psyabnp - understanding abnormality

According to the continuum model of abnormality, what is one of the key points regarding the line between normal and abnormal?

• Normal variations in thoughts, emotions, and behaviors do not exist

• Problems in thoughts, feelings, and behavior vary from normal to abnormal

• There is a clear dividing line between normal and abnormal

• Judgment on where to draw the line is objective

What are the three main collections of problems in a psychological disorder?

• Physical, emotional, and social

• Thinking, emotional responding, and social behavior

• Biological, cognitive, and social

• Emotional, cognitive, and physical

What do cultural norms define in relation to abnormality?

• The treatment of abnormal behavior

• The historical perspectives of abnormality

• The causes of abnormal behavior

• The acceptable standards of behavior

Which of the following is NOT one of the Four Ds of abnormality?

• Distress

• Dysfunction

• Dangerousness

• Deviance

What was a common belief in ancient times regarding the cause of abnormal behavior?

• Cultural relativism

• Psychological traumas

• Biological imbalances

• Divine intervention

What was a common practice in ancient China to balance emotions?

• Trephination

• Drilling sections of the skull

• Exorcism

• Controlling vital air

During medieval times, what was a common explanation for abnormal behavior?

• Psychic epidemics

• Supernatural curses

• Physical causes or traumas

• Biological imbalances

What was the purpose of the hospital of Saint Mary of Bethlem (bedlam)?

• To conduct psychological research

• To provide humane treatment

• To integrate mental patients into the community

• To offer inhumane treatments

Who proposed that psychological disorders can be explained in terms of brain pathology?

• Ivan Pavlov

• Sigmund Freud

• Wilhelm Griesinger

• Carl Jung

What is the study of the unconscious mind and defense mechanisms known as?

• Cognitive therapy

• Humanistic psychology

• Psychoanalysis

• Behaviorism