26 Questions
What is the view that there are no universal standards for labelling a behavior as abnormal?
Cultural Relativism
Who published 'The Pathology and Therapy of Psychic Disorders' in 1845?
Wilhelm Griesinger
Which leader was associated with the moral treatment movement in the Eighteen and Nineteenth Centuries?
Philippe Pinel
Who developed a scheme for classifying symptoms into discrete disorders that forms the basis for the modern classification system?
Emil Kraepelin
What is the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior known as?
Behaviorism
What was the goal of micro-admissions in the context of deinstitutionalization?
To achieve brief hospitalizations
Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating eating, drinking, and sexual behavior?
Thalamus
What are neurotransmitters?
Biochemicals that act as messengers in the brain and nervous system
What is the synaptic gap also known as?
Synapse
What happens when reuptake occurs in neurotransmission?
The initial neuron reabsorbs the neurotransmitter, decreasing its amount in the synapse
What is the view that there are no universal standards for labelling a behavior as abnormal?
Cultural Relativism
Who was a leader associated with the moral treatment movement in the Eighteen and Nineteenth Centuries?
Philippe Pinel
What did Wilhelm Griesinger publish in 1845?
The Pathology and Therapy of Psychic Disorders
What did Emil Kraepelin develop in 1883?
The Scheme for Classifying Symptoms into Discrete Disorder
What is the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior known as?
Behaviourism
What is defined as a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin?
Psychic Epidemics
What is the main goal of deinstitutionalization?
To integrate patients back into the community
Which part of the brain regulates basic emotions and is involved in processing eating, drinking, and sexual behavior?
Thalamus
What is the function of the limbic system in the brain?
All of the above
Which structures are found just under the cerebrum and are part of the subcortical structures?
Hypothalamus and pituitary gland
What are neurotransmitters in the context of brain function?
Biochemicals that act as messengers carrying impulses between neurons
What process occurs when the initial neuron reabsorbs the neurotransmitter into the synapse, decreasing its amount?
Reuptake
Which structure of the limbic system is crucial in emotions such as fear?
Amygdala
What is the synaptic gap also known as?
Synapse
Which process occurs when the receiving neuron releases an enzyme into the synapse that breaks down the neurotransmitter into other biochemicals?
Degradation
What was the goal of micro-admissions in the context of deinstitutionalization?
To enable brief hospitalizations for mental health patients
Test your knowledge on Chapter 1 of psychology covering topics such as the four Ds of abnormality, cultural relativism, psychic epidemics, and moral treatment in the Eighteen and Nineteenth centuries.
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