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During the Middle Ages, as well as at other times, mentally ill people were sometimes forced to undergo the religious ritual called exorcism. This was in order to


A) cure the mental illness by making the individual more religious.
B) build up muscle strength and make the person healthier.
C) rid the individual's body of evil spirits.
D) prove that the person was not a witch.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In ancient China, unexplained mental disorders were caused by blockages of


A) bodily fluids like blood and perspiration.
B) the humors of black and yellow bile.
C) "wind" that needed to flow properly.
D) hysteria caused by extreme changes in body temperature.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Just before leaving work for the day, Theodora received a very poor rating by her supervisor, who had been constantly criticizing her in front of her coworkers. Theodora became very upset with her supervisor, but she needs her job and is powerless to express her feelings. When she got home, her kids ran up to greet her, all talking at once. Theodora responded by yelling, "Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm tired?" According to psychoanalytic theory, this is an example of the defense mechanism known as


A) displacement.
B) projection.
C) repression.
D) rationalization.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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In the 1950s, the first effective drugs for severe psychotic disorders were developed in a systematic way. Before that time, all of the following were used to treat psychosis EXCEPT.


A) opium
B) neuroleptics
C) herbal medicine
D) moral therapy

E) All of the above
F) A) and C)

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In the 1800s, an important research and clinical publication read by psychiatrists in the United States was titled


A) Case Studies in Mental Illness.
B) American Journal of Madness.
C) American Journal of Insanity.
D) Lunatics in America.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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If a psychological disorder is said to have an acute onset, it means that the symptoms developed


A) suddenly.
B) atypically.
C) gradually.
D) following a period of recovery.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT included as part of Freud's structure of the mind?


A) Id
B) Psyche
C) Superego
D) Ego

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist, based his theories of conditioning on the results of experiments he conducted on


A) humans.
B) pigeons.
C) rats.
D) dogs.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following is NOT associated with the humanistic theories of Carl Rogers?


A) Unconditional positive regard
B) Transference
C) Empathy
D) Person-centered therapy

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Which of the following accurately describes the patients of Freud and Breuer after they received treatment in a highly suggestible state of hypnosis for their psychological disorders?


A) Feelings of relief and improvement
B) Decreased emotionality while in the hypnotic state
C) Accurate posthypnotic recall
D) Increased understanding of the causes of their psychological disorder

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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Benzodiazepines, or "minor" tranquilizers such as Valium and Librium, are effective in reducing the symptoms of


A) depression.
B) anxiety.
C) schizophrenia.
D) hysteria.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

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Dr. Smith is interested in how separation anxiety changes over time from childhood to adolescence in the general population. What is his main field of study?


A) Oedipal theory
B) Behaviorism
C) Child psychopathology
D) Developmental psychology

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological disorders, physicians throughout history have used treatments such as


A) bloodletting.
B) induced seizures.
C) exorcism.
D) drilling through the skull.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Freud hypothesized that if we did not receive ratification during a stage , an individual's personality would reflect the stage throughout adult life because the person developed a(n) ___________.


A) collective unconscious.
B) inferiority complex.
C) object relationsip.
D) fixation.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Which of the following accurately describes the attitudes of the Catholic Church toward mentally ill people during the turbulent political and religious events of the 14th and 15th centuries?


A) They were considered to be suffering from inherited conditions and were cared for by members of the church communities.
B) They were seen as possessed by evil spirits and blamed for all misfortunes.
C) They were regarded as basically good individuals who were not responsible for their abnormal behavior.
D) They were provided with medical treatments and sometimes hospitalized because mental illness was regarded as equivalent to physical illness.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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Symptoms such as despair and lethargy were often identified by the medieval church with the sin of _________.


A) blasphemy or sacrilege.
B) envy or covetousness.
C) acedia or sloth.
D) gluttony or greed.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A new marine recruit at boot camp begins feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to go to classes and continue the basic training exercises, the recruit is feeling down much of the time and worries about what is happening.. Which part of the definition of abnormality applies to the recruit's situation?


A) Personal distress
B) Cultural factors
C) Impaired functioning
D) Violation of societal norms

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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