Test Bank For Understanding Abnormal Behavior 10th Edition Sue

Chapter 1: Abnormal Behavior
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which statement about abnormal psychology is accurate?
a. Abnormal psychology seeks to describe, explain, predict, and modify unusual behaviors.
b. Although abnormal psychology has made several gains in the past 20 years, it is not yet a
scientific field of study.
c. The subject matter of abnormal psychology is restricted to extremely bizarre behavior.
d. Most diagnoses of abnormality are based on two or three basic behavioral factors.
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
2. Psychopathology, or abnormal behavior, results primarily from ____.
a. genetic factors
b. environmental factors
c. sociocultural factors
d. an interaction of many factors
ANS: D REF: Introduction OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
3. Dr. Thompson collects information in order to describe and draw inferences about an individual's
psychological disorder. Dr. Thompson is engaged in ____.
a. therapy
b. predicting dangerousness
c. psychodiagnosis
d. research
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
4. Dr. Kohn is a psychoanalyst, Dr. Edwards is a humanistic therapist, Dr. Peterson is a cognitive
behavioral therapist, and Dr. James is a Gestalt therapist. Each of them would likely have a different
____ for a client's abnormality.
a. time of onset
b. explanation
c. diagnosis
d. prognosis
ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
5. A psychologist says, “Juan's abnormal behavior is likely due to a combination of biology and
inadequate interpersonal skills.” The psychologist is ____.
a. predicting the future symptoms of Juan
b. giving Juan a psychodiagnosis
c. offering an explanation for Juan's problem
d. describing how to control Juan's symptoms
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
6. Which statement regarding the prediction of abnormal behavior is accurate?
a. Even experienced professionals tend to overpredict future violence.
b. Psychologists are not interested in predicting clients' future behavior.
c. Prediction is unrelated to understanding the cause of abnormality.
d. Psychologists tend to underpredict future violence.
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Conceptual
7. One of Seung-Hui Cho's professors reported Cho's frightening behavior to many campus authorities.
What reason did those authorities give her to explain why they could do nothing?
a. Cho's therapist did not feel he posed a danger to others.
b. There was no space in any of the local mental health facilities to house him.
c. Cho did not make any overt threats against anyone.
d. When compared with that of his peer group, Cho's behavior was not considered odd.
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
8. When psychologists talk about modifying abnormal behavior, they mean they are ____.
a. attempting to understand the underlying cause of that behavior
b. restricting the freedom of dangerous clients
c. attempting to anticipate the future behaviors of clients
d. using therapy to improve client behavior
ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
9. Which of the following defines therapy most accurately?
a. A program of systematic intervention designed to alter behavior, emotion, or thought
b. The scientific study of abnormal behavior.
c. A system of observing abnormal behavior in an attempt to classify it
d. The application of a theoretical model to explain the cause of abnormal behavior
ANS: A REF: 1 OBJ: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
MSC: Factual
10. A psychologist develops several activities for clients aimed at helping them become more
self-disciplined and feel more confident about trying new behaviors. This example illustrates ____.
a. how epidemiological work is done in the field
b. how therapy may be seen as an attempt to modify behavior
c. the function of providing an explanation for abnormal behavior
d. the essential need for accurate psychodiagnosis
ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
11. Clinical psychologists usually have ____ degrees, unlike psychiatrists, who have ____ degrees.
a. bachelor's (B.S.); medical (M.D.)
b. medical (M.D.); doctorate (Ph.D.)
c. doctorate (Ph.D. or Psy.D); medical (M.D.)
d. master's (M.S.); doctorate (Ph.D.)
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
12. Harold is a mental health professional who has a medical degree and prescribes antidepressants and
antipsychotic medication for his patients. After graduating from medical school, he completed a
three-year residency in his field. We can guess that Harold is a ____.
a. social worker
b. psychiatrist
c. clinical psychologist
d. psychoanalyst
ANS: B REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
13. Linda, Jayne, and Sheryl all are called “doctors.” All are mental health professionals. However, Linda
has a Psy.D., Jayne has an M.D., and Sheryl has a D.S.W. We can predict that ____.
a. Sheryl is a psychiatrist
b. Linda is a social worker
c. Linda is a clinical psychologist
d. Jayne is a clinical psychologist
ANS: C REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
14. Psychiatrists must have an M.D.; clinical psychologists must have a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Psychoanalysts
must have ____.
