PSY 3304 ◦ MID TERM Exam Questions With Correct And Revised Answers
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PSY 3304 ◦ MID TERM Exam Questions
With Correct And Revised Answers
Which term is NOT used to describe behavior that is psychologically abnormal? -
answermental instability
Which statement is true about the "four Ds" of abnormality? - answerNone of the "four Ds"
is, by itself, an adequate ga...
PSY 3304 ◦ MID TERM Exam Questions
With Correct And Revised Answers
Which term is NOT used to describe behavior that is psychologically abnormal? -
answer✔✔mental instability
Which statement is true about the "four Ds" of abnormality? - answer✔✔None of the "four Ds"
is, by itself, an adequate gauge of psychological abnormality.
According to ancient views of abnormality, if a standard exorcism failed to rid a person of
abnormal behaviors, which step would be taken? - answer✔✔The shaman would perform a more
extreme exorcism, such as whipping or starving the person.
The term "eugenics" refers to: - answer✔✔a political policy of preventing those who suffer from
mental illness from reproducing
The main difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist is that: - answer✔✔a psychiatrist
is a medical doctor who can provide therapy, while a psychologist is not a medical doctor but can
provide therapy.
Hippocrates believed that abnormal behavior was caused by: - answer✔✔imbalance in bodily
fluids.
The "four Ds" of abnormality are: - answer✔✔deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger.
Which German physician was the first to specialize in mental illness and is now considered the
founder of the modern study of psychopathology? - answer✔✔Johann Weyer
A procedure in which a pointed instrument was inserted into the frontal lobe of the brain to
destroy brain tissue was known as: - answer✔✔a lobotomy.
Sigmund Freud utilized the _____ to study the very unique situation involving Little Hans, a
young boy who developed a fear of horses. - answer✔✔case study
The _____ effect is the term that describes a researcher unintentionally transmitting his or her
expectations about the outcome of the research to a research subject. - answer✔✔Rosenthal
The Three Faces of Eve chronicles a _____ study of a woman who displayed three different
personalities. - answer✔✔case
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