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Psychological Perspectives on Abnormality

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these was not an early explanation for "madness"

a)

Humoural Imbalances

b)

Traumatic Events

c)

Demonic Possession

d)

Celestial Beings

2.

The earliest recorded ideas on actual "therapy" arose in

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

The Far East

d)

The Middle East

3.

Why did the church ban the Malleus Maleficarum?

a)

It refuted supernatural causes for "madness"

b)

It supported supernatural causes for "madness"

c)

It stated that witchcraft was real

d)

It was not scientific

4.

Early Mental Institutions primarily sought to _____________ patients

a)

Subdue

b)

Treat

c)

Maintain

d)

Reintegrate

5.

Benzodiazapines are used to treat

a)

Depression

b)

Bipolar disorder

c)

ADHD

d)

Anxiety

6.

Biological research to explain abnormality __________________the use of biological treatments to treat it

a)

Kept up with

b)

Exceeded

c)

Lagged far behind

d)

Were not related to

7.

Currently the most prominent psychological model

a)

Biomedical Model

b)

Cognitive-Behavioral Model

c)

Psychodynamic Model

d)

Existential-Humanistic Model

8.

Individuals with certain characteristics getting rejected by society

a)

Exclusion

b)

Stigma

c)

Stereotype

d)

Prejudice

9.

Benzodiazepines are treatments in the __________________ model

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

Behavioral

c)

Biomedical

d)

Cognitive

10.

The average amount, per person spent on mental health care in the US is?

a)

$1000

b)

$1500

c)

$3000

d)

$5000

11.

Least Scientific of All Models

a)

Psychodynamic

b)

Cognitive-Behavioral

c)

Meta-Theoretical

d)

Humanistic

12.

Abnormality is generally caused by trauma in this model

a)

Biomedical

b)

Psychodynamic

c)

Humanistic

d)

Behavioral

13.

Basis is experimental science is a strength of the

a)

Cognitive Behavioral model

b)

Sociocultural model

c)

Humanistic model

d)

Psychodynamic model

14.

Rewards and punishment are part of

a)

Vicarious Conditioning

b)

Operant Conditioning

c)

Positive Conditioning

d)

Negative Conditioning

15.

The 12-month prevalence rate of mental disorders of all kinds for adults in the U.S. is

a)

14.4%

b)

18.6%

c)

26.2%

d)

32.4%