a. a master's (M.S.) degree
b. an M.D
c. only a bachelor's (B.S.) degree
d. their own intensive personal analysis from an experienced analyst
ANS: D REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Factual
15. Johanna is an M.D. who received intensive training in the ideas of Sigmund Freud. She also went
through her own psychoanalysis as part of this training. We can guess that Johanna is a ____.
a. psychoanalyst
b. marriage and family counselor
c. psychiatric social worker
d. behaviorally oriented counseling psychologist
ANS: A REF: The Concerns of Abnormal Psychology
OBJ: 1 MSC: Applied
16. Isabel tells Dr. Paz that the spirits she sees of her dead grandparents are causing her a great deal of
anxiety, although they have motivated her to seek her medical degree. Isabel lives in Brazil. If Dr. Paz
diagnoses her as having a psychological disorder, he will likely attribute it to which criterion?
a. deviance
b. distress
c. dangerousness
d. dysfunction
ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
17. One strength in using the deviance criterion is that it ____.
a. uses an objective method of defining abnormal behavior
b. stresses the attainment of realistic goals
c. examines how the individual views his or her own behavior
d. accounts for the complexity of behavior observed in people from different cultures
ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Conceptual
18. A psychologist defined mental retardation solely on the basis of how far from “normal” an individual's
IQ score is. The criterion used is ____.
a. abnormality
b. cultural relativism
c. cultural universality
d. deviance
ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Conceptual
19. Anita went to the mall. Suddenly she looked around and had no idea where she was, whether it was
day or night, or even what day it was. Anita was experiencing ____.
a. a hallucination
b. a delusion
c. disorientation
d. psychosis
ANS: C REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
20. Suree is studying to be a clinical psychologist from an accredited program. She will learn that, with
respect to bias in diagnosing clients, ____.
a. even the most enlightened and well-intended mental health professionals may engage in
race, gender, and social class bias
b. psychologists are less likely than other mental health professionals to overpathologize
clients on the basis of race, gender, or social class
c. clinical psychologists receive better training than other mental health professionals for
recognizing their tendency to hold prejudicial attitudes toward clients
d. mental health professionals are more likely to hold prejudicial attitudes and biases against
males than against females
ANS: A REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Applied
21. “You must understand the values and expectations of the society in which behavior occurs before you
decide that abnormality exists.” This quote best reflects which view of abnormality?
a. traditional
b. cultural relativism
c. epidemiological
d. cultural universality
ANS: B REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Conceptual
22. The concept of ____ assumes that certain mental disorders exist across cultures; ____ suggests that
mental disorders may manifest differently and certain disorders may only be found in some cultures.
a. cultural universality; cultural relativism
b. cultural relativism; cultural universality
c. cultural relativism; cultural constellation
d. cultural diversity; cultural universality
ANS: A REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Conceptual
23. The most fruitful approach to using multicultural criteria is to rely on ____.
a. neither cultural universality nor cultural relativism
b. the cultural relativism approach
c. the cultural universality approach
d. some combination of cultural relativism and cultural universality
ANS: D REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual
24. Early psychological research, such as that by Emil Kraepelin, supported which assumption about
abnormality?
a. cultural relativism
b. cultural universality
c. statistical norms
d. psychopathological
ANS: B REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual
25. Juanita visits a mental health center. She complains that her fatigue, anxiety, and inability to sleep
keep her from enjoying life. If her symptoms are considered a form of abnormal behavior, it is because
she is showing ____.
a. delusions and hallucinations
b. dysfunction
c. disorientation
d. deviation from the norm
ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
26. Headache is to ____ as delusions are to ____.
a. dysfunction; deviance
b. discomfort; deviance
c. deviance; dysfunction
d. discomfort; dysfunction
ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Factual
27. Sensory misperceptions, which may include hearing voices others do not hear or seeing things other do
not see, are called ____.
a. dysfunctions
b. disorientations
c. delusions
d. hallucinations
ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Factual
28. Mel has the mistaken belief that his father has stolen his identity and that his mother is trying to poison
him. Mel's mistaken beliefs illustrate ____.
