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All of the following were associated with early treatment of the mentally ill except:
A. Dream Analysis B. Bloodletting C. Hypnotism D. Tranquilizer Chair |
Bloodletting was used early on in the treatment of the mentally ill; some believed it removed diseased or excess blood. Hypnotism and the tranquilizer chair were also both used to relax and treat the patient. Finally dream analysis was not used until after Freud’s idea of psychoanalysis had begun treating patients, a much more effective treatment.
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What is one of Benjamin Rush’s treatments for the Mentally ill?
a. Blood Letting b. Beatings c. Hypnotism d. None of the above |
Answer: A Blood Letting – This form of treatment was used in order help patients by calming them down. Patients and doctors assumed that this treatment cured its patients, but in realty it was a temporary cure, because when a person loses blood it causes weakness
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Mesmerism reflected the belief that mentally ill disorders had
a. Social causes b. psychological causes c. supernatural causes d. natural causes |
Answer: b. Mesmerism had psychological causes. Franz Mesmer used a magnet to rid disease. He used this type of treatment to cure patients wit hysteria. This method was discredited later however because it had a placebo effect; people believed that this treatment was working although it really did not.
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4. Who believed hypnotizability was a symptom of hysteria?
A) Franz Anton Mesmer B) Sigmund Freud C) Jean Martin Charcot D) Benjamin Rush |
Answer: C.Charcot believed he could induce hysteria experimentally through hypnotism and found that it did not necessarily mean there was neural damage. Mesmer's work was a precursor to hypnotism in his use of magnetism, hypnotism had major influences on Freud's later subconscious work and Rush's work was based around blood-letting, and not at all related to the subconscious.
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What we know today as "hypnotism" was first known as:
a) Delusionism b) REM c) Mesmerism d) None of the above |
**The correct answer would be choice c) Mesmerism. The term was first coined by Franz Anton Mesmer. It gained respectability in the 1840s by changing it's name to hypnotism.
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The ________ balances between the our extreme morality and our desire to do whatever we want regardless of the consequences.
A. ID B. Superego C. Ego D. Conscious |
Answer: Sigmund Freud developed the notion of ID, Superego, and Ego. The ID is about people’s desires without regards to society’s ideals or morality. The Superego is the conscious, connection to the external world, especially when it comes to people’s morality. The ego negotiates between the ID and Superego.
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2. A 30 year old patient with a childhood filled with abuse and neglect has recently started acting helpless. She can no longer handle daily responsibilities such as bathing and clothing herself without being reminded. She is demanding of others, acting out, and refuses to acknowledge her role as a mother or wife. In short, she is acting childlike although she never has in her adult life.
A neo-freudian such as Anna Freud might say she: A. Using a defense mechanism known as regression. B. Missed the stage of development responsible for identity formation. C. Is manic-depressive. D. Is possessed by a demon. |
Answer: A: Using a defense mechanism known as regression. The woman described, according to a neo-freudian, would be using a defense mechanism to deal with the trauma in her early life. Regression is a defense mechanism in which a person reverts to childlike behaviors instead of coping with the problem at hand.
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What is a catharsis?
a. when you accidentally say something in place of another word b. a release or expression of psychic energy c. when there is a maladaptive compromise between the libido and the death instinct d. the underlying force behind our dreams |
The correct answer is b. a release or expression of psychic energy. Freud believed that when he brought a person's repressed memories to the surface, they experienced catharsis, or an intense release of pent up anxiety. The patients usually break down and cry.
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Erik Erikson's theory of personality focuses on development that occurs during_____?
1. early childhood 2. infancy 3. adolescence 4. the entire life span |
answer : 4, the entire life span
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According to Carl Rogers, humanistic approach to therapy:
A. Centered around the client B. Stated that the client must discover their own root of the problems C. Tried to establish an authentic connection with the client by trying to get to know them. D. All of the above. |
Ans: D He tried to give a humanistic approach to therapy and tried to made sure that the client feels that he/she is safe. He repeated sentences the client said in a positive manner to find a connection with them.]
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Who is considered the founder of I/O Psychology?
a.George Miller b. Karl Lashley c. Frederick Taylor d Hugo Munsterberg |
The answer is D.
Hugo Munsterberg is considered the founder of I/O psychology and promoted psychology as a science of human efficiency. |
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Which psychologist and behaviorist suggested that memories were not localized to one part of the brain, but instead were widely distributed throughout the cerebral cortex?
A. Sigmund Freud B. Karl Lashley C. Floyd Allport D. Solomon Asch |
(ANSWER: B. Karl Lashley)
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___________ refers to a group of cortical neurons that function to sustain the active memory trace that remains for a short time after some stimulus has been perceived.
A. Cell assembly B. Mass action’ C. Localization D. Equipotentiality |
ANSWER: Cell assembly)
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Karl Lashley’s principle of “mass action” suggests that
A. intelligence is proportional to brain mass B. reduction in learning is proportional to the amount of cortical tissue destroyed C. neurons fire according to an “all or none” principle D. churchgoers have higher levels of brain activity compared to the general population |
The correct answer choice is (B).
Lashley, in his search for the engram (specific location of memory), discovered that memory exists throughout the brain. Mass action refers to the idea that brain location does not matter, but as more and more cortical tissue is removed or destroyed, brain functioning becomes less and less effective. |
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During the 1940s and 1950s, growing dissatisfaction with behaviorism leads to the emergence of cognitive psychology, which of the following is a criticism about behaviorism?
a. Little attention paid to instinct b. Problematic findings with animal studies c. Mental activity was ignored in d. All of the above |
Answer:D All of the above
People are unsatisfied with strict behaviorism on the issues of little attention paid to instinct, problematic findings with animal studies (language), and mental activities were ignored by behaviorists. Therefore the answer is all of the above |
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Question #1- Which of the social psychologists covered in class favored studying of individuals and rejected the idea of group mind?
a) Kurt Lewin b) Floyd Allport c) Stanley Milgram d) Solomon Asch |
The correct answer is B. Allport argues that social psychology is the psychology of the individual whose behavior is being studied in relation to the environment around them.
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2. What was Solomon Asch’s famous study?
A.The Group conformity line test B. The “Bo Bo Doll” vicarious learning test C. The Shock study and obedience D. The Prison Experiment |
The Answer is (A) the Group conformity line test. Actors would say that the line resembled a line that was completely ridiculous. The participant would conform 75% to the ridiculous said resemblance.
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IO is heavily influenced by…
A.Empiricism B.Structuralism C. Functionalism |
(C) Functionalists believed in the adaptive nature of consciousness. IO Functionalists found a way to improve production by improving behavior in organizational settings
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The Hawthorne Studies focused on:
A. Memory B. Split Brain Research C. Id, Ego, Superego D. Factors contributing to productivity and satisfaction. |
Answer: D
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