Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

Chapter 2: Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below 

 

Chapter 2:
Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

 

Multiple-Choice Questions

 

2.1-1. Archaeology and early writing indicate that the first people to think

that the brain was the site of mental functions were the

1. ancient Egyptians.
2. ancient Greeks.
3. Chinese.
4. Hebrews.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-1

Page Ref: 29

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: a. ancient Egyptians.

 

2.1-2. Early writings show that the Chinese, Egyptians, Hebrews, and Greeks often attributed abnormal behavior to

1. poor parenting.
2. physical disease.
3. demonic possession.
4. chemical imbalance in the brain.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-2

Page Ref: 29

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. demonic possession.

 

2.1-3. In ancient societies, if a person’s abnormal conduct consisted of speech that appeared to have a religious or mystical significance, then the person was

1. assumed to have willingly entered into a pact with the devil.
2. thought to be a witch.
3. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.
4. assumed to have something physically wrong with the heart.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-3

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. thought to be possessed by a good spirit or god.

 

2.1-4. Prayer, incantations, and noise-making were all techniques for

1. altering a person’s brain functioning.
2. improving a person’s dreams.
3. helping a person become possessed by good spirits.
4. exorcising demons.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 2.1-4

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. exorcising demons.

 

2.1-5. According to Hippocrates, mental disorders were part of which three general categories?

1. Schizophrenia, mania, and melancholia.
2. Schizophrenia, mania, and phrenitis.
3. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.
4. Melancholia, mania, and anxiety.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 2.1-5

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. Melancholia, mania, and phrenitis.

 

2.1-6. Each of the following is one of the “four humors” EXCEPT

1. blood.
2. phlegm.
3. phrenitis.
4. bile.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 2.1-6

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: c. phrenitis.

 

2.1-7. The belief in the four humors as a means of explaining temperament

1. is inconsistent with a biological explanation for mental illness.
2. has yet to be disproven.
3. proposed different proportions of each humor in each individual.
4. provides that first indication that ancient people recognized the significance of the brain in determining behavior.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-7

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: c. proposed different proportions of each humor in each individual.

 

2.1-8. The doctrine of the four humors

1. was an attempt to support moral management.
2. was an explanation for personality traits.
3. was an early suggested treatment for melancholy.
4. was the first psychological explanation of mental disorders.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-8

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. was an explanation for personality traits.

 

2.1-9. According to early beliefs, what would characterize an individual with an excess of blood?

1. Depression
2. Schizophrenia
3. Irritability
4. Cheerfulness

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-9

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Applied

Answer: d. Cheerfulness

 

2.1-10. Hippocrates suggested marriage as a cure for

1. impotence.
2. hysteria in women.
3. phrenitis (brain fever) in men.
4. melancholia.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 2.1-10

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. hysteria in women.

 

2.1-11. Cicero was feeling depressed. He sought help from Hippocrates. Hippocrates would probably have

1. prescribed the roots of certain plants and unusual elixirs.
2. utilized a talking cure.
3. prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy.
4. performed an exorcism.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-11

Page Ref: 30

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Applied

Answer: c. prescribed exercise, tranquility, and celibacy.

 

2.1-12. According to your textbook, which mental disorder received the most attention from early scholars?

1. Phobias
2. Depression
3. Schizophrenia
4. Multiple personality disorder

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-12

Page Ref: 31

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. Depression

 

2.1-13. Plato was one of the first to argue for

1. medical treatment of mental illness.
2. demonic possession in mental illness.
3. different punishments for mentally disturbed individuals.
4. the use of bleeding as a treatment for mental illness.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-13

Page Ref: 31

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Applied

Answer: c. different punishments for mentally disturbed individuals.

 

2.1-14. Aristotle believed that

1. mental disorders could be caused by psychological factors.
2. mental disorders could not be caused by psychological factors.
3. bodily fluids had nothing to do with mental illness.
4. mental illness was due to demonic possession.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-14

Page Ref: 32

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: b. mental disorders could not be caused by psychological factors.

 

2.1-15. One of Aristotle’s major contributions to psychology was

1. his belief that dreams explained most mental disorders.
2. his theory that psychological disorders were due to psychological rather than physical factors.
3. his description of personality traits.
4. his description of consciousness.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-15

Page Ref: 32

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. his description of consciousness.

 

2.1-16. The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt, in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by

1. putting them in prisons.
2. using brutal forms of exorcism.
3. having them make sacrifices to gods.
4. providing activities, massage, and education.

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-16

Page Ref: 32

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Factual

Answer: d. providing activities, massage, and education.

 

2.1-17. What is Galen credited with?

1. Providing the first biological explanation for mental disorders
2. Performing the first human autopsies
3. Demonstrating that the doctrine of the four humors was flawed
4. Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes

Difficulty: 2

Question ID: 2.1-17

Page Ref: 32

Topic: Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior

Skill: Conceptual

Answer: d. Recognizing that psychological disorders could have both biological and psychological causes