Historical Conceptions of Abnormal Behavior
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Which criteria alone is NOT adequate for classifying abnormal behavior?

  • Specific cognitive functioning (correct)
  • Personal distress
  • Violation of norms
  • Statistical infrequency
  • What term is used for the breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning?

  • Psychological disability (correct)
  • Statistical abnormality
  • Mental impairment
  • Social dysfunction
  • In what field is psychopathology defined as the scientific study of psychological disorders?

  • Psychiatry (correct)
  • Neurology
  • Physiology
  • Epidemiology
  • What is characterized by a unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder?

    <p>Clinical description</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to the anticipated course of a psychological disorder?

    <p>Prognosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In hospitals and clinics, what phrase is commonly used when discussing a patient's presenting problem?

    <p>&quot;Patient presents with&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered abnormal behavior according to the text?

    <p>Distress to the Person or Others</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which criterion alone is NOT adequate for classifying abnormal behavior?

    <p>Cultural Inappropriateness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cultural relativity in relation to abnormal behavior?

    <p>Behavior judged based on cultural values and traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does distress refer to in the context of abnormal behavior?

    <p>Negative internal emotions or experiences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which element is NOT involved in defining abnormal behavior?

    <p>Positive Psychological Functioning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way is cultural inappropriateness related to abnormal behavior?

    <p>Behavior at odds with cultural expectations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which tradition believed that abnormal behavior was caused by demonic possession or witchcraft?

    <p>The Supernatural Tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a treatment method used in the past that involved bleeding, purging, and vomiting?

    <p>Bloodletting/Purging</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who played an instrumental role in founding the first psychiatric hospital in 1953 in Pennsylvania?

    <p>Dorothea Dix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What movement emphasized encouraging and maintaining mental health through various activities and techniques?

    <p>Mental Hygiene Movement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which perspective viewed deviant behavior as a battle between 'Good' vs. 'Evil'?

    <p>Supernatural Tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which historical figure challenged the idea that people with mental disturbances could not be cured or helped?

    <p>Dorothea Dix</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between MSE Mood and MSE Affect?

    <p>MSE Mood is observed, while MSE Affect is what the patient tells you.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term describes the rate of thoughts and how they flow and are connected?

    <p>Thought Process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What indicates abnormal thought process in MSE?

    <p>Circumstantial, tangential, or flight of ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of personality test assumes people project their internal dispositions into responses to ambiguous stimulus?

    <p>Projective test</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of personality inventories?

    <p>Assess various aspects of personality</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How are projective tests commonly used?

    <p>In a clinical fashion by psychodynamically-oriented therapists</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary purpose of the Rorschach test?

    <p>To ask people to describe inkblots</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)?

    <p>To ask individuals to write stories about pictures</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) primarily consist of?

    <p>Responding to fixed categories</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of test uses pictures of varying degrees of ambiguity?

    <p>Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do projective personality tests aim to reveal?

    <p>Manifest content</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the Lie scale in the MMPI?

    <p>Denying common, minor flaws</p> Signup and view all the answers

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