QUIZ 1 AB-PSYCH (Ch.1&3) – Flashcards

Immigration trends and differences in birthrates among minority groups in the United States have caused psychological treatment to become more:

Which is NOT a characteristic of eccentrics noted by researchers in the field?

Hippocrates believed that treatment for mental disorders should involve:

Drugs designed to decrease extremely confused and distorted thinking are termed

The MOST accurate summary of the field of abnormal psychology at the present time is that clinical psychologists generally:

Bernheim and Liébault used hypnotic suggestion to induce hysterical disorders in "normal" people, providing support for which perspective of abnormality?

Which feature is NOT common in managed care programs?

Tarantism and lycanthropy are examples of:

Efforts to help people develop personally meaningful activities and healthy relationships are a part of

Which statement is NOT a reason that demonology dominated views of abnormality in Europe in the Middle Ages?

In science, the perspectives used to explain phenomena are known as

In mindfulness-based therapy techniques, you would be MOST likely to find clients

Which one of the following forms of therapy would you NOT currently expect to find in cybertherapy

"When I was young, I met a large dog. I wasn't afraid of the dog, but as I tried to pet it, the dog snarled and jumped at me. I have been afraid of dogs ever since." A therapist who assumes that this sentence describes a phobia acquired from classical conditioning MOST likely favors which model of abnormality?

The diathesis-stress model of abnormality emphasizes that