above
16.

Evidence of Trephination goes back to which period of time?
- A.
  
  Prehistoric
- B.
  
  Greeks and Romans
- C.
  
  Middle Ages
- D.
  
  19th Century
- E.
  
  Renaissance
17.

The 4 D's of abnormal behavior are all of the following except which?
- A.
  
  Deviant
- B.
  
  Dysfunctional
- C.
  
  Demonic
- D.
  
  Dangerous
- E.
  
  Distressful
18.

Which type of defense mechanism states that a person displaces hostility away from a dangerous object and onto a safer substitute?
- A.
  
  Projection
- B.
  
  Fantasy
- C.
  
  Reaction formation
- D.
  
  Displacement
19.

Pavlov's classical conditioning of the dog is an example of which model?
- A.
  
  Cognitive
- B.
  
  Biological
- C.
  
  Psychodynamic
- D.
  
  Behavioral
20.

Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Biological model?
- A.
  
  Free association
- B.
  
  Reflection
- C.
  
  Social interaction
- D.
  
  Medication
21.

Abraham Maslow is associated with which of the models?
- A.
  
  Biological
- B.
  
  Humanistic
- C.
  
  Psychodynamic
- D.
  
  Cognitive
22.

Which form of therapy or treatment is used by the Psychodynamic model?
- A.
  
  Free association
- B.
  
  Reflection
- C.
  
  Social interaction
- D.
  
  Medication
23.

What is the therapy goal of the Humanistic model?
- A.
  
  Broad psychological change
- B.
  
  Functional behavior
- C.
  
  Adaptive thinking
- D.
  
  Self-Actualization
24.

Which type of defense mechanism states that a person refuses to acknowledge the source of anxiety?
- A.
  
  Repression
- B.
  
  Denial
- C.
  
  Fantasy
- D.
  
  Projection
25.

Which type of defense mechanism states that a person attributes their own unacceptable impulses or desires to other individuals?
- A.
  
  Projection
- B.
  
  Repression
- C.
  
  Overcompensation
- D.
  
  Regression