Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Abnormal Psychology
Edition:
6th Edition
Author(s):
Gordon L. Flett Nancy L. Kocovski Gerald C. Davison
Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 6th Canadian Edition
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Chapter 1 Introduction: Definitional and Historical Considerations and Canada's Mental Health System Question type: True/False
1) It is easy to remain objective when studying abnormal psychology. Answer: False Section Reference: Introduction Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Comprehension
2) There is no single defining characteristic of abnormal behaviour. Answer: True Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Comprehension
3) The Psy.D. approach is based on the scientist-practitioner model. Answer: False Section Reference: Focus on Discovery 1.1 Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
4) All psychologists would like to be able to prescribe medication. Answer: False Section Reference: What Is Abnormal Behaviour? Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 6th Canadian Edition
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5) Demons thought to cause abnormal behaviour could be released by trepanning. Answer: True Section Reference: Early Demonology Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Knowledge
6) Hippocrates believed that abnormal behaviour was the result of brain pathology. Answer: True Section Reference: Somatogenesis Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Knowledge
7) In the Middle Ages, mental illness was often mistaken for witchcraft. Answer: True Section Reference: Witchcraft and Mental Illness Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Knowledge
8) Pinel was the first to remove chains from the mentally ill in asylums. Answer: False Section Reference: Moral Treatment Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Comprehension
9) Today more care is provided in psychiatric units of general hospitals than in psychiatric hospitals. Answer: True Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2
Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 6th Canadian Edition
Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Knowledge
10) The most recent research data shows that stays in psychiatric hospitals in Canada are typically longer than in psychiatric units of general hospitals. Answer: False Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.2 Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Knowledge 11) Mesmer believed that one person could change another’s behaviour. Answer: True Section Reference: Psychogenesis Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Comprehension
12) Lobotomies were never performed in Canada. Answer: False Section Reference: Canadian Perspectives 1.3 Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.2 Compare the history of psychopathology across centuries Bloom’s: Knowledge
13) Mental illness can affect anyone. Answer: True Section Reference: Current Attitudes Toward People with Psychological Disorders Difficulty: Easy Learning Objective: 1.1 Understand what constitutes abnormal behaviour Bloom’s: Knowledge
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Davison, Blankstein, Flett, Neale, Abnormal Psychology, 6th Canadian Edition
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14) Most people with psychological disorders can never be cured of their illness. Answer: False Section Reference: The Public Perception Difficulty: Hard Learning Objective: 1.5 Describe the issues and challenges in the delivery of psychotherapy Bloom’s: Analysis
15) The media shapes our perception of the dangerousness of people with mental illness. Answer: True Section Reference: Anti-Stigma Campaigns Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.3 Describe current attitudes toward people with psychological disorders, including how stigma and self-stigma are potential barriers to help-seeking Bloom’s: Comprehension
16) Most Canadians see mental health issues as separate from medical problems. Answer: False Section Reference: Mental Health Literacy Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
17) Anxiety Disorders carry the heaviest burden. Answer: False Section Reference: Cost of Mental Health Problems Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective: 1.4 Describe mental health problems and their treatment in Canada Bloom’s: Comprehension
18) Psychological treatment is fully covered by Medicare. Answer: False Section Reference: Transformations in Canada’s Mental Health System – Romanow Report