19 Questions
What are the three characteristics that should be part of any comprehensive psychological disorder definition according to the textbook?
Personal distress, disability and dysfunction, violation of social norms
Which period was influenced by the Catholic Church and reverted to supernatural explanations for mental illness?
Middle Ages
What was the primary objective of the Lunacy Reform Movement?
Establish mental hospitals and focus on treatment
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main objectives for classifying abnormal behavior?
Prescribe: Recommend treatment and medication
During which period did the moral treatment movement and improvement of care for individuals with mental illness emerge?
Reformation and Enlightenment
What acts classified the mentally ill as patients in the 19th century?
Lunacy Act of 1845 and County Asylums Act of 1845
Which of the following is NOT considered a main criterion used to define abnormal behaviour?
Personality type
What is the key issue with using deviance as a criterion for abnormal behaviour, according to the text?
Deviance does not necessarily indicate mental illness
Which brain structure is responsible for auditory processing, language, and emotion processing?
Temporal lobe
What aspect of brain function is primarily affected in the occipital lobe?
Sight
Which treatment method involves the use of electric currents to induce seizures in the brain?
Electroconvulsive therapy
What is the primary function of the frontal lobe in the brain?
Decision making
What is a common limitation mentioned in the text regarding the long-term use of therapeutic medications?
Side-effects
What field of study within biological theories examines the molecular structure of DNA?
Molecular genetics
Which type of brain injury involves disruption in normal brain function due to a bump, blow, or jolt to the head?
Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
In psychopathology, what term is used to describe observable traits influenced by more than one gene?
Polygenetic traits
What is the study of therapeutic medications in treating mental illness called?
Psychopharmacology
Which of the following best describes how neurotransmitters transmit information in the brain?
They cross the gap (synapse) between neurons to transmit information.
What type of injury involves hematoma, contusion, intracerebral/subarachnoid haemorrhage?
Localised brain injuries
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