Question 1

Alonso believes that Hedwig's behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile.Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso's belief best align with?

Accepted Answer

A)   Blueler
B)   Aristotle
C)   Newton
D)   HippocratesE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 2

Why was Emil Kraeplin's lasting contribution to modern psychiatry in the area of diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders,rather than that of treatment?

Accepted Answer

A)   because of his discomfort with actually working with patients
B)   because of his conviction that better diagnosis was necessary for more effective treatment
C)   because of his belief that these disorders were due to brain pathology
D)   because of his belief in the influence of the social environment in mental illnessE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

When using the psychological disorder criteria,when would an individual be assessed as having a cognitive dysfunction?

Accepted Answer

A)   when his or her thought processes are totally out of touch with reality
B)   when he or she is extremely distressed
C)   when his or her behaviour violates social norms
D)   when he or she avoids interactions with other peopleE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 4

The Electra complex is the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls.How is this complex characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)   by latency lust
B)   by feelings of anger and envy toward the mother
C)   by castration anxiety
D)   by a desire to replace the mother and possess the fatherE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Induced vomiting was a 17th-century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) ,this could be accomplished by eating what?

Accepted Answer

A)   tobacco
B)   ice
C)   raw meat
D)   onionsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

What was Erikson's greatest contribution to psychoanalytical theorizing?

Accepted Answer

A)   his idea that development occurs across the life span
B)   his idea that sexual arousal and interest occur during the latency stage
C)   his idea that societal factors influence our behaviour
D)   his idea that intrapsychic conflicts are resolved in early childhoodE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

What is the most notable contribution of Clarence Hinckes?

Accepted Answer

A)   He argued that mental illness is treatable with a combination of drugs and individualized attention.
B)   He argued that mental illness was incurable but more humane institutions were needed to care for the mentally ill.
C)   He argued that mental illness was caused by brain pathology and, therefore, was incurable and that therapy should consist of learning to cope with symptoms.
D)   He argued that mental illness was treatable, which was contrary to the prevailing view at the time.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A)   psyche
B)   superego
C)   ego
D)   idE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Anton Mesmer,an early 18th-century physician,purported to cure patients by unblocking the flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." Benjamin Franklin's double-blind experiment indicated that any effectiveness of Mesmer's methods was actually due to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   undetectable magnetic fields
B)   chemically induced humoral balance
C)   the power of suggestion
D)   mental telepathyE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

In Medieval Europe,feelings of despair and lethargy were seen as a sin.What was this sin called?

Accepted Answer

A)   gluttony
B)   lust
C)   sloth
D)   greedE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 11

After receiving the results of four different sets of tests,Mary's doctor tells her that she has cancer.Mary states,"This can't be true; I'm going to get a second opinion." Which defence mechanism does this example illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)   displacement
B)   denial
C)   projection
D)   repressionE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 12

The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

Accepted Answer

A)   by love for the mother and feelings of anger and envy toward the father
B)   by a repressed need for oral gratification
C)   by a love for the father and feelings of repulsion toward the mother
D)   by a repressed need for genital self-stimulationE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

In the middle of the 20th century,which of the following were some of the first effective drugs for psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)   benzodiazepines to treat depression
B)   bromides and opium for sedation
C)   insulin and neuroleptics for sedation
D)   neuroleptics for psychotic symptomsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a healthy defence mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)   sublimation
B)   projection
C)   denial
D)   repressionE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Suppose you know someone lived sometime between 1100 AD and 1900 AD but you don't know the exact years and you had to place a bet on which treatment for a psychological disorder they were most likely to have had.Which treatment would you bet on?

Accepted Answer

A)   induced seizures
B)   bloodletting
C)   drilling through the skull
D)   exorcismE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

In Freud's iceberg analogy of the psyche,which two elements can operate within the conscious mind?

Accepted Answer

A)   the ego and the id
B)   the id and the preconscious
C)   the preconscious and the superego
D)   the superego and the egoE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 18

In 14th- and 15th-century Europe,to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?

Accepted Answer

A)   evil
B)   stupidity
C)   humors
D)   astrologyE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb,a teenager binges on food,and an adult woman bites her fingernails.According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development,what underlies all of these behaviours?

Accepted Answer

A)   repression of aggressive impulses
B)   a fixation at the oral stage of psychosexual development
C)   a trauma during the toilet-training phase
D)   denial of unacceptable feelings, thoughts, or wishesE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

In classical psychoanalysis,what does the concept of "transference" refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)   the process whereby the patient falsely attributes his or her own unacceptable feelings or thoughts to the therapist
B)   the process whereby the therapist projects some of his or her own personal feelings onto the patient
C)   the process whereby the patient relates to the therapist as he or she would toward a parent figure
D)   the process whereby the patient directs potentially maladaptive impulses to socially acceptable behaviourE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 1: Abnormal Behaviour in Historical Context

In Medieval Europe,feelings of despair and lethargy were seen as a sin.What was this sin called?

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Anton Mesmer,an early 18th-century physician,purported to cure patients by unblocking the flow of a bodily fluid he called "animal magnetism." Benjamin Franklin's double-blind experiment indicated that any effectiveness of Mesmer's methods was actually due to which of the following?

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Induced vomiting was a 17th-century treatment for depression.As described in Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) ,this could be accomplished by eating what?

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What was Erikson's greatest contribution to psychoanalytical theorizing?

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Alonso believes that Hedwig's behaviour disturbance is due to an excess of black bile.Whose ideas about psychiatry does Alonso's belief best align with?

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Compare and contrast classical psychoanalysis and psychodynamic psychotherapy.Note the criticisms of classical psychoanalysis,and explain why it is more of historical than of current interest.

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In Freud's iceberg analogy of the psyche,which two elements can operate within the conscious mind?

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In 14th- and 15th-century Europe,to what was inexplicable behaviour attributed?

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A four-year-old girl sucks her thumb,a teenager binges on food,and an adult woman bites her fingernails.According to the Freudian theory of psychosexual development,what underlies all of these behaviours?

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The Electra complex is the psychosexual conflict that occurs at the phallic stage of development in girls.How is this complex characterized?

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Why was Emil Kraeplin's lasting contribution to modern psychiatry in the area of diagnosis and classification of psychological disorders,rather than that of treatment?

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Suppose you know someone lived sometime between 1100 AD and 1900 AD but you don't know the exact years and you had to place a bet on which treatment for a psychological disorder they were most likely to have had.Which treatment would you bet on?

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

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In the middle of the 20th century,which of the following were some of the first effective drugs for psychological disorders?

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The Oedipus complex is the psychosexual conflict occurring during the phallic stage of development in boys.How is this complex characterized?

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What is the most notable contribution of Clarence Hinckes?

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After receiving the results of four different sets of tests,Mary's doctor tells her that she has cancer.Mary states,"This can't be true; I'm going to get a second opinion." Which defence mechanism does this example illustrate?

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In classical psychoanalysis,what does the concept of "transference" refer to?

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When using the psychological disorder criteria,when would an individual be assessed as having a cognitive dysfunction?

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Which of the following is an example of a healthy defence mechanism?

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