a. delusions
b. disorientation
c. underachievement
d. hallucinations
ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
29. Jack carries on conversations with creatures only he can see in a language that no one else can
understand. Jack says the creatures instruct him to crush insects that only Jack can see. Jack is
experiencing ____.
a. delusions
b. discomfort
c. hallucinations
d. disorientation
ANS: C REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
30. During a diagnostic interview, a psychiatrist asks the client if he or she knows what day it is, what his
or her name is, and where he or she is. These questions are designed to assess ____.
a. disorientation
b. discomfort
c. subjective distress
d. dysfunction
ANS: A REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
31. One way to assess dysfunction is in terms of the discrepancy between ____.
a. thoughts and feelings
b. expectations and attitudes
c. cultural norms and actual behavior
d. personal potential and actual performance
ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Factual
32. Teresa, normally an energetic mother of three small children, is suddenly unable to go shopping,
prepare meals, or even dress her children. Teresa's behavior illustrates the practical definition of
abnormality called ____.
a. disorientation
b. discomfort
c. dysfunction
d. deviance
ANS: C REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
33. According to Thomas Szasz, ____.
a. mental illness is a fictional creation by society used to control and change people
b. the causes for most mental disorders will ultimately be found in brain pathology
c. individuals who are suffering from mental illnesses have biological diseases
d. medication is far superior to psychotherapy in reducing the suffering of individuals with
mental disorders
ANS: A REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual
34. A psychologist considers biological, psychological, social, and sociocultural dimensions when
assessing behavior. This psychologist is using which model?
a. psychogenic
b. cultural universality
c. multipath
d. statistical deviance
ANS: C REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Conceptual
35. The American Psychiatric Association has published a manual that is the most widely used
classification system of psychological disorders. It is called the ____.
a. International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
b. Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR)
c. Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM)
d. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Factual
36. Kunti, a Black slave who works on a Southern plantation in the 18th century, tries to escape to
freedom. A psychological diagnosis at that time would likely be that Kunti ____.
a. has a normal desire to be free
b. suffers from drapetomania
c. suffers from an anxiety disorder
d. is expressing a statistical anomaly
ANS: B REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Applied
37. Thomas Szasz believes that ____.
a. unusual belief systems are not necessarily wrong
b. abnormal behavior reflects an illness
c. psychologists are better trained than other professionals to diagnose abnormality
d. people who have problems of living are suffering from mental illness
ANS: A REF: Abnormal Behavior in Context: Sociopolitical and Cultural Limitations
OBJ: 3 MSC: Factual
38. Dr. Karlin specializes in working with clients whose emotional problems interfere with their ability to
work effectively or to engage in meaningful relationships. She focuses on which criterion of
abnormality?
a. distress
b. deviance
c. dangerousness
d. dysfunction
ANS: D REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Applied
39. "A behavior pattern in an individual that is associated with distress or disability, and is not merely an
expectable response to common stressors or losses" would be considered consistent with the definition
of abnormal behavior of ____.
a. humanistic psychologists
b. the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
c. cultural relativists
d. the National Institute of Mental Health
ANS: B REF: Determining Abnormality OBJ: 2
MSC: Factual
40. Dr. Henry conducted an epidemiological study to assess the lifetime prevalence of schizophrenia in the
United States. Dr. Henry was assessing ____.
a. the percentage of people in the United States who suffer from schizophrenia
b. the number of people in the United States who have had schizophrenia within a certain
period of time
c. the total proportion of people in the United States who have ever suffered from
schizophrenia
d. the age of onset for people in the United States who have schizophrenia
ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Conceptual
41. A researcher who investigates the onset or occurrence of a psychological disorder over specific periods
of time is studying the ____ of the disorder.
a. incidence
b. prevalence
c. lifetime prevalence
d. criteria
ANS: A REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
42. Psychiatric epidemiology ____ our understanding of the factors that contribute to the occurrence of
specific mental disorders.
a. restricts
b. does not affect
c. confuses
d. improves
ANS: D REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Conceptual
43. Which statement about psychiatric disorder in the United States is accurate?
a. Depression and anxiety are more common in men than in women.
b. Compared to adults, a larger percentage of children have anxiety disorders.
c. 25 percent of adults suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder in a given year.
d. Phobias are more common in the elderly than in the young.
ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
44. Research shows that in the United States, adolescents are more likely than adults to have problems
with ____.
a. drug abuse
b. schizophrenia
c. impulse control
d. personality disorder
ANS: A REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
45. One finding of the Merikangas et al. (2010) epidemiological study is that ____.
a. males and females tend to differ in the kinds of disorders they experience
b. adolescents have a lower rate of mood disorders than adults
c. almost 50 percent of adolescents meet criteria for at least one psychological disorder
d. people living in rural areas have a much higher incidence of mental disorders than do
people living in urban areas
ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
46. According to the President’s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health (2003), ____.
a. the rate of mental disorder among adolescents is on the decrease
b. the more education a person has, the more likely he/she is to have a mental disorder
c. there is no longer a "stigma" about mental illness
d. two-thirds of all people suffering from mental disorders are not receiving or seeking
mental health services
ANS: D REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
47. Researchers in the United States have found which one of the following statements to be TRUE?
a. The rate of mental disorder in the population has been steadily decreasing over the past 50
years.
b. Adolescents and adults are equally likely to suffer from anxiety disorders.
c. Women are more likely than men to suffer from mental disorders.
d. Adolescents are more likely than adults to suffer from mental disorders.
ANS: D REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
48. According to Merikangas et al. (2010), what percent of adults suffer from serious psychological
disorders in a given year?
a. 5 percent
b. 8 percent
c. 25 percent
d. 32 percent
ANS: C REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
49. Which of the following mental disorders is the most common in the United States?
a. schizophrenia
b. anxiety
c. mood
d. substance abuse
ANS: B REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
50. Which statement about the burden of mental disorders is accurate?
a. Incidence is associated with negative attitudes about mental illness.
b. “Mental health problems” that do not meet criteria for a mental disorder could be as
equally debilitating as a diagnosable mental health disorders if treated inadequately.
c. Half of the people who suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder are neither seeking nor
receiving mental health services.
d. Spending on mental health services is increasing.
ANS: B REF: The Frequency and Burden of Mental Disorders
OBJ: 4 MSC: Factual
51. Jason says, “Abnormal behavior is a function of the context in which the behavior occurs and what the
observer thinks is abnormal.” Jason's remark ____.
a. contradicts the myth that there is a sharp distinction between mentally healthy and
mentally disturbed
b. supports the myth that mentally disturbed people can use willpower to recover
c. supports the myth that mental illness runs in families
d. contradicts the myth that mentally disturbed people can cure themselves
ANS: A REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied
52. Which of the following statements regarding the causes of mental disorders is accurate?
a. In most disorders, heredity and the environment play almost equal roles.
b. In most disorders, environmental factors have little influence; heredity is the predominant
cause.
c. Heredity has little influence on disorders such as schizophrenia and mental retardation.
d. In some disorders, heredity plays a causal role, but in all disorders, the environment is
extremely important.
ANS: D REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Conceptual
53. At one time, Abraham Lincoln, William James, news anchor Mike Wallace, and author J.K. Rowling
each suffered from a mental disorder. Consequently, their examples contradict which of the following
myths?
a. Mentally disordered people must have had bad parents.
b. People can never fully recover from mental disorders.
c. Mentally disturbed people must have inherited their disorders.
d. Mentally disordered people only need to exercise willpower to recover.
ANS: B REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Conceptual
54. Eli refuses to let his daughter marry Avi because Avi's brother suffered from depression and
committed suicide. Eli believes that any children his daughter and Avi would bear would be suicidal.
Eli believes which myth about mental illness?
a. Mental disorders are inherited.
b. We can easily identify people with mental disorders.
c. People with mental disorders cannot be cured.
d. People with mental disorders are dangerous.
