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
