Question 1

In contrast to the asylums of the early 18th century,the psychosocial approach called moral therapy advocated all of the following EXCEPT

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Question 2

After Philippe Pinel introduced moral therapy as a treatment in mental hospitals in France,a similar type of socially facilitative environment was first established in a US hospital by

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Question 3

Although electroconvulsive therapy is controversial,we still use it today.It is interesting that it is used

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Question 4

Moral treatment for mental patients involved

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Question 5

The idea that psychological disorders could be classified based on their symptoms,onset,time course,and cause is attributed to

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Question 6

The significance of the cure for syphilis was that

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Question 7

Somatoform disorders,a current DSM-IV classification that evolved from the concept of "hysteria," affect

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Question 8

In the late 1800s,the emphasis on a biological cause of mental disorder resulted ironically in reduced interest in treatments for mental patients because it was thought that

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Question 9

With the discovery of the major tranquilizers called _____________,psychotic symptoms,including hallucinations,delusions,and aggressiveness,were able to be controlled.

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Question 10

The first effective medications for severe psychotic disorders were developed in the _________.

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Question 11

In the 19th century,John Gray,a well-known psychiatrist in the US,believed that mental illness was due to ____________.

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Question 12

Until the 1970s,hysterical disorders were diagnosed only in women.In fact,the term "hysteria" derives from the Greek hysteron,which means ___________.

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Question 13

In keeping with an accepted treatment for mental illness in the 14th century,a physician treating King Charles VI of France had him moved to the countryside in order to

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Question 14

In the 1930s,when insulin shock therapy was deemed too risky as a treatment for mental disorder,__________________ began to be used instead.

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Question 15

The traditional tendency to stigmatize women as "hysterical" derived from Hippocrates' concept of ____________.

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Question 16

In an attempt to rid the body of the excessive humors thought to be causing psychological disorders,physicians throughout history have used treatments such as ________.

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Question 17

Benzodiazepines,or "minor" tranquilizers such as Valium and Librium,are effective in reducing the symptoms of __________.

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Question 18

The effect of electroconvulsive therapy in making a person feel elated and therefore help depression was discovered by

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Question 19

The concept of hysteria,which traditionally meant physical symptoms for which no organic pathology could be found,is now associated with which DSM-IV classification?

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Question 20

The first significant supporting evidence for a biological cause of a mental disorder was the 19th century discovery that the psychotic disorder called general paresis was caused by the same bacterial microorganism that causes __________.

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Quiz 1: Abnormal Behavior In Historical Context