ANS: A REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied
55. Many psychological problems stem from situations that are not under an individual's control. This fact
counters the myth that ____.
a. mental illness is incurable
b. mental patients are usually dangerous
c. most mental disorders are caused by inherited biological defects
d. mental illness is caused by weak personal willpower
ANS: D REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Factual
56. Morgan is a highly respected teacher and poet whose works have been published in three languages.
He also suffers from bipolar disorder and has never been successfully treated. This case ____.
a. supports the claim that mental disorders are usually the result of bad parenting and past
traumatic experiences
b. contradicts the claim that people with mental disorders cannot contribute until they are
cured
c. contradicts the claim that mentally disturbed people are recognizable
d. supports the idea that mentally disturbed people can never function normally or hold down
jobs
ANS: B REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied
57. Dr. Chu reports, “Mental patients are no more dangerous than other people.” What does research say
about the doctor's statement?
a. No such research has been done.
b. Research shows that patients are considerably more dangerous than others in the
population.
c. Research shows that individuals with dual diagnosis are slightly more dangerous than
other patients.
d. Research shows that mental patients are actually less dangerous than are others in the
population.
ANS: C REF: Stereotypes about the Mentally Disturbed
OBJ: 5 MSC: Applied
58. Throughout history, most popular ideas about abnormal behavior have been ____.
a. rooted in the beliefs of a given time period and society
b. based on religious dogma of the day
c. rooted in supernatural explanations
d. based on scientific evidence
ANS: A REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Conceptual
59. Professor Martin, a historian who studies ancient cultures, would likely suggest that prehistoric
societies attributed mental illness to all of the following EXCEPT ____.
a. demonic possession
b. sorcery
c. spirits of angry ancestors
d. biological disequilibrium
ANS: D REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Applied
60. In some non-Western societies today, headaches, depression, and seizures are all believed to be caused
by offended ancestral spirits or by evil forces that possess the sufferer. This type of explanation is
called ____.
a. naturalism
b. demonology
c. trephining
d. exorcism
ANS: B REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Conceptual
61. Trephining refers to the process of ____.
a. putting leaches on the body to remove bad blood
b. making a person chant and pray to drive out evil spirits
c. changing one's diet to improve one's physical and mental health
d. boring a hole in the skull to let demons escape
ANS: D REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
62. During what period of time would a behavior disorder most likely be treated with the surgical method
called trephining?
a. The Stone Age
b. Biblical times
c. The Golden Age of Greece
d. The 19th and 20th centuries
ANS: A REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
63. Exorcism involves ____.
a. increasing one's activity level so that, by becoming fit, a person's body can recover from a
physical or mental illness
b. chipping a hole in the skull of a person believed to be possessed by demons
c. praying and chanting over or flogging and starving a person to cast evil spirits out of the
body
d. examining the brains of people who have severe mental disorders
ANS: C REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
64. The first naturalistic explanation of abnormal behavior can be traced to ____.
a. early twentieth century psychosurgery
b. Philippe Pinel in eighteenth-century Paris
c. Hippocrates in ancient Greece
d. Galen in ancient Rome
ANS: C REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
65. Suppose an archaeologist unearthed an ancient Greek document that contained instructions for the
treatment of mental disorders such as melancholia and mania. What would the writing probably say?
a. “Hypnotize the person and encourage the person to express his or her negative emotions.”
b. “Have the family treat the person with rest, good diet, and moderate exercise.”
c. “Treat the person as you would a witch.”
d. “Take a sharp stone and cut a hole in the person's skull to let out the evil demons.”
ANS: B REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Conceptual
66. “Your sadness is what I call melancholia. It is a problem with your brain, the cure for which is
abstinence from sex, rest, and, if necessary, the removal of some of your bad blood.” During what era
would this advice most likely have been given?
a. sixteenth-century Paris, France
b. prehistoric times
c. ancient Greece
d. the Dark Ages
ANS: C REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Applied
67. He practiced in Rome and related mental illness to the brain and central nervous system. His greatest
contribution may have been compiling all medical knowledge from Hippocrates' time to his own. Who
was he?
a. Pinel
b. Mesmer
c. Weyer
d. Galen
ANS: D REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
68. During the Middle Ages, mental illness was ____.
a. based on a disease model
b. handled with care and humane treatment
c. based on scientific principles
d. seen as a manifestation of God's will
ANS: D REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior
OBJ: 6 MSC: Factual
69. The early Christian Church believed that ____.
a. demons could be released through the cathartic method
b. many behaviors we call mental disorders were the result of supernatural forces
c. science was the most effective way to understand abnormal human behavior
d. abnormal behavior was primarily the result of biological abnormality
ANS: B REF: Historical Perspectives on Abnormal Behavior