of all of the following, which would not be found in the definition of a psychological disorder?
-impaired
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-medication
-distress
-psychological dysfunction CORRECT ANSWER medication
what is true regarding the use of "normal" in the determination of a psychological disorder? CORRECT ANSWER a given behavior can be abnormal without being pathological
bailey has decided that he wants to get a graduate degree that focuses on the scientific study of psychological disorders. given this ambition, to which type of program would you encourage him to apply? CORRECT ANSWER a program in psychopathology
what type of mental health professional needs to have a medical degree CORRECT ANSWER a psychiatrist
you are treating a man who has been suffering from a relatively short-term bout of major depressive disorder. his symptoms started after a major life stressor, and you know that in such cases proper therapy is often quite effective in bringing about a full recovery. when he asks you if he's going to be better soon, you might say to him, "the ________ is very good!" CORRECT ANSWER prognosis
during the Great Persian Empire from 900 to 600 B.C., all physical and mental disorders were considered to be CORRECT ANSWER the work of the devil
what concept may potentially underlie the phenomenon of mass hysteria, which occurs when there is a large-scale outbreak of bizarre and disturbed behavior? CORRECT ANSWER emotional contagion
which roman physician took up the theories of Hippocrates and extended them with a theory that normal brain functioning is related to a proper balance of four bodily fluids or humors? CORRECT ANSWER Galen
in the late 1800s, physicians discovered that patients suffering from a condition called general paresis could be cured by engaging in which of the following actions? CORRECT ANSWER injecting them with the blood of a person who was suffering from malaria
it is 1930 and you live in Vienna, Austria. You have recently developed the symptoms of a psychosis and you are sent to physician Manfred sakel. what treatment would he probably recommend? CORRECT ANSWER insulin shock therapy
while the moral treatment of those with psychological difficulties has been seen throughout history, it was formalized as a system by ________ at the Parisian hospital la bicêtre. CORRECT ANSWER Phillippe pinel
what is not true regarding the spread of moral therapy to the United States? CORRECT ANSWER moral therapy was introduced at a hospital in New Hampshire after its chief physician saw the effect of such methods in London
which crusader for the moral and humane treatment of mentally ill individuals campaigned tirelessly in an effort that came to be known as the mental hygiene movement? CORRECT ANSWER dorothea dix
Sigmund Freud is often credited with the discovery of the unconscious mind, but many forget that ________, who worked on various forms of hypnosis, was also a key figure in this very important discovery. CORRECT ANSWER Josef breur
when you are walking across campus, you see two people standing in the middle of the quad kissing passionately. completely oblivious to how inappropriate their behavior is or how uncomfortable they are making others, these two just keep kissing without a care in the world. according to Freud, the couple is at the whim of their ________. CORRECT ANSWER ids
Adam is very stressed about the fact that he has not paid his taxes in several years and he knows that he owes the government several thousand dollars (that he does not have). every time he thinks about his debt he becomes upset, so he tells himself that he is really refusing to pay taxes to protest the government's foolish spending. Adam is employing the defense mechanism of CORRECT ANSWER rationalization
in Freud’s psychosexual stages of development, little boys are believed to experience ________ anxiety during the phallic stage of development. this was conceptualized as a result of the fear of their father over their inappropriate desire for their mother. CORRECT ANSWER castration anxiety
what was the primary emphasis of Heinz kohut's self-psychology? CORRECT ANSWER The formation of the self-concept and the crucial attributes of the self that allow one to progress toward health
whose study of classical conditioning provided quite a bit of the foundation for what later became the behavioral perspective in psychology? CORRECT ANSWER Ivan Pavlov
young Matthew, only 2 years of age, is learning to use the toilet. first his mother gives him smiles and hugs when he walks into the bathroom. then his father gives him songs and praise when he points to the potty. when he agrees to sit on his potty seat his parents sing and dance, making him smile and laugh. finally, when he begins to actually use the potty, his parents give him some candy that he loves. Matthew is being taught to use the potty through the process of CORRECT ANSWER shaping [Show Less]