Question 1

_____ have a degree in nursing and often work on inpatient psychiatric wards in hospitals, delivering medical care and certain forms of psychotherapy.

Accepted Answer

A)   Clinical psychologists
B)   Psychiatric nurses
C)   Psychiatrists
D)   Licensed mental health counselorsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

Under a managed care system, primary care physicians:

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A)   can coordinate services offered by other providers such as drug treatment.
B)   have the right to refuse service to specific patients regardless of their insurance status.
C)   leave it to the families of people with psychological problems to find appropriate care.
D)   do not have the option of referring their patients to outside consultants.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The disease, _____, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.

Accepted Answer

A)   general paresis
B)   hysteria
C)   gonorrhea
D)   deliriumE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

Accepted Answer

A)   Aristotle
B)   Plato
C)   Socrates
D)   HomerE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The nineteenth century reformation movement that included rest, relaxation, and prayer in the treatment of mental illnesses was called the:

Accepted Answer

A)   movement for moral treatment.
B)   mental hygiene movement.
C)   deinstitutionalization movement.
D)   community mental health movement.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 6

Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

Accepted Answer

A)   Community mental health centers
B)   Halfway houses
C)   Day treatment centers
D)   Nursing homesE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

The goal of managed care is to:

Accepted Answer

A)   institutionalize mentally ill patients for organized treatment and monitoring.
B)   provide employment opportunities for inmates in order to make them self-sufficient.
C)   coordinate services for an existing medical problem and to prevent future medical problems.
D)   channel monetary funds toward the treatment of economically weak patients.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

The practice of drilling circular holes in the skulls of people displaying abnormal behaviors in order to free evil spirits was known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   trephination
B)   exorcism
C)   atonement
D)   blood lettingE) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Margaret is a 27-year-old soccer mom who never misses her daughter's games. Her friends argue that her behavior is embarrassing, and she is making a fool of herself when she repeatedly yells and jumps to her feet. Margaret insists that no one is paying attention to her behavior and states, "It's a soccer game-people are expected to get excited!" Which of the following determines whether Margaret's behavior is normal?

Accepted Answer

A)   Her social status
B)   Gender differences
C)   The context in which it is performed
D)   Individual differencesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Dance frenzies are examples of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychic epidemics
B)   self-hypnotic suggestion
C)   substance-induced psychosis
D)   psychotic episodesE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Compare and contrast the treatment of people with mental health problems in ancient Greece with the moral treatment movement of the eighteenth century.

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Question 12

_____ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

Accepted Answer

A)   Gentamycin
B)   Diethylstilbestrol
C)   Roxatidine
D)   PhenothiazinesE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Deviance
B)   Unusualness
C)   Distress
D)   Mental IllnessE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Which psychoanalytic theorist's method was later renamed hypnosis?

Accepted Answer

A)   Franz Gall
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   Franz Mesmer
D)   Carl JungE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   England
B)   America
C)   Italy
D)   FranceE) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)   Severe emotional shock
B)   Demons
C)   Curses and superstition
D)   Religious persecutionE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

Which historical figures argued that some forms of madness were divine and could be the source of great literary and prophetic gifts?

Accepted Answer

A)   Socrates and Plato
B)   Plato and Hippocrates
C)   Homer and Plato
D)   Hippocrates and SocratesE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of the state of mental health care in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many states have increased benefits for mental health care.
B)   Many states have increased co-payments and controlled drug costs.
C)   Many states have offered up-front payments to providers.
D)   Many states have increased the eligibility for mental health care.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The thought processes that influence behavior and emotion are called _____.

Accepted Answer

A)   insights
B)   cognitions
C)   feelings
D)   behaviorismsE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Cultural relativists argue that:

Accepted Answer

A)   behaviors must be universally accepted to be considered normal.
B)   context, and not culture, influences the evaluation of behaviors as abnormal.
C)   the use of gender roles as a basis for assessing abnormal behaviors can be misleading.
D)   no universal standards or rules exist for labeling behaviors as abnormal.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

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Which of the following is a type of community-based treatment facility that offers people with long-term mental health problems the opportunity to live in structured, supportive environments while they are trying to reestablish a job and ties to family and friends?

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The disease, _____, has been characterized as one of the single most important discoveries underpinning modern biological theories of abnormality.

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Dance frenzies are examples of _____.

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Compare and contrast the treatment of people with mental health problems in ancient Greece with the moral treatment movement of the eighteenth century.

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The nineteenth century reformation movement that included rest, relaxation, and prayer in the treatment of mental illnesses was called the:

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Prior to the eleventh century, which of the following was most often seen as the cause of bizarre behavior?

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Cultural relativists argue that:

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Which of the following ancient Greeks argued that madness arose when the rational mind was overcome by impulse, passion, or appetite?

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Which criterion for abnormality implies that the presence of a disease is causing given behavior?

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Which psychoanalytic theorist's method was later renamed hypnosis?

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Philippe Pinel was instrumental in the moral treatment of the mentally ill in _____.

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_____ have a degree in nursing and often work on inpatient psychiatric wards in hospitals, delivering medical care and certain forms of psychotherapy.

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_____ was a class of drugs discovered in the twentieth century that reduced hallucinations and delusions and made it possible for many people who had been institutionalized for years to be released from asylums and hospitals.

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Under a managed care system, primary care physicians:

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The goal of managed care is to:

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Which of the following statements is true of the state of mental health care in the United States?

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