Psychology Chapter 1: Abnormality and Cultural Relativism
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What is the view that there are no universal standards for labelling a behavior as abnormal?

  • Psychic Epidemics
  • Dysfunction
  • Cultural Relativism (correct)
  • Moral Treatment
  • Who published 'The Pathology and Therapy of Psychic Disorders' in 1845?

  • Emil Kraepelin
  • Wilhelm Griesinger (correct)
  • Philippe Pinel
  • Sigmund Freud
  • Which leader was associated with the moral treatment movement in the Eighteen and Nineteenth Centuries?

  • Sigmund Freud
  • Wilhelm Griesinger
  • Philippe Pinel (correct)
  • Emil Kraepelin
  • Who developed a scheme for classifying symptoms into discrete disorders that forms the basis for the modern classification system?

    <p>Emil Kraepelin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior known as?

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

    What was the goal of micro-admissions in the context of deinstitutionalization?

    <p>To achieve brief hospitalizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain is responsible for regulating eating, drinking, and sexual behavior?

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

    What are neurotransmitters?

    <p>Biochemicals that act as messengers in the brain and nervous system</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the synaptic gap also known as?

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

    What happens when reuptake occurs in neurotransmission?

    <p>The initial neuron reabsorbs the neurotransmitter, decreasing its amount in the synapse</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the view that there are no universal standards for labelling a behavior as abnormal?

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

    Who was a leader associated with the moral treatment movement in the Eighteen and Nineteenth Centuries?

    <p>Philippe Pinel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Wilhelm Griesinger publish in 1845?

    <p>The Pathology and Therapy of Psychic Disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Emil Kraepelin develop in 1883?

    <p>The Scheme for Classifying Symptoms into Discrete Disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of the impact of reinforcements and punishments on behavior known as?

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

    What is defined as a phenomenon in which large numbers of people engage in unusual behaviors that appear to have a psychological origin?

    <p>Psychic Epidemics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main goal of deinstitutionalization?

    <p>To integrate patients back into the community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which part of the brain regulates basic emotions and is involved in processing eating, drinking, and sexual behavior?

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

    What is the function of the limbic system in the brain?

    <p>All of the above</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which structures are found just under the cerebrum and are part of the subcortical structures?

    <p>Hypothalamus and pituitary gland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are neurotransmitters in the context of brain function?

    <p>Biochemicals that act as messengers carrying impulses between neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What process occurs when the initial neuron reabsorbs the neurotransmitter into the synapse, decreasing its amount?

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

    Which structure of the limbic system is crucial in emotions such as fear?

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

    What is the synaptic gap also known as?

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

    Which process occurs when the receiving neuron releases an enzyme into the synapse that breaks down the neurotransmitter into other biochemicals?

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

    What was the goal of micro-admissions in the context of deinstitutionalization?

    <p>To enable brief hospitalizations for mental health patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

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